continues to deteriorate over the case of raymond davis or discuss his fate and the implications of this could have on the war in afghanistan and calling all fat cat bankers that you've got someone coming after you protests for make wall street pay continue and we're going to talk to a member of the group about their goals and obama has done a one eighty after promising to shut down guantanamo bay when first becoming the president the obama administration has now announced the military tribunals will resume so why the change of heart or to find out and it's international women's day so we'll look at the different ways that people around the world are celebrating and fighting for women's rights we'll have details on all of that and more but first let's move on to our top story. the situation in libya continues to escalate as moammar gadhafi continues to turn airstrikes to try and stine the rebel advances yesterday rumors began circling that could offer he had made an offer to opposition forces to step down if they allow him to leave the country but the opposition says that there was no su

and pakistan have reached a deal on the raymond davis case which involves giving blood money to the families of the victims we'll give you details on the case and we'll find out of this is what justice really looks like these days and violence increases in bahrain and the world is weighing in except for the u.s. so what we expect next from this foreign policy game that never seems to and then it's an emergency at defund n.p.r. or really i think there are some more important things going on in the world is this just the latest example of the right wing trying to take down anything for the democrats might consider important and happy sunshine week it's a time where we congratulate the obama administration for all of their efforts to practice transparency and what this this government is anything but transparent so why is this president being awarded we're going to get to the bottom of all that and much more in tonight's show but first let's move on to our top story. tonight the world waits and watches the sea of japan can avert a nuclear catastrophe thousands of people living near the trouble

many accused raymond davis of being a spy. >> this was raymond davis just after his arrest. president obama called him our it diplomat. many in pakistan branded him a spy. now he is a free man thanks to a payment of blood money. the cia contractor admitted opening fire from inside his car at a busy round about. he says they pulled a gun on him in an attempted robbery. police accused him of cold- blooded murder. >> as recently as three days ago the widow of one of his victims told me she wanted prevents -- wanted revenge and not compensation. she said her husband never got to see these wedding pictures. they arrived after his death. >> my future is gone. my world is empty. i have been left with nothing. what will i do with money? it will not bring back my happiness. >> but in spite of those statements from her and other relatives, a deal was done behind these walls in the jail where davis was held. relative's apartment davis in exchange for money. lawyers claimed they were coerced. u.s. officials left the jail without a comment but said it davis will face a criminal investiga

receive diplomatic immunity it's now up to a pakistani court to decide so what can the case of raymond davis tell us about the tangled u.s. pakistani web. and it's more money more problems right well the government seems to think that cutting spending is going to pull this country out of debt but will it really work or could spending more money make less problems. now it's monday march fourteenth seven pm here in washington d.c. i'm lucy catherine of and you are watching our t.v. now while the happy collective anonymous has taken up the case of bradley manning the group gave the u.s. military until today to improve its treatment of the twenty three year old army private or face dire consequences now the computing hacking collective is threatening new attacks on major u.s. corporations and even government officials as part of an escalating cyber war against those who they claim are abusing power criminals or activists fighting for justice party has decided to go straight to the source and i'm joined now by the informal spokesman and i think now we have a package from lindsay garfield on bradl

diplomatic immunity and now it's up to a pakistani courts to decide so what can the case of the raymond davis tell us about the current u.s. pakistan relationship the news starts now. so japan's nuclear situation has taken another dark turn today after a second explosion rocked the fukushima nuclear power plant some one hundred fifty miles north of tokyo now the reactors are said to be intact but reports say that the nuclear fuel rods are now completely exposed and officials are warning that radioactive material could spread over the next several weeks they're going to pay and learn anything at all from the one nine hundred seventy nine three mile island nuclear accident in pennsylvania well who better to ask and then the man who handled that disaster himself former governor and u.s. attorney general dick thornburgh they think you so much for being here now there must be some sense of deja vu as you look at the stunning pictures coming out of byrd to pay. there there is a eerie kind of. correspondence between what's happening in japan and what we had to deal with three mile island in one nine

cia contractor charged with killing two pakistanis it's the blood money getting him out of jail raymond davis was released from a pakistani jail earlier today this thanks to a law in pakistan that allows murder suspects to pay blood money to victim's family davis is hearing his victims' families agreed to forgive him for the killings after accepting a nice large sum of money as compensation the u.s. wanted davis to receive diplomatic immunity but claim they have not paid anyone anything for the outcome of this case the resolution appears to have cut some growing tensions between the u.s. and pakistan however a lot of people protesting in the streets after this ruling came down.

receive diplomatic immunity and now it's up to a pakistani courts to decide so what can the case of raymond davis tell us about the tangled u.s. pakistan web. and it's more money more problems right where the government seems to think that cutting spending will pull the country out of debt but will it really work for the spending money to make less problems. good evening it's monday march fourteenth eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm lucy catherine up in you're watching our team now a new development in the ongoing crisis in japan as a third explosion rocked the quake stricken fukushima nuclear power complex but the latest blast centered around the number two reactor but no immediate word of the extent of the damages we did know that the japanese nuclear safety agency confirms that. explosion was heard at twenty one ten g.m.t. we are still trying to get the details for you but safety officials have admitted that they cannot rule out a full meltdown at the moment now the fukushima crisis now reads as a more serious accident for the one nine hundred seventy nine three mile island disaster in the

raymond davis and apparently america been diplomat, i do not know who he was i cannot confirm who he works for, shot to death to pakistani citizens come in a third pakistani citizen was killed by another american driving a vehicle coming to his rescue and in the weekend after those deaths, the widow of one of the two committed suicide because she believed her government would not stand up to the united states of america. the family has subsequently said that if pakistan gives raymond davis back to the united states they will all commit suicide one at a time. that may be a bluff. but there is not a lot of governments in the world that will call their own citizens bluff on a threat like that. we have high drama, us by vs. by, and it comes after an increasingly difficult relationship over the last several months. in december, the cia officer in the country was named in the pakistani press or was ousted and had to be pulled out of the country literally overnight. if that wasn't bad enough, "the new york times" and "the washington post" sightseeing cia sources say he was founded by the pa

relationship with pakistan but today raymond davis is free and these two wearily allies can move on.a cia officer who shot two people working forpakistan. in this cell phone video you can see the anger of the crowd after he was arrested and the anger continued on the streets. the people protesting u.s. policy here. the anger scared government which kept him in jail for weeks even though the u.s. says he had diplomatic immunity. even the families of those killed told me last month they wouldn't rest until davis was dead. blood for blood a brother of the man who grave his kilt says. today the familiarries accepted nearly $2.5 million to pardon davis. >> the united states welcomes the release of mr. davis. >> and behind the scenes a secret deal between u.s. and pakistan intelligence officials to share more information about u.s. spies and try and prevent another incident like this one. still, this is ancestrier in pakistan. today, protests across a handful of cities. the u.s. and pakistan can now focus on more important matters and raymond davis no longer has to sit in a high security p

congressman said this morning that pakistan has dropped charges against raymond davis and he's flying home with the u.s. ambassador to pakistan. davis was accused of killing two pakistani men who he says tried to rob him. they were ordered to pay $2 million to end the dispute. >>> a prominent muslim and icon has joined the effort to get two hikers freed. today, muhammed ali addressed a letter that he wrote to the prime minister there to release shawn bauer and josh fattal who were arrested in 2009. sarah shourd was released in september after ali wrote a similar letter. the next court date is set for may. >>> the state and senate both have votes on -- have both ons the governor's -- have both have votes on the governor's plan on the budget proposal today. >>> we've just learned in the past few minutes that the victim of a shooting in oakland this morning has die. it happened about 8:0 and west and 37th -- 8:0 at west and 37th street. when police arrived, they found a man and woman were injured. both were taken to the hospital. but the man died a short time ago. >>> an update on a stor

. >>> pakistan has freed cia contractor raymond davis nearly seven weeks after he killed two pakistanien in what he claims was self-defense. davis's release came after the victim's families were paid more than $2 million which some describe is compensation for their loss. others claim it's a payoff in return for the family's pardoning davis. >>> southwest airlines is apologizing to the a muslim woman who was pulled off a recent flight because a flight attendant thought she heard her say into her cell phone, quote, "it's a go." what she actually said was "i have to go" because the plane was taking off. >>> and england's prince william toured the devastated city of christchurch, new zealand this morning calling the devastation, quote, unbelievable. tomorrow william will head to australia to visit flood damaged areas. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,613 after plunging 242 points yesterday. the s&p dropped 24 points. the nasdaq fell 50. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei was down 131 points whil

raymond davis who was, apparently, an american diplomat -- i don't know who he works for, don't ask me who he works for, i can't confirm who he works for -- shot to death two pack tanny citizens, a third pakistani citizen was killed by another american driving a vehicle coming to his rescue. and in the weekend after those deaths, the widow of one of the two committed suicide because she believed that her government would not stand up to the united states of america. the family has subsequently said that if pakistan gives raymond davis back to the united states, they will all commit suicide one at a time. now, that may all be a bluff, but there aren't a lot of governments in the world who are going to call their own citizens' bluff on a threat like that. we have high drama, we have spy versus spy, and it comes after an increasingly difficult relationship over the last several months. in december the cia's chief of station in islamabad, the highest cia officer in the country, was named in the pakistani press, what we refer to he was outed. he had to be pulled out of the country, literall

in january, raymond davis, a c.i.a.contractor in pakistan, killed two men he says were robbing him. the u.s. insisted he had diplomatic immunity but davis was charged with murder just the same. today, pakistan released him when the victims' families send more than $2 million. the u.s. is expected to foot the bill. s expected to foot the bill. right before the gunman open >>> a man shot execution style outside a bay area restaurant. what horrified witnesses saw right before the gunman opened fire. >> couri >> couric: finally tonight, among the missing in japan is a young american teacher. she's there as part of an exchange program. nancy cordes reports her mother and father and her brother and sister are doing everything they can to locate her. >> and walk the route that she might have taken. >> reporter: in a suburb of richmond, virginia, the anderson family kitchen has been converted into a command center. >> it was a mountain bike, white, with black basket mount mounted on the back of it. >> reporter: they sift throug

raymond davis was released yesterday, after pakistan paid $2.3 million in so-called blood money to the families of the two men he shot and killed. in january, davis said he was being robbed, and acted in self-defense. his wife says davis is not a killer.dzhy >> cool-headed, even-tempered, highly trained. you know, i knew that he did what he had to do because he had to do it. it was either kill or be killed. and i'm sure he was thinking, in that split second, you know, i'm not going to die today. this is not my turn. >> the families of the men davis shot dropped the charges, as soon as they received the money. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," wall street takes a huge hit. plus, why costs are going up at the grocery store. you're watching the "cbs morning news." depression is a serious medical condition that can take so much out of you. i feel like i have to wind myself up just to get out of bed. then, well, i have to keep winding myself up to deal with the sadness, the loss of interest, trouble concentrating, the lack of energy. [ male announcer ] if depression is taking so much ou

raymond davis is being held in the shooting deaths of two pakistani men back in january. davis says he was defending himself from an attempted robbery. davis was a cia contractor with diplomatic credentials. a higher court plans a hearing on the matter next week. >>> the army has filed 22 new charges against the soldier suspected of sending thousands of classified documents to the wikileaks website. among the new charges facing private first class bradley manning, is aiding the enemy. it's a capital offense but prosecutors say they won't recommend the death penalty. manning was charged in july with leaking more than 250,000 classified state department cables. >>> the search for survivors of last month's new zealand earthquake is over. officials in christchurch called it off today. 161 bodies have been recovered and 200 people are still listed as missing. officials say there is no chance anyone buried this long could still be alive. >>> three dutch marines are being held by gadhafi government forces in libya this morning, following a failed rescue mission. a ministry spoke

raymond davis was let go after the families of the victims were paid more than $2 million.ton denies that the u.s. paid for his release. >>> and, despite all the troubles around the world, the president kept his annual appointment to fill out his bracket for college basketball's march madness. the basketball fan in chief got together with our sister network espn's andy katz. >> all right, so, kansas versus pittsburgh semifinal, who wins? >> that's kansas. and i'm going to pick ohio state. >> ohio state versus kansas. >> and i'm picking kansas. >> you heard it here first. the president is going with kansas. and you can see all of his picks on espn "sportscenter" and at espn.com. >>> coming up, those two babies and two stories of astonishing hope. osteoporosis slow me down? do you think i'd let so i asked my doctor about reclast because i heard it's the only once-a-year iv osteoporosis treatment. he told me all about it and i said that's the one for nana. he said reclast can help restrengthen my bones to help make them resistant to fracture for twelve months. and reclast is a

move for the united states i mean the pakistanis were already upset about the release of david raymond davis and now this heavy drone strike is just adding more fuel to the fire yesterday we saw senator john kerry expressing his sincere is gratitude towards pakistan for releasing davis saying that our relations with their country need to stay strong in order to continue our unofficial war there. were so painful to those people in pakistan that we decided to use our fancy drones to kill more civilians and interesting way of expressing gratitude if you ask me and it seems like this is just another way of showing the people of pakistan that the r. word means about just as much as the lives of the people we kill in other words almost nothing. now this weekend activists are planning events all across the globe to protest the united states government's treatment of army private bradley manning now it seems that the country remains divided on the question of whether manning is a patriot or a traitor for allegedly turning over all those secret bottles to wiki leaks but the harsh conditions of his de

raymond davis had worked as a cia contractor.istani officials said he was let go after the victims' families received $2.3 million. secretary of state clinton denied washington made the payments. the u.s. insisted davis was covered by diplomatic immunity. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: the nuclear scare went global today. as australia, germany, russia and other countries urged their citizens to leave tokyo and northern japan. the u.s. embassy recommended americans stay outside a 50-mile radius of the nuclear plant or take shelter indoors. by contrast, japanese officials have announced zones that extend to 20 miles for their civilians. u.s. troops were also told to stay 50 miles away and crews and equipment that flew over or near the nuclear plant were checked for signs of radiation. in washington, the head of the nuclear regulatory commission said emergency workers inside the plant are in grave danger. >> we believe that around the reactor site that there are high levels of radiation. it w

. >>> in pakistan, the american cia contractor raymond davis was released from prison today and immediately left the country. he was accused of killing two pakistani men. a lawyer for the family said they were paying more than $2 million in blood money. it is common and legal in pakistan to compensate victim's families, but it is not clear who paid the money. >>> and in the netherlands police say they have broken up one of the largest international pedophile rings ever. investigators say they rescued 230 children and arrested 184 suspects, including teachers and police officers. the ring operated online. officials say most of the suspects were involved in the sexual abuse of children and to a lesser extent, in child porn. >>> a call for new inspections of california's two nuclear reactors. the potential new threat discovered next to one just this week. >>> and . >>> no word tonight on what caused a twin engine plane to crash in long beach this morning killing five people and injuring another. among the dead are two prominent long beach realtors and a bikeist advocate. airport officials say

. >>> in pakistan, the american cia contractor raymond davis was released from prison today and immediately left the country. he was accused of killing two pakistani men. a lawyer for the family said they were paying more than $2 million in blood money. it is common and legal in pakistan to compensate victim's families, but it is not clear who paid the money. >>> and in the netherlands police say they have broken up one of the largest international pedophile rings ever. investigators say they rescued 230 children and arrested 184 suspects, including teachers and police officers. the ring operated online. officials say most of the suspects were involved in the sexual abuse of children and to a lesser extent, in child porn. >>> a call for new inspections of california's two nuclear reactors. the potential new threat discovered next to one just this week. >>> and chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking more rain in the forecast. when it will get here, plus the weekend ahead. [ music ] . >>> no word tonight on what caused a twin engine plane to crash in long beach this morning killing five

raymond davis is accused of killing two pakistanis. he was working for the c.i.a. at the time. the immunity issue now goes to the trial court, set to convene on wednesday. the u.s. state department has lost its chief spokesman over the wikileaks case. p.j. crowley resigned sunday after saying the military's treatment of army private first class bradley manning was "ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid." manning is accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of documents. he's being held in solitary confinement. and at night, he was being stripped and made to wear a suicide-proof smock. the events in japan will not change u.s. plans for more nuclear energy. a white house spokesman said today, "it remains a part of the president's overall energy plan." but several european countries began reassessing. switzerland suspended plans to replace old nuclear plants with new ones, and germany delayed a decision on extending the life of its nuclear plants. >> we want to form an independent investigating commission with the task of undertaking a new risk analysis of all german nuclear

raymond davis was accused of killing two pakistan men who he claims tried to rob him. pakistan officials say the u.s. paid more than $2 million ransom for his release. family members of those killed announced that they were dropping charges in exchange for money. >>> time now 6:16. secretary of state hillary clinton says she will not continue in her current job even if president obama wins re- election next year. secretary clinton says she plans to step away from her job by early 2013. and she says she doesn't want to run for president or vice president either. >>> back at home state regulators are threatening to fine pg&e up to $1 million a day after pg&e handed over incomplete safety records. now, the officials are also considering ordering pg&e to reduce pressure on additional pipelines. the california puc requested some key safety documents after the big disaster in san bruno. regulators are expected to vote on any proposed fines next thursday. >>> a san francisco business has violated the city's minimum wage law four times more than any other in the city. the san

raymond davis accused of killing two pakistan men who he claims tried to rob him. pakistan officials say the united states paid more than $2 million ransom for his release. the family members for those who were killed announce they are now dropping charges in exchange for money. >>> hillary clinton says she does not want to be secretary of state even if president obama remains in the white house for a second term. secretary clinton says she plans to step down from that post by early 2013. and she says she's not interested in running for president or vice president either. >>> state regulators are threatening to fine pg&e up to $1 million a day after the utility handed over incomplete safety records. they're also considering ordering the utility to reduce pressure on additional pipeline. the california public utilities commission requested key safety documents following the disaster in san bruno. regulators are expected to vote on the fines next thursday. >>> time now 5:15. state lawmakers meet again today. they're going to take up two key parts of the governor's bu

raymond davis was let out yesterday amid great anger in pakistan.ng two men who had worked for pakistan's intelligence agency in a shootout. their families were paid nearly $2.5 million each. the u.s. is denying making those payments. >>> well, a southern california man is tasting freedom for the first time in 20 years. after going to prison for a crime he did not commit. francisco carillo's murder conviction was overturned after witnesses recanted their testimony. he was just a teenager when he was identified as the gunman in a deadly drive high by shooting in los angeles but he's always insisted his home is with his father at the time. >> this is a classic example of mistaken eyewitness identification there's an innocent man. he went in at 16, comes out at 37. he grew up in prison. >> it's a beautiful day in l.a., man. the sun's piercing through the trees there. i've always had faith and confidence that justice would prevail. you know, here's proof of it, man. >> now, in prison he got his ged, learned braille and also became an accomplished artist

pakistan must also do more to meet the pressing united states concerns, including the release of raymond davis, our detained american diplomat, and shifting its approach to afghanistan away from armed proxies and toward constructive and legitimate political partners. we must makes those decisions in light of those facing our government and those that complain about international affairs funding need to ask themselves how much less would an insolent united states of america be able to do? our funding baseline has to change. the real question is not, is this activity useful? but rather, is this activity so important that it justifies borrowing money to pay for it and further endangering our nation's economy? at this point i would like to recognize my good friend and partner, the ranking member for his opening remarks. thank you. >> thank you very much, madam chairman. before i start my opening remarks, i would like to acknowledge the tremendous work of rich verna. rich is sitting behind the secretary. he's the assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs and he will be leaving the state

embassy official raymond davis. here, too, a measure of patience is needed. we have sought every means to compel pakistan to re-orient its strategic catalyst short of cutting off u.s. assistance. we did that once before to no positive effect. to be sure, pakistan deserves praise for some steps it has taken to fight al-qaeda and taliban groups on the pakistani side of the border. what we must increasingly recognize is perhaps the most effective way to impact the packers and support for terrorist groups is to succeed in afghanistan. ultimately, it is only when an afghan government security forces capable of neutralizing the terrorist groups backed by some in pakistan that those pakistani leaders can come to see that a strategy of hedging their bets in this conflict will only lead -- leave them less secure and more isolated. we have made a great deal of progress in afghanistan since the last hearing of this committee on the subject over half a year ago the momentum than was with the insurgency, our forces have now blunted it in many places and have reversed in k

influenced to my question this morning by the recent arrest in pakistan of an american by the name of raymond davis. and beyond the resolve nature of what he was doing and who he worked for her. and i have had a long-time interest in the relationship of the rising cost of an all volunteer force as a percentage of her manpower account in the rising costs of the contractors to the u.s. department of defense. mr. secretary, you were quoted in the july 20 issue of the "washington post" in a major story about contractors and he said they quoted you correctly. this is a terrible compression. i can't get a number on how many contractors work for the office of the secretary of defense. it has been my assumption based on much as nation and congress passed that there will be an effort made by the u.s. department of defense to in source more service at rather than outsource and miracles that were sad. according to the budget that was submitted in terms of contract support services, it appears as though rather than reducing costs by 10% a year, your budget reflects the growth of over 26.6 billion for fiscal ye

influenced to my question this morning by the recent arrest in pakistan of an american by the name of raymond davis. and beyond the resolve nature of what he was doing and who he worked for her. and i have had a long-time interest in the relationship of the rising cost of an all volunteer force as a percentage of her manpower account in the rising costs of the contractors to the u.s. department of defense. mr. secretary, you were quoted in the july 20 issue of the "washington post" in a major story about contractors and he said they quoted you correctly. this is a terrible compression. i can't get a number on how many contractors work for the office of the secretary of defense. it has been my assumption based on much as nation and congress passed that there will be an effort made by the u.s. department of defense to in source more service at rather than outsource and miracles that were sad. according to the budget that was submitted in terms of contract support services, it appears as though rather than reducing costs by 10% a year, your budget reflects the growth of over 26.6 billion for fiscal ye

pakistan must also do more to meet the pressing the united states concerns, including the release of raymond davis, our diplomat, and shifting its approach to afghanistan away from armed proxies' and toward constructive and legitimate political partners. we must make those decisions and light of the unfortunate fiscal realities facing our government and every american family. those who complain about diminished levels of the united -- of international affairs funding need to ask themselves, how much less would a solvent united states of america be able to do? the base line has to change. the real question is not, is this activity useful, but it is so important doesn't justify borrowing money and endanger our nation's economy? i would like to recognize my good friend and partner, the ranking member, for his opening remarks. thank you. >> thank you very much, madam chairman, and before i start, i would like to acknowledge the tremendous work of a person -- rich is sitting behind the secretary -- assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs and he will leaving the department shortly. he was a

government is denying reports that it paid so-called blood money for the release of cia contractor raymond davis who was detained in pakistan for killing two men allegedly in self-defense. protests broke out in cities across pakistan as news of davis' release spread yesterday. the affair has chilled relations with pakistan as the u.s. insisted that davis had diplomatic immunity. >>> the u.s. used unmanned drones in mexico to aid in the war on drugs there. mexican government confirmed the drones wednesday and said that it sought u.s. assistance on several occasions in its ongoing efforts to collect information on drug cartels. >>> on wednesday clinton told andrea mitchell she would not stay on for a second term if president obama is re-elected and she denied plans to pursue a run for president, vice president or secretary of defense echoing comments she made back in december that secretary of state would be her last public position. >>> for millions of irish people and people who wish they were irish like me are celebrating st. patrick's day around the world. right here in new york city with our

. >>> a pakistani court today rejected cia contractor raymond davis's claim of diplomatic immunity. davis is charged with murdering two men as they approached his car on motorbikes. he says he acted in self-defense. >>> trish regan is watching the markets. hi, trish. good morning. >> it all comes down to oil and jobs again today. oil is really being closely watched because, as you know, as we saw all this violence in the middle east it's having a big affect on prices back here and, therefore, at the gas pumps. in fact, wednesday's session, oil closed above $100 a barrel for the first time since september 30th, 2008. and as oil soars, guess what? gold soars, too. people are looking for safe havens. $1,437 an ounce is what gold is now going for. so maybe your jewelry is worth something. meantime, tomorrow's report on jobs, that's a biggy. economists are hoping for nearly 200,000 jobs to be added to this economy. >> all right. that's a positive note. thanks so much, trish regan, this morning. >>> here's something you don't see every day. torrential rains in brazil turned a stadium into

an update on the cia contractor being held in pakistan in court there has delayed charging raymond allen davisin the shooting deaths of two pakistani. the pakistani government is scheduled to tell the high court on march 14 whether he has diplomatic immunity from prosecution, as the united states insists. if he is found to have diplomatic immunity, his american lawyer says he will likely walk free. meanwhile, at least 20 people have been killed by a car bomb in eastern pakistan, and the taliban are claiming responsibility. a taliban spokesman says the target was the offices of intelligence agency. theohio gov.'s state of state speech is expected to be met with raucous political demonstrations. newly elected republican gov. john k. sick -- john kasich has scheduled a speech today. thousands of union labor, teachers, firefighters and police officers are expected in the fourth week of protests of a bill limiting public sector rights. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> you are watching c-span, bringing you politics and public affairs. every morning it is washington -- "wash

pakistan must also do more to meet the pressing united states concerns including the release of raymond davis our detained american diplomat and shifting its approach to afghanistan away from armed proxies and toward constructive and legitimate political partners. and we must make those decisions in light of the unfortunate fiscal realities facing our government and every american family. those who complain about diminished levels of international affairs funding need to ask themselves how much less will an insolvent united states of america be able to do? our funding baseline has to change. the real question is not, is this activity useful? but rather is this activity so important that it justifies borrowing money for it. >> at this point i would like to recognize my good friend and partner the ranking member for his opening remarks. thank you. >> well, thank you very much, madam chairman. and before i start my opening remarks i would just like to acknowledge the tremendous work of rich verma, rich sitting behind the secretary. he's the assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs an