i'm sure that's not how it is in the united arab emirates, but here -- >> reporter: maybe it is different over there. that is a live look at the main entrance to the johns hopkins hospital on orleans street in east baltimore. you're used to seeing the traditional building on broadway. a lot of the buildings are outdated, but this one is not. it has been designed to accept new advances that they haven't even thought of yet. a lot went into it. they are cutting the ribbon today and will officially open later this month. christian schaffer reporting. >> thank you. >>> there is still no official cause for the fear that burned down the popular tavern next year. it is scheduled to open before the end of the year. this is a sketch of the new one. it will have the traditional front and the back garden section will remain open. it will be bigger. there will be other changes as well. the tavern burned to the ground five months ago. since then fire officials said the fire was accidental in origin. electrical work will start soon. the plan is to have it open by late fall. good luck sure' not going to

assistance or landing rights from countries like i don't believe saudi arabia would do it but the united arab emirates might do that. just remember that the distance from the united arab emirates to on all the iran is as far as from israel maybe even longer so. this kind of a landing rights would be helpful only in case of attacking targets or in thousand iran another. convert a mike to be. might be but again it's problematic. might be given by oh by jove which is on the north side of the rain and border they have no good relations with israel trouble is that to get from israel to observers and you have to overfly turkey and at the moment i don't see with the current relations between israel and turkey i don't see the turks giving any need for any aid if we look across the border at syria why is serious so important for western nations could it be that it's the last obstacle before any invasion of iran that is tough for them why syria is important. is it important i mean to to the west and the state i don't see any western country in the intervening in syria as the good in people and yet there is so m

since then, an and the united arab emirates claimed sovereignty over the islands. president ahmadinejad remains firm on iran's claim. he stressed that the iranian army will not allow any hostile act on his territory. on wednesday, iran's foreign ministry told reporters that the statement by the persian gulf nations is groundless and interferes in iran's internal affairs. iran's parliament also issued a condemnation of the country's latest move. iran and the gulf nations are already at odds over iran's nuclear development. the latest route over the islands could further increase tensions between the persian gulf nations. nhk world, tehran. >>> afghanistan says it's going to need a huge amount of foreign aid to maintain security after multinational troops withdraw in 2014. the country has put the price tag at more than $4 billion, but western donors are hesitating to commit. the afghan defense ministry says the country will have to continue relying on international financial support, t the united states and european countries involved in afghanistan intend to cut bac

as my two colleagues from saudi arabia and from the united arab emirates have said, the same thing is true for qatar, we are open for business and we are open for business with a great interest on u.s. products, u.s. services and u.s. technical know how and opportunities for joint ventures and investments both in qatar and investments in other parts of the world or the united states. qatar is the world's richest state per capita. it has the highest gdp in the world. it is also the world's leading supplier of liquefied natural gas. in 2011 alone qatar's gdp rose 20%. and it is estimated in 2012 to rise at a slower rate, but still 6% to 12% which is a healthy rate in any standard, but particularly in these economic times and a lot of the drive on this has been due to the amir of qatar, sheikh khalid who has developed a vision for his country over the last 15 years and has put forward a vision for 2030 with the development and a whole array of areas of human development, economic development and economic diversity and diversification and social development. and as part of his vision for

and they are not for these arab spring values not by a long shot well you can look at the united arab emirates which arguably is the most western facing nation in the gulf to has this sort of first anniversary of the spring decided to make sure that citizens and expatriates know that it is not looking for the power of the arab spring movement to reach this country and it has started cutting back on. rights groups to democratic groups even its own citizens who had sort of freely operated under under the system here which had been more permissive okmulgee what do you come out on this in los angeles here where is the arab spring going is it is it freezing up. well it i so it's important question to answer your question first i would like to put arab countries governments monarchs and regimes into three different categories on their one hand we have those arab governments who've faced citizen revolves of pricing citizens who are seeking rights of freedom dignity or equal opportunity and derision did not want to to introduce political reforms and the people who are able to to overthrow the those re

wariness whereas you know who's mubarak was an ally of the united states saudi arabia the united arab emirates are both allies and so they can kind of see what's going on here they're going to be very cautious. that the chaos that has been described is exactly what especially in the u.a.e. that it wants to avoid its whole economic model is based on being a bridge between east and west takes great pride in being the home to multinational companies to people from all over the world and it has made its mark in the global economy from this this sort of chaos described in libya what's going on even in egypt is the last thing that the u.a.e. wants and it will the leaders here will do what they need to do to sort of preserve what they believe is the correct model for this country ok but to go back to los angeles you know if we can look at syria here i mean different narratives are employed here but you know the syrian uprising the protests across the country to what degree or another we really don't know because of media access here but then it became militarized by outside forces i mean its neighbor

the surgical building is named after the president and found are of the united arab emirates. ties between johns hopkins and the uae goes back decades. it will feature works of art and they are to enhance the healing process. we think it's big for the city and the world. we have patients that come from all four corners of the globe. we want them to walk into a building that is beautiful that will make them feel better about their stay here in baltimore. >> reporter: the ceremony will officially open and commemorate the opening. mayor bloomberg will speak with governor o'malley, the son of the founder whose name will be on the building will be here. it's quite a production on orleans. it is a very big deal for johns hopkins and it is a big deal for the city of baltimore. live in downtown baltimore, christian schaffer. >>> tonight a special screening of "bully," the documentary sheds light on the bull plying problem through the eyes of the bullied and the bully. it was originally given an r rating but the producers fought it. it now has a pg-13 rating. the viewing is at the land

their nations' like new york mayor michael bloomberg and the united roil and merits -- the united arab emirates royal family. >> we are going to have the best doctors, best nurses, best technology, and best facilities for all of this to take place within. >> as for the old building, that will be renovated and turned into research puts space and office space. more on the dedication ceremony on the news at 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. >> in other news, two police officers and an armed robbery suspect are rushed to the hospital after a crash in anne arundel county. this is just after 11:00 a.m. this morning. the driver of the white toyota that you see there was involved in an armed robbery in glen burnie. officers were pursuing when the vehicles crashed on route 1 in grafton. no one suffered life-threatening injuries. the prosecutors -- the man prosecutors say what was behind the wheel of a car that struck and killed two baltimore teenagers in west baltimore last year was driving drunk. he is accused of trying to cover it all up. >> this is just such a horribly sad story, a lot of tears in court toda

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. >> the tower is named for the first president of the united arab emirates. >> most importantly, we're hopeful that it will provide generations of patience with the best and most innovative care. >> between the two towers, the operation includes in the emergency department and lots of windows, light, and unique pieces of art from more than 70 artists displayed throughout the building. the technology is state of the art. >> one of the limitations we had in our old building is that it was designed at a time when x-ray was considered state of the art technology appeared no one had predicted only. no one had envisioned the new technology. >> patients will start moving into the new towers on april 29 pick the official opening is on may 1. >> on the campaign trail, the war over the women's vote is going on. it could tip the balance in november. the latest battle is being waged over a tweet that says that ann romney has never worked a day in her life. mr. irani says that there is no tougher job -- mitt romney says that there is no tougher job than being a mom. >> maybe i have not struggled as

hopkins says deep-pocket donors like mayor michael bloomburg and the united arab emirates made it possible. >> if it will inspire other institutions to do more and to do better, then we all will be happy. >> reporter: johns hopkins believes their new facility is the hospital of the future that will set a new standard for medical care and research. 560 private rooms, 33 operating rooms, and state of the art tools. all of it is patient centered. >> my son was here for five months. that room is your home. >> the health authority working closely with the university of johns hopkins school of medicine. >> reporter: hopkins staff has been moving into the hospital over the past month. they open officially may 1st. >> thank you. mayor bloomburg's personal gift of $120 million was a significant contribution to the new hospital. >>> lost and found, a maryland cat is coming home after a long road trip. imagine how surprised her owner was to get a call from new jersey saying they found summer. they aren't sure how she made the 160-mile trip, but summer will be coming home this weekend. she must not ha

. >>> this woman lives in the united arab emirates. rescues lions and other big cats left abandoned by people who buy the cats because they're a status symbol in the persian gulf. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> he found this one and decided, you know what, i've got to do something about it. and he started an animal sancti sanctionuary to take them in. >> that's quite a responsibility to take animals this size. and he's putting this hyena up to a lion. >> now, these are white lions, and these white lions can go for $50,000. they're considered rare. but it's a status symbol. and he says people want to get them to show, hey, look how much money i have. how weird is it anybody would buy an animal that could easily eat you for dinner. >> i am a little nervous for this guy, because he's getting awfully close with these animals. we have seen cases before where humans think they have some special connection with some certain species of animal, and then they end up getting eaten. >> they are, by nature, wild animals. and so he knows there

the buyers representing the united arab emirates purchased the system that were can shoot ko down missiles when they're high above the earth and we'll keep you updated on the iranian nuclear issue. >>> raising japan's consumption tax continues to be an issue among law makers. the ongoing debate between the ruling and opposition parties expected to escalate as the japanese parliament enacted on thursday the budget for this fiscal year through march 2013. tr primes calling for a meeting with opposition leaders starting discussions on bills such as raising the consumption tax and issuing debt-covering bonds. >> translator: i'd like to call for discussions between the ruling and opposition camps on how to proceed. and when to start. >> however, for the time being the opposition liberal democratic and new matters are kre projecting the top-level meeting. the ldp says the ruling democrats should unify the view on consumption tax hike and other pending issues within the party and then hold discussions with the opposition. >>> toyota motor has unveiled their new avalon, the first car ever to be en

since then, iran and the united arab emirates have both claimed sovereignty over the islands. president ahmadinejad remains firm on iran's claim, stressing the iranian army will not allow any hostile act on its territory. on wednesday, iran's foreign ministry told reporters that the statement by the persian gulf nations is groundless and interferes in iran's internal affairs. iran's parliament also issued a condemnation of the gulf country's latest move. iran and the gulf nations are already at odds over iran's nuclear development. the latest dispute over the islands could further increase tensions between the purse gulf nations. nhk world, tehran. >>> government officials in afghanistan said they'll need an infusion of foreign aid to ensure their country does not unravel. troops are scheduled to pull out in 2014 and the afghans say they'll need more than $4 billion to maintain security. after gain defense ministry officials say they depend on financing from abroad. u.s. and european officials say they intend to reduce their contributions, saying they have to deal with their o

just remember the distance from the united arab emirates tool in northern iraq is as far as from israel maybe even longer so. this kind of a landing rights would be helpful only in case of attacking power three thousand iran another. covertly aid might be but again problematic it might be given by a bridge out. on the north side of the arena border they have no good relations with israel trouble is that to get from israel to observers and you have to overfly turkey and at the moment i don't see with the current relations between israel and turkey i don't see the turks giving and you need if we look across the border at syria why is serious so important for western nations could it be that it's the last obstacle before any invasion of iran that is a tough one why syria is important. is it important i mean to to the west and the state i don't see any good any western country in the intervening in syria as they did in libya and yet there is so much attention and focus on syria and particularly on the president bashar assad's handling of the situation so how do you explain that whoa that th

they are working together with the state department and others to organize a summit in the united arab emirates on women's leadership in the arab world. jane joined me last december at the state department to launch the women in public service project, to identify, train and mentor emerging women leaders around the world. founded in partnership with the seven sisters colleges. jane and i are both proud graduates, she of smith and i of wellesly. we are including many international and domestic partners. i think it's exciting that we are working on these kinds of things together, in addition to all of the raft of difficult problems, both those in the headlines, in the trendlines that we confront every single day. i have to say that film was hilarious. i have a feeling that jane was stage managing every bit of it, but i can't wait to see all my predecessors to thank them for participating. george schultz with his "don't worry, be happy" song, he actually gave me a bear that i keep in my office that has one of these buttons. when you press it, it sings, ♪ don't worry, be happy if it's good enough f

governor will be there and united arab emirates.takes place at 2 tomorrow afternoon. >>> twenty finalists are joining forces to help those who help military families coming to the white house for a celebration. michelle obama will celebrate and appear on cothe -- on the colbert report. >>> the focus of the g-8 meeting son russia and syrian crisis. secretary of state hillary clinton says she and other world leaders will try to persuade russia to support some kind of action to help enter the bloodshed. russia is a key ally to syria. >>> a parole hearing for charles manson, the board of prisons terms will review the case to see if is no longer's threat to site. he will will not be -- society. he will not be present at the hearing. >>> organizers claim there's large disparity between what the top executives are paid compared to those lower down the chain. >>> history buffs obsessed with the titanic can get the hands on a piece of history. they are auctioning off more than 500 relics recovered from the wreckage. today is the 100th year a

begin with a tie against senegal at old trafford on july the twenty sixth before taking on the united arab emirates at wembley a europe wide in cardiff in the other groups mexico will play schiavone switzerland and south korea you always dangerous brazil are up against egypt valorise and new zealand while world champions spain a group that just. honduras and morocco. has a very hard situation in egypt even a political situation would have to give you a good picture for all and you have to fight for our language to get all the world that was still alive we have some young guys that really love this country and this is a. big motivation to play in in london in front of the world anymore for president sepp blatter says the preparations for the world cup in brazil in two thousand and fourteen are on course despite the fact that some host cities are doing and i quote exactly what they promised it not for secretary jerome valcke a said that will need a kick up the backside and made allegations that stadium development and infrastructure improvements are falling behind schedule the country's deputy minist

oman has about five percent of the proven oil reserves of kuwait or the united arab emirates and, um,ut two percent of what saudi arabia has. so, in the context of the arabian peninsula, it's not a major source of oil. on the other hand, they're actually going through their oil more quickly. and in theory, their oil reserves will be depleted by the year 2020. in practice, of course, they're continuing to make new discoveries. but there is a sense that the oil will eventually run out and they need to plan for that. narrator: oman's government sees economic diversification as the key to their future. diversification policy has actually various aims. chiefly is not to be dependent solely on the oil as the sole resource of our income, you see, and, uh... to build the other sectors, to utilize the other sectors, you see, to make use of the other resources which is... oman has, such as fisheries, such as other minerals-- on top of it gas-- such as agriculture and human resources as well. narrator: but diversification into more private-sector enterprises means a change to omani employment pa

for example, we are active in the united arab emirates and china. >> the company is receiving inquiriesnd the globe, and 20 projects from doha to shanghai are being planned already. he looks forward to seeing the results of his efforts closer to home. a new media office audit such a lot of the parking garage of bremen airport. >> that is it from both of us for now. you're watching the "journal" coming to you from berlin. >> stay with us on dw can find out more on our website, dw.de. see you soon. ♪ captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- ♪ ♪ ♪

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buyers representing the united arab emirates purchased a u.s. developed defense system. the technology can shoot down ballistic missiles when they're high above earth. >>> japan's foreign ministry says north korea's nuclear and missile development continues to represent a global threat. it made the warning in this year's diplomatic bluebook that was released in a cabinet meeting on friday. the annual report says japan should work to denuclearize the north in collaboration with other countries including the united states and south korea. the policy would include a suspension of north korea's uranium enrichment program. the report also refers to the abductions of japanese nationals by north korean agents in the 1970s and '80s. it says the japanese government has repeatedly demanded that pyongyang conduct a full scale investigation based on a 2008 agreement. it adds the go it adds the government will make every effort to bring the abductees home. the report says japan's position remains unchanged on a territorial dispute with south korea. the government the government insis

twenty two raptor to the united arab emirates pentagon officials were quick to defend the move once detailsemerged saying they are there for regional security g.'s indeed snoozer editor of antiwar dot com give us his take on the aims of the mission. of course it's not going to bring any security at all if anything it's going to increase tensions in the region convince the iranian government that next month's talks in baghdad are not serious and that the u.s. is simply negotiating in bad faith once again i think it is largely symbolic it's the fact that there are rumored to be organizing a simulated attack run on iran with the cooperation of israel particularly since it's supposed to come just ahead of the baghdad talks it's politically very popular to have that have a major threat that you're in the process of dealing with and how much better when that threat is entirely illusory in this case both israel and the united states are very interested in portraying iran as as a matter of months from acquiring nuclear weapons but they've been saying this since the one nine hundred eighty s. and of

region who are client states of the americans and the british saudi arabia kuwait kade are the united arab emirates and others would have rights to see our invasion or outright attack they would have liked to see a rerun of resolution one nine seventy three and used against libya which will be a destroyed libya and now has flown still into civil war so no doubt there are many who would have liked to see extreme violence being legally approved by the u.n. but then russia. would have vetoed the various attempts we now have something which is not more balanced much more fear and much more likely to go positive results given peace a real chance in syria let's talk about the observers and what they're actually going to see the u.n. says the government must allow observers access to monitor the sixty five we're in the government saying that they they need to be accompanied to guarantee their safety what's the real picture going to be one of the really going to see that another doubtless sad proposal you think. you know it's going to be very difficult because i think what we are not really are ignoring or

states and people in back and then also you see china recently made an agreement with the united arab emirates to trade oil in chinese currency in the united states dollars so china is being very aggressive in this regard so you know with that really seeing a shift occurred i would shift take place now michael's lack of what the chef happened if that were to happen. well it. is probably going to play out over time. over a period of time now what could accelerate that is the loss of competence in the u.s. dollar and in u.s. debt and of a big river in there because that is we're seeing the u.s. budget deficit absolutely exploded over fifteen and a half trillion dollars just i'm wrong regardless it's been enough it's risen by about five trillion more dollars in federal reserve with wanted to do using it but printing money and expanding the money supply route for the same is the same road as low stable currency and that's part of the reason they're saying well maybe we need to wait the dollar because the dollar is not stable anymore they're playing games with the dollar do you notice the governmen

twenty two to the united arab emirates pentagon officials were quick to defend the move once details and that saying they're only there for regional security when it's now discussed the location of the deployment of its goals with us and its use into an antiwar dot com jason so just how much security will deploying stealth jets three hundred kilometers from iran really bring. of course it's not going to bring any security at all if anything it's going to increase tensions in the region convince the iranian government that next month's talks in baghdad are not serious and that the u.s. is simply negotiating in bad faith once again what the f. twenty two raptors had a troubled history has and that is being grounded for five months with technical problems something that they never have managed to think so far so are they really ready for service or is this a symbolic message to tehran. well i think i think it is largely symbolic it's the fact that they're rumored to be organizing a simulated attack around on iran with. with the cooperation of israel. certainly it would be a strong symbo

they seem to be pulling back and then also you see china recently made an agreement with the united arab emirates to trade oil in chinese currency instead you know just a dollar or so china is being very aggressive in this regard so you know we're definitely seeing. a shift of paradigm shift take place now michael's lead of what the shift happened is that going to happen. well it. is probably going to play out over time. over a period of time now what critics still respect is a loss of competence in the us dollar and in us debt and and a big rewrite of the index because that is we're seeing the u.s. budget deficit absolutely exploded over fifteen and a half trillion dollars just in bronco baba but it's been enough it's risen by about five trillion more dollars in federal reserve wanted to do you think it's been printing money and expanding the money supply routes world even if nothing role does grow stable currency and that's part of the reason they're saying that maybe we need to raise that dollar because the dollar is not stable and more they're playing games at the dollar the united states ave

. >> this would not be possible without the incredible generosity of the united arab emirate world family as well as mayor michael bloomberg. >> it includes the sheikh ziad tower and the bloomberg children center. >> it is designed with the input of nurses, doctors, technology experts, but also patients and family members of the patients. we wanted the rooms to be inviting, eri, spacious, beautiful. part of healing involves aesthetics and beauty and comfort. >> there are pieces of art to make it aesthetically pleasing. it also arrested of the art technology, like an inch or operative mli unit, and 33 operating rooms and screens for surgical teleconferencing. it is designed to facilitate new technology in the future. >> the old rules were designed when x-ray was considered new technology. these buildings are designed to accommodate technological advances, and also advances in i.t. >> as for the old facility, that will be renovated and turned into research and offices. >> it looks exciting. if you use the j.f.x., you are probably already planning an alternate route. lane closures start on m