in the short term, the future of the eurozone resides with the ec be. it is the ec be that has the capacity to create stability in financial markets. in the long run, eurozone leaders will come up with a plan that will entail further financial transfers from germany and other northern countries to the periphery. >> meanwhile, we have learned that what happens in europe does not stay in europe. it is felt here as well. >> if europe does not get its act together eventually, the united states, in its own precarious situation, will not be able to sustain a big negative shock that comes across the atlantic. >> thank you for coming in. who knew what at news international? fresh allegations suggest the most senior staff at "news of the world" knew more about illegal phone hacking than they have admitted so far. a reporter says hacking was regularly discussed at editorial meetings. >> clive goodman was once the royal editor of the news of the world. he was jailed in 2007 for hacking the phones of royal aides. at the time of his trial, news international said he

in a bid to calm markets, the ec be has begun buying bonds of heavily indebted eurozone countries. that caused yields on italian and spanish bonds to drop immediately. european stocks plunged on monday, with the dax closing down 5%. >> the falls had been expected after the u.s. credit rating downgrade at the end of last week. but there are other factors at play. our wall street correspdent has more. >> there was a lot of uncertainty going on. the s&p cut the aaa rating on one side, but most traders i talked to are not concerned about that. they're concerned about the fundamentals. the u.s. economy is not gaining any traction. debt problems in the euro and not solved at all. that is the basis for the fear and uncertainty in what is going on. it is historic that s&p cut the aaa rating, but nobody is really blaming the messenger for saying what is going on with the u.s. economy. they are deeplyóconcerned what is happening with the labor markets and an upscale production in the united states. if you look at the political side, nobody is expecting much from washington. people are tired o

christian wulff criticized the ec before paying billions to support highly indebted eurozone nations. >> i consider the bulk buying of individual state bonds by european central bank politically and legally questionable. >> the german president slammed the leaders for their handling of the debt crisis by taking on more debt. >> those who tried to clean up the effect of bad speculation and decades of bad mismanagement are just passing debts on to the next generation and burdening their future. >> chancellor angela merkel who is in -- receiving a prize, reacted by praising the euro. >> this is the basis of our joint economic success and a symbol of the political unification of our continent. >> german lawmakers are set to vote and changes to the eurozone rescue fund in september. the chancellor will have to step up her efforts to win support for her economic policies. >> how unusual is it for a german president to enter a debate and issue this kind of blunt criticism of a vital institution? that is a question that we put to our political correspondent. >> well, the german president does

setting aside and the major public events that are coming up the next couple of years, what the ec as the real challenges that face the department, whether it be structural, staffing, i.t. -- where do you see the big hurdles? you made some changes. you put your print on the department in a pretty quick way. now the long slog -- hopefully, it is a long time here for you. what are the long-term challenges you see? how can the commission support you in those efforts as you proceed? >> obviously, i think that for this fiscal year, if we can preserve that academy class, that would be fantastic. i think if we could get another class through a grant, which we have been successful with the last few years, that would add to it. that would be a very successful year in the way of adding officers to the police department. but i cannot be more plain in saying that the urgency becomes -- starts next fiscal year, when we really do need a minimum of three academy class is a year. there is a generation of officers that got hired when they were hiring six academy class is a year that will be gone by ju

. >> now this through the ec on the practice range, since its inception 10 years ago more than 10,000ave learned to play golf their coaches say that it keeps kids out of trouble after school and that they learned a lot more than just how to play golf. >> you figure from the time they get out of school from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the time when most kids get in trouble. this program takes care of a lot of kids every day, we do a lot of core values, life skills, they used off as a vehicle to be able to teach sportsmanship, honesty, integrity and responsibility. i think it is a great job of keeping kids off of the street. >> they serve both boys and girls ages 7 to 17. we will take a short break and be right back. >> the l.a. sports department vowed to investigate several criminal charges are for there was not enough evidence to move forward. the syndicated perry has become the first female singer to tie record that was last set by the late king of pop michael jackson. she has scored five no. 1 songs from one album on the billboard top 100 chart, only michael jackson had five singles f

to expand and stretch and the could only get accurate measurements at night hints, the new lights the echt. >> it was cooler out there today and things will continue that way into tomorrow. 76 in san jose, 83 of los gatos it will also be cool for the inland valleys. temperatures in the '80s for the most part. we have '60s and '70s far east bayshores. it is also in the '60s and '70s for the peninsula stay cool to the coastline. it will hit 85 in santa rosa and 83 in fairfield. and the extended forecast, cool weather with us for the next couple of days last fall expected to round out the work week and that would mean warmer temperatures to route the bay area. >> and national news, texas gov. rick perry continues to lead as the gop front runner for president they found that 27 percent of republican voters would select perry if there were voted today 14 percent said they would choose mit romney sarah palin is at 10% but she has yet to announce her candidacy michelle bachman and ruby guiliani to have 9 percent. and warren jeffs is now in a coma and a texas hospital he was taken and sunday nig

the intertropical convergence zone, the weather system that generally regulates the rainy season in the ec what toarl region falling out of whack and climate change thus exacerbates this set of existing crises, and this combination of all three working together i call the catastrophic convergence. and it's important to put climate change in that context because, as i said, it usually doesn't just look like big floods force people to move. it's, as you'll see from some of these examples, it's a little more subtle than that. so one of the first places i went in researching this was the horn of africa which we now see, you know, there are ten million people threatened with famine. so i was there two years ago, and there was the same drought was in effect. this drought has been going on for years and years. you know, like the better part of a decade. occasionally punctuated by a reasonable rainy season, but more often than not in kenya where i was punctuated by out-of-season flooding which just exacerbates the problem of drought. and interestingly, precipitation patterns in this kenya have bee

. >> i am on 25th avenue with is and until police as the ec ticket for one protected a traffic violationcommon on the street. i chose this look for a specific reason, they have signed everywhere telling drivers not to do it. tonight i would soon with the violation is and what happens this man. this man shoved me right in front of the police this is on an expedition of people behaving badly. >> if you have a story idea e-mail us at people behaving badly at kron4.com. sis, help me create my oasis. ok, romantic garden? oh, is there a castle nearby? no, but there's a charming farmhouse. right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. get your annual ikea catalog today. who should get it? i really love jennifer. yeah, she's great. yeah. yeah. kyle's got that thick head of hair. and that should be rewarded. okay, moment of truth. on "three," say which kid you love the most. ooh, fun, yeah. one, two, three. jennifer. jennifer. whoa. wow. she's so pretty. yeah. or we give it to kyle. it's really all he's got. [ male announcer ] switch to at&t u-verse an

i spoke to president of the firm ec council, the trained cybersecurity personnel from the defense personneld other personnel. >> he's spearphishi me, what does he do. >> he sends me an e-mail. i'm getting it. it looks like it's from someone i know. >> it's a harmless e-mail asking you to click a link. >> reporter: hackers sometimes use your personal e-mail to get in. what the hackers are counting on is me as an employee using my work issued computer to access my personal e-mail. if do i that, click on a link from an e-mail from a hacker, download that mishs software, that means the hackers on to my employers network and can move around. the report's author says these attacks were so large and sophisticated they could only come froa government. he won't name one because he says he didn't have the hard evidence. i spoke with an espionage expert. >> you can narrow this down to two countries, china and russia. when you look at the target list, yo have to think china. who else spies on taiwan? >> reporter: the report lays out a circumstantial frame that could point to china. the fact that the ha

. >> the to the ec grew whereto of more than 45 desk at his not get back into their hotel room after got that from sightseeing on when they. they were staying in another hotel without their belongings. >> was going through my mind was the could be a lot worse. >> it is an inconvenience my medication i needed and is being held hostage in my hotel room we fly out to my love to go my luggage but we will have to arrange for the hotel to ship it to us. >> this couple that did not want to be interviewed was supposed to fly back to london on wednesday the could not because their passports were stuck inside this oregon couple was having a similar problem and they're happy to see the standoff over. >> we had to get our stuff packed enough to get back to new zealand and hopefully will make it. i did not hear anything or see anything but i am glad that is over and we can go in and get our stuff. >> late thursday afternoon guess were able to return to pick up their luggage. >> their reporting on how customers are guess were inconvenienced by this standoff. now we know about thomas, he is 38 and

the san mateo bridge ec go conditions. " golden gate bridge south of won a one you will have to contend with the result nell accidents or stalls to report >> new this morning british lawmakers are saying cnn hose pierce morgan needs to return to britain saying that the when he worked daily mirror tabloid intercepting cell phone messages morgan has denied any knowledge of these allegations >> we will have more on drivers not been licensed and a look outside we have a forecast coming up stick and a look outside we have a forecast coming up stick around. grilled by real cooks. just wait until you try this kentucky grilled chicken. it's that good. today tastes so good. having necessary caschool supplies can mean, the difference between success and failure. the day i start, i'm already behind. i never know what i'm gonna need. new school, new classes, new kids. it's hard starting over. to help, sleep train is collecting school supplies for local foster children. bring your gift to any sleep train and help a foster child start the school year right. not everyone can be a foster parent. but an

>> i have a lot more confidence because the three new members the ec now i think are going in the right directions and they want to do the right thing. >> have they been too cozy with pg&e? >> absolutely. as mentioned today as well as in washington they have turned a blind eye. they have allowed the utility to run their own course of action. >> pg&e has presented a plan almost $1 billion for upgrades that they want the rate payers to play--to pay, not the shareholders. >> i think that is wrong, the $1 billion is closer to $2 billion, and they installed a pipe that was inferior and we paid for that and they did it in an inferior manner and they did not maintain the pipe in the net loss the records that would have required them to do extensive testing and replacement of pipe, now they're trying to get us to pay for that i think that is wrong because they should pay for because they have been negligent all along. >> which customers do with this new information? >> we are putting pressure on the cpc to act responsibly i think as long as the public can continue to make their voices heard at

it is starting to back of the ride westbound beyond the ec over crossing. >> her victim reno is appealing his punishment. the giants did not do very well last >> we talked about this yesterday, when you touch the umpire, that ends of the deal. clearly, you cannot touch the umpire. >> that is why he got punished. aand the pirates of punished the giants. maybe a boce needs to choose again. you heard about that? >> is that true? there was a story that he was going to inhibit his. another story i read said he spoke with one. >> i saw that he and two others on the team, the equipment manager into someone else have had good luck and they did their peak, i think it was 3 under dollars and he has cut into links since. hoare >> >> my kids do not shoot, they do the sunflowerseed. i have seen the pros do that also. >> " when no one ever says it is a fantastic have it, everyone says it is a dirty habit, i started when i was in high school. heand they say that it s a difficult habit to shake. >> what do you think of the hazing when they are in football camps? i am talking about the professionals. the

we do see a back up forming on the ec over crossing. we have not seen too much in the back up. her with a metering lights are still cycled on pier pinholes her over at the san mateo bridge things are holding steady. no major problems. kic, golden gate bridge, southbound 101, no accidents, not even a small reported. i have been highlighting some of this low spots around a area. a couple hours ago we had an injury clascrash. the writer really never recovered. anticipate a 25 minute delay. the time right now is 750 we will be right back. >> 30 americans were killed and a helicopter crash back on august 6th. obamas announced last month that he would begin to pull it out 33,000 extra troops as part of that surge that was dispatched. >> barack obama is said to be tackling veterans' issues included the planet during his speech today at the american legion's national convention in minneapolis. as of june the aplomb a great was more than 30% above those who try the military after on 11. obamas has proposed tax cuts and training programs to help. >> we will be right back as the kron 4 mo

roll call right about the unfinishedbl business in the house.issued this a would be the faa authorization bill.bad ec he retrievesk. roll call saying the the house leaves a recess without resolving the faa impasse. the house will be off until wednesday september 7. the senate is back in tomorrow morning at 910 to 30 and they will topake up the debt bill at noon for a vote. you can follow that on c-span2. next a look at today's debate in the house.ion? >> house resolution 384, call u is 365 and ask for its immediatp incineration. t >> senate 365, an act to make ao technical amendment, the education sciences reform act of 2002. >> pursuant to houseamendmen resolution 3 before the adopttute has reported 112 -- 190 is adopted and the bill as amended is considered a red.s amende the bill shall

we have to watch for, the ec being action -- european central bank, stabilize the yields on italian andpanish debt. will current investors continunu lending to tho >> since this morning's "washington journal," the u.s. stocks are tumbling amid a route in global markets after standard & poor's downgraded the u.s. credit rating for the first time. two minutes ago, the market was down over 330 points. this in reaction to the s&p's cutting of the long-term debt rating for the u.s. the downgrade was not unexpected but it comes when investors are already nervous about a weak u.s. economy. also gold topped $1,700 per ounce for the very first time. fade the center for american progress will host a discussion on the african-american vote in 2012 and beyond. speakers include democratic congresswoman donna edwards of maryland and "washington post" columnist jonathan capehart. live at noon eastern right here on c-span. >> i'm not for changing the system just so we can feel good by having voter turnout which may ultimately approximate what they have in australia which is about 97%. the fact is voter

[giggling] first major hurricane making its way through the caribbean ec summit of flooding on video after it went through the dominican republic the national had 30 in st. forecast said it will be a three out of for codify by wednesday winds up hundred and 35 m.p.h. this is the latest forecast from the hurricane forecaster i notice that each forecast pushes it a little bit more to the east from florida it looks like it'll be a direct hit for south carolina. this is look from palm beach florida they are bracing for the possibility that they could get a planned single blow what is considered a major hurricane back to the bay area of very sick fog, this is a live look from walnut creek current temperature 58 degrees it is gonna be toasty in the creek man a high of 97 degrees later on this afternoon we have a dense fog advisory for along the coast quarter mile or less visibility on highway 1 that this is a look of temperatures ha. by 3 in the afternoon that we are seeing '90s especially for the adults odelta. but we are lookit a 40 degree temperature along the coast and inland spots by 8

i think the art is able to give a more nuanced response than what ec in the media and it is very importantt we tell other people is a story in response to 9/11 to experience them in a different environment than everyday lives. >> it is inevitable that talking about 9/11 on stage will provoke a strong and diverse responses, but these shows are a timely reminder as the anniversary approaches of the impact that they had on the entire world. >> art and 9/11. reporting from the edinburgh festival. that brings us to the end of today's broadcast. for all of us here at "bbc news america" we will see you again tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news america" was presented by kcet, los angeles.

[applause] >> this person from the audience says, honorable senator rubio, what the ec as the role of government in developing citizens with the principles of our founders, our public school system does not seem to be doing this today. >> developing our citizens is a function of our families and communities. our schools and our government should be a tool of our families and communities can use, not where we send our kids to be raised, and in the real world there are problems out there, and there are kids that are struggling to succeed because of aspects of their lives that are not their fault. that is the reality of it. i would say it is important for us as with up a proper role of government to remind ourselves of our founding principles, and some of these truths i have outlined. one embodies the things that stood for, our rights come from god. [applause] governments are to protect those rights. as of the accounting principles of our nations. without the principal plus, the american revolution was just another colonial rebellion. without those principles in place, that is all it was

we have to watch for, the ec being action -- european central bank, stabilize the yields on italian and spanish debt. will current investors continue lending to those governments. host: robin harding, thanks so much for being here. coming up next, we will speak with jason right after this. ♪ ♪ >> i am not for changing the system, just so that we can feel good. they have about 97% in australia. it does not mean very much in terms of democracy. some of the most ambitious dictators in the world get voter turnout of 95-99%, when they have elections. >> voting is a responsible act. i should not be coerced to make a decision, which is like and the debt -- death for many people. >> tomorrow on c-span, ralph nader, and a series of debates looking at controversial topics. monday, the pros and cons of mandatory voting. tuesday, professors from georgetown and the university of massachusetts on taxing, stock trades, derivatives. this is today and tuesday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the motion to concur the house amendment to senate bill 365 is agreed to. >> with the debt ceiling bill signed

this is u2 video taken inside the stadium her during the game last night and related to the shootings ec several men and throwing punches police arrived and did break up that fight. >> oakland police are investigating a shooting that injured a two year-old boy on another toddler was shot and killed by a drive- by shooting earlier this week >> oakland police are saying the family drove the child's to the hospital operator they were walking down the street and someone shot at them and hit the little boy in the arm the two year-old is in stable condition he is in all children's hospital where a family's account of where and how the boy was shot was not adding up offices are looking into what exactly a >> another developing story the attorney representing the two grads' held in our room they have been sentenced to eight years in prison they have 20 days to appeal that decision both men deny the charges against them they said they were only hiking all on the iraqi around border and did not cross it the united states has repeatedly asked for the release of these prisoners the family said the t

i spoke with the president of the firm ec counsel, the train's cyber security personnel from the defensend elsewhere to think like hackers. >> he's the hacker. what does he do? >> he was sending you an e-mail. >> here's my e-mail. i'm getting it. looks like it's from someone i know. >> from someone you know. it's asking to you click on the link. if you click this link, it downloads a piece of software on there. >> hackers use your personal e-mail to get in. what the hackers are counting on is me as an employee using my computer to access personal e-mail. if i do that, click on a link in an e-mail from a hacker and download that software, that means the hacker on to my employer's network can move around. >> these were so large and sophisticated, they can only come from a government. he won't name one because he doesn't have hard evidence. i spoke with the expert. >> what government could have done this? >> only a few that could pull this off. you can narrow it down to two. china and russia. when you look at the list that is all in asia, you have to think china. who else? >> it's a frame t

>> guest: i actually created the technology that sits between ec co-- echostar and answers the question, what channels should this subscriber get. so as we fast forward, that was 1996, to 2011 the question is how do we move broadcast television now to this new platform, perhaps an even better platform which is over the top or over the internet. so we started out two years ago developing the technology. we're today deployed at 12 stations. we have 38 stations in queue for the month of june, so we'll be at 50 stations here very, very soon, and we expect our commercial launch of the technology to happen at ces 2012, so this coming january. >> host: where are you based? >> guest: we're based in cede rabds -- cedar rapids, iowa. >> host: how many jobs associated with sync pac? >> we have 14 engineers running around our building, but as we become a more consumer-oriented business, we theoretically could create hundreds of jobs to manage the whole notion of tv over the top of the internet. >> host: where are your boxes manufactured? >> guest: we manufacture our boxes right in cedar rapids, iow

bill morning no hotspots around the bay area pretty quiet ride as you step outside the door now metering lights looking at ecconditions now back up at the toll plaza. san mateo bridge no problems and southbound 101 traffic is light. the only slow spots around the bay area is west bound 580 slow and go conditions out of tracy >>> pg&e crews they will be removing an abandoned piece of pipeline they had a stop their work after residents said they could smell gas they test it planned to there was no casket was just a chemical used to create the older perry that is suspected to be one of the causes in the explosion >> the woman that has been accused of robbing alex trip back will be in court today to rescind a moyers has been charged with one degree of recovery she entered the motel room while iraq and his wife were in bed sleeping he chased her down and tory is achilles' tendon in the process >> syrians have killed at least 70 people in an assault to crush the dissidents before they start the month of ramadan. down pores are flooding this street of southern india august is the heart of their rainy season ends in

the ec the possibility that facebook could be displaced as myspace was? >> the general answer to that is -- when you get this place, it is because she displaced yourself. myspace took their eye of the user and focused on junky advertisements. it is the same thing citi did. they got involved in credit defaults swaps and all that stuff predicted their eyes of their customers. by almost lost their $200 -- to one year old institution. their new metrics are let's keep 1 million people from foreclosing. of the 4 million people we know we are going to foreclose on, let's preserve their credit and get them at 28 rental. those are actual measures they are trying to achieve. the key is execute, keep your eye on the future, do what you need to do. facebook seems to have a firm grasp of its users, but they also seem to have a "we are going to do it whether you like it or not" attitude. >> suppose you were building a new service or product that needed to be based on the platform of a social network with the identity or whatever. would you be comfortable basing it on f

on being a big issue and people can't see a lights at the end of the done the which i abotunnel on the ecn richard engel, he's live for us again this morning in tripoli. what's the latest there? >> reporter: we're about a mile and a half away from gadhafi's compound and there has been heavy fighting in this area as i suspect during the course of our conversation you'll be hearing exchanges of gunfire, both rockets incoming and outgoing. for the last hour or so, there has been heavy fighting. we've heard that the rebels have brought in reinforcements and are trying to storm inside gadhafi's compound. that is the last remaining strong hold in this city still held by gadhafi's forces. that is what we can see on the ground. gadhafi of course, his whereabouts are unknown, but gadhafi's son, saif, very much like his father claimed that the government is still intact and in control of the city. >> what is your sense -- we're looking at pictures of saif yesterday coming outside of the hotel. we're also seeing a live picture behind you of smoke coming up from the compound. what is the end game her

the general predicament, dealing with the economic maic nothe ec, this affecting the entire world and something that's difficult the president can't do with the snap of his fingers. for the areas that president obama has been able to talk to various parts of the american psyche, economics has not been his natural or strong suit for reasons we can discuss. he's on weaker ground personally than many other areas but structurally it's a difficult situation for him. >> it's interesting you should say that. let's play a clip from a speech he made following an assassination attempt on congresswoman gabrielle giffords, for example. i'll talk to you after this. >> if as has been discussed in recent days their death helps usher in more civility in our public discourse, let us remember it is not because a simple act of civility caused this tragedy, it did not. rather because only a more civil and honest public discourse can help us face up to the challenges of our nation in a way that would make them proud. >> you see, what was fascinating there to me was you could see the passion in the rhetori

the ec much chance of support for that from republicans in congress? >> i think it could be done if we did the other stuff. if there was movement. and if everybody saw this would create a lot of jobs. this does not require a good deal of federal money, if any. do a lot of these because these guys have got to do their things. which one do you want me to take? all right, good. >> ken hoover. in order to get a highway bill that is of sufficient size, do you think the gasoline tax needs to be increased or is there another way to get the revenue? >> there are three numbers. there is the current highway bill, which some people in congress want to cut back 30%. that is categorically stupid idea. there are some people who think we can do sufficiently with the amount of money we are now spending. that certainly would keep a lot of people employed and might give us a chance, if it were a long term bill, to attract some private equity. my own view is, before this is over -- in no, i don't know wind -- it has been 18 years since -- i don't know when -- it has been

this is a jukebox cousy the abodes but ec tv. they have some wild designs, like this with the french fries. and the apples on the wall opened up to reveal a screen. sports is big here, you can get a laker jersey tv, a race car tv this tv is built into a golf ball. the football tvs are created with a real football weather as well as the back--basketball tvs. they have embolus, this fire truck and its bigger fire truck there are tvs of all shapes and sizes the store manager told me that the apple televisions are the most popular he did not know why but he cannot keep them in stock. i am familiar with this line of television they work well, and i was pleasantly surprised to see the price of these tvs, it was reasonable they would make a great gift. in san francisco i am gabe slate with kron4 news. >> a gun in a hotel put police on alert and visitors on aids. >> i look-- >> it puts visitors on aids. ---on edge. >> and gifts of prostitutes. man: we need a good night's sleep. woman: which means a little heat to keep us warm. and a good

the ec this as an important recommendation. no one is suggesting that you have to swallow it. what is the problem with beginning that discussion right what i've been around for many years. i've seen different efforts taken to improve the safety. i have seen how actions are implemented. it'll take a few years to do. i support moving forward. i do not think this should hold us up. >> thank you. >> i think we will vote here pretty soon. this is a question. it is my understanding that the majority isis to take a second look ba? let me ask you directl. since they made these recommendations in the first place, now we're asking others to provide suggestions. why is this next step needed? my perspective is that it is not simply another assistant. i look forward to seeing what the staff thinks about the recommendations. the most important thing is to have the staff intact by stakeholders. they have crossed the table discussions. >> thank you. i would agree with this. i would make two points hair- ere. he supported having them come back and give as an integrated one. the agency did not d

the time. they have to ec spend the resources in a smart way and, you can exaggerate and say they are doing moren't giving credit to wise use of taxpayer dollars. gregg: i'll actually give the administration credit for increasing the number of prosecutions of illegals, tremendously over the -- >> give them credit. they supported for than the bush administration has. gregg: let me put it another way. isn't it de facto dream act? in other words the president saying i don't like what congress did and i'll do it anyway? >> the guidelines from ice are far broader than just the dream act. i mean, effectively what they are saying is, if you come to the country and overstay a visa or enter illegally, and you don't -- as long as you don't commit a violent felony, or you are a gang banger we will not bother with you and why won't the obama administration give the american people a break and start enforcing immigration laws and free up jobs, help improve wages and start deporting illegal aliens so we can get the jobs they have here now. why won't they do something to help make the immigration situation bet

some say like the tool ec out there -- we have already used it around the world in several embassies -- going out and listening to people, analyzing natalie conflict but social, local and indigenous resilience and strength. what's already strong and working right here and how can we see that growing up in a way that may be u.s. foreign support -- for a system supports it. maybe this support comes from the u.s. but it's grounded in local and indigenous strength and resilience. thank you very much. >> i would like to begin by thanking the organizers for inviting me to this very special event. everything seems very small dmitry that's what happens when you come back after 12 years. i would like to talk about non- violence, what are known as resistance communities in colombia. all of the know that colombia has spent embroiled in a horrible and protracted conflict since 1964 and it has had a great cost in terms of human- rights violations. it has led to the displacement of over 5 million persons, mostly rural peasant communities. many of them are afro descendant, and didn't -- indigenous

the ec to raise everyone's taxes. -- you would have to raise everyone's taxes. right now those programs combined would have to rise to 44%. >> i am on social security. >> i am glad spirit hold on just a moment. -- i am glad. hold on just a moment. >> you came here to listen to the people. >> hold on just a second, let me speak. [unintelligible] [unintelligible] >> let him go ahead. >> we're also on medicare. what are you going to do to strengthen social security? what are you going to do without cutting benefits? >> you have had your chance. anything else you want to say? >> i want to see what you're going to say. >> you get to ask your question and i get to give my answer. if you did not like my answer, you can vote for someone else. [applause] are you ready for my answer? i'm not going to raise taxes. that is my answer. if you want someone that will raise taxes, you can vote for barack obama. he is killing this economy. 25 million people do not have jobs and cannot find jobs. next question. you have had your turn, i had my turn. >> if you were elected presiden

so whipping up the necessary ecs and, they had to whip up enthusiasm in order to give million of menhey began very early, were a cabinet minister, only about six weeks into the war assembled, to begin with, assembled more than 50 of the country's leading writers. very familiar names. james perry, h.g. wells, all the prominent writers with the exception. in a meeting, an insurance company office in london said we want you to write for the war effort. whatever you write, we will see that it is published. and for the next four plus years, there was a huge rush of fiction, nonfiction, pamphlets, books, magazines. almost all of it extensively coming from commercial publishers. but in fact, the british government had agreed in advance to buy 50,000 copies of this in a hundred thousand copies at that. they produced posters, some of which i showed you. they produced postcards. they produced a german atrocities colander, with a different atrocity for every method the year. it was a huge operation. they sent people on lecture tours and they set up fund organizations of all kinds. part of this

numerous buildings have been damaged including the ec what dorian embassy and be a handful of schoolsall memorials and monuments on the national mall have been evacuated and closed after the earthquake struck the capital today. bill lines says the memorials and monuments including the new martin luther king jr. memorial were evacuated immediately after the earthquake. he says he's not aware of any injuries to visitor or park service staff or damage to properties. by the way, we are planning live coverage of the dedication ceremony this coming sunday on c-span starting at 11 a.m. eastern, and that is pending the threat of bad weather due to hurricane irene which is moving up the east coast. >>> washington journal continues its weeklong look at medicare. today, a discussion on medicare advantage, privately-run medicare insurance plans similar to hmos. you can see live coverage of the conversation each morning at 9:15 eastern on c-span and again here on c-span2 each evening at 7:15. and following that at 8 p.m. it's booktv prime time. tonight book parties, and we'll begin with ann coulte

at another pot, and you are talking about a very small percentage of the population where there is a chronic uninsured problem. what ec is that you have people trying to get people signed up for medicaid. there are a sizable number of people who do not participate in it because they do not do what is necessary to do so, so you live with the chronically uninsured that are not illegal, are not eligible for medicare, and are not illegal, it is very small. do we need to transform the entire system to take care of a very small niche of the problem. >> you said it was a very small number. >> it is a very small number of people who are chronically uninsured. you provide a refundable tax credit. you do something to provide an opportunity for them to get a basic policy, and the basic policy that i would encourage is to read a catastrophic insurance policy, which is a medical savings account by catastrophic insurance which is, as you look at it, is relatively inexpensive, and, again, is that the best possible health care plan for everybody? no. but not everybody has the best house. not everybody has the best car. this is what w

are going to the roof in southern california because rich chinese are coming here with cash in hand you are not financing these people. they're coming with cash in hand to buy these homes. ecroperty values in certain areas driven up by all the money that pouring into our economy. what do you make of that? >> clearly, in china, every day there is more wealth created. there are more and more of these folks. we're looking at not only investing in their own country, but there's always that hope and desire about getting better education for their children or maybe a better living environment for their family. so many of them choose the path to come to the united states to establish a second home. what we have seen is that, right here in l.a. or in san francisco, many of these neighborhoods that are more affluent neighborhoods are attracted to these folks in china and they want their kids to come here for high school and make sure that their spouses can stay here so that, in case -- you know, in a very volatile environment in china, if something happens, they always look at america as a safe place for them. tavis: should future of american homeowners be concerned? i have a numbe

the population, yeah? so they actually say that we ban child labor, you are ultimately ec colluding -- excluding almost halfof the potential labor force there the labor market. economists debate whether minimum wage regulation, i mean, 1% more of the labor force unemployed or not. compared to that, yeah, i mean, this child labor thing's so huge. but very few people, at least in the rich countries, think that this is a big regulation. why? because they accept the values underlying those regulations so totally that they now don't see them. so to put it in another way, the liability freedom -- the beauty of a freedom market is in the eyes of the beholder. there's no scientific way to define a free market. all markets have regulations, many regulations. we, depending on what we believe in, see the same market and one person says, yes, this is the free market. another person says, no, it has too many regulations. there are people who believe that banking industry in, say, the united states or the united kingdom is too unregulated,? there are a lot of other people who say they're too regulated, the so-called free

high school should have, and we said this before the show, real economic -- like theory. they have a thing called home-ec, it should be for real. give them a book and let them figure out what makes sense to them. >> who was the teacher in ferris bueller? ben stein. as a result ferris never went to that class. >> good point. >> creationism is not a science. what will we teach in an economics class? >> you are insulting -- it is simple. the first time i read -- i got it. i am not the smartest tool in the shed. >> the way you teach this basic economics to kids, it is called getting a summer job. you learn you have made this much money, and you cannot spend more than you have brought in. it seems to be the economic lesson the people who are running our country were aware. >> because they haven't had a private job. >> they never had to deal with the consequences. if you take out more than you put in, it falls apart. >> that's the basic principal they have forgotten. >> then we should teach kids that businesses and small businesses require credit. you need credit. you need to borrow money to make money. >> tha