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now back to "pbs newshour"." thanks again for your support. >> ifill: a new investigation into what it takes to get a presidential pardon reveals that politics still plays a role, and that whites are four times more likely than blacks and other minorities to have their records wiped clean. here to talk about her story is dafna linzer, senior reporter for pro publica, a nonprofit online news organization. tell us in a nutshell who benefits and who doesn't. >> we were very surprised at e results. white applicants as you said are nearly four times as likely to get a pardon. hispanic applicants fared quite well when we looked at them as a group. but african-americans fared the worst among the group. applicants who were married had a better shot. in fact, there were two times as likely to get a pardon. this is a pardons office that is looking at all kinds of stability tests and seems to favor married applicants. what else did we look at? congressional support. if you had a member of congress in your corner, you were t
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a suicide attacker killed 56 people and wounded more than 160 others in kabul, afghanistan, today. it was the worst of several attacks that shook the country. penitentiary nent worshippers ritually beating themselves on shiite islam's holiest day had flooded central kabul streets when the bomber struck. the crowds were commemorating the 7th century death of imam hussein a grandson of the prophet mohammed. >> the ceremony was about to finish. a new group arrived and the suicide bombers placed themselves among the new group. >> woodruff: a short time later the shoes of the dead and wounded were piled in the gutters near the.mosque the shrine is i area of the capital near the presidential palaced an manoven gernmt ministries. a second attack in the ... killedity of four more shiites. a third attack in kandahar killed one person. major sectarian violence in afghanistan between sunnis and the 20% of afghans who are shiites had been nearly unknown since the fall of t
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the secretary of health and human services has waded into the politically charged issue of birth control r younger girls. in a very public and high-level disagreement, kathleen sebelius today blocked the food and drug administration from allowing girls under 17 to buy the plan "b" morning-after pill without a prescription. for the details, we're joined by rob stein covering the issue for the "washington post." rob, so fill in what's happened here. this is the h.h.s. secretary overruling her own f.d.a. >> right. this was a big surprise. a real shock. nobody knew what the f.d.a. was going to do but nobody expected the secretary of health and human services to overturn the decision by the f.d.a. what happened was the f.d.a. commissioner margaret hamberg reviewed the evidence and said, yeah, it was okay to approve this company's request to sell plan "b" on any stores and grocery stores, drugstores, right next condoms or sperm sides. but secretary sebelius stepped in a
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the people who were >> woodruff: the people who were running two mortgage giants when the housing bubble burst were formally accused today of civil fraud. the securities and exchange commission filed a lawsuit naming six former executives at fannie mae and freddie mac. the six were accused of lying about how deeply fannie and freddie had invested in securities backed by risky home mortgages. >> in two separate complaints, we allege that these individuals caused their companies to materially misstate their sub- prime mortgage exposure in filings with the s.e.c., through public statements, through investor calls, and media interviews. >> woodruff: the head of the s.e.c.'s enforcement division, robert khuzami, spoke in washington, and said the charges go right to the top. >> our suits reach into the corporate boardrooms and name the former c.e.o. of fannie mae, daniel mudd, and the former chairman and c.e.o. of freddie mac, richard syron. >> woodruff: together, mu
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we sat together the last time, it was a special i was doing for pbs. we sat together at riverside, a church in new york for a one- hour special about dr. king's beyond vietnam speech. it did not occurred to me to ask this question then but after reading your tax, you're more, it occurs to me to ask you now. how a guy who served in world a enlistedu were in military man. how have you juxtaposed your being part of the mill -- military fighting to defend your country in world war ii and being so unapologetically anti- war? >> in my youth i saw the war as an instrument in defense of something for which are held greatest team. and most of it was through the instruction of my mother who was fiercely anti-racist. she struggled against poverty, she struggled for all the rights and dignity of a woman. coming from jamaica, she was a neat package for all of us. in her struggle, her council, i will never forget when italy invaded ethiopia. my mother's indignation at that, the great sense of crisis that existed for her was to watch these people who are like your ow
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the president today welcomed the end of the war in iraq with all u.s. troops due to leave before the month is out. he also acknowledged the costs of the long conflict. >> on behalf of a grateful nation, i'm proud to finally say these two words, and i know your families agree: welcome home, welcome home. ( cheers and applause ) >> woodruff: it was a homecoming-- complete with the commander in chief-- for the latest detachments of troops arriving back at fort bragg, north carolina. president obama praised the efforts of one and a half million americans who've served in iraq since 2003. >> we're building a new partnership between our nations and we are ending a war not with a final battle but with a final march towards home. this is an extraordinary achievement nearly nine years in the making. and today we remember everything that you did to make it possible. >> woodruff: that effort came at a high price in blood and treasure. the president said the united states
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: republican presidential candidates spent another long day hunting for votes in iowa. they were heading into the final weekend before the presidential election season officially opens with tuesday night's caucuses. the weather turned colder and windy, but mitt romney warmed to his audience as another new poll, this one from nbc marist, showed him pacing the field. >> if you can get out here in this cold and this wind and a little bit of rain coming down, then you can sure get out on tuesday night, and you can sure find a few people to bring with you. >> brown: one key supporter showed up today, new jersey governor chris christie, campaigning with romney in west des moines. >> it really energizes me, the young people. >> brown: texas congressman ron paul was either tied for first or a close second. 41% in the nbc poll said his libertarian leaning makes him unacceptable. newt gingrich had been the iowa front-runner just a few weeks back but has fallen far behind. in
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the november jobs report came out today, and it showed new job creation and a surprising drop in unemployment. it also gave president obama some progress to point to as congress battled over bills to help those working and those out of work. >> this morning, we learned that our economy added another 140,000 private-sector jobs in november. the unemployment rate went down. >> brown: at a construction site in washington this morning, the president was eager to plug the news from the labor department. the economy scored a net gain of 120,000 jobs, combining the 140,000 created in the private sector with the loss of 20,000 government jobs. the increased hiring came mostly in retail and hospitality industries, helped by businesses adding staff for the holidays. that helped push the unemployment rate down to 8.6%, the lowest in nearly two and a half years. moreover, the number of jobs added in previous months was revised upward for the fourth month in a row. but improve
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the november jobs report came out today, and it showed new job creation and a surprising drop in unemployment. it also gave president obama some progress to point to as congress battled over bills to help those working and those out of work. >> this morning, we learned that our economy added another 140,000 private-sector jobs in november. the unemployment rate went down. >> brown: at a...
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. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: i am always pleased and honored to welcome harry belafonte to this program. despite of all of his attack alert -- accolade's we will roll in his commitment to justice in this country and around the world. if you have not seen the terrific documentary about his life currently playing every day on hbo, he is also allen now with a new memoir called -- out now with a new memoir called "my song: a memoir." are you doing all right? >> i say i am hanging on. better than hanging up. tavis: you will never do that. i am glad you said that syria did you give me these great segues into a conversation i wrote this down. i love this line in ton omserf w ms you open the text about your childhood. you say, "i was born into poverty and for a long time poverty was all i thought i would know. it defined me in the depths of my soul. " speaking of never giving up, particularly given where you started, how does poverty still define you? >> first o
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: stock markets roared their approval today after the u.s. federal reserve led a global move to head off a new financial panic, originating in europe. the dow jones industrial average gained 490 points to close at 12,045 up more than 4%. the nasdaq rose more than 104 points to close at 2,620 also a 4% gain. traders responded instantly to word of the new effort to make bank loans easier to come by. the coordinated action was announced in the middle of the european trading day and just before u.s. markets opened and it gave investors a jolt. >> well, we had an old fashioned morning, the kind we used to love to have-- having a good time trying to trade. >> brown: six central banks-- the u.s. federal reserve, the banks of england, canada, japan, switzerland and the european central bank-- announced they would make it cheaper for commercial banks in europe to borrow u.s. dollars. the move was intended to stem a mounting credit crunch in europe, where bank lending is grin
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financial, the aenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. so pick your poison. for today's jobless numbers, are they good news or not good enough? will congress agree on extend the tax cut holiday or fail to agree on how to pay for it? and do the world's central banks come to the rescue of the rustli t eroweuhis ruek or was it a mere band-aid? greg ip headlines, a very good week. jim tankersley reads, was con tabling yug catastrophe? greg, why do you say that this was a good week? >> maybe i wanted to be positive for a change, penguin. if you look at the job numbers we had, they are positive numbers. 120,000 new jobs created. three months in a row now north of the 100,000 mark. this is the best train of job creation we've had since the string time. we should see sustained declines in the unemployment rate. is it a barnburner? no. considering five months ago there was a debate about whether we were going back into recession, i
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nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> tom: good evening and thanks for joining us. "devastated"-- that's how former m.f. global c.e.o. jon corzine describes his reaction to the collapse of the commodity brokerage firm. susie, under hard questioning before a congressional panel, corzine said he did not know what happened to over $1 billion dollars in customer funds. >> susie: tom, the former senator also said he never intended to break any rules, and he denied using his political clout as a former u.s. senator to win special consideration for m.f. global. >> tom: the star witness defended his decision to invest in risky european debt, blaming the firm's collapse on a loss of market confidence. darren gersh picks up the story. >> reporter: jon corzine is not the first c.e.o. to explain before congress why his company failed, but he is the first former governor and u.s. senator in more than 100 years to testify under subpoena. his voice subdued, corzine offered his side of the sto
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. >> and from contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: always pleased to have yo-yo ma on this program. the 16-time grammy winner is one of this year's recipients of the kennedy center honors, fitting that a 70-year-old yo-yo ma actually performed for john f. kennedy some years ago. his latest project features a group of talented artists and a unique blend of musical genres. first, yo-yo ma, an honor, have you on this program. >> i can tell you it's such an honor to be on your show. tavis: i was giddy when i saw the list come out of the kennedy center honors, i was, like, yo-yo ma. you're so young. you got to be one of the younger ones to get the honor. >> i'm trapped in the body of a 96-year-old. tavis: we had sonny rawlins here a couple of weeks ago. i feel blessed to have two of you in the matter of weeks. >> you have the most interesting people on your show and you do what i think is a citizen's duty to check out what's going on in our country, and i think that's -- i think,
. >> and from contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: always pleased to have yo-yo ma on this program. the 16-time grammy winner is one of this year's recipients of the kennedy center honors, fitting that a 70-year-old yo-yo ma actually performed for john f. kennedy some years ago. his latest project features a group of talented artists and a unique blend of musical genres. first, yo-yo ma, an honor,...
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the capital city of north korea was a vast sea of grief today. thousands upon thousands of people turned out in bitter cold for the two-and-a-half-hour funeral procession for kim jong il. we begin with a report from angus walker of independent television news. >> reporter: it was perhaps fitting for a leader of a country still trapped in the cold war, that kim jong il's funeral procession made its way through the capital of his regime. as the snow fell, so did the tears. voices trembling with emotion, state tv commentators said the people would devote themselves to the departed dear leader. in a nation shrouded in secrecy cut off from the world, he was all they knew. on every screen, every front page and every billboard. a hero, a father figure a god. and they mourn with religious ferver. "how could the sky not cry when we've lost our general who was a great man from the sky," this soldier says. after the father comes the son. the next leader, kim jong un, was giv
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the capital city of north korea was a vast sea of grief today. thousands upon thousands of people turned out in bitter cold for the two-and-a-half-hour funeral procession for kim jong il. we begin with a report from angus walker of independent television news. >> reporter: it was perhaps fitting for a leader of a country still trapped in the cold war, that kim jong il's funeral procession made its...
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: it was a day of behind-the-scenes maneuvering and bargaining in congress with two goals in mind. party leaders moved to avert a government shutdown and possibly, end the stalemate over extending a payroll tax cut. the hopeful talk came from leaders on both sides of the aisle and both sides of the capitol. on the senate floor this morning, majority leader harry reid spoke of getting agreement on a $1 trillion spending bill to avert a government shutdown this weekend. >> those issues should be resolvable. there have been a few issues that are still outstanding, but they're really small in number. >> woodruff: the focus was a bill that house republicans offered last night. it would fund, but freeze most government agency budgets for the rest of the fisc yalr, but y it also dropped some provisions that conservatives had sought. they included rolling back new regulations on greenhouse gas emissions and clean water rules for mountaintop mining. on another front, sena
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: it was a day of behind-the-scenes maneuvering and bargaining in congress with two goals in mind. party leaders moved to avert a government shutdown and possibly, end the stalemate over extending a payroll tax cut. the hopeful talk came from leaders on both sides of the aisle and both sides of the capitol. on the senate floor this morning, majority leader harry reid spoke of getting agreement on a $1...
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.çç >> brown: "we can beat this disease," so declared president obama as he marked world aids day. he also pledged a stepped-up effort to reach more victims of a pandemic that began 30 years ago and has since infected an estimated 66 million people worldwide. the president announced the initiative in washington and raised the hope that earlier treatment and prevention could soon lead to the beginning of the end of aids, three decades few could have imagined this >> few could have imagined that we'd be talking about the real possibility of an aids-free generation. that's what we're talking about, that's why we're here.ç d we arrived here because of all of you and your unwavering belief that we can and will beat this disease. >> brown: speaking at george washington university, the president called for distributing anti-retroviral drugs to two million more people worldwide by 2013, including 1.5 million h.i.v. positive pregnant women. funding would come from savings through the "pres
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. a final summit today before the last american troops withdraw from iraq. the december 31 deadline comes after nearly 4500 american deaths in a war that began in 2003. for for weeks, u.s. troops have been packing up and pulling out of iraq, shifting the focus to what comes next in the country they're leaving behind. that question topped today's agenda as president obama and iraqi prime minister nouri al- maliki met at the white house. at a joint news conference, the president promised strong support. >> you will not stand alone. you have a strong and enduring partner in the united states of america. so make no mistake, our strong presence in the middle east endures, and the united states will never waiver in defense of our allies, our partners, or our interests. this is the shared vision that prime minister al-maliki and i reaffirm today. >> brown: some 6,000 u.s. troops are left in iraq as the nearly nine-year-long war comes to an end. that's down from a high of 170,000, back in 2007.
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. a final summit today before the last american troops withdraw from iraq. the december 31 deadline comes after nearly 4500 american deaths in a war that began in 2003. for for weeks, u.s. troops have been packing up and pulling out of iraq, shifting the focus to what comes next in the country they're leaving behind. that question topped today's agenda as president obama and iraqi prime minister nouri al- maliki met at the...
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> suarez: january 3rd loomed ever larger on the republican presidential calendar today-- the date of the iowa caucuses. six of the seven hopefuls campaigned in the state, some hoping for a final surge to victory-- others, hoping just to survive. the home stretch in iowa was crowded with candidates today, racing from one event to the next, pressing the flesh, pulling out all the stops. >> good morning. how are you this morning? >> suarez: new polls show mitt romney leading or tied for the lead. romney had once played down iowa, but no more. he rolled out a minute-long tv ad today, extolling the spirit of enterprise. >> the american ideals of economic freedom and opportunity need a clear and unapologetic defense and i intend to make it because i have lived it. >> suarez: the former massachusetts governor played up the same theme in campaign stops today. here, in cedar falls. >> i want america to remain american. i want us to have good jobs in an opportunity society and the p
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> suarez: january 3rd loomed ever larger on the republican presidential calendar today-- the date of the iowa caucuses. six of the seven hopefuls campaigned in the state, some hoping for a final surge to victory-- others, hoping just to survive. the home stretch in iowa was crowded with candidates today, racing from one event to the next, pressing the flesh, pulling out all the stops. >> good morning. how...
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: after a quiet holiday weekend, republican presidential candidates prepared to descend on iowa in earnest this week in a flurry of bus touring, pheasant hunting, and endorsement courting. for the latest on the republican field's final push toward the january 3 caucuses, we are joined by stuart rothenberg, editor and publisher of the "rothenberg political report," and contributor to roll call newspaper, and susan page, washington bureau chief for "u.s.a. today," reporting from iowa. hi, susan. let's go back four years ago. mitt romney came in second to mike huckabee. this year he said he wasn't going to compete in iowa at all. how is he doing? >> well, he stayed away for a while but he is all-in now. he'll show up in the state starting tomorrow night, do four days here. he's bringing his wife, three of his kids, chris christie, the governor of new jersey, john thune from neighboring south dakota. it's clear to me that mitt romney has decided he has a shot at winning
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: after a quiet holiday weekend, republican presidential candidates prepared to descend on iowa in earnest this week in a flurry of bus touring, pheasant hunting, and endorsement courting. for the latest on the republican field's final push toward the january 3 caucuses, we are joined by stuart rothenberg, editor and publisher of the "rothenberg political report," and contributor to roll call...
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: a republican bill to preserve a politically charged tax cut made headway in the u.s. house today. but the move sparked an immediate warning from the white house. it was the latest act in the building drama over a payroll tax cut extension for 160 million americans. republicans pushed a bill to keep the tax cut for another year. also extend long-term jobless benefits again while gradually winding down the maximum time period from 99 to 59 weeks. but they also attached a separate provision which would force federal approval of the hotly debated keystone oil pipeline to run from can did to texas. house majority leader eric cantor argued that's about cleating jobs. >> the president said he wants to make sure that we create jobs, and he wants to be there for the middle class. that's what this bill does. tens of thousands of jobs if not more. >> brown: democrats like new york's charles rangel insisted republicans are in effect holding the payroll tax cut hostage hostage
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: a republican bill to preserve a politically charged tax cut made headway in the u.s. house today. but the move sparked an immediate warning from the white house. it was the latest act in the building drama over a payroll tax cut extension for 160 million americans. republicans pushed a bill to keep the tax cut for another year. also extend long-term jobless benefits again while gradually winding down the...
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: outside observers sent in from the arab league got a firsthand look today at open rebellion in syria. the arab officials journeyed to the battered city of homs, where the military pulled back and up to 70,000 protesters turned out. we begin our coverage with this report from independent television news, narrated by alex thomson. >> reporter: the arab league delegation, possibly all that now stands between syria and civil war, hearing it straight from the people of homz. they beg the observers to come to a district that has seen heavy fighting here. they're led by this man. and the observers seem to mean business. they went. they got here, too. "we want the president executed" they chant. tens of thousands gathered to protest here peacefully against the regime. the regime which had already pulled heavy armor out of the ancient city very publicly before the observers arrived. and after that, volleys of tear gas from the syrian army trying but failing to stop people
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: outside observers sent in from the arab league got a firsthand look today at open rebellion in syria. the arab officials journeyed to the battered city of homs, where the military pulled back and up to 70,000 protesters turned out. we begin our coverage with this report from independent television news, narrated by alex thomson. >> reporter: the arab league delegation, possibly all that now stands...
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nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> tom: good evening and thanks for joining us. after a year, massachusetts broke away from national talks aimed at fixing the nation's foreclosure mess. the state's attorney general martha coakley today sued five major banks, alleging deceptive foreclosure practices. >> susie: tom, the suit comes as talks drag on between major banks and attorneys general from around the country. it targets bank of america, j.p. morgan chase, wells fargo, citigroup, gmac mortgage, and foreclosure processing firm mers corp. >> tom: in response, the banks said they believe a broader, coordinated settlement is better for consumers. wells thinks today's suit would do little to help massachusetts homeowners, while j.p. morgan chase believes a broader settlement could "bring immediate relief to massachusetts borrowers." >> susie: this suit surprised real estate experts, including our guest, susan wachter, professor of real estate at the
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nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. the nation's unemployment rate now stands at 8.6%. this is its lowest level in two- and-a-half years. the steep drop in the november jobless rate surprised economists. tom, they expected it to remain stuck at 9%. >> tom: everyone focused on that number, susie. but the other number in today's report was the number of jobs created last month. the american economy added 120,000 jobs in november led by new jobs in the retail industry. >> susie: out of work americans are now hoping that their job prospects have improved. suzanne pratt takes a look. >> reporter: from wall street trading floors to holiday shoppers at the mall, americans are wondering if the latest look at the labor market is for real or a big fakeout. sure, the widely watched survey of employers showed 120,000 jobs were added last month. but, there was a lot of head- scratching about the big drop in the nation's jobless r
nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. the nation's unemployment rate now stands at 8.6%. this is its lowest level in two- and-a-half years. the steep drop in the november jobless rate surprised economists. tom, they expected it to remain stuck at 9%. >> tom: everyone focused on that number, susie. but the...
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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. the morning began peacefully in the belgian city, the christmas market was busy and festive. but when a gunman armed with grenades and assault rifle opened fire on holiday shoppers, the column was brutally shattered. the attack killed at least four people and injured more than 100 others. >> and they ran for their lives this afternoon. away from the bustling main square where the killing had started. the city center under siege, it felt. custer, she shouted. the most vulnerable rushed to safety. >> i saw just one man shooting people, you know. and some explosions. two or three. all the people were running from there to here. >> seconds later, this was the scene. the gunmen threw three hand grenades into the crowd. one at a bus stop. several people died and more than 100 people were injured, some of them critically. >> i saw people lying down, bleeding and i stopped my car to see if i could help people. nearby lay the gunmen, he killed himself. he had previous convictions for arms deal
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. the morning began peacefully in the belgian city, the christmas market was busy and festive. but when a gunman armed with grenades and assault rifle opened fire on holiday shoppers, the column was brutally shattered. the attack killed at least four people and injured more than 100 others. >> and they ran for their lives this afternoon. away from the bustling main square where the killing had started. the city center under...
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welcome to bbc world news broadcasting on pbs in america. high winds and heavy rain as a deadly cyclone hits india's southeastern coast. netting a small victory against malaria. is there too much emphasis on this one solution? now in syria, hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets to show the level of anti-government sentiment. they fired on the protesters. at 35 were killed. the united states has called upon the syrian government to give observers access. >> a mass turnout of anti- dormant protesters are across the country. -- anti-government protesters across the country. as has been the case all week, and violence. this is a suburb of the capital damascus. demonstrators have running battles with security forces. people did the best that they could to help the injured. nearby, there appear to be a large number of arrests. what happened to these men is not known. we cannot verify these pictures. across syria, activists say that dozens were killed today. all this under the eyes of arab league observers, surrounded by peo
welcome to bbc world news broadcasting on pbs in america. high winds and heavy rain as a deadly cyclone hits india's southeastern coast. netting a small victory against malaria. is there too much emphasis on this one solution? now in syria, hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets to show the level of anti-government sentiment. they fired on the protesters. at 35 were killed. the united states has called upon the syrian government to give observers access. >> a mass...
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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. never has europe been so necessary, never has it been so much danger. those are the words of nicolas sarkozy and head of the summit which is billed as the last chance to save the europe. the stumbling block is not financial, it is political. how much power should brussels have over the eurozone countries? >> in brussels, there is some christmas cheer. mention the euro and the gloom sets in. sarkozy, merkel, they're coming back here. will make a difference? >> they are not moving forward, he told me. the leaders meet again and again but there's never anything concrete. some fear that the single currency might not survive this crisis. we found them still turning out new coins at the belgian meant. there is a crisis of confidence. investors are not convinced that if they planned a eurozone country some money, they will get it all back one day. until the politicians can correct that perception, this crisis will go from bad to worse. they will try to stop that here over a dinner that will
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. never has europe been so necessary, never has it been so much danger. those are the words of nicolas sarkozy and head of the summit which is billed as the last chance to save the europe. the stumbling block is not financial, it is political. how much power should brussels have over the eurozone countries? >> in brussels, there is some christmas cheer. mention the euro and the gloom sets in. sarkozy, merkel, they're coming back...
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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it was the biggest leak of controversy material in u.s. history and today the man accused of handing over the information appeared before a military court for the first time. bradley manning was serving as an intelligence analyst when he allegedly access to hundreds of thousands of secret military files and handed them over to the whistle blowing website, wikileaks. if convicted, he could face life in prison. >> on private bradley manning and divides america. an atheist from a small evangelical town, and gay in a macho culture. for some, he is a hero for revealing the truth. to others, a trader. he is a slight figure flanked by his lawyers. he said yes, sir to a couple of routine questions. the investigating officer face cross-examination. his lawyeraid that he was biased. the judge is now a prosecutor for the government. he called on him for -- he called on him to step down. he said that there was no damage from the elected actions. supporters said that he did the right thing. >> he
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. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs and around the globe. it is not too often that you get dinner with an icon of peace but today the u.s. secretary of state makes history when she had dinner with the nobel prize laureate, aung san suu kyi. hillary clinton is the most senior official to visit the country in more than half a century. where is the guarantee that this new openness will actually last? our reporter is traveling with mrs. clinton and her report has flash photography. >> an american secretary of state shaking hands with the president's, thein sein. then a meeting with the opposition leader, aung san suu kyi. both were unthinkable merely months ago but this is a sign that things are changing. the burmese president laid out his program. he seems keen on the outs had expertise on this unfamiliar path towards change. -- he seemed keen on the outside expertise. the foreign ministers scored an invitation to visit washington. this is the beginning of a long process. >> we want to see political and economic reforms take hold and i told the
. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs and around the globe. it is not too often that you get dinner with an icon of peace but today the u.s. secretary of state makes history when she had dinner with the nobel prize laureate, aung san suu kyi. hillary clinton is the most senior official to visit the country in more than half a century. where is the guarantee that this new openness will actually last? our reporter is traveling with mrs. clinton and her report has flash photography. >> an...
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welcome to our viewers on pbs, america, and around the globe. during the past nine months the people of syria have taken to the streets in protest against their government, and over 4000 have paid with their life. in rare television interview with barbara walters, the syrian president, bashar al-assad, flatly denied he ordered the use of brutality. instead blaming the violence on others. paul would starts the coverage -- paul woods starts the coverage. >> day after day unarmed syrian protectors have come out to face machine guns, snipers, and army vehicles. the costs so far is 4000 dead mom. . but in his abc interview, bashar al-assad did is killing his own citizens. >> we do not killer on people. no government in the world kills its own people, unless it is led by a crazy person. i became president with public support. it is impossible for anyone in this state to be ordered to be killed. >> we saw a different picture in a week of traveling inside syria. the city of homes, catalogs her losses. her son was shot dead and protest the explains. then
welcome to our viewers on pbs, america, and around the globe. during the past nine months the people of syria have taken to the streets in protest against their government, and over 4000 have paid with their life. in rare television interview with barbara walters, the syrian president, bashar al-assad, flatly denied he ordered the use of brutality. instead blaming the violence on others. paul would starts the coverage -- paul woods starts the coverage. >> day after day unarmed syrian...
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of his techniques and a new pbs series of the same name debuted on pbs. i am pleased to have him here at this table. welcome. >> thank you. thank you so much for having me. >> rose: so this book is a diary of your life you say? >> sort of it. it shows the way i cooked when i was in my 20s andn middle age and older man. so it did change and i've been in america for 50 years, 51 years. i've been married 45 years to a woman born in new york city from a puerto rican mother and cuban father so from black bean soup to fried chickent's not necessarily french. >> rose: has i become simpler? >> yes. it's become simpler and it's good because even after years and years of cooking, i simplified it, even the recipe th i say why did i do that? i could avoid doing this and make it easier. >> rose: and equally good? >> equally good, yes. >> rose: you peared down the recipes to about 700 started with 2,000. >> something like this. yes. it was a process with a lot of redun dancesy. a salmon recipe with the same ingredients. so after arguing with my editor for one thing or
of his techniques and a new pbs series of the same name debuted on pbs. i am pleased to have him here at this table. welcome. >> thank you. thank you so much for having me. >> rose: so this book is a diary of your life you say? >> sort of it. it shows the way i cooked when i was in my 20s andn middle age and older man. so it did change and i've been in america for 50 years, 51 years. i've been married 45 years to a woman born in new york city from a puerto rican mother and...
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. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. is this iraq all over again? that's the question being raised in afghanistan after a day of unprecedented sectarian violence. at least 56 people were killed and hundreds injured when a suicide bomber targeted a crowd of shi'ite worshipers. the country have not seen a tax like this since the fall of the taliban. from the afghan capital, we have this report. >> afghan's a beat themselves and a traditional mourning ritual. then this. [explosion] a massive explosion and the suicide bomber peers through the crowd. it chaos. hundreds are injured. at a city hospital, they struggle to cope with wave after wave of victims. on the pavement outside, a mother mourns for lost a son. my heart is broken, she cries. desperate and in despair, more gather for news of missing family and friends. >> this is a day of mourning. it's an attack against humanity and attack against islam. >> it was part of a coordinated assault against shias. another bomb one in kabul was much bigger, near the shrine near the presidential palace. people h
. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. is this iraq all over again? that's the question being raised in afghanistan after a day of unprecedented sectarian violence. at least 56 people were killed and hundreds injured when a suicide bomber targeted a crowd of shi'ite worshipers. the country have not seen a tax like this since the fall of the taliban. from the afghan capital, we have this report. >> afghan's a beat themselves and a traditional mourning...
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welcome to our vurings on pbs america and around the world. 8.6%. you will be hearing a lot of it from the white house. it's the number u.s. unemployment fell to last month. down a healthy chunk from october. it's a glimmer of good news for the u.s. economy. and it brings unemployment down to its lowest level in 2 1/2 years. no wonder president obama is smiling. >> merry christmas, everybody. >> and what a christmas gift the president has got. ♪ >> it's not exactly wonderland. but getting america's unemployment comfortably below 9% is a welcome boost. many of the 120,000 extra jobs created last month came in retail. shoppers dug into their purses and stores for extra workers to help. results, a little economic fairy dust. but mr. obama already knows the trend won't last if congress doesn't act. >> we need to keep that growth going. right now, that means congress needs to extend the payroll tax cut for working americans for another year. congress needs to renew unemployment insurance for americans who are still out there pounding the pavement looki
welcome to our vurings on pbs america and around the world. 8.6%. you will be hearing a lot of it from the white house. it's the number u.s. unemployment fell to last month. down a healthy chunk from october. it's a glimmer of good news for the u.s. economy. and it brings unemployment down to its lowest level in 2 1/2 years. no wonder president obama is smiling. >> merry christmas, everybody. >> and what a christmas gift the president has got. ♪ >> it's not exactly...
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welcome to our viewers on pbs america and also of around the globe. it is harder to end a war than to begin one, a message for future leaders delivered by one for today. president obama marked the end of america's nine-year military commitment in iraq by welcoming troops back. the conflict has been long, bloody, and controversial, but the commander-in-chief pay tribute to the soldiers courage and professionalism in the field. >> the president of the united states. >> the president and the first lady came with lavish praise for the troops. he said they were incredible, their hearts touched by her. he said this was a war that ended not with a final battle, but with a march towards home. >> i'm proud to finally say these two words -- and i know your family is a greek -- a welcome home -- i know your families agree -- a welcome home. >> this was a tricky speech. president obama has to raise the military, but not a war that he once talked down. >> it is harder to end a war than begin one. indeed, everything that american troops have done in iraq, all the f
welcome to our viewers on pbs america and also of around the globe. it is harder to end a war than to begin one, a message for future leaders delivered by one for today. president obama marked the end of america's nine-year military commitment in iraq by welcoming troops back. the conflict has been long, bloody, and controversial, but the commander-in-chief pay tribute to the soldiers courage and professionalism in the field. >> the president of the united states. >> the president...
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welcome to viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. we do not have time. that was the warning from the french president as he met with germany's chancellor in the latest attempt to save the eurozone. with a leading credit agency warning tonight that it could downgrade the ratings of nearly all eurozone economies, including germany, the pressure is mounting. our europe editor starts our coverage from paris. >> this was the start of a crucial week for the eurozone, with key summits. the curtain raiser was here at the elysee palace, a meeting between leaders of france and germany, the most powerful in the eurozone. they embraced and called for a treaty that would insure foolish spending never happened again, with automatic sanctions for countries that broke rules. the leaders wanted to stress their determination to do what was needed to fix the crisis. >> our will is to go on a forced march, to reestablish confidence in the euro and eurozone. we do not have time. we are aware of the seriousness of the situation, and the responsibility on our shoulders. >> the
welcome to viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. we do not have time. that was the warning from the french president as he met with germany's chancellor in the latest attempt to save the eurozone. with a leading credit agency warning tonight that it could downgrade the ratings of nearly all eurozone economies, including germany, the pressure is mounting. our europe editor starts our coverage from paris. >> this was the start of a crucial week for the eurozone, with key summits....
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a very warm welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and our around the world. how this iconic paris cathedral fell in and out of favor and back in again. the giant outdoor escalator transforming lives and one of columbia's poorest neighborhoods. several thousand israelis have demonstrated in the town of beit shemesh to condemn the behavior of old so orthodox jews who want to segregate between the sexes. the behavior of -- the israeli president has said a minority in israel is acting is -- is acting outrageously. >> by early evening, thousands had gathered in beit shemesh angry at the treatment of women by ultra orthodox jews who want greater separation between the sexes. in recent months, many israelis have been shocked of grown men hurl abuse at school girls. their crime, dressing in modestly. >> >> over the weekend, israeli television showed images of a woman struggling to get her daughter to school. on monday, police clashed with hundreds of ultra-orthodox to of been trying to force women and girls to walk on a different side of the street from men. israel's
a very warm welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and our around the world. how this iconic paris cathedral fell in and out of favor and back in again. the giant outdoor escalator transforming lives and one of columbia's poorest neighborhoods. several thousand israelis have demonstrated in the town of beit shemesh to condemn the behavior of old so orthodox jews who want to segregate between the sexes. the behavior of -- the israeli president has said a minority in israel is acting is -- is...
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. >>> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. european leaders have called a rescue out of their economic cat. 23 members of the european union have agreed to spend less, save more, and surrender some sovereignty to stabilize the euro. britain was the only country to reject the changes, leaving the u.k. more isolated. after so many last-ditch deals, will this really work? gavin hewitt has the latest. >> this was a summit when the e.u. change, full of tension. at the french president was chipper. the british prime minister managing a clenched smile as britain's relationship with europe changed, too. ifrance and germany had wanted o amend the treaty to impose tougher discipline over budgets. that needed british agreement, but the prime minister wanted safeguards in return. the arguments continued until 4:00 in the morning. >> good morning. at the sorry for keeping you up so long. i said before coming to brussels that if i could not get adequate safeguards for britain in a new european treaty, i would not agree to it. what is on off
. >>> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. european leaders have called a rescue out of their economic cat. 23 members of the european union have agreed to spend less, save more, and surrender some sovereignty to stabilize the euro. britain was the only country to reject the changes, leaving the u.k. more isolated. after so many last-ditch deals, will this really work? gavin hewitt has the latest. >> this was a summit when the e.u. change, full of...