margaret warner has that story. >> warner: the magnitude of a looming humanitarian disaster in kyrgyzstan came more sharply into focus today. u.n. officials announced 400,000 people had fled the ethnic violence that began a week ago in this central asian country. that's four times the previous estimate. most are minority uzbeks. some 300,000 are sheltering along the now-closed border with uzbekistan with food and water in short supply. >> (translated): there are some people here who have lost everything. who lost their home and cars. they don't even plan to come back. what would they do there? sleep on the ground? >> warner: another 100,000 refugees made it into uzbekistan before the uzbek government shut the door monday. the violence they fled was centered in osh, just three miles from the border. entire blocks there were reduced to charred rubble. witnesses reported roving mobs of young kyrgyz men looting and torching uzbek homes and businesses. >> armed gangs were coming in, they were accompanied by what they call a b.t.r., armed personnel carrier with people in uniform sitting on top

margaret warner has that story. >> warner: for years there has been much speculation and some study about huge mineral deposits in afghanistan. but exploration of those minerals-- everything from iron and copper to the lithium used in lightweight rechargeable batteries-- got lost or sidetracked by decades of war. now, reports today's lead "new york times" story, the pentagon is telling u.s. and afghan leaders that the untapped mineral finds, spread throughout the country, could be worth a trillion dollars. the karzai government said that was good news. >> it's very heartening that afghanistan has a very bright future if the afghan issues are resolved properly. >> warner: joining us is james risen, the "new york times" correspondent who reported today's story. now the existence of future reserves, as we said, has been believed for quite some time in afghanistan. what is new about what the government has developed here. >> what happened is that geologists had looked at this but nobody had really been paying any attention. the middle of last year a pentagon task force that had been working i

we also spoke to carol hevey, with time warner cable. she spoke about regulation and expansion, as well as her new responsibilities. >> your new title as a result of consolidation wiihin the company -- could you explain a bit about what the thinking is with the new structure you have in place? >> we are aligning the company into regions. the purpose for that is to simplify our structure so we can be responsive to our customers, responsive to the marketplace and competition, standardize our practices and some of our product offerings so that we can get quickly to market, and make sure we are being responsive to customer needs. >> i read there is a new customer service survey coming out at the show this week. the result is probably not surprising. given all of the options available to consumers, there fuse is getting shorter about customer service issues. how did you respond to that real competition in the customer service sector? >> we see that every day when we respond to customerr. we know that the demands are great. we focus a lot of a

. >> brown: and margaret warner reports on world cup fever in bra expwril looks ahead to the report she's preparing on the impact of the gulf oil daft disaster on brazil's offshore drill plans. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. chevron. this is the power of human energy. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: it took all night, but key members of congress completed a compromise bill on rewrite financial regulations. the move sends the measure to the full house and senate for final action. >> i'll be very brief. i know it's late. >> brown: as many americans were waking up this morning, congressional negotiators were putting the finishing touches on reforms intended to prevent a future financial meltdown. president obama welcomed the progress before depar

margaret warner sat down today in washington with turkish foreign minister . >> warner: how serious is this breach? >> this is very serious. it is very serious because, as i said, according to the law this ship in international sea belongs to the country of flag. it's a clear violation of turkish sovereignty. it is an attack against turkish citizens. we had difficult relations with soviet union during korld war but they didn't attack our citizens. in the last eight to seven years of turkish republic history, first time a state is attacking against our citizens. we cannot tolerate this. >> warner: is this breach do you think irreparable? is this a crisis in an otherwise fairly strong relationship though it's had some problems in the past year or something worse? >> it depends on israeli action. >> ifill: in jerusalem today israel's deputy foreign minister said the dispute between the two nations is not a final break. >> we have tried and pleaded with everybody, including the turkish government, to try and stop this provocation. however, i think still the importance. relations between tu

senators webb and warner had two words for big oil. no. way. accountable so they can't pollute and get away with it. senators webb and warner, keep standing up to big oil and fighting for america's clean energy future. >> stahl: now, a few minutes with andy rooney. >> rooney: the united states takes in more people than any other place in the world. everybody still wants to come to america. those of us who were born americans know how lucky we are, i think. i'd hate to be on the outside now trying to get in. in 2008, a little over a million people became u.s. citizens. that's a lot, but a lot more people wanted to get in and didn't make it. it isn't easy now. to begin with, you have to fill out a ten-page application and pay $675 to the department of homeland security. they take your picture, fingerprint you, and interview you. they give you a reading and writing exam, and a test on american history. in 1996, i did a piece about immigration, and i wanted to compare the exam they gave then to the new one they're giving to anyone who applies now.

senator warner. >> thank you, mr. chrman. i'm not sure my good friend and colleague isimply obsessed with alaska. he's oessedith a lot of ings mr. stole, it's goo to see you again. >> likewise. >> quick comments. one, i think you've got the absolute right background for this position. >> thank you, sir. >> enjed visiting with y yesterday and obviously you've had a history ofublic service and toe willing to step into this breach considering the challenges of this job and the past challenges some of the nominees again, i'm grateful for your willingness to step forward. senator begich raised one of the issues i was going to. had a airport thadid the right thin relied upon tsa assertions if you upgrade next genetion security facilities during the middle of remoling effort that makes goodusins sense and then when they came to get reimbursed those dollars hav't been there so i look forward to hearing the same kind of response, as well. d this is probably one of imagine i got colleags on the her side of the ais that have this same i

for example, last year with my fellow virginian, mark warner, i proposed the small business administration take action on the arc loan program, a vital loan program that had been delayed months until congress authorized it. because of our efforts, soon after the arc loan program was implemented, it's expected to create or retain 24,000 jobs and assist 4,900 businesses this year alone. we must continue to implement these types of small business programs that will unfreeze the small business credit markets. however, as we create this program to increase lending capacity to small banks, we must ensure that it's not another bank bailout. the amendment i offer today makes sure that the funds in the bill are going to small businesses. first and foremost, we must define what a small business is. if a small business lending fund is created with the intention to spur small business lending we must ensure that the funds are in fact lent to businesses that are properly defined as small. in order to do this we should use the definition already being used by federal agencies to determine a business' si

also, time warner's recent restructuring announcement and what it means the cable customers. "the communicators" tonight on c-span 2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us for the first time is donna hopkins, the head of the bureau of political military affairs. specifically focusing on maritime security. not many people get up in the morning and go to work saying that my job today is the fight pirates but that is a large part of what you do. guest: it is. not myself, there are lots of people who are consumed with contemporary piracy. by and large we try to deal with crosscutting, pressing issues without any other bureaucratic home. piracy counterinsurgency issues. places without residence in the state department in terms of bureaucracy. host: when you are dealing with issues like piracy you are obviously working in tandem with the pentagon, correct? guest: yes, but also internal to the department we also work with the bureau of economic energy affairs. we work with boeotian of environmental science and regional bureaus we're in this case piracy is a pressing is

time warner as the announcement and we discuss what it will mean for their customers. that is monday on c-span2 on "the communicators." . >> c-span from our public affairs content is available online, twitter, and youtube. sign up for scheduler e-mails at c-span.org. >> arkansas lieutenant governor bill harder -- bill halter is challenging the incumbent blanche lincoln. he began a tour in little rock to meet with potential voters did he spoke with the dean of the university of arkansas. this is scheduled to include 33 events in 26 counties. we will show you a couple of his campaign events yesterday. after a look at some of the latest campaign television ads, then we will show some of center blanche lincoln. >> i am bill halter and i approve this message. >> we tried to tell them, but washington is still out of touch with our lives. the bailouts have to stop. from a credit card rates to see okay, someone needs to stand up to wall street. we need our retirement protected. there are signs that change is possible. >> the only way to change washington is to change who we se

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warner -- thank you for that. dr.arner, i think we might do this again about the need to affix some permanency to the peace corps and a shift and -- initiative, and, also, i think your point about the park service's role in diplomacy and a national player we need to be are was appreciative. i will turn to ranking member of mr. bishop. >> i also want to thank all five of you for your presentation and your comments. i appreciate your time and effort to you have obviously of live the rest of the committee. thank you for being here. do not worried about the issue did not worry about the space funding. it is an area that needs to be explored once again. for some members of my family, a good part is one that has a good kid shot. for the others, it depends on the kind of bathrooms. for me, if you are not selling dr. pepper, i do not want to be there. as to your questions of what entices people, concessions are indeed one of those reasons why people go to parks, or why they will return to live very much. >> -- thank you very

margaret warner filed a blog from rio de janiero about reactions to the gulf oil spill as brazil racesvelop its own oil resources. paul solman responds to viewer emails criticizing a recent report showing a man chasing a chicken. that's on his "making sense" page. and on "art beat," jeff talks to dance company directors about the state of ballet in america. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you on-line and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning spon

there is a great need in this country and at time warner cable for people who have expertise, who are trained in the technology field. . . local news is of particular interest. it is -- it has the potential, and is in fact a differentiator for us. we are aligning our local news operations to take advantage of their specialty and their particular focus and particular response to customers so they've all been moved into a structure where the local news divisions are managed in the news division. as you move -- >> as you move into your new responsibilities, what are you most excited about? >> i'm most excited about -- i'm most excited about learning about our customers and -- in different parts of the country. so learning about the needs of customerssin new york city, learning about the needs of customers in upstate new york and in maine. and what's interesting is that while those are very diverse geographies, in many ways, customers need our lines they tend to be the same. it's interesting to see where is that alignment and how can we respond to customers and what things need to be diff

i see mike warner, my friend from virginia, is here. -- i see mark warner, my friend from virginia, is here. you have been so instrumental, along with bob corker, in this, and of course blachly and worked tirelessly on this as well. -- and blanche lincoln worked tirelessly on this as well. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i apologize for the other members jumping in on the middle of this, but it turns out asked me to come back over and share some thoughts on title 1 and 2. i think we spent literally hundreds of hours trying to fashion appropriate titles for systemic risk resolution, ending too big to fail. while both of us feel that the original project that amended in the process, i'm still quite proud of the work. the most bipartisan part of the senate bill are title 1 and 2, which was later amended by the dog-shelby amendment, which got the votes. -- by the dodd-shall the amendment. one of the import distinctions i think between house and senate bill is on the role offthe systemic risk council and the role of the members including the federal reserve. i think we have to recognize that ea

also, carol hevey of time warner cable. a town hall meeting in baker's bill, california. it was part of a new initiative -- a result, california. it was part of a new initiative by republicans, aim to solicit opinions throw website and other high-tech means. this was an hour and 45 minutes. >> thank you all for coming. the district is quite vague. it goes from los angeles county all the way to ridgecrest -- quite big. it goes all the way from los angeles county to ridgecrest. to start out our meeting, i would like to call out angela to lead us in prayer. come on up. you can stand if you like. if you would join me in prayer. our heavenly father, we thank you. now we ask that you give our elected representatives strength, courage, and wisdom to do the things that serve the people. most especially, we ask that you protect the men and women who are putting their lives at risk so we may continue to enjoy the blessings of liberty our forefathers and vision for us. amen. -- envisioned for us. i would like to invite brian to lead us and the pledge. >> i pledge allegiance to the f

sony pictures entertainment, 20s century fox film corp., universal studios, walt disney studios, and warner brothers entertainment warn 8, . tom kubic is to my right. prior to joining psi, he had experience as federal law enforcement specialist, an fbi director, and criminal investigative positions. as a group, we decided there's a lot of expertise here and we want you to take full advantage of their expertise and their knowledge. >> i want everybody to be interactive and ask good, accounting questions. -- and ask good questions. a small video to start with. >> brian asked me to do a quick introduction to the panel. if you think john talks funny, get a load of this accent from new york. [laughter] i want to briefly touch on three investigations i was involved with when i was with the recording industry. the first is a video that you just saw, which was a joint investigation with the nypd. it was involved in the manufacturing facility that was producing music and movies. they were selling this to consumers around the tristate area. we ended up finding out what was going from that investigati

and time warner's recent restructuring announcement and what it means to their cable customers.the communicators," monday, on c-span2. "washington journal" continues. host: thank you for being with us. we are here to talk about how president obama has responded to the gulf oil spill and using you to give us some expertise on how president's response to a crisis situation. have you seen this as a landmark, a crisis of the presidency? t.ller it is the greate it did not appear to be as big as it later became when it first broke. host: is there anything you can compare this to, having an environmental disaster become a crisis? guest: the obvious comparison is katrina. the key distinction is that there -- he has a villain to blame. it was an act of god when the hurricane hit. here, british petroleum could not be a better for land for the obama administration. it is an oil company. until now, this has not hit obama as administration as badly as katrina hit bush. host: with president bush and his response to katrina, the public's response was solidified soon afterwards, even though he

what i want to know is, you, in your position, has anyone understaffed 32 about held burton warner company it could have a severe f-bomb -- about halliburton warning it could have a severe incident? a bp official who recognized the risk of proceeding for caution to the went in an e-mail just four days before the disaster, stating who cares, it is done, in the of story. did you know about that email? >> i had no prior knowledge prior to the incident whatsoever. >> in light of what your peers have said, dealing with safety, being with the precautions with the pressure test reading, and dealing with halliburton, don't you think there is reckless behavior indication? if what i told you is true, did you think bp had reckless behavior? >> i believe all accidents are preventable. the investigation will determine how this accident occurred. >> you are saying based upon all the information i gave you, you do not think bp at any reckless behavior. that is your position this afternoon, is that correct? >> i have seen no evidence of reckless behavior. >> let's say you were on a ship and you ran into n

in fact, i have to say with respect to equity, when a ll brought time warner, the aol inveors were gettingupset because the were not going to get benefit of the do om advante of pricing and my reaction was these people are unbelievable. you have a stock like a ll whch is an artifice of the dial-up year of whenthe world moved to broadband aol was pretty worthless entity. that was thelong run. and they were able to treat worthless stock for real assets and real value. and why the shareholders got upset is beyond me so why did the bubbles occurred i think that is to understand why the ocher you have to understand the fundamentals between the slow market and the stock market and i put quoes around slow and stock because i didn't want you to confuse stock market with the stockmarket, the stocexchange. basically the market i dominated by production consumption, production to supply, consumpon is demand. the stock market on the overhead is a market where you basically have fixed supply. and when the demand changes you get a different response and flow market. the flow market when you get a change

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