now back to the u.s. currency. >>> a survey has found that more than 288,000 nonpermanent workers in japan lost jobs or will lose them in the two years from october 2008 until next month. the ministry conducted the survey on august 18th. survey on august 18th. it targeted non-permanent it ta workers whose contracts were terminated or expired without renewal since october 2008, when the employment situation began rapidly deteriorating. the jobless total of over 288,000 marks an increase of about 3,100 from july. about 150,000 of these workers were dispatched by temporary staff agencies and almost 70,000 were seasonal workers. short term contract workers accounted for about 22,000. the ministry also tracked down 137,000 of the laid off workers and found that only about 65% of them found new jobs. >>> japan and china will discuss issues, such as the import and export of rare earth met the valuable materials are used in the motors of electric tals. vehicles and other high-tech products. a japanese ministerial

headlines now i want to see the last of the u.s. combat troops have made their way over the iraqi border but about fifty thousand will remain to train local and security forces that will only be allowed to go on missions at iraq's request. a two year drought has left three hundred families in an indian village on the edge of starvation. they'll commit suicide if government help doesn't arrive soon. proved to be a bad bet for russia limited to gambling for will designated regions which prompted investors to plan building a las vegas style resort in the popular tourist destination the black sea coast. or it well those were our top stories this hour now it's time for all the latest sports with the unit. here the. football teams across europe have been delving deep into their pockets pray do tell i do love this time of year it's transfer deadline day there's been players moving all across europe monitors asking for more money not getting it we have all the fun in a little moment. great to have your company this is sports today i'm let's

they certainly do have more concerns about the u.s. economy and u.s. financial assets than they've had in a long time. by the way, so do i. >> rose: jim? >> yes, on this partnership business. i very much agree with what stephen roach was just saying. this is an actual heart felt comment based on my having lived there recently. as stephen has, too. there are things in international relations and world history which you can say are inevitable. maybe it was inevidentble that germany and england would come to blows a hundred years ago or inevidentble that colonial nations would rebel against their colonial masters. the situation between the u.s. and china i think nothing is inevitable it's striking for this huge a shift in world power or world resources, there is as little inevitable conflict built in as i think there are. the view among many people in china is surprisingly non-hostile towards the united states. non-hostile shading towards respectful or positive. i think a lot of this is within the power of both the publics on both sides to manager the nex

in marjha the u.s. and the nato command, british particularly went into an extremely difficult area. buone at had had a lon pro-american tradition in the kennedy and johnson administrations. they were greeted as liberaters. thank you, you're back. we remember the americans. we want agriculture, we want security, we want roads, we want culverts, we want seeds. with the troops came our civilians. we have some of the braveest civilians, unarmed, working these streets, they're not even streets, they're just dust bowls. the dust is so fine in marjah that it gets through every mesh have you ever seen. it is astonishing and it is hot down there and these joint civilian military teams are extraordinary. the process of bringing in the afghan government officials behind them is slow and difficult because of mobility. it's really hard to move down there without security. secondly, because of where, the isolation of it. and it's a dangerous area. so the press reported that marjah is a failure. what i would say is w

ideals hundreds of u.s. nationals feel the american dream has failed them and choose to denounce their citizenship. i live from our studios here in central moscow twenty four hours a day this is our team the russian resort of sochi has welcomed the presidents of afghanistan pakistan in tajikistan the high ranking meeting was set up to discuss how to keep the central asian region stable and prevent the work of drug traffickers. has been following the talks there. providing security and fighting drug trafficking these were the two topics which took a front seat during today's summit in sochi where the route to this is not going to be easy russia afghanistan pakistan and the cheekiest on a well aware of the challenges they will meet some in the world wonder whether success is even possible and if so whether all countries of the international community are committed to achieve it by bringing the four nations together russia shows its commitment to support it peaceful stable and prosperous afghanistan and stabili

the u.s. state of arizona has enact a controversial new immigration law this week but with that highly contentious police powers critics said were racist random checks on people state as we're now happening a move which has given rise to fears that ethnic groups would be racially targeted but those who oppose the new law are still far from happy about the way immigrants are treated in the u.s. i don't think. this. doesn't sound like your typical immigration protests today i feel great as beautiful guy oh my god everybody was so excited bring it in. and you know it was. because just one day before the law was to be enacted and i. think that harshest provisions i'm here celebrating with the flu. i believe our victory. were to be removed a celebration over one hundred a long hot days in the making. of a bad economy that happened like that celebrate and that would have removed governor brewer signed immigration law based raynier every single day on five am. right but it wasn't going to lock down s

and the u.s. sanctions are starting to bite and they're going around trying to get the chinese and the emirates and various other players on board because it or they really need to let this play out on a political time to talk a little more about that's me just a resident of indonesia they said as well to me that he would like to publicly debate with president obama about global issues and solutions what are the chances at the end of the day that that meeting of minds could take place and what response we'd like to see from the obama side. there is zero chance that that meeting of minds will take place u.s. president president obama cannot be seen as elevating president to a debate of equals here and domestically in the united states especially in the run up for the november elections if he's seen to be seen as taking what might be perceived as some sort of a bait from to sit down and discuss these issues where of course will bring up the issue of israel and u.s. relationship with israel and so on

the u.s. and canada. the reason-- a computer defect that can cause the engine to stall. the flaw is blamed for three accidents and one minor injury. some big developments tonight in the nationwide egg recall. the f.d.a. says the number of salmonella cases possibly linked to eggs has grown to nearly 1500, making it the worst outbreak in four decades. now, as dean reynolds reports, investigators are getting closer to finding the source. >> reporter: as two more egg brands were added to the lengthening list of those to avoid, federal regulators today tied the salmonella outbreak directly to the two farms in iowa at the center of the controversy. >> reporter: the f.d.a. and the centers for disease control said salmonella bacteria was detected in the chicken feed used and produced at wright county egg and provided to hillandale farms two hours away. in a statement tonight, wright county egg pointed a finger at a third-party supplier. government officials acknowledge wright and hillandale are still

u.s. veterans say they've been abandoned by the country they fought for as they claim but government is failing in its promises to take care of more. growing barbarity female genital mutilation is on the rise in the u.k. despite authorities afterwards to stop the illegal practice. as more religious drug rehab centers open in some artsy investigates fears that these facilities are simply facades old dangerous sacks. and sinks to save ukrainian activists are calling for out of use ship from russia's black sea fleet to be submerged creating artificial reefs to save the local ecosystem. it's three pm in moscow and this is our to you coming to you live with me a nice time now way first stop the mission is complete and victory is in sight that was the message from u.s. vice president joe biden as he addressed american troops withdrawing from iraq his words raised eyebrows however among those who believe the whole campaign was a failure many veterans say the us administration is simply trying to

the u.s. state of arizona has enforce new illegal immigration legislation but most disputed parts of the bill was struck just before it was in acted it means immigrants will be safe from random police checks which some claimed were racial profiling but those against the bill say it's a bittersweet victory as the fate of illegals in the u.s. remains precarious. doesn't sound like your typical immigration protest today i feel great and. everybody was very. so i did bring it in. and yeah it was. that's because just one day before the law was to be enacted i. think that harshest provisions i'm here celebrating with the community and our victory. to be removed a celebration over one hundred a long hot days in the making. i'm the boss didn't have much to celebrate and i mean it's not an arm or a sign immigration law they've been here every single day five am it's great but it wasn't always the law is now but some of the most controversial measures. they say their prayers are answered with we've been

u.s. as an exporter of terrorism. adrenaline rush russian mutes are turning to a new extreme activity known as train surfing for cheap thrill. and outcast lovers a growing number of young couples in india are facing their families and communities anger choosing to marry outside the traditional caste system. you're watching the were broadcasting live from moscow welcome to the program the record high temperatures that gripped russia this summer have triggered the spread of a tropical disease uncommon in this part of the world mosquito have carried the deadly west nile virus to the south of the country where five people died and dozens have been infected. reports. a steady stream of patients has been arriving at this hospital near volgograd all with the same diagnosis west nile fever five are dead more than one hundred are seriously ill and five the real number of those affected might be several times higher a lot of people are being treated at home without knowing what's wrong with them and

the u.s. and the pentagon press releases call any quote unquote opposition groups that are trying to get occupy occupation armies out of their country after thirty years of war they call them the taliban automatically and very unclear whether this is an organized force as it was before october two thousand and one but the german politicians in the conservative wing are really quite desperate at this point because they realize that this is a highly unpopular war german soldiers are coming back in body bags and. they can't fathom the sense of it so they're they're fishing for some kind of dialogue the human rights thing is is simply a face saving device which means that they. are pretending to do something worse in reality they're not going to do anything what's going on with the american top brass general petraeus appears disney on the face of it at least to be backpedaling on the twenty eleven. is it suggesting there's no uniform agreement among the top decision makers about how to proceed in

to any chance of success, u.s. counter-terrorism policy has to be considered in strategic and not just tactical terms. the administration has adopted a two-pronged strategy, helping the government confront the immediate security concern of al qaeda and mitigating the serious political and governance issue the country faces over the long term. what we're doing in yemen, pakistan and many other countries around the world is building capacity. consistent diplomatic engagement among counterpart so and senior leaders of to build a counter -- helped to build -- one of the central challenges to our security is to weaken breeding grounds for terrorism and insecurity. we can help with capacity- building programs. we are committed to addressing these shortcomings that allow terrorists to operate freely by promoting effective civilian law enforcement, the governess, and the rule of law as well as the delivery of public services to the general population. capacity building includes counter-terrorism finance training. represent

the last u.s. combat brigade pulls out of iraq two weeks ahead of leaving behind a month's contingent to train security forces and protect the people. it's fifty years since two dogs from the soviet union became the first living creatures to survive space travel making history and paving the way for a future exploration. chief inspectors to pull off russia a visit to examine its bid to host one of the next world cups leaving officials optimistic about the country's chances. turn are stopping terrorists and stemming the flow of drugs that's what the leaders of afghanistan and pakistan together with russia agreed upon at a summit in sochi middle east expert james denselow thinks there's a chance that afghanistan could become a source of corporation between russia and the u.s. . i think russia is strengthening strengthening its presence in the world in the last few years and i think it's interesting that afghanistan a country which for ten years during the one nine hundred eighty s. was a source of co

host: there is a call for careful overhaul of u.s. lending. the u.s. does not tend to completely wind down fannie and freddie, given the housing state of the housing market. guest: the housing market is more important for the larger recovery. there could be a double dip recession. we have to get the housing market on firm footing. the mortgage rate is key to that process. in a normal time, it would be functioning fine. these are not normal times. interest rates are exceptionally high. seven %, 8%. much higher than 4%. there is support for fannie and freddie as we try to recover in the housing market. the fannie and freddie situation, that cannot continue. that is the reason for the conference. host: housing bills cloud debate. flint, michigan, is now on the line. caller: the time all real estate is local rings so sure. a husband and a wife together, the husband bought the first mortgage many years ago before the crash. and now what they are doing is, since the price of all the other homes has fallen, they are walking -- they go out and purchase a new w

s a marine of war and i went to meet his fellow u.s. rap immortal technique to give the music industry could all form all the just empty words to hate. you took the incentive to help raise money for haitian so many hundreds of thousands that are still in need why did you feel that you actually had to fly over to haiti to see the dispersant on the funds i went there at the request for hip hop for haiti and always around haiti. there's a club s.o.b.'s in downtown new york that was gracious enough to involve themselves personally in the cause to support the haitian people. and when i heard about the what was going on i said you know whatever you guys need from me and they said we want you to get the word out about what's really going on here you know so the best way to do that is to come down there not to read pamphlets full of statistics or to just study them in books but also to actively participate in them you know i think that's the line between an activist and a revolutionary and you have to involve yourself a lot more than the partic

commits that came exclusively from the u.s. military also the other thing is that the afghan war diaries they were concrete evidence each of those documents was concrete evidence of events to take place the deaths of civilian casualties. those casualties whereas this is all very it's an internal cia document describes a hypothetical situation which looks at what would happen if the international community perceived the u.s. as an export of terrorism it's written by departments in the cia called the red cell which is specifically charged with coming up with hypothetical scenarios and looking at what might happen so obviously the impacts of how we believe the world works is much less than the impact of the afghan war diaries this report takes a couple of examples of u.s. citizens taking terror a broad it talks about young muslim americans who travel from north to pakistan allegedly were hoping to join the pakistani taliban while they were and also a case that you may remember from november two thousand and eight when a man called

former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. john bolton says that if israel is to attack iran's nuclear plant just three days left to do it because any military strike after the facility goes later this week would risk radioactive catastrophe. for football fans new state of the art stadium built from scratch the key selling points to a visiting fifa delegation in. the soccer world cup in eight or twelve years time. next analyst max kaiser and his co-host stacy herbert look at economic sickness and health. i am max kaiser and this is the kaiser report where we have been documenting for you the collapse of the global economy is saying all the federal reserve bankers and all of the king's brokers can't get any inflation started anywhere because the system is systemic lee shattered. let's bring in political analyst all around great gal stacy yes max it is and you know what three years into this depression the guardian asks the viewers in this poll are we heading for a prolonged economic depression thirty six

seven u.s. troops were killed in roadside bomb attacks in southern afghanistan today. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we get analysis of the latest violence and the charges of corruption within the karzai government. >> woodruff: then we have the first of a week of stories from margaret warner in baghdad. tonight she reports on iraqis taking over as u.s. forces draw down. >> especially as control of it, they are my partners, they protect me. they have for the last months. i trust them implicitly. >> suarez: kate zernike of the "new york times" and david von drehle of "time" magazine assess the glenn beck phenomenon and the tea party movement after the weekend rally in washington. >> woodruff: and jeffrey brown finds out what this year's emmy awards say about the business of entertainment television. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... thi

while the u.s. has survived the fast a real task of the world basketball championships beating brazil just by two. and bottom side seed beads blamed their referee for their defeat at three in their russian premier league. but we begin with tennis as the u.s. open got underway at flushing meadows in new york and may go either way down safely through into the second round the russian opening his campaign with a straight sets win over a local man michael russell was made to come from for two down in the first sad before eventually winning six four six one six three six three and saying he is far from his best despite the victory. before my injury we're much more. much much stronger. our guys have played if you play matches you feel like something in the moment i don't feel like i don't feel like i play like him. time. maybe depends how in my mate she is counting how if i think how many matches and when then i can feel it and i can say you find play very good and play like top ten player. the two thousa

mile by the u.s. government using him of international arms trafficking and specifically selling and delivering weapons to known terrorist organizations he was taken down in the thai capital by a joint sting operation by the u.s. and thai authorities or so that the board has always maintained his innocence his family and his lawyers many analysts actually believe that one of the main reasons that the man is being persecuted by the united states authorities is because of his long term contracts with the pentagon itself of course of george bush in two thousand and four that president or have voted with the united states government to from having any kind of contract with that and his companies but despite that request despite the order by the president the pentagon actually extended his contract to two thousand and six so for two years the pentagon operated with it the bill and his companies basically outside of the law many analysts now believe that because of the information that he possesses somethin

as u.s. combat troops pulling out of iraq some question whether iraq is are able to control the country themselves where the number of private contractors in iraq soaring and the honest the the situation and get worse lawyer ethical in just says anything after withdrawal the u.s. will continue to exit controversial influence over the country. these are dirty wars that the united states tried to cover up at one point and now have somewhat institutionalized which is why we see these these increases in funding for private contractors i mean another exposé the washington post it just a few weeks ago was on this massive expansion of the u.s. intelligence community and all of the private contractors that are now conducting intelligence operations and this is what we're seeing you know we're seeing now state authorized selective assassinations i mean it was a policy created during the bush administration but it's a policy that's been and continue and reinforced during the obama administration so it

the u.s. to withdraw the last of its troops from iraq by the end of this year. at the defense conference in baghdad, the general warned the iraqi military might not be ready to assume full control for another decade. washington says it is on target to and combat operations by september and to remove all troops by the end of 2011. in afghanistan, several thousand prostrated -- several thousand protested the deaths of three men killed by u.s. troops in a nighttime raid. they shouted, "death to america," and blocked a road. the victims were suspected insurgents. the u.n. estimates that 300 civilians have been killed in afghanistan by u.s. forces this year. we will be taking a look at the challenges faced by german and international troops in afghanistan later in the show. poland has extradited a suspected mossad agent to germany. he is accused of assassinating a top hamas official in the united arab emirates earlier this year. this man allegedly provided a passport to one of the assassins. the ta

and u.s. stocks are kicking off the new month to pay for gains off the strong economic and earnings reports of the seas a money factory day you added to the climb industry group the u.s. money for growth in july two so it's slowest pace this year the figure out wasn't as bad as expected today investors will be waiting for other data to be released later this week. but will you notice the use of this work of a lot of the art on the job market softness the son of one of the very. unemployment that's also very important to the creation of a new drug i think it was a small. course because the other because it's very important in general the legal market in the u.s. works very weak. the many questions about it so if it's not the one who came on strong i think we'll see you. in this area but we experience the. car giant after the send is a ploy as on holiday saying it's too hot to work stuff a toyota factory will lay down tools all this week after temperatures are predicted to top forty five degrees

well the u.s. top commander in afghanistan says hell tell president obama there son be a sudden exodus of troops when the time to withdraw comes next year meanwhile american forces are preparing a major attack on the birthplace of the tommy ram but artie's military analyst says that instead of trying to win public support for the campaign the u.s. should move troops to pakistan to fight the insurgency there. one of the main objective of the u.s. commander in afghanistan general betray us charm offense reve the assistance of u.s. media was to sell the u.s. counterinsurgency strategy to american public general petraeus made a splash read his newly coined catch phrase when he said that he was not sent to afghanistan just to exit cute the graceful exit we've all due respect i have to admit it was that you advised idea for general petraeus to point this particular phrase every other option is a tenuous road from bad to worse the only opposite to the graceful exit is a disgraceful escalation of your sour

here in the u.s. media capital millions of messages flood the streets but only one advertisement for new york city is. emotional reaction to its inflammatory i think the ad. very offensive this ad has been slapped on twenty six buses in the big apple on the left a plane crashing into the north tower on nine eleven on the right the proposed mosque slated to rise two blocks from ground zero the red text ask why there is the latest offensive delivered by critics opposing the development of an islamic center two blocks from ground zero this woman pam geller reportedly paid eight thousand dollars for the process no i'm not trying to spread islamophobia i'm trying to spread openness and you know what we are hoping to pander and criticism and and. in a country founded on religious freedom whole show sixty three percent of americans up close the development of an islamic cultural center so close to a secret ground i think it's a great ad and i think it is an absolute disgrace that people would think about bui

department and all of this is coming just a few days after the u.s. joint chiefs of staff michael mullen said that the option to strike iraq a plan to strike iran is still on the table and it's an option that's ultimately up to u.s. president barack obama that subject it come up at the united nations when i ambassador vitaly churkin the russian representative to the united nations to held a press conference as russia assumes the presidency of the security council now why the issue of a potential strike did come up with discussing iran and the mounting sanctions that have been placed on iran by the international community ambassador churkin also noted that all of the u.n. resolutions that include sanctions against iran do not include any text that allows the use of force to be used against iran under any circumstances let's take a listen when we discuss it on a new kerry sure anyone knows. that. as you remember we have very clear language innovative solution and in the last resolution even clearer than the previous resolutions. it has nothing to do wit

u.s. troops pack up. what they're leaving behind. >>> manhunt for two escaped convict, arm, dangerous and now suspected of murder. >>> twist and shout -- >> oh, no, no, no! >> a string of tornadoes hits the midwest and you can't get any closer than this. >>> and, message in a bottle. a family's remembrance touches hearts far away. a family's remembrance touches hearts far away. you just won't believe where. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, secretary of state hillary clinton is tonight condemning the killings of ten medical aid workers, six americans, shot and killed the in afghanistan this weekend. describing their deaths in terms of a brutal ambush, robbery and murder. ed a the organization behind the group is rejecting a taliban claim that they were executed for spying and preaching christianity. they say the ten civilians were killed near the end of a three-week expedition to provide medical care in remote afghan villages. when family and friends say was a

in 2007, we started a u.s. office to start a u.s. presence. my company only has two full employees but we use a lot of contract employees or events and projects. our total payable has amounted to over $1 million and all profits have been reinvested in the u.s., nothing sent back to the uk. here is my experience with emigrations -- immigration's. 2002, they issued a visa. 2003, successfully renewed in the u.s. be given eight months to prove our viability. thanks to my attorney for her experience and patience. 2005, the says are renewed successfully. but we have to return to the u.k. for processing because the laws changed. basically, when i try to renew again, they did not believe that i was a manager. also, they refused to recognize our employee as a professional, even though a four-year degree would exactly mirror the situation. we have been in limbo for 15 months until last friday when we found out the appeal was dismissed on grounds similar to the original denial. at least we know now. or something as important as a green card process, ther

overtake the u.s. as the world's largest economy personally i think it's unlikely but they're definitely going to keep growing and i think if we just take all of the economics textbooks that universities have filled with and say you know if they do this you can throw all of those books away because all of the laws of economics have now been violated that have an economy this size growing at this rate for this estate period of time they should be due for adjustments recession's different bubbles in their economy and so you can't say that these things are going to happen for sure but it would be a historic for china to continue say for thirty or forty years double digit uninterrupted growth but they're not discussed that before i'm happy you mentioned is that china also has its own bubbles you know a lot of people are saying at this is where the next housing crisis is going to hear the next housing bubble is going to pop so how long until we might see that happen if economists are right well it really co

out of sight out of mind u.s. veterans say they've been abandoned by the country they fought for and the government is failing its promises to take care of. as religious and drug rehab centers on the face of russia to investigate this that the city is simply facades of dangerous sects. sink to save haiti and activists are calling for them to peace ships from russia's black sea fleet to be submerged creating all to fishing brings to saving the ecosystem. you're watching r.t. we're broadcasting live from the heart of the russian capital on kerry johnston the mission is complete victories in sight that was the message from u.s. vice president joe biden as he addressed american troops withdrawing from iraq his words raised eyebrows for those who believe the whole campaign was a failure many veterans say the u.s. administration is simply trying to put on a brave face cover up the criminals. they praised as the country's heroes they've been abandoned forgotten teams with the reports. by the government but still more tre

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the u.s. and japanese governments acknowledged black rain as a health risk and set up an official area where they believed the phenomenon had occurred but people living around here ashima say the designated section was far too small and that the government didn't do enough to protect the entire population that suffered now groups of survivors like of the black rain association are gathering to make their voices heard. are members. suffer from. the government. building was destroyed in the initial blast and miraculously this wall was left standing it is been to the left here as a memorial to that tragic event and the like this building victims in the media path of the radiation wave are easier to identify than those in the surrounding areas in an ironic twist it is another set of buildings built shortly after the bomb. has dropped it has given scientists the information they need to help black rain survivors. two or three years ago we found one thousand houses with mud under the floorboards bec

the u.s. meets its withdrawal deadline for combat troops in iraq but thousands of other soldiers remain what critics are calling america's rebranding and its occupation service personnel studying to provide training and support for many americans fear it will result in question says. place your bets are russian las vegas could be moving closer to a major city a small flung bases they say they need to attract them to it's an effort to make the ground to see those at the top across the country to the most is gambling. and mass suicide threat that is eastern india say them so they don't see government aid to ease the suffering of the good turn out some three hundred of them are demanding food unemployment. sports news to tell you. hello and welcome to the sports news and our team here is what's coming up in the program here is so fun gets on the way with the identical in demand to vote cruising through to the second round about an hour or so often it's not down to frist. while the u.s. survived t

the u.s. . but perhaps the most interesting aspect of it is the development of a regional diplomacy which does not depend on the united states i think it's time that we began to look forward to a day when the united states will not in fact be present on the ground in afghanistan and countries in the region will have to make their own arrangements to deal with whatever comes after the american presence three other countries are absolutely essential namely china india of course and iran and the problem is that sort of deep distrust between pakistan and india and to a lesser extent between india and china makes return of the great arrangements over afghanistan extremely difficult in the past and to a degree even today these countries have often played proxy wars against each other including in afghanistan over the past thirty years or so there has been only one force only one force in afghanistan which has ever been able to control the heroin trade and that is the taliban for their own reasons in

u.s. president barack obama was out taking a victory lap on iraq today he was talking about the end of america's combat mission in the country which is that for the end of this month a promise he made obama gave a speech in atlanta georgia and to sum up the message in one hundred forty characters let's take a look at what he tweeted today he said quote as a candidate a presidential candidate pledged to bring to you walk iraq war to a responsible and that's exactly what we're doing as promised on schedule and quote now but this is this focus on iraq to distract from the waning support and the deteriorating security situation in afghanistan perhaps is obama trying to change the narrative of a war in iraq that was entered into under a false pretense at the cost of more than seven hundred billion dollars and counting and more than four thousand u.s. lives which for iraqis has meant the death of more than one hundred thousand iraqis and the displacement of two million well here to talk about is

u.s. is imposing more sanctions on iran drawing up a new expanded blacklisted group suspected of terrorist slings it ball is recent comments by america's top military officer there were a few using to using armed forces around doesn't stop if you're a rich meant to round lash out in response saying military action would lead to the u.s. suffering a defeat worse than those in iraq and afghanistan. has more from new york. well the united states treasury department did and now it's sanctions against twenty one iranian entities entities that u.s. officials say and accuse of aiding groups such as has hamas and the taliban now are these. u.s. sanctions are targeting iranian companies in the banking insurance investment mining and engineering sector americans or u.s. companies are now in a bid from doing any business from those entities that are now being sanctioned by the u.s. treasury department and all of this is coming just a few days after the u.s. joint chiefs of staff michael mullen said t

u.s. haul sales and to record temperatures that's all in the kaiser report only here on alt. max kaiser and welcome to the kaiser report controversy swirling a room the world dirty corrupt bankers but dirty crow grading agencies duty and corrupt economists who fail to see the big picture as we do on this show we give it to you wrong we give it to you straight we give it to you real let's go to states or overseas here or do some of the real stuff max i have a lot of real stuff first a real beef with you but i deposit a fifty euro note that you gave me into my bank account yesterday yeah and the whole machine shut down yeah guards came to me and said it was a counterfeit fifty euro note yet now that's the fifty euro note that you gave me ok you're hanging the money you're passing bad bills well speaking of bad bills this is indirectly in my first headline max china's gold demand surge is twenty six percent in q two w g c w g c is the world gold council and they report china's gold demand in

but china cut 3% of its u.s. treasury holdings as it worked for a second straight month to diversify its massive portfolio of international debt. >> tom: here are the stories in tonight's n.b.r. newswheel: the markets tread water. the dow fell a point, while the nasdaq gained eight and the s&p 500 was up a fraction. trading volume started the week light. under 800 million shares traded on the big board. nasdaq volume came in at 1.6 billion. with the home buyer tax credit now a memory, homebuilders aren't feeling so hot about their prospects. in june, the national association of home builders' monthly sentiment index fell to its lowest level in more than a year. the fed said banks began easing lending standards for small businesses during the second quarter, the first time that's happened in four years. but the data show easing of standards is happening mostly at the nation's biggest banks. and, general motors appears to be ready to start its much- anticipated initial public offering. reuters says g.m. has finishe

the u.s. flag is often seen side by side with the vietnamese flag on the facades of the joint ventures college undergraduates domes to modern pop music near a monument to soviet leader lending. but one thing remains the same. is guarded around the clock by the soldiers of the vietnamese army the army the twaddle. you.

u.s. military files. sordid details of politicians i don't think we need to know but information that's in the public. should know everything. indiscriminate shooting by u.s. soldiers and civilians is nothing unusual that's the view of veterans you spoke to they regret their actions. desperately trying to intercept thousands of barrels containing toxic chemicals which are floating towards russia severe floods washed the drums into a river on wednesday. in office in russia's far east looking into unconfirmed reports that some barrels already leaking poisonous contents. base either just around fifty years ago the water in the arm or was so clean it was possible to drink it straight from the river obviously over the years the situation has changed but the ecology here is now under threat of becoming even worse chinese authorities now say that they've managed to extract several thousand barrels which had been washed into the river last wednesday as a result of the biggest flood china has exper

the european union and u.s. remain concern about the move. >> the launch of the first full- scale iranian power plant has seen delays, but now it is set to become operational. moscow is hailing the project as a major sign of cooperation. >> it is a highly technological project that is expensive. the rusan gernment is keen to emphasize that the plan will be monitored by the iaea, and moscow will take voice spent nuclear fuel, but it is feared it could be used to build a nuclear bomb. the kremlin has tried to allay fears by a supporting tougher sanctions. they even put out a planned arms delivery. >> they do not want a war in iran. whetherhat might be an attack by u.s. or israel or still a war. they are concerned about consequences by the whole region. >> russia sees itself as a mediator, aware that tehran remains a difficult partner. authorization of the lawn. earlier this year, imf and other countries agreed to a bailout package. big customers spending. the 2010 target is 8% of gdp, but they're not stressing ath

the u.s. scales back combat operations. >> i think we have a vested interest here. that doesn't mean necessarily we'll have thousands of troops on the ground. it might mean we have to stay invested economically and politically. >> lehrer: then, "newshour" political editor david chalian assesses the winners and the losers in yesterday's primary elections. >> ifill: we take a two-part look at the latest in mexico's bloody drug wars with journalist ana paula ordorica and security analyst eric olson. >> lehrer: and "global post" correspondent yoan grillo reports on how the mexican media is handling the story. >> ifill: then, judy woodruff gets up close and personal with an ultra light car that promises to get 100 miles per gallon. >> we can be sure this idea is too good and too right and works too well. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: this is the engine that connects zero emission technologies to breathing a little easie

citizens u.s. instructed us employed people in iraq as an occupying force and supporting the government and that's why we're seeing this spate of explosions but there are a variety of reasons why it should happen and various theories but one of the i think one of the more credible one is that the government is actually involve itself in it in order to prevent an american from pulling out or at least the troops they leave they must be engaged in military and use of force not just training it was playing by the americans when do you think that the iraqi government will be ready to function without the u.s. . unfortunately i don't see it in the foreseeable future as there is no government anyway because the people are talking about forming a government whether it's allowed whether it's my leaking and what have you that is really not the situation iraq has been dismantled there is no government there is no authority in iraq the prime minister cannot leave the green zone there is no military or police i

we know the saudi arabia has surpassed the u.s. as the leading aid giver for this particular flood relief. but china has only given a few million. iran has given $800,000. the u.a.e. has not given anything. there is an n.g.o. from the u.a.e. working in pakistan. so there needs to be much broader effort sfwlen. >> ifill: i have to ask you both about president zaidary, who was kind of missing inarchs not in the country at the time this happened, has made brief visits to the flood region and is now, i suppose, out of the country again. i read today he is in russia. how is he perceived in this, especialy

we hope to use the u.s. firms multilateral organizations and the donors to give it to have this very for a discussion. rod shaw has started this argument in usaid to solve global challenges. in the u.s. we are working on them. we think technology can make a big difference that will help us better educate people. we see the glass half full. it has a long way to go before it gets to the top. we are committed to the process. >> last question, hopefully by a student. >> thank you. i am an incoming student here at sais. what metrics do you intend to use with regards to promoting women's health? >> we will be rolling out metrics, right guys? [laughter] let me answer that in a brief non- statistician way. cdc is like the epicenter of evaluation and reporting. they can give the rest of us help on how best to do that. there are many different indicators. we are focusing on maternal mortaliity because it is measurable. we have a better idea what works and what it will take to have more women deliver. a safe birthing k

military germany still has the u.s. military but now the only thing between china and number one spot is the u.s. well been saying for years now the relationship with me between china and the us it's not a symbiotic relationship where china makes all the goods america buys all the goods no china is basically a war with america it's a financial war and i think we're going to get into the guts of this financial war stacy. story this is key well the headline is u.s. and china to clash over yuan fall yes that's right remember the u.s. has been pestering china to unpeg its currency from the dollar so low and behold china has on pegged it dropped by one point eight percent against the dollar that's . because they're not. symbiotically working with america as bill clinton would have you believe any brought china in during the reform of the world trade organization new new new they want to be number one and the u.s. is in the way. well between those two have lines i just read about china you also have going along with them you