i'm honored to be a member of the united states snat in such a critical time in our united states historyhe president has bold ideas of healthcare, economy, job, rules and the environment. all those. i'll continue to look forward to working with him. >> the united states snat will be at the center of those issues. i've been a member of that twoedy now for several months. i've seen firsthand what my colleagues have dedicated as all americans for democrats and republicans alike. it is my hope we can come together and work together many a by partisan manner to address this. the last point of my remarks is my future plan. ladies and gentlemen, life is about choices. make no mistake. i love discerning the people of illinois. >> we love you. >> i'm the only african-american servant in the senate. the reality today to perform the job takes a retick. political rights have become far too expensive in our country. i'm making this decision. i was called to choose between raising funds or addressing issues for my state. i believe the state of illinois should always come first. so today, i have return

we don't see the possibility to increase our exports to the united states in the near future. we have seen an adoption -- a huge reduction in our exports to the united states. keep in mind, some citiesave fought a lot to overcome terrorists. my city has sustained it a big battle against the cartels on narcotics trafficking. my city has advanced a lot. but my city has specialized [unintelligible] the main market is the united states. it is because the decline in this market, my city has seen an increase in the unemployment rate, up to 18%. therefore, we do not see possibilities to increase exports dramatically to the united states in the short term. but we need the agreement as a sign for investors from all over the world to be much more confident in columbia. it is quite difficult for my government to invite investors to put their money in colombia when they ask, "i want to put my money in columbia, but why hasn't the united states approved the free trade agreement with columbia?" in a country with 46 million people, the only way for us to prosper is by having access to all of

care, what influence is she having on her former political rivals, now the president of the united states. our exclusive guest for the full hour, the former first lady of the united states, democratic senator from the state of new york, and candidate for the democratic presidential nomination in 2008, secretary of state hillary clinton. >>> but first, here she is, the secretary of state hillary clinton. welcome back to "meet the press". >> thank you, david. it's great to be here with you. >> glad to have you. and you're here for the full hour. we have a lot to get to. >> well, with your preview into it, there's a lot to talk about in the world today. >> absolutely. so let's get right to it and talk about some of the hot spots around the globe that you're dealing with. first up is north korea. and got tense this week. here was the big headline. "clinton and north korea engage in tense exchange." it began on monday during an interview you gave to abc. let's watch a portion of that. >> what we've seen is this constant demand for attention, and maybe it's the mother in me or the experience that i'

our unit. it would be really good, you know, to have him here for this super bowl run. >> super bowl? >>> new kicker stephen. matt stover made one huge money kick after another. haauscka has made one, a 54- yarder against the texans. he says it hasn't donned on him yet he has to replace stover, but it will next year. he says he is not focused, though on the pressure. >> if you let that pressure get to you, you know, you're not doing your job. my job is just to stay focused on making the kick for what it is, and staying true to my technique. and i know that that will get the ball through the uprights hi, looks like he is 15. >>> quarterbacks, rookies and selected vets report to camp a week from today. the first practice is next tuesday. the first full team practice is next friday. >>> david hernandez makes his yankees stadium debut. the orioles start a three-game series in the bronx. he has pitched well in the ambiguous, four of five starts allowing three runs just once. >>> herschel drove in a

said what type of freezer she was placed in, bennett showed us the size of a standard freezer in our unit. >> she could have been a smallest lady. if you're dead, it's not going to be hurt squished up in a freezer. >> reporter: other nabis still coming to grips with the unsettling details say there may be other motives involved. >> the first thing we thought was money. maybe she was getting checks in and they didn't want the checks to stop so they shoved her in the freezer. >> reporter: meanwhile, police still haven't charged anyone in the case. >> i'm working closely with the office of the chief medical examiner in baltimore to determine the manner and cause of death right now. >> reporter: abc 2 news. >> and neighbors tell us that since the discovery, the family has moved out of that apartment. >>> in the meantime, a judge denied a defense request to delay the trial of a washington woman accused of killing her four daughters and living with their bodies. the judge is called bonita jacks' trial long overdue. so it started today. the bodies were found in january of 2008 while she was bein

because of the coordination between the army, our unit at the department of public health and several other agencies of transportation, we were able in 16 hours to distribute the 25% of the national stockpile given by the cdc to 102 counties, 95 local health departments and 356 hospitals throughout the state, 16 hours, no injuries. it was because they planned, exercise and knew exactly what they had to do. this is the case count through and i want to show you the time frame, this is may 14th. so this is where the actual cases were occurring. this is top line call. this was on the 12th. look at all of the hot line calls and these were not even affected. it was all media driven. they were responding to what they were listening to in the media. okay. and these are the cases. we mapped out of the migrant camps because the forms we were worried about the migration and they were also trading as though they were army camps. they were not only a possibility of bringing infection in but susceptible to infection as well and could act for an explosion of local outbreaks. the things we did, as an

this is a substantial contribution by russia to our international effort and will save the united states time and resources in giving our troops the support that they need. thanks to admiral mullen and his russian counterpart, we've agreed to resume military to military cooperation between the united states and russia. this provides a framework for improved cooperation and inner. we've also agreed to -- which will allow our governments to cooperate in our unwavering commitment to our ssg servicemen and women. and third, wve takenmportant steps forward on a full range of issues that affect the prosperity of our people. president medvedev and i are creating a u.s.-russian bilateral presidential commission to serve as a new foundation for this cooperation. too often the united states and russia only communicate on a narrow range of issues. we've let old habits stand in the way of progress, and that's why this commission will include working groups on developments of the economy, energy and the environment, nuclear energy and security, arms control and international security, defense, foreig

our state, which is also fundamental. we all need to focus on the future and the future today is that we of the new united states senator. i congratulate al franken. he enjoys the vantage that our congressional delegation has over the other five had attended by people on capitol hill. he represents minnesota. speaking of which come we to take a moment to thank amy klobuchar for her staff. they have done a great job the last six months trying the burden of two united states senators. she is an extraordinary public servant. i do not reach this with any big regret. i ran the campaign. i conducted the legal challenges. i have always believed you do the best you can and be the result of to a higher authority. i am at peace with that. the future plans are subject for another day. we live in a great country and a great state. we have confidence, we can all come together and arrive at a better future that we all seek. thank you. may god bless you and minnesota. they got continue to bless the united states of america. [applause] >> this means we are ruling out any more appeals. this is done. >> i have congratulated al franken. 200

united states in the near future. indeed we have seen a reduction in our exports to the united states. please keep in mind some cities -- have fought a lot to overcome terrorists. my cities sustain a big battle on the cartels of narcotrafficking. my city has spent a lot but it specializes in the sport the perils and the main market is the united states and because of the decline in this market, my city has seen an increase in the unemployment rate up to 18%. therefore i have said we don't see possibilities to increase exports dramatically with the united states in the short term. but we need the free trade agreement for a sign for investors from all over the world to be much more confident in colombia. it is quite difficult for my government to invite investors to put their money in colombia when they are thinking i want to put my money in colombia but by the united states has object free trade with columbia? in a country where there are 46 million people the way for us to prosper is by having access to the market will. to all the customers. to all the suppliers to integrate an interna

we have to do this and our nation should unite. our society is such a good one. why can't we live normally in it? >> han bore the brunt of the attacks during sunday's riots. the violence was sparked by the killings of several thousand miles away in southern china. uighur groups say that video placed on the internet show the man running for his life from the han chinese. they claim he is one of two killed after false rumors of uighur men attacking han women. what happens next is too disturbing to show. this evening, more paramilitary troops arrived in urumqi to restore the peace. but the two groups to share the city had never seen so far apart. >> which all begs the questions -- why are there different tensions between ethnic groups in china and has the chinese government become more open in its reporting of unrest? our security correspondent has this report. >> that the tensions and a place largely unknown to the rest of the world. uighurs and han chinese have been simmering for years. they uighurs , and has been occupied. >> the oppression has reached an unbeara

th starts with the reduction of our ownuclear arsenal thewod's two lead nuclear powers, the united states russia, must lead byexample. and that is what we're doing re today. we have signe a joint undersndg for a follow-on treaty to the start agreement that will reduce our nuclear war hes and delery systems to a third from current treaty limitations. this legally biing treaty will be completed this year we've also reed on a joint atement on nuclear security cooperation that wil help us achieve the goal of securing all vulnerable nuclear tels within four years, progresswe can ild on later this week at t g- summit. togeth, these are important steps foard inplementing thagda that iaid out in ague. as we keep our commitments, s we must ensure that oer nations keep theirs. to that end, we had construive discussions abt north korea and an. nortkorea s abandoned its own commitmentsnd violated international law and that'shy i'm pleased that russiaoined us in passin a u.n. serity council resolutionhat calls for strong steps for north kore's nuclear programs to b ocked. iran poses a serious in its f

agreement upon a serious commitment by the administration to modernize our nuclear deterrent which remains necessary to protect the united states and our allies. in closing, i would like to note a similar version of this amendment was adopted unanimously by the house on their version of the national defense authorization bill. i commend senator kyl for offering it and again note the importance of sending a clear message to the administration and to our allies and to russia regarding our views on the ongoing start follow-up negotiations. and i would just say what's obvious to all of us who have been here for a long time. senator kyl is a real patriot who has maintained a deep interest in these issues throughout his career in the senate. these -- this amendment is a well-thought-out, well-conceived amendment that's, i think, wise for our senate to pass. and i believe that we will. i just think that if anyone will find the time to review it and think it through, they'll be convinced that this is a wise step for us to take at this time so we don't end up were misunderstanding later on when a treaty plops down in the senate t

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we are committed to a better and more economic and technical cooperation with the united states. oureral trade is now 300 billion u.s. dollars and will probably reach 3 trillion u.s. dollars in the future. we will not have the arms race with the united states. what is on top of our agenda to let our tim point-- are 1.3 chinese people have a better life, better clothes and better living conditions, we will not-- we are not willing to spend lots and lots of money on military expense, so i think the united states and the whole world should know clearly of china's strategic intention. it is predictable, transparent and well intended. the united states can deal with china and make friends with china reassured and we should not lose any sleep over china. you can completely rest assured. maybe someone is still not reassured. i am always truthful and sincere. itm sincerely committed to the basic policy of the chinese government that it is seeking a lasting, sound and steady relationship with the united states. my predecessors, the older generation, also took part in this great cause then i h

it's really from everybody, from our competitors here in the united states and also from our japanese competitors. i think, again, it's a real testament to the strength of our new product family. >> talk a little bit about your products. you're bringing out a number of products over the next 18 months. what do you really think are going to be the big sellers? what do you think is going to resonate with consumers? >> we're starting to see that already. the fiesta -- our smaller vehicle -- is off to a phenomenal start in europe and in china and comes into the united states next year. and the people that are reviewing that vehicle now think it's going to be a real winner in the united states and, of course, we move up to the focus size which has already established as a popular car. then the fusion which is 41 miles to the gallon, 8 miles to the gallon better than a toyota camry and then, of course, the new taurus which is named by many already as the car of the year. plus you add to that, you know, the traditional products that everybody has loved from ford, the new mustang, the new esc

also, our crime scene unit and their work in this case. i also must recognize our intelligence analysts who worked around the clock with our investigators, miss brianna hammond. initially, we had close coordination with mr. eden's office and all the attorney there is, the florida department of law enforcement, and specifically members of the federal bureau of investigation headed by special agent stewart, members of the alcohol, tobacco, and firearms, special agent beech, and the department of drug enforcement with special agent jacobus. at that time, i will conclude my remarks for your questions and turn the podium over to mr. bill edens. >> as you know, i'm state attorney in this area and in a major investigation such as this, it is important that law enforcement and the district attorney or state attorney's office work closely together. in this case, that occurred and i would like to personally thank the sheriff and the members of his team who worked with my office. we had several people in my office that personally came out to the sheri

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it will save the united states time and resources, and giving our troops to support that they need. thanks to admiral mike mullen and his russian counterpart, we have agreed to resume military cooperation between the united states and russia. this provides a framework for its robertbetter cooperation to better address terrorism. we have also agreed on a commission on prisoners of war and missing in action, which will allow our governments to cooperate in our unwavering commitment to the servicemen and service women. we have taken important steps forward to broaden our cooperation on a full range of issues that affect the security and prosperity of our people. we are creating a u.s.-russian bilateral presidential commission to serve as a new foundation for this cooperation. too often, we only communicate on a narrow range of issues, or let old habits within bureaucracies and in the way of progress. the commission will improve working groups on the development of the economy, energy and environment, nuclear energy insecurity, arms control, and international security, defense, foreign p

most sophisticated research institutions and corporations to our smallest local businesses can create clean-energy jobs everywhere in the united states. in urban areas, as well as rural, in the rustbelt as well as the wheat belt, in our deserts and on our coast. all they need is for us in congress to set the economic parameters correctly, to level the playing field with foreign competition, to meet the market for investment in these products. america is waiting for congress to act. as i close, let me address a couple of the points that we often hear from the do-nothing caucus and their see-nothing supporters in the pwaod rooms of the big -- in the boardrooms of the big polluters. first, we cannot -- we simply cannot drill our way toward a secure energy future. it would take ten years before we'd see any tangible result from drilling, and the result would be negligible when it came. the u.s. has only 3% of known oil reserves, yet we use 25% of the world's oil production. we cannot drill our way out of that math. the u.s. could supply 20% of our energy needs through wind power alone. not even factoring in other forms of renewabl

all our testments to this, we welcome this. over the past 30 years the united states has helped to foster security in the region. and that has been a critical factor in china's growth and an important strategic interest of our own in the future we will remain actively engaged in pro-poeting the security of asia when misunderstandings or disagreements arise we will work peacefully through dialogue. this dialogue differs from past dialogues in scope, substance and approach. it is comprehensive by design. meant to enlist the full range of talents within our government and to include cross cutting challenges that are neither bureaucratically neat nor easily compartmentalized. we are laying brick by brick a stronger relationship, improving communication, setting priorities and create a work plan. our agenda will focus on several years, first as secretary geithner and vice premier wong will certainly demonstrate the economic priorities that needs to take action. second climate change and clean energy as the world's strotwo biggest emmitters we have to demonstrate tha

our physical united states border should be our last line of defense, not our first. together with the department of justice, we have forged agreements to prevent and combat serious crime with 13 international partners. there is more to do on this front. i want to give you of window into how important these partnerships are. let me show you one example of our new approach and new thinking. our growing relationship with mexico is of course part of a broader effort to and is designed to interdict not only the smuggling of narcotics, weapons, cold cash, and people at the united states/mexico border but also is designed to recognize our strong homeland interest in the united states and mexico and its relationship. bohol national interest we have in making sure that -- hold natural -- the whole national interest that we have in making sure that those international cartels are broken up. this is a new approach which we think is critical to dealing with things like cartel violence, and also helps ensure that that violence does not spill across our border were weak in mexico'

>> guest: i think it's about being proact i, creating hulu, creating our own streaming service. the piracy in the united states does not seem to be a big issue for us. overseas we see a lot of our consumption happens overseas because that product is not necessarily available in some markets, but in the united states it hasn't been a big issue for us. >> host: is advertising still an effective way for people to get free tv, so-called free tv? >> guest: absolutely. you know, we have deep partnerships with a lot of advertisers and very, very good relationships with them, and we actually see digital as a way to compliment that relationship so that's not just within that time slot in a week where the advertiser gets to reach out and touch the consumer associate with the that brand, but 24 clash 7, and that's why we've created dimensional products for our advertising community that is additive to the consumer experience. >> host: when you here about everywhere tv that the cable companies are doing, what's your reaction? >> guest: i think it's a very interesting concept. you know, there's a lot of moving parts

our nation, from the sciences to the armed forces. for all of these contributions we are grateful. the united states and the nations of the caribbean have had many traits that are indicative of our similarities with one another. the histories of the united states and the countries of the caribbean have faced similar trials of slavery, colonialism and the struggle for independence. the people who comprised our separate nations are similar in that we are all different coming from very diverse racial, ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds. in addition to celebrating the contribution caribbean americans have made to the united states, we honor these historical similarities between our nations. i ask my fellow members of congress to join me in recognizing the contributions of caribbean americans to the history of the united states and the way in which their presence enriches and strengthens our country. i support house concurrent resolution 127, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr.

footsteps in the senate and i'll look forward to contiing a work with himn theessing issues of our time. united statesenateill at the centerf debate for all of those issues. i've been a member o that body now r seven months and i've beseeing firsthand and my colleagues arethoughtful, dedited and loyal amicans. that's democrats and republicans alike. and it ismy hope that we can meogether and work together in a bipartisan manner to address these imptant topics. now,le me s this. the last part of my remarks deal with my future pla. and ladies and gentlemen, life is abtchoices. make no mistake, ioveserv in the uted states. make no miake about i i lo serving the people of illinois. ke no mistake about that. i'm the only africanmerican serving in the senate and i believe thativersity and representation all segments of ou society is essentialo who we are as a nation. we must have diversi. the reality of being in the united states sete today requires not only a significant time cmitment in performin your job, but an almost ual commitment traise funds to run competitively for office. political races ha

transportation side, we are 96% dependent on oil for our transportation, but we are not doing anything to access the tremendous reserves we have in the unitedstates. we have placed 85% of our reserves off-limits for 30 years. the north korea have expired and we have not put any of those new leases out for elise, and we're pulling back on the leases that are available and allowable for lease. in addition, in the budget that has been considered in congress, there are $80 billion of new taxes on oil and gas companies. we are extracting -- restricting access and taxing as companies on their existing operations and we are blessed with great news of new natural gas around our country but we will make it very difficult to get to and that is a game changer. we have more natural gas, more energy security and it is a cleaner-burning fuel. to show you quarter by quarter, second quarter of last year verses second quarter of this year, you're seeing a reduction in the number of oil wells and gas well completionss in our country. it will not happen in five years or ten years, we're talking about decisions made today that are impacting us today. on the ot

this is a substantial contribution by russia to our international effort and it will save the united states time and resources in giving our troops the support that they need. thanks to admiral and his russian counterpart, we've agreed to resume military to military cooperation between the united states and russia. this provides the framework for improved cooperation between our armed services so we can better address the threats that we face from terrorism to privacy. we've also agreed to restore a joint commission on prisoners of war on missing in action and will allow our governments to cooperate in our unwave vering commitment to our missing men and women. third, we've taken steps forward to broaden a full range of issues that threaten the security and prosperity of our people. president medvedev and i are creating a bilateral presidential commission to serve as a new foundation for this cooperation. too often the united states and russia only communicate on a narrow range of issues or let old habits stand in the way of progress. that's why this commission will include working gro

we have thousands of units in our national parks unit, fish and wildlife service. as the stewards of 20% of the nation's land mass, we have a significant role to play with respect to addressing the issues of energy as well as climate change. within the department, we have 6000 scientists working with the official y y service as well as other agencies, as well as 14,000 and manages that help us address issues of climate change. it is my hope that as we move forward with the signature issue of our time, that the expertise of the department of the interior will be fully utilize in addressing the challenges that we face. as we look at energy and moving forward with energy independence, it is also important to note that we are producers of a large part of the energy that america currently consumes. we produce over 50 percent of the cold that comes into electrical generation. -- we produce over 50 percent of the coal that comes into electrical generation. we also produce more than 60 percent of the oil and gas that comes into the country, so as well as offshore. we have

our society is essential to who we are as a nation. we must have adversity. the reality of being in the united states senate requires not only a significant time commitment to performing the job but almost equal commitment to raising funds to run competitively for the office. political races have become far too expensive in this country. i'm making this decision, i was called to choose between spending my time raising funds or spending my time raising issues for my state. . i believe that the business of the people of the state of illinois should always come first, the business of our state should come first. so, today, i return to the place where my political journey began back in 1978. back to the south side of chicago. back to my community and my constituency. to announce, my friends, that i will not be a candidate in the 2010 election and that i will not run for united states senate seat. last january, the same month that i was seated, obama and vice president biden swept into the office setting our country on a new course and reaffirming the truth of the american dream. the obama administ

>> the non-proliferation issue is the most important issue for our nation's because the united states and russia have the bulk of responsibility in this area. the bulk of the nuclear potential and we are not shying away from our responsibilities. unfortunately, it is difficult for me to disagree with you. the situation globally has been changing for the worse, not for the better, and that has to do with the emergence of new nuclear players. many of whom have not applied for membership in the nuclear club. the dream of doing it and doing it openly or preparing for its secretly. this is not making an improvement in the global situation for obvious and clear reasons. there are regions in the world where the mere presence of nuclear weapons is capable of creating colossal problems. it is on these avenues that we must work as closely as possible with our american partners. these regions are known. there is no point in pointing them out. it is clear to everybody that depending on the situation in the middle east, the korean peninsula, the overall climate and the overall situation on this pl

this would indicate to prosecutors and our domestic violence unit that this was an individual were intimate partners and others had sought protection from him in the past. >> his court record now contains to active arrest warrants. the details are sealed, but police have been saying that once he is released from the hospital, they will be charging him with attempted murder. >> 42-year-old officer curtis macmillan was released. the other officer needed another surgery this morning and will stay at shock trauma for several more days. >> a 16-year-old is charged as an adult for his role in the crime. he and 14 other juveniles are accused of attacking a guard at a juvenile detention center before escaping back in may. another juvenile offender returned it 182 weeks before that incident and was also charged. a new report questions the facility's security. maryland's highest court says it will not settle the dispute. this morning, the court of appeals ruled that it is a matter for the state. [unintelligible] the county judge upheld the objection and it has been sent back to the lower court. >> to

wait for an mri or cat scan in canada, something you can get done the same week here in the united states. ouris the place that people come to -- come to the united states because our care is so good here. we need health care reform, rick. if you cut all the way through it, we need reform. we need people to understand we need reform on both sides of the aisle here. we need to find ways to save money in the system and to cover more people. we absolutely need health care reform. the bills we're looking at now, i don't think they deliver the kind of reform that the american people want. >> well, help us out, man, senator, doctor, what kind of reform do we need? i just heard you say we got a great system, but then you're also saying we need reform. how do you reconcile those two? >> i think we have a system better than any place else in the world. we need reform. there is a third of all the money spent in this country on health care that to me doesn't go to help somebody get better. a lot of it is related to, you know, junk lawsuits and doctors doing defensive medicine, lots of x-rays, lots of stu

our policy. i have argued that from bedrooma to mongolia, the united states should support free and fair electionsd democratization and it's our interest to do so as it is in the interest of those countries seeking meaningful reforms. among these nominees, governor huntsman and mr. roos will lead american diplomacy to our two of the united states two trading partners. the governor will have no short critical issues on his plate such as the military modernization, economic restructuring, trade disputes, human rights, politician, and religious freedom since china'sd states has a key interest in ensuring the well-being of the region and the ability of states to develop any fair and unfettered way. other states. china's resource led investment practices threaten sustainable development and environmental conservation in many places throughout asia. these practices should be properly addressed. the united states' relationship with china as chairman kerry mentioned, has always been, at least since world war ii, the end of world war ii, the linchpin of our relations in the region. our task is not simply t

our exceptionalism. americans and europeans alike sometimes forget unique is the united states of america.o other nation has been built upon an idea, the idea of liberty. >> question, is the spirit of american exceptionalism alive and well across the land this fourth of july? rich. >> yes, very much so across the land. i worry about washington, john. if you look at what american exceptionalism. other western nations have a focus on individualism and self- reliance, a really healthy distrust of government. and barack obama and the democrats are cool, hostile to all three aspects of that. and have the biggest opportunity in decades to move us in a more euro direction. >> listen. i think the election of barack obama affirmed american's exceptionalism. i think the country feels good about itself, still feels good. the things that make us unique, freedom of speech, the fact that we have a separation of church and state and the fact we are an immigrant nation where people can come from all over and be part of the american experience. you can't do that in any other country. but it's how we export

our dependence on foreign oil. that's what an energy policy of the united states should encompass. that's what it should evolve into. that's what this legislation is about. if you will just indulge me. i want to read some quotes here from some of our colleagues who were running for president on the other side of the aisle. rudolph giuliani said we need to use and expand the use of hybrid vehicles. remember, just 27% of all vehicles on the roads of the united states would end our dependence on oil from the persian gulf. clean coal, carbon sequestration which is very important to state like ohio where we have a great abundance of coal and carbon capture. we can use that in ohio. $180 billion in this bill for carbon capture. the united states air force is testing synthetic fuels right now. blended fuels at wright paterson air force base. they know back in the 1940's when the united states bombed the romanian oil fields and cut off the german supply of oil, the germans quickly transitioned to synthetic fuel. we are researching that in ohio and the united states military is doing the sam

all of our units are accessible to everyone. as a wheelchair ramp and everyone is more than welcome. >> and what are the age ranges for girl scouts? >> we have all the way up to 17. >> and you have them here at the same time. >> they all get to experience with one another. >> reporter: and when you say variety, you have all different theme camps. give me different options that people can sign up for. >> we have our traditional camp, the cooking, the canoes, the kayaking but we have a special chance where they get to do things such as city slickers which is girls in the woods, like making shampoos and conditioners and a nature center program where they can learn about nature. we have a science program. where they can learn more about science. we have everything for the older girls to learn about leadership and our big movie where they learn how to be movie actresses. >> i would have signed up for that one when i was a girl scout. give me a typical week of camp and some of the challenges that the young girls face. >> well this is a

we found more ied's than what hit our unit actually, so it is very important. >> it is a constant cat and mouse game that you are playing, and it is not a game at all, but as soon as you come across something in you believe you know how they are operating, it changes. >> that is right. their strategy keeps on changing. that is why we need to continue to be trained -- creative and our own training. >> quickly before we wrap up, these devices can be detonated with something as simple as a remote control controller. you can see behind me that these soldiers are keeping their head on a swivel, looking for anything that could be a cause for concern. martha: we hope the work they are doing there will help them in the field in iraq and afghanistan. thank you. harris: they may be the youngest victims of the battles in afghanistan, kids as young as nine brainwashed to be suicide bombers. ♪ music up and under. vo: will you find a day off in aisle 17? vo: or family time in aisle 12? vo: well yeah, because when you save money on simple things, vo: it adds up to some pretty amazing things. vo: wal

because of the coordination between the army, our unit at the department of public health and severalother agencies of transportation, we were able in 16 hours to distribute the 25% of the national stockpile given by the cdc to 102 counties, 95 local health departments and 356 hospitals throughout the state, 16 hours, no injuries. it was because they planned, exercise and knew exactly what they had to do. this is the case count through and i want to show you the time frame, this is may 14th. so this is where the actual cases were occurring. this is top line call. this was on the 12th. look at all of the hot line calls and these were not even affected. it was all media driven. they were responding to what they were listening to in the media. okay. and these are the cases. we mapped out of the migrant camps because the forms we were worried about the migration and they were also trading as though they were army camps. they were not only a possibility of bringing infection in but susceptible to infection as well and could act for an explosion of local outbreaks. the things we did, as an

units. we have our vetted units throughout afghanistan. we're never going to eliminate corruption, obviously. but we certainly will try to minimize it, and we will work with our very close counterparts in afghanistan and hopefully overcome the corruption issue. >> final question, tom -- what's happened here? it seems that we've seen this tremendous increase, as we pointed out, since 9/11. what have you seen as the biggest failure here, and why more drugs are getting into the u.s.? >> well, again, right now, from -- from afghanistan, we're not seeing a tremendous increase of heroin from southwest asia. what we view it as a problem, it's a national security issue. as you've heard time and time again, we must not let afghanistan fail. we have to extend the rule of law throughout afghanistan, and in doing such, will professionalize all the agencies in the afghan government. but as far as dea is concerned, especially the counternarcotics police of afghanistan, because, again, it is they that must remain in the country for years to come and, agai

>> the non-proliferation issue is the most important issue for our nation's because the united states and russia have the bulk of responsibility in this area. the bulk of the nuclear potential and we are not shying away from our responsibilities. unfortunately, it is difficult for me to disagree with you. the situation globally has been changing for the worse, not for the better, and that has to do with the emergence of new nuclear players. many of whom have not applied for membership in the nuclear club. the dream of doing it and doing it openly or preparing for its secretly. this is not making an improvement in the global situation for obvious and clear reasons. there are regions in the world where the mere presence of nuclear weapons is capable of creating colossal problems. it is on these avenues that we must work as closely as possible with our american partners. these regions are known. there is no point in pointing them out. it is clear to everybody that depending on the situation in the middle east, the korean peninsula, the overall climate and the overall situation on this pl

our patients with the care they need. this will be surprising but they took a poll of doctors in maine. we're not a completely liberal state. we've got two republican united states senators, but our doctors said with a 50% margin, that they wanted single-payer health care now. we're not voting on single payer today. we are working on a bill that's an excellent bill, but that just shows you how far the medical profession has come. doctors, nurses, alternative providers, and certainly my chambers of commerce they don't say to me, keep your hands off medicine. they say how soon are you going to do this? they say, we can't afford to cover the costs of employees, and they want. to they aren't trying to run away from the bill. they're saying with costs going up, with a limited number of providers, we cannot afford to be in the system anymore. recent figures in maine show if you have health care insurance and you all may have mentioned this before i came into the room if you have health insurance today, $1,200 of your payments are going to a cost shift. you're already paying a tax if you have health care coverage. you know, one other thing i want to say and then

united states. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcasting to our viewers in the united states on pbs and around the globe. coming up, the photographers behind the most iconic shots of the century, who are fighting a losing battle against technology. and baseball on valium or a chance to build bridges in new york? the story of cricket, the nypd, and the big apple's muslims. >> it may be the game's most hallowed ground, but it was right here in manhattan that cricket's first international match was played way back in 1844. >> there has been a violent end to a friday prayer is in baghdad. the iraqi interior ministry says at least 30 people were killed and dozens more were wounded in a series of bomb explosions. the six blasts at five separate mosques across the capital came within a short space of time as worshipers were leaving. this was the worst attack since the u.s. troops pulled out of baghdad exactly one month ago. >> this was the aftermath of a friday prayer is in baghdad. it was a well-coordinated, well- planned attack. explosions struck at once in five separate locations across the city. all target

also our crime scene unit and their work in this case. i also must recognize our intelligence analyst who worked around the clock with our investigators, miss brianna hammon. and additionally we had close coordination with mr. eddon's and all the attorneys there, the florida department of law enforcement and specifically members of the federal bureau of investigation headed by special agent stewart, members of the tobacco, alcohol and firearms, special agent beech and the department of drug enforcement with special agent kulbis. at this time i will conclude my remarks until your questions and i will turn the podium over to mr. bill eddon. >> as you know, i'm state attorney in this area and in a major investigation such as this, it is important that law enforcement and the district attorney or state attorney's office work closely together. in this case, that occurred, and i would like to personally thank the sheriff and the members of his team, who worked with my office. we had several people in my office that personally came out in the she