we want to update our viewers now. >> i'm don lemon. live in new york here i want to update our viewers on what is going on. i welcome our viewers in the united states watching around the world, watching cnn international and also other net works. it is our breaking news here on cnn. a boeing 777 on a flight from south korea crash landed today at the san francisco airport. 291 passengers, 16 crew members were onboard the asiana airlines flight 214. some of the passengers were seen walking off the plane. we know some are injured but the exact number has not been disclosed. the asiana airlines plane had flown across the pacific from seoul and was preparing to land when something went terribly wrong obviously. the plane crash landed on a runway, we're told runway 28-l. it crash landed there and a fire ball erupted. parts of the plane rocked and broke apart. huge plumes of gray and white smoke rose up. the plane's roof, what is left of it, is now charred with a large, gaping hole. the plane's tale in pieces. as i said, we're still waiting t

. >>> we have the best viewers on the planet, but bang, the viewers keep us on point. >> you remember this video from the real boor fake bombers? well, four of us thought that they were freaking out at the reaction to the video game. >> i'm going real. >> and gail said that it was not real. do you believe four guys sit on the bed in jammys and underwear are that excited? our viewers like to keep us straight. several of the viewers brandon, summer, chico -- they all let us know that in fact, this is a fake video. gail was right the whole darn time. >> what! >> hold on a second. the reaction is real. >> the reaction of the guys is real, but it is not to a video game. this individual dwroe isvideo i old, but they were excited that miss philippines had made it into the miss universe pageant. >> well, ooeither way, it is go job of the fans to keep us on our toes. we do make mistakes. >> i just want to say, i told you so. >>> the closer the better, right? except -- >> in racing, it can be dangerous. >> how a photographer gets a 3d snapshot. >>> and this is no ordinary park bench. >> would y

. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: the power of music to inspire and he'll, called the queen of christian pop, her albums have sold 30 million copies worldwide and counting. that when she was going through a difficult time, dealing with elderly parents, she has just released her first studio album in a decade. i love this title. "how mercy looks from here." here is a clip from the making of the album with help from sheryl crow and carol kane. -- carol king. several artists were invited to a benefit in los angeles, singing carol king songs with carol king. i said, i have been working on this project and i have the perfect song. she said, i'm in. ♪ l have cheryl and caro both sat in that chair and i am glad to have you here now. how cool is that hanging out with your sister friends and studio? tudio?s >> it is great to have that many experiences. tavis: quite an experience, one that i hope to not have to redo. i have said three times but i will say again, i love the record and i love this title. how did you come u

i have viewers. you outdo us by a factor of a zillion. >> well, i would say i do feel very responsibility. i don't know how important i feel, but it is a huge responsibility. it is very exciting. but it is a responsibility because to be serving the number of users we are, you have to do everything right. >> so what has worked for yahoo!? you come from a somewhat traditional journalism and media background, right some what do you think has made yahoo! such a big user? >> the go to place. >> yeah. >> i think the combination of the editorial craft and technology. there is a huge technology underpinning behind what we do every day. so we actually have editors who do what they do, writers who do what they did, but then the technology part is really fascinating part of yahoo! whereby, we are actually, every few minutes, literally taking gigabytes of information and trying to figure out what is the next story you would like to see. >> what is the breakdown of original content on the site and aggregated cont

that rule is to tell their viewers what they want to hear.aking of which, tune in tomorrow for my special report "have you lost weight?" and, folks, television news isn't only saying what you want to hear. they're letting you hear you say it. >> we want to hear from you. 'd love to hear from you via twitter. >> we want to know what you think. >> don't for gfer get to vote. here's your chance to help us create a food lovers map of the world. >> we did a bill o'reilly dot-com poll but it does indicate what my viewers believe. 75% of them said factor was fair in its coverage. >> twitter online and then we'll figure it out tomorrow >> stephen: just like anchorman walter cronkite used to say: and that's the way i think it was. i don't know. we'll figure it out tomorrow. the point is cable news is increasingly putting the "me" in media. especially the good folks over at cnn. on the same day that the full i.r.s. deposition transcript clearing obama was released, cnn's headline read "shifting i.r.s. polls contradict key deposition." take that. key de

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the slide viewer that was found, whose slide viewer was that?investigators found out it had belonged to father feit. >> father feit has always denied to police he killed irene garza. he acknowledged taking irene's confession at rectory and told investigators she left, but family members suspected him immediately. >> certainly, that was in everyone's mind since her car was still at the church, she had gone to confession. >> late that night, father feit had cuts and injuries on his hands. he told fellow priests and investigators he got them when he was locked out of his home and climbed to a second floor balcony to get in. but when experts administered a lie detector test, they concluded feit was concealing facts and showing guilt. they thought definitely he was guilty of the murder, but there were no eyewitnesses, and soon after the murder, the church moved feit far away to a series of monasteries. he was never charged, and the murder of irene garza went cold for decades. early on, why do you think he wasn't prosecuted? >> a cover-up. in those da

the slide viewer that was found, whose slide viewer was that? >> investigators found out that it had belonged to father feit. >> father feit has always denied to police that he killed irene garza. he acknowledged taking irene's confession at the rectory and told investigators she left, but family members suspected him immediately. >> certainly that was in everyone's mind since her car was still at the church, she had gone to confession. >> later that night, father feit had cuts and injuries on his hands. he told fellow priests and investigators he got them when he was locked out of his home and climbed to a second floor balcony to get in. but when experts administered a lie detector test, they concluded feit was concealing facts and showing guilt. they thought definitely he was guilty of the murder, but there were no eyewitnesses, and soon after the murder, the church moved feit far away to a series of monasteries. he was never charged, and the murder of irene garza went cold for decades. early on, why do you think he wasn't prosecuted? >> a cov

i told her after we left. >> john: we asked our viewers if we should boycott the olympics. >> one viewerd, yes. >> and another viewer wrote, we should go and be as gay as we could be. another viewer said no vexality has nothing to do with the olympics. doesn't this just hurt the athletes? >> who is going to say anything bad about black people? we are the olympics. not the winter ones but the summer ones. there are no olympics without us. >> john: this is putin's idea of having every country boycott and russia would win every event. >> first of all the problem is that the olympic committee is not going to give the olympics to tehran. i don't think we have to worry. they were given to china. china's record on human rights is nothing to write home about. >> and the opening ceremonies. >> the trading and selling good, but the point is we're never going to find the perfect model. there are extremes here. >> john: karen americans have a lot of rage over these anti-gay propaganda in russia. what do we say to these countries we do business with, where it's not just gay propaganda, but countries

we'd like to welcome our viewers around the world and also in the united states. there is news to report from london. duchess of carefully bridge, catherine, has now gone into the early stages of labor. we've been waiting for this moment and it would now seem that it is now just hours away. our royal correspondent max foster is on the line. he joins us now from outside the hospital. and max, this has only just all happened in the last 20 minutes or so. you received an e-mail, you received a notification. recap exactly how we know this is happening and what we can expect next. >> john, we had the news a couple of hours ago that there was motion behind the hospital. and then we had the word from the palace, we've been waiting for this for some time, we're pretty sure she's overdue, she is overdue. the fact that she came into the hospital because we weren't quite sure where she was, clearly preparing for labor there, because she had been wound in berkshire. also interesting they are telling us she's in the early stages of labor, actually came in because there's a lot

the slide viewer that was found, whose slide viewer was that?igators found it belonged to father feit. >> father feit denied to police he killed irene garza. he acknowledged taking irene's confession at rectory and told investigators she left. but family members suspected him immediately. >> certainly that was in everyone's mind since her car was still at the church, she had gone to confession. >> later that night, father feit had cuts and injuries on his hands. he told fellow priests and investigators he got them when he was locked out of his home and climbed to a second floor balcony to get in. but when experts administered a lie detector test they concluded feit was concealing facts and showing guilt. they thought definitely he was guilty of the murder. but there were no eyewitnesses. and soon after the murder the church moved feit far away to a series of monasteries. he was never charged, and the murder of irene garza went cold for decades. early on why do you think he wasn't prosecuted? >> a coverup. in those days it was impossible for a pr

we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. we're bringing you a special breaking news coverage about the airliner crash at the san francisco international airport. two people now confirmed dead. upwards of 60 people still missing, unaccounted for in the words of the fire chief. when a boeing 777 crash landed at the airport a few hours ago. we've just learned in the last hour about those two confirmed fatalities and we also heard that many, many people, upwards of 60 as i said, are not accounted for right now. right now. listen to the fire chief in san francisco. >> accounted for 190 people that were transported here to a safety zone here at san francisco international, and i'm told, and, again, these numbers are fluid, out of those 190, there are approximately 82 at this time that have been transported or are in the process of being transported. we do have some numbers that are -- some passengers that are unaccounted for and that is something that is a work in progress. we're still putting those numbers together at this time,

first, remind viewers what we know. at least 148 prisoners were sterilized by doctors under contract with the california department of corrections and rehabilitation from about 2006 to 2010 and that's without state approval. they also say that up to 100 more received tube bal lyingations going back to the '90s. what do they mean by coerced? >> women were pressured into agreeing to tubal ligations between 2006 and 2010. in some cases, they were told -- they came in already pregnant and told they needed this procedure to correct say cysts or tumors on their ovaries. >> john: so they were lied to. >> later they found out there were no tumors on their cysts or ovaries. they were not allowed to get a second opinion. in the prison medical system, you don't have a second opinion. you don't have the right to see another medical professional. and in some cases, women were given forms while they were on the operating table waiting to get a c-section. they had already been put under anesthesia and somebody would come up to them wi

stuart: we promised our viewers a geewhiz segment. i think that you delivered. thank you for joining us.

>> yeah, and that is one of the things -- think your viewers should take away from this. all those times where you sit in the emergency aisle seating you got your earplugs in and listening to music or whatever. take the time to look at the instructions in there so when the flight attendant comes around, are you ready to do this, you are really ready to do this. you never know what is going to happen. most dangerous part of the trip for these people who are in this crash believe it or not statisticly was the car ride to the airport. commercially aviation is so safe that -- it's so many decimal places it's so rare in occurrence, if it happens you got to be ready. >> gregg: last crash continental flight that crashed into a house near buffalo. that i february of 200to 9. that killing 49 people on board and one man in the house. that was the last major airline crash in the united states. again, that was back in 2009. it's amazing when you look at the wreckage of this plane, captain nash, that anybody survived. it may be the case that everybody survived? >> we're looking at the

it's just a sampling of responses from ktvu viewers. we'd like to hear how the bart strike is impacting you today. go to ktvu.com's facebook page and share your story, let us know how you're getting to and from work and dealing with people and extra means of transportation. >>> there's another big commute problem from the bay area. this involved a big rig that got stuck at the toll plaza on the golden gate bridge. christian joins us live. >> reporter: first off, yes, the traffic is moving nicely through the goledden gate plaza. the big rig was moved. and as it gets out of the way, you can see the number 3 lane. you can see possibly that crews still working on that number 3 lane trying to repair some of the damage that big rig caused. the driver got stuck at about 8:45 this morning. the driver was telling highway patrol he was southbound from santa rosa into san francisco and trying to make his way into the wider trucking lanes on the bridge. he says traffic would not let him in, so hes says he decided to try to make it in the regular to

the community had violated these court orders on bulk phone record collection and i'll tell your viewers that those violations are significantly more troubling than the government has stated. >> well, when you say things like that, we all listen because we know that you can't spell it

much more in the newsroom for the viewers in the united states. >> and international viewerer comingall happening very fast, the people of egypt rise up again and for the second time in just 27 months, they have kicked their leader out of office. the ripple effects are already being felt here at home. >> a protest group here in the u.s. is planning demonstrations in dozens of american cities and i am talking about los angeles, washington, new york, and protesters want the government to stop what they say is unconstitutional snooping on u.s. citizens. here is something to consider as you fire up the

. >> viewers, stand by. we're talking to the gentleman that shot this video and obviously in a busy place and this is important that you get this information. this is no doubt the best video that we have seen, the most concise of this crash. everything else is after the crash. and people escaping the plane. the photographs that we have gotten. this video that you are looking at now actually records the plane coming in, the moment of impact, that crash landing and if you look there it skids down the runway. and then it pitches up from side to side. which some people may have thought was a cart wheel. that was the initial report. and then spinning around on the runway. fred, are you back with us again? >> yes, sir. >> okay. so fred, you said the response was pretty quick after this. and you were not -- you said you were about a mile away, right? you were not able to observe -- you couldn't see people on the runway, you couldn't see them escaping the plane? >> i did not. we could not -- we could see the landing

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by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you.hank you. ♪ tavis: someone once described cromwell,oe -- james a character actor is a man who does not get the girl. that may be true, but they often degrade roles and accolades. that is true of james cromwell, who has shown his range as the kindly farmer in "babe" and the deadly corrupt cop in "l a confidential." now he's getting accolades in movie "still mine." let's take a look at a scene from the movie." >> i am not moving into town. you will have to shoot me before you find me in a retirement home. the only view there is a the slow shuffle into the ground." >> that is not what i meant. i was thinking of building something smaller. more manageable. on that plot is across the road? one level. >> we do not have the money. this place is not worth a thing. and we are not taking a mortgage. >> if i did the work myself we could afford it. goneberries and the cattle , i seem to have a lot more free time. tavis: tell me more about "still mine." >> what you said, he cannot prevent her disse

not the judge's right. >> let me explain something to the viewers from a judge, herself. the bottom lean is this judge was basically saying, jeff, do you need more time to make a decision? you got to sequest the jury. they have been waiting three weeks. they want to get home. the defense said they were going to wrap that day. she had a right to inquire as to whether or not they'd be adding more testimony and, by the way, if there is a reversal of the conviction on the incompetence of counsel, at least we can say the judge is the one who voir dired the defendant and said, do you want to testify? do you need more time to make the decision. but let's move on. because that's how i feel. all right. now, tad nelson, i'm going to go to you. do you think the judge favored the prosecution here? >> no. overall, judge, i don't. but i'll tell you, i'll tell you the one thing. i think don west, some of her arguments with mr. west were a little bit, you know, over the top. i think a couple times he stood up when he probably shouldn't have. but she liked beating him down. by the end of

i want to bring our newest viewers up to speed on what happened. an a flight from seoul, south korea crashed while landing at san francisco international airport forcing passengers to jump down the emergency inflatable slides to safety. it's not immediately known how much how many people were on board or nature or extent of injuries. we have no word on fatalities. federal aviation administration is saying this was a flight 214, all they are saying it crashed while landing on runway 28 left at 11:26 pacific time this morning. we've showing you a video clip on youtube and shows smoke billowing from the jet and this still photograph which appears to depict people having left the plane before the fire ensued. captain nash, that is excellent news, but the fire happened after some people -- we don't know how many -- got out of the plane? >> yeah, and that is one of

we welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. you're watching cnn's special coverage. the breaking news tonight out of san francisco. a boeing 777 has crash landed at the san francisco international airport. witnesses say they saw the plane come in and it appeared to tip. they say the tail hit the ground and then ripped off. one witness says a giant fire ball simply developed from under the plane and the airliner flew into the grass as passengers evacuated and emergency crews rushed in. here's what we know right now and i must admit there is a lot we don't know. here is what we know. there are at least 28 people in hospitals in the area. san francisco general hospital says they have ten ctically injured and two children. they also are expecting 15 more patients. we also know that there were 291 passengers on the plane and 16 crew members. 61 of the passengers we are told are americans. and the ntsb, national transportation safety board, is sending what they call a go team to san francisco to begin this investigation. people were

you know, so many dollars, so few viewers.f sports on cable is headed up and up and it is out of here like a home run, raising new questions about whether it is really worth it. "the wall street journal" points out, sure, huge audiences tune into big games like the super bowl and all-star game tonight but only 4% of viewers watch sports at all. in fact less than 3% of homes in any given city watch the hometown nba team play. less than 2% for hockey. yet sports channels cost almost 20% of the typical monthly cable bill, extraordinarily out of whack. it could get worse. the price of recent re-ups for baseball, u.s. open tennis, nfl, regional team deals rose by 30% to 70% from the previous contracts the journal reports. now the fees that espn and other sports channels charge local cable systems, they have soared, up 113% since 2000 two. in fact the fee is up 210%. , that has tripled in the decade for disney's espn and espn 2 which together charge $5.71 per month. think, the average cable bill is $78 a month f sports is merely a n

new ways to watch programming and new ways for viewers to engage in programming.ing how has this explosion of platforms and opportunities, how has that changed your job? how has it change the name of what -- nature of what you do? >> we all realized that the consumer has taken control and they're not giving it back. every new technology that comes forward is something that we have to integrate into the way we're thinking about distributing our content and also what happens to our content when it appears on a device. it appears on a new platform. we have an astounding relationship with twitter and pretty little liars from abc family. that show just never goes off the air. it never goes out of consciousness because the twitter verse and our viewers are one of the same. >> josh you've had an incredible run this year with the walking dead on amc, nice thing to have as the company is now newly solo to have the not only one show on cable but in all of the television universe. can you talk about how you harness all of these new opportunities to plat -- platform that show

i'm sure that a lot of viewers agree with this, but tina dupuy doesn't.we should deny aid to any oppressive country, including our own therein lies the problem. >> we're going to talk about zimbabwe, the poorest country in the world. and they're deciding that they're scapegoating the bible, draw out and kill to make them feel better, in that analogy are the gays. because they're suffering, the idea is that it's going to make them forget that they're hungry. >> john: homosexuals are described as worse than bi pigs, goats, and birds, for birds? come on. >> two-years ago they were looking for witches. once there is a tide that raises all ships there will be fewer people scapegoated this way. and when everybody is doing better, minorities do better. that's what the data tell us. aid is very good for this. >> i'm surprised it didn't say worse than women. the record that zimbabwe has with women is terrifying and unbelievable. >> john: lest we say our wonderful mideast allies the better. on the hate side we go to baton rouge, louisiana, where a sheriff set up a

that to me -- >> well, it may surprise the viewers. but the faa requires that new airliners are certified to evacuate within 90 seconds. so it doesn't surprise me they were able to do that. but it is a big kudos to the crew that they did. >> and, again, as i was talking to bob a short time ago, he intimated, you know, that a lot of folks, myself included, i'm just as guilty, you get on a plane. especially if you fly a lot. and you sort of turn your brain off when the flight attendants start to go through the safety procedures and what to do in case of an emergency. and then something like this happens. >> exactly. this is why when you're onboard, it doesn't matter how many times you've heard it, the very least you can do is to take a look at that card that explains to you the safety instructions, where the exits are, look forward, look back. and once you have that information in your head, just sort of lock it away. because these things can happen out of the blue, just like turbulence. >> the emergency inflatable slides, an eyewitness

obviously he is a draw with viewers.your point, kelly, we can argue about the young thing back and forth, but others would -- >> if i were nbc i would give them both game shows to host on the network. if would give him something just to keep him on the network. maybe a morning show. maybe he i can tack over for matt lauer. >> neil: there's a concept. >> you're both young people and i always think in this -- >> thank you. >> neil: we always try to get the youngies to watch because the argument is, you guys are more inclined, your age group is more inclined to buy and try out the new products that advertisers push. is that true? are you more open to that sort of thing? the marketers have you right? you're more inclined to buy new and different kind of stuff than, let's say, your parents? >> i do think -- >> in my case -- neil: you're first. go ahead. >> i do believe there's a lot of validity to that and we need to look at primetime tv. a lot of young people i know only watch it maybe 10-15 minutes at a time and during comm

. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: you would not think a character for a comic book it would have created some controversy. but the role did just that. the character is called the mandarin. that approach was three imagined for this current iteration of "iron man." let's take a look at sir ben kingsley as mandarin. >> he is traveling. >> what are we waiting for? mr. president, only two lessons remain. thomas is an accountant. i am sure he is a really good guy. i'm going to shoot him in the head. live on your television and 30 seconds. tavis: good to have you back, first of all. i am told that this was released internationally before we see it here. this weekend, it is everywhere. released internationally last weekend. whatever the controversy was, almost $200 million later, on opening weekend, it must be gone. what was this all about. >> what they tried to avoid, at is the asian stereotype, which can be dismissed as an alien threat. he is the eccentric and crazy. to have a home grown voice, iconography, the costu

let me repeat it for our viewers. private first class bradley manning found not guilty on the most serious charge. charge number one of giving intelligence to the enemy of indirect means. that would have carried the maximum penalty of life in prison. he did plead guilty to several other charges facing 20 years in prison. the main charge aiding and effect the enemy through direct means not guilty. we'll stay on top of this story. we'll get more information from inside the courtroom. we have producers and reporters on the scene including chris lawrence inside that courtroom. we'll take a quick break. a lot more news after this. he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop. can i get my aleve back yet? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. ♪ [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap. but for all these symptoms, you

. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: the incident detected in thetbell station is on mind of every american. one of those profoundly affected, not as a 26-year-old director, he has made a powerful film about what happened in the hours of 2008. it stars michael b. jordan in what is being called his break our role. scene.ake a look at a >> yourself with your cousins. >> what about you? >> i will be fine. when we wake up in the morning, we will play canada lands. -- candyland. >> we will go to the park? toys r us? >> better than that. maybe chuck e. cheese. >> really? >> i will let you play all the games. we will eat it up even mommy, because she can't have carbs. >> what's carbs? let me start by saying congratulations. this is the most powerful than have seen in a long time. weekend new york last and flew back home yesterday. i ran to a movie theater last night because i wanted to see it with an audience of people. the theater was pretty pact, which was glad to see. at the end of the film, i was so transfixed, i cou

. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: 2 names you never thought you would hear in the same sentence, woody allen and andrew dice clay. the controversial comedienne shocked many in this country while at the same time selling out concerts' at major venues. a series of setbacks in derailed his career until a role in entourage put him back on the hollywood radar. alongside alece" baldwin. let's take a look at a clip. friends like your this and another guy, would you tell your friend? what if it causes trouble or a divorce? been a passing game, you never know. >> i would tell him because that is what our friend is for. you have to have his back. ginger? what are we doing? are we playing charades? did you see something? on the street by accident, i saw how kissing that burn that etteal kissing that brun ? tavis: comfortable or uncomfortable? wasnce i got the movie, it a big challenge, i wanted to bring my best game to the table. it was a chance to do something i never had done before in film, to play a solid role of some

what should viewers do? >> few things you could do.st off unfortunately become more engaged with checking account. log in every couple days to make sure transactions are familiar to y. number two. you know, maybe it is time to not do business with a megabank and dousiness with a smaller bank where they're not going to have 1 or 20 million checking account customers and there is no issue of recycling nbers. third, keep really low balance in the checking account. your risk exposure has been limited. melissa: interesting. thank you so much for coming on the show. we appreciate the tips. >> you bet. melissa: up next on "ney," you know the saying if you love what you do thent's not work? sadly a new poll shows an astounding number of people hate their job? is that possible? leave something easier said than done. we know that you have to change your attitude. stick around. we'll tell you how. >>> plus what is cooler than a million dollars? the world's first bitcoin fund. the winkelvoss twins filed for an ipo it is all the word on wall strt.

. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> president obama wraps up his neck and official trip to africa tomorrow. the journey had lengthy of symbolic moments including a visit to the prison cell where nelson mandela was held for eight teen years. it also highlighted africa's andging economic potential emphasizing engagement in a country that has benefited from a wave of chinese investments. joining me is nicole lee, president of transafrica, and add because the group dedicated to -- advocacy group dedicated to justice for the developing world. good to have you on the program. let me start by asking whether this has and more about the orissa course -- symbolism substance. >> it is top. tough. there are a lot of issues that could have been dealt with. you have exploitation by corporation. he chose to focus on building africa for africans. he talks about small and middle class businesses. he also touched on some of the nuances, some of the problems africans have been dealing with. you have exploitation, and so many

. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: any actor that decides to embody mark twain not only has to measure up to his larger- than-life persona, he has to compete with the masterful portrayal. he has turned his obsession with the man credited with writing the first american novel with -- to a powerful new one-man show. let's look at the same. >> providence protect children, i know it is true because i have tested this theory. whoad a terrible teacher stood there with a switch behind her back right in front of the class, standing up there so there anysaid, are idiots in the room? if there are, please stand up. she was staring right at me. silence, i a long stood up. why do you think you are an idiot? hi hi don, i just hate to see you standing up there all by yourself. tavis: i told him a moment ago that i was excited about coming to see him when this play opens in a matter of days. i think it is worthy of being seen, which is not always the case in this town. why is this worthy of being seen? >> i don't mean this town

i want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. to the egyptian president says there is a military coupe now under way to try to remover him from power. ben wedeman is standing by. he's at the pro-morsi rally. tell us what you're hearing. >> reporter: what we're hearing is some angry words from the people. they don't believe what they're hearing in some of the media here in egypt that for instance president morsi is under house arrest. they believe he's in control of the country. what we're hearing is they plan on staying here in an open-ended protest sit in if that is the case. many of them will tell you they feel president morsi is the object of a conspiracy. a conspiracy by the army, by the remnants of the old regime and by the police who did nothing to protect their headquarters when it was attacked and ransacked on the night of the 30th of june. they're bracing for the possibility if the army sent its tanks into the street they could have problems in this area. to get to this particular demonstration we had to go through three

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welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. just told anderson cooper. >> it came as a complete shock to me, and the reason i say that is because i just look at people as people, and i thought for sure that the jury looked at trayvon as an average teenager that was minding his own business, that wasn't committing any crime, that was coming home from the store and were feet away from where he was actually going, and i just believe that they realized that, but when i heard the verdict, i kind of understand the disconnect and that maybe they didn't see trayvon as their son.

well i want to get to i want to get to that in a second but first just for so our viewers can see wehave a graph of the increase in u.s. federal reserve notes which i shared with you that our reserve notes are u.s. dollars in circulation just prior to september two thousand and eleven and this is compared to an average of the same period five years prior and basically this includes all the money injection that was prior to the y2k thing so what we saw in august and september of two thousand and eleven was definitely a large increase and so i'd like to ask you about these this guidance that came out is this still published on the federal reserve website it's not on the website anymore it had it was on the website but it's no longer on the website and why do you think that might be and what is what was the explanation given for this large increase in currency. and in a letter that we received. the banking crisis in argentina which may still completely innocently explain this it's also possible or is that you could say it's the types of explanations that we haven't seen investigated it

well i want to get to i want to get to that in a second but first just for so our viewers can see wehave a graph of the increase in u.s. federal reserve notes which i shared with you that our reserve notes are u.s. dollars in circulation just prior to september two thousand and eleven and this is compared to an average of the same period five years prior and basically this includes all the money injection that was prior to the y2k thing so what we saw in august and september of two thousand and eleven was definitely a large increase and so i'd like to ask you about these this guidance that came out is this still published on the federal reserve website it's not on the website anymore it had it was on the website but it's no longer on the website and why do you think that might be and what is what was the explanation given for this large increase in currency. well in a letter that we received. the banking crisis in argentina which may still completely innocently explain this it's also possible or course they. could say it's the types of explanations that we haven't seen investigated i

have you still hear me there can you give me a bit more history remind our viewers a little bit more about this case i think we've lost him we've lost the signal ok we'll get back to him a little bit later but you can see the scenes playing out in the center of moscow near the state duma opposite the kremlin we got some comments from russia analyst mark semi-colon a he says the case proves the cold war to choose in the west are still alive. if something like this comes up it's very easy then to take a stick to the russian state or the russian government and say that they are behaving like the communists they haven't really improved they haven't really moved to democracy the rule of law liberal market economy and so on so therefore there's a there is a prejudice there is a lovely lovely in the west we turn to russia the only way that russia can overcome this is presumably by showing that the law is not a paper that. is really controlled law and that to push this absurd the democracy is in fact practiced and so this is a long a long hard road lots of mccauley let's go back now to the s