are british fans different from your fans here in the united states? >> oh, we have wonderful fans in the united states. we do have great, great fans in europe when we get a chance to go there, especially london we love to play. we had actually been on a five-week tour and just -- we were winding up our tour in london at the '02 arena and thought we're going to film this because this has been a wonderful trip. maybe we'll come back and put it together. we had such a great time, such a wonderful audience. all the songs, of course, that they love and all the popular songs. then we do a lot of variety of other things. we do some interviews, talk to the band, show the rehearsal, show the town. this dvd is a wonderful thing to watch. it's colorful and entertaining, but you can see for yourself on the dvd how involved the audience really gets. they knew all the words and they were swinging their arms back and forth on all the songs, singing along. so it made for a wonderful experience for all of us, and i'm very proud of the dvd and cd. it's all in one packa

a panel of british politicians provided commentary. it also included interviews with students, current mp's, and the new speaker of the house. >> today is the last time this will happen before the next election. with that thought, it is bound to dominate our discussion. our lovely studio just across the way from the palace of westminster, lovely vantage point of the events taking place after year of turmoil for members of parliament. scandals caused by a parliamentary expenses have caused a great deal of discussion. that is the backdrop. this is where the queen will be arriving in 45 minutes time. with an election is expected in six months at the most, there is hardly any time to start an ambitious new program of legislation. plenty for us to talk about and plenty to watch. i'm pleased to say that some things never change. the colors and traditions of the state opening are reassuringly familiar. a short while ago, the yeoman of the guards before their ceremonial search of the bolts of westminster, insuring that all was secure. the yeom

this week gordon brown answered questions on the british involvement in afghanistan. mr. brown announced this week that 10 nato nations are ready to send about 5,000 troops to afghanistan. they questioned about the iraq secrecy and asked about how the government was responding to recent floods in the u.k. >> doctor, refer to blackmon woods. >> before listing my engagements this week, i am sure the house will wish to join me to paying tribute to sergeant robert dixon from the fourth regiment, who has died in afghanistan. the debt of gratitude we owe him is permanent, and we send our condolences to his family and friends. he and the sacrifice he has made will not be forgotten. all of us i believe will want to pay tribute to police constable big barker who tragically died in the course of duty, serving the community he was so committed to. and we remember the individuals who lost their lives during the recent floods, and our thoughts are with all families and friends, and with all those affected by the serious flooding, who will have our support now and into the future. let

. >> the prime minister has said that we are in afghanistan to protect british people against terrorism and yet in the same breath, they threatened to pull out of the country if president karzai cannot clean up his corrupt government. now, from london, prime minister's questions. this week, prime minister gordon brown answered questions on military strategy in afghanistan. according to the associated press, mr. brown announced that canada nations agreed to send about 30,000 more troops to afghanistan. the prime minister also discussed how the government was responding to recent floods in the uk. >> questions to the prime minister. >> mr. speaker, before i begin, i am sure the whole house would like to join me to pay tribute to sgt dixon from the second regiment royal military police who has died in afghanistan. we send our sincere condolences to his family and friends. he and the sacrifice he has made will not be forgotten. all of us will also want to pay tribute to police constable bill barker who died in the course of duty, serving the community he was so committed to. also those a lo

the prime minister has said we're in afghanistan to protect british people against terrorism. and yet almost in the same breath threatens to pull out of the country if president karzai can't clean up his corrupt government. these are contradictory messages they are sending out mixed signals. can the prime minister now square that circle?vu >> we are in the country because of the threat to britain. a threat that has been seen over eight years as a result of projected and actual terrorist defenses in our country. three-quarters of which come from afghanistan and pakistan and mainly the borders of pakistan. that is why we are there to protect the streets of britain. i was right to ask president karzai to give us assurances about how in his second term he would tackle corruption. he has now announced an anticorruption task force. i gather 12 people have been arrested yesterday from within the core administration. at the same time, i've asked him to appoint district and regional governors and he has agreed to do so that are free of corruption and will deal with the problems of hand