but now there our doubts about predictions its economy will surpass that of the u.s. in the next two decades -- there are doubts about predictions its economy will surpass that of the u.s. in the next two decades. china's development research council expects growth to drop to 6% by 2020 two the national bureau of statistics is warning that economic data collected from regional provinces -- to drop by 6% by 2020. the national bureau of statistics is warning that economic data collected from regional provinces -- china has worked hard to transform its economy and sustain growth. >> china has embarked on an incredible launch into private enterprise, really transforming its whole economy as it moved away from this state control. and it has had to keep up that kind of growth rate of double digits year on year to soak up the millions of workers who have been laid off from state industries and are now working in the private sector. it has largely been the growth story -- the growth story has been remarkable. it has been tangible. people have been able to say it is a genuine s

the czech republic has not charged him with murder and the u.s. will him until charges are filed. he had bnd staying with the family for three weeks. police say he found the country after firefighters found the bodies of the family in a burning home. czech authorities want dahlgren extradited by to the republic to stand trial. >> sexual assault not normally what you hear in a graduation speech. the president delivered the commencement speech at the u.s. naval academy in maryland. te hold the new officers that america needs their honor an physical courage after a series of high profile cases in the military. >> those who commit sexual harassment, they threat the discipline that makes our military strong. >> he said the u.s. will continue with precise targeted strikes against terrorism. >>> two men in custody after forcing the landing of a jet. that flight was carrying three h 300 passengers from pack instan to england. the airline had trouble contacting the pilot so the fighter pilot was launched and a bomb squad deployed on the ground. at this time it

u.s. military personnel in okinawa will soon be relocating. commanders in okinawa are taking the first step to honer an agreement to close facilities and return the land to the japanese. japanese and u.s. officials agreed the americans will start by return ago plot. the land is part of a supply facility. officials with japan's foreign ministry say u.s. military personnel will leave as early as august. u.s. and japanese leaders agreed last month on a timetable for the return of six facilities. >>> visitors to the cannes film festival have seen a clearer future. they've been checking out japan's new ultra high-resolution video system and the pictures it produces. the 8-k video format has 16 times the resolution of current high-def significance tv. multi channel sound makes content even more realistic. staff showed visitors a camera and showed its technology and potential. they screened the first narrative film in the new format. beauties a la carte is set in a french restaurant. people came away impressed. >> when you look at some of the details

the u.s. will pay china ahead of veterans and medicare recipients that's what house speaker boehner said yesterday pushing a new bill that would help prevent a u.s. debt default but president obama doesn't agree with the reasoning that any of the follow on promise is not based on debt repayments hurts us credibility he said american families do not get to choose which bills to pay and which ones not to pay but don't tell that to the two hundred thousands to teach defaulters the job not to pay their mortgages in two thousand and eight and who are approaching the three year anniversary of dodd bring in only a third of the bill has been implemented yesterday at a house financial services meeting lawmakers voted to actually go back several provisions one would allow banks to keep trading in the units that enjoy taxpayer protection on the f.b.i. feet we'll talk more.

u.s. senate committee has passed a bill that if signed by obama will love the u.s. to put a lot of weapons into the hands of syrian rebels this seems rather odd because many of the factions that are revolting seem like bad people to be arming in fact one rebel faction al nasra which according to the guardian is an islamist organization with links to al qaeda is quickly becoming the most powerful rebel faction of all of them the b.b.c. even declared that al nasra has been designated as a terrorist organization by the u.s. government itself as it started something like a bad idea to ship weapons into syria on american taxpayers' dollars yet let's just pretend that somehow all these weapons will magically not fall into the hands of al nasra well the free syrian army is that much better they seem perfectly happy to use rape and beheadings and genocide against christian l. white minorities with great glee to get what they want arming radical groups always has blowback if you remember back to just the one nine hundred eighty s. the u.s. funded and armed the taliban and th

well still ahead keeping a presence the u.s. will keep nine of military bases open in afghanistan even after the planned troop withdraw in two thousand and fourteen we have expert opinion on why the u.s. is not ready to give up its presence in the region just yet one that after a short break right here. real damage and complexity of this oil spill was not something you can grasp just by looking at dirty birds we have between four to five million people in this directly affected area of the coast and it's pretty clear why it's not being reported because b.p. can't afford to have a reported all along the gulf coast are clean they are safe and they're open for business if b.p. is the single largest oil contributor to the pentagon the u.s. war machine and their oil this is a huge step backwards for the marker see it's a step forward. carex it is toxic as it looked like spraying and. it was it was not a picture that either the government or b.p. really wanted to have out there i don't want dispersants to be the agent. of this. mission thr

still ahead keeping a presence the u.s. will keep nine military bases open in afghanistan even after the planned a troop withdrawal in two thousand and fourteen we have expertise opinion on why the u.s. is not ready to give up its presence in the region just yet more on that after a short break right here on our chief. world. series technology innovation hall believes developments from around russia. the future are covered. and realized. the big. stream quality enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television. now with your mobile device you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. i've been going down of the sun and. we will remember that we will we were. broadcasting live from moscow this is our team glad to have you back with us one of the hughes newest members of slovenia said to implement a package of a tough economic reforms in order to avoid needing a bailout them. the measures included the sale of fifteen estate companies tax hikes and public sector wage cuts slovenia is a relatively tiny economy with a g.d.p. of abou

u.s. for 10 years has his say in court. we will bring you that story. >> i will be reporting on the contrasts and contradictions of africa's last absolute monarchy, swaziland. >> hello again from david foster. the top stories on al jazeera. rescue workers in bangladesh have found a female survivor 17 days after a garment factory collapsed. she has been identified as reshma and is said to be relatively healthy despite the ordeal. the death toll is now more than 1000. the turkish prime minister is accusing the syrian government of using chemical weapons against the opposition. turkish intelligence services have confirmed the attack. tens of thousands of soldiers have deployed across parts of pakistan ahead of saturday's general elections. at least three have died in a bombing in north waziristan while a campaign office in baluchistan was also targeted. more anti-government protests being held in iraq on friday. zunis demonstrating since december now against the shia- led government of al-maliki. let's hear from our correspondent with

died and more than 1200 homes damaged or destroyed by the massive twister. >>> president obama will be at the u.s. naval academy today. this will be the second time the president delivers the commencement at annapolis. >>> and irs offices will be closed today because of sequester budge cuts. >>> here's a look at what's coming up later on the "today" show. the prince of the plaza towers elementary school returns for the first time since monday's tornado. and today at the jersey shore with governor chris christie as the beaches reopen after hurricane sandy. >>> now keep it to this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm dara brown along with bill karins. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a great and safe memorial day weekend. . . >>> a peninsula man arrested accused of killing a family of four. details next >>> shocks in northern california after last night's 5.7 quake. >>> police are calling it a miracle. a bridge in washington suddenly collapses and sends cars plunging into the river below. amazingly, no one

and of course you are with r t still ahead keeping a presence the u.s. will keep. military bases open in afghanistan even after the planned a troop withdrawal in two thousand and fourteen we have expert opinion on why the u.s. is not ready to give up its presence in the region just yet more on that after a short break. leads technology innovation believes developments from around russia we've. covered. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything is. welcome to the big picture. download the official. language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television. set not with your mobile devices you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. live. have been going down of the sun and good morning we will remember that we will. use of the disappearing if there's been a new. so you. do. you would use. those who would it was there were people who. live from moscow this is r.t. glad to have you back with us one of the e.u. new

now still ahead keeping a presence the u.s. will keep nine military bases open in afghanistan even after a planned a troop withdrawal in two thousand and fourteen we have an expert opinion on why the u.s. is not ready to give up its presence in the region just yet more on that after a short break right here to. speak your language. news programs and documentaries some spanish matters to you. a little tune to keep these stories. for you here. the spanish. visit. and to your watching our team welcome back what have you with us one of the e.u. newest members slovenia is set to implement a package of tough economic reforms in order to avoid needing a bailout the measures include the sale of fifteen state companies tax hikes and public sector wage cuts sylvania is relatively a tiny a coup. i mean with a g.d.p. of about forty five billion euros and indebted banking system burdened with around a seven billion euros of bad loans slovenia is now trying to prop itself up by transferring the non-performing loans of its largest banks to a newly

that reason will be that the u.s. economy will be strong enough to stand on its own and generate good growth on its own. being able to manage on their own. then you will see quantitative easing and other programs like that from the central banks. >> paul christopher, thank you very much. chief international strategist at wells fwar fargo. >> bad news for corn traders could be good news for consumers. a record crop of corn, and soybeans are being projected. corn futures and wheat preess fell. >> and raising the stakes in a bid to take over dell computer. along with partners, he is launching a fresh challenge to michael dell's plan to take the company he founded private for more than $24 billion. it would pay shareholders only $12 a share. it would allow them to keep some stakes in the pc makers. and no words were minced. >> look at it and know that it's good and i will tell you. this one is a real good one. look at it real similar plisically and not have to do a lot of work. >> shares of dell finished the day higher. th

. >>> plus, president obama reveals new strategies and whether the u.s. will close the prison at guantanamm bay. >>> and the one part of your weekend who could be dodging a few rain showers. sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. . >>> a plan two-day strike is likely to stretch for five for hundreds of san jose nurses. they walked off the job protesting a proposal to play part premiums and contribute to the pensions. >> they'll be locked out this weekend because the replacement nurses have been hired for five days. >>> the boy scouts of america changed course when its national council allowed openly gay members. >> some say today's change falls short of full tolerance. >> 61%, we did it go with his eyes glued to the scout

pakistan will pull out of from the u.s. and lead a war on terror if for the men to become the country's next prime minister is elected now was sharif of the pakistan muslim leader says it's the only option to bring peace to the central asian nation general elections due on the eleventh of may after a campaigning season marred by violence and attacks which underline the country's desperate security situation. returning to our main story for a few minutes a russia is celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany a spectacular parade to commemorate those soldiers who led the fight has taken place in the very heart of the russian capital let's have another look now at its highlights. absolutely spectacular coming up after the break east meets west in wartime victory technology stay with us here on our team. you. i've been asked a few times if i believe in conspiracy theories which is kind of an odd question i mean you just in general believe in conspiracy theories like all of them even the ones that contrad

u.s. would start to hurt the market gains in equities. but i still think that will probably be more of a 2014 story rather than over the next couple of months. >> tell me quickly how you see the balance of supply and demand in the equity market. we've had a lot of stock buy backs out there and money in the form of the federal reserve and elsewhere coming into the market. does that force prices higher all things else being equal? >> well, i think it does. i think we've been doing quite a bit of work on this over the last 12 months and the share buy backs have also been the company buying very, very scarce amounts of new equity issue arranges. this is being forced into equities. being forced into very defensive areas. people are chasing yield. now, of course, people have to rotate into much more sort of riskier parts. of course, unfortunately, supply has been shrinking at the same time. it's all been a very, very strong post for the equity market and i think we'll still be seeing gains going in towards the end of the year. >> that's a very upbeat way to end this conve

the u.s. will pay china ahead of veterans and medicare recipients that's what house speaker boehner said yesterday he's pushing a new bill that would help prevent a u.s. debt being.

the u.s. will provide $100 million in aid for humanitarian relief. president barack obama reviewed the group of 8 summit taking place next month in northern ireland. >>> a weekend of planning came -- planting came to an abrupt end after a controversial piece of land was talked about. here is new video of what has been happening since we first brought you this story on mornings on 2, good afternoon brian. >> reporter: there were 30uc berkeley police officers and many activists, and they left about 45 minutes ago and the activists want this area for urban farming even though it is already slated for development. uc berkeley police this morning arrested four people for trespassing on a piece of land known as the guilt trap. they were the only ones who were later identified as friends of brook moran. >> it is really -- the university should be looking at it as an opportunity to do something transformative and i am upset about how they are destroying a beautiful public project right now. >> reporter: uc berkeley police told the activists they had to leave

more aggressive on this to try these are pushing the the envelope just a little bit to see if the u.s. will back off a little bit on its support of g.p.m. so far that hasn't happened but but castilla d. in the future. it was our team coming up later this hour the u.s. dishes out the dollars for israeli defense hundreds of millions of anti-missile iron dome system despite criticism that it's not as effective as it being presented and still ahead here in our team plus. these workers in northern greece are dismantling a failed fracturing others though are taking control of the plants to try and keep going to me tom watson on moxy for a look inside the crisis in greece in just a few minutes. now there is a growing spat with then the european union over so-called benefit tourism for member states are calling for a curb on welfare payments to citizens making claims outside their home country austria germany the netherlands and the u.k. all say there is growing pressure on an already crisis hit benefits system r.t.s. bullyboy call reports. have you had the one about the dutchman the german the aus

as i have stated, they see that the u.s. will benefit and vice versa. can't perceive the participation of officials that are part of my cabinet. the u.s. has a long tradition of having cabinets like we have, but president obama has decided that high ranking officials from different government agencies will participate including the u.s. vice president. they will be part of this high- ranking group that will define the specific actions we have had so far in the private sector. we have seen a good flow between trade and between our countries. there is no doubt that we can push it further. we can extend its capabilities if both of our governments identify the right mechanisms, the right formula to boost economic integration, and that is precisely the agreement we have reached today. >> on the security issue, i think it is natural that a new administration here in mexico is looking carefully at how it is going to approach what has obviously been a serious problem. we are very much looking forward to cooperating in any ways that we can to battle organized cr

and we investigate whether the u.s. will be able to keep its multibillion dollar army base in canada stand off to widespread criticism from locals and government plans to close it next year. well that. brings up today for them i would have a quick break and i'll be back with more news for you in just a couple minutes from now this is our t.v. live here in moscow. well. it's technology innovation all the developments from around russia we've got the future covered. sometimes you see a story. you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you. are the big picture. download the official publication. choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television just doesn't matter now with your mobile device you can watch ati anytime anywhere. he continues here on r.t. germany has told the european commission it won't get behind a plan to impose tariffs on some chinese imports as part of attempts to stave off a trade

more aggressive on this the trainees are pushing the the envelope just a little bit to see if the u.s. will back off a little bit on its support of japan so far that hasn't happened but that's a possibility in the future. come a bit later in the program the u.s. dishes out the dollars for israeli defense spending hundreds of millions on the anti missile and dome system despite criticism it's not as effective as it's being presented also to. these workers in northern greece on dismantling a failed factory others though are taking control of the plants to try and keep them going join me tom bazza nazi for a look inside the crisis in greece in just a few minutes. is a growing spot within the european union of a so-called benefit tourism for member states are calling for a curb a welfare payments to e.u. citizens making claims outside the country austria germany the netherlands and the u.k. all say this growing pressure on an already crisis it benefits system of his political report. have you had the one about the dutchman the german the austrian and the englishwoman going to the european commi

by the year 2018, the u.s. will be short two million workers with the required expertise. in the last installment on our series on the future of health care, bertha coonz takes a look at closing that talent gap. >> reporter: it may not be long before explorers out-grows its offices. the firm has doubled its staff to 100 in the last year as its client list has grown more than twofold. >> we've done very well in atrablgting greatal ent. i any that our mission and purpose is key. we've spent a lot of time really thinking about what matters to us. and, you know, our purpose is to really unlock the power of big data to improve health care for everyone. >> but explorers may be an anomaly. in part, fuelled by new digital billing and patient monitoring requirements for hospitals, doctors and physician groups under the affordable care act. burning glass, found while total online job postings happened 6% since 2007 and health care has actually slowed to 5%. health care forematics has surged more than 50% in the last five years. a pwc survey found two-thirds of hospital executives sa

u.s. military personnel will leave as early as august. japanese and u.s. leaders agreed last month on a timetable for the return of six facilities. >>> soon drawing criticism there once more. getting ready to address lawmakers in taiwan. he campaigned against the forced abortions. he escaped house arrest last april and fled to the united states. members of a human rights group in taiwan say officials have given chen permission to visit from late june to mid-july. they say he plans to go there with relatives. chen plans to give a speech in the legislature and meet researchers and university students. analysts say government officials in china are making life harder for chen's relatives there. >>> myanmar president, thein sein, pardoned 23 political prisoners on friday. patchari raksawong has more for us. >>> it is likely a move by sein to emphasize his pro-reform stance. it applied to prisoners held in eight prisons. supporters were waiting to greet 11 people released from the prison. the facility is notorious for harsh treatment of detainees under the form

he says the u.s. will find it difficult to compete with japan, germany, taiwan and other countries that already have bullet trains. he's chair of the u.s. high speed rail association board. >>> george gascon is working to reduce the theft of stolen metal but instead of going after the thieves, the city has filed a $10 million lawsuit against a scrap metal recycler. prosecutors say j and s recycling directed employees to destroy computers and filing cabinets full of records after learning about a subpoena. its warehouse on third street was vacated in a hurry back in march and a large metal container is gone. >>> in alameda, a u.s. coast guard cutter was turned over to the bangladesh navy in a solemn ceremony with salutes and i signatures, the cutter jarvis was demissioned to make room for new cutters. the 378-foot ship was renamed. coast guard officials say the coast guard will continue to perform some of the most difficult josh os -- jobs on the high seas. >> in bangladesh you are subject to typhoons. just

u.s. military aid to the syrian opposition sneaks into the country to meet was a top rebel commanders will look at what could be behind this friendship. the u.s. government the transfer of war and terror prisoners seized detention centers has been subject to much speculation but now british researchers able to shine a light on some of the so-called cia black sites by compiling a comprehensive database artie's alessio says he shows you how to access that information and talks to one of the creators of the project. written dition revealed from now on you can learn exactly how the cia has been secretly transferring its war on terror detainees across the globe on civic and military aircraft something better known as the rendition program researchers from britain scan university and kingston university have compiled an extensive flights database by going to their indiction project dot gov dot u.k. you can see a detailed graph of more than eleven thousand cia flights performed from two thousand and one to two thousand and six not all of them have been confirmed to have had detainees on board som

>> i think the u.s. will not rush into anything in regards to syria. in fact, the israeli strike takes the pressure off in a way. one official said to me, we now know for certain, that if we don't do anything, israel will, but the amount of planning the u.s. is doing now is staggering, diane. >> all right. but no sign of action yet. thank you, martha raddatz. >>> now we turn to a new headline tonight about the nazi horror long ago. police arrested a 93-year-old man and charged him with serving as a guard at auschwitz. his name is hans lipschitz. he lived in chicago after the war, but was deported in the '80s for lying on his immigration documents. they say they now have evidence he was an accessory to the murder of jews. he claims he was just a cook at the camp. >>> we have encouraging news back here at home tonight, about that massive wildfire we reported on last week in california. you remember the images from that blaze, the firefighters trying to douse it. well, tonight, with help from some rain, the fire has been 80% contained. 28,000 acres were b

back a star will pull out from the u.s. led war on terror if the front runner for the prime minister position is elected now as shareef of the pakistan muslim league believes it's the only way to make the region peaceful the general election is due on the eleventh of may but it's been marred by insurgent attacks which have left more than one hundred people dead since april in the latest violence the son of former premier galani was kidnapped by gunmen at a rally after they shot one of his aides greece's finance minister says the country's recession wracked economy should start recovering as soon as next year but with the latest figures showing the country's jobless rate hitting record highs for many communities across the country the outlook is far from rosy. visited a factory with a workforce of taking control of for almost two years of unpaid wages. it looks just like another day at the vo me factory in northern greece making building and cleaning products but these workers shouldn't even be here this fragment of the old

pakistan will call out from the u.s. led war on terror if the men tip to become the country's next prime minister is elected now was a story for the pakistan muslim league says it's the only option to bring peace to the central asian nation as are all elections are due on the eleventh of may after campaigning season marred by violence and attacks which underline the country's just good security situation. the american civil liberties union is on a mission to educate the public about the dangers of accumulating too much debt that's after they revealed of figures showing a rising number of people who fail to pay their debts are thrown in jail or in a pot i has been to the state of ohio where the practice is fairly common even though it's criticized as unconstitutional a little western us state. internationally recognized for being the battleground we're on there across next president is decided let's talk about the importance of ohio and in the battle for ohio state eighteen electoral votes mean so much elbows paid a lot o

u.s. treasury will sell the remaining gm stock on hold from the auto bailout. the department expects to sell all of its gm investments within the next 12 months. they are out of the auto business. >>> straight ahead, the top trending stories of the day. >>> plus congress will hear from a state department official who has conflicting evidence from hillary clinton over what really happened the night four americans were killed in benghazi, next. >>> republicans in congress are gearing up for a new set of hearings this week on the benghazi consulate attack. that claimed four u.s. lives. they say new state department witnesses will undercut hillary clinton's explanation of what went wrong. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell, has that story for us. >> reporter: the attack on the benghazi mission started around 9:40 p.m. by 3:00 in the morning ambassador chris stevens and information officer sean smith were dead. two other americans former navy s.e.a.l.s working as security contractors did not die until a second full assault at 5:15 a.m. on a c

u.s. authorities that will let soft bank move ahead with the $20 million bid for the third largest u.s. wireless carrier. the deal faced criticism. the deal requires approval from the sec and sprint shareholders. >>> mortgage rates are on the rise and today they hit their highest level in the year. the 30 year fixed is now at 3.9%. it's not just mortgage rates that are raising but home prices, as well. the combination could be a lethal one for the housing recovery. >> reporter: in burbank, california, home prices have been on a tear lately largely due to low supply of homes for sale and increasing buy eer demand. >> as interest rates are closer to 4% we have seen a slow down in the market. >> reporter: the average rate rose to 3.9% last week according to the mortgage bankers association after hitting a record low last december of 3.47%. while the difference may not seem that big everyone percentage point in rates reduces the average home buyer's maximum purchase price by just over 10%. >> mortgage rates can't go too much higher than this because it is a highly levered economy and househ

pakistan will pull out from the u.s. led war on terror if the man tipped to become the country's next prime minister is elected no washer rid of the pakistan muslim league says it's the only option to bring peace to the central asian nation in general elections do on the eleventh of may it's the run up has been marked by widespread violence in the latest incident today identify gunmen have kidnapped the son of former pakistani pm use of golani and returning to our main story for a few minutes russia is celebrating the sixty eighth anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany a spectacular parade to commemorate those soldiers led to fire at a stake in place in the very heart of the russian capital let's have another look now at its highlights. my. wife of the break east meets west and war time victoria technologies stay with us here on our. you know i've been asked a few times if i believe in conspiracy theories which is kind of an odd question i mean just in general believe in conspiracy theories like all of them even the o

the u.s. will pay the bills and live up to the full faith and credit. the democrats agree to accept the budget the blwhat it is non. we will agree to how the united states pay it. this is not happening. the president has been very clear. we're not going to negotiate over the principle of whether the united states becomes a dead beat nation or not. we should address all the issues. we should address them in the context of a budget conference which is the forum for dealing with the budget and tax reform off for what ever reason the republicans do not want to do it through the ready your -- regular order. i do not blame people for being confused. the idea that you will hold the and credit of unitededi states hostage for a particular budget issue is not something that is going to work. i do not think the american people will accept that. >> at work for them in the last go around. -- it worked for them in the last go around. they did deal. why do you think it will be different this time? >> on the no budget/no pay, let's be clear. there is a house budget and

secretary of state john kerry was in moscow he traveled there and pledged to the u.s. will work closely with russia and the bloodshed in syria kerry and foreign minister sergey lavrov and sergey lavrov underscored their commitment to the communique signed in june last year which calls for a transitional government to be established in syria that includes both sides but how can the international community get to the point. if european union members with the support of the u.s. are now considering to actually flood syria with even more arms experts believe that our being the syrian rebels will ignite an arms race in that country and so far according to the un the conflict there has claimed the lives of more than eighty thousand people and if more weapons flow into the country to arm the syrian rebels this crisis because of it could of course be exacerbated even further. and thanks very much indeed for that. live in new york. where we've got the latest updates from syria both on air and online on our web site has more stories and now this is all the conflict including how anot

other countries are run the world said, why should we take these men, when the u.s. will not let a single person they're holding into the u.s.? host: on twitter, how many times have you visited and seen the prisoners? caller: i have been there -- guest: i have been there 36 times in three different capacities. i was a private attorney representing attorneys in their habeas cases, where they were able to challenge their detention in federal court. as we discussed, civilian defense attorney in the military commission system. now the human rights watch, i'm not enter the military commissions. we are given clearance to watch the proceedings. in this capacity, we are not allowed to interact with detainees, talk with them, find out what their true concerns are. but in my previous job, i represented them, so, hours and hours of talking to them. erie,laurie is next in pennsylvania. republican line. caller: thank you for taking my call. in light of the recent attack in england and switzerland, i would like to know a short answer, as concise, but plans does the u.s. have in dealing