of parliament in washington we have john glaser he is assistant editor at antiwar dot com and in warsaw we go to small our he is a senior fellow at the polish institute of international affairs and a visiting senior fellow at the center for european studies right gentlemen cross-talk rules and i mean you can jump in anytime on john if i can go to you first hear mr barack obama said in chicago nato has been the bedrock of common security freedom and prosperity for nearly sixty five years it hasn't just endured it has thrived because our nations are stronger when we stand together eleven years after the occupation of afghanistan to those words ring true to you well we should ask if they ring true to an afghan or to a libyan or to a lot of people in the balkans the issue is that obama sees nato as securing western influence and western power and western security. he's. enough to know that nato is not about. progressing democracy or or transporting freedom to the war world and so forth afghanistan is a perfect example nato has laid waste to that country for a decade every aspect of the stat

again you go back to you in warsaw. one of the lessons learned from afghanistan for nato because it was asked before we went to the break what is the purpose of the alliance now because we all know the history of it ok and we know it the cold war element but what is its purpose now i mean it was for european north atlantic defense ok it's has really gone way beyond that right now and if we look at afghanistan even if the taliban come back to power which they probably will that is not a threat to the united states of america maybe poland is worried about it but it's not of threat to the u.s. . no we are not worried about the taliban so we don't have any strategic or other interest you know gonna stop pakistan etc but we share the responsibility for the security of the world and the united kingdom and other allies have been doing this since the second world war the problem is that the europeans are not doing their best they cut the military spending and this is a result of what jeremy has told us that the us is putting mo

and everyone in warsaw is doing this together. it's a beautiful tribute and it says a lot about the people of poland and their respect for the people who paid the ultimate price for what they enjoy today. >> but also, just watching this, it's so emotional and eerie at the same time to see all of these people going about their day, but then at this exact moment, they all just stop. >> the shot of the intersection is just awesome. the bus stopped. like a cab is stopped. all the cars in the intersection, it's so cool to see. >> you might think this is a still photo, but the flags are still waving. >> time to sing the praises of william pauley. >> he's kind of a superstar of the cup stacking. >> kind of? he is the king and now, he wears an even bigger crown. see how he's stacking up, next. >>> and look at pitbull -- not quite dancing up there on stage. >> the funny thing is that they're all doing their thing, right? and he's trying to keep up. >> see why he's offbeat and out of his comfort zone, " ♪ [ ukulele strumming ] ♪ [ folksy wh

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romney in warsaw evoked the iconic pole john paul ii who visited the u.s. seven times. >> here in poland in 1979 a son of poland, pope john paul ii spoke words that would bring down an empire and bring freedom to millions who lived in bondage. be not afraid. those words changed the world. >> poland is predominantly roman catholic. 90%. here at home, roman catholics constitute 24% of the population. 68 million people. and in presidential elections the candidate, republican or democrat, who gets the catholic vote, wins the election. eg, in 2008, candidate barack president today. the catholic >> question. will mitt romney's trip to poland and his trip tribute to pope john paul ii help him win u.s. catholic votes. patted buick? >> it will john but there has been a change since we took the northern catholiceth knicks and the coalition carried 49 states. now a significant slice of the american catholic community is hispanic if it within for hispanics we'd be down to about 18% of the population. it will help him here in michigan, western pennsylvania all parts of

nbc's peter alexander is traveling with the governor and remains in warsaw tonight. peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. here in poland, mitt romney wrapped up his week-long foreign tour visiting several war memorials and also praising the polish people and their thriving small government and free enterprise economy. he made it clear that this trip was supposed to be a low-risk one, with romney projecting the image of a leader ready for the world stage. but it was at times marred by missteps. romney offending his olympic hosts and palestinian leaders. tensions grew today between the press and the campaign over restricted access. and this morning it boiled over when romney ignored shouted questions and a press aide angrily intervened. >> governor romney, just a few questions, sir. >> show some respect. >> you haven't taken but three questions on this trip from the press. >> show some respect. >> reporter: that press aide later apologized to reporters, but be very clear tonight. this did not go the way the campaign had planned. as they land bac

david muir, abc news, warsaw. >>> one other political note. the tea party is favoring a big win in texas. conservative ted cruz won the runoff for the republican nomination for the senate seat being vacated by kay bailey hutchison. cruz, a lawyer and state solicitor general has never ran for office. he thanked supporters, including sarah palin. >>> and secretary of state hillary clinton began a new multination tour overnight. arriving in the african nation of senegal. she'll speak, today, at a university there and preside over a peace corps swearing in. later, she travels to four other nations and will meet privately with nelson mandela. >>> conditions in syria's largest city continue in an 11th day. residents in aleppo are running out of food and cooking gas and electric power is spotty. thousands of people are streaming out of the country. >>> in india, power has been restored across the country, after a major system collapse led to the worst blackout in world history. an estimated 620 million people were without power after 3 power grids fa

and david muir joins us from poland's capital, warsaw. david? >> reporter: diane, good evening. mitt romney's foreign trip is over. but not without one more unwelcome moment that you speak of. a spokesman for the campaign got into it with a member of the press. i asked a senior adviser here how the trip went. he said, without flinching, it went great. >> reporter: in the final hours of the tour here, mitt romney visiting the tomb of the unknown solt jer in warsaw. the kind of photo op the campaign hoped for many of. but there was also this today. >> what about your dog? >> reporter: he didn't answer but an angry spokes person did, telling them to shove it. >> we don't have a chance to ask him questions. >> there is a holy sight for the polish people. >> reporter: yet another unwelcome headline after romney unset the brits after the olympics. and the palestinian, after he suggested that the culture is superior. the campaign called it a miscalculation. the reporters arguing there was just one press conference in the tour where me took just three questions. and candidate obama, on

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have they locked up the voters in warsaw? >> i'm sure he has for this ex-president too. you look at the photo and he is 25 years old. not a healthy era. i like this idea. why doesn't tmz follow around politicians? it would be so much better if they were yelling out error pattin -- out rob pattinson and kristen stewart-type questions. >> you saw the press follow this whole "kiss my ass" thing and you have her endorsing romney and hugo chavez endorsing obama. it is like getting endorsed by superman while your opponent is endorsed by lex luther. it is the best thing ever. we have to take a break. do you have a comment on the show? red eye at fox news.com. 212-462-5050 to leave a message. still to come, our report from andy levy. >> tonight's half time report is sponsored by acrobat. the pearl formers of gymnastics. thanks, acrobats. guests on "red eye" will receive a complementary hub cap and other prizes. note, other prizes prizes are also hub the caps. guests in "red eye" stay in the woods with complementary sleeping bags and bug repellent. tell your friends about the woo

secretary for romney lost his cool and cursed at reporters near the tomb of the unknown soldier in warsaw. [ laughter ] >> jon: so how did the press secretary end up cursing at reporters near the tomb? [ laughter ] what set him off? >> governor romney, do you have a statement for the palestinians? >> what about your gas? [ laughter ] >> jon: what about your gas? sir, they are called floggy-queafers? do you have any new gas in the works? why can kristen stewart cheat on r-pat? answer the -- wow. so apparently they were -- the frustrating reports were testing the line between questions and heckles. >> we haven't had another chance to ask him questions. >> this -- (bleep) this is say holy site for the polish people. show some respect. [ laughter ] >> jon: have a little decorum you (bleep) piece of (bleep). this is sacred mother (bleep) ground. now, why don't you and your friends go eat a (bleep). [ laughter ] this guy is cursing like a filipino diplomat i mean -- [ laughter ] [cheers and applause] sorry. i stand corrected a diplomat to the philippines, not a phil pinot diplomat. my gaffe. [

talking with the mayor of warsaw. he was spending a few moments with her.nd then moving towards his vehicle. and then at that point, we tried to -- you know, to the best of our ability, ask the candidate some questions. he did not answer any questions. but his press aide did walk over and lash out at us, as you said. basically, anderson, these were sort of the general, garden variety questions you hear out on the campaign trail. shouted questions happen back in the states and they happen out on this overseas trip. there were some frustrations that might have led up to this. the romney campaign was starting to gripe about the fact that the reporters in their mind were starting to focus on some of these gaffes out here on this trip instead of what they thought was the substance of this trip. >> i guess that gets to the larger point. is this just -- look, it's a grueling schedule. these folks are under a lot of pressure. is this just a one off, tired overworked campaign aide? or is this something -- is something else going on here? is this something larger? >>

. >> reporter: mitt romney finished his foreign tour in warsaw with a swipe at president obama. >> rather than heeding the false promise of a government-dominated economy, poland sought to stimulate innovation, attract investment, expand trade and live within its means. >> reporter: romney did not mention poland has 1.4% unemployment and mandatory health insurance like obama health care. but back on capitol hill, romney's republican senate allies tried again to repeal. his trip was rough, a gaffe if lon downwhere he dwe kwe-- londe questioned how well britain would run the olympics. >> governor romney, are you concerned about some of the mishaps on your trip if p? >> reporter: no replay. team obama joked that romney had not hurt the usa. >> there was nothing that i could see that was detrimental, at least not against the president. >> reporter: i'm steve hand ee s handelsman,. >> a three-judge panel is asking to stop -- >> the obama campaign and democratic party is making sure that we can get people the answer to their questions about how to register, about where their polling place is, a

but we are still seeing 35 in berlin. 31 in warsaw. 37 in vienna, to the north of the jet stream. just in upper teens in stockholm and moscow. i will leave you now to your extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.

look at warsaw, 20 for your high and 17 in kiev. throughout the middle part of your week.e's a look at your extended forecast. >>> a major tokyo tourist attraction has a new feature, the fish market outer area has a new information center for visitor. japanese and international tourist that come to watch tuna bidding artists can mingle with professional chefs. a local nonprofit was established in the outer market where many whole sale and retail shops and restaurants are located. services are available in english and japanese from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. from mondays to saturdays and from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on sundays and holidays. insulated bags for carrying marine produce are available for purchase. visitors can also take a break at the center. the chief director of the npo suzuki says the aim is to draw more people to the market by giving them information about high quality food sought by professionals. >>> we'll be back with more updates in 30 minutes. i'm gene otani in tokyo.

romney met with polish leaders in warsaw today. he cited the country as a model of economic liberty and smaller government, and as a long-time comrade in arms. >> poland has no greater friend and ally than the people of the united states of america. you helped us win our independence. your bravery inspired the allies in the second world war. you helped bring down the iron curtain. and your soldiers fought side by side with ours in iraq and afghanistan. we have fought together. we have died together. >> holman: romney also dismissed criticism of remarks during his trip about the olympics, jerusalem, and israel's economic superiority over the palestinians. he ignored shouted questions after laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in warsaw. but an aide argued with reporters, telling one to "shove it." back in washington, white house press secretary jay carney said american leaders who go abroad should avoid controversy. >> what they say is placed under a magnifying glass. it carries great impact. presidents, senators, cong

. >> o'brien: bob fontana invited us to come to one of aspen's showcase offices in warsaw, indiana. here we met dentist kurt losier, who owns the practice at this aspen-run office. >> so, ted, you're saying you're having a pretty significant toothache on the bottom left. when's the last time you saw a dentist? >> about ten years ago. >> okay. >> o'brien: ted collins is a typical patient-- a truck driver with no dental insurance. he came in because of intense pain in two teeth. but dr. losier tells ted that he has problems with almost all of his teeth. >> let me take a look at them real quickly now, okay? and, buddy, they are loose. i would advise that what we would do is, we'll do an upper denture. there's just not much of a way around it at this point. >> o'brien: aspen specializes in dentures and makes them right in the office. >> here we go. here we actually make a number of different types of dentures, which is really complicated. we organize them based on a warranty that we give them. and my manager will run you through the details on them. from my perspective, my goal would be

warsaw with a high of 17. a little warmer toward the south. rome 29 and madrid up to 34 to start off your week. now here's a look at your extended forecast. >>> the defiant silhouette of a single pine tree standing among the rubble brought inspiration to the survivors of last year's tsunami in northeastern japan. many are lining up to pay their last respects before the tree is taken down and made into a monument. of the 70,000 pine trees that lined the coast of rikuzentakata before the tsunami, only one was left standing, naming it the miracle pine. it survived the initial onslaught of water but the salt and the ground was killing its roots. local authorities have decided to cut it down in early september. they'll treat the wood against decay and re-erect it as a monument by february. >> it feels like we're losing the last remaining piece of our hometown. i'm glad i could see the miracle pine one last time. it makes me feel stronger. >>> we'll be back with more updates in 30 minutes. i'm gene otani in tokyo. from all of us here at nhk world, t

. >> the movement was established in 1961 as a counterweight to nato, and the soviet-led warsaw pact. 25 countries were included back then. today, the number has swelled to 120. it is a very diverse collection from india and post-communist cuba to still secretive north korea. another 17 countries have observer status including brazil, china, and serbia. iran has sought out support in the crisis over its nuclear program, but the response has been mixed. united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon called on the country's leaders to improve cooperation with atomic energy watchdogs. the diverging positions have also frustrated and other iranian goal -- to establish the non-allied countries as an alternative to the united nations security council. this will not get the backing of most of the other non-aligned states. >> some of them would rather take a seat in the security council. that certainly applies for the larger countries like india. possibly also indonesia and others. many of the non-allied countries have no interest in any form of confrontation with the great powers. >> signs are