u.s. congress has proposed. i think it is unfortunate. i think it is inconsistent with the principles that drove us to pass universal health care. i think that it is really the wrong policy to try to protect a dinosaur, which is what these accounts are -- a dinosaur that will go extinct in the very near future. that is not what san francisco should be about. it should be about protecting workers, protecting consumers, many of whom are paying

u.s. congress has proposed. i think it is unfortunate. i think it is inconsistent with the principles that drove us to pass universal health care. i think that it is really the wrong policy to try to protect a dinosaur, which is what these accounts are -- a dinosaur that will go extinct in the very near future. that is not what san francisco should be about. it should be about protecting workers, protecting consumers, many of whom are paying additional fee's for something that is not being provided and lastly, should be about leveling the playing field for the vast majority of businesses that are complying with this law appeared with that, president chiu, you have the cards for speakers. supervisor chiu: i would like to take a moment to address a couple of the points that were just made so we do not forget them. first of all, with the issue of consumer fraud, my language is actually very specific. it states that there is an employer that imposes a surcharge to cover some of the cost of health care, every employer that does that, that says

u.s. congress has passed it. he says he would like it passed by the end of this month. he also has the mayoral elections to contend with, this is the precursor to the national elections. that could get in the way of pushing through something controversial like this. >> we will leave it there. the arabs spring has come with a price tag. >> new research puts the economic cost of the turmoil in the arab world this year at more than $50 billion. libya, syria, and egypt will pay the highest price. our world affairs correspondent has more. >> after months of conflict, libya is suffering the most in the short term. the disruption of the oil and gas sector has devastated the economy. colonel gaddafi is still at large and the country's fate is said to hang in the balance. accurate costing is impossible but from the data available, the estimated cost is reckoned to be more than $40 billion. for syria, it is in excess of $27 billion. the cost to gdp of public financing in each of total nearly $10 billion. the region as a whole is benefiting economically from the arabs spring. saud

u.s. congress. on january 4, 2007, she was elected as the first woman to serve as the speaker of the house. since 2010, she has served as the democratic leader. leader pelosi has been -- [applause] leader pelosi has been a longtime supporter of veterans, but she has also been a longtime supporter of homeless veterans. i do not know if you remember this, but i do. about 15 years ago, her and former mayor brown came to 13th and mission. they heard about this government's of homeless center to serve homeless veterans, and she took the time to come and to tore and see what we were doing at 13th and mission. i was a young social worker at the time, and i was very impressed, so thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much. it is a personal pleasure to be here at the salvation army today. thank you so much for your hospitality. coming here, walking through, almost double-seen this a beautiful space came as a surprise, but how appropriate that it is here for our homeless veterans but i am honored to join th

u.s. congress passes a free trade deal with south korea. we'll take a look at the impact on business from carmakers to citrus growers. >>> blackberry blackout. research in motion struggles to restore service in many parts of the world. >>> and if you feel like you spend your life in a fish bowl, wait until you see this week's watery world at work. >>> let's get straight to the european markets at the moment. what we're seeing is stock markets broadly speaking mixed. the ftse 100 down. the stock markets did start the day down, they since recovered but it is a bit of a mixed picture if we look at them at the moment. here's where the indices stand. take a look at that. one of them down, zurich smi, ftse 100 is sort of flat at the moment. there's a couple earnings to mention that are moving, in particular, the cac 40 and the dax. we've had one of europe's largest shopping center and retailers has been saying it's lowering its earnings guidance. that's been dragging that stock down. on the other hand we have alcatel lucent saying it is selling a

u.s. congress. >> last question. the prime minister is facing strong opposition from the farming sector, but noda still aims for an early decision on the tpp. why is that? >> well, noda hopes to make the decision before an arsia pacifi summit where he is supposed to have talks with u.s. president barack obama. he wants to improve relations with the united states, which former prime minister strained, due to his thoughts on u.s. air based issue in observing now a noda wants to convince people joining the tpp is the only way for japan to survive, even though it could hurt nations' farmers by opening the door to cheaper products from overseas. the powerful farm bureau remains a task for him. >> we will have to wait and see what happens. >>> time now for our weekly nuclear watch segment. they had talks recently about people living near the daiichi nuclear plant. >> this week's nuclear watch is looking at the mammoth job of decontaminating areas around the fukushima daiichi plant. schools are cleaned up and opened, seven

u.s. congress has finally approved a free trade deal with south korea. the u.s. aims to increase trade with asia's fourth biggest economy by 50% over the next four years. is the biggest pact signed under the north america free trade agreement. >> america's competitors overseas have increased their share of the market's in panama, colombia, and south korea, and operated without the barriers american job creators have faced prior to tonight. today we are leveling the playing field. the playing field is level. american businesses and workers will come out on top. >> let's take a look at what the european stock markets are doing. of course, europe is very much in focus after yesterday. the dow is down nearly 1% at the close in the middle of the trading day. we have seen the china trade figures having a huge impact on mining stocks. of course, there are worries about global demand. the paris and german exchanges are down quite heavily today. that's a roundup of the business from me. george, back to you. >> thank you very much. thank you. the prime minister of italy ha

u.s. congress wednesday will further strengthen bilateral relations. the leaders held talks at the white house for about two hours thursday. at a post meeting news conference, obama praised congress for passing the free trade pact. >> we agreed to move ahead quickly with the landmark trade agreement congress passed last night. it's a win for both our countries. >> he also said he will work hard to get south korea's parliament to ratify the agreement at the earliest possible date. his visit to the united states is the first in 13 years by a south korean president. the u.s. free trade agreement may take effect as early as next january. the move could bolster japan's chief export competitor in asia. how will the fta benefit the u.s. and south korea? a 2.5% tariff now imposed on south korean car imports to the united states will be eliminated within five years. south korean import duties on american beef and pork will be removed after a certain period of time. this is a tv commercial in south korea. >> the ad is sponsored by the south korean government. th

u.s. congress. and today he's a candidate for attorney general of pennsylvania. and michael hirsch is with "national journal." thank you, gentleman, for joining us. let's take a look at the president's comments today, and they begin to dovetail from, we're getting out of iraq, and i wish you'd put these young men and women to work. here's the president making clear that jobs for veterans is priority number one. >> as we welcome home our newest veterans, we'll never stop working to give them and their families the care, the benefits, and the opportunities that they have earned. this includes enlisting our veterans in the greatest challenge that we now face as a nation, creating opportunities and jobs in this country. because after a decade of war, the nation that we need to build and the nation that we will build is our own, and an america that sees its economic strength restored, just as we've restored our leadership around the globe. >> well, patrick, i merely thought of you today, because you were one of the people heroic enough to make the right statement on i

u.s. congress today. he says he is angry with the state of the economy. a plumber by trade became a household trade after questioning president obama's economic policies in the 2008 campaign. >>> president obama joined jay leno for a sit-down interview on the tonight show he answered questions about moammar gadhafi's death and low approval numbers before being asked about the g.o.p. debates. >> i'm going to wait until everybody's voted off the island. once they narrow it down to one or two. >> you can see more of the president's visit with jay immediately after news4 at 11:00. >>> this video comes from earthquake-stricken turkey. rescuers managed to pull a two-week-old child from the rubble of an apartment building. that child was alive. they rescued the infant's mother and grandmother and a ten-year-old boy was rescued from under another building. the death toll from the earthquake on sunday has climbed now to nearly 460 people. the government of turkey has decided to accept foreign aide. >>> a driver hits the brakes on i-95 and realizes a dead body is o

u.s. congress, the u.s. supreme court, and every gop presidential candidate. [laughter] one of the reason is that americans are rethinking the current approach is not just because of its utter failure in its cost in terms of increased crime and violations of civil liberties. i believe that mexico is planning a large role in changing opinion. it is not far away country, like colombia or peru. is not an abstract concept. if americans are very familiar with mexico and have a great if any -- great affinity with mexicans. it is one of the most important relationships that the united states has. mexico is now on display as exhibit a on the effectiveness of the drug war. americans are seeing violence spilling over the border, and the drug war that is working at cross purposes. mexican and u.s. policies, including the promotion of liberal democracy and civil society. goals that mexicans had worked so hard to achieve of the past several decades. and to be sure, the debate in mexico is also changing. that is why i am honored and delighted to be able to introduce our spe

u.s. congress t will convene later this morning ahead of a redistricting meeting that starts at 1:00 this afternoon. >>> george washington, abraham lincoln and thomas jefferson joined by dr. martin luther king, jr. with the memorial on the national mall. stevie wonder sang at yesterday's dedication and president obama spoke to the estimated 10,000 people who came out for this. to many, the towering granite monument is a stark reminder that the civil rights leader's dream of social justice has not been realized. to have the nation's first black president dedicate the monument was not lost on some students from the core eight scott leadership academy in atlanta. >> it's life lesson. >> there is not even a word to describe being here. like, okay, the lincoln memorial, excellent. but dr. martin luther king memorial, no one ever saw this coming. >> it is a big deal. he has a global frame of reference for justice and peace. that is a gratifying feeling to me to know he is appreciated in that way. >>> those who stayed around longer got a few extra songs from stevie wonder. >>> cornell west is wa

u.s. congress dared to cite a piece of paper that said we don't believe in assassinating our own citizens without due process and i'm happy that you brought that up because yesterday on our show we were discussing op ed by legal scholars john kerry who not only talked about obama's horrible civil liberties record but he actually said that obama just may have killed the civil liberties movement here you know something that we saw a lot of organization for a lot of passion for towards the end of the bush administration there was hope obama ran as a president or as a candidate and promised to abide by the rule of law and i wonder if you agree with that that he's killed this civil liberties movement that no one ever is going to really stand up and wait a thing or any more. i don't know that i would go as far as to say that he's killed the civil liberties movement i do think though that given that he is a constitutional law expert his policies have been shockingly terrible you know given what we've seen unfold and both domestically and internationally but i the reason that i say disagree that

u.s. congress.ou some highlights later. >>> meanwhile, another scandal rocking repurt murdoch's media empire. this time, the allegations are against t"the wall street journa journal"'s european edition. richard, this scandal seems to have two parts sh doesn't it? >> it does. and they are connected. the first part wolf concerns "the wall street journal" europe's circulation. and the allegation that the journal paid a third party, a company called executive learning partnership, to take the paper and then sell it at a deeply discounted price of a couple of cents a copy. in other words, the journal was literally paying somebody sto buy the paper thus to boost its circulation numbers. now, related to that allegation is the suggestion that the journal promised elp favorable coverage in a couple of articles for doing this deal, this back scratching deal to boost circulation. as a result of that lack of ethical breach, "the wall street journal" europe publisher has resigned, so you definitely have the sens

u.s. history, what is the reaction from congress? karl levin is the chairman of the senate arms services committee and joins us from capitol hill. do you agree with the president's decision to bring all military personnel back from iraq at the end of this year? >> i do very much so. he made the right decision for the right reason. he would have considered leaving a few thousand troops there as trainers, but the iraqis said they would have to be subject to the jurisdiction of iraqi courts and we don't have that much confidence in iraqi courts that we would subject our troops to that. even the small number it was right to protect our troops that way and implement this end of the year decision for bringing all of our troops home. by the way, a deadline or a date which was set by president bush. >> isn't this decision based on a fail tower agree on immunity for military personnel, doesn't it count like a designed capitulation as opposed? >> it's an important principal and involved the decision relative to leaving a few thousand trainers

u.s. now congress hopes more american products will be available duty- free in panama, colombia and south korea. >> with a 9.1% unemployment, this is a no-brainer. export more, make our products more competitive by lowering tariffs and create jobs in america. what could be more clear? but critics say government experts have a long history of overestimating job gains from trade and underestimating the impact of cheaper imports on the u.s. trade deficit. >> this trade agreement, which was negotiated by the previous administration, contains too many flawed trade policies of the past... rather than laying out a new a progressive measure for the future. >> reporter: the trade deals were signed four years ago under the bush administration. they were delayed over concerns about human rights in colombia and market access in korea. to overcome these hurdles, the obama administration insisted on tougher protections for the environment and for u.s. automakers. supporters say the end result is a small win for the economy. >> i don't think it will make a noticeable dent in the unemployment rate, but i

u.s. congress is now considering a bill that would ban u.s.rriers from complying with the eu legislation. china says it will take action against europe, although it's not clear yet what form that will take. but any sort of new trade dispute can only damage the airline industry and only be another head wind for a global economy already struggling to find common ground on how to kick start growth. air gravel is also one of the fastest growing sources of greenhouse gases. this year about 650 million tons of the gas carbon dioxide will be spewed out into the atmosphere, that's about 2% of all man-made carbon emissions. but the industry says it will cut emissions by more than half to 320 million tons a year by 2050. nina? >>> andrew, when it comes to shopping, we all know high-end brands mean high-end prices, usually high-end surroundings as well. one luxury hong kong brand is turning that idea on its head in relocating instead to a set of tents. improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula impr

u.s. congress.confident that the korean national assembly will soon ratify this very important agreement in the near future. i take this opportunity to sincerely thank president obama, the congressional leadership, and the members of congress for their support and commitment. the korea-u.s. trade agreement and the d.c. historic achievement will become a historic milestone in our 130- year relationship , it would create more jobs, generate more trade and stimulate our economy. this free trade agreement will bring numerous agreements -- numerous benefits to our workers, companies, and consumers alike. furthermore, a mutual investment will increase and our economic partnership will become stronger. of course, fta will bring benefits beyond korea and the united states. it will be in a way to enhancing ties between north america -- be a gateway to enhancing ties between north america and the korean peninsula. it will allow us to get ahead and stay ahead. the global economy is undergoing many challenges.

u.s. congress rectified a korea usfta but the assembly didn't pass it yet.arty is requesting renegotiation on the fta. what's your opinion and prospect on the future of the korea/u.s. fta and my second question is about libya and north korea. in libya, there was a people's uprising and they changed their government. and do you think such an event will be possible in north korea in the near future? thank you. >> well, first of all, president lee assures me that the fta will pass through the national assembly. i have great confidence in his leadership. and my expectation is it will get done. because it's good for both countries. and you know, businesses will be able to prosper here in the united states as a consequence of lowering many of these trade barriers. the same will be true in korea, our workers will bin fet and we can learn from each other and i think this is one more sign of the close cooperation and friendship between our two peoples. you're absolutely right that we've seen in the arab spring in libya in tunisia and egypt is this deep longing on the

u.s. congress. >>> well, it is all about jobs. democratic party senators in the u.s. say that jobs are the heart of their bill to punish china for maintaining what they say is an undervalued currency. but on a state visit to china, the russian prime minister, vladimir putin, lashed out at the u.s. for what he sees as its own currency transgressions. mr. putin is on the second day of his two-day trip to beijing, and his visit is being closely scrutinized as russia appears to be forging closer ties. let's go live to beijing. just before we get on to vladimir putin, eunice, let's talk about this currency issue because certainly china had a very strong reaction to congr s congress' plan to push this bill through. but i just wonder how much actual teeth can china show on this? because they do need the u.s. at the end of the day because the u.s. remains such an important export market, and exports are so important for the chinese economy. >> reporter: well, absolutely. experts are very important for the chinese economy, but they can show that they are very upset with this p

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u.s. congress in providing that. >> are you respecting the law or just the free-floating intend? >> no, the law. >> it is the law the landing you will follow it. thank you, that is all that i needed. >> mr. rivera, my colleague from florida, is recognized. >> with your permission, may i yield to my chairman, mr. rohrabacher. >> yes. >> we have pointed questions, but that should not necessarily indicate whether we support or oppose this particular mission. i happen to believe that missions like this are positive and can play a positive role and a positive strategy post-cold war strategy, helping other people fight for their freedom. but cost is really an important factor. the united states cannot afford to pay the price to win everyone's else's freedom in the world. the libyan operation that this administration just engage dustman, perhaps is a good example of that -- just engage us in, perhaps it is a good example of that. i would challenge the libyan authorities to step forward to repay every time that we spent in helping them win their freedom. we are and a financial crisis and

u.s. congress passed an amendment to the u.s. constitution which gave women the right to vote.ore the amendment could go into the constitution and go into effect, the states, of course, had to have their say. they had to ratify it. georgia where dorothy cooper was growing up at the time said no to letting women vote. georgia lawmakers voted against ratifying that amendment. men only voting for georgia. ultimately, though, enough other states agreed to the 19th amendment that it became the law of the land in 1920. georgia still didn't get around to extending that supposed federal right to women, that constitutional right for another year until 1921. they didn't get around to ratifying the amendment until 50 years later in 1970. but lucky for the women voters of georgia, a federal right is a federal right even if georgia's men wanted to keep that vote all to themselves. when dorothy cooper grew up, she left georgia, she moved to the city. se she moved to chattanooga,ton tennesse tennessee, to work and start a family. tennessee pushed it over the edge that gave the final yes vote.

u.s. congress will stand by you and be your ally, now and always. >> controversy is already surrounding libya'svernment though. human rights watch is accusing the new government of arresting thousands without proper legal review. the group says some of those in custody have been tortured. >>> afghans are rocking out at their first music festival in three decades. it was an excited group of people who cheered and danced at the event in kabul this weekend. bands came from as far away as kazakhstan and australia. the six-hour festival featured an he can electric range of music from the blues to punk rock. -- no problems were reported during the festival. >> in our election 2012 coverage, a shake-up for herman cain's presidential campaign. the campaign communications director for the g.o.p. candidate has resigned. cnn reports ellen carmichael has told cain she plans to move on. carmichael calls it an applicable departure. >> texas governor rick perry is spending part of this weekend in new hampshire. that's where he suggested yesterday the u.s. considered sending troops to mexico to help fight drug

u.s. congress.re's always a lot more conflict. >> so is there any hope that taiwan will be able to stabilize its political system in the near future, rendering these fights a thing of the past? >> i'm pretty confident that taiwan will develop some mechanisms for smoothing over the worst and most violent of these legislative conflicts. >> but until then grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the show. and you don't have to look far from taiwan to find more political punch-outs. >> if you want to be a politician in korea, a black belt in tae kwon do may not be a bad thing to have. >> fights are so common in south korea's parliament that they've become a spectator sport. >> this looks like coup. i don't know if you'd want them in charge. >> there has been a ritual aspect to confrontation in korean society. one of the challenges with korea as a relatively new democracy is that this is not really a political culture in which debate and compromise are prized. >> since 2004 the south korean parliament has

u.s. congress, republicans and democrats. >> fascinating point. hits the democrats just as hard as he hits republicans. >> today, from my e-mails, democrats do not like it. and i think the frustration is that, and what he calls three un-godly years. and it's thoords conthard to co on that. i'm not sure any president has come into three years like this. >> liberals in congress criticized him during the debt ceiling they thought he was cutting too much of a deal with the republicans. truth of the matter is bill daley in theory would rather be cutting deals with republicans than attacking republicans. he also ran al gore's campaign, which was a class warfare argument, which we're seeing being rerun right now. >> you're saying he'll stay for the recount, is what you're saying. >> i was go to say some would say he won that. >> he's -- for all of the blunt talk he seems dead-on about the 2012 race coming up. look at '08 the president got 53% of the vote against a relatively older candidate who has sarah palin as a running mate. and he gets only 53% of t

u.s. congress. and michelle who covers politics for "newsweek" and the daily beast.oth of you. let me start with you, michelle. in their respective efforts to win this nomination, are these candidates as a field in their relentless attacks on one another risking a prime opportunity for the republican party to take back the white house from, let's be honest, a vulnerable president. >> that's clearly what some in the party are worried about. this is always a concern in the 2008 cycle, people were freaking out that hillary wouldn't pull out of the race. and that she and obama would damage people. but i think at this point, you know, it's healthy for them if one of them says something stupid or damaging or crazy, for the others to point that out. so that they can get the blood letting over with ahead of time. you can get democrats will go after them in the general. >> but michelle, don't you think ultimately, as the rhetoric gets more extreme, it is just going to spread an infection across all of these candidate. they look stupid on occasions. >> it generating into a foo