is a mutual society in the u.k., much loved by u.k. residents, and the principle of mutual health i think needs to be supported. >> the government agrees and plans to bring the new rules into force by october, though no one will be allowed to pay for an organ donated for free. >> this is world news today from bbc world news. i'm john -- jonathan charles. the war in afghanistan is claiming more casualties. a new report from the united nations says increased insurgent bombings and air streaks by international forces were the biggest killers. and the british computer hacker who broke into american military and nasa networks lost his latest legal bid to avoid extradition to the united states. they photograph wars, politicians, celebrity, and great events, but the recession, combined with competition from television and the internet, are making old-fashioned photo journalists too expensive. our reporter has been to paris, where one of the best-known photo agencies is on the brenk of bankruptcy, whilst another has been bought by microsoft fo

coming up, it is a sellout show in cuba as the u.k. royal ballet arrives, the biggest performance since the bolshoi. they were driven from their homes, victims of racial violence. they've left northern ireland after a series of attacks. there in romania trying to rebuild their lives. we have been to see some of them in a village there. >> from northern ireland to northern romania. it rains here as well. when there is no running water -- when there ithey go out on tr water. the families are in poverty. johann spent two months in belfast and he's back. he's not earn enough to fix his house. there is no paid work, so they travel abroad. france, italy, northern ireland. wherever they feel there might be an opportunity. >> the people in ireland were very kind to us. we also respected them. they saw that we honest and they respected us. >> when people can stay, you can see the difference. joseph completely rebuild his house with the money earned in northern ireland. local organizations say the only open the children. >-- only hope in the chi

has 1 million doctors and nurses making it the biggest employer in the u.k. and the fourth biggest in the world. while it is funded through 2011 with costs rising, after that, it will take further cuts or higher taxes to keep it going. most brits, however, don't want to pull the plug on their system. they just want its conditions to improve. >> i usually don't have to wait too long to see a doctor. >> the point is that it is always there. >> still, the obama administration looks at moving toward socialized medicine, the folks here might be moving in the other direction. there is talk this week about charging $30 for a g.p. visit in the u.k., a sign of how difficult it might be to some to solve the healthcare problems. greg palkot,ing fox news. >> the president met withholdout democrats about [ female announcer ] 1 out of 2 women over 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime. if you have post-menopausal osteoporosis, are you more likely to break a bone? if you're getting calcium, are you sure it's enough to fight osteoporosis? if you exe

today the u.k. launches a new permanent flood barrier that sits almost invisible belowground and rises automatically with the water. >> that would sit in the ground 50 years plus with minimal maintenance. over the lifetime, that would save tens, hundreds of millions of pounds. >> it is already trusted and other countries. as we get is put in place in the national archives in washington where it will help protect the declaration of independence. >> let me give you a summary of our top story. former liberian president charles taylor dismissed war crimes charges against him as lies in his first appearance in the witness box at his trial in the hague. he denies 11 charges relating to the civil war in neighboring sierra leone, including murder, rape, and terrorism. he is the first african leader to stand trial for war -- war crimes. more detail on a website, bbc.com/news. >> "bbc world news" was prevented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation was made possible by --

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fundamentals in the u.k. aren't great at the moment either. really what is driving markets is just positive risk sentiment. that's based on equities. i think that relationship will continue throughout the week as well. data is a bit lacking this week. we have the mpc minutes tomorrow, which will be very important. >> qe. >> markets listening to any sign that quantitative easing will continue. i think that will have an impact on sterling. more so, more corporate results. >> alex, it's bertha. german officials are saying they believe the downturn is over there and we're watching the euro rally a bit here. if the euro gets too strong, doesn't that quash any advancement and actually provide more incentive for more inflationary trades with the that are getting weak? >> that's right, yeah. it could -- importing inflation is something that they need to monitor carefully. the word is that they are in control. interest rates may need to come down in the euro zone. it's sitting at 1% currently. maybe towards u.k. levels, half a percent. maybe see the eu

will she help me to support the u.k. youth parliament to get this very, very important consultation out and make sure that this project is successful as all of us need it here to be? >> i agree with my honorable friend that we need to do everything we can to increase the involvement of young people in politics and i congratulate her on the consistent work that she's done on this issue. i think it's very important indeed that at last this house has decided that when the house is not sitting, the u.k. youth parliament can use this chamber and you never know when we see the way they conduct their proceedings we might even learn something from them. >> andrew george? >> thank you, mr. speaker. it has been satisfying government house-building strategy by growing faster than anywhere else. more than doubling its housing stock in the last 40 years yet the housing problems of local people have got dramatically worse over that time rather than grinding on another 20 years of a failed strategy which has turned it into a developer

coming up, the u.k. said they were not conclusive in the torture program. also, what is the future for the for read driver as he recovers from a serious school facture [inaudible] -- skull fracture. >> seven people in the state of north carolina have been charged with plotting terror attacks. prosecutors say the alleged ringleader, daniel boyd, trained in afghanistan. they say he even recruited his own two sons. remember the octuplets born earlier this year in california? they're about to have their own reality tv show. their mother has hired a contract to make a reality tv series. they were born in january. a judge in california also appointed a guardian to look after their financial interest. >> a day in court for the mother of the world's longest surviving said of octuplets. they haven't signed up for big money to appear in a reality tv show with her other six children. lawyers representing a group that protects the interests of performing children are concerned about her babies. >> somebody has to protect the interests. we're looking at how are their fi

and u.k. forces in the south made the likelihood of civilian casualties higher. the number of casualties was up 24% since the same time last year. the taliban and other insurgents were blamed for 595 deaths. 300 tinwork killed by afghan governments and foreign forces, and of these, 200 died in air strikes. the united nations reports pointed to the increased use of suicide attacks and roadside bombs by the taliban and other insurgent groups, lodged near civilian traffic and marketplaces, but even the large increase recorded is likely to be an underestimate, as many deaths are not counted. there is no formal process for collecting figures. both u.s. forces and the taliban had recently made statements saying their aim is to protect civilians. the issue of civilian casualties caused by u.s. forces was one of the reasons for a change in leadership in afghanistan. the new commander has put the protection of civilians at the top of his priorities. meanwhile, this week, it emerged that the taliban have issued a new code of conduct, which calls for a minimum of civilian c

and the only one under 10% is the u.k. because most -- because the employees all work for the government in the u.k. so those of you who get government salaries understand that. they hold the costs down. but even there in the last few years because of an effort to generally modernize the u.k. system they're up to over 9% of g.d.p. now. so we know that it takes 10% of your gross domestic product to run a first-class health system in a rich country in good times. with the kind of challenges that we all face. and we know all of our competitors have been able to do it for between 10% and 11%. and we have to spend 16.5% to leave over 50 million people uninsured, lots of other people under insured, and get health outcomes that are worse. and every time somebody's comes along, like the president now, and try to fix it all the naysayers say it's go loin gooding -- only going to make this more expensive. as if they're totally blameless for this wonderful system we have. but to be fair, in the world of washington, d.c., we, you know

>> talking about earnings, we've kicked off here in the u.k. with phillips.nd quarter profit. they had an average forecast of a loss of more than $100 million. cost-cutting and a strong performance of the health care division helped to boost the figures. despite this though, the cfo remains cautious over future sales. >> no real evidence of a bouncing back of consumption on the back of the consumer sentiment. there i think we remain quite prudent. as far as lying concern, i think we see commercial construction as we speak still continuing to contract. >> australia has summoned china's ambassador for a second time to press for details on the detention of rio tinto employees in china. the employees are accused of stealing state se krets. the sydney morning her hald reports that president jintao personally sanctioned an sbrofgz rio tinto. ry oaf was locked into negotiations over the price of iron or. >> time to find out what's happening on squawk box. >> as you know, we are at the cross rods of washington and wall street street. paul kanjorski will recover regul

>> in u.k., the level of unemployment is not as high as the default rates. we haven't seen such a big shock to the economic system. any of the models are always going to have some error of margin. >> david, ben bernanke did a kind of open house on our public broadcasting network. it hasn't aired yet. essentially he said, hey -- defended his actions. i didn't want to be the guy who presided over the second great depression. does it feel as though he's out and being very defensive? >> yes, he has been very defensive. i think that's because of the aggression directed at the fed over the last three months or so. we were of the view that having somebody a master opportunity of the depression was a great person to have at the helm of the federal reserve as it tried to navigate its ways through the stormy weathers. now that we seem to be hopefully signs of avoid happening the dprepgz, lookidepression, looki subdued growth, there are misplaced concerns about inflationary build up, some actions to reflat the economy. all of that aggression has been laid at the fed's

now. >> reporter: or the nature of u.k. installation art now. anybody can apply to be a plinth the winners are chosen by lottery. in evidently, the expression has been "someday your plinth" will come, which many think is the only thing amusing about it. there are lessons for the plinthers here, 15 minutes of fame may be better than a whole hour and keep moving before the birds of trafalgar square deliver the same verdict they have on you that they have on the real statues. mark phillips, cbs news, lon london. >> couric: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. i'm katie couric. thank you for watching. see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

but the truth is the u.k. on a town can never win the battl here. it will take injections of thousan of extra forces and have already arrived the shapef u.s. marines. the question is whether the combined fort will make a difference. ts has alreadybeen a grueling few weeks. evy step, every joury runs e risk of death from rdside bombs. a vehicle damaged in an explosion is removed from the front lines. the british amy and its men are beingested to the limits. >> staywith us if u can. coming up, 150 years i jail, no probl says americans --says amica's biggest fraudster. first, the city of urumqi is still ten and divided afte dayof ethnic unrest. chine security foes are patrollinghe streets in huge numbers to prent moreiolence betwn the muslim uighurs and the h chinese. a spokespers says cna has oved that me of those involved in the unrest hadinks to al qaa and other militant groups. >> have come poess a great deal of evidence proving ese people receive training from foreign terrorist groups, includg al qaeda and are inextricably linked with vicis rces f

they are the greatest danger facing u.k. troops here. every soldier fears what may lie in the ground beneath. now, there are questions of whether they're being well protected. british troops could undoubtedly benefit from the extra resources. this current campaign has stretched the military and reserves have had to be called again. but the truth is the u.k. on a town can never win the battle here. it will take injections of thousands of extra forces and have already arrived in the shape of u.s. marines. the question is whether the combined effort will make a difference. this has already been a grueling few weeks. every step, every journey runs the risk of death from roadside bombs. a vehicle damaged in an explosion is removed from the front lines. the british army and its men are being tested to the limits. >> stay with us if you can. coming up, 150 years in jail, no problem says americans -- says america's biggest fraudster. first, the city of urumqi is still tense and divided after days of ethnic unrest. chinese security forces are pat

. >> i would like to explore the u.k. change a policy in relation with hezbollah. our ambassador in lebanon met the hezbollah chief on the 18th of june, days after the majority lost the 14 alliance to win the elections earlier. that they should not question hezbollah role as a resistance party, legitimacy of our weapons arsenal, israel as an enemy state, which is clearly a breach of the u.s. security council resolutions and also show something of a disregard for the democratic process in lebanon. in laying out and challenging the election. why are we underlie the democratic process in lebanon by these contacts with hezbollah? >> well, i don't think we are seeking to undermine the democratic process in a lebanon para i wouldn't undertake remarks out of context and and desires to support democratic development in lebanon and i have talked to to all those in lebanon in such a way i think we need the democracy of the spanish team to be more stable and. >> could i ask you about the recent concerns over the spare parts to israel and purposes? we don't send in to israel a

a new research out of the u.k. showed incentives have led to quick gains in many patient's health. >> reporter: in 2004, the u.k. introduced a pay for performance system to reward family physicians for achieving target health goals with their patients. when researchers analyzed the quality of care for patients before and after the system went into effect, they found that once in place, rapid gains were made in areas where there were incentives. however, one health targets were reached, improvements in the quality of care for patients slowed. quality of care actually declined for conditions not linked to incentives. for instance, the ability for patients to see their own doctor wasn't linked to incentives. and this significantly declined immediately following of the pl doctors may have been focusing on achieving rapid access to any practitioner, while losing sight of the continuity of care. >> however, incentives seem to motive more doctors to help their patients achieve goals like controlling their high blood press

i have to report to the house that the total number of confirmed cases for the u.k. now stands at 6,538. and this compares to just 2,236 last week. now, this large rise in numbers of confirmed cases means that a more flexible and local approach is going to be used in areas where there are higher numbers of cases reported. the health protection agency in conjunction with the nhs is doing excellent work to limit the spread of the virus and we continue to monitor the situation closely making sure that arrangements are in place so that the u.k. remains well placed to deal with this pandemic. we will adapt these arrangements as the situation changes and my right honorable friend will make a statement to this house tomorrow on the outcome of our deliberations. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i welcome what the prime minister has said about the armed. my godfather served in the second world war and the if the house will excuse my vernacular and i might be turning belly in his grave knowing it will be no more. not only to me but to the personnel and to veterans who i met on satur

now. >> reporter: or the nature of u.k. installation art now. anybody can apply to beç a plint the winners are chosen by lottery. in evidentbly, the expression has been "someday your plinth" will come, which many think is the only thing amusing about it. there are lessons for the plinthers here, 15 minutes of fame may be better than a whole hour and keep moving before the birds of trafalgar square deliver the same verdict they have on you that they have on the real statues. mark phillips, cbs news, lon london. >> couric: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. i'm katie couric. thank you for watching. see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs liaptiedy b media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> from the first local station with news and high definition. this is 9 news now. >>> good night. in your only local news at sphp, death on base. the navy investigates after a sailor's body is found in the barracks at ft. -- myer. no delay. a judge denies the request to push back a trial of a woman accused of killing her own fou

. >> guest: you talking about u.k.? >> guest: i'm talking about france in particular but also the u.k.. i was talking to the french cybercourtner and he was telling me what they intend to require electrical companies to be more secure. i said how did you do that? he said, which still have the government's role is more intrusive and france and people don't object to that so they might have members on the board, they might have partial ownership and that gives them leverage to go in and say you have to secure your network. we don't have that leverage. >> guest: does the government have that leverage in the financial-- >> guest: why would you think that? >> guest: it is a big investor in a lot of banks and companies now and i was wondering whether not-- >> guest: we have not taking advantage of that. part of that is coming up with a coordinated strategy which hopefully we will do in the next year but the financial sector is one of the sectors that is done pretty well. they have been poised to think about security. what i h

he can be u.k. tonight. >> jimmy: he can be u.k. tonight. but he's from australia?ah. >> jimmy: down under. >> crocodile dundeal is what we call him. >> jimmy: "that's not a beat. this is a beat." and then he just goes into it. [ laughter ] what's the song you guys doing tonight? >> it's called "change." actually, he sold 350,000 records over there -- over there. wherever there is. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: tell me where. i want to know where. >> global. like other than america. >> jimmy: yeah. >> yeah. >> jimmy: maybe england? >> just there. wherever there is. >> jimmy: just over there somewhere. >> everywhere. he's the man over there. >> jimmy: yeah, he is the man. it's a great song. but you've got a new album coming out. >> yes, september 22nd. it's called "attention: deficit." you know. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. thank you. >> jimmy: september 22nd. >> i just go up to d.c., maryland and virginia. that's where i'm from. first kind of real rap -- not real rapper, but like a rapper that can be on "jimmy fallon" rapper. [ laughter ] i'm showing you so i can do

>> well, i think at that point that they were growing significantly in the u.k. and felt like they needed an american presence and we didn't want to just sell the rights to a lot of their books to publishers in the u.s.. and the u.s. is one of the largest markets in the world for book publishing, so they were taking the next step. they were the publisher of harry potter in the u.k., so i think they took that opportunity. and established a foothold here. in a very small weight and years ago and now it's grown considerably and george gibson can talk about the various, you know, how would expanded in those ten years and all the different divisions it now encompasses. >> also joining is peter, publisher from bloomsbury barham off of the bloomsbury name. what is the difference between bloomsbury usa and bloomsbury press? >> bloomsbury press is devoted to entirely nonfiction. we have history, on politics, current events, economics, science and that kind of thing, so it is much less general and more focused than the bloomsbury list. >> what you have coming out this fall

>> guest: i'm talking about france in particular, but also the u.k. and those places i was talking to the french cyber coordinator, and he was telling me what they had done to require electrical companies to be more secure. and i said, how did you do that? we could never get away with that here. he said, you know, the government role is more intrusive in france, and people don't object to that. they might have members on the board, partial ownership, and that gives them leverage to say you have to secure your network. >> host: does the government have that in the financial industry right now? >> guest: no. >> host: no? >> guest: why would you think that? >> host: well, it's a big investor in a lot of, sort of banks and companies right now. >> guest: we haven't taken advantage of that. i think part of that is getting people in place, part is coming up with a coordinated strategy. the financial sector's one of the sectors that's done pretty well. they've been pushed by their regulators to think about security. what i heard from a senior white house offi

how do you see in the u.k., and then maybe we will go to mr. baker in canada, the ability to use new procedures to try new therapy? , obviously, those are often more expensive, because they are new, and they are untested. . untested, how do you see a national plan affecting the ability of physicians to be able to try these new treatment techniques, use the higher cost, particularly with regard to cancer and comparing the survival rates of cancer between the u.k. and u.s.? if you can comment please. >> sure, very good comparisons of drug use across european countries that were published countries that were published just in january of this year. it's very clear that because of the way in which we whether a drug will be available through a cancer treatment through nice, the rationing organization in a way, we're falling way behind over the last three years. and that means that over time cancer survival, which is already low in britain will drop considerably compared to the rest of europe. i think that the real is

and the figures of u.k. and u.s. would give their right arm for their growth figures. but have to see for india and needs those growth rates. a big spend increase of 34% in expenditure. and expending on infrastructure projects and a lot of money into the farm and rural poor to help that area of the country. >> all of that still to come. this is world news today. coming up an illegal and dangerous trade. the bootleggers that risk their lives to smuggle whiskey into iran. and the grand slam title of wimbledon. first in the great depression you saw the rise and fall of the berlin wall. and the famous cartoon selling reporter is selling books by the millions. >> the character of the aga gets the royal seal of approval. of the cartoonist widow is with the famous project at the heart of the project. titen first appeared in a belgium paper in the 20's. the reporter with his dog found a wider audience. along with his friends of good and bad, he's captured a new generation of readers ever since. >> i think he was the father of all european comic strips. and he's still a person

the survival rate in the u.k. is 61.7%.lier tests 20 i think used the words, of "falling way beyond." i think i heard you say it is, in part, because of the system both because of delay and delay in access to drugs or treatment. could you expand on that? >> i have been studying this for the last 25 years looking at why we are behind. there are many factors. the interesting thing about our statistics, if you look up a common cancer, the foremost, being breast, lung, prostate -- a rare cancers are the kenya, the tichenor cancer, we are not falling behind. -- leukemia, testicular cancer, we're not falling behind. we need to have access to imaging or access to specialists. about all takes time. and you need access to precision radiotherapy and could keep own therapy. -- good chemotherapy and. it is a total system problems your -- a total system problem. we have the knowledge, but it does not allow ourselves -- our patients to come in a timely manner through the system. >> thank you very much. i hope the american people get to k

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the u.k. courts, the swiss courts, the dutch courts are rejecting the legitimacy of the russian judicial system. the dutch courts have made findings that they are being politically manipulated. and the arm of the russia government. that will not work for an intergrated business community. we have cases in dutch courts, where they didn't recognize in the system that they were inlegitimate. so you have ukrus that is operating in a management. and they are resolved. and for the court decision on award the ukras subsidiary, and the dutch courts agreed to take it. and this is complete rejection of the russian court decision, and put aside what it means for the ukras case. and hopefully president obama will go and speak about the rule of law. and kodakowski is the symbol. and i have resolution 322 condemning the rule of law and kodakoski. with co-sponsors of obama, biden and mccain. so we want to pursue the issue that we raised before. because it's important to your integration and the international

are looking to the u.k. for guidance.ay to care for injured soldiers, and was later meant to care for all citizens, but it was not without its problems. greg palkot has more. ç>> with health care coming unr debate, the national health service here has a lot of positives. it covers everyone for free, at half the cost per person as health care in the u.s., and it does a better job in many cases, according to many experts, but there are some problems. survival rates of just about every cancer is worse here than in the u.s. there are some others. >> they are monopoly provider cycling treatment, dictating service based on one where lives. >> you cannot choose our specialist, you cannot choose where you go to. >> medical care is rationed. life-extending drugs may not be approved if the patient is already dying. >> it tells me as a cancer specialist which drove i can and cannot use. >> critics say, being aware of the uncontrolled growth. they are the biggest employer in the u.k., the fourth biggest in the world. and with costs

scientists in the u.k. are waging war on the alien species, introducing another one, as we report. >> they might look attractive, but it is out of control. it was introduced in japan in 1940 as an ornamental plant. it grew at the rate of 3 feet a month, and can damage. this is run by a not-for-profit research organization who hopes they have found the answer. it is this. tiny insect, also over from japan. its impact could be immense. >> that the nymphs of the species suck the juice out of the plant and depletes the nutrients. the alternatives are not sustainable. you are applying chemicals continuously, and it will do the job for you. >> biocontrol is not without risk. it can end up replacing one problem with another. scientists have not and examining the affects the insects have, but on other plants as well. it could have huge ramifications if as a negative impact, but so far, it seems insect will only eat leaves. >> even if this biocontrol gets the go-ahead, it could take years to work. but for those who

when u.k. troops conduct major operations in helmand, most civilians flee.t her family has no choice. even with four children to protect, they are too poor to get out. her father tells us that element is being destroyed. he believes people year only under -- the people here only understand violence. there are a nation of total despair. 400 miles away, it could not be more different. in central afghanistan, there is peace in spite of the traumatic past. under the taliban, this was a place where massacres were meted out, women were shattered and fields were raised. but since the fall of the taliban, this area has become a place that has seen real progress unmatched by anywhere else. it might seem a bit shabby, but the street are free of bombs. given security, afghans will make opportunities of their own. this family runt a clothing shop, unthinkable under the taliban. the prosperous and well- educated, life is good, but they are taking nothing for granted. >> i think the progress of society is dependent on unity. if we're not going to have that in afghanistan,

. >> they cannot be used to create life, u.k. laws already prohibit their use in treatment. once the technique is shown to be reliable, it should be permitted to help to overcome male infertility. >> this is very important, this technique. this will enable us to study sperm development in the laboratory. to study the factors that affect infertility, which is a growing problem. providing a technique in five to seven years. >> other experts in the field have cast doubt on the breakthrough, arguing that although early sperm has been produced, they were not fully developed. and others opposed to the research say that it is unethical. >> the problem is that human sperm has been created from a healthy viable human embryo, trading one life for potentially creating another, which is totally unethical. >> newcastle scientists say that for the moment their main aim is to draft understanding, and why some genetic diseases can be passed from one generation to the next. >> we will be talking to the lead scientist on this research in a few minutes. let's get a roundup of some other storie

europe has been silent or cooperatives, france, germany, certainly in the u.k. -- what are we getting out of this? there is a part of me that sympathizes with this. you start to make people sick, or whether or not you can finish them off with any kind of change of policy or approach. i think that is a real trick. we will not get rid of the regime. at least not for a while. you are looking for behavior modification at this point. i think shifting from the bush administration to the obama. ministration has left them a little less to beat up on. in terms of the overall sanctions, we can't continue to play that game on our own. if the europeans do not cooperate with us, and they are making money, the french in particular, it is a cottage industry of diplomats going back and forth over, how do we solve the problems of korea? of to iran? how many wars were started by diplomats lane two generals -- at 1.60% of the american people feel that saddam hussein was behind 911? >> i am afraid you're right? . >> you have to get behind some behavioral change. that will take time. the fact is, that is

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italians are being advised to check before traveling to places like the u.k.re have been only 250 cases of swine flu here and no deaths. they are following the advice of the world health organization. >> we are very fast in responding. >> italy expects the case is to rise in september when children go back to school. there's talk of delaying the start of term. the u.s. has a different reaction to the swine flu. >> the concern here in the u.s. is that the swine flu is continuing to spread even during the hot summer months. it has even hit here, swine flu invaded about 50 u.s. summer camps. this volunteer tested positive. >> i did not feel too bad. i was kind of tired. >> america havaccinates millions of people every fall. they are worried that the swine flu could combine with another regular food and become deadly. >> president obama has been telling people to wash their hands. he says to be prepared. >> if you would like more context, check out the blog of our medical correspondent who brings together all of the information on swine flu and puts it into perspe

. >> this is a gentleness to a u.k. real estate company called willis holdings. they have been the lead tenant in the sears tower and they are going to rename it the willis tower. now, no one is disputing their right to do this but you do not mess with iconic architecture. it's not like new owners of chrysler saying abu-dabi tower. think i'm with it on this. >> steve? >> title nine that brought gender equity to sports but many universities had to cancel their men's tennis and volleyball programs. now, the obama administration wants to bring it to science and engineering classes, they want 50% of the people in classes to be women. the threat here is if they don't reach that gender parity many may have to cancel other programs. it's the one area in america we shouldn't have to have political correctness is in science and engineering.

we now -- >> still, it's been a tough fight for the u.k. they have been battling in what's dubbed the bad lands of afghanistan longer and harder than we have and have taken many casualties. just last friday five british soldiers killed in recent combat were returned home. the worried british people paid their respects. the mission stated by british prime minister gordon brown. >> that we must persist with our operations in afghanistan. i am confident that we are right to be in afghanistan, that we have the strongest possible plan, and we have the resources needed to do the job. >> meanwhile, the fighting goes on. the british say they are winning this war. but they also admit it's going to be a long hot summer. for them and for their yankee friends. greg palkot, fox news. shepard: here at home seems like everything has a czar these days there is a car czar, an energy and environmental czar. a health care reform czar. every czar. what is a czar? and why do some of the critics now say that all of these czars could mean trouble for the white ho