it's the biggest one. >> simon: pierre cox is alma's director. job is to coordinate the 19 different countries involved in the project. >> cox: when i took my job, people said, "oh, my goodness. that would be like being the secretary general of united nations." >> simon: that's what i would have thought. >> cox: i thought it, also. but then, i thought a little bit about it, and i think, no, it's much easier because all the members have the same goal, which is not true for the united nations. >> simon: but it is a herculean task. everything you see here had to be manufactured in europe, asia and north america, and shipped to the atacama. it was assembled and tested here at alma's base camp at the foot of the mountain, an altitude of 10,000 feet. then, the trip to the top, at eight miles an hour. each one of these $7 million instruments has to make the 17- mile journey on a specially- built transporter-- more crab than carrier-- designed to protect this ultra sensitive cargo from even the slightest bump in the road. you put one of these on a truck?

he pressed that. >> simon: and that goes through to you?pero: straight to me, a text message to me. >> simon: police were working their sledgehammers, but couldn't find kim anywhere. >> tempero: and they were... they'd done this damage here thinking that he was in the dumb waiter. >> simon: tempero says he was forced to show them where kim was. >> tempero: it's a closet. but if you push the back of the door... okay, so this is the red room-- as you can see, only because of the color of the carpet, nothing sinister. >> simon: the police found kim sitting behind a pillar, not far from a locker that stored a shotgun. to this day, kim believes the operation was excessive. >> dotcom: this is an overreach of epic proportions. >> simon: but there was a gun in the room? >> dotcom: yeah, there was a gun in the room. but, you know, i mean, you in the u.s., everyone has a gun in the room, right? that's not the reason why you go and invade the home with anti- terrorist forces. >> simon: the police weren't finished. they seized his computers, carried aw

>> simon: if you blow it? >> lucic: if you blow it, you're done.au is a working mom, nursing a two-month-old baby and a cold. she has a lot to contend with. you were quite sick last week? >> diana damrau: yes. i'm still a bit. but i tried not to sing all the time, and reduce a little bit. >> simon: just a little bit. i mean, you were belting it out. >> damrau: oh, no, only at the end. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ( applause ) >> simon: "rigoletto" is far from the only thing going on here today. there can be as many as ten operas in production at once. right now, the met stage is being set up for a new version of richard wagner's "parsifal," a sacred opera that's never been done like this before. dozens of raven-haired maidens sloshing around in a river of blood. 1,600 gallons of the stuff, heated so the singers don't get cold. overseeing all this is that worried-looking man, peter gelb, the met's general manager. he says opera is a blood sport. >> peter gelb: i go in every day to the met knowing that this is... there is a battle to be... to be waged and fought for

the. >> who was simon & schuster? >> guest: well they were max shuster and simon and they were two gentlemen who were friends with one another and we back in 1924 they decided to start a publishing house on their own. they have been working in publishing houses but felt they could begin on themselves so they did. they set out one day and they

the. >> who was simon & schuster? >> guest: well they were max shuster and simon and they were two gentlemen who were friends with one another and we back in 1924 they decided to start a publishing house on their own. they have been working in publishing houses but felt they could begin on themselves so they did. they set out one day and they rented a space and put up a sign that said simon & schuster publishers. >> host: would they recognize what you do today? >> guest: know i think they totally would. some of what is really interesting when you read through the history is to realize how many things go in circles and what is old becomes new again. they use as an example the reason they would recognize what we do today namely it's because the job of the publisher has not changed at all which is defined great work. depending on what kind of work it is and then to find an audience that commits that audience to buy it. we have always been the conduit between the artist in the consumer and that has not changed at all. a l

. >> it's another rescue by englishman simon cowell. >> nice of simon cowell to come out of the uk, i might add. >> now meet the man on a mission to save animals in trouble. >> you just do things and rescue things in places which seem impossible sometimes. >>> and a dude devours his food container. >> as if it's a large bun. chomping right into this thing. >> how to get your meals straight through the styrofoam. >> either he's doing some kind of dare or challenge, or he is super high. >>> well, you're looking at surveillance footage from a home in claremont, california. you notice two people walking toward the front door of this home. they're carrying clipboards, it looks like. >> no good. >> you see the guy ring the doorbell. no one seems to be coming to the door. >> which is what they want. >> that's not what they want. >> what they really, really want? >> i'll tell you what they want. what they really, really want. they want to get it on on the front porch. the camera starts picking it up. he brushes his hands down his chest. it gets worse or better because he sticks his hand right

he's sent to county jail to await a hearing. >> simon?here. >> what do you want people to know about young women who are selling themselves? >> we're not all whores. there's people out there that really need help. and there really is nowhere else to go. healthcare changes, if frustration and paperwork decrease... the gap begins to close. so let's simplify things. let's close the gap between people and care. (water dripping and don't juspipes clanging)ncisco. visit tripadvisor san francisco. (soothing sound of a shower) with millions of reviews, tripadvisor makes any destination better. thlook what i got.p. oh my froot loops! [sniffs] let's do this? get up! get up! get up! get up! loop me! bring back the awesome... yeah! yeah! yeah! with the great taste of kellogg's froot loops. follow your nose! >>> it's a friday night in polk county, florida. 21-year-old stephanie is under arrest for prostitution. >> have you ever been arrested before for prostitution? >> no, sir. >> where's your mom and dad? >> my dad i haven't talked to -- i couldn't e

they will see a simon & schuster imprint, but they might of the sea others on my simon & schuster, correct? raid. the idea is you want to have people passionate about the books, so publishing houses are often broken down into smaller groups and within each publishing house that can be numerous imprints, numerous editions and they are all putting their energy behind the projects that they are the most excited about. >> one of the biggest books for simon & schuster this year is hillary clinton new book. what has been your role the process of getting that to the bookstores? >> hillary clinton has been a drop there for 18 years now. i guess you can initiate in the mightiness first lady of the precarious date during those years. callan reidy, ours eeo acquired hillary clinton's first book any years ago, that was the takes a village. we are publishing "hard choices" on june 10th. it is our fourth book. i was involved in the beginning of yet titian and then overseeing all aspects of the working close me with all the people at the company. >> as the editor, is there a lot of e-mails back and forth

simon is a family doctor. he lives about a mile from the shooting victim who is retired mortgage firm owner. his neighbors told us he has anger issues and simon former neighbor says the same thing about him. >> he's angry man. hostile angry man. >> simon attorney sent statement to abc 7 saying this is a clear case of self-defense. i am confident that the facts will ultimately proof that dr. seem on was in fear for his life and the life of his wife. police say both men could be charged with reckless driving. alan wong abc 7 news. >> next. the woman seen in this video being punched here by chp officer is fighting back. the serious allegations made tonight. >> plus some special delivery land shipping giant in hot water. the strong words fedex has for the feds. >> bush a hard day night. >> he might be the world youn youngest beadle fan how his love for the fabulous 4 love for the fabulous 4 inspiring his family. >> i'm sandhya we are back to our typical marine larry but it will get replaced by muggy warm weather.

simon was safe in his house. secured in his house with access to cell phone and telephone to call 911. he was armed with handgun. no one attempting to enter the residence at that time. >> but police say simon came back out fired a warning shot into the ground and confronted the man confirmed identity but asked us not to release until the family is notified. >> working on his left, left side. this side. >> simon is a family doctor. he lives about a mile from the shooting victim who is retired mortgage firm owner. his neighbors told us he has anger issues and simon former neighbor says the same thing about him. >> he's angry man. hostile angry man. >> simon attorney sent statement to abc 7 saying this is a clear case of self-defense. i am confident that the facts will ultimately proof that dr. seem on was in fear for his life and the life of his wife. police say both men could be charged with reckless driving. alan wong abc 7 news. >> next. the woman seen in this video being punched here by chp officer is fighting

how all of us can create hope, change and community by sister simone campbell.hted to have had you on this program. thank you for your time. >> thank you. such an honor to be with you. >> delighted to have had you. that's our show for tonight. thank you for watching, and as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. >>> i'm tavis smiley. join me next time with the british heavy metal band def leppard now on tour with kiss. that's next time. we'll see you then. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> drew: welcome to thewelcome . tonight sir alex ferguson. on football and life. >> the best moment has to be barcelona, of course. the trophy i never won. thi.when you win, you can never forget it. to encapsulate my life is to have 27 years at manchester is an achievement, the continuity and the consistency that created there and going after the chop, i can't ask for anything more. for me, you know, i've achieved whatever i wanted to achieve and i'm a happy man. >> charlie:

simon was safe in his house. secured in his house with access to cell phone and telephone to call 911. he was armed with handgun. no one attempting to enter the residence at that time. >> but police say simon came back out fired a warning shot into the ground and confronted the man confirmed identity but asked us not to release until the family is notified. >> working on his left, left side. this side. >> simon is a family doctor. he lives about a mile from the shooting victim who is retired mortgage firm owner. his neighbors told us he has anger issues and simon former neighbor says the same thing about him. >> he's angry man. hostile angry man. >> simon attorney sent statement to abc 7 saying this is a clear case of self-defense. i am confident that the facts will ultimately proof that dr. seem on was in fear for his life and the life of his wife. police say both men could be charged with reckless driving. alan wong abc 7 news. >> next. the woman seen in this video being punched here by chp officer is fighting

how all of us can create hope, change and community by sister simone campbell.hted to have had you on this program. thank you for your time. >> thank you. such an honor to be with you. >> delighted to have had you. that's our show for tonight. thank you for watching, and as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. >>> i'm tavis smiley. join me next time with the british heavy metal band def leppard now on tour with kiss. that's next time. we'll see you then. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> tonight on "quest" -- nanoscience has a miraculous new toy! come along as "quest" peers through the world's most powerful microscope for a glimpse of the smallest things ever seen by the human eye. and, the pure simplicity of america's game: just throw, hit and catch, right? not so! we lift the veil on the fascinating physics of baseball, just in time for opening day. >> major funding for "quest" is provided by the national science foundation. the gordon and betty moore fo

sue is out, but simon is in at the new york stock exchange, simon. >> yes, we've lost 17,000 on the dow. only six members are in positive territory. it is the credit card manufacturers, although the credit card players and indeed the insurers that are leading the freight down. >> visa of course guidance, very poor, and that's a real problem for the dow jones industrial average right now. i want to turn to crude, past 11:00, we saw spike in brent. moving to the juch side, this is probably related to ukrainian issues. mr. van rump, the president of the european council is backing the idea of additional sanctions against russia, but that is not been confirmed. they have not signed off on that, that is what's moving things. also some reports that russia may be providing heavier weapon systems to separatists, that's floating out there as a concern. at any point, brent moving up the s&p 500 on that news, a little after 11:00. as you can see moved to the downside. since come off of those lows, but germany had a tougher time. of course simon covers all of that. you can see germany covering the

and if a law needed to be changed why did we have to wait for the emergency, simon? >> the republicans have been blocking them nine years and we are saying that the system is broken for nine years and we are putting in solutions. >> all they are say suggest deport the kids. >> you folks have caused all of the problems, why don't you solid the problem, david? >> it starts with securing the border, with simon is advocating we have no policy on immigration. we have a policy right now, if you want to rush the border and you get to come to america because of our humanitarian. but if you are an educated worker, when your visa is done go home. and this is fractured at base. >> it is no policy. anybody who wants to walk across the border can do it. >> that's not true, that's not true. in fact. >> simon, look at tv, it is happening every day. >> we have deported tens of thousands of adults, it is the kids because of a bush law we have different restrictions on dealing with the poor children. >> they are allowed to cross. >> simon, why hasn't the president address that in legi

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apparently simon was not in fear for his life. reporting live, christie smith. >>> the people are still in shock after yesterday's bank robbery and subsequent shooting. three people died, including one of the hostages who was a mother of two. jodi hernandez joins us from stockton this evening. this is the type of violent crime we rarely see. >> reporter: that's right. in fact, the police chief says that the suspect put this entire community at risk. they were so heavily armed, he says, that they actually had ammo strapped to their bodies. now, this is where it all landed. in fact, you can see some of the police cars involved in the gun battle are still out here on the streets as the department of justice investigates. >> she want to see her arm. >> desiree armstrong can't bear to see what the daughters went through when the 12-year-old's mother was taken hostage inside a stockton bank yesterday afternoon. >> i don't understand why this had to happen. why she had to be the one to have this happen to her. >> the gunman led police on

penney, american eagle and others can't ask for simon's resume. he may have to abide by a non-compete but don't feel too bad, his retirement gift includes more than $9 million in cash, benefits and consultation fees. >>> investors continue to hit the like button on shares of facebook and that is where we begin tonight's market focus. we told you about facebook's blowout earnings. investors got a chance to react to profits today and bought up shares of the giant and then some. with today's gain, facebook now at a record high cracked the top 15 most valuable companies in the s&p 500. it's $190 billion market value makes it bigger than coca-cola and at&t. the stock 5% higher at 74.98. >>> some newer drugs helped bristol myers, cost controls and strong sales of the blood clot and drug melanoma treatment boltered results. higher taxes and its exit from the diabetes business. still, shares there up slightly $49.46 the close. >>> another drug maker, eli lil lilly's profits fell as top drugs expired. the company backed the full-year earnings guidance toda

simon says -- what else should -- simon says put your hands on your hips. >> simon say put your handsn your hips. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i don't know if we can blame the kids. tell them to touch their toes again. >> touch your toes. >> touch your toes. >> jimmy: all right. >> oh, i'm sorry. you're going to have to go. >> jimmy: sorry, blondie. i think i've had enough of this game. tell the kids to gather around the creature because the creature does a pretty cool trick. okay. kids -- they can't hear me. gather around in front of the creature. >> get closer, kids. thank you. >> jimmy: all right. ask the kids if they're hot. >> kids, are you hot? >> are you kids hot? yes. >> jimmy: all right. >> move back a little. >> jimmy: wait a minute. looks like you're holding back a sneeze, doesn't, it creature? >> okay. hold on. ah-choo! [ laughter ] ha, ha, ha, ha. i got you, kids. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we are going to comic-con in san diego this weekend. you can see the giant there, guillermo not included. maybe guillermo wasn't the best choice to operate the monster. [ laughter ] d

simon and the other man had an altercation and simon drove home and the other man pulled in behind him not letting him close the garage. simon got out of the car, retrieve add .357 and fired a warning into the ground and then shot the victim. twice. >> there was a moment in time where simon was safer in his house, secure, with access to cell phone and telephone to call 1991 and he was armed with a handgun and no one was attempting to enter at that time. >> in a statement to abc7 his attorney says this is a "clear case of self-defense." you can read the entire statement open our website at abc7news.com. >>> a grief-stricken community mourns the loss of a woman used as a human shield after a tock ton bank robbery. misty holt-singh was killed on wednesday after throw men robbed a bank of the west branch and led police own an hour long chase. here is more from stockton with the growing memorial. >> they placed flowers and notes and candles outside the bank where the horror started where more than only money was exchanged, tellers remember customers here, and where stockton permanently chan

it also says bill simon will transition out of the company. foran succeeds bill simon. annual salary, not hundred $50,000. $950,000., he was -- previously he was ceo of walmart asia. scarlet fu, actually -- no, ok. coming up, we went to talk about sanctions and how they weigh on companies that do business overseas. chipotle hit all-time highs after the restaurant chain reported better-than-expected earnings. we will hear from the companies -- from the company cfo. you not want to miss this conversation. stay "in the loop." ♪ >> i want to get more on that breaking news on walmart. scarlet fu is at the breaking news desk. >> let's recap the headlines. walmart has named greg foran president and ceo of walmart united states, succeeding bill simon on august 9. the number, simon lost out to doug macmillan, the current ceo of walmart, in a bid to succeed michael duke. bill simon had been at walmart since 2006. he had previously been in the food and beverage industry. a lot of people say he did a in theb and the -- business and did a good job on the low-end consumer was struggl

simon mcgregor-wood is on the greek side.st, let's go to paul brennan, in the turkish northern part of the city. tell us how the anniversary is being marked where you are. >> well, it's being marked with a celebration here. very different to the sentiment on the other side of the line where simon mcgregor-wood is. i'm at a military parade, where we are listening at the moment to a speech by the turkish president who is over here on a 3-day visit. his final foreign visit before he steps down as president in less than a month's time. if i can give you an extract from what the turkish cypriot president said in the last couple of minutes. it's a favour this side of the line. it's a day of peace and freedom. 40 were liberated fr. some people, the greek cypriots believe the invasion occurred 30 years ago, and on the althoughed of sip rerks the turkish troops were welcomed as liberators and peacekeepers. >> thank you, let's check in with simon mcgregor-wood, who is in the south. i imagine a different picture where you are. >> absolu

dom chu on where the trading action will be. >> sure, simon. let's look at the five worst performing stocks on the s&p 500 so far this year, and you can see that all are from the consumer discretionary space -- coach, whole foods, staples, bed bath and beyond, tractor supply. while experts say each name is dealing with company-specific challenges, analysts i spoke to say the underperformance highlights the broader concerns around the state of the consumer. whether these stocks can rebound says it comes down to marketing and investments to get traffic back in stores. also the new merchandise that comes out in december could also spurs, but she's staying cautious. whole foods, disappointing earnings resulted in shares getting hit, but some experts say the stock is oversold. staples, bed, band and beyond bo negatively impacted. the retailers need to focus on strength in this the online platform, but overall, it's just interesting to see we're in the second half of the year. analysts still talking about a weather as a focal point. >> as it turns ou

my wife, i said turn on the news, i guarantee you it's jim simon. boom, sure enough. >> reporter: eric nose the man that fired the shots that lest this man injured. police interviewed him because the man they're accusing of pulling the trigger was once his neighbor. >> he's an angry man. hostile, angry man. >> reporter: police officers and crime scene investigators swarmed the house on paradise drive after receiving multiple 911 reports of shots fired. the first units to arrived determined this was not a break-in as callers said but something more. >> started like a possible road rage incident. >> reporter: two marin county men became so angry, that things took a naft wsty turn. >> the garage door closed on the driver's hood. >> reporter: argument ensued, and shots were fired. >> homeowner fired the rounds at the driver, the tiburon resident, we know, shot in the torso, possibly the leg. he's in serious condition at marin general hospital. >> reporter: police have not identified the victim but confirmed they recovered a .357 revolver owned by james

welcome back to the kaiser report imax keyser time out of turn to jol dates of swarm and simon dixon of back to the future dot com joel welcome to the kaiser report nice to be here all right swarm this is yet another breaking story here in the kaiser report we broke bitcoin but years ago we broke like coin we broke max going ok swarm is another step toward a crypto future i guess is a good way to describe it but tell us about swarm swarm is the world's first crypto equity platform so we have we think that crypto equity is to normal crypto currency is the currency and sort of the next logical step and has a lot of flexibility that you don't find in existing legal systems and we think it's going to evolve into being the preferred option for funding all sorts of different projects over the course of the next decade ok so recently there was a controversy with oculus rift oculus rift was a project on kickstarter and people put up lots of money they developed this product and then i guess it was bought up by facebook for a big number billions of dollars and the people who put up those the

up because an animal is bought up in it, and that's what happened to the fox. >> i know, i know. >> simonets out the tools and gets to work getting the creature out. >> he's scared. >> getting tangled up trying to escape. >> he's got gloves on. he needs them. this fox bites. >> looks like he almost got it. >> not quite. simon did it for him. >> that really doesn't look that tight round. >> guess how he shows the appreciation. as soon as he's cut free, he wants to check it, make sure it's not scarred and see what it does. >> oh, does that really hurt? can you find your mom? she's been looking for you. >> another successful rescue. >> go on. >> talk about just a feel good video. the rapping dad, dark clark is back. >> i'm just a crazy dad. you probably remember him rapping in the car. ♪ >> he's been on the show before, and now got his kids involved. his three sons are also talented. ♪ >> obviously, the youngest son goes first, and then dad shows off his skills. ♪ here i am again ♪ rapping dad's back ♪ chilling with my kids ♪ we got a new track ♪ shake it like a grandma >> they are loving be

matt, to simon's point. simon is putting out there what we heard from democrats all along about how the gop is against rights for women. what is the answer against that? >> the answer to this is to look at the facts, jenna. the fact is there were only four types of contraception that owners of hobby lobby had a problem with. it's forms of contraception that induce early abortion. this country is becoming more and more pro-life. it's an issue quite frankly that democrats are on the wrong side of history on. they can try to spin this as a contraception issue. it's not. it's about life in early stages in the womb. republicans will stand up for that life. i think that the american people believe that it's okay in this country to have religious beliefs that lead you to want to protect life. that's good politics as well. >> let me ask you both a final question. we see both of you in your corners speaking of "rocky" the movie. you talk about religious freedom. you talk about rights of women. what if this is about n

simon, it is all about user engagement when it comes to twitter.hat does twitter still have to prove? can they keep this up? >> they just have to keep continue doing what they are doing in terms of converting the huge awareness that twitter has. everyone knows what twitter is. making the experience better for people, based on what they are interested in. the work to get around the world cup, maybe expanding that to other events that people can really engage and find out information about topics they are passionate about. that is what will convert that awareness into user growth, and that is how they will catch up with facebook him a 1.3 billion users. >> simon mansell at our editor-at-large cory johnson, thank you. what is an entrepreneur to do when he has been fired from his last start up? write a rock album? travel asia and start something new? we will be back and talk about the former groupon ceo's latest detour. ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west." i'm emily chang. could it be a great silicon valley comeback? andrew mason was fired from group

news in the west oak lanes section of philadelphia, 11 shots were fired in the playground at the simons rec reaction center. two teens were hit and one is in critical condition. dann cuellar is live at the scene. what is the latest there? >> reporter: philadelphia police are gathering evidence here on the scene and what parents describe as a crazy scene at the simons rec center. around 4:45 this afternoon, the 14th district police received reports of gunshots at the rec center playground and they found two men had been shot, an 18 shot in the groin and he is in critical at einstein and a 19-year-old was also shot in the thigh, is he in stable condition at einstein. two gunmen are being sought and they found at least 11 bullet cases from two semi automatic weapons on the scene. concerned parents rushed to get their kids. >> we know at the teem of the shooting at 4:45 in the afternoon, the simons playground had 30 people on the playground. and there were adults playing basketball and young, tender age children with young parents on the playground. >> i got a phone call saying come pick yo

retailer, it doesn't appear that bill simon will be doing that.ns for walmart, courtney reagan is at hq. >> it's not really a huge surprise to bill simon because it was widely known that he wanted the top job, the c eceo the entire company. sam simon's last day will be august 9th. greg foran will replace him. he came to the u.s. in 2011 to run the china division and was previously with australia. he ran all of the international business and he's had a lot of confidence in mr. foran. however, walmart's u.s. same-store sales have fallen for six consecutive quarters. when i spoke to bill simon on july 8th, while the job market has improved, walmart shoppers may not feel that way. >> i think it's going to take a while, six months or a year for those numbers to balance out. you'll see a drop in the rate. and then as more people come back into the workforce, that might change again. hopefully after six years we're starting to gain a little traction in the u.s. and that track is coming at the top end. i think the middle is pretty challenged. >> there's a

>> right now, phil simon is not going anywhere. simon is also someone that was talked about as a potential ceo. the job over got him. it is not shocking that he is leaving. the same store sales have been lagging. is a sign of what is going on with the broader economy. also, the supercenter model, having a bigger store, has not been as successful. towardare gravitating more traditional grocery stores. there is a two-year noncompete clause as part of simon's contract. that means for the next two years, we will not necessarily see him at another retailer. >> talk to us about greg foreign -- greg foran. he has never lived in the u.s. >> he is from new zealand. and haseen an investor worked at walmart since the age of 17. -- and he was formerly the head of australia's woolworth's supermarket. then ironically, he was passed over to become ceo of woolworth's, just as simon was passed over. ended up leaving woolworth's, joined walmart as head of their trip -- their china division, and then was promoted to the lead asia division a couple of

. >> for more, let's talk to our political correspondent, simon young. we have just heard that the german foreign minister and john kerry are meeting in vienna. the u.s. has stonewalled so far. what can we expect from the weekend? >> not much. the germans will be looking for some indication from the americans they understand how serious this issue is taken in germany, in particular, and perhaps also that the state department, the secretary of state will be able to give some indication there will not be retaliation from the american side. there have been fears expressed that the americans might reduce intelligence cooperation. that would be very bad for germany. ironically enough, in view of what this dispute is all about, germany relies very heavily on the united states for intelligence cooperation. i think in vienna over the weekend we will hear words, hopefully expressions about how important the transatlantic cooperation continues to be. >> clearly the german party is the one that is wrong. the u.s. seems to be defiant. how fundamental are the differe

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simon got a gun and fired several shots including two that hit the other driver. neighbors and police say this is not the type of thing you would expect on paradise drive. >> what i say is take a deep breath. you are responsible for your actions before you follow someone on to their property and before you ever pull out a handgun and use it. >> last time we checked the other drive that is not being identified was reported to be in serious condition but investigators say they were able to talk to him. simon is cooperating with police and booked in the marin county jail. >>> one man hit in the face with a baseball bat and robbed. that happened at seventh and market street. three men approached him. one hit him in the face with a bat. the other two stole his cash and cell phone. he was taken to the hospital with head injuries including a broken jaw. police say he is expected to recover and no arrests are made. >>> we are hearing about a man groping women at sfo. he is a high powered financier. he works at actis capitol singapore a private equity firm. he waved one wo

simon shuster who wrote the cover story. big red cover which says cold war 2. >> i don't think it's a cold war. but i think it's a return to the 19th century. we were never at the end of history and the idea that the end of the cold war meant there would be a peace dividend that we could have and essentially declining american power withdrawn, inward looking america was always wrong. wrong whether you take it from the right side of the political spectrum or the left side. so it's not a a cold war in the ideological sense but it is the return of great power competition. >> ambassador, thank you, sir. >> thank you. >> and president obama and members of the house and senate all say it is a crisis. will they do anything about this crisis before they all go on vacation? well, that's coming up. if you don't think "feed the then you don't know "aarp". our drive to end hunger has donated 29 million meals, and counting. find more real possibilities at aarp.org/possibilities. >>> search of immigrant children overwhelming the border pa

bill simon, ceo of the u.s. division, says despite the recovering job market, consumer confidence has not increased enough to convince shoppers to ramp up their spending. more on simon's view on the economy and impact on walmart live at 11:45 a.m. eastern time today. interesting comments. >> yeah, i think the main one being what you said in terms of their sense of the consumer, and while samsung may be as much as a fifth of the south krooen market overall, walmart is our retail as well, 20% of all publicly traded retailers. interesting story in the journal today referencing the fact they recommended a book i know well having completed a documentary on amazon, "the everybody store" by brad stone, as they try to think about how to do things differently, focusing on small opposed to large, which got us into the whole conversation about consolidation with the dollar stores and whether walmart would participate in that, but trying to do things somewhat differently and may be encouraging to shareholders to hear he has

david simon said you all should be very pleased. you live in the gulf. you have taken this office in the golden age of corruption. enjoy it. so sadly i think he was right and the problem is greater now than it was six years ago and only the kind of reporting and commitment that is reflected in these books will see us through but i think we all share a responsibility how-to spread resources and training and commitment we all required to ask these questions so thank you very much. thanks for your time. [applause] >> thank you for that and for all your great work and now for your training the next generation of folks who try to live up to exactly that charge. next i am going to ask james f. hoge to join us at the podium. james is the senior adviser, editor of foreign affairs. during his 18 years as editor, foreign affairs--circulation to an all-time high of 161,000 and also launched editions in spanish, japanese and russian. is vladimir putin reading? magazine was founded in 1922 by the council of foreign relations to a educate the public, the international