. >> host: rod beckstrom joins us from las vegas. mr. beckstrom, thank you for being on "the communicators." also joining us here in our washington studio is gautham nagesh, editor of the technology executive briefing for cq. mr. nagesh, if you would start the questioning. >> host: absolutely. hello, rod. our first question today is who owns the internet right now? or the physical star of the inter-- star of the internet? >> guest: governments own a very small amount, but we estimate over 85% is actually owned by private individuals and firms. >> host: and a look at the federal infrastructure involved. >> host: and are they concentrated in any particular country, or is it fairly spread apart? >> guest: you know, we estimate there's approximately 2.2 billion users on the internet today. about half of that investment overall is in asia, and half is spread around the world. the united states has got a pretty good portion, europe, but you've also got good penetration growing in latin america and africa. >> host: so, rod beckstrom, who manage

host: rod, you mentioned that you look to internationalize i can. there have been growing calls for greater international involvement in the regulation of the internet and other international telecom services. what is your response to some of these calls for, say, having the united nations have a greater role in how the internet is managed and regulated? which are opposed by lawmakers here in the u.s. guest: i think the internet coordination should continue to become more and more global, and we made significant strides over the last three years. we added more members to our governmental advisory committee, so we have 110 governments of the world, formally advising i can, we added more than 30 new members to what we call the country code name supporting organization, the domain name operators in different countries around the world, we built an international management team. when i came in, there was one foreign -- or nonenglish language flewencey on the executive management team, one instance, when i left, there were 17 and we had members of our ex

figure out to remove the more dangerous used fuel rods. experts argue tepco workers will face other challenges, for one they say the reactor four building wouldn't withstand a strong earthquake. on top of that, they point out crews will first need to clear the debris around the storage pool. >>> the fukushima accident forced operators to gradually shut down all of japan's nuclear reactors. the government decided last month to put two units put online at the ohi plant. the first reactor reached full operating capacity nine days ago. engineers just restarted the second one. the ohi plant operator say rods that prevented nuclear fission inside unit four were lifted around 9:00 p.m. japan time. barring any major disruption, it could reach full operating capacity in one week. the government says the plan's output is essential to prevent power shortages and weekly protests were sparked in front of the prime minister's office and culminated monday in a massive demonstration against nuclear power in tokyo. organizers say 170,000 people participate

president of the internet corporation for assigned names and numbers icann it is what it's called and rod beckstrom joins us from las vegas. thank you for being on the communicators and joining us here in the washington studio of congressional quarterly if you could start the questioning. >> welcome our first question today is who owns the internet right now. estimates owned by the private sector by individual companies, government on a very small amount but we estimate over 85% of the internet is owned by private individuals and firms are the concentrated in a particular country or is that fairly spread apart? >> we estimate there's about 2.2 or 2.3 billion users and the internet today. just over half of those are in asia say you can guess that a lot half of that investment overall is in asia and half is around the world. the united states has a good portion coming year up, but you've also got good penetration growing in latin america and africa. >> so, rod beckstrom, who manages it? >> it is a decentralized creation and is governed by a multi stakeholder community with martin to wondere

it contains more than 1500 rods, the highest number at the plant. they could pose a threat in the event of another earthquake. the plant's operator tepco says it's ready to perform a trial run to remove some of the rods. the trial run is part of efforts to decommission the plant. it will involve removing two unused rods from the spent fuel pool at reactor four and transferring them to a nearby storage facility. the japanese government approved on thursday the safety measures for the test. they include checking radiation levels with an underwater camera to select unused fuel rods. the special container used for the transfer will be attached to four cables as a safety measure. tepco says it cannot reveal the date of the test for security reasons. if successful, the utility plans to start removing the rest of the fuel rods in 2013. >>> facebook, the world's largest social networking service, boasts around 900 million active users. but rival networks in other regions are enjoying explosive growth. china has its microblogging service with 300 million use

this new show is called high voltage hot rods. >> hi.oing to take you inside the world of electric car conversion. >> he owns a garage that turns awesome hot rods into electric vehicles that have muscle. it sounds like the electric car but it's got the power of like a v-8 engine. >> i like this idea. >> do you compromise anything by making it electric? >> you know what? we should probably ask the guy who turns these hot rods lectric. we have andrete all right, andrew. can electric cars really be as cool as hot rods? >> actually, you can make them even faster. electric motor generates a huge amount of torque. as much torch on turn one as they do in turn 5,000. they're just wicked fast. >> what is the electric bill after charging one of these? >> actually, it is not that bad. it cost me about $3 to charge my car overnight. that gives me about 100 miles of range. >> $3? >> yes. it works out to about 3 cents a mile. try doing that with gas. >> andrew, what do you say to the real gearheads like our nick here that like speeds that roar -- >> y

containers at one of the reactor reactors in a fuel rod storage pool in reactor three, they found a shift in one of the more than 1,300 containers. the indentation measures two centimeters by millimeters wide and discovered similar chips in several containers. spokespersons say the fuel rods are intact and there are no safety concerns because the reactor is not operating but say workers will inspect the damage. nuclear safety regulators have ordered to check and report on whether last year's massive earthquake caused the chips. south korean prosecutors have arrested an elder brother of president bach for bribery allegations. the prosecutors took him into custody on suspicion of accepting at least 501 million or $440,000. the former lawmakers allegedly received the money from a bank chairman on several occasions from 2007. investigators at the supreme prosecutors off in seoul had been questioning him since july 3rd. the president is serving the last year of his five-year term. the scandals going to further undermine his grip on power ahead of a presidential election in december. chin

rod, what brings you here today. you're being held here with resisting arrest and possession of marijuana. are you going to cooperate with the prosecutor's office in identifying the person whose marijuana it was? >> i will do that because it's not mine. i'm not going to jail for nothing that's not mine. i've been working too hard this year. i have improved my whole life. my mother told me a long time ago when i was at boy's school if i ever in my life from now till the time i'm dead, did i ever got locked up she wouldn't be here now. and you know i felt that's why i know my mother believed me and she will know the truth. that's why she here today. >> that's all i have, judge. >> i have a question. rodrick, have you been having drug tests while you've been on probation? >> yes, ma'am. >> can you pass a drug screen today? >> i believe i can. >> what do you mean you believe you can? >> i believe i can. i would do it any other time. >> okay. all right. you can have a seat next to your lawyer. >> did you smoke marijuana t

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. >> reporter: don't call her by her full name, 14-year-old cynthia rodriguez goes by c-rod and c-rodwin in baseball, basketball, soccer. she thought she had beaten leukemia too a few months ago. >> we thought the leukemia had gone away. but unfortunately she had a set back. >> the latino community, the african american community has a lower chance of survival because there's less of us on roster. >> reporter: this one was announced at st. elizabeth church during mass. >> i said why not to help to give life to somebody who is just starting living. >> reporter: matches can be found, andrea larson says she's proof of that. >> she is standing now, i am here. >> reporter: dozens lined up here for the simple cheek swab. the family hopes one of them can help c-rod beat leukemia this time for good. >> she's the type of kid that always makes you laugh. so i just, that's how i want to see her again. >> reporter: time is a factor. the family says they are trying to plan another bone marrow drive as quickly as possible. they say they won't give up until they find a match. in oakland, anne ruben,

we are going to use the flex of this rod to fling away.ly as you moved your hands. >> that's it? >> that's it. >> i'm a natural. >> push both arms forward and snap the lower hand into your tummy. push forward. >> i did gave it a try and had great time but i might need some more practice. i met someone else with real fly casting skills. her name is donna and she is an international fly casting champion. >> i have competed in the casting ponds in golden gate park in san francisco. i have been to japan and norway for fly casting competition. i spend my weekends here at the club and at the casting pond. it's a great place to learn and have fun. on a season day like this, it was the perfect spot to be. i find fly casting very relaxing and also at the same time very challenging sport. takes me out into the nature. almost like drawing art in the air. and then i can make these beautiful loops out there. >> even though people from across the globe come here to compete, it's still a place where locals in the know relax and enjoy some rely unique sce

this one, we only use a rod, a hot rod. >> a hot rod. >> what we do is this is a little bit easier, we movement in here. you place, you place, you twist, you place, you twist. you create that curl. this is a little bit easier, this will put a little more volume. >> sometimes it's easy to burn the tips of your finger. >> most of these come with a glove. but seeing that i'm a pro, i didn't wear the glove. >> arrojo the pro. >> you get that curl. >> just so people know, there's no little -- what is that? >> the clip. >> this is the thing. even if you wanted to put a bend in somewhere. the key to this look for sure is keeping everything nice and flat. nice and smooth because it's not big this way, it's cascading down. >> did you prep her hair, too? >> yes, we prepped it. you have to prep it. also, we used a texture spray. we used a texture spray, an aerosol texture spray. it can be a dry shampoo, too. that actually building bulk in the hair. >> builds bulk. >> thank you, arrojo. >> makes it thicker and a little fuller. >> where are you from, nick? >> from manchester, england. >> what's ale

also with me is rod smith, chairman of the florida democratic party. thank you both for joining me tonight. >> good to see you. >> chris, why are you taking such a firm stand against this law? >> reverend, sharpton, this goes to my core beliefs in values that if a government can ask citizens to violate a law which is a civil rights act in order to enforce a law, then that law is no good. >> so you see this as a law that is really a law you have to stand up against because it violates voter rights and civil rights? >> absolutely. >> now, what is interesting to me is that when you look at the fact that the governor of your state in march claimed that voter i.d. laws would not interfere with people's right to vote -- let me play to you what he says. >> contrary to some claims, this bill does not interfere with anyone's legal right to vote. it prevents people from cheating in our election. some have argued there is no evidence of voter fraud. i don't necessarily agree with that. this is a law of prevention. it is to prevent voter fraud. >> it's a law of pr

rod and dee dee great to see both of you. some brits have their noses out of joint after mitt romney's off hand comments about their olympics are they just overreacting across the pond? come on. back in a moment. >> laura: in the personal story segment tonight, mitt romney's comments about the olympics. some brits are not so jolly after all regarding romney's remarks over london's prep for the games. it's hard to know how well it will turn out. there were a few things disconcerting, stories about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials, that obviously is not something which is encouraging, because in the games there are three parts that make games successful. number one of course are the athletes. that's what overwhelmingly the games are about. number two are the volunteers. they have great volunteers here. number three are the people of the country do they come together and celebrate the olympic moment and that's something we only find out once the game

there are rods in the atlanta which are currently offline, engineers inspected the 4.5 meter high met cal containers in a storage pool in reactor 3. they found a chip in one of more than the 1300 containers, indentation measures two centimeters by several millimeters wide. engineers discovered similar chips in other containers. the electric power company runs the plant, spokespersons say the fuel rods are in tact and that there are no safety concerns because the reactor is not operating. but they say workers will inspect the damage and survey the plant's two other reactors. nuclear safety regulators ordered them to check and report on whether last year's massive earthquake caused the chips. >>> japan's defense minister says u.s. officials must take responsibility for the safety of a military aircraft that's being deployed to okinawa. expecting to raise the issue, when he meets his american counterpart, leon panetta, later this month. >>> u.s. officialses are planning to deploy the osprey aircraft in okinawa. they are expected to stage training over parts of japan. but many residents o

later in the inning, a-rod, look out. that's a nondisplaced fracture of the left hand. he could be out six to eight weeks. writhing in pain. bottom of the eighth, mariners get it done. elsewhere, rangers/red sox in arlington. picked off by clay buchholbuchh. ron washington comes out to argue, to no avail. eighth inning, game died at one. it's adrian beltre in the helmet. beltre would have to leave the game. top nine. ball game still tied with two on. cashing in. now the score, red sox pick up the first win over the rangers this year. >> l.a./st. louis, "wednesday night baseball" tonight at 8:00 eastern on espn, espn 3 and watch espn. >>> up next, the pulse including the frightening incident at sea world. >>> plus an animal story, featuring an animal that, it's fair to say, had one resident a little freaked out. [ female announcer ] teach your kids to shield, sneeze, swish to help keep stuff off their hands. ♪ this back to school ♪ there's a new routine ♪ grab a kleenex® tissue to help keep your hands clean ♪ ♪ every time you sneeze no matter where ♪ ♪ ya gotta shield sn

it may be the biggest and oldest ever caught on rod and reel in north america. imagine reeling that in. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street's going to kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,887 after jumping 211 points yesterday. s&p rose 22. the nasdaq climbed 39. >>> taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei shot up 123 points, while in hong kong the hang seng surged 382. >>> well, a little hope for europe's finances was just what the markets needed thursday. stocks took off after the european central bank's president vowed to do whatever it takes to keep the eurozone intact, raising hopes it might intervene to lower bauer rowing costs for countries like spain and itly. that optimism settled overseas as asia's market rose on their reasurns. >>> else where overseas samsung rose. back here at home it was an earnings onslaught. despite facebook's first report as a public company having some solid numbers, shares hit a new low after the bell. earlier social gamer zynga was hit hard by its poor outlook after the bell wednesd

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. >> they are not parents who spare the rod. sometimes the threat is enough. >> our daughters know it hurts. when it comes to disciplining their children, they share a widely held view among parents in the czech republic -- kids who cannot hear must feel. spanking and hitting is not only viewed as acceptable, it is encouraged. after all, a swat never hurt anyone. the family dog follows his master's orders. less obedient children face consequences. parenting is hard work. a mere telling of costs time and energy. sometimes a beating is far more effective. >> usually, i just tell them off, but sometimes, i will smack their bottoms. >> he understands the humiliation of a beating, but occasionally, we have to get the came out. >> many parents believe using the cane is an effective way of gaining their children's compliance. >> i have often been hit on the bottom with the cane. it hurts and makes me sad. i would rather be grounded. sometimes it hurts more than others. there are times i think it is unfair that they are hitting me at al

homicide detective rod wheeler and former nypd detective. we will be checking in with some of the people eyewitnesses to all of this. bo, if i can begin with you, the biggest concern we have as we go back to his words here, a vexing problem to enter the apartment safely. has to be the chief concern at this hour and they put it off until tomorrow. your thoughts? >> my thoughts on this. i heard they were supposedly loud music that was coming out of the apartment. now, it is just very strange that he told the police officers don't go in there, it is booby trapped. it makes one think that the possibility that is part of his going a little nuts. maybe he had a problem with the landlord there and people that lived in the building. maybe he played music loud and he wanted someone to go into the apartment to get the full lunt of what he has set up there. again you have to take your time. they will use the fbi demolition people there. they are good to wait. why would we want to risk a cop getting killed there with stuff that they don't know about. >>

>> music legends have teamed up and you have a chance to see them for free and we're talking about rod stewart and stevie knicks. >> and for a chance to win two tickets to the show, come to our website. you must be 18 to enter and a legal resident of d.c., maryland, and virginia. >> and every time i think of him, i think of if you want my body and you think i'm sexy. >> you ruined a perfectly good stevie knicks song going through my head. >> i know rod stewart. >> and that is a good song. >> yes. >> and what are you trying to stay say? >> yeah. >> and that is fantastic. >> and now the weather. and -- >> you're right. a flash flood warning and into the county and we'll go out sledding here in frederick. otherwise, all that is getting much, much needed rain and some parts of the area with some heavy rain. to the south and east, to cambridge and that is a good thunderstorm. all of this is associated with a cold front that came through late yesterday during the afternoon and that is hanging up across the area and that is going to be slow to clear and not seeing much in the way of sunshine