. >> the prime minister of thailand says order has been restored to the capital and throughout the restf the country. this follows weeks of violent anti-government protests that have left more than 50 people dead. reconciliation efforts will continue, he said. >> we have restored order in the capital of bangkok and the provinces of thailand. we have been able to do this with the cooperation of government officials, volunteers, and, of course, the people of thailand. will move quickly to restore normalcy and recognize as we move ahead there are huge challenges at a bus -- ahead of us. >> the parliament has approved the country's -- the german parliament has approved the country's contribution for the eurozone. it is to help stop degrees crisis from spreading and to restore confidence in the euro. three members of a british family have been shot dead in pakistan in what police believe is the result of a family feud. it is believed they were attacked because of the marriage of one of their sons to a local woman had broken down. the gunmen have been arrested. kingston has become a no go are

tensions are mounting in thailand's capital city. take a look. [ gun shots ] >> that is some of video coming in fox news. government troops designating part of bangkok a live firing zone, this as the prime minister vows not to give in the anti-government red shirt protestors as they are called. at least 24 people reportedly have been killed. nearly 200 have been injured since it began on thursday. the u.s. embassy is offering to evacuate family members of the staff and issuing a travel warning for all-american citizens to say away. we'll have a live report coming up in the next hour. >>> a war of words erupting between peter king and the obama administration. as issue, claims that new york city is sitting on $275 million in anti-terror funding. molly henneberg is live in washington. i understand that the accusation there is a pot of money out there that new york is not using for terror combating and that is coming from the administration? >> reporter: homeland security secretary says there is $275 million federal dollars already appr

"the politics of uneven development in thailand." professor, doner, where do things stand as of tonight? what is the status of the opposition? >> the opposition seems to be heavily fragmented. it's, obviously, as your report just showed, the main area of protests has been broken up. the protesters have been dispersed but my understanding is many protesters, at least the hard core, have dispersed to different parts of bangkok and have provided to engage, to some degree, in protests in looting and to some degree arsoning. they have, evidently, torched one of the largest shopping centers in asia, the central world shopping centers. in addition, there has broken out protests in at least a half a dozen north and northeastern province where's some buildings, some government buildings have been lit on fire. >> woodruff: so that suggested the leader of this protest movement who surrender only represent a part of what the movement is. >> well, it's-- that's-- that's true. we-- but one of the questions is what exactly -- what is the makeup of

. >> prime minister of thailand said order has been restored to the capital, bangkok, and the rest ofhe country. he made his announcement after weeks of anti-government protests which left more than 50 people dead he said he would continue to try for reconciliation but lead made no mention of election the protesters' main demand. >> we have restored order in the capital of bangkok and the provinces of thailand. we have been able to do this with the cooperation of government officials, volunteer, and of course the people of thailand. we will continue to move swiftly to restore normalcy and we recognize that as we move ahead there are huge challenges ahead of us, particularly the challenge of overcoming the divisions that have occurred in this country. >> the former leader of the southern rebels in sudan has been sworn in as the first elected president of southern sudan he won a landslide in elections last month and will lead the region to a referendum on independence next january.í! >> a moment many southern sudanese never thought would happen. the region's first elected president taki

. >> the prime minister of thailand says the order has been restored to the capital bank. he made his announcement after weeks of anti-government protest that left more than 50 people dead. in a tv address, he said he would continue to try reconciliation but made -- made no mention of elections, the protesters main demands. >> we have been able to do this with the cooperation of government officials, all volunteers, and the people of thailand. we will continue to move swiftly to restore normalcy, and we recognize that as we move ahead, there are huge challenges ahead of us, particularly the challenge of overcoming the divisions that have occurred in this country. >> nato has announced that may shake up the command structure in afghanistan. headquarters will be split into two to affect the increase in forces. the bulk of british troops will now come under american command at least until there is rotation. the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has arrived in china or she is expected to try to persuade the government to take a more critical approach to north korea with

business people we take the opportunity of this flow to engage everybody: china, india, we talked about thailand for example, vietnam, the potential is tremendous and this is what the wief is all about. we get them to come here each time we have our events and engage them, provide them an opportunity to facilitate for them to get together and identify and go on and doing business and in order to facilitate that we are talking about bridging, bridging the gap so to speak through business. this is all we are all about. >>sager: finally, let's discuss the potential of the muslim market and specifically the key industries halal and islamic finance. >>hitam: i have said this ever so many times: if we look at the population of the islamic world it is mind boggling of the potential. the halal food industry is something that is just thriving, that is moving very fast, which is... now we claim that malaysia has been the hub of it, the centre of it, literally the initiator of it, that has been the course for the other countries to adopt it, wanting to be in on that. that is why. number two: islamic bankin

and see a photo gallery of images from thailand's political unrest. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm gwen ifill. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions

. >> sreenivasan: a standoff in the streets of bangkok, thailand, escalated today. at least eight people were killed, and more than a hundred others wounded in clashes between thai troops and protesters. and some of the violence edged closer to the u.s. and japanese embassies. we have a report narrated by jonathan miller of independent television news. >> reporter: welcome to thailand, land of the free, where tear gas and live rounds are exploding the myth of a peace-loving people. the heart of bangkok, the heart of the war zone-- this now the deadliest violence in nearly two decades. here the nation's polarized political forces are colliding head on. they have seemingly irreconcilable differences, and there are real fears about what the future might hold. >> ( translated ): this is an illegal use of force as ordered by the government of abhisit vejajiva. they should be responsible for those wounded and dead. this is clearly a use of war weapons on the people. >> reporter: this escalation, triggered by the attempted assassination last night of the red shirt protesto

. >> brown: amid deadly clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces in thailand today, we talk to patrick winn of "global post" in bangkok. >> woodruff: dave iverson of kqed san francisco reports on aid groups in haiti stepping in where the government has failed to help. >> brown: and paul solman talks to economist simon johnson about past presidents who took on big banks and won. >> f.d.r. really changed fundamentally the infrastructure of this country. both the physical infrastructure and the financial infrastructure and did a really good job. nothing lasts forever. we have to go out and do it again. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the fbi staged a series of raids across the northeast united states today connected to the investigation into the times square

and this has been a report this morning, the army using snipers, to kill protesters in thailand. and, the demonstrators now say they are ready to talk if the army stops the slaughter. at least 30 people have been killed in the streets in bangkok the past few days an leaders from the so-called red shirt protesters now demanding the united nations step in, to handle negotiations with the government. good morning on this sunday morning, i'm eric sean. >> jamie: a sign of how much concern there is, i'm jamie colby, welcome to america's news headquarters, this sunday morning and the thai government has not responded to the offer but said it will not carry through with plans for a curfew. the government is planning to send the red cross and other agencies into the protest area, and they want to evacuate women, children, and the elderly. joining me on the phone from bangkok is global radio news reporter, simon raqmin and we spoke yesterday and the violence was escalating. have things calmed down at all. >> caller: i wouldn't say they've calmed down since the time i spoke to you last. i'

this as thailand's worst political violence in decades and the country is a key u.s.asia's second largest economy. more protests in jerusalem this weekend. dozens of demonstrators are furious over relocation of some ancient graves. israeli authorities say they're about 1400 years old and belong to christians or pagans, no one is sure. some orthodox jews say they're jewish and don't want them disturbed. dana? >> well, juliet as you know the religious parties hold the balance of power in the israeli government. this unprecedented decision of netanyahu to go against the religious parties has caused a big stir. it's a new story involving a very old grave site 1400 years old to be exact. in the southern city, israeli police used a water cannon and arrested several dozen religious jews to stop the relocation of the graves they say belongs to jews. archaeologists say they're christian or pagan graves. the dispute caused riots overnight and religious jews set fires and chased by mounted policemen. the graves were relocated so a bomb proof emergency room could be dug next to a

the portion thailand are not the poorest people in asia. they are fairly well off. glimpse of a better life under this prime minister. life under this prime minister. his removal was very -- a very bitter experience for them. host: over the past decade, thailand has been a popular spot international terrorists with fancy restaurants, luxury spas. as tourism stop with this crisis? guest: i saw arrivals at the international airport has been cut in half. about 40 million tourists a year, a lot for a country of 65 million. great beaches, and double tracking, the nightlife of bangkok -- all of those are attractions. the tourism industry has been affected by this. host: thanks for talking with us today. guest: you are welcome. host: he reports on the continuing violent protests in bangkok. let me move back to domestic situations. let me introduce you to our next guest this morning. he is a professor at the university of texas at austin. he caught our attention with recent pieces suggesting that federal debt and deficits should not be on the mind of american residents and

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fighting between troops and red shirt protestors killing 30 people in thailand.solution of parliament and new elections is being asked for. >> police officer killed a 7-year-old girl. they were searching a home for a murder suspect and his weapon fired hitting the child. >> bp tried to siphon some of the oil off in the leak in gulf of mexico. they successfully inserted a tube into one of sources of the leak. >> gregg: we've been talking a lot about the anti-incumbent sentiment that seems to be sweeping the nation. what about democrats versus republicans. >> a new rasmussen poll reports, it gives us insight. republican candidates hold a six-point lead as you can see the latest edition of the congressional ballot. 44-38%. that seems to be changing a little. that number seems to be sinking doesn't it? >> it does. the democrats have gained ground ever since they passed the health care law. it was unpopular among most voters it was very popular in the democratic base. we have seen enthusiasm increase in the lat las couple of months. still not as good as they would lik

thailand's problems cannot be so easily swept away. >> japan is known for its high- speed bullet trains, but one of the most spectacular lines of the country is only 20 kilometers per hour. it runs through a gorge in the north. the area is so mountains and snowy that the service can only run in the summer months. >> it may be slow compared to the bullet train, but nothing can match it for views. the wildness of the japanese alps a trucks 1 million people each year to make the journey. simply gorgeous, he says. awesome, says another woman. keeping the train going is a tough job for the maintenance crews the take customer service very seriously. they must make sure the tracks are clear, that the wind through the steep mountainsides. >> nothing is mechanized. we do everything by hand. physically it is very demanding. >> at the start of the summer the team travels of the line which was originally built to transport materials for the construction of hydroelectric dam. this is one of the few roadways in the world has to be rebuilt every year. the bridges of the mountain streams are dismantled

. >> was it ever possible he was not going to go to thailand if he went to burma? got the impression from someone that there were alternate ways one might get to burma. in thailand, what were his conversations like? did he have conversations about the crisis there? >> there have been conversations in recent days common end -- recent days, and we feel there is a road map to help thailand resolve this crisis, but we are not out of the woods yet. >> can you discuss your expectations for the u.s./china human rights dialogue later this week? there are some in the ngo community that think having a human rights dialogue separate from strategic dialogue that we know is coming up is an ineffective way of dealing with this. >> i would not call them mutually exclusive. during the course of the secretary's upcoming strategic economic dialogue this month, she will have meetings with senior chinese officials on these topics -- and these topics always come up in high-level exchanges. in terms of economic issues and trade, there is issue of human rights, economic opportunity i,f h

. >>> the prime minister in thailand says order has been restored.he prime minister also says there will be an independent probe into the events surrounding the anti-government protests and the military crackdown that followed. >>> cycling champion lance armstrong denies allegations that he used performance enhancing drugs. floyd landis says armstrong not only joined him in doping but showed others how to beat the system. lent>>> avoid parts of the district is weekend. major roads and metalwork will make things a headache. mike is live in northwest to tell you what to expect. >> migraine headaches would describe the construction work happening this weekend. on metro there will be major construction on the red line, online, and green lines to replace an old track component. if inbound and outbound trains will take turns on one track. customers should expect delays of up to 30 minutes. it will be a busy weekend in washington. the orioles started playing tonight. and there's the chili cookoff happening at the stadium on saturday. vdot crews will close t

the death toll reaching 30 after four-days of anti government protest in thailand.overnment rejecting a plea by demonstrators for u.s. media talks. it operated a 1 mile square zone since early april. they are demanding the prime minister resolve parliament resign and call for newell leks. 130 people have been injured in the violence. shuttle astronauts are preparing for a trip outside of the international space station. the space walking asbestos n -- will put a new compartment to the station and replacing batteries. the shuttle arriving sunday where it will remain for a week. they have enough equipment to keep it running until after the shuttle program ends. i am mary ann rafferty now back to geraldo at large. >> lady hoopsters were being used for political pawns. that's what's sick about this they are being used as political pawns. a bureaucrat in a school district say you have worked hard you had your bake sales you won a conference championship for the first time in 21 years you can't go because it is held in arizona and doesn't align with our beliefs and values

. ♪ >> ainsley: thailand. unrest in bangkok as the government defends the deadly crackdown on protesters. two days of fighting between soldiers and anti-government demonstrators left dozens dead and hundreds more wounded. one leader of the protest warning the country is getting closer to civil war every minute. iraq, at least ten dead and more than 100 people hurt after three bo bombers blew themselves up at sports field in a soccer match in northern iraq. this part of the country is a regular target of people living in the violent city of mosul. argentina, camera rolling as a driver tries to beat a train across the track and loses. the man in the car survived and he's in serious condition. australia. an amazing journey comes to a close in sydney as a 16-year-old girl returns home after being the youngest sailor to circle the globe by herself non-stop and entirely unasitted. watson had these words for young people the world over -- >> you don't have to be someone special or anything special to do something ama

reports just out in thailand say a renegade army general died of gunshot wounds. the general's shooting sparked five days of violence, 36 people, all civilians have been killed. the kem straightors want the prime minister to resign and call for new elections. the government rejects a plea from the protestors. now, back to "geraldo at large". large. >> lady hoopsters were being used for political pawns. that's what's sick about this they are being used as political pawns. a bureaucrat in a school district say you have worked hard you had your bake sales you won a conference championship for the first time in 21 years you can't go because it is held in arizona and doesn't align with our beliefs and values. the girls want to play ball. they should be allowed to play ball. i hope the girls and their parents will rise up band together and not just sit down and shut up and take this decision. it's a horrible de is significance. how in the world would banning a girl's basketball team from playing on the court help this situation? >>> oo that was governor sarah palin on a

the clashes are the most prolonged and deadliest bout of political violence thailand has faced in decade. >>> volcano in iceland causing more flight delays again. some british airspace has just been closed. a no fly zone over parts of northern ireland with no flights getting into three parts there. it has opened and closed several times since the first volcano erupted last month. >>> dutch investigators are hunting through debris crews where a flight crashed, killing all but one of the 104 aboard. one of the people killed was a first responder who died of a heart attack. the sole survivor a nine-year-old dutch boy returned home. that happened yesterday. his aunt and uncle were there to meet him. his parents and older brother died in the crash. cafe pacific is calling a boom threat aboard one of its planes a hoax. yesterday, canadian fighter jets escorted the plane. the airline says the aircraft has been cleared to return home to hong kong. passengers say they never new there was a problem. >>> the senators in charge of elena kagan's confirmation will meet next week. he agreed that she sh

. >> this is a fox news alert, you're looking at it, the thailand army turning part of central bank--o a firing zone. i'm kelly wright. >> a lot of news to cover, i'm jamie colby. the army saying they're not shooting to kell, but several accuse them of shooting three in the head. the prime minister's resignation, but he is refusing to back down. raging violence in the heart of the thai capital. 20 more people killed, 180 hurt. the pictures are stunning. the u.s. embassy is working there feverishly to assure the safety of employees and their families and now telling americans, considering a trip there. stay away. >> joining me now on the phone from bangkok, global news radio reporter, simon, what is the latest there on the ground? >> the very latest, jamie, there is continuous fighting sporadically at a number of different locations in the city. and if you recall, the original protest site was that the democracy monument and then they moved to the main shopping and commercial heartland of the city and they've been there for four weeks now and the army said on thursday it's going to try

chicago were on a couple of guys the >>> after ten weeks of violent protests, the prime minister of thailand today said order has been restored to his country. he also made an emotional appeal to the nation to heal its political wounds. one senior adviser says the prime minister is under growing pressure to call elections to prove that he has popular support. on wednesday, government troops cleared out protesters. there were riots and dozens of buildings were burned in bangkok. there's also less tangible losses to tourism and other industries. >>> three mothers who went to iran in hopes of winning the release of their children are on their way home now without them. shanebar, josh fital and sarah shores are accused of espionage. the mothers also had a surprise visit from five iranian women whose husbands were arrested in iraq in 2007. the iranian women said the americans are being treated better than they were by the u.s. late today, the american mothers left iran days earlier than expected. they did not want to comment on their visit. their lawyer says the women were willing to stay longer

hope for a cease-fire in thailand faded today as troops and protestors clashed in bangkok for a sixth day. the government rejected an offer of peace talks with the opposition, demanding demonstrators first leave their barricaded camp. the protestors vowed to keep up their fight until the army retreats. and the death toll rose to 39 people. a series of u.s. senate races was in the pot light this primary tuesday. lance lincoln in arkansas, and arlen specter in pennsylvania, a long time republican who switched parties last year. and in kentucky, senate primary, republicans split between rand paul, and tray greyson. a veto congressman is resigning after admitting an affair. he said he had what he called a mutual relationship with a part-time staffer. >> in the poisonous environment of washington, d.c., any personal failing is seized upon, and twisted for political gain. i'm resigning, rather than put my family through a painful, drawn-out process in which any legal question would have been clearly resolved and i would have been exonerated. >> suitor is an evangelical. wall street took a h

in world news, troops in thailand opened fire on anti-government protesters in bangkok. people were killed, 125 were wounded demonstrators called rid shirts occupied part of the city since mid-march and violence escalated thursday after the killing of an advisor for the red shirts. >>> momentum for insurgents has stopped but no one is winning at this point. general stanley mcchrystal said on pbs the success is critical for the afghan people believing this their own future. >>> eight people were killed in attack at soccer match in northern iraq. 120 others were wounded. the car bombing came as the new leader of al-qaeda in iraq warn shiites face what he called dark days soaked with blood. >>> al-qaeda may be getting a helping hand from the iranian government. that has not always been the case, but mike emanuel reports from the pentagon, the relationship apparently has evolved because of a common adversary. >> reporter: one week after mahmoud ahmadinejad was in new york, u.s. officials say the regime in tehran is allowing al-qaeda members to come and go as they please. sen

the capitol of thailand was quieter today after wednesday's bloody crackdown on protestors. the government reported order had mostly been restored in bangkok, still troops in the city continued r509ing out small pockets of demonstrators. and some holdouts forced to bank its sporadic violence continued. meanwhile three more leaders of the anti-government protest surrendered today. a daring art heist in paris has triggered a worldwide alert. five paintings including works by picasso and matisse were stolen overnight from the paris museum of modern art valued at more than $100 million. investigators searched for clues today at the site. the mayor of paris said parts of the museum's alarm system had been broken for the past few days. and the deputy culture secretary said an inquiry was under way. >> there is a security system. there are three people in the museum at all times. so they were there. but the security system was outsmarted as they saw nothing. so they didn't react to anything. but all will be revealed during the investigation. >> officials said surveillance videos sh

the country was going the way of mexico in 95 and korea, malaysia, indonesia and thailand, russia, brazil, turkey, argentina, pakistan, ukraine, uruguay, brazil again, the dominican republic. so we have frequency that was actually kind of scary. and then also this kind of crisis in many advancing economies. they occur much more frequently than people think. so they are not just events but their unfortunately often. and secondly they are becoming much more barely. if you think about the damage that is caused by financial crisis, the recessions falling employment, falling incomes. distraction of well. housing welcome stockbroker well. and usually the fiscal cost of cleaning up the financial crisis tend to be huge in terms of building a financial institution or fiscal status needed to avoid a severe economic downturn. so not only that are occurring much more frequently than the pass, they are more building, damaging and the cost of cleaning up the mess is significant. that's what one understanding economic and financial crisis, and two, trying to prevent them as becoming a really important t

in thailand, protesters agreed in principle to a compromise that could end a long-running political crisis. at the same time, they refused to leave central bangkok, where they've been camped for eight weeks. first, they said, they want key details worked out. the government offered yesterday to hold new elections in november. in return, it wants the protesters to disband. nissan announced plans today to recall nearly 135,000 infiniti g-35's sold in the u.s. a wire harness could wear down and the front passenger air bag would fail to deploy in a crash. the recall affects g-35 sedans sold between 2005 and 2007 and coupes sold between 2005 and 2006. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the newshour's website. but for now, back to judy. >> woodruff: weather in the gulf of mexico improved today, helping cleanup crews who were trying to cope with the effects of the oil spill. coast guard officials said that significant amounts of oil may not reach the shoreline for three more days. but communities were stil

after college she headed for thailand where she served with one of our great friends, ambassador david lambert some. thank you for helping us put that program together. she went to burma and helped end the war in bosnia. they did a stint in the klan demonstration -- in the clinton administration under sandy berger. after her work at the white house, she worked in new york city for the clinton foundation. she is also author of an influential book, "the next american century." recognizes that nafta security begins at home with education, health care, and infrastructure parent -- infrastructure. that sounds a lot like what we heard from a young senator from illinois. she joined the obama campaign early. she was a member of the transition and she later joined in her current post, her previous white house experience gives her a deal of interagency politics. i cannot imagine a better moderator. i had one other boss at this place, we received a member from him earlier. i really a parade -- let her know that i will try to be as helpful as a cantor you heard it here first. please welcome the do

coming from china would anyway come in from countries such as korea, south korea, from india, from thailand, from malaysia come from indonesia, from australia, from japan, from taiwan and everywhere else. trade is a multilateral in so many ways that it is hard to think of how you do something by laterally, and yet much of what has been the focus in all this has been bilateral. and that i think has been a big mistake, both for the obvious reasons that is not going to go and it is not a bilateral problem, but also it's been very ineffective and it is indeed because of issues that were raised in earlier sessions, chinese nationalism, chinese decision, the chinese once again are likely to react and say hard to believe that indeed this is something the u.s. is pushing us in because the u.s. is unhappy with china's economic success that's i think they're a whole friday of reasons it is not the way to go. trade is not a bilateral thing. the history of economic sanctions in the world isateral failure after failure after failure, but even wanted to ver small countries do go along because they become

charles' mother was from bangkok, thailand. his father, from china. raised in hong kong during the communist revolution. his grandfather fled from shanghai to hong kong which at the time was under british control. so charles is the son of immigrants and a devoted young husband and father with three beautiful children. he serves as an officer in the u.s. army reserve which gives him a deep appreciation for the sacrifices made by the many men and women of our military. he will now represent in this -- military he will now represent in this body. he served his community, as you heard, as a former member of the ty council in honolulu and a former minority leader in the hawaii state house. and as most of you know this son of immigrants is about to begin a new chapter of his life representing the people of hawaii. charles, on behalf of our conference and all of the members of the u.s. house of representatives, we welcome you to our nation's capitol and look forward to your service on behalf of the people of the first district of hawaii. the speaker: without

we have japan and korea and thailand closed for the respective holidays. elsewhere, risk aversion is taking a lead. the shanghai composite recouping losses to close higher, 0.8%. the hang seng closing down more than 2% at this stage. elsewhere in australia, this particular market is trading lower, down more than 1%. the banks getting hammered. the bombay sensex up 0.8%. now, i want to quickly pull out the jakarta market in indonesia. we are watching this market get hit today. why? because of a change n le form. it has tendered the finance minister's resignation after being tapped to become a manager at the world bank. >>> we have japan closed today for a public holiday, so gentleman japanese trade, yuan trade. dollar/yen, 94.63. euro/dollar continues to hover at one-year lows, 1.2977. the euro is slightly picking up right now, sterling/dollar by 1.5159. euro/sterling, 0.8558. a lot could change, ross, depending on the adp report. >> we'll get a view ahead of that and what is going on with europe. nick parsons, thanks for joining us. a great deal of risk av

jon: "happening now" in the top box, thailand's prime minister now offering new elections in november if protesters accept a reconciliation plan and stability is restored to bangkok. middle box, ex-ohio congressman james looking to make a political comeback after serving seven years in prison for corruption filing papers to run as an independent in the 17th congressional district. on the bottom we have learned that actress lynn redgrave has died after a battle with breast cancer, she was 67 years old. jane: breaking news out of detroit, a police officer is dead, four others hurt in a shootout. these officers were responding to a 911 call about gunshots at a house. they surrounded the house, they were hit by gunfire there. a suspect also has been hurt. investigators say they have found a around gun and a pound of marijuana inside that house. we'll keep you updated. jon: in arizona officials are on high alert after rounding up 17 undocumented immigrants following the shooting of a deputy on friday. according to police, three of those in custody matched descriptions given by the deputy w

malaysia is south of thailand and -- [unintelligible] as journalist i would say, there's no doubt itas changed the way it appears. and in malaysia. and as -- also -- [unintelligible] [unintelligible] [inaudible] >> let me interrupt you. toif interralmt you. let's try lowering the volume in this room a bit and particularly on this speaker maybe. i think it may be -- may be feeding back. let's try again. jacqueline, would you start again, please? >> sure. is this better? >> just go ahead and talk and we'll get a feel for it. >> okay. first [unintelligible] some of you may be familiar with. >> go ahead. >> and malaysia. it ends with malaysia and truly asia and as journalist and citizen, i wonder what [unintelligible] the malaysia here and government can be strong -- [unintelligible]ed government action can't be contested. and in 1987 three newspapers were shut down under a government crackdown and that same law that allows the government to do that still exists today. inkeyed it -- indeed there are 13 laws that oppress freedom and newspapers and tv and radio stations constantly receive

i feel like affirmative action was in thailand. our biggest problem is the the legal aliens -- i feel like affirmative action was entitlement. our biggest problem is the illegal aliens. if that rule was in force over the united states the situation would be better. host: you said that social security was your main form of income? caller: yes. host: how else is that supplemented? caller: i pay for my own health care. as long as i just use it for the insurance and by homeowners' taxes and things like that i can make it less. host: we appreciate your joining the conversation this morning. bob, the democratic line. caller: how are you doing? host: doing fine, thanks. caller: i know that regulators are getting pressure by big business and stuff, but deregulation is how we got to where we are now. it is like corporate welfare. you know? that is all that we paid for. for them to advance and we are going nowhere. our wages are going down. they have got to be held accountable. they have got to have more rules. host: less than half of our le

malaysia is south of thailand and -- [unintelligible] as journalist i would say, there's no doubt it has changed the way it appears. and in malaysia. and as -- also -- [unintelligible] [unintelligible] [inaudible] >> let me interrupt you. toif interralmt you. let's try lowering theolume in this room a bit and particularly on this speaker maybe. i think it may be -- may be feeding back. let's try again. jacqueline, would you start again, please? >> sure. is this better? >> just go ahead and talk and we'll get a feel for it. >> okay. first [unintelligible] some of you may be familiar with. >> go ahead. >> and malaysia. it ends with malaysia and truly asia and as journalist and citizen, i wonr what [unintelligible] the malaysia here and government can be strong -- [unintelligible]ed government action can't be contested. and in 1987 three newspapers were shut down under a government crackdown and that same law that allows the government to do that sll exists today. inkeyed it -- indeed ther are 13 laws that oppress freedom and newspapers and tv and radio stations constantly receive instr

southern thailand, there's a muslim movement, antibuddhist, anti-thai, and it's getting increasinglylent, and this is -- you mentioned amy khu's book, "world on fire" i think she has it down cold. she mentioned the bolivia example. her aunt -- they're chinese, and her aunt was a very wealthy woman in the philippines, and she had haul these filipinos working for her, and her aunt had her throat slit and she was killed because -- she said, i didn't realize it, the chinese controlled an enormous amount of the wealth in the philippines, and in indonesia, she argues that what is called the market-dominant minority, like the overseas chinese, wherever you have free markets they do. extremely well. and then you have a couple hundred indonesians not doing so well. once you bring this american style one man, one vote democracy, the peoples -- the indigenous people -- the ethnic majority, indonesians, they rise up and say, they got all the wealth, let's take it from them. happened to the whites in south africa, it's appeared to the ebo in nye jeera, -- nigeria, happening in bolivia, and this t

. >>> and there is new video from bangkok, thailand the death dtol climbs to 30 people, protesters andnd there is hope to restore order, the protesters will meet with government officials if the military stops the crackdown and u.n. agrees to mediate the talks and the white house is asking the clinton presidential library to speed up the release of papers from elena kagan. and the library is currently holding more than 160,000 pages of her documents. promise her tenure as a clinton advisor. the papers were supposed to be released this summer and senators had asked for them now, and she has never been a judge and papers could provide clues on her views on various issues. dozens of california parole violators show up to claim a very attractive offer, $200 and amnesty, but, it was all a ruse, and state officials set the sting up to try and capture more than 14,000 ex-convicts who broke off contact with their parole officers, or violated terms of their parole, 81 parolees who showed up were taken into custody. works every time. more women are digging jersey shore star snooky's hairdo calle

[inaudible] malaysia's looking south of thailand and singapore -- [inaudible] as a journalist, i would say that no doubt the internet has changed the ways -- [inaudible] in malaysia. and there's also -- [inaudible] has changed the manner, reclaimed power from the state -- [inaudible] >> jacqueline, i'm going to interrupt you for a second. i'm going to have to interrupt you for just a second. let's try lowering the volume in this room just a little bit and particularly on this speaker maybe. i think it may be feeding back to jackie. let's try it, let's try that again. sorry, jacqueline. would you start again, please? >> sure. is this better? >> just go ahead and talk, and we'll get a better feel for it. >> okay. [inaudible] >> we hear you. >> some of you may be familiar with. >> go ahead, we hear you. >> yeah. it answers is malaysia truly asia. and as a journalist and a citizen i often wonder what about respective laws. the malaysia media are subject to government funding that can be withdrawn by the finance minister in charge. such government action cannot be contested in court which m