back in the royal gallery. now that the queen is on her way from the palace, everything working life clockwork. he takes the crown and brings it into the robing room, the chamber that is next to the royal gallery, for the queen to take stock and prepare for the great event ahead, maybe have a look at the speech, checked some of the wording, and in the great event is about to begin, the state trumpeters announcing the queen's arrival. it seems a good moment for us to take stock as well, because we've got a lot of organizing. a short while ago, he was mentioning the nature of the house of lords. i cannot say a lot of changes for quite a while. >> i found myself transported back 13 years ago when labour took power. the only radical change, instead of him walking backwards down the stairs, he decided to walk forward down the stairs, but that was said. and now we're getting a promise of a great reform, not seen since 1832, and we're pretty sure that we will get is another commission, maybe something will happen in ma

it will eventually be put on display in the royal gallery before the queen arrives. there is, the imperial state crown. it is only used its coronations and state opening parliament. this particular one made for george vi, but it is a replica of one made for queen victoria in 1838. he takes the crown and and goes into the regalia room just for a few minutes, where the crown will be put on its own display cushion, and then emerge very quickly to the royal gallery where it is put on display. safely into regalia room, and the house of lords absolutely packed. both spiritual and temporal, people from church of england, and here is lady thatcher, with us today, who suffered some read it -- ill health recently but very pleased to see her at the state opening 2010. lord coke is on the right, and ward feltman on the right, former chairman of the conservative union. there have britain's senior judges ready to witness the events today. they have very good seats, right in front of the crowd, that is where the lord chancellor presides over the house of lords. this is the scene in

and other royals. the former royal daughter-in-law was on the other side of the atlantic and los angeles. she is said to be in a fragile state. she knows she has reputation, wr ex-husband? >> [inaudible] [inaudible] >> the prince denied any knowledge of this meeting, and said he always carried out his role with absolute propriety. >> i have always been an excellent ambassador for u.k. investment and trade. when there is intrigued about his role, when there is uncertainty, than he is as damaging himself but also britain's ability to export. >> it is the precarious personal finances that are the root of this. she says she gets 15 fastened pounds a year from her divorce settlement. she could command 45,000 pounds were giving a speech. the duchess of york was at the heart of the royal establishment for a decade. it is 15 years from her divorce, but she will always have a connection with the royal family. this was her and her daughter at a birthday party. she always said the one that she has done well is bring

. >> a regular in the royal calendar, the quenn at the show this weekend if former royal daughter-in-law was on the other side of the atlantic for a charity event. she is said to be in a fragile state. she knows she has damaged her own reputation. this was the duchess in the tabloid sting. next [inaudible] >> [inaudible] [inaudible] >> in princeton nine and eight -- the prince denied any knowledge of this. >> he has always been an excellent ambassador. he has gotten a lot of support for u.k. businesses, but when there is intrigued or a question mark, then he is damaging himself and also for britain's ability to export. >> in it is her personal finances which are the root of this. she says she gets 15 baskin pounds a year from her divorce settlement. she could command 45,000 pounds for giving a speech. the duchess of york was at the heart of the royal establishment for a decade. it is nearly 15 years from her divorce. but his mother said she will always have a connection with the royal family per -- the royal family. she always said they want when she did well as bring up her girls. she f

sarah ferguson has never been a favorite of the british royal family and now this. duchess of york caught on tape offering access to her ex-husband, prince andrew, for a price. the palace is not amused. here's mark phillips. >> reporter: watch sarah ferguson's hand. the gesture says "give me the money." and $40,000 cash is handed over. but fergie wants more. >> $500,000 pounds when you can to me opens doors. >> reporter: more than $700,000 demanded for access to her ex-husband, prince andrew, who acts as a british trade envoy. except both sarah and the royal family say andrew had no idea his ex was plugging his services. >> it is actually a benchmark in stupidity. whether you're a member of the royal family or anybody, the duchess of york is financially incontinent. >> reporter: the duchess of york didn't do well out of her ten-year marriage to andrew. despite the royal family's spectacular wealth, her divorce settlement only pays her about $2 2-2,000 a year. although she gets to live in a few of the 30 rooms at the prince's country residence. but fergie has rich tas

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. >> the royal family and distinguished visitors moving from the robing room into the chamber of the house of lords. and then the beach will be delivered from the throne itself. there are some guests in the galleries around. we of the bishop of london there. p.d. james, the author, we were talking to her the other day. l 3ord lamont, we've seen him already. and then lost to say about the new coalition government. and then next to him, lord morris, the new attorney general.

won't comment because ferguson is no longer a part of the royal family. >>> a driver hit a secret service van and former president bill clinton because inside the van. police say the vehicles were merging in traffic when a car failed to stop and it hit the secret service van from behind. >>> you're looking great. how you feel something. >> great. as far as i know i'm healthy as a horse. >> you had a fender bender. >> yeah, it was one of those deals where everybody in it is passing lane slowed down and we all slowed down and one person didn't t happened to be the person behind us. >> he was fine and made no mention of the accident during his speech. >>> a war of words between the white house and sarah palin. >> if there is any connection with the contributions made to president obama and his administration and the support by the oil companies to the

what's the impact to the royal family? we'll be talking much more about that coming up in just a little while. >>> also ahead, hard to believe but memorial day is a week from today. >> yeah. >> i can't believe it. that went fast. >> i know. if you're planning to have folks over -- if you can't have colin come over, the next best thing is to pay attention to what he will show us. >> wow! >> he will give us great ideas and nice drinks that will send your guests home happy. hopefully, they'll remember what they -- >> memorial day, fourth of july, then the summer is over. >> can't we at least enjoy the moment? come on, you guys. you are a total kiljoy. >>> plus, what will you be wearing to that summer party, all the suares you'll be invited to? reaching back to tinseltown classics or pop icons for summer flare. >> did you say get fashion for popeye? >> pop icons. that would be the sailor shirt and the -- >>> also we'll catch up with caroline kennedy and find out about her latest endeavors. first ann is standing by at the news

near fredericksburg to the south we're seeing storms popping up here. front royal to the north we're seeing storms popping up here. and we have a river flood warning in terms of washington county here to the north. but we're going to see this continuing to pop up into the course of the evening hours and into tonight. and we're just going to kind of be that pop up situation. not everyone is going to get t they're going to see thoirz and everything else. just be prepared with it. where we see the thunderstorms popping up we're going to see heavier amounts of rainfall. overall the western burbs have gotten 2 to 3 inches of rainfall since last night. breaking a record of rainfall in dulles at 2.29 inches, that record set back in 1988. look at some of these numbers. frederick, maryland, 2 and a half inches of rainfall. more than that in rockville. potomac reached almost two inches. 3-1/2 for asheville, virginia and in west virginia they got their fair share of rainfall, 2 inches in shepherdstown. we've had a fair amount of rain, good for the grass and flowers and it's t

but this sting could be serious for the royal household. >> the truth is, it is worth for monarchy, for prince andrew and seriously jeopardizes british trade because it undermine's prince andrew's position of uk trading and investment. >> reporter: ferguson's spokesperson confirms the recording is authentic. >> sarah is scheduled to receive an award in los angeles for her charity work. >>> museums across the country giving free admission to military families this summer. the national endowment for the arts is part of the program called blue star museum. washington area gallery of the arts. dunbarton house and museum of art. in tomorrow's washington examiner maryland agencies started letting state employees with same-sex spouses enroll for health benefits. >>> still ahead on 9news now. tonight we return to haiti with two maryland doctors four months after the earthquake. medical supplies still in short supply. >>> also, showers. are they behind us. back to work forecast is coming up. i pay the bills, and i want to know i'm getting the best bang for my buck. we know saving money is import

anger mounts on the gusher. >>> royal scandal a. england's dutchess of art trying to sell acce to former husband prince andrew. >>> and force of nature. a massive tornado tears through south dakota. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hi, everybody. good morning. i'm thomas roberts. great to have you with us. today we begin with a plate of make it stop. frustrations are riding high where the state's governor is calling for the federal government to step in and take over. waves of toxic water are now soaking louisiana's marshlands and coating its precious wildlife, meanwhile more failure as a sted stream continues pouring into the gulf. kristen is live with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, thomas. this could be a key week in bp's efforts to stop this leak. it's now siphoned about half a million of gallons of oil but it admitted this weekend that the rate has slowed there, so that as they have now pushed back the plans for the top kill, shooting that mud and cement down into the leak until wednesday.

he was a member of the british royal society and regularly send contributions to the royal society. he had a library with some 3000 books and had studied medicine at harvard. he had worked out an almanac and even started the first scientific society in all of the american colonies. he left an autobiography for his children and also wrote essays i'm doing good. now, of course you know who i am talking about, right? benjamin franklin, right? of course he would be wrong. the answer is surprisingly, cotton mathers. a lot of people don't know that. he was one of the most advanced scientist at the stake. preaching centrism and the idea of the scientific revolution right from the pulpit. back in 1716, he had talked to one of his slaves, and he asked him, did you have smallpox? and the slave answered, well yes and no. and you can see that the slave confounded this great scientist. he probably had a quizzical look on his face and mather asked him, what do you mean? the slave patiently explained the matter. yes i had smallpox, but not probably in the way that you think. i was inoculated, and

sarah ferguson, the duchess of york, appearing to cash in on her royal family. what she said while an undercover camera rolled. and what she's saying tonight. >>> and, out of order. after 20 years, the final case >>> and, out of order. after 20 years, the final case closed. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, everyone. the unrelenting flow of oil and bubbling anger over the massive spill reached a kind of critical mass today with both bp and the obama administration facing a new level of outrage. a lot of it coming from the oil-stained shore of louisiana, where that state's governor today blasted washington and demanded a greater sense of urgency and action. but even the federal government seems divided tonight on who best can handle the disaster. with one hand defending bp, the other condemning its response. but none of the finger-pointing has stopped the oil or the slow-motion destruction of the gulf coast. we have reports from louisiana and washington tonight, starting with our chief environment

the way. >>> a royal sting, the duchess of york caught offering to sell access to her ex-husband, prince andrew, for $750,000. we have the video tape. >>> seeds of terror. why are american troops helping afghans grow opium poppies used to make heroin and finance the taliban? >>> hostile climate. scientists receiving death threats as the debate over global warming turns vicious. >>> and, all is "lost." as the epic series ends tonight, we hang with the fanboys who have spent the last 89 hours getting ready, watching every episode back-to-back, with no sleep. >>> good evening. the obama administration tonight is telling bp to either stop this leak or get out of the way. it is day 34 of this crisis. the amount of oil washing ashore is growing, and so is the anger. president obama is sending three cabinet secretaries into the region with a tough message for bp, which today announced yet another setback. ryan owens has been on our team covering this spill from the very beginning, and is there for us once again tonight. ryan, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, dan. the tide has brought a

-born cleric anwar al awlaki calls for the killing of american civilians. >>> and a royal sting. the duchess of york caught on tape trying to sell access to her former husband, prince andrew. this is the "cbs morning news" andrew. this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, may 24th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm michelle gielan. this week, possibly tomorrow, bp plans its latest attempt to stop the massive gulf spill by pouring cement and mud into the blown well. the oil has hit more than 65 miles of the louisiana coast and nearly five weeks after the accident, the obama administration says it's not confident bp knows what it's doing. tara mergener is in washington with details. >> reporter: well, with every passing day, pressure is mounting on the white house to help end this ordeal. but the administration admits only the company and the oil industry have the know-how. members of the obama administration may not like what they see when they fly over the gulf of mexico this morning. for 34 days now, a blown out well has been spewing mil

. >>> i will tell you this, the first major league baseball game with the royals and the senators' way back when. washington and baltimore get together. the belt way bragging rights. it is a great night for baseball, they are ready to play a three game weekend series. moments ago, i had a chance to speak with the manager. >> i hope in the near future, there will be playing really good baseball. they are excited about the meaning fullness of the results. >> i know you live up the ball club and you are not happy about it. you're going against the ball club tonight that is really struggling. how do you keep them on their heels? >> we have great respect for the orioles because they beat us four out of six last year. the have the edge on us, and hopefully, our pitcher pitches better. >> may have been outstanding. everything we have asked them to do has been done. we don't expect them to motown big hitters. there is a plan for him. whenever that magical date is, it will be here soon enough. >> he would not tell us because of rainouts and because of his last start with six days between. that

. >>> the royal family figures out what to do next after the dutches of york is caught cashing in. we'll have the story coming up. >>> i'm in beverly hills. actress, lindsey lohan is back in court. the latest on her legal troubles coming up. >>> the los angeles coroner is investigating the death of brittany murphy's -- britney murphy's husband. his death comes just five months after his wife died. right now, authorities are saying no signs of foul play or criminal activity. >> it appears to be natural. there were some prescription drugs found that were belonging to him. we'll have an ongoing investigation, the cause of death is pending. >>> no drugs and no alcohol for lindsey lohan. giving her new rules to live by, after she missed a mandatory court appearance last week. >> reporter: lindsey lohan arrived at the beverly hills courthouse to see that late for her 8:30 appearance. as they layed down new terms for her probation. >> that's the condition of remaking that auto bond. and no alcohol. 24 hours in today's proceedings. >> it is an alcohol monitoring bracelet that lohan must at

. >>> a royal scandal, the dutchess of york, accused of selling out the first royal family. up next, see the video that has her in trouble. >>> and dangerous cribs, lawmakers take a stands against a design flaw. >>> millions of the dollars spent, thousands of trees lost. coming up next, we tell you about a pest in maryland you should know about. >>> the storms are slowly moving to the south. we'll let you know what that means for your workweek forecast, all of that when wjz news returns. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> take a look at this video of a scary double disaster in china. rainy weather triggers a landslide then it's slammed into a passenger train. the accident killed at least 19 passengers and injured more than 70 others, eight of the train's carriages were forced off the track. >>> a former member of the former royal family is a part of a police sting. they have a recording of ferguson trying to sell access to her ex-husband. now right now ferguson is not accused of breaking any laws, but the dollar amount they were talking about in that video was more than half a million dol

while the royal family is not talking, everyone else is. stephanie gosk is outside buckingham palace. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. the reporter involved in this thing has made a career out of entrapping celebrities and royals. it's an old trick, but it seems there is always someone ready to fall for it. the trap set, sarah fergusson, duchess of york, fell right in. >> 500,000 pounds when you can, to me, open doors. >> it would be prince andrew? >> yeah. >> is that a deal? >> yeah. >> the handshake seals the deal. fergie sells access to her ex-husband, prince andrew, british business envoy and queen elizabeth's second son, for nearly three quarters of a million dollars, not knowing that the man posing as a businessman is actually a reporter for the british tabloid "news of the world." >> it's essentially saying that her ex-husband, prince andrew, who let's not forget, is fourth in line to the throwne, is up fr rent. he can be bought and sold for anyone who wants to meet him and she's going to pocket the cash. it couldn't be more damag

. >> a new royal scandal. the duchess of york is finding herself in hot water over the release of that undercover video. the news of the world said the duchess tried to sell a reporter access to her ex husband prince andrew. >> gurvir joins us with more on this strange story. >> reporter: i think it's kind of disturbing to see her in that light. the duchess of york, sarah ferguson, was just starting to repair a rocky relationship with bucking ham palace and now she is apologizing for what she called a lapse in judgment. this undercover video captures the duchess of work offering access to her ex-husband prince andrew in exchange for money. >> 500 pounds when you can to me, open door. >> with prince andrew? >> yes. >> is that our deal? >> yes. >> reporter: the tabloid news of the world posted the video on its website. the newspaper said ferguson spoke to an undercover reporter posing as a business man. she even took $40,000 from the undercover reporter. >> then if you want to go to -- and if you want to do a big de

the duchess of york caught on tape selling access to the royal family. we'll talk about that. >>> yesterday, mexican authorities said he was missing. today the tv producer whose wife killed in cancun turns up in the united states. why he's come home against orders of the police in mexico. >>> plus, the new game show phenomenon what makes minute to win it 0 so darn addictive. >>> >> you can win money, craig. that's why it's great. the blackhawks bust out the brooms be s against the sharks. the nationals taking an easy walk in the park against the orioles. news4 at 11:00 continues. >>> tonight the duchess of york talking about a scandal. she apparently sold access to her ex-husband, prince andrew. sarah ferguson in los angeles to accept a charity award. her plane landed hour as video surfaces of a british tabloid news of the world. shows the duchess agreeing to have $725,000 wired to an account, in exchange put the man in good favor with her ex-husband. >> to me [ inaudible ]. >> is that it? >> yes. >> in a statement, sarah ferguson apologized for her actio

this morning india tv is reporting investigators have recovered the black box. >>> and royal payoff? >> $500,000 pounds when you can to me. the big story in london this morning, the duchess of york, sarah ferguson reportedly caught trying to sell access to her ex-husband prince andrew. we're live at buckingham palace today, sunday may 23rd, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> live from studio 1a in rockefeller mraz. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on this sunday. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolfe, and it looks like another big embarrassment for buckingham palace. a report that sarah ferguson allegedly took money, a lot of money in exchange for access to her ex prince andrew. >> a spokesperson said they would not comment on the news of the duchess of york p. and the network will let you hear what shed in just a few minute sgloos also ahead the mothers of three americans being detained in iran returned home on saturday, relieved to have seen their children, but said they were still dift wrought after having to return without their kids. no formal

she's always livened up the royal family. love the way she came across to america and made a fortune out of doing weight watchers. just a pity this happened. but i think she'll be back. >> the news of the world, the newspaper that did the sting on her is known for doing stunts like this, in fact, earlier the reporter says while they were out having dinner princess -- the former princess said you're not reporters from "news of the word." in other words, she clearly suspected something was up. we know she had been out to dinner. there is a bottle of wine on the table. any sort of feeling there this might backfire on the tabloid to doing this to the duchess? >> well, it's a sort of national sport here, the sting. "the news of the world" does it best of all and got the head of our football association. one of our schnooker champions and most fame lust they got another royal lady, the duchess -- the countess of wessex. she was heard on tape slagging off, criticizing members of the british government. now, that is much more severe

scandal, the duchess of york caught on tape selling access to the royal family. we will tell you all about that. >>> plus, bikers everywhere. derek ward explains how pedaling through the street he is of the nation's capital gained traction in the recent months and what it means for cars on the road. >>> hakem what do you have in sport? >> the virginia men's lacrosse team continues its quest for a championship. nascar team kyle busch and denny hamlin get into a scuffle. >>> plus, why the nationals are jumping for joy. >>> check out these bold thieves a surveillance camera in california caught them stealing a 300-pound statue. at two this morning, guys with shirts over their head stole the bob's big boy statue from its base and haul it had away. he put the statue up last night so people could come by and get their pictures taken with it. >>> sarah ferguson, the duchess of york is reportedly devastated after video surfaced showing her agreeing to sell access to her ex-husband. the video appeared on the british tabloid the news of the world it shows the duche

the deal. fergie has bounced back from adversity before. this time royal watchers says she may have done more damage than even she can repair. jim maceda, nbc news, london. >>> when we come back, what the major airlines in this country have figured out now. it has to do with charging you more to fly. transform plain old ribs into these fall-off-the-bone honey bbq ribs. the secret's in the sauce, made with campbell's french onion soup. for these delicious ribs and dozens more sizzling summer recipes, visit campbellskitchen.com. you struggle to control your blood sugar. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily medicine used with diet and exercise to control high blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. adding onglyza to your current oral medicine may help reduce after meal blood sugar spikes and may help reduce high morning blood sugar. [ male announcer ] onglyza should not be used to treat type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. tell your doctor if you have

she did sell out the royal family. and her ex-husband's reputation without his knowledge. >> 500,000 pounds when can you, to me, open doors. >> reporter: the secret camera rolls merrilessly when that talk bombs that $40,000 down payment the duchess's gesture is give me, give me. she leaves with the cash in a suitcase and her reputation in tatters. >>> stay with us "news4 today" continues nuclear program at 5:00 a.m. >>> a busy road is a crime scene this morning after one person was shot while in a car. >> plus taking control. local governments no longer waiting on bp to start cleaning up the oil spill. >> the never ending repairs. a traffic alert after downpours wash away plans to open the chain bridge today. good morning. welcome back to "news4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. it is monday, may 24, 2010. we're taking a live look outside right now at 5:00 a.m. it's 65 degrees out there. nice balmy start to your work week. lot of clouds out there. meteorologist tom kierein joins us in the studio with the latest on

he even arrived in the royal carriage. he asked for the keys to no. 10 -- leaders cannot rely on the heels of the past. reject deals of the past. get to johannesburg, and is it s as if time stood still. now for britain to remain relevant, it needs to make special alliances with the post-mandela generation. >> you do not establish a relationship with that generation. the relationship will be minuscule. >> the kind of man britain wants to do business with is the manager of one of the first black-owned wine firms and has received british grants. britain is the biggest export market for south african wines. little wonder then that the possibility of a hung parliament thousands of miles away is being talked about right here. >> it is scary. it might slow down progress. >> whenever routes britain takes politically, south africa will remain a key partner, even if it has its sights set on new horizons. bbc news, cape town. >> full panic-from iceland is again causing -- volcanic ash from iceland is again causing flight delays. we ge

she may recover but her relationship with the royals, not likely. >> it will be chilly for a bit. i am afraid this will confirm their worst fears. >> after the very public embarrassment, she flew to los angeles to and accept an award for her work with the underprivileged children. she avoided the media and barely referred to the scandal during her speech. >>> jesse james is speaking out in his most extensive interview since his breakup. he says that he is still not sure what made him cheat on his wife. he admitted that he had the affair weeks after she won the golden globe and oscar for best actress. >> it is no surprise that my work better when i met you. >> i spent my whole life with the kids and what her trying to protect her. they most her chair has been caused by that person she wanted to -- that wanted to protect her. >> he called the affair and attempt to self-sabotage his life. she has filed for divorce. the interview will air tomorrow. >>> lindsay low and has lost a bid to ease restrictions on alcohol and drug testing. she asked to modify the plan to attach an up home moni

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. >>> the duchess of york caught on tape accepting a bribe. how she is responding to a royal mess. >> the grass is long but money is short. how you can help out. >> summer surcharge is taking flight. how much more did you have to pay and why? >> after some cloudy days, a lot of sunshine and the forecast. ♪ plug and play. now understanding my diabetes is that simple. [ male announcer ] the contour usb meter from bayer. [ nick ] look at this. the software's built right in. how cool is that? [ male announcer ] it's the first meter with plug-and-play technology, helping you transform ordinary testing information into deeper understanding. [ nick ] a meter that plugs into my nonstop life -- that's my simple win. [ male announcer ] the contour usb meter. only from bayer. [ static ] ♪ my country ♪ 'tis of thee ♪ sweet land ♪ of liberty ♪ of thee i sing [ laughs ] ♪ oh, land ♪ where my fathers died ♪ land of the pilgrims' pride ♪ from every mountainside ♪ let freedom ring ♪ >>> an embarrassing moment for the british royal family. sarah ferguson caught on tape soliciting a bribe. the

the victims suffered a gunshot wound to the back of his head. >>> someone who married into the british royal family is caught trying to cash in on the connection. >> 500,000 pounds when you can to me. the footage from the tabloid shows sara ferguson offering information on prince andrew in exchange for $725,000 or 52000 pounds. she said she's having financial trouble. >>> lindsey lohan was before a judge today in beverly hills. she skipped a court appearance last week. she still faces other consequences including an order to abstain from alcohol and wear a alcohol monitoring bracelet and submit to drug testing. this stimes from two arrests in 2007. >>> from the first time today, we're hearing from the teen who scaled mount everest. this is the first video of jordan. the california 8th grader reached the peak saturday. he gave his first interview this morning. >> well, it was a lot of complications going on. you know, everything freezes up and it's cold up here. and man, well, oxygen masks on. it's tough, we're high above the 8000-meter mark. yeah, it was harder than i thought it would be. >>

he even got a ride in the royal carriage, but with the keys to number 10 out of for grabs, leaders cannot rely on the past to secure deals for the future. the club in johannesburg, it has at times stood still, a faded reminder of when settlers came to exploit south africa's gold wealth. now, for britain to remain belloc -- relevant, it needs fresh alliances with a post- mandela generation. >> if you do not establish a relationship with that generation, i think london's relationship will be minuscule. >> the kind of man britain wants to do business with is the manager of one of the first black-owned wine firms. he has already receive british grants to make his business grow. britain is the biggest export market for south african wine. little wonder, then, that the possibility parliament thousands of miles away is being talked about right here. >> with the home government, it might slow down progress. >> whatever robert intakes politically, south africa will remain a key partner, even if it has its sights set on new horizons. >> iceland's cloud of volcanic ash has made an unwelcome return t

she has ingratiated herself with the royal family. that she was actually battered by moral. that was a first and now in one damaging swoop, all the money, all the work over the past two years has been undone. >> she has made it very clear that prince andrew had no knowledge of this. she has said he has shown nothing but integrity on his business dealings. has he plentied on this? >> the it duke of york has issued a statement to confirm that he had absolutely no knowledge of any improper business dealings at all. as you rightly point out, sarah ferguson also made it clear that prince andrew was whiter than white. some of the columnists are speculating that perhaps this might not be the case. how could andrew possibly not be aware. but the pal has has disputed any strongly that he had any involvement in this whatsoever. >> they share two children. will this they affect them in any way? >> yes, i think it will. they're both incredibly close to their mother and this this will be terribly embarrassing. indeed they take holidays together. so

i would argue that the royal family produces far more in terms of revenue for the british government. for example, the large number of tourists that come to britain to see the royal family. i do think royal family is in good for britain. i think it should maintain its monarchy, but secondly, it is also cost-effective in that a large amount of taxpayer revenue is derived by the millions of people that travel to britain, spending money in the u.k., because they are remembered with the royal family. -- make it rain. host: our last call comes on our line for independence from washington, d.c.. caller: considering that the recession has accelerated the effect, why is it better to make up the lost money by cutting services by those that were hit worse, and not raising taxes by those that were hit less? the wealthier people, the larger businesses? thank you. guest: the cost-cutting measures are focused on cutting government waste and reducing the size of the public sector. there is no discussion about cutting spending on health and education. i do not think we're likely to see that at all. w

through his journal from the british royal society. and what inoculation was, unless you've seen the john adams video and you see abigail and the children getting inoculated. they would make an inoculation in the arm and they would scoop out some smallpox from the victim and mix it in the blood and you would get smallpox but usually the symptoms were milder and the death rate was much, much lower. as we'll see it was down 1 to 3% for getting inoculated. and up around 15 to 30% was pretty normal for getting it through your respiratory system through the common way. completely virgin populations who had never had any exposure like native americans, the death rate could be 70, 8090%. so very, very tragic. and mather learned next time we go to boston i'm going to go to practice inoculation. mather was a man of enlightenment and just assumed everyone would go along. and he was a bit vain and just assumed everyone would fall along. and when the epidemic hit and mather learned of it. he did. he did write a letter to the doctors asking them to