u.s. east coast with many cities including new york faced with severe flooding and massive atrocity concept in korea. right now italy has been one of the major players in recent nato led military campaign such as in afghanistan and media up next on she talks to de fazio editing chief of top a ton and weekly news magazine in this press about the country's role in these conflicts and his view that economic interests are a big factor and politicians. you've . allegations of italian forces paying bribes to the taliban first appeared in the media in two thousand and nine claims that were furiously denied by but now u.s. diplomatic cables uncovered by telling us press a magazine revealed it concerns a video that's payments reached the highest levels of the us administration we're joined now by the editor of the magazine jennifer thank you very much for joining us you like a scene uncovered these diplomatic cables. these cables go. down so what was going on in afghanistan we have a difference and even sought to make an intelligence about this by him and be made by the government until ninety nine.

u.s. east coast. and wall street pulled back, after a three-day rally. the dow jones industrial average lost more than 170 points. find more about the coming storm on our website, kwame holman has the details. kwame? >> holman: track hurricane irene's path using a special map with data from n.o.a.a., google and others. that's on the rundown blog. is eating healthy bad for your family's budget? our health unit examines the costs of good nutrition and offers strategies for smart shopping at the grocery store. plus we look at nasa research on how black holes can consume a star. watch an animation on our science page. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. ray. >> suarez: and that's the

u.s. east coast hurricane irene haas and through new york causing severe flooding while moving millions of our electricity. this is a review hello and welcome to the program. let's start in libya rebels have ruled out any possibility of talks with monica his side the national transitional council says all the colonel deserves is already dialogue. has spoken to the rebels and reports now from tripoli. we have been able to speak to rubbles information minister here in tripoli and he has made his position quite clear the rebels will not negotiate with the criminals the rebels will not negotiate with the killer is they want gadhafi and they're running after him street after street district after district and as soon as they catch him they will throw him to jail this statement comes after the new solution use it appears that. duff is information chief has apparently called a.p.'s headquarters and has said that kentucky is ready for talks with the rabble to form transitional government and his even appointed his third son cited to lead this negotiations and this news comes just a week after a su

u.s. east coast with many cities including new york faced with severe flooding and massive atrocity concept section millions. and there's the headlines up next to central asia where we explore how the almost soviet republic up to trickiest on its fairing twenty years after the fall of the us itself. stan a former soviet republic became independent in one thousand nine hundred ninety one . that were an independent state is important but it's only good as long as it's backed by economic performance. unemployment is the greatest issue in this independent central asian country nearly one and a half million migrant workers who flocked to russia from tragic a stand alone they have left their country to feed their families. after the breakup of the soviet union we had a very hard time but then we somehow learned to take things in stride. the situation got even worse following the devastating civil war that broke out during the first years of independence the nation still healing its wounds even a decade on the problems are numerous from drug trafficking from neighboring afghanistan to acute shorta

u.s. east coast with many cities including new york faced with severe flooding and not to hit a tree city affecting me. right now italy has been one of the major players in recent nato led military campaigns such as in afghanistan and media up next on she talks to de fazio as to intrigue of talk of time and weekly news magazine and espresso about the country's role and these conflicts are in his view that economic interests are big time and politicians. you've. allegations of italian forces paying private for the taliban first appeared in the media in t. thousand and nine planes that were furiously denied by but now u.s. diplomatic cables uncovered by italian less press a magazine veil that concerns a video that's payments reached the highest levels of the us administration we're joined now by the editor thing jenny thank you very much for joining us say you magazine uncovered these diplomatic cables yeah these cables go. down so what was going on in afghanistan we have the difference and the source and in pentagon. and. by the government ninety nine now do we can mix. give us a confirmat

u.s. east coast turning streets of the big apple and many other places into everybody's . prime minister vladimir putin has ordered every view and improvements to russia's space industry after yet another unmanned spacecraft crashed on wednesday the progress has blasted all with cargo for the crew of the international space station before hurtling barked earth in siberia the crash has sparked fears of contamination from toxic fuel that could be dangerous for local people and the environment jake agrees with the story. the moment it's all came crashing down. launched on wednesday from the baikonur cosmodrome three hundred twenty five seconds later the progress craft atop a soyuz rocket plummeted back to earth i thought it was a plane a first but then i realized goings never fly there close or quietly then it turned into some white object and i saw that it was sparkling and i heard a loud noise it was like three bangs one really loud and two quieter it was due to dock with the international space station on friday delivering essential supplies to the six crew members on boar

u.s. east coast well the worst of the tropical storm and also east fears of fuel supply disruptions. and looking at precious metals gold as well all of us are losing that she won the dollars but still trading high of one thousand eight hundred fourteen dollars but ours console but it's trading at wrong so she went on this. earth is talk of the high about trading is three and as long as the markets are closed for a holiday break start small the strongest performance with the main index running seven percent financials are losing the gains so the decision at all is about three point six percent and our goals are when we sent the sign. on russian markets are trading strongly high at the r.t.s. was any of the three percent and the mice exists to know how to stand higher let's see what's happening on the my stocks some individual share moves here banking stocks are among the best before the sow's. percent truck maker to come us is gaining as well the company has posted to three and help the middle of net profit against funds that in the middle of the losses last year generating called me

u.s. east coast turning streets of the big apple and many other places into rivers while claiming nineteen lives. and find out why some believe france is harsh austerity cuts could lead to british style rivals social unrest. prime minister vladimir putin has ordered a review and improvements to russia's space industry after yet another unmanned spacecraft crashed on wednesday the programmers have blasted out with cargo for the crew of the international space station before hurtling back to earth in siberia the crash has sparked fears of contamination from toxic fuel that could be dangerous for local people and being warm and jacob grieves the story. the moment it's came crashing down. launched on wednesday from the baikonur cosmodrome three hundred twenty five seconds later the progress craft atop a soyuz rocket plummeted back to earth i thought it was a plane and first i don't but then i realized going never flying there tomorrow or quietly and then it turned into some white object and then saw that you were sparkling and i heard a loud noise it was like three bang this one really loud an

u.s. east coast turning streets of the big apple and many other places into relives. prime minister vladimir putin has ordered a review and improvements to russia's space industry after yet another unknown spacecraft crashed on wednesday the progress has been answered all with cargo for the crew of the international space station before hurtling in siberia crunch has sparked fears of contamination from toxic fuel that could be dangerous for local people and the environment great agrees with this story. the moment it's came crashing down. a lot sean was there from the baikonur cosmodrome three hundred twenty five seconds later the progress craft a total soyuz rocket plummeted back to earth i thought it was a plane a first but then i realized queens never find their clothes more quietly then it turned into some bright object and then saw that it was partly i heard a loud noise it was like three bangs one really loud and two quieter it was due to talk with the international space station on friday delivering essential supplies to six crew members on board rocket malfunct

u.s. east coast. hundreds of thousands have already fled. 16 million americans are in the path of this monster storm. we've got all the angles covered on both stories. right now on world report. >>> it's early morning in tripoli where rebel forces control most but not all of the capital city. there's sporadic but fierce fighting in several parts of tripoli. cnn journalists report hearing a nearly constant chorus of gunfire as rebels root out gadhafi loyalists. that sets up gruesome scenes of bodies strewn across a field. no one knows which side is responsible for the killings. as for muammar gadhafi, nato announced it's helping in the hunt for the libyan leader. on thursday rebels said they thought they had him cornered but were wrong. he is still missing. but another audio recording has surfaced. listen. >> translator: do not leave tripoli for the rats. do not leave them. fight them. destroy them. you are the overwhelming majority. you have marched in millions. march with the same millions but fight

u.s. east coast where that the worst of the tropical storm easing fears of a fuels i just russians are. looking at precious metals gold is lawless our losing forty three dollars trading at one thousand seven hundred eighty three dollars per ounce and so that is also down trading on the forty one targets. and yet stocks opened high on monday are dangerous showed americans spent more than expected last month. european markets are also higher go trading is thin as london markets are closed for public holidays but the tax is rising of last three percent and a day on the russian market the r.t.s. is gaining all the four percent and the my sense is three and a half percent higher so i have a check and some will be visual show moves in the minds of banking stocks are among the best performers this our lives burbank up almost four percent truck make a commodity is gaining as well the company has posted a three and a half million dollars pass health net profit against almost thirty million dollar losses last year generating company. is also on the rise after i was. i think the sixty percent jump

u.s. east coast hurricane irene poses for new york causing severe flooding well leaving millions without electricity. as the headlines coming up next part two of all the special report on the countertop punishment debate in the united states as well me the family of a sixteen year old boy who was executed in one thousand nine hundred ninety one as sister debbie lives not far from the penitentiary town she too used to take care of her nephew quite a lot when volunteer was out on the road well and laura knew her well. were offered just if it had been any morning. you know we've been rocked there with bells you know ringing because it's. payback it's it's it's you know whatever but when it's someone that that you care about. and. you know. it's mix them up it's it's unexplainable. it's. it's. it's a you. can call it for. so wastes. he was the last. part of me. and my sister in. his car. he was my sister's child she's gone now he's gone now they're all. in that society and. do i feel responsible for helping in execution yeah. do i feel bad about it you know now do i feel bad for the grieving the jim and

u.s. east coast.wept past the turks and caicos islands, with the southeastern bahamas next in line. it could strike the outer banks of north carolina on saturday, then head north to the chesapeake bay and beyond. irene is the first hurricane in three years to seriously threaten the u.s. the obama administration has laid out plans to scrap hundreds of federal regulations. white house officials said today the cuts should save businesses about $10 billion over five years. they include speeding up payments to small businesses with military contracts and stream-lining tax forms. there was word today that syria's fractured opposition is trying to unite and form a national council. position members reported meetings are underway in istanbul, turkey. >> ( translated ): we agreed on shaping aspects of syria as a civil and modern country with a new constitution which guarantees equal rights to citizens, a peaceful handover of power, an independent judiciary, rule of law, respect of human rights and guarantees o

u.s. east coast picks up the pieces after being hit by a deadly storm. and a modern-day gold rush. the prospectors, and digging. -- come digging. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. today algeria has confirmed colonel gaddafi's family including his wife and two sons have arrived in the his -- in the country after fleeing from libya. colonel gaddafi remains at large. the rebels are 20 miles from his last stronghold. we begin with our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. >> these are the only portraits of colonel gaddafi you will see these days. the colonel relied on his family increasingly in the last months of power. his daughter said he would never step down. ayesha fled to algeria with her mother and two brothers, including hannibal. saif al islam has also disappeared from view. like his father, he is wanted by the international criminal court. according to information received from the bbc. anti-gadhafi fighters are pushing to the colonel's birthplace. is a vital operation for the powers in this land. >> just a brief time ago i spoke with jeremy. >>

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u.s. east coast. and wall street pulled back, after a three-day rally. jones industrial average lost more than 170 points. find more about the coming storm on our website, kwame holman has the details. kwame? >> holman: track hurricane irene's path using a special map with data from n.o.a.a., google and others. that's on the rundown blog. is eating healthy bad for your family's budget? our health unit examines the costs of good nutrition and offers strategies for smart shopping at the grocery store. plus we look at nasa research on how black holes can consume a star. watch an animation on our science page. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. ray. >> suarez: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and

east coast? could we be looking something to come that could be larger perhaps and more destructive? >> the east coast has an amazingly large number of faults, central u.seast coast, but almost all of them are what we consider inactive. the problem is these can become activated. it may be once every 10,000 or 100,000 years and produce such an earthquake. and so, yes, the east coast should be prepared for earthquakes, perhaps not at the same level as california, because we don't expect as many earthquakes back there, but you could have an earthquake. and it could be larger than this one. >> professor tom rockwell out of san diego state university, thank you so much for joining us tonight. >> it's been a pleasure, thank you. >>> still to come -- >>> who are the rebels and what are their future plans for libya? i'll ask former cia director michael hayden next. [ slap! ] [ slap! slap! slap! slap! slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually

u.s. east coast as a category 3 storm. folks in florida are getting ready. >> flash lights, your lanterns, your charcoal. >> and then at the end we have water and gas cans for your generators and stuff like that. >> i remember hurricane andrew. i was completely unprepared for it. but this time, i'm going to be prepared. there are reports of rockslides, but no significant damage or injuries. >>> also in colorado, prosecutors fil infant fall on friday. police are using surveillance tapes to say the circumstances are obviously suspicious. >>> today a new york judge is expected to drop all criminal charges in the sexual assault case against dominique strauss-kahn. prosecutors want the case dismissed simply because they stopped believing their witness. outside the state supreme court house in new york. >> simply put the d.a. doesn't want to fight a fight he believes he cannot win. in court documents he's made clear he and his team don't believe the accuser beyond a reasonable doubt, that's the key phrase, a reasonable doubt, th

u.s. east coast whether the worst ever tropical storm season fears of fuel supply disruptions. let's look at the precious metals gold is extending its two point three percent rally in the previous session that's up to investors faced with uncertainties only u.s. federal reserve stimulus plans to take some money off the table and so it was also all trading at around forty forty six dollars forty one dollars sorry about the problems. most asian stock markets started the week on a positive note following friday's address on wall street now that a reserve chairman ben bernanke speech encouraged prize gains in japan are limited by strong the yen pressuring profits of exporters meanwhile hong kong's hang seng is supported by stronger energy stocks china's refining giant snowpack rose almost five percent after posting strong results at last. and russia's r.t.s. start of the week on a positive note as well wising over two percent energy and banking stocks the main gainers demise it's will open soon on friday came over. now it promises to be a fairly quiet week for the russian markets t

u.s. east coast whether it be through the worst of tropical storm easing fears of fuel supply disruptions precious metals and gaining gold is extending its three point two percent rally in the previous session that's up to investors faced with the uncertainties of the us federal reserve's stimulus plans to take some money off the table so it was also all trading at around forty one dollars per. dollars look at asia west markets started the week on a positive note following friday's a bounce on wall street's after the federal reserve chairman ben bernanke speech encouraged by is gains in japan are limited by strong began pressuring profits of exporters meanwhile hong kong's hang seng is supported by strong energy stocks china's refining giants seen opec rose almost five percent after posting strong for a tough results at best. and one hour ahead of the opening bell in moscow let's look at the russian markets closing figures on friday the session and it in the black the r.t.s. rose almost point eight percent while the over eighty percent. it promises to be a fairly quiet week for the russia

u.s. is following irene's trail as the storm is now leaving america's east coast and moving towards canada we've got the latest video and updates for you as they happen on mine also there. you know some clue that one of the places that looms even if you all might just want my hands here is that i'm going to me the only to. lucy strong pleasingly made sure to recognize any trolls except one of my it was the people and parts he has got hold of a previously unseen one thousand nine hundred five interview with rocco milan to the x. bosnian serb commander who now faces charges of genocide happen hague he gave his interview of what happened his view i should say of what happened in summer neat stuff during the bosnian war full interview is available arts and. nearly a billion people in the world are knowing hungry every day. in the united states even our trash cans are filled with food you just have to go get it all of these perfectly good eggs because one was cracked didn't even get all over the other ones just threw them all away about and she's from the german alps clearly in like the upper c

u.s. is following irene's trail as the storm is now leaving america's east coast and moving towards canada we've got the latest video and i'll take for you as they happen on mine so there. goes one killed it one of his. all mine just one more hazards that seems to me the only normal you. lucy strong musingly made sure to recognize any troubles except one of mourning with the saloon party has got hold of a previously unseen one to ninety five interview with rocco modish the x. mas mean sir commander now faces charges of genocide happen hague he gave his interview over what happened his view i should say of what happened in summer need saw during the bosnian war full interview is available at our team to. nearly a billion people in the world are going hungry every day. in the united states even our trash cans are full of the food you just have to go get all of these perfectly good eggs because one was cracked didn't even get all over the other ones just threw them all away rotten cheese from the german oh you clearly like. a profile. in the dumpster at one am this morning three pm this after

u.s. but supporting irene's trail of this storm is now leaving our is east coast and moving to canada and then go all the latest details and update they hope and of life also that. comes with it i'm opposed to my people. just like my own citizens are going to recognize any truth is exactly true of you. because he has got hold of previously on the nine hundred ninety five interview with roscoe nottage that was the answer amanda in our faces charges of genocide of the hague he gave a view of what happened in srebrenica during the bosnian war so the full interview is available right now at r.t. dot com. and back to our top story now let's get some more reaction to what's been happening in libya and also his military contributive guinea herself says the blood cells to the country's economy by the effect rely on native child is what from the outset was supposed to be french intelligence covert mission and indeed it could have been resulted successfully in a palace coup really the minimal there each to the civilian population there and effect through it arranging a regime change with a minimum

u.s. east coast. will it be another economic blow for the nation? dominique strauss-kahn is a free man tonight. a new york state judge today dropped all charges against the former head of the international monetary fund. the sexual assault case against strauss-kahn fell apart amid cracks in the accuser's story. the hotel housekeeper's attorney called for the judge to appoint a special prosecutor, a motion that was denied. >> tom: some big changes to train safety could equal big savings. the white house today proposing an overhaul of safety rules that could save the rail sector $1 billion over the next 20 years. instead of installing anti- collision technology on all tracks, hazardous cargo loads will be routed on tracks that already have those devices. it's part of a broader effort by the obama administration to cut costs for business by cutting red tape at federal agencies. >> susie: tonight's commentator weighs in on fixing the economy and boosting jobs. he's glenn hubbard, dean of columbia's graduate school of business and former economic adviser

u.s. east coast where there is a worst of a tropical storm season here is a fuel supply disruptions looking at precious metals now gold is lower with losing around twelve dollars but still trading high of one thousand eight hundred fifteen dollars per barrel per hour as illustrating at around forty one dollars per ounce. european stock markets are higher though trading is banned as all on the markets are closed today for a holiday week starts. among the strongest performers with the main index rallying seventy percent of the nationals leaving the games with solicitation of up to half percent and i'll be on the point nine percent and russian markets are trading higher on the r.t.s. is gaining over three percent in the lies six is two and a half percent a quick look at some individual channels on the rise six points in banking stocks among the best performance this hour was better bank up three point three percent truck make a come on his game as well the company has posted death when a half million dollars first half and profit against almost thirty million dollars losses last year and the t

u.s. east coast whether they were just other tropical storm easing fears of fuel supply disruptions looking at precious metals now gold is lower than it was losing. twelve dollars but still trading high of one thousand eight hundred fifteen dollars per barrel and silver is trading at around eight forty one dollars per ounce. european stock markets a high though trading in spain and as london markets are closed today for holiday week stocks among the strongest performers with the main index trailing seven percent financials leading the gains with societe generale percent and three point nine percent and russian markets are trading high and the r.t.s. is gaining over three percent in the eyes ics is up two and a half percent a quick look at some individual share moves on them isaacs we see banking stocks among the best performers this hour was better banked up three point three percent trucks make it come os is gaining as well the company has posed to death when a half million dollars first half and profit against almost thirty million dollars losses last year and a tricity producer o.j. case

u.s. east coast moving through the big apple and. now the russian government has ordered a major shake up of the country's space agency after the loss of yet another on the mission a progress resupply crowd failed to reach the international space station and burned up in the earth's atmosphere while six crew members aboard the all i have to ration out the food and water they have left jake a group supports. the moment it's came crashing down. launched on wednesday from the baikonur cosmodrome three hundred twenty five seconds later a progress craft atop a soyuz rocket plummeted back. i thought it was a plane a first then i realized queens never fly there clone quietly then it turned into some white object and i saw that it was concrete and i heard a loud noise it was like three bang this one really loud and two quieter it was due to dock with the international space station on friday delivery essential supplies to the six crew members on board rocket malfunction has been blamed for the unsuccessful launch of the craft ascended into o

u.s. east coast and cause power cuts affecting millions also shutting new york's public transportation system subway. at night brings us more from the city. the city wants the carried away in advance therefore i renewed it got its way down the eastern seaboard but at this point things seen an extremely calm relatively constant action looking out of my window in the sun is beginning to come out here in new york city but that does not mean that there has not been any damage from his tropical storm now irene was a hurricane but according to meteorologists when it was making its way down the eastern seaboard once i went through the house through north carolina a downgrade it's where tropical storm by the time hit manhattan we did see shades of of rain coming down our mean became extremely high feet high and with our a two tropical storm as you mentioned at this point there's been severe flooding all along the hudson river in manhattan and in all the outer boroughs of new york city there how out is our shortages now on manhattan at all the emergency workers and first responders hard dealing with m

u.s. east coast weathered the worst of the tropical storm easing fears a fuel supply disruptions we're looking at precious metals gold is lower losing nine dollars fifty eight cents but still trading quite high at one thousand eight hundred eighteen dollars per ounce and sober is trading at around forty one dollars for ups. now looking at asia where stock markets are trading higher after the federal reserve chairman ben bernanke the speech encouraged by as gains in japan are limited by strong pressure and profits of exporters meanwhile hong kong's hang seng is supported by stronger energy stocks china's refining giants you know pack was almost five percent on monday after posting strong first half results that beat estimates and european stock markets are high as well though trading is things that as london markets are closed for holiday week stocks among the strongest performers with the main index rallying seven percent financials are leading the gain societe generale up over three and a half percent and i leons up and he four percent. here in russia markets are trading higher the r.t.s. is