and when the aussies go back to work on monday, the samoans are still at sunday church or whatever they. come december 29th, that will all change. samoa will leap forward a day and it will be just three hours ahead of sydney. samoans already that one historic change to align itself with australia in 2009, it switched from driving on the right side of the road as we do to the left side of the road. now they can import cheaper cars from next door. on the one hand, samoa's shift is a story about how economics dictates policy. but it's also a larger narrative about the quiet success of australia. australia's growth rate has averaged nearly 4% for the last two decades, higher than almost every other rich country. it may be on the bottom of the map, but it's top of almost every live ability index. the unemployment rate is low, deficit is almost negligible, strong education, universal health care. so how did it get there? aussies hey put it down to good luck. they had good weather, abundant natural resources and abilities to mine metals and minerals. but that's not the whole story. australi au

black, latino, samoan, and lower-income children have been impacted by the health effects. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you very much. >> i want to thank you all for having this hearing today. we released a report as part of a coalition. 30 organizations nationally signed on. we did a freedom of information act request that went back to 2006. we reviewed hundreds of females that were going back and forth between the department of public health related to environmental review of the shipyard. i brought videotapes. hundreds of people were coming down here. we were door-knocking. people were getting rashes, nosebleeds. it was literally plumes of dust coming over the community. it has been documented that throughout that time, lenar was not monitoring the dust. they did not have data. they said they forgot to put batteries in air monitors that were supposed to record how much asbestos was being released into the community. we have heavy metals that caused serious issues for everyone who breeds that in, especially children. we said, we need something to be done. the depar

. >> some critics accuse of the snowen -- samoan leaders about this. >>> we want to check in with salctually, no. we want to go to president obama. he's set to give a news conference at the white house. it looks like they are still waiting for him to appear. he's expected to face a lot of tough questions about jobs. >> jobs and the economy and, of course, the international scenes. the men in front are the network correspondents who are -- they are motioning at the podium. the president was due out about six months ago. >> while we wait for the president to make appearance we want to check back in quickly with sal for an update on the question serious situation that you are -- very serious situation that you are following. >> that's right. when the president starts talk, i will toss it right back to you so you can toss it to the president. newschopper2 is showing us this area where shots were fired about a half-hour ago this morning. now, that's the police dispatch center. but goff street is blocked from geary heading on down. this is the crime scene. you can see plenty of police offic

i'm actually samoan and mexican from my mom is from texas. and i just want to say i'm really disappointed in obama and what's been going on with the jobs. my dad is a machinist in california and he's losing a lot of jobs. going to china. so this is -- i mean obviously this is, you know, -- this is the affecting our family. and what's going on -- i don't know what to say anymore. like i just want to say that i'm disappointing in obama. period. >> host: jessica, how old are you? if i may ask. >> caller: i'm 33. >> host: you are calling on republican, did you vote for the president or john mccain? >> caller: i voted for mccain. >> host: okay. thank you very much for the call. viewer from illinois has had point. nehro failed, rome burned. send us your e-mail comments or journals. greg is joining us from huntsville, alabama. good morning, independent line. >> caller: hi. good morning. how are you? >> host: fine. thank you. >> caller: i wanted to let people know i'm in the restaurant industry. i has been for 22 years. since 1981, the $2.13 an hour

i am actually samoan and mexico -- mexican. my mom is from texas. i just want to say that i am really disappointed in obama and what has been going on with the jobs. my dad is a machinist from california and he is losing a lot of jobs going to china. so, this is -- obviously this is -- you know, this is affecting our family. and what is going on -- i don't know what to say anymore. i just want to say i am disappointed in obama period. host: how old are you, may i ask? caller: 33. host: you are calling on the republican line. did you vote for the president in 2008 or for john mccain? caller: i voted for mccain. host: thank you very much for the call. a viewer from illinois has this point -- you can send as email commenter questions, journal@c-span.org. greg is joining us from huntsville alabama. independent line. caller: how are you? host: fine, thank you. caller: i want to let people know i am in the restaurant industry and have been for 22 years. since 1981, the $2.13 an hour wage has been set and it has not changed. if you are a server in this cou