it is the test of beijing. can rise above all the alliances -- alliances, and at the super regional power that it is? >> this is a man carrying away to boarding -- how to respond to the torpedo attack on one of your countries were shipped without risking escalation? here's what he plans to do. >> south korea will ban all north korean ships from its waters, the president told the nation. we will spend almost all trilling's and refer the incidents to the united nations. the warship was split in half by the force of an explosion that had it late one evening at the end of march. it has since been salvaged in two parts. and an international team including american and british experts has completed its investigation. they concluded the ship was sunk by a north korean torpedo designed to explode in the same way as this tests conducted by the australian navy. the remains of just such a torpedo water found close to the wreckage. >> the retaliation was never an option by the south korean government because of the risk, b

the open up slightly to moscow, put tons of pressure on beijing, and pressure beijing into becoming more dependent on moscow so thag the noise of the soviets and create dissension in that relationship, and yet at the sot same time create leverage that beijing could then effectively at some point in the future, as i'll be recognized, be called bg upon to use by a future or current american administratione that could then compel beijing to recognize that logic. thank you. >> that's a good question. compe i'm going to ask the panelists to give short answers.ing to a e start with jack and then mov down the line >> thank you, scott.panelist nkhaanswer is, in my opinion, beijing is not deliberately doing this, but yes, it is by oi its actions extending the problem. but i concur with the october 5 visit of last year reversed what i described earlier that moment in time when pyongyang was as thinking it was on the wronghen path and needed to do something, after the wind as it, the north koreans absolutely reversed course and it gave them a new lease on life. them new lt believe the sanctions wou

i think it was probably 3,500 miles from beijing. c-span: the thing that -- you know, you tell a story, but did you have freedom to go anywhere in the country? >> guest: nominally, i did not. i was supposed to have permission to go anywhere i want. so i had flown to kazakhstan to get around the rules 'cause if i went to another country and then re-entered china, i could say i was simply on my way to beijing and pass through the sensitive region, where the muslims had been rioting during the holy month of ramadan. c-span: and you could enter that part of china, and they would not ordinarily have given you any trouble at all? >> guest: i didn't know. i mean, you could certainly -- you -- there are entries to china where i had come across the border, say from hong kong, where i had never been bothered before. you would come in in a seaport, and -- and it was not sensitive. you could fly into shanghai. i had never crossed this border, and i -- i -- i -- i was taking a gamble because i was really curious about what the state of muslim unr

even beijing has realized that iran is not interested. we saw a senior delegation from china go to take ron -- tehran and try to convince them that the world means business. there were badly disappointed by the obnoxiousness of the iranian interlocutors. so, engagement is highly unlikely for some time. we can hope that the wrong man's will mellow, realize they're in too deep. that isolation is bad for them. we can hope engagement will be realistic again, but it is not today. at the other end of the spectrum, there are people in the u.s. pushing different options. i suspect the voices will become louder in coming months. there is a group out there who wants to bomb iran. i am an old military analyst. i'm not exactly a shrinking violet when it comes to the use of force. if i thought there were good military options available, i would be glad to explain under what conditions. but i cannot come up with a good scenario for the use of force. i will simply say in summary, it is highly unlikely wood stopped the run and nuclear program. the best e

open up slightly to moscow, put tons of pressure on beijing, and pressure beijing into becoming more dependent on moscow, so it creates dissension in that relationship. at the same time, it creates leverage that beijing at some point in the future be called upon to use by a future or current admiamerican administration that could compel beijing to recognize that logic. >> i'm going to ask the analys panelists to give short answers. >> thank you, scott. in my opinion, beijing is not deliberately doing this, but yes, it is, by its actions, extending the problem. the visit last year reversed what i described earlier as that moment in time when p'yongyang was thinking that it was on the wrong path. after the wen visit, the north koreans reversed course and gave them a new lease on life. they did not believe the sanctions would affect them. they understood the lifeline that the chinese were providing was substantial. i do not agree with the second part of that. if the chinese adopted all of the american hard-line positions, it would budge. i think the reverse is true. the problem is that

open up slightly to moscow, put tons of pressure on beijing, and pressure beijing into becoming more dependent on moscow, so it creates dissension in that relationship. at the same time, it creates leverage that beijing at some point in the future be called upon to use by a future or current admiamerican administration that could compel beijing to recognize that logic. >> i'm going to ask the analys panelists to give short answers. >> thank you, scott. in my opinion, beijing is not deliberately doing this, but yes, it is, by its actions, extending the problem. the visit last year reversed what i described earlier as that moment in time when p'yongyang was thinking that it was on the wrong path. after the wen visit, the north koreans reversed course and gave them a new lease on life. they did not believe the sanctions would affect them. they understood the lifeline that the chinese were providing was substantial. i do not agree with the second part of that. if the chinese adopted all of the american hard-line positions, it would budge. i think the reverse is true. the problem is that

what kind of scope they have on the ground in beijing to do that is really unclear. as i say, the foreign ministry is sometimes ostracized. they say the u.s. doesn't need an embassy here. they've got the foreign minister? [laughter] >> bonnie, do you want to chime in on this? >> i think that educating people from china has had a significant impact in terms of probability helping china develop faster as those people have chosen not to stay here but increasingly to go back to china and contribute to the development of their country. and i think that there's really stronger forces at work here. among those people in the area of their open history. and their own education that they even received when they were children. and i'm referring here to the century of humiliation that china suffered from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century. and this is indelibly etched in the minds of the churn. and there's a commitment to making their country a great power once again. and perhaps that outweighs the influence of the values that they may have been to some extent inculcated with

we've had conversations both in beijing and elsewhere. the chinese have participated in a number of multilateral meetings involving afghanistan. and i think our objectives are largely coincidence in afghanistan. i think we all seek a stable afghanistan that's -- that has an inclusive government that's responsive to its people and i'm concerned that it does not harbor violent extremists that can pose a threat to the united states, to afghanistan's neighbors and the international community as a whole. i think the basic framework within which we approach these things does have a shared set of interest. we welcome chinese economic investment in afghanistan clearly creating jobs and economic opportunity is part of the long-term strategy for creating a stable pakistan. creating alternatives to illicit production of narcotics. and other sources of income for the afghan people. so investment is important. and as long as that investment is transparent and meets generally accepted international standards to the extent it involves assistance, we wel

we will be in beijing in two weeks' time. i look forward to your questions. [applause] >> the floor is open to questions. please identify yourself and given the number of people who will want to ask questions. we have less than 30 minutes. make it a question and not an extended comment, please. we have some microphones. can get the sucker please fax -- can we get this up here, please? >> i am with taiwan. talking about the tie 1 straight, how do you see the president's recent remarks that in an interview with cnn he says, "we will never ask the united states to fight with taiwan." are you encouraged by his determination to defend tie one on its own strength or are you relieved that the united states will never be dragged into a potentially bloody war? for you concerned that they may be distancing taiwan from the united states? thank you sir. thank you, sir. >> we are quite encouraged by the direction of relations between taiwan and the people's republic of china. we believe a strategy of engagement and looking for a resolution is important to the common futur

secretary clinton made the comment during a meeting with chinese leaders in beijing. they want china's help in finding a solution to the situation. >>> the chinese government agrees to a currency exchange rate with the u.s. dollar. >>> and a new list offers americans a look at the most affordable places to live in the country. >>> right now no construction or accidents to report traveling westbound on route 50. it's angie with the monday morning traffic coming up. >>> and it's time for the first "living $mart" report of the morning. jessica doyle is here with the headlines. good morning. >> well, wall street can only hope that last week's selloff is a bad memory, particularly after a triple-digit rebound on friday. and so far today we are seeing buying. asian stock markets were mostly higher today and checking wall street, the dow stands at 10193 after adding 125 points on friday. the nasdaq rose by 25 and the s&p 500 was up 16, despite those gains for the week the key averages were down 4 to 5%. >>> china's president is promising more reforms of his country's controv

the and we're looking forward to a very sustained engagement in beijing two weeks' time. two thank you for your attention and i look forward to your questions.laus [applause] >> the floor is open to questions please identify who you are at a really have less than half an hour please make it a question and not an extended comment.ca please. >>n >> is a secretary talking about the taiwan strait had you see the president our recent remarks to the effect in in the interview with cnn we will never ask united s states to fight forta erredyo taiwan's more on its own strength three relieve united states will never be dragged into a potentiallyy bloody war or are you concerned the president amount may be distancing itself from the united states? >> we are encouraged by the relations between taiwan and the prc we believe a strategy of engagement looks for peaceful resolution of the issues for the common future this is something that in the end we have believed that is best dialoguethrough and we encourage beijing to that it can respond tucci common ground to build trust in discussi

we will be in beijing in two weeks' time. i look forward to your questions. [applause] >> the floor is open to questions. please identify yourself and given the number of people who will want to ask questions. we have less than 30 minutes. make it a question and not an extended comment, please. we have some microphones. can get the sucker please fax -- can we get this up here, please? >> i am with taiwan. talking about the tie 1 straight, how do you see the president's recent remarks that in an interview with cnn he says, "we will never ask the united states to fight with taiwan." are you encouraged by his determination to defend tie one on its own strength or are you relieved that the united states will never be dragged into a potentially bloody war? for you concerned that they may be distancing taiwan from the united states? thank you sir. thank you, sir. >> we are quite encouraged by the direction of relations between taiwan and the people's republic of china. we believe a strategy of engagement and looking for a resolution is important to the common futur

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the exchange rate of the dollar has been a recurring source of tension with beijing. how significant a factor is currency? how does that compare with other factors? >> china is a complex, a fascinating subject. i have long associated myself with those that believe that currency ought to be adjusted. the chinese have a very clear objective. they want to keep hundreds and hundreds of millions of people employed. their system of government requires -- otherwise, they do not know how to deal with that many unemployed people and the unrest that goes with it. i am probably more concerned about the fact of our international -- intellectual property. the changes that the chinese are making on the innovation side trying to domestically control a lot of that. the counterfeiting of american products -- counter -- you know i am going there next week. we will talk about currency. i think they are getting there. i hope something happens at the g-20. if you make a moderate adjustment, it will not affect the trade balance a great deal. it will help a little. the chinese want -- the c

. >> speaking on a visit to beijing, hillary clinton said america is standing firmly behind its allies. >> our support for south korea's defense is unequivocal. president obama has directed military commanders to coordinate closely with their counterparts to deter future aggression. co>> evidence will be taken to e un security council. america and south korea are looking for a tough international action. >> the british government ministers will be expected to take public transport to many of their meetings. civil service recruitment will be floated. britain's finance minister has unveiled $8 billion of public spending cuts. it is the start of a program to slash the budget deficit. >> the department of transport $683 billion. the home office , $367 million. >> really -- real cuts to real budgets. it will save 6.2 billion pounds this year. the men said they wanted to shop -- send a shock wave. >> this is the first time the government announced difficult decisions. it will not be the last. i want people to know that we do this not for its own sake but in order to improve the quality of pe

since china has traditionally been alive with north cory ya, beijing is seen as crucial, targeting pyongyang with the singing. >> here's other news making news early today in america. in south dakota storm chasers caught a picture of a wedge tornado. look at this. the storm was estimated to be between 500 and 1,000 feet wide and destroyed half a dozen buildings. no injuries have been reported. >>> in southern california, winter isn't over just yet. the late spring storm brought a few flakes to big bear ski resort. while little accumulation is expected the high winds blowing in could cause dangerous road conditions. >>> and also in california, would you like that to go? police are searching for three thieves on security camera stealing a bob's big boy statue. look at them. this is hours after the owner put it on display. the statue weighs about 300 pounds and costs $60,000. >>> finally in california local basketball players got a chance to show off their a-game. they were justed by the power and creativity of their dunking skills. they get to participate in a slam dunk showdown at the all-sta

speaking on a visit to beijing, hillary clinton said america is standing behind its south korean allies. >> our support for south korea's defense is unequivocal. president obama directed his military commanders to coordinate with their korean counterparts to ensure readiness and deter future aggression. >> the evidence of the involvement in the sinking of this ship will be taken to the un security council. america and south korea are looking for china's backing for tough action. >> good to have you with us. still to come, why thousands of people will descend on london for the chelsea flower show. japan is known for its high- speed trains but one of the most spectacular as a top speed of only 20 kilometers per hour. >> it may be slow compared to the bullet train, but nothing can match the railway through this area. kraham. simply gorgeous, she says. keeping the train going is a tough job for the maintenance crews who take customer service very seriously. they must make sure the tracks are clear. at the start of the summer the team travels of the line which was built to transport material

to europe will come after he and secretary of state hillary clinton meet with chinese officials in beijing on several economic and foreign policy issues. and just a lot of people are very concerned today with regards to what's going to happen to the global economy as well as what's going to happen today on wall street. >> absolutely. we'll all be waiting for that. ashley morrison here in new york. thank you. >>> now to the oil spill in the gulf of mexico. the vast oil slick from the shattered well on the seabed has coated miles of the mississippi river delta with thick red sludge and it's only going to get worse until the leak is plugged. tara mergener is in washington with more. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. well, a month after the disaster, there is still no fix. a live video was posted online yesterday and the picture isn't pretty. bp has until today to come up with a safer way to break up the massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico. the epa ordered them to switch to less toxic chemicals thursday because of environmental concerns. so far bp has used more than 650,000 ga

. >> suarez: secretary of state hillary clinton took time out from talks in beijing to join her hosts for a bit of vintage chinese opera today. elsewhere in the chinese capital, there was relatively little harmony between the chinese and the high-level u.s. dell grags, some 200 strong. the second annual strategic dialogue talks were aimed at resolving long-standing economic and foreign policy issues. but the original agenda was overshadowed by the showdown between north and south korea over the sinking of a south korean ship. secretary clinton said it's in chinese interests to help rein in the north koreans. >> china not only values but is very committed to regional stability and it shares with us the goal of a denuclearized korean peninsula. >> suarez: clinton's chinese counterpart barely mentioned the korean tensions in his statement. he called for all sides to avoid escalation. likewise, there was no visible progress on china's policy of peging its currency, formally known as the renmen b to the u.s. dollar. that makes chinese exports much cheaper and prices many american goods out

secretary clinton is in beijing for the two-day talks. china is north korea's main ally and so far has remained neutral on the investigation. >>> britain's former duchess of york is a royal embarrassment this morning. sarah ferguson, you may know as fergie from the tabloids with weight watchers and the commercials, well, now she's being seen on video that she wishes she never made. the british tabloid "news of the world" set up sarah ferguson with an undercover reporter posing as a businessman willing to buy access to britain's ambassador for trade and investment prince andrew. >>> israel has come under fire again for an alleged role in the murder of a hamas operative in dubai. earlier this morning you a industry -- australia demanded that israel withdraw diplomats from the country. the moves follows an investigation claiming israel forged four australian passports involved in january's murder. meanwhile the australian foreign minister maintains the two countries have a good relationship. >>> four minutes from 6:00. >> spring is certainly

. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is in beijing for two days of talks aimed at closer economic cooperation. clinton kicked off the talks urging china to join the international community to take a stand against north korea. the north is blamed for a torpedo attack on a south korean naval ship in march killing 46 sailors. >>> president obama meets at the white house with the prime minister of lebanon today. >>> investigators in los angeles are looking into what may have caused the death of brittany murphy's husband, simon monjack's body was found last night just five months after murpal dews is next. >>> for everyone else "america this morning" continues after this. so world's best mom was more than happy to make a cup of delicious starbucks via. she got to the office just in time to save best friend forever from the office coffee. best friend forever bravely shared starbucks via with don't talk to me until my second cup before he even had his first. he shared it with i hate mondays who had three cups because it was, after all, monday. premium starbucks via ready brew. now availa

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beijing nearly called the murder of these 46 sailors unfortunate. beijing's unique reply came days after it rolled out the red carpet for kim juning ill and reportedly sowered him with 100,000 tons of food and 100 million in other aid. today with senior u.s. officials in china, there are reports that china and the u.s. still are not on the same page with respect to u.n. sanctions on iran. so much for a responsible china. the u.s. should support the efforts of south korea to take their evidence to the u.n. security council. that should be the next step. i have had the opportunity to read accounts in which some have said, well, this might be futile given the fact that beijing could veto such an act. well, why not press and make them show the world where beijing stands? does beijing stand with kim underill and his recklessness or with order and peace not to mention standing with a grieving famili of the victims of kim jung il in this case? this house is right to stand in solidarity with our south korean ally. this torpedo attack should offer clarity fo

that beijing has been trying to engineer that m more difficult. whether these projects have a dind in terms of their lower energy footprint that compensates for the near term blip that shows u in the statistics. that remains to be seen and depe o how that happens. that's been a short term effect. >> in the u.s. have a similar -- the challen of the me tricks on this can be see in our own cash for clunkers program. some pple gue it takes inefficient car off theoad and put fuel efficientehicles there. it kept the auto industry moving. one of the reasons we had emissions 9% lower is our economy crashed. cash for clunkers got the economy going inhe auto sector and ession will likely increase. >> i was smiling that one of them was going answer a question. back here if we can get a mic back here. >> i taught in western china for two years and i am aware of how alert the universities around china and e students are for thneed for fightin climate change. i am always appalled in the discussions here in the uni states. the need to go much stronge in china wh

secretary of state hillary clinton is leaving a delegation of nearly 200 diplomates on a visit to beijing. the group is talking with the chinese counterparts about the country's sometimes tense economic relationships. secretary clinton says she will push china to push punishing north korea for a deadly attack on a south korean navy ship. >>> the crew of "atlantis" has been up for five hours now. they awoke to the theme music for wallace and gromit. in 30 minutes they will inspect the thermal protection system. "atlantis" is scheduled to touch down on wednesday. >>> some business owners find new fees from local governments are threatening their livelihoods. the story is coming up. >>> plus, officials in louisiana say they have stopped waiting for british petroleum and the feds to help stop the oil from spreading. >>> quite damp out here. a heavy mist and light rain at times across the region. i will tell you whether it will last through today and warmer weather on the doorstep. 9 news now will return after this.  ñwçwçyyob i needed more customers, so i got my

. >>> speaking from beijing today, secretary of state hillary clinton called tensions between north and south korea highly precarious. they are working to stop escalation. >>> a state of emergency in jamaica this morning. police are in a standoff with a refuted drug lord wanted by the united states and the jamaican government says it will extradite him. >>> scary moments for people on this united express flight. it landed sunday in ontario, california without the front landing gear. thanks to good work by the pilots, everyone was okay. >> that is good news. >> any landing you can walk away from. >> is a good landing. >> good morning. another damp start to the day. it was a damp weekend with pockets of sunshine. we were dodging the rain drops yesterday. this morning we have rain drops a couple of areas of drizzle. little fog over to ocean city. so i know some of you will be heading to the beach as we head to the weekend. looking at the satellite and radar on the weather computer this morning. sort of see the spin to the south. we have an on-shore flow. when we get daytime heating that wi

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speaking in beijing, secretary clinton said the u.s. military is on alert to prevent further provocations. south korea posed harsh sanctions against the north, which could trigger retaliation. >>> patriot missiles have arrived in poland, largest deployment ever of u.s. forces to that nation. >>> iran's intelligence minister is reiterating his position, saying that iran may be open to a prisoner swap with the united states. on sunday, he called the three american hikers, jailed for ten months, clear and obvious spies and said they could be released in exchange for detained iranians in the united states. >>> some good news for drivers just ahead of memorial day. gas prices have dropped more than nine cents over the past two weeks to an average $2.83 a gallon for regular, according to the lundberg survey. >>> and a humble, green ogre was king at the box office "shrek forever after" took in an estimated $71 million, "inner man 2" fell to second place and "robin hood" was third. let's go to al for a check of the weather. >> thank you, ann. i

in beijing she will join a secretary of treasury tim geithner and over a dozen u.s. cabinet members and agency heads as part of the u.s. delegation to the second joint meeting of the u.s.-china strategic and economic dialogue, together with her respective co-chair, state counselor dye, and vice premier wong. on may 25 she will participate in an event to celebrate people to people engagement with state counselor yo and on may 26 she finishes in the republic of korea where she'll meet with senior government officials to discuss regional stability and other issues. tomorrow morning at 11:45 we'll have a trip briefing here at state featuring curt campbell and dave levin injury from the department of treasury. turning to afghanistan, the united states strongly condemns the bombing that occurred this morning along a road in kabul, trangically -- tragically killing and woumeding innocent afghan civilians. this deplorable act of violence also took the lives of at least six international service members and wounded several more. the taliban have claimed responsibility for thi

are in a bubble and you know 40% higher in the last couple of months i heard on some properties in beijing right now. >> welt government's trying to stop people from buying their third home. it's amazing. >> and they're not flipping it like the u.s., right. >> no, but's have some perspective here. china's one major company that's actually trying to slow their economy down. we actually forecasted our last global outlook, more that china that that was going to have an effect. u.s. isn't there yet. we still have zero rates here in a pretty good economy. >> what kind of 2010 you are looking for? tell me how to invest the rest of the week. this week you are worried about it. >> we're worried, sort of sitting on the sidelines here. we still think that u.s. economy's got another few quarters of strong growth. with the fed staying at zero it's hard motto like the stock market here. we still think that corporate bonds look pretty good. we're short on treasuries even though they've just rallied thinking that at some point by the fall people are going to start expecting the fed to get there after the

they both lived in cairo with us and went to high school in -- in beijing in china. and my daughter's coming with us to moscow and she's already in school right now -- they're waiting for me there -- in the anglo-american school, which is now inside the us embassy compound in moscow but is about to move to a new campus. c-span: what's your wife's profession? >> guest: linda wagner tyler has written children's books with susan davis, the local artist here -- the national artist here, the watercolorist, who does -- has done -- graced many new yorker covers and -- and done my -- many murals in this city -- susan davis and linda tyler. c-span: patrick tyler's book is called "a great wall: six presidents and china," and he is on his way to moscow to become the new york times bureau chief. and... >> guest: in two years. we go in succession there. i have several colleagues there. i come behind them. c-span: how long will you be there? >> guest: four years. c-span: thank you, mr. tyle >> guest: thank you. sure was great. .. [applause] >> this is such a treat for me because d

she was in beijing for economic and security talks. >> we are working hard to avoid an escalation of belligerence and provocation. this is a highly precarious situation that the north koreans have caused in the region. >> rooney: for his part chinese president called for greater cooperation with the u.s. without mentioning north korea directly. >> we are facing the same issue and share common responsibilities for both pushing for a quick recovery and sustainable development of world economy. and for managing regional hot spots and safeguarding world peace and security. >> reporter: in the meantime south korean president lee vowed to press the u.n. security council to punish the north. in new york u.n. secretary-general predicted action. >> in the joint international investigation report is overwhelming and deeply troubling. i fully share the widest spread condemnation of the incident. >> reporter: and the u.s. military announced joint naval exercises with the south koreans in the near future. the focus will be on anti-submarine warfare. for more on all this we for more on all this, w

>> are you aware of any comment on the report that kim jong il said in beijing north korea is ready to return to the six-party talks? >> i cannot verify what kim jong il has said anywhere in china. we obviously are aware that he's there. it's been reported there will be meetings between senior chinese officials and north korean officials tomorrow. we have shared our views with china in anticipation of this meeting. we hope that north korea will not to its obligations and meet its commitments. we hope that north korea will cease its pro-active behavior, but then we will see what comes out of that meeting tomorrow. >> [inaudible] -- your understanding was that he was there. do you know if he had his son with him? >> we do not. >> i'm sorry, you do not know or you don't -- >> i don't know. >> you don't know now that you believe -- >> does the pro-active peter and put in a thing that happened to the south korean navy vessel few weeks ago? >> on that we continue to support south korea as it investigates the incident. >> a friend and then you think that the response to sinking of the speed a

you've got the box rebellion in 1900, where the americans, marines and others, went up there 55 days to beijing. charlton hesston saved the situation for us, i guess. but let me talk about the red army. i agree to this extent about russia. putin is a nationalist. america's enemy was the soviet empire. it was the communist empire. it was their ideology and their imperial ambitions. i think with the collapse of the soviet empire and the collapse of the soviet union, russia is not an enemy of the united states. there's no doubt russia wants to be dominant in what it calls its near abroad. but in the -- not only the long term but the near term, russia has a hellish problem. when russia broke away from the soviet union or became independent and the other 14 countries broke free, russia had 150 million people. this is the book i'm writing right now. it is down to 143, or 142 people. they lost 8 people in two decades. they're going to go down to around 114 million. russia, germany, and ukraine will together between them lose 60 million people between 2010 and 2050. the west is dying. if you include ru

leaders from beijing to brussels, to new delhi, to washington, they must raise the banner. they must foster a positive environment in which capital goods, services, and people, with all appropriate ground rules and safeguards, can flow freely across the globe. leaders in the business community and the labor movement have responsibilities as well. businesses must refrain from running the government to seek unfair competitive images in the global, competitive marketplace. union leaders must accept that their members' livelihoods rely on the growth of world trade and can no longer be allowed to dictate our global trade and commercial policy. those of us who believe in free enterprise and free trade have a responsibility, too. we must do a far better job of explaining the benefits of open markets, while not glossing over the distractions -- destruction that affects some communities. make no mistake, we have to do something. we must devise ways to support effective programs to help people who are disenfranchised. that is no excuse to turn our backs on trade expansion and the new

poe: i advocate for a visit by their spiritual leader, i urge beijing leadership to show some mercy and allow a visit to the area by the dalai lama, a site near the place where he was actually born. only when the leader is allowed to come offer solace to their grief and suffering can the victims truly begin to heal. at that, madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. mcmahon: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcmahon: to continue in the point, i failed to mention the issue of the tibetan people is very near and dear to me as well. i have in my district the only tibetan cultural museum in north america and it's a site we have worked with and honored for year the importance of ty let beth tan people, their culture and what it means to the whole world that they are allowed to continue to survive and flourish in this world and so, many points i agree with the gentleman from texas and that being said, i have no further requests for ti

leaders from beijing to brussels to new delhi to washington must rise above these parochial views and narrow political interests. they must foster a dramatic environment in which capital goods, services, and people with all appropriate safeguards can flow freely across the globe. leaders in the business community and the labor movement have responsibilities as well. businesses must refrain from running to the government to seek an unfair competitive advantages in the global marketplace. union leaders must face the reality that their members livelihood's rely on the growth of world trade. they can no longer be allowed to dictate our global trade and commercial policy. those of us who believe in free enterprise and free trade have a responsibility. we must do a far better job of explaining the benefits of open markets while not glossing over the distractions that affect some workers in communities. make no mistake about this. we have got to do something about that. we must devise ways to support effective programs to help those people that are disenfranchised. that is no excuse to turn

leaders from beijing to brussels, to new delhi, to washington, they must raise the banner. they must foster a positive envvronment in which capital goods, services, and people, with all appropriate ground rules and safeguards, can flow freely across the globe. leaders in the business community and the labor movement have responsibilities as well. businesses must refrain from running the government to seek unfair competitive images in the global, competitive marketplace. union leaders must accept that their members' livelihoods rely on the growth of world trade and can no longer be allowed to dictate our global trade and commercial policy. those of us who believe in free enterprise and free trade have a responsibility, too. we must do a far better job of explaining the benefits of open markets, while not glossing over the distractions -- destruction that affects some communities. make no mistake, we have to do something. we must devise ways to support effective programs to help people who are disenfranchised. that is no excuse to turn our backs on trade expansion and the new

. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton headed to beijing for economic talks. clinton will stress the importance of free trade and transparency. secretary of the treasury, timothy geithner will join clinton. they will try to win support to punish china for the sinking of a south korean war ship. >> more than a month now and oil still oozing into the gulf. this morning, patience wearing thin. bp is facing mounting criticism and so the government. there is growing concern that the technique for fighting the spill are making the environmental crisis even worse. nbc's jay gray reports. >> reporter: later this morning, the lead administrator from the epa will be back in south louisiana for a closer look at the cleanup efforts, a day after bp told the agency, despite a request to find a less toxic replacement, it will continue using the chemical dispersant crews have been using to break up the slick, calling it the best option. on the surface, crews are trying to get some of the crude out of the marsh and wetlands. >> each habitat, even different types of marshes, di

been in the situation for 31 years of paralysis, maybe we can do what we did with our former enemy in beijing. if you look at the shanghai communique, what does it say? it says that the united states and china agree on absolutely nothing, except one thing, that it is better to have contacted relations and try to deal with their difficulties that with and not to have them. and he is right, ladies and gentlemen. instead of inviting us all to that nuclear nightmare, to say they're there -- to say there is an alternative. [applause] >> roger, thank you. i am tempted to join this debate, but that is not my role. >> just very briefly. i am amused by the last line that i am the warmonger on the states. -- on this stage. when i am trying to do very simply is that a regime that calls for the annihilation of israel and denies the holocaust should not be allowed, under any circumstances, to acquire the means by which they can annihilate israel and perpetrate the second holocaust. [applause] roger has this wonderful caricature that i am this young man enamored by war. this is baloney. this is ridiculous.

. >>> there is word that north korean leader kim jong-il is in beijing for secret talks. he's reportedly trying to get additional economic aid from the chinese. now, that's in exchange for restarting international nuclear negotiations sponsored by china. north korea quit the talks about a year ago and then conducted a nuclear test that led to tighter u.n. sanctions. >>> and it's been slow going for financial reform, but there is new evidence that the legislation is moving forward, inch by inch. top senators on the banking committee released details of a bipartisan deal on how to unwind those big financial firms considered too big to fail. democrats are officially dropping a proposed tax on banks for a fund designed to help take down failing banks. i know the big question, wolf, that we all have is, when will we see this in final form. and hopefully it will come soon. we all want to know the details. >> usually works slower, then faster. thanks very much, alina. >>> a veteran lawmaker of a key committee is now calling it quits. what does david obey's retirement mean for fe

speaking from beijing today secretary of state hillary clinton warned north korea to stop its threatening behavior. >>> five months after the death of actress brittany murphy, her husband has been found dead in their hollywood home. police say 39-year-old screenwriter simon monjack died of natural causes. sources are telling local media that it was likely a heart attack and yet an investigation continues. the bodies were found by murphy's mother. >>> and finally you won't believe what a drag racer in kansas survived over the weekend. from a distance is it doesn't look extraordinary but watch it close up. the black car literally explodes and bursts into flames after its supercharger exploded. amazingly the driver walked away. this is the still photo. his body is type. >> incredible. what are they wearing inside? >> clearly flame retardant everything. >> yeah. >> the entire car exploded. >> incredible. wow. thank you, juju. >>> time now for the weather and sam champion. sam, down in louisiana. beautiful venice, louisiana, with the latest down there. >> good morning again, elizabeth, george,

say, we will be consulting very closely during the course of this week with our partners in japan, beijing, and seoul, on the proper international response to the sinking of that south korean vessel. she also indicated that we will be cooperating closely with the government of japan regarding the best way forward in terms of promoting and strengthening our alliance and that our goals remain unchanged. it wants to minimize the impact of base coasting on the japanese communities. -- base hyosting -- hosting on the japanese communities. the secretary looks forward to hosting the minister of external affairs and they will co-chair a high level of interagency discussions here at the state department on a range of critical issues including agriculture, education, energy, trade, and counter-terrorism. there will be discussions on global and regional issues. there will be separate bilateral meetings, between cabinet members and indian ministers on the margins of the dialogue. connected to that, the undersecretary of state will travel to afghanistan and india, leaving tomorrow. in afghanistan, he w