leader alex salmond resigned, and into his shoes stepped the 44-year-old nicola sturgeon. minister cameron made his way to scotland shortly after last month's election to discuss the future of britain, even as sturgeon called for the power to set income tax and welfare spending. now, she's on a whirlwind tour of the u.s. promoting scottish products and businesses. today, she sat down to talk with us at the council on foreign relations in washington. first minister nicola sturgeon, thank you for talking with us. >> thank you very much. it's a joy to be here. >> woodruff: so americans looking across the atlantic ocean seeing this new relationship. is that what we should call it, between scotland and the rest of the u.k.? >> yeah, i think that's a reasonable way to describe it. scotland is still part of the united kingdom. we're more autonomous, and our parliament will be more autonomous, and the influence of the scottish government i think will increase in the years to come. and for the united states, that means i think a greater recognition of the fact that scotland is a par

nicola sturgeon is the first minister of scotland. is future in independence is linked to what england does with brussels and europe. what would your fondest hope to be to get out of westminster? minister sturgeon: scotland is only good to become independent if scotland's people are confident in its ability to become an independent country. i want to see that as a positive step forward not something that is a reaction to something negative. i will make a case over the next couple of years for the u.k. to stay within the european union. there is no doubt if it can come out of the european union, scotland would look again at a relationship with westminster and the european union. these are exciting times, but they are important times because it allows us to think about our place in the world and how we had test it quit ourselves for more jobs and prosperity. brendan: david cameron called the smith coalition together. you said it does not go far enough. minister sturgeon: the commission will lead to a debate in the house of commons leadi

nicola sturgeon was elected deputy leader of the snp in 2004. and in that capacity, she went on to become a high-profile figure in the scottish parliament and scottish politics, leading to her history-making election as leader of the snp in november of last year. she became the first woman to hold the position, first minister of scotland, but she made further history two months ago after a vigorous campaign when her party won a landslide in the u.k. general elections capturing 56 of 59 seats designated for scotland in the national parliament. she will begin by making remarks, and then i'll sit down with her for a conversation before we take your questions. please join me in welcoming the first minister of scotland nicola sturgeon. [ applause ] first minister sturgeon: thank you very much indeed, judy for that very warm introduction. thank you to all of you for being here this morning. it is a real pleasure for me to be here. it's a real pleasure for me to be here in the united states here in washington, d.c. and in, particular, to be here at the

nicola sturgeon was elected deputy leader of the snp in 2004. and in that capacity, she went on to become a high-profile figure in the scottish parliament and scottish politics, leading to her history-making election as leader of the snp in november of last year. she became the first woman to hold the position, first minister of scotland, but she made further history two months ago after a vigorous campaign when her party won a landslide in the u.k. general elections, capturing 56 of 59 seats designated for scotland in the national parliament. she will begin by making remarks and then i'll sit down with her for a conversation before we take your questions. please join me in welcoming the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon. [ applause ] >> thank you very much indeed, judy for that very warm introduction. thank you to all of you for being here this morning. it is a real pleasure for me to be here. it's a real pleasure for me to be here in the united states, here in washington, d.c. and in, particular, to be here at the council on foreign

nicola sturgeon was elected deputy leader of the snp in 2004. and in that capacity she went on to become a high-profile figure in the scottish parliament and scottish politics, leading to her history-making election as leader of the snp in november of last year. she became the first woman to hold the position first minister of scotland but she made further history two months ago after a vigorous campaign when her party won a landslide in the u.k. general elections, can touring 56 of 59 seats designated for scotland in the national parliament. sheila begin by making remarks, and then i'll sit down with her for a conversation before we take your questions. please join me in welcoming the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon. [ applause ] >> thank you very much indeed, judy for that very warm introduction. thank you to all of you for being here this morning. it is a real pleasure for me to be here. it's a real pleasure for me to be here in the united states here in washington, d.c. and in particular to be here at the council on foreign relat

leader, nick clegg released this statement saying in part -- the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon tweeted -- charles kennedy was 55 years old. >> there are new reports the number two man in fifa has now been implicated in the corruption scandal rocking the futbol world. >> leaders believe, the secretary-general transferred $10 million to an official in 2008. cnn world sports patrick snell has details. >> the fifa fallout from the investigation into corruption continuing in a big way. >>> for more on the fifa fallout. let's bring in a guest from bristol, england. and, initially when the arrests came done last week. it appeared that the fifa president was in the clear for now we should say. but, with the new reports now, secretary-general, allegedly transferring $10 million to another former vp, jack warner. do you feel that blatter will eventually have to step down as all of this stacks up? >> i don't think so. not on the basis of what has come out so far. he has come under a lot of pressure. re-elected friday. and 2/3 of vote. fifa members. at the moment he is fixing. >> slowly th

. >> live now to the foreign relation remarks as gotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon. she is just getting underway. >> often since i arrived is the fact that bonds for them very deep and go back from the discussion and debate between enlightenment thinkers since benjamin franklin to the modern exchange of university graduates in the connection between our technology companies, the relationship between our two countries is cultural. it is social. it is historic and of course economic as well. we hold that ties very highly. what i've seen on my visit this week is the ties are set to continue and indeed to strengthen for years to come. it is a pleasure to be here at the council on foreign relations which for years has an exchange between the united states. i'm especially pleased to be speaking this particular time. i'm very aware there is strong interest here in political development not just in scotland but across the united kingdom as a whole and it is understandably an interest in these developments for europe and the way the international community. before we begin ou

the leader of the scottish national party nicola sturgeon talks about scotland's relationship with theu.s. the scottish parliament debates a referendum on britain's membership in the european union followed by more discussion about the referendum in the british house of commons from this week's session of prime minister's questions. housing and urban and development secretary julian castro testified today about hud programs, including initiatives to make housing more affordable. congressman jeb hensarling heads the hearing and this is about three hours. >> the committee will come to order without objection. this hearing is entitled the future of housing in america oversight of the department of housing and urban development. i now recognize myself for three minutes to give an opening statement. as we approach the 50th anniversary of the founding of the department one can't help but be struck by president johnson's boldness as he launched the great society with these words. "we have declared unconditional war on poverty. our objective is total victory." hud was established one year late