paris, where nicolas sarkozy looks like he will have to fight like he has never fought before after he became the first sitting president to trial in the first round of the election. in the next two weeks, he will go head-to-head with the first place so foolish, francois hollande -- first place socialist, francois hollande. marine le pen is knocked out, but who will her supporters go to now? let's go to paris. >> george, thank you very much. welcome to a stormy paris. in some ways, the results were expected. on another level, it was truly exceptional. the worst showing by a sitting president in over 50 years. the national front getting one in five of the voters of the french public. francois hollande is out on the road already. he is in italy. nicolas sarkozy is traveling. they will be crisscrossing the country in the coming weeks. perhaps the most decisive moment might come when the two face each other and a television studio, or if nicolas sarkozy has his way, 3 live tv debates. let's get a report from our paris correspondent. >> 10 presidential candidates, three months of debate in

. security council has finalized a draft of a resolution to send a team of observers to syria to monitor the cease-fire. the vote is expected later saturday. the resolution has been revised following objections from russia. the need for additional measures to keep the peace has been thrown into focus by the deaths of several demonstrators. we have this report from neighboring favorite. >> -- from a route. >> after friday prayers, they tried to break into the main center of the city. troops opened fire, causing pandemonium. activists say at least one protester was killed by gunfire, and more than 20 others wounded. security forces intervened to break up demonstrations in many places like this one south of damascus, where teargas was used. but despite the risk, thousands turned out in many parts of the country to voice their opposition to the regime. in some places, security forces did not move in. the overall casualty figures were much lower than many people had feared. but away from the demonstrations, the military is still around with its tanks and heavy weapons in many trouble

known as the miracle in the desert, but now california has gone from paradise to nightmare. >> it could send cloud of toxic dust across southern california. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a press inquiry in london has shed new light on the full extent of the close ties between the british government and the media empire of rupert murdoch. today's hearing put his son james murdoch in the hot seat. he spent over six hours being grilled about the phone hacking scandal linked to senior u.k. politicians. >> the company which she once let has been accused of having to close a relationship with various public officials. tonight, after a day of evidence from james murdock, the suggestion is it was to close a relationship with the office of a cabinet member. mr. murdoch stepped forward to give evidence under oath. >> i swear that the evidence i shall give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. could he was taken first to phone hacking, and, time and again, he claimed ignorance of the scale of wrongdoing at the company he headed. >>

struggle against brutal heads of state, the former liberian president, charles taylor, has been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity. the special court in the hague found mr. taylor guilty of fueling the war in neighboring sierra leone. 50,000 people died. mr. taylor will be sentenced next month. from the hague, our special correspondent starts our coverage. >> the special court for sierra leone is sitting in an open session in the case of the prosecution of charles taylor. >> it has been a landmark day in the international justice. charles taylor came to court knowing that he might go to prison for the rest of his life. he was the president of liberia. prosecutors charged him with waging war in neighboring sierra leone. no one disputes that rebel forces committed terrible atrocities there. the charges include murder, rape, adoption, slavery, and the recruitment of child soldiers. civilian populations were terrorized. many have their limbs hacked off by machete or axe. the question before the court was did charles taylor order those crimes. >> there is insufficient evidence

through a variety of programs. but this has been different exponentially in terms of degree and extent to which the president has tried to concentrate the power of the government in washington, dc. the beauty of the constitution is that it is an instrument and a set of ideas. again, that limits government. it believes that free men and free women and free markets can do just about anything, and at the end of the day, it is that constitution that has made us an exceptional nation. and 236 years we have become the most prosperous, the most democratic republic, in all of human history. and so to ignore it to try to get around it, over it, or under it, is it fundamental challenge to our exceptionalism and the whole notion of limited government. >> host: ken blackwell, in "the blueprint" one example you use is the white house system. >> guest: most presidents have had perhaps at the most five guards. this president has had about 25 to 28 czars, and what they do is they ignore the separation of powers and they ignore the congressional oversight. if there has been a department that has been esta

conceded he has made mistakes. one of them, not being solid enough as president. >> i know what they are going to say. that i have changed. but it is not true. the presidency has not changed me. i am a human being with a deep love of the country. >> the president blames the media for tarnishing him and insists that a silent majority will support him. go to a city like bordeaux, and you will understand president sarkozy's difficulty. when you visit factories like this producer of organic drinks, the overwhelming concern is with the stagnating economy and unemployment at 10%. >> the rate of unemployment. >> the main issue for the french is employment. maine president's opponent, a socialist, francois hollande, has tapped into this. he promises to make growth, not austerity his platform. when i spoke to him after this campaign stop, he said he expected a clear result from the first round, a desire for change. >> are you going to win? >> i am not sure. >> are you hopeful? >> his critics say that he has never held a job in government before, but he likes to present himself as a person who wil

have had to flee to turkey. there may be many more to follow. >> a judge in the united states has sentenced a russian arms dealer to 25 years in prison. he was found guilty of conspiring to sell weapons, including surface-to-air missiles, arabia. >> the notorious russian arms dealer has learned his fate, 25 years in jail could that is a sentence he has received after promising to sell missiles to colombian rebels willing to kill americans. the former soviet military officer was sacked by u.s. informants. >> they could have given him as much as life. he is critical to her for carefully considering the facts and circumstances of this investigation. he intends to move forward into the court of appeals and commit necessary, to the united states supreme court. >> he used his network of cargo airplanes to move weapons around the world. he fuel conflicts around africa. the phone "lord of war" is believed to be based on his exploits. the case led to tensions between moscow and washington. russia claimed they u.s.'s pursuit of ham was politically motivated. american prosecutors say that bo

he's failed to keep and the standards he has set for himself and been unable to keep. much has changed since he accepted the nomination in 2008. and the romney campaign is seeking to remind voters in charlotte, north carolina, about those changes at the site of the 2012 convention. we'll be there. let's take a look. >> you see, we democrats have a very different measure what what constitutes progress, whether you can pay the mortgage, whether you can put money away at the end of the month to watch your child receive a college diploma. >> we measure progress by how many people can find a job that pace the mortgage... [sound effects] >> sean: now, we measure progress by how many people can find a job that pays the mortgage, as candidate obama suggested, voters will likely take the president up on that proposition. joining me now, mitt romney. governor, welcome back. thanks for being here. >> thanks, sean. good to be with you, again you? >> know, i look at this ad and the ads the rnc has been putting out, i have to be honest, i think the most effective thing -- and i think this ma

journal" here on dw. >> here is a look at some of our top stories. wachovia non-has told of alarming casualty's and syria -- kofi annan. >> a deal to crack down on tax evaders. >> and celebrations for easter get under way at the vatican. the united nations and arab league envoy kofi annan say alarming casualty's have been reported in syria even after the government agreed to withdraw funds from protest city's. >> russia and china have joined in in stepping up the pressure on president bashar al-assad. if this is carried out, he will call for a complete cease to hostilities two days after the deadline. >> members of the u.n. security council still have doubts that president bashar al-assad will keep his promise and withdraw forces from opposition strongholds before the deadline. special envoy kofi annan made a special plea by a video link. >> i plea for clear instructions, so the message goes down through the country to the fighter and soldier. >> the syrian regime says it has already begun withdrawing forces from flashpoint cities, but eyewitnesses report continued shelling. >> even

for mitt romney as he has swept the republican votes in three primaries and edges closer to winning the nomination to stand against president obama. and a tale of chaos and fear and the imposition of sharia law. from mali, and from the mayor of timbuktu. two senior public officials in somalia among the victims of a suicide bombing in mogadishu. the rebel group al-shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack that happened during a function and at recently reopened national theater. prime minister ali has told the bbc the attack was carried out by a female suicide bomber. our africa editor is joining me now live. tell us who are these two public figures? >> the head of the olympics committee and the head of the football association. they are amongst the least seven people killed. it may be as high as 10. and more people wounded when a woman suicide bomber exploded a belt around her at the ceremony. >> also, the prime minister was there. >> he was there and is safe. he was in the middle of his speech when happens. he says that his cabinet is ok. >> audacious would be one word for t

of illegal immigrants into the u.s. has fallen, but the debate over what to do with them has not, and now, a court weighs in. and what is it like to be a member of the world's most exclusive club? it is something all american presidents have in common. >> that are bound together because they have done this difficult job and have come out of it, and they know what it is like. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and elsewhere around the globe. like father, like son. today, it was the turn of rupert murdoch to face enquiries into ethics. yesterday, testimony from his son james was so bad that it led for calls for one to resign. he was downplaying his family's influence over u.k. officials. our business editor reports on today's extraordinary proceedings. >> driving through a little piece of history. rupert murdoch, he was about to be held to account in four hours of interrogation by the inquiry into immediate standards. >> i swear to almighty god that this will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the tree. >> a big figure in british media since the 1960's, former

board of an opportunity to make sure that you protect the funding that muni has, the limited funding muni has and i in my view, there is no reason why 100% of that funding should come from the mta budget. i am wondering if you could talk about the issue of four quarters, where you are on that. >> i think it is important to know the fact that there has been heightened scrutiny on this. it began with this body. it was supervisor dufty when he was supervisor held the first hearings and helped increase my awareness as a board member and others. i know you have been vigilant on this issue. it has improved through the mou process as you have talked about, but that is a gradual change. what needs to happen is a discussion to make sure that everything we're paying for out of muni's funds, transit sponsored funds do indeed support the nexus. on tuesday, when we passed their budget, i have previously asked the director to look at and provide seven or eight things. i got a fair number of the things i had on my list. work order revisiting and the motorcycle officer work order was not. we

there for 57 days. that was about occupying the state house. occupy has become a brand. it has also become e ncampments. soon it will need to be more than a space and a place. it will need to go to state houses, occupy banks, occupy congress. take the movement energy into those stairs -- spheres with the ideas matter of the heart of occupy. >> winter is coming. cities like san francisco and oakland and other cities are closing down the encampments and chasing people off. you can drive 90 miles from davis and pepper spray. it is hard to maintain people's attention for long periods of time. i am wondering -- should they be occupying the supreme court? [applause] >> i was talking about that today. with all respect for putting your body on the line which captivated the imagination in the beginning, it now needs to be less about states and place -- spaces and places and more about going to wear in justice -- injustice is. there are plans to occupy the supreme court from the second anniversary of the citizens united decision. that crazy decision has given the rights to corporations to unl

-life atticus finch, tony serra, who is here and has motivated so many of us to do what we do. our second panel looks at abuse of power, abuse of power and how it happens and why it happens and most importantly what we can do and need to do to prevent it. whether it's a prosecutor or a judge or a defender render ineffective assistance to counsel or a police officer violating constitutional rights. this is not something we can tolerate, yet it happens each and every day. and our panel is going to delve deep into the issues that we're seeing not only here in the bay area but throughout the country and throughout the world. our third panel after lunch will talk about the future of the death penalty and hopefully its demise. you might be surprised that we are having a conversation here in san francisco about the death penalty. as you know, our district attorney has indicated that he may seek the death penalty in appropriate cases in san francisco, and that has not been the case for the past decade. but he's coming today to talk about his views. we also have a former warden at san quent

of days this race has taken a fundamental turn. the polls have shocked everybody. if you were advising the president what would you say he should do to change the dynamics? certainly the press is saying something is amiss. >> he is being advised by his campaign right now just to be patient. they are showing him the state-by-state polls. yes, the national numbers are of great concern, but it is very early. they are saying hold off, let's wait it is only dangerous if you start to get down by six or eight moint points. >> yes, but you go from a yawning lead among women of 19 and now you're in a dead heat and the margins are low single digits in those swing states there has got to be a little bit of anxiety in the white house and he must be having an extra cup of coffee and placing 2:00 am calls saying david what have you done for me. you, my david give him one piece of advice. >> at a certain point if this election does become a referendum this will be a very tough election for president obama. but that's why you are starting to hear him make these comments about mitt romney bein

--www.ncicap.org-- self-defense. anders behring breivik has pleaded not guilty to killing 77 people last july. over the next few months, the court will determine the state of breivik's mental health and whether he will be sent to prison or a mental institution. >> anders behring breivik began his trial with a defiant salute. the right wing extremist refused to recognize the court's authority, because, as he put it, the norwegian state supports multiculturalism. july 22 last year, he killed eight people with a car bomb in central oslo. then he traveled to nearby utoeya island where he methodically shot teenagers dead. it was the deadliest single attack in norway since world war ii, a massacre breivik has confessed to. but he pleaded not guilty. he said he was acting in self- defense. survivors and families of the victims are following the proceedings closely. when the shooting spree occurred, she was -- he was taking part in a camp. >> it was as a disaster -- a disaster. it is more a relief to see he did not have the powers he once had over us. >> prosecutors have charged him with te

countries the u.k. anti fascist group has warned his anti islam rhetoric could be inspiring extremist followers worldwide a move must be done to stop it and in britain which has a number of towns considered hotbeds of the far right the trend is especially worrisome auntie's other bennett explains. this is looted was considered the breeding ground of far right extremism in the u.k. so to a large muslim community and also to the english defense league who are now considered one of the most dangerous groups of the global counter jihad movement it started as a gang of football hooligans and in just three years its ranks have swelled to more than seventy thousand all united against what they call the threat of islam the same ideology inspired norwegian mass murderer anders behring breivik and now it's on the rise according to a report by a u.k. anti fascism group a worldwide counter jihad network has surged since predicts attacks with over one hundred far right groups in europe alone it names e.t.l. leader tommy robinson a key figure in that they just some far left organization a

more important than something i feel has been over stage. ross mirkarimi, i understand, as a provider for his family has been crippled. a city designed to protect his wife and child, then i think there're be more concerned about him being able to do that financially. this is a historical time for us with the reentry of prisoners back into the city. i think sheriff mirkarimi has expressed his desire to have the ability to be able to aid in the success of that program. i think that there is money that needs to be diverted in other areas other than continuing to persecute a man who has demonstrated as a supervisor and in his campaigning in the office for sheriff that he is capable and able to represent the hearts and feelings of the citizens of this city. i would also say that there is a sentiment within the streets of san francisco and the people that are not so discouraged that he would not do a good job, but they are feeling that there is a great love for a share of, one who has known what it is to fall and get up again, one that knows how important that phone call is, how important t

rick santorum. the conservative favorite has called it quits. >> this presidential race for us is over, for me, and we will suspend our campaign, effective today. >> welcome to the modern-day space race. we take you inside one private company now responsible for supplying the international space station. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the world. the guns were supposed to be quiet in syria today, and yet, more than 50 people have been killed. the deadline for a united nations-brokered cease-fire has been flaunted. government forces have continued to pound opposition activists. the violence has increased markedly in the past days, as has the number of refugees trying to escape to turkey. our special correspondent is in one of those refugee camps, and he filed this report. >> if peace is about to dawn, there is no sign of it in homs. that is the voice of a cameraman recording the violence. >> this is homs. it is being destroyed by random shelling today, the 10th of april. >> in other embattled towns, the destruction seen, if anything, to be escalating. with

. >> that has been the pattern in the past. the message from the security council was with an unanimous and forceful, that it would be extremely unwise for them to pursue that pattern again, because we are ready and we are agreed on the necessity of additional tough measures should they do so. >> ok, ambassador susan rice. thank you for joining the program. >> good to be with you. >> the extremist accused of carrying out norway's worst mass murder cried as he went on trial. when prosecutors showed the anti-muslim videos anders behring breivik had made, he showed no remorse for the attacks, saying he made them in self-defense. the families of the victims were in court as the prosecution showed in detail how breivik planned and carried out the massacre. >> the mastermind of norway's suffering was handcuffed. he seemed relaxed, eager. he always wanted this, a chance to present his views in public. he started with a salute to the far right. no remorse. and for the first time in court, we heard the voice of the killer. >> i acknowledge the acts, but i do not plead guilty. i was doi

for sean. no other president has disparaged this country like barack obama, his message to voters is clear -- our government favors the rich and turns its back on the poor. here's the president in his own words. >> we settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of americans barely get by. or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same set of rules. fair play and shared responsibility will help protect our people and our economy. pay our fair share of taxes. paying my fair share of taxes, paying my fair share of taxes. if everybody is getting a fair shot, everybody has a chance to do better. we can build an economy that gives everybody a fair shot. when we talk about everybody paying their fair share, americans who can afford it should pay their fair share. fair play and shared responsibility. i think that's a fair approach. american who is can't afford it should pay their fair share. fair play and shared responsibility! that's what we are about! >> a l

, which it has discretion to decide about. but he did say the court has taken out the constitutional substructure, the basic underlying principle that allowed the states to distinguish between heterosexual marriages and marriages for gay couples. so he said, you know, if we can't legislate on the basis of morality, that is the view of homosexuality is wrong and heterosexual marriage is right, if we can't legislate on that basis then how can we distinguish among gay and straight couples? we can't do it because one set of couples can procreate because we cannot allow older in sterile couples to get married. he said there is no rational reason left to prefer one, and i would guess that when the case comes up as it is now moving up through the lower court, the gay rights litigants are going to be siding justice scalia's descent as correctly reading this decision as having undermined the exclusion of gay couples for marriage. .. you did a lot of reporting on this and talk to john lawrence and both men have passed away in the last couple of years after that case was decided. tell us a litt

main candidates. mitt romney it looks all but certain to be the republican nominee. >> it has been a long, arduous road, but we can now say that this 65-year-old businessman will be the republican challenger to barack obama. this was the moment today when the race all but ended, at a second place rick santorum suspended his spending easter at a hospital with his sick daughter. >> we made a decision over the weekend we will suspend our campaign. we are not done fighting. >> what do we know of the man who would be president? mitt romney was born in 1947, studying business at harvard. he amassed a personal fortune estimated at up to a quarter of a billion dollars. 10 years ago, he entered politics, becoming governor of massachusetts. he is a man of faith, a follower of the mormon religion. >> we fired him as senator, why promote him as president? >> in a negative campaign, organization and hard cash, attack ads pulverized his opponents. the candidate marketed himself as an economic troubleshooter. >> the president has pledged to transform america. he spent the last four years laying the

to start by asking david kim to step forward. david is an accountant. he has been with the agency for five years. the work he does is a little bit behind the scenes, but it is part of what enables us to do and deliver capital projects. he does fund incumbrances, he analyzes policies, reimbursement. when we get a grant from a federal or state government, it is not until we invoice it that we actually get the money. very important step in the process. he also serves as a mentor and our accounting intern program. very importantly, he has documented accounting procedures. it helps make sure that we comply and are consistent in their application of the accounting rules. it is important for audit purposes. he has been identified as someone who demonstrates his dedication and commitment to the agency. operating and delivering our grant fund capital projects according to the best practices out there. i want to congratulate david for his excellent work. >> thank you, director. good afternoon, board of directors. david is a pleasure to have in the agency. he is a team player, always has a smile

delaware he served as the chairman of the foreign relations committee and has continued to display his commitment to the success of our foreign relations as vice- president. i hope you are excited as i get to hear from the vice president himself today. it is without further ado i am honored to say to you the president of the united states, mr. joe biden. [applause] -- the vice president joe biden. >> you did a great job. >> thank you. >> hello, how are you? great to be with you. [applause] what a great introduction. i hope to she remembers me when she is president. it is great to be before such a distinguished audience at a great university. i were to start off by doing what they say you should never do, apologizing. now, it is not something you peak -- you students know that the chief of staff was a president here at nyu. that is the only reason he got the job as chief of staff. he figured he can deal with this great university he can deal with the country. it is great to see one of the great, great patriots, one of the finest general said had ever in my 39 years of working in for

independent agency. this is an agency that the u.s. should be proud of. not every country has one -- has this. where the minister or the -- because you up and tells you what to do. we can serve consumers and get the best communications and media out to our people. we ought to be proud in building that up. you have to be careful you do not get captured by the folks that you're regulating and you have to be careful to keep that independents and let us do our job. that is a big change in the law but it is a big change in how the fcc operates. some of the stipulations would end up not expediting the business but slowing business. we would be in court earlier. i think we have to hire more people just to keep up with all these requirements. a good article was written about this in "wired." i am expressing my own opinions. i think we need to tread very carefully before we go and slam bang and change the fcc. >> after you retired, december 31, 2011, there was an article "hat came out in "televocom a.m. i'm sure you've seen this article. what was your reputation and are you fearful that wi

do a good job. however, the decision has to be made as to who will carry the flag, so somebody has to take it, but i am comfortable that we have got two candidates. i know warren pretty well because he lives nearby, and i see walking down the street, and we bump into each other, and we are able to say hello and be cordial. i know that whatever happens today, that will continue to be the case. commissioner murphy got some kudos for the work that he has done during his tenure on the commission, and perhaps, particularly during his tenure as president, and i think he gets credited more than anybody -- probably fairly so -- to whatever degree, i do not know, but to a fair degree gets credited for most of the work that was done in improving operations at thedbi and on the top floor. i happen to believe in my heart of hearts that the reason why he was able to do that is because he is in the trenches and knows the trials and tribulations that an average joe who walks in has to go through to get a permit. i am a believer in the guide that is in the trenches, the hands-on guy. i have an in-bui

commercialization of internet networking products. he has been -- he has a degree in management from stanford, an ms from the university of central florida, and a degree in electrical engineering from the indian institute technology, bombay. he has authored numerous publications and has over 50 u.s. patents. >> thank you for organizing this panel discussion, and thank you, everybody, for graciously being here today. it is my great honor to introduce an incredibly distinguished panel of industrial luminaries. let me start with timothy, simon, and jeanette. tim is a professor at the stanford business school where he teaches a very popular class on this service via in fact, i have taken your class, and you bring in some incredible speakers and make it very entertaining. jim also has a distinguished career in the private sector. he was the president of oracle's on demand service, which by some records was the first online on demand service. cloud computing has a lot of fathers, but tim is often called the grandfather of cloud computing because of that endeavor. but tim is also an investor in a cl

me for more in just a moment to find out what's the world's most wanted whistleblower has in store. thanks for being with our team and us three o'clock here in moscow in karen's karachi well despite warnings that it was defying international law north korea launched its controversial long range rocket early on friday but within moments it plummeted into the sea it's still riled at the u.n. security council although russia is pushing for diplomacy archies peter all of our has all the developments. the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov speech speaking alongside his chinese and indian counterparts to be holding a meeting here in moscow that meeting dominated by the fallout from this failed rocket launch coming out of north korea now sigil of rove expressed russia's regret that the launch it taken place but said. it was concerned putting more sanctions on north korea wouldn't really do any good when it came to stopping these type of launches taking place perhaps in the future you know those sentiments were backed up by the chinese foreign minister saying china was opposed to any f

don't -- i don't think anybody has the answer. >> but i it will not happen because of outside forces going into syria? >> no it is a long-term process, one has to look at it from a long-term perspective. tunisia and egypt it happened relatively quick, and with different dynamics on the ground. >> syria is different, as all the experts have been saying but it doesn't change the fact that this regime lost its legitimacy. therefore, you know, sooner or later, we will see the fall of that regime and a new syria will be established. >> rose: we continue this evening with francis fukuyama and gideon rose, and look at the ideas and the clash of ideas that have shaped the world and will shape the future. >> but i think that you do not solve the problems if you kind of complacently believe well we have been through this before and we have seen worse and get through this in the future, unless people feel there is a kind of really pressing sense of crisis about self correcting the problems of democratic capitalism, then we actually won't get to this future and that's what we really need to do n

there are a few differences. i think the impact will vary quite a bit. rob has his thoughts about how it will effect read states. it has similar effects in places like hawaii where the president will win by 40 points or massachusetts where we expect the president to win by double digits. the individual impact changes quite a bit, and but i think in senate races, the money will be there to make the selection a choice between the two people that are actually on the ballot and will not be able to draw a strong contrast between the republican vision for the country, which involves voting against the buffett rule, making sure we do everything possible to have women have more difficulty accessing contraception, versa the democratic vision which is to address the debt and deficit in a responsible way without tearing apart the social safety net for our country. while that has some impact, i'm confident we can do what is necessary to draw the contrast between the two people on the ballot. >> the good your web site, president obama is all over, see were tying more candid its future in with

collapse of the dutch government has added to fears that the countries at the heart of europe might struggle to implement further austerity measures. here is a government report from paris. >> pres. sarkozy fighting for his political life today, while financial markets tumbled, spooked in part by political uncertainty in france. he was beaten in the first round of voting, and is drilling in the crucial runoff in two week'' time. -- and is trailing in the cross runoff into weeks' time. tuesday in a fight he will need more votes. >> i want to speak today that i'm tired of hearing that insecurity is not a problem or that immigration was not an issue. this is a scandal. >> the leader of the far right stunned france with 6.5 million people voting for her. her campaign and immigration -- her campaign was immigration and globalization. here is the problem. when sarkozy name was mentioned at rallies, there were boos in the hall. >> nicholas sarkozy, yeah. [boos] >> many on the right feel betrayed by the president, and places like this tell you why. >> this is about 200 kilometers outside of

. broadcasting around the world, this is news day. >> the u.s. secretary of state has announced that the obama administration is prepared to ease sanctions against burma. hillary clinton said some travel restrictions would be relaxed. this comes days after elections in which the party won support. >> there is a new dawn in burma. cavs after elections saw the opposition gain a large number of seats, the united states announced it would ease sanctions. >> we are prepared to take steps toward seeking a full ambassador in the coming days, followed by an announcement of our nominee. >> mrs. clinton praised this man, the president, whose reforms are bearing fruit. >> the president and many of his colleagues helped launch their country on a historic new path. while there much to be done and significant tests lie ahead, we applaud the president and his colleagues for their leadership and courage. [cheers and applause] >> last sunday's bi-elections gave the democracy campaigner her first seat. and there were many more for her party, marking a turning point for a country that had grown used to mil

the globe. and $10 million reward has been offered by the united states for the pakastani man accused of masterminding the attack sign in mumbai. 165 people were killed by gunmen who went on a rampage that lasted three days. now the founder of the militant group/zebari tioga -- leshkar e taiba -- >> coming to rally around their leader. this was last week in islamabad. it is widely viewed as a crutch for the band's group. here is the man with the $10 million bounty on his head. in recent months, he has been making high-profile appearances around the country, denouncing india and the u.s.. they accuse him of masterminding the mumbai attacks in november 2008. after the may him and carnage in india, he was put under arrest several times, but each time he was breeze. we caught up with him near islamabad in january. what would you say to those who say you plant the attacks? >> the highest goats are in pakistan. it is regrettable people listen to the media. >> do you have contacts inside the pakastani military establishment? >> pakastani military as part of pakistan. we all have contacts. >>

globe. the ongoing and any in syria has taken another turn for the worse. a bomb had exploded in central damascus, killing at least nine people. syrian state television is blaming it on a suicide bomber. activist groups said the government was behind the attack. the continued violence cast further doubt on the international peace plan. with reports from beirut. >> more bad news for kofi annan. a deadly suicide bomb in the hearts of damascus. state television carried gruesome pictures of the aftermath. it all reinforces the regime's argument that it is facing a terrorist onslaught. with government shelling still going on, activist accused the regime itself of being behind the damascus bomb to distract attention from its continuing use of heavy weapons in defiance of the peace plan. under the plan, troops and tanks with a gun back weeks ago. activists said the regime has killed more than 460 people since the u.n. observer started arriving. the regime accused is what it calls armed terrorist groups of carrying out a string of assassinations and other attacks. it says it has document

. he'll also have a wear a g.p.s. ankle monitor. zimmerman has received multiple death threats and in court appeared to wear a bulletproof vest. and shellie zimmerman, his wife, testified by phone, because all his family feels vulnerable. >> i have received hate mail. >> reporter: zimmerman supporters include terry jones, a controversial florida pastor. he made headlines last year for burning a koran, and led today's rally with a gun on his hip. this volatile case has drawn other small fringe groups to sanford, worrying city officials. florida's new black panters last month put out a $10,000 bounty for zimmerman's arrest. thomas battles is here to help calm sanford. a so-called peacekeeper part of a little-known unit within the department of justice. its job is to ease community tensions. they were in memphis in 1968 after martin luther king's assassination and in los angeles during the 1992 riots. since last month, they've been in sanford. the unit never talks to the media but sanford mayor jeff triplett says they've helped develop a nine-point action plan to deal with protesters and

young voters. aren't these two groups that mitt romney has trouble attracting, this is not sensible politics as we approach the presidential election, is it? >> no. it's crazy. it is obvious that they recognize that they're hanging out on a political limb right now on this issue. or they wouldn't have acted in such a crazy way. to pick this kind of pay for, which dramatically impairs the health of women, of young children, keeps many seniors from getting the preventive care they need themselves could have chosen a lot of things. even forgetting the oil subsidies themselves could have gone after ag subsidies which wouldn't have provided the stark contrast to whose side they're really on. they're not on women's side and they're definitely on billionaires' side. >> thank you so much for joining us this afternoon. >> thank you. >>> next,ç donald trump thinks karl rove failed in his attempt to stitch up the president. ♪ with or without bail ♪ get out his gun because he's shooting quail ♪ he'll never stop look at him ready to hop ♪ today, we stand against the tyranny of single m

." the man who shot an unarmed black teenager trayvon martin has arrived at a florida jail after being charged with second- degree murder geor. george zimmerman is expected to appear in court for the first time on thursday. the case has gripped the u.s. and an initial decision sparked angry protests across the country. jonathan blake told me how george zimmerman's a turning have responded to the murder charge. >> and the last hour or so, george zimmermans lawyer has been speaking to reporters outside his office in florida and he says apple george zimmerman plans to plead not guilty to these charges. that is the very latest in these charges of second-degree murder concerning the death of trayvon martin have been brought against george zimmerman more than six weeks on from the 17-year-old's death. the special prosecutor outlined the details of the charges that were being brought against george zimmerman. >> today, we filed an information charging george zimmerman with murder in the second degree. with the filing of that information and the issuance of the capias, he will have a rig

a man who has admitted to these crimes is being given a platform to express his views. but one survivor from the island massacre who studies in liverpool disagrees. >> some people have questioned even holding this trial. >> i think it is interesting and important for the survivors to live on with this and hear the reason why it happened. we have gotten to know a lot about that today. >> did he also get what he wanted today? as the cameras focused their lances, there was a smile -- a killer relished his moment. >> for more on this strange trial, i spoke a short time ago with my guest. this trial seems strange and horrifying. one of the things that struck me is how bizarrely and colman and respectful the whole proceedings seems to be. did you find that? >> yes. i was in court today -- contrast that panic and screams and sheer horror of what happened here in what oslo when he carried out his attacks with the court room and anders breivik comes across as very polite. the exchanges between him and a judge and other members of the courtroom have been held on very cordial terms. perha

will be expiring. this is a continuation of her contract. for whatever reason, the contract has gotten off of the calendar or budget cycle. staff is recommending that instead of extending it for one year and have it, and not point in time, we are recommending that we extend it through the end of next fiscal year that will mean that contract will be a 16-month contract in total. over that 16 months, over the last year, we spent $88,000. most of it has come out of the cca fund for her legal services. we're asking and the contract itself is for 125,000. we're asking to keep it under $125,000, continue that and added into the system. for 16 months, we will need a little bit more. it should work out a budget early -- budgetarily for us. commissioner campos: i did think it was important to make sure that the contract are based on the fiscal year. i think for purposes of accounting and budgeting, it makes more sense. that is the reason we are doing it this way. commissioner schmeltzer? commissioner schmeltzer: thank you. again, now that we have worked with miss miller for a number of y

pedestrian safety. my answer to you and i think the staff has been very good about this is we need to continue planning for pedestrian safety improvements and with considerations in all the developments and the changes we carry out, whether they be new bike lanes or new traffic lanes or new muni programs. the other thing we need to do is simply to use our bully pulpit and specific project designed to continue reminding that community this is an issue that affects everyone. everyone at some point is crossing the street. children and elderly people are more vulnerable when they do so. people tend to focus on bigger items like st. redesign or central subway projects and those are offering an opportunity in policy and with a bully pulpit to remind san franciscans pedestrian safety is something that affects all bus and is part of the overall transportation network. supervisor kim: thank you. my second question is around, how do you include meaningful public participation? representing an incredibly diverse constituency in san francisco, from seniors to low- income families to our disabled.

in baghdad where it continued to operate. he has made 1 dozen trips to iraq in the past eight years mainly to work and mitigating ethnic and sectarian conflict. please join me in welcoming our speakers and i will be happy to turn it over to ambassador feltman. [applause] >> thank you for the opportunity to see many old friends and colleagues and a whole room of iraq experts and those interested in iraq. we can argue whether iraq has disappeared up the front pages or not but i can assure you and hallways of near east affairs in the u.s. government iraq has not disappeared from our in box. is an important relationship we are pursuing. for lack of a better term and because i am a diplomat i will say it is an exciting time. for those of us focused on the middle east. an especially exciting time for those of us focused on iraq. in recent years particularly over this past year we have seen tremendous change both in the region and in terms of the relationship with iraq. amid that change i have heard and i am sure we will hear today many probing questions about iraq and our engagement there

80 years old has been in washington for more than three decades. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> warner: and we close with a look at the never-ending fascination with the "titanic," 100 years after it sank. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> citi. supporting progress for 200 years. >> at&t. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. president obama joined world leaders today denouncing north korea rocket launch. with an interview he said the international community would take further steps to isolate the country of the failed launch this morning. the president added that the north korean'ss quote, don't seem to be real good at

been very controversial in afghanistan and something that president karzai has been very critical of for several years now. but it now looks like an agreement has been reached in terms of greater -- more control over the night raids and detention. that paves the way for an agreement which everyone is hoping will be signed prior to the summit conference in may in chicago. once that's signed, i think it's an important signal of the longer term u.s. commitment in afghanistan because a big concern of many afghans is that the international community led by the u.s. not abandon afghanistan again to some extent which is what happened in the early 1990's, which afghanistan then descended back into anarchy and chaos. i think this partnership agreement will be critically important to send a signal both to the taliban and neighboring countries and the afghan people of the us' longer -- u.s.'s longer term commitment to remain engaged in afghanistan. host: larry cord recently wrote a peace in politico saying that it's time to let karzai kick us out, out of the country. he said this, that late 200

government has not done its job in securing border security are wrong. i was in congress from '77 to '95, i can tell you, the federal government in recent years has made heroic efforts to secure our borders. it started under the previous administration, a republican administration, and continues now with such programs as secure communities. we are called here today to debate the merits, the constitutionality, of 1070. i believe it is unconstitutional, for many of the reasons the chairman pointed out, which i will not reiterate. having worked with law enforcement officers, much of my life, i know this law puts law enforcement in a tenable position. police officers are trained to profile behavior, behavior, not people. this law does the opposite. it profiles people. if you have brown skin in my state, you're going to be asked to prove your citizenship. the law has bad consequences. let me play a clip of an individual and it will tell you exactly what i'm talking about. this was taken just a few days after the bill passed both houses and right before the governor signed it. would you play t

throughout all of this it's been about jobs and employment and the economy and this has been the top concern of the french people as well as purchasing power which is essentially money in their pockets and this is going to be central to the campaigns of the two who make it to the second round at this point in france while not at nicolas sarkozy will house to certainly in a war break out into their campaigns much stronger than they have done in the first round and also what they will be having to do is trying to win the of voters from the two sides on nicolas sarkozy will have to win voters from the pen and he may have to again appeal to their sentiments he has been doing so is this anti immigration such a bid for instance but again he has to start talking about jobs but he does have the support of the voters of a centrist francois bayrou but it's not surprising because he may get a prime ministerial position should sarkozy win and now francois long will have to get the voters and we know that metal show has been calling for revolution a civic insurrection and these are the people who who are