tbilisi for an open ended rally outside government headquarters they wanted independence for the republican georgia. gamsakhurdia leader of a nationalist movement was the speaker who made the most extremist remarks in an intensely dramatic speech. in the early hours of april ninth the soviet government dispatched vehicles and soldiers against peaceful demonstrators sixteen people died and hundreds were injured. a mathematician and would be magnet of georgia was lucky enough to evade even injury. we were in too much of a hurry we were trying to study history to help move it forward what happened then had to happen but of course the thought the georgia might become independent is nine hundred ninety one never crossed my mind back in the late one nine hundred eighty s. . via the first became the first president of a sovereign georgia in april one thousand nine hundred one after an election campaign where independence was the catch phrase but it soon as he came to power he didn't expect that independence multo georgia an autonomous region in south ossetia would take into ethnic conflicts began. georgia

terrorist state as a matter of fact there are a series of senators led by john ensign republican from nevada and georgia republican from florida who are now officially asked. to partner states and secretary of state hillary clinton to be cleared in israel a terrorist state on the other hand the foreign relations committee for the western hemisphere led by one republican republican representative call colleen mack is also asking for money as well to be clear a terrorist state mr what does that mean that declaring a terrorist state in what way then what we see the u.s. taking action on this where it tried to manipulate a great change there in venezuela. well i believe and i'm seeking from latin america from argentina to be exact that what we are seeing the generalized rejean change promoted by the united states britain france and even israel behind the scenes in north africa and then dilute leads as it is as a whole will now be coming very likely to latin america so i would not be surprised to see a wave of us promoted regime change in the earliest countries in latin america from their point of view the l

exit strategy-- new jersey democrat robert menendez and georgia republican saxby chambliss. >> woodruff: then, we have the latest on syria's leadership, its deadly crackdown on anti- government demonstrators, and growing international calls to rein in the violence. >> ifill: hari sreenivasan explores why four billion addresses used to connect to web sites aren't enough. >> imagine for a minute that you have a telephone number system that runs out of telephone numbers and you have to add another digit to make a bigger address space for telephone numbers-- this is the sort of thing you run into. >> woodruff: ray suarez reports on the challenges facing europe's richest country as chancellor angela merkel visits the united states. i german chancellor is not a head of state, but the white house not only honored her with the full pageantry of a state dinner but with the nation's highest civilian honor as well. >> ifill: and jeffrey brown updates the massive wildfire racing across eastern arizona, sending smoke and ash thousands of miles away. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshou

committee to take over the cia potentially and a lot of lawmakers mainly on saxby chambliss republican of georgia has already come out and said he wants to make sure that the president listen to on his commanders obviously the president took with the commander said with a grain of salt to quote his policy advisers said with a grain of salt so no one's going to be completely happy and it is the dawn of a new more independent obama when it comes to afterward i have to go back and challenge the idea that he didn't pay attention to what the trainer said in fact i think it's pretty clear from the leaks that have been made over the last few days at least got started in trying to think he's getting to the numbers now so let's let's take a listen live at the president announce this tell you that we are fulfilling that commitment thanks to our extraordinary men and women in uniform our civilian personnel and our many coalition partners we are meeting our goals as a result starting next month we will be able to remove ten thousand of our troops from afghanistan by the end of this year and we will bring hom

republican governors and acting radical immigration laws around the country the race to the bottom continues not to be outdone by arizona governor jan brewer's racist papers please law passed last year georgia republican governor nathan deal passed the doozy of an immigration law himself like the arizona law the georgia law promotes racial profiling and structure police officers and check the immigration status of people who don't look like they belong here as in people who aren't white americans or georgia's law goes a step farther and axes targets techie cab drivers too under the law it is illegal for taxi cab drivers to transport any illegal immigrants that means it's the responsibility now of the driver to ask any new fare and who gets the back of their kid for their immigration papers before giving them a ride that's right in georgia taxi drivers are now our first line of defense against illegal immigrants and will say this. law isn't sitting too well with the state's cab drivers more than two thousand of them backed by several taxi companies a lawsuit against state of georgia went to washington one of the attorneys for the cab drivers on the city said it is our hope that the legislatu

host: we are back with congressman phil gingrey, the republican of georgia. epresents mary at, and he is a it republican study committee member as well. here is a " son in the paper about last night's vote. from senator mark warner. shutting down the government, you can go to the 11th and half hour. the consequences -- guest: that may be true. of course, that take that secretary geithner continues to give congress continues to change. the latest report is august the second. it may change again. but certainly revenue continues to come in. we continue to tax the american taxpayer and revenue comes in on a daily basis. over $200 billion a day, and fat. and certainly the interest on the debt would be the number-one priority. the defense of the nation, probably the no. 2 priority. the safety net for our seniors, that would be no. 3 and no. 4. you get down to the bottom of the hat, and maybe put off paying other obligations, but this business of armageddon and drop dead and everything goes to heck in a handbasket on a date certain, august 2, i do not believe that is

the georgia republican says he's relaunching his campaign tomorrow at a gop event in california. then monday, gingrich faces his rivals at the new hampshire republican presidential debate hosted by cnn. paul steinhauser is live from the cnn express in manchester where the debate is being held. paul, we're going to talk about the debate in just a moment. but first, what new details do you have about why gingrich's staff left and what he's saying about the walk-out? >> reporter: yeah, some serious differences of opinion. talking about the top staffers, top advisers for his campaign. i guess what we're hearing from them is they felt the former house speaker wasn't committed enough to campaigning, committed enough to fund-raising. gingrich says he is committed and will do whatever it takes. i guess you could say the debate, monday night, he probably has the most proof of anybody on the stage. let's take two for gingrich. >> do you really believe that he can resurrect his campaign compared to the other candidates that are going to be there? does he have to really win this one technica

the georgia republican said his campaign would re-launch tomorrow at a gop event in california and thento make his way over to new hampshire on monday because the former house speaker joins his rivals at the new hampshire republican presidential debate hosted by cnn. our deputy political director paul steinhauser is live for us from the cnn election express in manchester. debate is being held there. re-launching his campaign. he has to do -- this is twice in a very short time period that newt gingrich has to start a campaign over it. >> he sure does. it was only about a month ago that he formally announced for the white house, t.j. a lot of the staffers that quit the other day, they're saying there were several differences of opinion between them. how much time the former house speaker would be on the campaign trail. how much time he would be making calls to contributors and donors to campaign cash. they felt he wasn't committed. gingrich, t.j., he says he is committed and he'll do what it takes and all ice will be on the debate because he's got the most on the line of all seven candida

that group's co-founder, georgia republican senator saxby chambliss, reiterated at a recent forum that, for them, everything is on the table, both spending cuts and taxes. >> and while we're reducing tax rates, a la ronald reagan, we're going to increase revenues, a la ronald reagan. it's exactly the same sort of approach that was taken back then. we know it worked then, and we know it can work again without raising tax rates. >> woodruff: under president reagan, along with spending cuts, a number of tax breaks were reduced and loopholes were eliminated. more people and more companies saw their taxes go up. but norquist says history has shown that was the wrong approach. >> we know that, "let's cut a deal, cut spending, maybe raise taxes" really never works. doesn't work. bad idea. >> woodruff: coburn insists his tax efforts do not deviate from the core values of the republican party, as norquist charges. >> and his theory is to get that compromise, we might abandon what he sees is the ultimate principle of the republican party. the ultimate principle of the republican party should be,

harrison presides tool time awarded tonight it goes to a georgia governor nathan deal and the republican governor was elected to office last november and recently he signed a tough new immigration law starting on july first the georgia law enables law enforcement officers to question all criminal suspects about their immigration status it also requires employers to verify the immigration status of new employees there are a federal database before hiring that deal say the state had to act but it legal population that is estimated to be almost one here million could collect the financial cost jory educational health care and correctional infrastructure is in the billions. but the now a deal the rest of his republican lawmaker friends who passed that bill are dealing with a few other major issues a lack of migrant workers illegal immigrants who work in the fields picking fruit and vegetables are now leaving the states in huge numbers which is really shocking since they're under attack and a study by the state of georgia released last week found that more than eleven thousand agricultural jo

host: jonathan is a republican in georgia. towhead, jonathan. are you with us? are you with us?e're going to move into north carolina. caller: good morning. i am going to vote for barack obama because i am tired of the republicans. i have heard them life for 60 years. that is said. have a good day. host: did you vote for obama four years ago? caller: >> i most certainly did. host: what are you retired from? i am disabled. host: thank you for calling in. ed is in baltimore. caller: good morning. i would safely say that if you want to vote for four more years of economic misery, go right ahead. you're out of your mind. there is no other explanation. i like herman cain although he is little non. my second would be michele bachmann. those are the candidates that inspire me the most. they're some of the most principled. i was impressed that tim pawlenty presented a serious budget plan. it was actually very in-depth and covered a lot of ground. host: they had a straw poll at the republican conference meeting in new orleans yesterday. here are the results. ron paul one was 612 votes. j

republican from virginia. john is joining us from georgia, republican line. good evening. >> caller: yes, this is john from georgia. i agree with the president over the withdrawal. you know, 10,000 this year, 20,000 next year. and i agree with it a cause it is time to bring the troops home and we can focus on the economy right now. a lot of things we need to be doing at home instead of abroad right now and this is a good step, bringing the soldiers home. >> host: echo mike olin testing before the house armed services committee tomorrow, a series of obama's cabinet members on the hill tomorrow general general david betrays his confirmation hearing to be an ex-cia director and secretary of state hillary clinton testifying before the senate foreign relations committee. all of this available on our web site at c-span.org. we are getting a reaction to the president's speech from the white house. wesley, democrats line, sacramento california. >> caller: good evening. thank you very much for taking my call. i think that the president gave a very good presentation. i

host: we are back with congressman phil gingrey, the republican of georgia. he represents mary at, and he is a it republican study committee member as well. here is a " son in the paper about last night's vote. from senator mark warner. shting down the government, you can go to the 11th and half hour. the consequences -- guest: that may be true. of course, that take that secretary geithner continues to give congress continues to change. the latest report is august the second. it may change again. but certainly revenue continues to come in. we continue to tax the american taxpayer and revenue comes in on a daily basis. over $200 billion a day, and fat. and certainly the interest on the debt would be the number-one priority. the defense of the nation, probably the no. 2 priority. the safety net for our seniors, that would be no. 3 and no. 4. you get down to the bottom of the hat, and maybe put off pang other obligations, but this business of armageddon and drop dead and everything goes to heck in a handbasket on a date certain, august 2, i do not believe that i

host: pete is joining us on the line for republicans from georgia. good morning.t is your take on all of this? caller: good morning. thank you for c-span. i believe taxes are poison. they are poison to the capitalist free enterprise system. that's what america is built on. people who cannot stand financial success demonize corporations. they feel that all corporations are evil because they make profits, and they do not take time to realize that they create all the jobs in this country. if you raise taxes, there is a trickle-down effect. that is right. the trickle-down effect by raising taxes -- jobs overseas. corporations can relocate or anywhere they want today. it's a global economy. there are dozens and dozens of countries waiting for these corporations to locate there at about 1/5 the tax rate of america. taxes are poison and they are ruining this country. thank you. host: thank you for the call. we will have the perspectives of two members of congress, jim mcgovern and tom cole, republican of oklahoma. the house debates two resolutions on libya, to either cut

[applause] >> now we will hear from georgia republican saxby chambliss and virginia democratic senator mark warner, members of a bipartisan group of senators looking to craft a long-term deficit reduction plan. they are interviewed by gerard baker of the "wall street journal." ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome gerald baker, saxby chambliss, and mark warner. [applause] >> thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. we had here to of the members of -- two all the members of all was originally called the gang of six. the unfortunate because of an accident, is now down to the gang of five. >> we are a basketball team now. >> if it continues, you become a gang of four. and we know what happened to the original gang of four in china. they have been too important -- two important figures in this discussion going on about measures to improve the u.s. fiscal position in the medium- term and long-term. key members of this gang of six. as we get closer to this imposed -- the debt ceiling, which is august 2, the day by which something has to be raised, we heard this morning from secretary geithner

republican. go ahead, georgia. caller: good morning. i will like to ask about the george bush administration.has the george bush administration been doing -- there are the ones who got us in these problems to begin with, with all of their spending and wars. those are the ones we should be looking at it. where were you people went george bush -- >> guest: i unseeded a 12-year republican because i argued they blew it. i think they did over-spend. i agree with you. that is the argument i made with the people of utah, and they agreed with me. i think they did some very good things, but i thought it was a mixed bag. if you wanted for results, you are going to have to select different people. i want by the huge margin. -- won by a huge margin. it is important to look back, but elections and the future is all about the future and where we are going. i understand the frustration. host: will that be your campaign theme? guest: perhaps. i have thought about it. as senator hatch -- he served in the senate close to 36 years. at the same time, 42 years in the senate seemed excessive. and i fundamentally d

republican. go ahead, georgia. caller: good morning. i will like to ask about the george bush administration. what has the george bush administration been doing -- there are the ones who got us in these problems to begin with, with all of their speing and wars. those are the ones we should be looking at it. where were you people went george bush -- >> guest: i unseeded a 12-year republican because i argd they blew it. i think they did over-spend. i agree with you. that is the argument i made with the people of utah, and they agreed with me. i think they did some very good things, but i thought it was a mixed bag. if you wanted for results, you are going to have to select different people. i want by the huge margin. -- won by a huge margin. it is important to look back, but elections and the future is all about the future and where we are going. i understand the frustration. host: will that be your campaign theme? guest: perhaps. i have thought about it. as senator hatch -- he served in the senate close to 36 years. at the same time, 42 years in the senate seemed excessive. and i fundamentally

[applause] >> now we will hear from georgia republican saxby chambliss and virginia democratic senator mark warner, members of a bipartisan group of senators looking to craft a long-term deficit reduction plan. they are interviewed by gerard baker of the "wall street journal." ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome gerald baker, saxby chambliss, and mark warner. [applause] >> thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. we had here to of the members of all was originally called the gang of six. the unfortunate because of an accident, is now down to the gang of five. >> we are a basketball team now. >> if it continues, you become a gang of four. and we know what happened to the original gang of four in china. they have been too important figures in this discussion going on about measures to improve the u.s. fiscal position in the medium-term and long-term. key members of this gang of six. as we get closer to this imposed -- the debt ceiling, which is august 2, the day by which something has to be raised, we heard this morning from secretary geithner, he talked about the discussions under the

host: kenneth, republican in savannah, georgia.neth, you're on the air with congressman rohrabacher. you with us? caller: yes, i am. yes, sir, i have a question. host: we're listening, ken. caller: are you there? host: yes, i am. caller: as the chairman of the subcommittee investigation, would you be able to launch an investigation for the terrorism , the terrorism in libya? guest: yes, we could do that. we can look into libya. that's one of the things that are on the list of things to investigation and to expose and uncover whatever is there. i am particularly interested to see if indeed these people are willing to -- whether they do believe in democracy, and i think many of them are try to fight do believe in democracy. and number two, why it is they're not willing to tell us that if we help them, they're willing to repay us. host: jeremy, democrat line. caller: with regard to afghanistan, they attacked us, so we rightfully attacked them. with regard to iraq -- guest: just so you know, just so you know, of the people who flew the

welcome one of the leading conservative members of congress, the chairman of the house republican policy committee from georgia-- >> great to be with you. we've been trying to get michelle out of her skin a little bit. we wanted her to be able to deliver a stem winder, but wasn't she great? i'm telling ya. [applause] i am so pleased to be with you, thank you so much for coming out, spending your time coming to the nation's capital. you want know what a room full of patriots looks like? look around! isn't this grand? [applause] i'm so very pleased to be back with you. i was honored to be able to join you last year, and what a difference a year makes. we've made a little progress, 87 new republican members of the house of representatives. [applause] it's a good thing. you know, 37 of those 87 had never run for anything before in their life. nothing. not city council, not state legislature. they're just like you where you and i woke up one day and said what the heck is going on around here, right? we've got to do something. and for them in their district that meant running for the house of representatives. so i c

georgia. tom, a republican. good morning. caller: good morning to y'all. just like to say, senator johnson, i agree with your policy. and concerning the economy and it getting better, i think we all know the answer to that. as soon as 2012 has passed, i think the economy is going to improve. that's all i have to say this morning. host: thank you. guest: well, i'm not quite sure there's a question there fers, but until we actually, i believe until washington actually comes up with a credible plan to restrain spending, you know shows the mrn people and global investors that we're serious about this, i think there's going to continue to be that overhang of a high level of uncertainty. and there's a lot of capital sitting on the zhrines. because they don't understand what the cost is going to be for employees or what the return on investment is going to be. so people are just kind of sitting back wondering what's going to happen here? then after that, the loose money policies that have been pursued by the fed for years. and you see how much money the fed is pr

but first a few words about this time the republican russia's north caucasus is the country's most region on the coast of the caspian sea as it is by john in georgia it's also the country's most multi-ethnic area where fourteen languages are considered native with the russian one uniting over thirty different cultures and nationalities the local legend has it all as messager was handing out languages there was a severe snowstorm and just on causing him to old he had left when the weather sets old people came out of their homes and each settlement spoke a different. standard are wonderful and unique and we are proud of our country with our history and our culture we are a multi-ethnic republic with more than thirty peoples living together at a comparatively small territory where we have a. glorious history and we are looking into the future however it's not just the legends and beauty that make this region standout in russia combat sports especially freestyle wrestling seem to be the recopy sports age and the locals themselves who probably tell you that it's in their blood and you know what it does to people live and breathe wrestling in dagestan i

host: in a "the wall street journal" is the headline -- brunswick, georgia, on our line for republicans. lisa, you are on "washington journal." caller: how are you doing? host: what would you tell the congress or the president? caller: i would say there is no more money, and you can't raise taxes to bring in revenue -- cut the taxes, and stop the spending. the spending is out of control. there are some many places that we are pouring our money into and it is not doing any good, it is not helping the people. host: where do you think we are putting money that is not helping the american people? caller: listen really carefully when i say this -- in our town we have high poverty. a very little tax base. a lot of people are living in government housing. fine people, but they are in this system where they are taking money from the government and it is just going around and around and the kids are suffering. they are not in hopes of a better life. a lot of them are just in hopes of more government spending on them. that is not living. i just think there's got to be a better way. host: you thin