[applause] >> .holbrooke, that holbrooke was the way my mother referred to richard. she was a discerning women. she recognized early in the 1960s his pores, his intelligence and his charm. that whole holbrooke she declared is my fifth child and so in a stroke, my friend from saigon days he came my brother. polly fritchey did another thing. she helped introduce richard to the washington he aspired to enter, the city of statesmanship of power, of ambition and he took to it with enthusiasm and confidence, meeting those he admired, dean acheson, russ cabot lodge, and david bruce, chip folland, george cannon am appalled that the, april herriman, clerk clippard, those great men of our past who shaped america's international role in soccer fortunes to the coldwater richard studied their style and their record and one time he parted company with their consensus over vietnam he had set his sights on joining their ranks. and so, over time he did. richard also concentrated in those theaters on the great figures that for press and broadcast, journalism, forging friendships with t

richard holbrooke did these things. >> holbrooke was serving this administration in two hot spots, afghanistan and pakistan, when he died last month. >>> an update now on two flooding emergencies. first, brazil where there are now more than 500 dead and many more missing outside rio de janeiro, and the rescue work is slow and tedious. again tonight, here's nbc's mark potter. >> reporter: with the death toll rising and hundreds missing, survivors are still reeling from the floods and mudslides that ripped through the mountains near rhee yoe day sha jannero. outside morgues, desperate family members try to identify loved ones. throughout the area, funerals are under way as residents bury the victims, including children. among the reported dead is the brazilian fashion designer, daniela conley, who was with her family at an evening party when a wall of water smashed the home. >> her 2-year-old son, her husband, her mother and father, two or three nephews and the nanny died. >> reporter: now the woman whose dramatic rescue was shown around the world says it was by a miracle of god she survived. bu

[applause] >> .holbrooke, that holbrooke was the way my mother referred to richard. recognized early in the 1960s his pores, his intelligence and his charm. that whole holbrooke she declared is my fifth child and so in a stroke, my friend from saigon days he came my brother. polly fritchey did another thing. she helped introduce richard to the washington he aspired to enter, the city of statesmanship of power, of ambition and he took to it with enthusiasm and confidence, meeting those he admired, dean acheson, russ cabot lodge, and david bruce, chip folland, george cannon am appalled that the, april herriman, clerk clippard, those great men of our past who shaped america's international role in soccer fortunes to the coldwater richard studied their style and their record and one time he parted company with their consensus over vietnam he had set his sights on joining their ranks. and so, over time he did. richard also concentrated in those theaters on the great figures that for press and broadcast, journalism, forging friendships with them, earning their admiration an

[applause] >> .holbrooke, that holbrooke was the way my mother referred to richard. 1960s his pores, his intelligence and his charm. that whole holbrooke she declared is my fifth child and so in a stroke, my friend from saigon days he came my brother. polly fritchey did another thing. she helped introduce richard to the washington he aspired to enter, the city of statesmanship of power, of ambition and he took to it with enthusiasm and confidence, meeting those he admired, dean acheson, russ cabot lodge, and david bruce, chip folland, george cannon am appalled that the, april herriman, clerk clippard, those great men of our past who shaped america's international role in soccer fortunes to the coldwater richard studied their style and their record and one time he parted company with their consensus over vietnam he had set his sights on joining their ranks. and so, over time he did. richard also concentrated in those theaters on the great figures that for press and broadcast, journalism, forging friendships with them, earning their admiration and later even practicing

. >>> and late ambassador richard holbrooke will be honored with a memorial service this afternoon in washington. he was the obama administration's point man for afghanistan and pakistan before he died last month. president obama, vice president biden and plenty of others from official washington will attend. >>> a bird strike forced an american airlines jet to make an emergency landing in miami last night. the 757 landed safely though after a flight from honduras. there were 185 people on board that plane, it's believed that the bird struck the plane's wing shortly after it took off when the pilot was told about it, he declared the emergency and then landed safely. >>> in wichita, kansas, a close call for a couple of deputies and it was all captured on camera. newly released dash cams show a speeding suv whizzing by before slamming into the guardrail and flipping over twice. the driver is now expected to make a full recovery, but he could be in trouble if tests show he was under the influence of either drugs or alcohol. >>> and now let's take a look at this morning's weather from aro

[applause] >> .holbrooke, that holbrooke was the way my mother referred to richard. she was a discerning women. she recognized early in the 1960s his pores, his intelligence and his charm. that whole holbrooke she declared is my fifth child and so in a stroke, my friend from saigon days he came my brother. polly fritchey did another thing. she helped introduce richard to the washington he aspired to enter, the city of statesmanship of power, of ambition and he took to it with enthusiasm and confidence, meeting those he admired, dean acheson, russ cabot lodge, and david bruce, chip folland, george cannon am appalled that the, april herriman, clerk clippard, those great men of our past who shaped america's international role in soccer fortunes to the coldwater richard studied their style and their record and one time he parted company with their consensus over vietnam he had set his sights on joining their ranks. and so, over time he did. richard also concentrated in those theaters on the great figures that for press and broadcast, journalism, forging friendships with t

then immoral service for ambassador richard holbrooke. tomorrow, jennifer rubin discusses the future of the conservative movement in the u.s. freedom house executive director david kramer details his group's annual report on global political rights and civil liberties. and george washington university law professor or incur talks about a case currently before the supreme -- professor orin kerr talks about a case currently before the supreme court about allowing police into the home only after establishing that a crime is under way. >> i think it would be best to reach out to someone and make an ongoing commitment to community service. >> on the anniversary of martin luther king jr.'s birth, use the c-span video library. find a program. watch it. click. and share it. >> now, secretary of state hillary clinton provides a broad overview of u.s.-china -- u.s.- china relations. she discusses the connection between the two nations' economies and militaries as well as outstanding issues surrounding trade and human rights. her speech was billed a

the first question is given the tragic death of richard holbrooke yesterday, i do you think joe biden will have to step and to undertake some of those duties with the afghanistan and pakistan set up? >> the question is whether biden will have to step been to fill in from richard holbrooke performed until his death. i don't see and taking fat role exactly because biden is already very much involved in monitoring the war in afghanistan and persuading the pakistani government to be more forthcoming in dealing with the troubles of al qaeda and pakistan. i think it is essential for obama to find somebody else to find holbrook's role which will not be easy because he was a superior negotiator and diplomat and a very serious loss for the administration. >> any reason to give credence to the rumor that biden would change jobs in 2012? >> gettelfinger so. because first of all, biden loves the job that he has got and has three clinton seems to love the job she has got. she does not want to be vice president. she wants to be president. [laughter] beyond that, the relationship between biden and o

richard holbrooke. but there you run back into the problem of corruption and really... >> obama decreed we're going to make afghanistan a war that we're going to... that's the right war and we put a lot of resources into it that we never had. and a lot of people are kind of holding to: that it's been nine years but we never in these past nine years devoted as much to it as we have now. >> rose: tell me what the soldiers on the ground are saying. >> they're often there for relatively short periods so their view is often that things haven't changed much. they're there, they're fighting maybe individual areas like kandahar it has gotten better. they fight, they've gotten rid of the taliban, it seem mrs. peaceful but there's these i.e.d.s everywhere and you don't know what's going to happen next but there's often a lot of feeling is it really worth it. is it... what am i fighting in this desert for? >> rose: you hear that? >> you do hear that. and you hear a lot of contempt for the afghan security forces. i

he's going to be attending the funeral today for richard holbrooke the special onvoy for pack stan. here he is meeting with -- the obama administration is intensifying the pressure on pakistan to help root out al qaeda and taliban from its border. they have grown increasingly frustrate with pakistan's cooperation. now president obama is also preparing for a major visit next week from the president of china. president obama met for more than an hour yesterday. the first meeting of its kind with human rights act vis for china. reports live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 5:13. the detectives in arizona already investigating the shooting of gabrielle giffords has contacted leeland yee. they wanted details of the threats against yee. how much sarah palin was getting paid to start at a university fundraiser. congresswoman gifford had also criticized sarah palin as she posted a map on the website for the districts of democratic lawmakers. >>> they have just held the first legislative hearing on the budget. but a deadline of march 1st to vote for the bu

this speech is the inaugural richard holbrooke lectureer. he was the special envoy to pakistan who died last month. her speech sets the stage for the upcoming visit of china's president next week. we will have a full report at 7:4 5 >>> some alarming financial news from the biggest city in the bay area. pam cook has all the details coming in >> reporter: san jose hit a major financial milestone last year but nothing to brag b more than 13,000 individuals and businesses in the city fileed for bankruptcy protection. that's up 16% from the year before and also a record for san jose. analysts say this year could be even worse as the job market continues to be weak the trend is the same in other parts of the bay area. in oakland, bankrupt court said 15,000 fileed for bankruptcy last year, up 20% from the year before. the numbers from the san francisco division are not complete. but 4700 bankruptcy fileings were processed, up 500 from 2009. many of the people now fileing are part of two income familyies but many have found that both careers have b

richard holbrooke, hard to richard holbrooke, hard to describe.nalist, crusader for journalists kati martin will journalists kati martin will lead the mourners there. lead the mourners there. there was an edy relation shi. there was an edy relation shi. no one can deny the relationship no one can deny the relationship between barack obama, let's be between barack obama, let's be cool, and richard holbrooke, cool, and richard holbrooke, always wanting to fight for what always wanting to fight for what he believed in. he believed in. it was not an easy relationship it was not an easy relationship and no one has filleded that and no one has filleded that position. position. >> what the administration was >> what the administration was appreciating was here was a guy, appreciating was here was a guy, richard holbrooke, who did richard holbrooke, who did aspire to be secretary of state aspire to be secretary of state someday, realized it was not someday, realized it was not going to happen and signed up going to happen and signed up for what might have

pakistan's president is in washington attending the funeral of richard holbrooke. he died last month. >>> more layoffs at uc berkeley. this morning more than 100 cal employees are getting the news they may be out of a job by noon. jade hernandez is live. jade. >> reporter: good morning. we are live on the cal campus this morning. 150 managers and support staff will be eliminated. that was the latest announcement that reached students. the announcement did not come as a surprise. a quarter of the jobs pay more than $100,000 with benefits. and the layoffs will cut by a third. they proposed by cutting $500 million from the uc system. the jobs in the cutting block are in addition to the 600 positions cal laid off last year. the consultants that had been working closely with administrators plan to cut $75 million. the university will do so in part half involuntarily, half by not filling positions, and retirement. we spoke to a man that experienced a recent layoff but has a job in berkeley and asked about his take. >> i mean, i imagine if i was at the -- i imagine if i w

] >> the question was whether biden would have to step in to fulfill some of the duties that richard holbrooke performed up to his death. i don't see him as taking that role exactly because biden has already been very much involved in monitoring the war and afghanistan and persuading the pakistani government to be more forthcoming in dealing with the trouble of al qaeda in pakistan. i think biden will continue the rule i think it is essential for obama to find somebody else to fill holbrook's role which won't be easy because he was a superior negotiator and diplomat and in my view it is a serious loss for the administration >> can i should like from the two because people can't hear me. i'm sorry. any reason to give credence to the rumor that biden and clinton will change jobs in 2012? >> i don't think so what all, and i will tell you why: i think first of all, biden loves the job he's got. hillary clinton seems to love the job she's got, and she doesn't want to be vice president, she wants to be president. [laughter] beyond that, if i think the relationship between biden and obama has become

to this inaugural richard holbrooke lecture in the ben franklin room, for nearly half a century as thentative for the afghanistan and pakistan, richard holbrooke grappled, and left a mark on this development and on this country, and on the world. because of his efforts america is more security, millions of people around the world have had the opportunity to give up to their full god-given potential. and we are honoring richard's legacy in many ways. this afternoon many of us will gather at the kennedy center to share stories and remembrances. and one the ways we have chosen is the new lecture series. which reflects richard's passion for questions and the conviction that they deserve serious discussion. richard had a hand in nearly every crucial foreign policy challenge of the last 50 years. if he was not invited to have a hand, his hand was there anyway. and i look around this room, not only at americans, but at many of our friends from across the world, and many of you know what i'm talking about. he was tireless, he was relentless, he would not take no for an answer, because i would

it's an all or -- it's an honor to have you all here at the richard holbrooke lecture. i think of any of you know any with a state department come if you walk into the bureau, you are immediately confronted by the dignitaries of american foreign policy on both sides, some of the greatest names, ross and others have served with great distinction for many, many years. and these are all suitably somber black and white photos, shorthairs, men holding pipes. all except one. there is one man, enormous, big hair, very young, unconscionably young, 34 years old, youngest assistant secretary to ever serve. looks more like a drummer in the doors than a distinguished diplomat. that meant of course was her predecessor in this wonderful job, and browser holbrook who served with great distinction. he was one of the key architects of the opening of the relationship between the united states and china. so it is only fitting today that this inaugural lecture that is going to be given to you in the mumbai secretary clinton be about this relationship. this incredibly consequential relation

etc. >> the question was whether biden would have to step in to fill some of the duties that richard holbrooke performed until his death. i don't see him as taking that role exactly because he, biden has already been very much involved in monitoring the war in afghanistan and in persuading the pakistani government to be more, more forthcoming in dealing with the troubles of al-qaeda in pakistan. i think biden will continue to same role, i think it's essential already obama to find somebody else to fill holbrook holbrooke's role which will not be easy was he was a superior negotiator and diplomat and, in my view, a very serious loss for the administration. >> can i share the mic with you? people can't hear me, i'm so sorry. any reason to give credence to the reason that biden and clinton change jobs in 2012? >> i don't think so at all. and i'll tell you why. i think, pall, biden -- first of all, biden loves the job he's got. hillary clinton seems to love the job she's got, and she doesn't want to be vice president, she wants to be president. [laughter] beyond that, i think the relationship betw

day here on nbc -- in washington, president obama will attend funeral services for ambassador richard holbrooke. holbrooke, who was special envoy for afghanistan and pakistan and served under five different presidents die last month at the age of 69. pakistan's president is also in the capital to attend the services. >>> republicans will choose the head of the national republican committee. >>> and a special anniversary right here on nbc. on this day in 1952, the "today" show made its premier. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. find out the latest signs of progress for congresswoman giffords on her amazing road to recovery. >>> and a special look back at the most memorable from the past 60 years of "today." >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just y

and we've posted excerpts of today's memorial service for diplomat richard holbrooke. watch the remarks of president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton. plus paul solman talks to a group of economists about what they'll be watching for in the year ahead. that's on paul's "making sense" page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff. >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll look at the heightened security situation on the korean peninsula. i'm jeffrey brown. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. >> i think... >> we need renewable energy. >> ...renewable energy is vital to our planet. >> you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae. >> i think it's going to work an a big scale. i think it's going to be affordable. >> so, where are they? >> it

president obama spoke of holbrooke's commitment to human freedom as special envoy to afghanistan and pakistan. secretary of state hillary clinton praised his tenacity. >> richarding winston churchill's famous motto, "never, never, never give up," said that churchill was halfhearted. (laughter). >> couric: former president bill clinton called holbrooke a hurricane of eloquence and energy and force and praised him for brokering the peace deal for bosnia. and now this note about the national anthem. it's not easy to sing, especially in front of a crowd. so imagine how eight-year-old elizabeth hughes felt when the mic suddenly cut out as she sang at a minor league hockey game in norfolk, virginia. but watch as she gets by with a little help from her friends. >> ♪ bursting in air, gave proof through the... ( mic goes out ) >> crowd: ♪ that our flag was still there, oh say does... ♪ >> couric: clearly the crowd stepped in just in time. and coming up next, those were the days. the revolutionary program that made us think and laugh. . n can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. ♪ cialis for daily use is a clinically proven low-dose

. >> richard holbrook who with his dying breath said we should end the war in afghanistan. >> monica. >> i'm going to give it to fidel castro who finally admitted this year that socialism doesn't work and he is moving to privatize all of the state industry. >> mark. >> stanley mcchrystal, our former general in charge of counter insurgency in afghanistan and his press conference. >> most honest person of the year. did you finish? >> yeah. >> first lady, michelle robinson obama. when asked by sarkozy, the first lady of france, how michelle liked living in the white house, michelle responded, it's hell. the most honest person of the year. the most overrated, pat. >> mahmoud ahmadinejad of iran. no, he is not adolf hitler. >> eleanor. >> overrated, the surge of democratic voters in '08. they didn't show up for the mid- term. >> monica. >> most overrated, hillary clinton as secretary of state. in every major foreign policy issue she's either been a failure or awol. russia, china, iran, north korea, the middle east peace process and afghanistan. >> you don't agree with that, mort. >> no, i

you know i don't think the american law understand pakistan it was very interesting that when richard holbrooke was appointed as the peace envoy peace quote unquote and boy to he was made peace envoy to pakistan and afghanistan not to pakistan afghanistan and kashmir because the real issue of pakistan is not about afghanistan it's about kashmir and as long as there is injustice in here. the war in afghanistan will continue the war in afghanistan is about kashmir just as the war in the middle east is about palestine. and if you don't deal with injustice in kashmir you will not solve the problems of afghanistan i know this i am going to afghanistan in two days' time. the problems of government on the problems of. the americans will not deal with this they will address they will not. that's ok lisa i know you saw some expertise in this or you would you agree with robert. i think that's an overt that's an oversimplification of the kashmir issue and the history of indo pakistani tensions the u.s. simply can't just come in wave its magic wand and hand kashmir to pakistan that's not going to happen no

president to appoint a replacement for richard holbrooke who passed away last month he was a washington special envoy to the war stricken region which is also the world's main supplier of opium artie's military contributors as its hi tom obama listened to his secretary of state an address the root of gad a stance troubles. after yet another review an overview of the u.s. policy in afghanistan the issue of the drug cancer has been completely ignored and relegated to the benefit of political expediency despite the consistent efforts and pressure from the russian federation the united states has done it best to ignore the most and crucial issue for afghanistan and its neighbors that is there no aggression that comes from the southern part of this country and now. being special envoy gon to the better world this question and responsibility should be squarely placed on the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton because it was hillary clinton who was the first openly admit it and recognized afghanistan officially as a narco state in effect implying that that's where the main challenge to the

veteran diplomat richard holbrooke's funeral is today in washington.nt will be among those paying their respects. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton outlines new plans for u.s./china relations. her address this morning should set the stage for the chinese president's visit to washington next week. >>> and jpmorgan chase is the first major bank to report 2010 profits today. it could be a very important economic gauge to see if consumers are confident enough to use their credit cards again. >>> finally, the ultimate test of man versus machine. two of the greatest champions from the game show "jeopardy" are about to meet their match. >> it's an ibm computer named watson. wabc's michelle charlesworth has the story. >> reporter: ibm computer watson, meet ken jennings and brad rudder. each human has won more than $2 million playing "jeopardy." now it's go time. >> to see it actually play with the best human players is something new. something that's never been possible before. >> reporter: until now. this was a dry run for our cameras. watson in the midd

i know that richard holbrooke used to say that we have to stop these wars in afghanistan and he is right. you are fighting in the south. you are bringing takes to the south. that is not real counterinsurgency. yes, i think that there is concern about how all this fits together. in some places, there is an amazing article in the "atlantic monthly" recently. it talked about how the soldiers kept getting blown up by these larger and larger ieds. we have to go out tomorrow because we have to protect my brother. you read that article and you think, "what are they doing? what are they doing down there?" you do not quite know what the strategy is. you might have an overall strategy. i just completely finished obama's war. if you look at his speeches, he does not say that it is not counter insurgency. where is the connection between the two? there are a lot of questions that you have to ask about this war. >> you cannot go a day without seeing an article about it. >> the u.s. government is concerned about that. there are not a lot of options over there. anything in war, how far do you push them?