the biggest distiller wants to raise stake in united spirits. billion in the.9 indian-based company. they hold a 29% stake. it would be the biggest consumer product acquisition in india this year. the maker of high altitude solar powered satellites. . the drones provide high resolution images and monitoring systems. the terms of the deal were disclosed. iron ore production rose to a record high. still missing estimates. estimates and cutting costs. the biggest contributor to earnings. the prices longed during the quarter as the inventory grows. welcome back to countdown. new credit for last hello. good to see you today the broadest pace since 2001. the efforts to rein in the credit and is working. >> yes. working hard to slow credit growth. every endemic statistic i have is slowing china faster than i mentioned. yes. do you have a worry? are using minor measures to support growth. it is a plan to have less reliance on credit and less reliance on exports. it turns the economy onto a more sustainable path. >> throwing the market a bone. is it wort

it wants to use the distribution network that united spirits already has.want to leverage the brand s. johnnyso want to grow walker and guinness and smirnoff in a country that is offering a booming middle class. offers a taste the now call. steely, they'll have to sell one unit. they have already agreed to that. the u.k. regulators are worried about it becoming too controlling of whiskey and whiskey prices. the focus remains very much on emerging markets. interesting to note the amount of m&a going on in europe. it covers about 40% around the world year to date. it is up 240% in india. it seems to be in a developing country. india is the largest whiskey market in the world? >> it is indeed. >> i did not know that. let's stay in the drake space. the second biggest brewer in the spot is off. one bright nigeria. they overtook south africa as africa's largest economy. is this, if you were advising at the moment, would you be saying more in nigeria? we should spend more money there. this is a africa's biggest market. fewhis is one of the markets that is very big

they are inching closer to 20 times. >> i mentioned united spirits announcement yesterday. o satisfy andetition regulators offload the spirits division here in the u k arehat the sort of deal you looking out for? are you interested in that sort of thing? >> anytime there is something for sale we are mentioned as potential acquirers. my response is no comment. frankly, we have done to deals this year. and digesta pause what we bought and do a good job of integrating it and let's see further on how things evolve. emergingo me about markets. it was a turbulent january. it has calmed down somewhat. you talked about a worsening fx outlook. market for worsening months into the new year? >> from a consumption standpoint we are doing well in all of our emerging markets. in china are wine business and vodka is growing nicely. it's less of a consumption issue. yeare beginning of this when we presented results we were very explicit in saying we are expecting six percent, which is basically double what we got hit with last year. >> what's the most exciting trend we are seeing within the

aftere seen diageo go united spirits. this could be the busiest year for dealmaking in the booth space since 2008. net deal between united and diageo, to give you perspective on what that means, that would give diageo 10% of the spirits market. you have got suntory going after beam. is that there are more deals to be done. it is a question of valuations and whether you have the cash and capacity to snap up the deals when they, along. >> thank you so much. diageo down 3.8%. chinese twitter rival weibo will make its trading debut in new york today. microblogging service was priced at the low end of its ipo range. google shares lost about 3% after the search engine failed to meet estimates. after the broader tech selloff, some trends are worrying the market. here with more, caroline hyde. google sounding alarms. it is not easy to become profitable on mobile. is that having an effect on valuations? >> it is. it sent a little bit of a shiver down investors' spines. a company that is still able to sell a lot of advertising space

for the largest whiskey market, to control india united spirits. it would take it they and the company to about 55%. largests the world's distiller. nestlÉ reporting its worst fourth -- first quarter sales growth in five years. the world's largest food company blaming pricing pressure in europe and a slowdown in emerging markets. sales in europe fell 0.8% in the period. >> you wonder if that is a precursor. i really wonder if that is a precursor for what we are going to see out of consumer discretionary. >> consumer staples, definitely, especially in emerging markets where the growth has been. >> what time is coke today? >> 7:30 a.m. >> u.s. soda sales fizzle. we will tell you how coca-cola is positioning for the slowdown. this is "bloomberg surveillance" on bloomberg television and streaming live on your tablet, your phone, and bloomberg.com. >> good morning, everyone. from our world headquarters in new york city. coming up on bloomberg television, stacy smith, intel. chief financial officer. this will be "bloomberg west" and after earnings are ou

the drink maker offers twice as control at united spirits. we will discuss all the reasons after the break. ♪ london.anus cranny in this is "on the move." here's one stock that is on the move could we have sab miller. of lose that these guys are selling comes in line with the estimates. europe is improving, latin american pricing a strong. currency depreciation is what is hitting the sab numbers this morning in the markets. keep an eye on that very it now, foreign investors are returning to the country's bond market according to italy's debt agency chief terry it the prime minister renzi is counting on that. jonathan ferro has a little bit more. this is a very different message , that is what i've heard you say through the morning in terms of the bond market or the appetite for italian bonds. >> yes, and the appetite is there. imagine managing italy's debt, .ver 1.2 trillion euros of it just under 135%. he have to look how far yields have fallen over the couple of years -- the last couple of years. investors aren't putting much weight on the

data, united spirits controls 40% of the volume in india's market.l statement, he said -- taming -- aiming to boost shareholder percent. >> number two, johnson & johnson up two percent. reporting earnings that beat analyst estimates and raised the 2014 forecasts. shares up more than two percent. they will focus on new drugs and tried to reduce reliance on medical devices. the drug division saw a shales -- sales surge. >> number one stock of the day, coca-cola up four percent. reporting fourth-quarter earnings that met estimates after the report muhtar kent theised an improvement and one billion dollar cost-cutting program implemented in the month of february has artie stone -- shown some signs of in your behind. we are ending today up about what five percent or nearly 90 points on the dow. nasdaq also ending up in the green. it was initially a positive reaction to the deity we got on cpi showing a little bit more inflation than advantages. in the economy. -- that good news starting to wear off as we started to go into negative toward tort, and since

offeredr seven, biagio to pay one $.9 billion to gain control of india's united spirits, an effort tohe number six share is yahoo!. all eyes remain on yahoo!. number five is motorola solutions. the company issued preliminary earnings that missed estimates. they also said it sees sales dropping to the low single digits for the year, citing lower-than-expected volume in the north american government. >> the barcode printing business will by motorola renting unit. nearly 3.5 billion in cash. the deal expected to be completed by the end of the year . >> number three, johnson & johnson. makerggest health care rose 44% as the demand for the company, the first is a major health care company to be reporting earnings this quarter also raised the forecast for the year. >> number two, aaron's. i and online rent to own finance company progressive finance holdings for $700 million in cash. expecting the deal to boost $24 billion in -- expecting to boost in the 700 million range. >> coca-cola. reporting first-quarter earnings that matched estimates of global volume sales increase separately. winter

spirit. the people here are united. and they're going to stand united again today. today, a celebration. boston's resilience. the city pays tribute to the victims and survivors of the marathon bombings one year ago today. [ explosion ] two explosions at the finish line. a stunning terror attack. three people were killed. more than 260 injured. including roseann sdoia, who lost a leg and is now learning to use a prosthetic. >> i don't think anyone knows what they are capable of doing until you are forced to be in it. >> reporter: it's the same story for heather abbott, another survivor. >> i learned that i'm much stronger and more resilient and stronger than i ever imagined.

also talking about building more nuclear reactors in iran, which also seems to run counter to the united spirit that was supposed to present. afghanistan was 5% now reliance on northern distribution network, and it's just going to obviously keep going down and down as we withdraw from afghanistan. russia is increasingly irrelevant to our interests. russia used the phrase running out of gas. the reason is they're an authoritarian, corrupt regime, and we're a democratic society. by definition, we're going to run out of gas. our interests are just going to no longer coincide, so it shouldn't be a surprise that the way the putin regime treats its own people is indicative of how it's going to be in foreign policy. they trample their own citizens' human rights. they pretend to proceed force care about the human rights of ethnic russians in ukraine and elsewhere, when all they're doing is using it as a pretext and cover to destabilize and even annex neighboring countries' territory. >> we're going to open it up to questions from the audience. i'm going to ask you, if you would keep your question conci

and diageo is relaunching a bid to raise the stake in india's united spirits. the world's biggest spirits maker. already holding a 28% stake. they want to acquire another 26%. it is betting on rising incomes in a market that is not necessarily known for high consumption of alcohol. those are the corporate stories. keep our eyes on yields coming up and around in 25 minutes. get the latest inflation. should be slipping. it was 1.7%. could be down to 1.5%. the bank of england stock is around 2%. we'll see if that continues. and ten year treasury yields where they were, the lowest for about 1 1/2 months. biggest increase in 1 1/2 years in march. that did just give the dollar a little bit of support. it's up against then. take a look at where we stand at the moment. got up to 101.2. below 138 on the dollar. that's the trade right now in europe. let's go over to our man in sin singapore to tell us what is happening there. >> you would thought that the asian markets would have been a bit stronger given what happened on wall street overnight. the data was robust as wel

is also talking about holding more nuclear reactors, which also is used to run counter to the united spirit. 5% reliance on more northern distribution network and it's still going to keep going down and down is withdraw from afghanistan. it is increasingly irrelevant. entry use the phrase we are running out of gas and the reason is they are in an authoritarian corrupt regime and we are a democratic society. so by definition we are going to run out of gas in our interests are just going to no longer coincide. so it shouldn't be a surprise but the weight of the regime treats its own people is indicative of how it's going to be and they trample their own rights and they pretend to profess to care about human rights of ethnic russians in the ukraine and elsewhere when all they are doing is using it as a pretext to cover to destabilize in the neighboring countries territory. >> okay, we are going to open it up to questions. i'm going to ask you if you would keep your questions concise. if you have an affiliation, please acknowledge it and keep your question to just a question and not a comment.

today thousands united to show the world the spirit of boston strong. >> for many it was unfinished business after last year's marathon was cut short. today amid heavy security a american won the men's division, first time since 1993. on his race bib the names of the four people killed. ktvu's claudine wong is in boston and got a look at a new beginning for a bay area couple at the finish line. >> reporter: we. >> reporter: we met them at the finish line. they come for something else too. >> i am engaged to my girlfriend. >> reporter: we waited, clocking each mile till she crossed the line. she had no idea. >> we met up with channel 2 news. >> reporter: security made it tough. we caught up with her but she ozovercome with -- she was over come with emotion from the race. [ indiscernible ] >> yeah. it was amazing. great. >> then as john congratulated her. >> so proud of you. >> thank you. my number one fan. >> he kissed her. hugged her and whispered the one question he has been waiting a long time to ask. >> i want to ask you a question. >> what? >> will you marry me? >> are you serious? yes.

spirit. the people here are united. and they're going to stand united again today. today, a celebration. boston's resilience. the city pays tribute to the victims and survivors of the marathon bombings one year ago today. [ explosion ] two explosions at the finish line. a stunning terror attack. three people were killed. more than 260 injured. including roseann sdoia, who lost a leg and is now learning to use a prosthetic. >> i don't think anyone knows what they are capable of doing until you are forced to be in it. >> reporter: it's the same story for heather abbott, another survivor. >> i learned that i'm much stronger and more resilient and stronger than i ever imagined. >> reporter: under enormous security, survivors, first responders and dignitaries will walk the finish line for a moment of silence, at 2:49 p.m., the exact time the first bomb went off. >> it's a tough day for survivors. one year anniversary of the loss of a loved one. change of a life forever. it's also, i feel, a big step in the healing process. >> reporter: people around the country are also paying tribute. these

united states. they all impact the spirit of at the end of the day, we're quite diversified. now, we are very optimistic about where we are going. not just with travel, but with online travel specifically. >> how about in the united states specifically, given that most of your revenue is coming from europe? >> we are in a weird way, even though they priceline has been in the market forever, we are a late entrant -- entrance in the market with booking.com. it is tearing up a storm. moree excited to encourage americans to try her product. -- our product. see what you think about it. it is a different product than what has been traditionally available in the united states. >> thank you so much for joining us here on bloomberg west. up, we will introduce you to winston, a cartoon from toy talk that interacts with children. that is next. ♪ >> i am emily chang. this is "bloomberg west." imagine a cartoon that actually engages in conversation with you. that is the innovative entertainment that toy talk has continued -- as created. the app brings characters to life listen and talk ba

>> what the president wants is to show a fighting spirit that is more united, that comes out to the battlefieldand who can talk better with the people. that's what they want to show. >> thank you very much, indeed, for your sharing your thoughts. >> thank you. >> combination of trillionth pollution and dust from the sahara desert creating smog. people with heart and lung conditions have been told to avoid strenuous exercising outside. and pollution could reach the top rung of its scale in the next few days. >>> a house bill that would decriminalize illegal immigration. it came just hours after the navy rescued 730 migrants off thitaly's south coast. they were attempting to reach europe from north africa. >>> a group of men building what appears to be a tank as part of the allege campaign to make try's region an independent state. it came days after they started formal proceedings towards independence. >>> two paintings worth millions of dollars have been recovered. they were stolen from a house in london over 40 years ago and then bought at an auction for $30. >> after four decades hanging on a

spirit i lines had the most grumblings. those passengers are three times more likely to complain than any other. frontier, unitedamerican were also at the top of the list after spirit. these are complaints to the transportation department. the most gripe about flight delays, cancellations, baggage and customer issues topped the list. this comes out a few days after we had another survey that said different things. so hard to tell. >> let's bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. some fog and sunshine towards the weekend. >> we may have airport delays, as well for tomorrow. not the airlines' fault at this point. it would be mother nature. clouds moving in from the south at the higher levels and fog at the lower levels sparked off by this system out here to the south. we'll have details coming up in about 45 seconds. i do want you to take to the sky camera network right now. you can see or our sky camser from, visibility reduced the most across the peninsula against the immediate coastline. we're finding so much reduced visibility again in san francisco. we can't take you to the downtown shot because it's prett

spirit. the people are united and are coming together today. >> today is a celebration of boston's resiliance, paying tribute to the victims and survives of the marathon bombing a year ago today. two explosions at the finish line, a stunning terror attack, three people were killed and 260 injured including a woman who now is learning to use a prosthetic. >> i don't think anyone knows what they are capable of doing until you are forced to be in it. >> the same for heather, another survivor. >> i am much stronger and more resilient than i could imagine. >> survivors, first responders and dignitaryies walk to the finish line for the exact time the first bomb went off. >> a difficult day, the one-year anniversary of loss of a loved one, change of a life forever. it is a big step in the healing process. >> people are paying tribute and these runners raced in a month long relay traveling 10 to 20 models to pass the baton to runners from another city. >> now 118 years old, the boston marathon is on monday with a new cry "we run together." >> we need to go identity -- out and celebrate running as a l

the literary scene is isolation it is hard to reach from the eastern united states that gives a buffer to the culture with that spirit that guides the rest of the bohemians. and then to the four characters we will be introduced. the civil war began with an outburst of patriotic feeling all bull's-eyes with the belief of few battles with relief when dash me as swift victory in the with the death of 750,000 soldiers in the nation shaken. the wise men found themselves in equal to the crisis. the great military leaders of the past like general scott both born in the previous century went into forced retirement while younker and modern mines like grant and abraham lincoln rose to the challenge. the civil war unrewarded radically new thinking and brought on a century later that made an older generation and a obsoletes to demand novelty of experimentation. the 1860's was bloody in a bewildering and if you managed to survive magnificent time to be a young american. if the mayor couple want to the young than the future of the day and the young displace of america, the far west the pioneers to settle for overwhelmingly young a

we don't want to admit that i've been at it and it causes me she needs it by the tone and spirit even the united states that's not the case that only puts the same team you haven't quit relationship with india is not against arkansas in the house but we have a good addition without the sun not be duped into and get into the concrete so and that's with us we are to meet me every free moment then on and on and on to a county that sit with for the next election. then dear friend who when he argues you are a record amount of heat. for instance. it's building where power lines to that of the north to see that road that can take and take you down took up the port cities in iran rather than go through the khyber pass the facts of the swatches philanthropy is in all the activity as a nation that was because we like to call oneself. i know that i do this. i mean have a two nd with two of you know an agenda to have an eye on pakistan were the case on the run. it also forces of nature. we have a target only to the place to hike to look as an arm of the diversified own choice and trust. lisa how nice it is

spirit. the people here united and are going to stand together today. >> today, a celebration of boston's resilience paying tribute to the survivors of the boston marathon bombings a year ago today. two explosions, a stunning attack, three people were killed, and more than 260 injured including a woman who lost a legg and now is learning to use a prosthetic. >> i don't think anyone knows what they are capable of doing until you are forced into it. >> the same story for heather, another survivor. >> i learned i am much stronger and more resilient than i could have imagined. >> under enormous security survivors, first responders and more will walk to the finish line if a moment of silence at 2:49 p.m. the time that the first bomb went off. >> a very difficult day for families and survivors. clearly a one-year anniversary of loss of a loved one, change of a life forever but it is also, a big step in the healing process. >> people around the country are also paying tribute. the runners raced in a month long relay to raise hundred for the wounded and they traveled 10 to 20 miles and passed the pa ton to

strong base for local self government which will be the basis of the united single country but was very early overs as attachment spirit exactly to the level of local self government patricia l a local seat is villages towns which an expert of constitutionally choose from that eventually the station was also president of the kittens but his teacher commented politicians a token of the changes to the name of the state. the basic and essential to the shoe phone calls about work and they neglect the main scene human rights. she added the constitution is very old school reforms even in times of crises are necessary ukraine has stated used all their sources of the posts of the transition period include inner surface of the state itself and off the mainland this means that i was at the moment the state has lost its citizens trust to decisions that are being made on the constitutional reforms came from a long term prospective brides and that once again be seen on their affection of the cabins constitution the mom and ceo prime minister of the greatest in the ethnic origin of the political forces to reach consensus and up the

united states. as emerson said, a spirit that made those heroes dare to die and leave their children free.ren are obliged to better remember those days. the marathon attack wasn't just meant for boston. it was aimed at all of us, at who we are, and how we live. so when the race is run this year and the game is played, let's not forget what happened last spring, nor what happened here in 1775. for "meet the press," harry smith. >> harry, thank you so much. doris kearns goodwin, we talk about patriots day and we're about to have it again and experience this event again one year later. for all the talk of resilience, there are a lot of wounds that don't heal, especially when you have to go back and relive them. >> yeah. there's something, i'm sure, people are going to feel with the flashbacks, as was said, and yet i think going back to remember what it was like then and what it's like now, it's a really important thing. you have to learn from history, and there was resilience that took place during this period of time. the hardest thing i think about that day was they struck us at what is so

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and in that spirit i told him the united states supports his decision to pursue international arbitrationoncerning territorial disputes in the south -- [ audio difficulty ] we agreed to keep deepening our economic cooperation. i congratulated president aquino on the reforms he's pursued to make the philippines more competitive. through our partnership for growth and our millennium challenge corporation compact we're going to keep working together to support these efforts so more filipinos can share in this nation's economic progress. because growth has to be broad-based and it has to be inclusive. we discussed the steps that the philippines could take to position itself for the transpacific partnership. and i encouraged the president to seize the opportunity he's created by opening the next phase of economic reform and growth. today i'm announcing my commerce secretary, penny pritzker will lead a delegation of american leaders to explore opportunities. and i've added we agreed to work together to address the devastating effects of climate change and to make filipino communities less vulne

spirit of squaw valley. but environmentalists say the plans to build 750 hotel-condominium units and about 1,500 new hotel bedrooms would adversely affect mountain views, traffic and water supplies. the name of the skier who died at northstar is marc l. coleman, from van nuys. working on getting a picture. a car led concord police on a high speed chase a car through three east bay cities last night. they were pursuing a white cadillac believed to be responsible for ramming a patrol car friday night. the driver got away from police on friday. but officers spotted the cadillac-deville around 11 last night.and a chase ensued. this video was captured in concord.as the driver ran a red light. at one point.the driver got out of the car and escaped on foot. officials searched for over an hour.but could not find the driver. in santa rosa--- a man is dead after being stopped for a traffic violation and struggling with police. kron-4's john fenoglio is at the scene.and explains how the man died while in police custody. the incident occurred just after 1-am when a santa rosa officer attempted to stop a bicyclist here at the

vice president biden will attend a memorial to honor them as the city pauses to remember and unite in the spirit of being boston strong. cnn's jason carroll is live in boston this morning. hey, jason. >> good morning to you, chris. today what we're going to see is a tribute. the city will come together and pay their respects, honor all of those who suffered and paid with their lives that day one year ago during the boston bombing. it's simply being called, chris, a tribute that will take place at the heinz convention center just very close to the steps of where the boston marathon will end. it will begin at 12:00 noon. we're told it will open with the boston pops. that will be followed by a special tribute honoring the four people who lost their lives, martin richard, 8 years old, crystal campbell, 29 years old, former restaurant manager lindsey lew, the boston university grad student from china, and sean collier, 27 years old, you remember him, the m.i.t. officer who lost his life after he was ambushed by the suspects. the mayor, boston's mayor will be speaking during the tribute as well as gov

spirit is absurd. >> the ukrainian government asked the united nations to authorize a peacekeeping force for their breastive east. -- restive east. the death toll from monday's bombing of a bus station in nigeria has topped 70 with over 100 21 dead. the station is just on the outskirts of the capital. the nigerian government has blamed the militant group boko haram. prosecutors say the suspect in this week instead the shootings at two jewish centers in kansas will face hate crimes charges. fraser glenn miller is unknown white supremacist with ties to neo-nazi groups and the ku klux klan. he previously served time in prison on weapons charges and plotting to assassinate the founder of the southern poverty law center, touch monitors extremist groups. miller is accused of shooting three people dead at a jewish community center and retirement home. on monday, family members remembered 14-year-old reat underwood and his grandfather william lewis corporate who died in the attack. proxy was with us for wonderful 14 years. blessed.ry i have heard from his friends and talk to his best friend and they love him, too.

in violation of international law and do not uphold the letter or the spirit of the april 17 geneva statement. yesterday the unitedtes acted imposing new sanctions on seven russian government officials, including two members of president putin's inner circle. and 17 companies linked to putin's inner circle. these steps demonstrate that the united states is committed to increasing the costs on russia, as it persists in its efforts to destabilize ukraine and that we will hold russia accountable for its actions. russia's actions have also forced the united states and nato allies to fundamentally re-examine our strategic engagement in europe. my testimony today will focus on three areas of this effort. first, i will talk about efforts to reassure nato's frontline allies and to bolster our other partners in the region. second, i will discuss the organization for security and cooperation in europe's important role in monitoring the security situation and facilitating dialogue in ukraine. third, i will address u.s. bilateral security assistance to ukraine. first, we are pursuing measures through nato and bilaterally to r

spirit with urban and suburban rural areas. the third district of kansas is a microcosm of the united states. mr. speaker, these hate crimes were shocking to our community as these types of actions were so foreign to us. the days following the horrendous act, though, were filled with love, community and comfort as members of our entire community came together to support one another. hundreds and hundreds of community members gathered together for an interfaith unity service at the interfaith jewish center. vigils were held. thousands turned out for memorial services. mr. speaker, this type of hate and violence has no place in our society, in our kansas community, as many often rally in unified voice and spirit that one act of violence cannot break our bonds and tear us apart. the woman who lost her son and father that day stated something profound. we want something good to come out of this, she said. we don't know what that's going to be so we want people to let us know. mr. speaker, i was there a week following the shooting. i saw the reaction following -- by the community. mr. speaker, the ent

units. the company is going to offer probably a spirited event saying some of these units are going to china europe, but obviously this is a piece which just says, we are not buying into this. although it's not a sell. it's a hold. >> yeah. equal weight over at barclays on tesla. early you tweeted and said nice to see some bottom action in stocks yesterday. they need to open up and stay up today. tough feat. >> tough feat. you really wanted to see -- let's use fireeye, work day, look these are all trading as one stock. when i look at all the underwritings this week i say, don't run right up, please, because there's going to be underwritings that look just like so many of these companies and these big growth companies, growth mutual funds and hedge funds aren't done. they're not done. so be careful. >> all right. the s&p at the top of the screen. a look at the opening bell. down at the big board texas based clayton williams energy and over at the nasdaq defense of international markets and exchanges, a forum, being held today, in new york city. earnings season, of course, is tonight. unoffici

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talk about spiriting documents in the soviet union bringing andrei sakharov's memoir at united statesa meeting with foreign leaders and spies hoping to write controversial bills on a few i hope consequential laws. but traveling the world and meeting heads of state in the senate foreign relations committee had found the most common element with all these folks that unites all humanity is their hunger for narrative. we all learned through stories. we connect the dots for kind in random acts in our busy lives through stories. we listen to the evening news eager for a story to be told to us. we hunger to find a reassuring narrative arts. when i try to sum it -- some up lessons learned in policymaking the vehicle was to my great surprise a very personal story. now if you shop for books to read one political hacks shred another dispatches will disappoint you. go watch bill o'rielly or al sharpton if you really want your prejudices reinforced. fool that i am the only folks i call out by my name in this book are a couple of prominent reporters who i worked with for years who bitterly disappoi

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defend the constitution of the united states of america... [ man #2 ] ...and i will obey the orders of those appointed over me. [ man #3 ] i represent the fighting spirit and those who have gone before me... [ woman #2 ] ...to defend freedom and democracy around the world. [ woman #3 ] i proudly serve my country's navy combat team... [ man #4 ] ...with honor, courage, and commitment. [ man #5 ] i am committed to excellence... [ man #6 ] ...and the fair treatment of all. [ together ] we are america's navy. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ gigantic, gigantic, gigantic ♪ a big, big love ♪ gigantic, gigantic, gigantic ♪ a big, big love ♪ ♪ ( cheers and applause ). >> stephen: welcome back be everybody. thanks so much. folks my guest tonight is an award-winning author with a new book about the virtues of kindness. which means i get to yell at him and he's just going to sit there. please welcome george saunders. ( cheers and applause ). hey, george, good to see you again. thanks for coming back. >> my pleasure. >> stephen: for those who don't know you're awe mccarthy grant receiveee and a beststiller author o. and a new one is called-- congratulations, by the way, it's some thoughts

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defend the constitution of the united states of america... [ man #2 ] ...and i will obey the orders of those appointed over me. [ man #3 ] i represent the fighting spiritthe navy and those who have gone before me... [ woman #2 ] ...to defend freedom and democracy around the world. [ woman #3 ] i proudly serve my country's navy combat team... [ man #4 ] ...with honor, courage, and commitment. [ man #5 ] i am committed to excellence... [ man #6 ] ...and the fair treatment of all. [ together ] we are america's navy. what are you guys having? uhhhh.... i'll have a redd's apple ale. make it two. redd's apple ale. crisp like an apple. brewed like an ale. funny, there was no mention of hail in the weather report. go & smell the roses! [cheers and applause] >> jon: welcome back. [cheers and applause] it is time once again for our bicentennial segment good news from afghanistan. ♪ in our last installment music was just reallowed. what is everyone smalling about in afghanistan these day? >> despite threats from the taliban voters in afghanistan turn out in droves this weekend to elect a new president. >> earliest mates put the number at seven million out of 12 m

spirit in tiny helpers from painting to building. we are going to show you all the ways that comcast cares. got a story for our investigative unit?all the tip line at 1-888-996-tips. or e-mail us. >>> travelers will have a faster way to get to oakland's airport, but the cost is what everyone is talking about. the 3.2 mile trip from the station to the airport could cost the riders more and the transit agency eight million a year. it will replace the air b.a.r.t., the shuttle that transports people along the route. >> that is crazy. it's outrageous. it only takes a second to get to the airport from the coliseum b.a.r.t. station. why would they charge on so much? >> the rates of b.a.r.t. are going up steeply, there's not much benefit to b.a.r.t. seats are dirty, trains are dirty. >> well they do plan to get new cars. the airport connecter project costs half a billion. airport board is scheduled to hold a public hearing on connecter fairs next month and they will set the rice for the ride in june. >> taking your unwanted drugs off the street. today was national drug take back day. officers in san jose collected expired or unn't with

spirit airlines received the most complaints over the past five years. followed by frontier. the two largest carriers, american and united not far behind. >>> we're learning about what amazon calls its pay to quit program. the retail giant offers workers at shipping centers a bonus once a year to leave the company if they aren't happy. it starts at $2,000 in the first year, up to 5 grand in the fourth year. >>> and the big talker we were talking about this morning. some workers in france can look forward to a bit more peace and quiet than usual. that's because of a new agreement between unions and engineering and consulting companies. that agreement bans employees from working at work-related materials between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. most of those affected are in management positions. see? that wouldn't work on a shift like this. >> it absolutely would not. >> you would need that reversed to 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. >> the idea of waking up in the middle of the night to check my e-mail sounds very strange. >> alex wakes up every night. 1:00, 3:00 and 6:00? you're like my infant baby. >> more or less. >> and yo

abide by both the spirit and the letter of what was discussed in geneva, there will be further consequences and we'll ramp up further sanctions. >> president obama also said the unitedtates maintains its commitment to defend japan's security. that comes in response to a territorial dispute between japan and china over the tiny islands. >>> a bus ad campaign was launched in the south bay targeting the chinese and vietnamese communities to let them know about the deadly threat of hepatitis d. mike honda joined community leaders in san jose for the announcement and the unveiling. he says new will provide $90 million for programs like this across the country. this is important because one in ten asian and pacific islanders is chronically infected with hepatitis b worldwide. two out of three don't know they are infected and one in four will develop liver cancer or liver disease if left untreated. >>> this new legislation is an important step toward the eradication of the hepatitis epidemic, the silent killer. >> the santa clara county health department introduced its new hepatitis b prevention coordinator. it makes it the first county in the nation to create a position d

talk about spiriting documents out of the soviet union, bringing andrei sakharov memoirist to the unitedstates, meeting with foreign leaders and spies. but traveling the world and meeting heads of state, i found the most common element with all these folks that unites all humanity is our hunger for narrative. we all learned through stories. we connect the dots through stories. we listen to the evening is eager for a story to be told to us. we hunger to find a reassuring narrative arc. so when i tried to sum up lessons learned, that my vehicle was to my great surprise a very personal story. if you shop for books to read one political hack shred another, dispatches will disappoint you. go watch bill o'reilly or al sharpton if you want your prejudices reinforced. fulfor that item, the only folki call that my name in this book are a couple of prominent reporters who i worked with for years who bitterly disappointed us and disappointed me by failing us on the whole iraq wmd question whether failed us by engaging in so much caricatured about congress or about lobbying that i thought they'd gon

presidential ambassador for theal entrepreneurship is united states greatest export is our brand of startup capitalism, our entrepreneurial spirit have a really good time when i go overseas and talk to young entrepreneurs from around the world who are trying to make their lives better, make their mothers lives better, and lift their countries up. i think a key mechanism to doing that is through startups and capitalism. >> i like you, rich barton. >> thank you. up, everybody, when we come back, we will be talking about right equity on the defensive. private equity firms are fighting capitol hill to preserve their cherished tax break. we will talk about the industry's top lobbyist. stay with us. ♪ >> welcome back to "market makers." it looks as though the u.s. economy will be driving global growth this year. next, the international monetary fund just came out with its semi-annual economic forecast and it says stronger economic growth will help offset weakness in markets like brazil and russia. let's bring in the man behind the report, olivier blanchard, the imf's chief economist and michael mckee is still with us. when people talk

spirited helpfully continue to be wiser. anyway, it is really disappointing. espanola of money from all over the united states of america on a program where 30 million uninsured, actually were uninsured. very, very disappointing. in fact, at john paul mitchell obviously we have a massive insurance policy that cost a few million. i can get out of it by giving the government $500,000, but i don't because we, the business of america do more for people and i think the government does. i am disappointed. or will thing about this that is very unfortunate, hopefully two groups will get together and change this obamacare. it is not just now. the age bracket 25 to 35, but going out several years of very small percentage will be involved and all which makes it that much more expensive for everybody else. this is not the right thing, not the american way. america to five let's get it working a little better. i love the fact that there are so many business people that are hiring people and creating jobs and insurance for them. neil: that dirty little secret in this is it is the economy. their building up the jobs