the situation inside tibet, as we discussed briefly, is dire. and the dialogue that the dalai lamas envoys have been engaged with. chinese officials over the years since 2002 have hit a pause of more than a year, almost a year and a half now. so his supporters, people who are looking for resolution of tibeten issues and preservation of the tibetan identity inside tibet are keen to hear from the dalai lama. >> i wanted to ask about something i read about an elderly woman here, among these thousands that are here, tell us her story e last couple of seconds. >> we have a young man who works in our office, actually, and his mother, who is a tibeten nomad, living on the grasslands, uneducated woman, and very kind of wisenned old woman, was able to get visa to come to the united states, which in itself is quite an achievement. she will be seeing at the end of her life, the dalai lama for the very first time and taking this profound religious teaching from him. something as we said at the beginning, is impossible inside tibet. it's just for her, it is

invited to the capitol on thursday to discuss a situation regarding human rights and autonomy for tibet. house speaker john boehner paid tribute to the nobel peace laureate, his dedication to human rights. even though the dalai lama denies seeking independence for tibet he criticized the state of human rights in china. >>> china warned politicians not to meet with the dalai lama. he did meet with president obama amidst efforts to try to improve relations last year. >>> with its beautiful temples and scenic sites thailand is sometimes called a tourist's paradise, but a unique attraction has been gaining popularity by giving visitors a taste of life most people never get to see. here's the details. >>> these tourists are being guided through bangkok's largest shantytown. tens of thousands of the city's poor live and work in the slum, an area normally associated with drugs and crime. but the community is also home to cooking with pu, a cooking school that's become a popular tourist attraction. >> this is a chile. four or five chiles for one person. >> reporter: pu is the name of the school

the white house said the president emphasized the importance of protecting human rights in tibet, but restated u.s. policy that it does not support tibet's independence from china. >>> for months now, people in los angeles have been getting ready for life without part of the i-405. one of the country's busiest freeways. so far, it appears the warnings have worked. traffic diverted appears to be flowing smoothly after the 405 was closed down for two days of road work. we have the latest on what they've been calling carmageddon. >> reporter: the good news is that there are no major problems to report, but as you can tell from the noise behind me, there's still a day and a half left and things could change. this was the state of carmageddon. with construction crews providing the only theatrics today on the freeway infamous for being one of the country's traffic nightmares, crews came in at midnight, right after the last car scrambled to get out of the way. a ten-mile stretch of the 405 is shut down for 53 hours this weekend so the freeway can be widened, hopefully easing congestion on a

region. >> translator: we are here to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of tibet. >> xi condemned the dalai lama. the vice president stressed china has to completely smash any plot that encourages tibetan independence and jeopardizes national unity. state-run media are covering the events to commemorate the 60th anniversary but the chinese authorities banned foreign tourists from visiting from late june to early august. local residents say the city is under tight security. >>> aung san suu kyi attended the martyr's day ceremony in yangon for the first time in nine years. aung san suu kyi attended the government sponsored ceremony on tuesday for her father, independence leader general aung san, assassinated 64 years ago. she also attended a memorial gathering held by her national league for democracy with about 2,000 supporters. aung san suu kyi was kept under house arrest for seven and a half years and was released last november. myanmar's government warned in june her political activities could cause great confusion. >>> welcome back to your weather update. the c

some worry his visit will upset the chinese who believe the dalai lama wants independents for tibet.izers insist it will be about prayer and meditation. >> this is purely a religious event, nothing political. i'm sure you won't even see or hear anyone talking about tibet's struggle. >> reporter: while here the dalai lama will also be celebrating his 76th birthday. he'll be meeting with some top lawmakers on capitol hill, though at this point it is not known whether he'll be meeting with president obama at the white house. from northwest, craig melvin, news 4. back to you. >> thank you, craig. >> the rain may have washed them out yesterday, but tonight fireworks lit up the sky in tacoma park. hundreds watched a tacoma park middle school. a city grant covered about 40% of the cost. donations made up the rest. >> literally as you zoomed into tacoma park, there was one little shower, that was it. that was all it took for them to cancel the fireworks. the rest of us, our fireworks went off without a hitch. saw a beautiful night last night and a great night tonight if you like it hot and s

every week, some people are arrested, and have severe torture. >> reporter: in tibet. >> in tibet.he ultimate destroyer of your own peace of mind. now, anger never destroys the person who creates your anger. anger simply destroys your peace of mind. >> reporter: still, no longer as bound to be diplomatic, he makes some of his most forceful comments about china's future. >> that's, i think very bad for stability. china, sooner or later, will learn these things. the whole world is turning one direction. china cannot go against that way. have to go along that trend. that's logical. the voice of openness or voice of democracy, freedom of speech. even month by month growing. >> and so you believe you will see tibet before you die. >> yes. >> reporter: you do. >> yes. >> reporter: the dalai lama also said he was encouraged in his meeting with the plez president, because mr. obama showed genuine concern, he said, about tibet's struggle for human rights and cultural survival. coming up, we'll take a big turn and head into the kitchen of the year before a great summer shrimp boil. that's co

to be semi autonomous and chinese accuse them of pushing for free tibet independence. yet as well as president hugo chavez is to return to cuba for more cancer treatment including chemotherapy has been given approval from the national assembly for the trip was required by the constitution to have his return to venezuela after spending nearly a month in cuba where he had a tumor from his pulpit region removed his battle with cancer has raised his fitness to lead the country but officially he still plans to run for reelection next year. syrian opposition members been holding meetings of damascus in istanbul to discuss ways of asking president assad this comes after a massive nationwide protests across the country on friday leaving at least thirty two people hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators poured onto the streets of the capital in other cities before facing a crackdown by security forces the government has launched a national dialogue just as a demanding president assad steps down. now if you want to achieve your dreams you got to be ready to work f

to be autonomous china has accused him of pushing for full tibet and independence. as well and president hugo chavez is to return to cuba for more care. the treatment including chemotherapy has just been given approval from the national assembly for the trip as required by the constitution his return to venezuela after spending nearly a month in cuba where he had chima from his pulpit region and moved his battle with cancer has raised doubts every script has to leave the country to fish and he still plans to run for reelection next year. also know what effect this hour syrian opposition members been holding meetings in damascus in istanbul to discuss ways of else think president assad this comes after a massive nationwide protest rocked the country on friday leaving at least thirty two people get into the thousands of anti-government demonstrators poured onto the streets of the capital in other cities people facing a crackdown by security forces the government and national guard the protesters demanding president assad steps down. he's a russian born gold prodigy ha

to be semi-autonomous china has accused him of pushing for full tibet in dependence. in vienna thousands of mourners have attended the funeral of the last heir to the austro an empire crowned prince auto was the son of austria is the last emperor and outspoken politician and advocate for european unity royals and political leaders were among those paying their last respects the prince died earlier this month aged ninety eight and has been buried in the. corrupt. india has recently become one of the top ten largest economies of the world a key driving force is the willingness of indians to work long hours for lower pay doing their western counterparts even reports. it's a busy city with busy people india is a rising economic locomotive still what's the driving force behind its success it could very well be that people like. bulls are co-directors of a small one import company called divine and is indians have developed a strong liking for french and spanish mintage is young men are working overtime to fill their glasses you have to be very flexible with your working ho

to be semi autonomous china has accused him of pushing for full tibet and independence. india has recently become one of the top ten largest economies of the world a key driving force is the willingness of indians to work long hours for low pay doing their western counterparts reports. it's a busy city with busy people india is a rising economic locomotive so what's the driving force behind its success it could very well be that people like you and can now both are co-directors of a small one import company called divine and as indians have developed a strong liking for french and spanish language is young men are working overtime to fill their glasses you have to be very flexible with your working hours. engineers were globalization and because of oh you know you're interacting with so many people from abroad especially america or you know europe so we can't we can't fix families where we can say we're only going to work from nine to five but people in britain for example can and do say that seven spent years working as a business consultant in the u.k. and he says brit

the dalai lama says he seeks autonomy, not independence for tibet. earlier this year the dalai lama stepped down from his policy role and says he is only now the spiritual leader of the tibetans. >>> republican hopeful ron paul is on the campaign trail. paul has been focused on the nation's growing deficit and says the debt ceiling should not be increased. fellow gop mitt romney show the former massachusetts governor has $12.7 million in cash reserves, that is three times more than his closest rival, congresswoman michele bachmann and the reports show that romney raised $18 million in the past three months. >>> the feared carmageddon traffic jakjam has yet to materialize in los angeles. hal eisner with a close-up look at the construction project and joins us live from look. it's been smooth sailing. >> reporter: absolutely, some calling it carmaheaven instead of carmageddon. tabe a look at some of the work going on. it's so interesting to look at and i if any it's just construction work and heavy- duty equipment, but you never see this on our freeway

tomar parte en las celebraciones del aniversario del nacimiento de dalai lama, el lider espiritual del tibete millones de budistas..se espera que este carismatico lider quien goza de gran popularidad en este pais hablara en publico el proximo sabado ante miles de sus seguidores, por lo que se espera congestionamientos vehiculares en el centro de tras una investigacion de 14 meses, la comision de la verdad y la reconciliacion concluyo hoy que la clase politica y las instituciones hondurenas no tuvieron capacidad para evitar el golpe de estado gestado por los empresarios privados y la expulsion violenta del presidente manuel zelaya en junio del 2009... cancer que libra el preste de venezuela hugo chavez tiene enormes repercuciones no solo para su pais, sino tambien para cuba, que depende de la ayuda de caracas para sobrevivir...para los expertos si el presidente de venezuela deja el poder, cuba regresaria a las penurias economicas, incluyendo la escacez de alimentos, combustibles y medicinas. en este espacio dedicado a s preguntas de inmigracion, abogao y experto en la materia, jose pertierra.

if you can tibet past major -- get past major, lieutenant general, you're doing great.hesitation quills," okay, you've had a good experience, it's also a love story, as you indicated before. i hope people will read it. peter, your husband, um, if you have a girl, let's say you have a babe and i by and you have a girl, would you tell her, yeah, t okay to go into the military? it's a good career? if you want to be a marine, be a marine, be all that you can be? is that finish would that -- what would you say to your daughter if she came to you one day and said, mom, i want to be a marine. and we have about a minute left. >> guest: i'd probably train her to shoot. [laughter] but that's just me. >> host: is there enough training? [inaudible] very quick. >> guest: no, it's exactly the same training. >> host: okay. so you felt good going in, and if you had a daughter who wanted to be a marines, you'd have already taught her how to shoot, and away she'd go. [laughter] a proud mom of -- thank you for writing "hesitation kills," and i hope viewers will pick up a copy and read it

y el dalai lama está en estados unidos, y viaje como líder espiritual del tibet, ya que trisfiró su autoridadpera la participación de cien mil personas. esta es sa primera visita tras la polémica de 2010, en donde se generó una tormenta política con china. y en nuestra región, existe una escuela secundaria privada con una tasa del cien punto de aceptación de sus graduandos en las escuelas del país, y lo mejor es que el centro está al alcance de los estudiantes que estané dispuestos a luchar por su futuro, a continuación eeducación a su alcance. >> todos los inntegrantes de la clase graduanda de esta escuela superior en la escuela, han sido aceptados en la universidad, el secreto para este gran éxito, se debe en parte a que la escuela combina el programa académico con el programa laboral. >> el programa que ofrecen es diferente y dan oportunidad al estudiante, y le da más experiencia para poder salir al mundo real, y aquí no lo tratan como niños. >> la escuela de cristo rey, eso una escuela que tiene como objetivo ayudar a estudiantes ejemplares de bajos recursos. >> estudiantes que quieren tr

he says we have maintained a relationship with the exile tibet government and we celebrate the dalai lama's birthday every year. >> it is going to be an exciting week. >> reporter: continuing until july 16th. a free event will be held saturday morning right outside the capitol. at the national mall, delia gonclaves, 9news now. >> thank you, delia. as you heard there is a free event down there, but that's not the one at the verizon center. that ceremony will cost you $45 for one day. it will be $500 if you want to go to all 11 days. the dalai lama and entourage is staying at dupont hyatt hotel and he plans to meet with several members of congress during his visit. >>> another spiritual leader. the reveered hugging saint is down at the hyatt regency. born into the hindu faith. her hugs consist of very long, tender compassionate em probations. it is estimated she has hugged more than 30 million people in her life. that is some hugging. >> we could use a hug. >> we could use a hug around here. >> yes. >>> still ahead. outrage in great britain. politicians, celebrities and citizens call f

and he repeated his support for direct dialogue between china and tibet.ting saying it harmed relations with the u.s. and interfered with china's international affairs. china considers tibet to be a breakaway province and the dalai lama to be a separatist leader. >>> go now -- >> that is crazy. a woman tries to attack a judge. why was she so mad? i want you to look at. this it is a giants television -- >>> i want you to look at this. a giant television you to or fire. see what happens next. >>> and if you want information on stories we're airing or want to give us ideas, get us at twitter, facebook, cnn.com/don, also on foursquare. and the wait is over, transparent -- "transparent" available online right now. ♪ ooh baby, (what) can i do for you today? ♪ [ female announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? align can help. only align has bifantis, a patented probiotic that naturally helps maintain your digestive balance. try align to help retain a balanced digestive system. try the #1 gastroenterologist recommended probiotic. align. >>> a kentucky

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earlier this week the exiled spiritual leader from tibet prompted china to warrant u.s. to stay out of china's internal affairs. the dalai lama supports greater rights from tibetans and china. >>> the atlantis crew spent its first full day in orbit today. the crew used a camera on the shut el's robotic arm to examine the heat shield. the report came all is well. the atlantis is scheduled to dock at the international space station tomorrow. the astronauts will begin unloading four tons of supplies to the space station. atlantis will become a museum piece as nasa hands over the task of flying astronauts to the space station to russia and frift u.s. companies. nasa is planning to focus its efforts on deep space missions, eventually mars. >>> new u.s. defense secretary says the u.s. and its allies are within reach of defeating al qaeda. panetta met with hamad karzai to discuss the terrorist group. this is his first visit to afghanistan. the u.s. has identified key al qaeda leaders in pakistan, yemen, somalia. one of those leaders is the designated successor to osama bin ladi

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i'm like, you know, i feel like i'm in tibet, you know? in free country. >> if you want to take part in the events here over the next ten days, you have to get a ticket in advance, either through ticket master or by coming to the verizon center. there's also a free event on saturday at the west end of the mall. and we ask some of the visitors here today, is this a gift from the dalai lama on his birthday? and they said, my fair lady, his gifts are always there. reporting live at the verizon center, i'm kimberly suiters, news 4. eun, back to you in the studio. >> what a lovely thought. kimberly, thanks so much. >>> turning now to the weather, we've already seen some rain today and we could be in for some storms this afternoon. it's hazy out there right now, it's 76 degrees. meteorologist tom kierein joins us right now for the first forecast. hi, tom. >> hi, eun. a little rain came through during the last hour. that cooled us down. we were in the low 80s before the rain arrived, but the rain has cooled us back down into the mid-70s. some blu

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relations leaders are expected to discuss the dalai lama of tibet autonomous but stay within china. some pretty dramatic footage right here have a look from the netherlands a giant broadcasting mast that collapsed after a mysterious fire halfway up about eighty percent of the country is now without f.m. radio to be two hundred meters came down on top of its concrete supply no one was injured as emergency crews had already evacuated the area it's not known how the fire started. leading athletes are inspired to become the top in their sport but one russian golf prodigy has used his talent for very different ends to trace down his long lost brother and sister. now reports on the teenager's drive to use the fairway to find his family. he might have a smoother swing but from the outside nicholai looks no different to the pampered junior players in this hyper exclusive moscow golf club but this couldn't be further from the truth nikolai come alecky was an eleven year old often when he was adopted by an american family you can never say that or think his life is easy you know and basically

rating could be at risk if austerity measures aren't taken economics author patrick young police powers tibet up to these problems long ago. the problem is look these aren't things that have just happened suddenly i mean the french budget deficit has been in a deficit the french budget since one thousand nine hundred seventy four i mean these are things that have been going on for thirty or forty years it's absolutely ludicrous untruthfully governments need to stop spending and they need to be very realistic about their budgets and there are fundamental huge problems going all the way through the euro zone and we don't have any leaders who are willing to give us a sustainable solution this is typical of contagion we've been talking about it for weeks we have you know when you get some degree of illness and it goes through the body ultimately you have to decide when to amputate it and the truth is we should have amputated greece from the euro zone long ago we've got the situation at the moment where provincial libraries in northern germany are being closed because the money isn't there because

relations of leaders are expected to discuss dalai lama's hope for tibet to be semi autonomous but state was in china's borders. the afghan president is mourning the death of his half brother who was gunned down by one of these own associates on tuesday while karzai was a controversial political figure tolerated by nato despite suspicions of his connection to organized crime are these military contributor thinks the lack of a unified u.s. agenda in afghanistan led to the killing as this a nation of god as i have brother in kandahar is more just a personal loss to a cause like land in afghanistan ahmed wali karzai who was in effect there ruler of kandahar or actually the whole southern afghanistan personified american policy in this country behind a population centric counting insurgency first tried in iraq and then replicated and propagated in afghanistan was in fact a interagency turf battle between the pentagon the state department a as b. and d. e a all the u.s. agencies in afghanistan have been operating at cross purposes what was a victory for cia promoting our brothers in southern

china's accused him of pushing for full tibet and independence . a japanese nuclear reactor is being closed down because of problems with an emergency cooling system there was a sudden pressure drop in the safety tank at the ohi plant just west of tokyo pressured to return to normal after about an hour meaning there was no radiation leakage but engineers have decided not to take any chances the closure will lead to power problems in the area still struggling to get back on line after the earthquake and tsunami. but if you want to achieve your dreams you've got to be ready to work for them that's what indian people are doing in their droves and it seems staying at work longer than their western counterparts is paying off. elbowed her way into reveal the reality of life in the new delhi rat race. it's a busy city with busy people india is a rising economic locomotive so what's the driving force behind its success it could very well be that people like. bulls are co-directors of a small one import company called divine and as indians have developed a

relations leaders are expected to discuss dalai lama's hope for tibet to be semi autonomous but stay within china's borders. a japanese nuclear reactor has been closed down because of a technical failure and there was a sudden pressure drop in the safety tank at all the plant which is three hundred fifty kilometers west of tokyo no radiation has leaked but the closure will cause power problems in areas struggling to get back on line after the tsunami disaster the fukushima plant remains the biggest worry with radiation continue to seep out into the surrounding region. leading outlets are inspired to become top in their sportsbike one russian golf prodigy has used his talent for a very different ends tracing his long lost brother and sister. reports on the teenager's drive to use the fairway to find his family. he might have a smoother swing but from the outside nicholai looks no different to the pampered junior players in this hyper exclusive moscow golf club but this couldn't be further from the truth nikolai come alecky was an eleven year old often when he was adopted by an america

authorities had banned public celebrations fearing they might turn into protests against chinese rule in tibet festivities were only allowed inside more. now activists in romania say they want unification with neighboring moldova by next year they say the two countries should be together again as they have been at various points in the history of their. reports there are mixed feelings about the plans with many in moldova remaining bitterly opposed. from photo exhibitions to use in both bucharest and kisha now since two thousand and nine some movements in romania have been combining to win back what they see as their land. since april it's been impossible to miss colorful stickers like that in towns and cities across romania bessarabia is romania they say believing that the land which is now the sovereign state of republic of moldova must again be on the book arrest control and indeed it was until the nineteenth century which saw it pass hands several times with the collapse of the u.s.s.r. moldova declared independence becoming a member of the united nations the council of europe and the worl

tibet's spiritual leader is meeting with some top u.s. lawmakers today. the dalai lama is in town hosting an eleven-day prayer service at the verizon center. he's scheduled to meet with john boehner and nancy pelosi. the white house declined to comment on whether president obama will meet with his holiness. >>> this morning attorneys for dominique strauss-kahn say that their client will not plead guilty to any charges. "the new york times" reports that attorneys and prosecutors -- his lawyers and prosecutors met yesterday but did not talk about a plea bargain in the sexual assault case. meanwhile the d.a. denied a request for a special prosecutor. attorneys for the hotel housekeeper at the center of the case made that request after phone conversations between their client and the district attorney's office were leaked to the immediate california. >>> this morning the founder of pakistan's nuclear weapons program says north korea paid millions to senior pakistani military officials in exchange for nuclear technology. "the washington post" reports the kickb