wen ho li says... he said i don't know anything about it, i don't care to discuss it.but he was asked do you use two-point detonation on the w said? a very specific, very secret thing. and he forgot to mention that he had been approached by th scientist when he came back and was supposed to report on what had happened in beijing. >> rose: so what's yo judgment about him? >> rose: about wen holy sni >> yeah. >> rose: well, he pleaded guilty to just one count of 59 counts of mishandling classified information. when they couldn't prove he had anything do with with-88, they found that he had downloaded massive amounts of secret material from los alamos on to an open computer and in turn ttin' that on tapes, some couldn't be found by the f.b.i., they're still missing. >> rose: the assumption is that he sent them out? >> well, no one knows. and , you know, i mn the wen ho li case is complicated and it quite possible he came under suspicious because he was ethnic chinese although the jury is o on that, too, because there were other people... >> rose: are chinese better at spn

the premier has gone down to wen jiabao -- has gone down to wenzhou. he has also fired a number of will way officials as well. the government -- of railway officials as well. the government is taking steps to quell this toanger. the question is, will this be enough? >> you know better than most how high the ambitions are for china with this high-speed railway. >> china has huge infrastructure plans and they see it as the key to future economic growth. this crash is a major setback. they are really proud of their high-speed bullet train. this crash will damage their image and on top of that it could affect economic growth as well. they will have to launch an inquiry into all of the high- speed train links and that could set back the major infrastructure projects throughout china. >> you are watching bbc news day. thousands of people have gathered in trafalgar square to mark a year until the opening of the olympics. david reports on a day that has been a showcase for the organizers achievements so far. >> it was here six years ago that london celebrated

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. >> we have heard in the last year two premier wen jiabao talking about the need to acknowledge the importance of reform. are there others at the top of the party who no political reform has to come? >> certainly there seems to be a debate within the party. what form the debate is taking is difficult to know. all of this is done behind closed doors. you are right in pointing out the argument is if you are economically liberalized, political liberalization will follow. that has not been the case in china until today. although within the party, there are car -- are calls for political reforms. but it is worth pointing out is what the party is talking about is democratic reforms within the party itself. senior officials have quite clearly ruled out there will be any western-style democracy here in china. >> thanks very much for joining us from beijing. it is men's semifinal day at wimbledon and bryn's number 1 murray is facing defending champion nadal. history, as it has been said, does not favor the scot. but murray's confidence is high. james pierce is at the all england club. the en

police believe it was taken from the scene, and they offered a $wen,000 reward for the -- offered a $1,000 reward for their recovery. they wanted to know how he managed to shoot himself in the head. >> apparently the officer's shot hit the suspect in the leg. imagine if you would an instant hamstring pull would cause the person to lurch and the gun entered the right side of the neck and lodged behind the cheek. >> it is still not known if harding shot himself by accident or on purpose. but the type of bullet that killed harding was a 380 caliber that police say could not have come from a police-issued weapon. >>> and a man accused of stabbing two people in the richmond district is under arrest thanks to a good samaritan. it happened about 90 minutes ago. a fight at the dirty tricks saloon spilled on to clement street. that's where the victims were stabbed. there is no word on their condition or what triggered the fight. the suspect was chased down and detained by a witness. >>> a clayton man has been arrested for ramming his pick up truck into a car full of teenagers. 47-year-old boi chase

on wednesday, chinese premier wen jiabao ordered a thorough investigation into the collision. when told an executive meeting of the state council that those responsible for the accident should be punished and the investigation results should be made public. he said some companies and local administrations lack an awareness of safety, a sense of responsibility and sufficient measures to prevent accidents. >>> china's state run xinhua news agency reports an angry mob has clashed with police in guizhou province after a street vendor was reportedly beaten to death by security officers. a large crowd gathered at the site and clashed with police tuesday. video foot the internet shows protesters throwing stones at the police. the number of casualties is unknown. a newspaper in hong kong says that there were thousands of protesters and the police fired tear gas at them. last month a similar riot occurred in guangzhou city after security officials abused a female street vendor. observers say people's frustration over price hikes and widening gap in wealth are the hidden causes of the s

. >> wen jiabo is the soft paternal face of the communist party. in times like this he's called upon to soothe the nation's nerves. at the crash site he paid his respects but he was also bowing to public pressure. >> no matter if it's a mechanical fault, a management problem, or indeed a manufacturing issue, we will get to the bottom of this. >> the two high-speed trains collided on saturday night. authorities say the crash was caused by a signals failure. this train crash not only called into question the future of china's high-speed rail network, it also created a deep sense of mistrust between the authorities and the people. a seething public anger has been building here over a lack of answers. it's been enflamed by allegations of corruption, which are likely to have compromised the safety of the network. this woman is looking for answers. her husband was killed in the crash. >> officials from the railway ministry shucked off responsibility. they kept blaming the accident on the lightning strike. what i'm looking for a is clear explanation of wh

the ukrainian court has reopened a criminal case against former prime minister wen ukraine signed up to sell lucrative steel production plant its alleged yulia timoshenko made last minute changes to the contract causing the country massive financial losses next prime minister faces charges of abuse of power and could face up to ten years of prison since the accusations against you have been fabricated by her political rivals. also straightly to force the country's five hundred words polluters to pay cash for their carbon dioxide pollution starting from next year emissions are to be taxed at twenty five years dollars per metric ton the money raised will be used to compensate households had by higher energy bills the land of oz as one of the worst emitters of greenhouse gases in the world that's due to high dependence on coal for its electricity. britain's scandal plagued news of the world newspaper has rolled out of the presses for the last time its final edition was apologetic but defiant after being hastily closed by rupert murdoch this week and the battled media mogul flew to londo

the government expects to to make wen over $spoke million twice as much as "the founding of the republicn to major corporations to rent out theaters and give employees tickets. watching the film is mandatory for school children and so on. what do people think of the movie? well, the ratings on chinese web sites have mysteriously been disabled, but if imdp.com is any indicator, the film scored a 2 out of 10 rating chin's control over its movie industry actually raises much larger issues. studio heads in los angeles salivate over the thought of china's 1.3 billion citizens turning into holy wid film buffs. there's great interest in going to movies in china. they're said to be building two new theaters are day, but the chinese government is not allow market forces to determine who watches what movies. see, even when there's no blackout or moratorium, china allows only a limited number of foreign films in its theaters every year, about 20, and even thoughs subject to strict censorship. and, of course, there is massive piracy of dvds, which the chinese government does little to prevent. the a

bail because witnesses say his twin brother, brandon is the real killer, police don't have a murder wend very little evidence to go on. yesterday a judge lowered orlando's bail. >> having a twin brother involved that was at the incident, or at 9 location on the night of the incident probably complicated things as well. >> orlando has face charges of burglary and marijuana possession in the past, his twin brother does not appear to have a criminal record. >> the independent commission redrawing state's legislative and congressional districts delivered a final draft of the new maps today. and experts are saying they're likely to reduce the influence of the republicans more. we sent 19 republicans to the house now that. could drop to just five. democrats are hoping it will allow them to achieve majority leaded -- needed to pass tax increases. members say they're proud of their work and that includes four inds. >> we've created a new landscape with opportunities for new leadership to emerge. >> and final certification is due by august 15th allowing time for input. new lines expected to draw

wen jiabao said fighting inflation is the top priority, same he wants to avoid big swings in the economyought on by tighter policy. the tightening policy has been feeding concerns here of a hard landing. complicating matters at the same time are concerns that china may have taken on way too much debt. >>> in the shadows of beijing's urban jungle, the one-man show of defiance against the building boom. this man lives on this traffic island, land he says his family-owned for five generations. he refused to moves, even after local authorities demolished his original house as part of their plan to build up the city. it's not necessary, he says. there are only so many people living in the city. why do you have to build so many buildings? in the last few years, china has been on a building spree, constructing a dizzying array of roads, rail lines and real estate. after the global financial crisis, the chinese government green-lighted massive spending to help drive the economy. now there are concerns the building boom and china's growth could be derailed by debt. beijing estimates local governm

. >> and she wen to bed in her own home but was not there in the morning. now the f.b.i. is offering big reward money for the missing len year old with the community aware that a predator could be among them. plus, armed with a weapon and not necessarily a brain. why you can put this guy in the dumb criminal file. first from fox tonight, the showdown in washington over the nation's debt limit reaching a fever pitch. in three days, the government could run in problems paying the bills. we'll look live at the senate floor, we are awaiting a vote on majority leader harry reid's bill. the senate leaders went back and forth. does it sound like they are any closer to making a deal? >> the only way we'll get an agreement before tuesday is to have an agreement with the president of the united states. >> today they held a press conference to stay we were talks with the president. i spent two hours for the president and nancy peel pole and fair for me to say that the engagement is not coy. >> not in a meaningful way. >> president obama meeting are senator reid and house minor leade

wen today pledged a full investigation and punishment for anyone found to be at fault.sign flaws and signal equipment led to that collision. >>> at least 49 people are dead after historic rains in south korea. take a look at all that water in the capital seoul. flooded streets looked like rivers. rain fell at the rate of two inches per hour in some parts of the city. damage to seoul in surrounding areas could top hundreds of millions of dollars. >>> and we want to let you know that at 3:00 this afternoon we will be hearing from killeen, texas police about the arrest of an awol muslim-american soldier. he's been on the run since 2010, arrested today with allegedly plans to possibly set off two bombs near ft. hood in killeen, texas. we'll bring you that press conference live right here on cnn coming up. we'll take a break here and be right back. teacher i ever had. she's amazing, i love her. [ jade ] i'm teaching jasmine ap biology. i knew she had the talent... i always pushed her. [ jasmine ] her class you literally have to think, like it takes so long to do her homework

that's that we will rise to the challenge wen we have to. >> congressman cedric richmond and bob doleyou both for being with us today. >> thanks for having us. >>> the space shuttle era is officially over today. nasa touching down just before sunrise in cape canaveral, florida, thousands getting up early to say good-bye to nasa's space program. what's next? tom costello with more from cape canaveral. >> reporter: it was an emotional and dramatic end to the space shuttle program here at 5:57 on runway 15, "atlantis" touched down just before 6:00 a.m. here are the sights and sounds as "atlantis" touched down the last time. >> landing gear down and locked. having fired the imagination of a generation, a ship like no other, its place in history secured, the space shuttle pulls into port for the last time. its voyage at an end. >> houston, after serving the world for over 30 years, the space shuttle earned its place in history, has come to a final stop. >> we copy your will stop. we'll take this opportunity to congratulate you, "atlantis," as well as the thousands of passionate individuals

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do not expect reform to comele from the generation that's now takingower that replaces hu jintao and wen jiabao but you expect genuine reform to come from the next generation, which could mean literally eight ars from now. >> right. >> rose: because the next generation comes in in 2012. >> and so we have to knowuch more about who they are and what they're saying. we shod b translating everything they write and say so we understand it. and then we must hope they succeed. because if theyon't if ina enters a time of troubles with enormous tension, suppose their economy ceases to grow so effectively, the tensions between time and country, the vast numbers of migrant workers and so on, the housing bubble, inflation and so on what happens we know again from history, when a dictatorship... still a dictatorship, authoritarian system, faces these vast internal tensions, faces internal challenges, they try to divert it. and so their answer will beo appeal to nationalism. >> rose: but the chinese are different than that, in fact. what they see as the opportunity for global prosperity is the capacit

it's democrats and liberals wen those two fringe elements are talking about something that come to angreement, it sound rhetorical and -- >> senator coburn, i feel is an honest conservative. you may not agree with what he has to say but he representatives a conservative ideology and debate point much it's a i enjoy bernie sanders come on to represent a progressive point of view and wish hon negligently i could sort it out. i don't think i can comment -- >> dick durbin. >>> ahead, connecting the dots of the 21st set on employment anybodies. piles of cash offshore and on in corporate america and why those two are not combining properly to hire people. >>> former verizon chief denny joins the panel as our joins the panel as our specialist right after this. i take one a day men's 50+ advantage. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus vitamin d to help maintain healthy blood pressure. [ bat cracks ] that's a hit. one a day men's. but afraid you can't afford it? well, look how much insurance many people can get through selectquote for less t

the two key things are we will take the fault off the table through the election, and wen will put in place a frameworkmek of tough reforms that forces congress to agent -- to act --n. you know, we don't want to fal fall behind the curve, and itnc is important we not just take- the fault off the table, but we can start to make a change. >> so let me go at this a different way. a plan that would onlynly guarantee cuts and a debt >>iling into early next year? >> makes no sense.e >> and he was clear about about that, but let me explain why it is responsible. we started this process sevenrov months ago. were we are seven months later and running out of runway. i never thought they wouldy take it this close to the edge t and let politics get in the ihe billof demonstrating we will pay our bills on time. 2* has taken us six, sevenat months. the idea that we are going to spend another seven months lifting the cloud of defaultmeri from the american economy, it seems irresponsible and bad for the economy. we don't think that makes sense. there is no reason we have to do it that way. >> here is

have a wen need to deal with that. the fact we have an economy inc that's notom generated jobs for the median family income the, is first time in our history, mr. president, is falling, not rising. my town hallo meetings " and say i've donee b everything i can do the last decade player unless a the end than at the beginning and say tt me we sent our first kiss to the fancy school but aren't going to be able to send our second kid t there, or we can't send our kids to the best college that they got into. into." we need to be working on. now -r we have an energy policy in this country right now and maybe it't better to say lack of an energye policy that forces us to shift a billions of dollars a week of t our treasure tohe the persian gf to buy oil. the fed does not make any sensem i was on a call last week with far worse from my state that would say to me driven out of business by the broken immigration policy that we havef malkoff i think the people whatt commerce sick and tired of that. and tired of the partisanship.

. >> ambassador, governors, special representative, ladies friends, wen, defenddear have heard the exciting speech made by the governor of iowa. the state has made good use of its resources to promote environmental protection. you are a few is governed in the united states. i had the opportunity to sit beside you and your wife during dinner last night. you left me with a deep impression of your outstanding leadership and your excellent wife. gentleman and dear friends, in 1933, a book witwas a big hit in the world. it was written by a british writer. it was called "lost horizon." it describes the eternal place in china called shangri-la. people enjoyed prosperity, harmony, and immortality. since then, shangri-la has represented things that are beautiful and the eternal. in 1997, a group consisting of a geologists and tourists discovered that shangri-la is located in yunna province, china. this has attracted attention. as a representative of yunnan province, i am privileged to take part in this forum and to follow up on the speech made by the governor of iowa. i would like to explore with yo

finally get a bit of relief come wen, especially along the coast, and then following suits for the inland spots. between now and then, that heat advisory over the next couple days so just take it easy out there. if you're going on outside are we have a day planner coming up. >> all right. a northern california goldmine that has been a tourist attraction could soon if back into producing gold. the sutter gold mining company's mine is a 400 foot long shaft that mine opened back in 1989 but shut down production just a few years later. now that gold is selling for $1500 an ounce, the owner says it's worthwhile to start actual mining again. they have already have the necessary state permits and need local approval for the construction work. >>> the giants barry zito on three days of rested will make his second start today since coming off the d.l., after a wild game yesterday against the tigers. brian wilson gives up the single blowing the save for the second straight game. the giants bounce back. top 9, pablo sandoval slaps one to deep left center. one run scores. and after a couple of bases

wen joins us from the rebel held town of misrata.at are the rebels saying about wems and a possible deal with france on this? >> reporter: we heard from a spokesman from the rebels who said that they are in talks with the french to have this sort of this air drop that france did to the rebels in the western part of this country several days ago. we have yet to hear from the french on whether they're willing to do that. misrata needs the weapons. this town is surrounded on three sides by gadhafi's forces. we're hearing thuds where we assume the rebels are coming under attack. at the same time, this town is frequently hit by other missiles that gadhafi's forces fire into the city, oftentimes usinging little metal bombs that are intended to hurt anyone in the media. they're basically antipersonnel weapons so certainly even though the forces of gadhafi have been somewhat pushed away from the center of the city, is city is still very much under siege and desperate for weapons, particularly heavy weapons that would allow them to better def

aidy yach y adrian, where wen the shootings began? >> the top of the hill by the coffee shop. >> what was the first thing you did when you heard the gunshot? >> to be honest, i really didn't care, because i was sure that they were gunshots. i thought that maybe somebody hammered something or maybe it was a toy gun. >> i understand. when you did realize something was going on, what was the first thing that did? >> we saw people running uphill and just falling on the way because they got shot in the back or the head or got shot -- then i realized, okay, this is -- this is not right. but i still am in denial of that this was real. because it was so -- so real. >> you're seeing people being shot and falling down. what did you do to survive? >> one of my colleagues that i was working with in the information fell right in front of me. from getting shot of this gunman. and people started to approach him because they thought maybe this was a game or a training. but they started to talk to him and he pulled out the gun and shot everybody down.

think about auto loans, home loans, student loans, businessyo loans, all those things wen rey t in our economy and families across this country rely on in order to carry on with their r dailysensitiv lives.f we if you look at those interest rates, but the type of interest rate sensitivity and if we don't get our fiscal house in order, we could very well end up latefn many saof these countries and be devastating for our economy.thaa the most important thing we can do right now, mr. president is we need to put policies inbefore place. i am also the cut, cavanaugh'sle proposal before the senate because it does important things. it cut spending today immediately. a cat spending in the near term and puts in place a process by which we balance the budget inrd the long-term, a balanced budget amendment. it's interesting to note if you go backhe led historically, i wr mr. president that president ronald reagan said 29 years ago this week.d wor he led a rally of thousands of t people calling for a balanced budget amendment. i quote, christ is a much abuse, word today, the comely tonight we face

. >> ambassador, governors, special representative, ladies friends, wen, defenddear have heard the exciting speech made by the governor of iowa. the state has made good use of its resources to promote environmental protection. you are a few is governed in the united states. i had the opportunity to sit beside you and your wife during dinner last night. you left me with a deep impression of your outstanding leadership and your excellent wife. gentleman and dear friends, in 1933, a book witwas a big hit in the world. it was written by a british writer. it was called "lost horizon." it describes the eternal place in china called shangri-la. people enjoyed prosperity, harmony, and immortality. since then, shangri-la has represented things that are beautiful and the eternal. in 1997, a group consisting of a geologists and tourists discovered that shangri-la is located in yunna province, china. this has attracted attention. as a representative of yunnan province, i am privileged to take part in this forum and to follow up on the speech made by the governor of iowa. i would like to explore with yo

they have wen been trying to figure out to do what what they've got. and we passed a plan that actually would cut, cap and balance and controls spending in washington. and what's the president's plan? we have still yet to hear his plan. we hear speeches and class warfare where the president puts one part of america against the other. if he confiscated every dollar, it wouldn't address the problem. it's time to get real. if the president wants to get serious about addressing the spending problems, it's time to confront what cut, cap and balance does and tell washington to start living within your means just like families across this country has been doing for years. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: are there further one-minute requests? the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. cravack of minnesota until today at 2:45 p.m. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the request is granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from new york, mr.

wen >> guest: it was the source of christianity in education. thatnd happened in the 19 hundreds, i think. but actually probably hong there is something similar in the late 1800 psat ate least for us, before we moveea to the encampments, the children were educated and were taught christianity. and a the kristian believes a and the idea of being kristian instead of being a he then. >> host: another reoccurring relatedt themes in your work, 99, is native americans who crossed over to live the european lifestyle. >> it happens all the time. >> host: is that a bad thing? >> i think it is a matter ofh choice but sometimes for people who have doneher that, there is a longing for home, there is a long 84 what is lost to them. >>> host: the next call from them this tennessee. >> caller: hello. once saying that i don't think that you are giving justice to characterization of the chickasaw nation ist most historians believe that they were about the most belligerent, warlike and filing group of people who i were ever in the eastern part of the united state

i had interview with wen jiabao for my program, a very important interview and i was honored to get itrnment announced that because it was seen as very important. the premier made some very harmless comment about how china would eveually evolve politically. the interview was taken of chinese websites and ban on chinese tv. the journalis protested the fact that this had been censored. this does not strike me as political reform. this strikes me as a circling of wagons, a fear of what is happening next. [applause] clearly, china has been moving and getting -- giving greater freedom to its people. i do not doubt that at all. but have to figure out how they are going to create a political system that accommodate the rising middle class in a world in which people are demanding greater and greater accountability from their leaders. in some ways when i look at india and china, i think to myself, china has all of the small problems. they have built the best roads and hhways in the best high- speed rail, and have done it so magnificently that puts india to shame. but india has sought one big pr

i had an interview with wen jiabao for my program, a very important interview and i was honored to getent announced that because it was seen as very important. the premier made some very harmless comment about how china would eventually evolve politically. the interview was taken of chinese websites and ban on chinese tv. the journalists protested the fact that this had been censored. this does not strike me as political reform. this strikes me as a circling of wagons, a fear of what is happening next. [applause] clearly, china has been moving and getting -- giving greater freedom to its people. i do not doubt that at all. but have to figure out how they are going to create a political system that accommodate the rising middle class in a world in which people are demanding greater and greater accountability from their leaders. in some ways when i look at india and china, i think to myself, china has all of the small problems. they have built the best roads and highways in the best high- speed rail, and have done it so magnificently that puts india to shame. but india has sought one big

. $250,000 pay more. 72%.lo what republicans haveng wanted l along and now we are giving it to wen them. and all of the cuts and plans up and supported by republicans in the past. so, we are presentingse a plan that is all cuts, no revenue. the pretense that they are using to reject it just doesn't pass the j smell test. and according to cbo, it saves $1.3 trillion more in savings then the boehner plan such as i. is. you know, i often hear the republicans say the corporations that corporations are sitting on trillions of dollarsse of cashi, instead of investing, expandings and creating jobs because businesses are facing so much uncertainty. well, senator reid's plan offer, certainty.pu suddenly republicans want a short-term deal, one that would very welll put us in the same crisis again in six months. what kind of certainty is that?t now a short-term deal would not offer our businesses and markets the certainty that they need and a short-term deal may very well induce a credit downgrade according to standard & poor's. yet republicans say they prefer a short-term deal over senator reid's

take my republican colleagues to wake up to the fact that they're playing a game of political chick wen the entire global economy -- chicken with the entire global enomy. they must wake up soon, mr. president. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader is recognized. mr. mcconnell: let me echo the initial remarks of the majority leader with regard to the decision which in this particular instance would agree was a mutual decision that we need to stay in every day until we resolve this crisis confronting our country. and so i concur with what the majority leader said. we'll stay many here every day, monday through sunday, and get this problem fixed for our -- for our country. mr. reid reid: reid: mr. presidi could -- [inaudible] i would hope the republican leader noted that following the content of my -- the tone and content of my statement where i didn't lump all republicans in one big bundle there. pardon thenterruption. mr. mcconnell: i thank my friend, the majority leader. this is a pivotal week for america. two years of reckless spending and debt have

take my republican colleagues to wake up to the fact that they're playing a game of political chick wen the entire global economy -- chicken with the entire global economy. they must wake up soon, mr. president. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader is recognized. mr. mcconnell: let m echo the initial remarks of the majority leader with regard to the decision which in this particular instance would agree was a mutual decision that we need to stay in every day until we resolve this crisis confronting our country. and so i concur withhat the majority leader said. we'll stay many here every day, monday through sunday, and get this problem fixed for our -- for our country. mr. reid reid: reid: mr. presidi uld -- [inaudible] i would hope the republican leader noted that following the content of my -- the tone and content of my statement where i didn't lump all republicans in one big bundle there. pardon the interruption. mr. mcconnell: i thank my friend, the majority leader. this is a pivotal week for amera. two years of reckles spending and debt have bro