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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: wall street rallied sharply late today with the dow jones industrials gaining well over 400 points. stocks roared back after the federal reserve's new pronouncement on the economy, but only after a long day of gyrations. the morning starteded with u.s. stocks rising strongly. after the routes of recent days, including monday's huge losses. >> it's all momentum, guys. i think some of the people that were a little panicked about their stocks saw the bounce this morning as an opportunity to maybe unload some of their positions or at least lighten them up. quite frankly it's really a momentum-driven market. >> woodruff: it turned negative again after a warning this afternoon from the federal reserve. in a statement, the central bank's policy-making panel said, quote, economic growth so far this year has been considerably slower than expected. the committee now expects a somewhat slower pace of recovery. being more specific than usual, the fed said it expects to kee

welcome our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe -- welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. the government has finally acted to raise the country's debt ceiling and avoid default. with the markets looking on, the senate cleared the final hurdle. president obama said it was a step toward the country living within its means been a tough economic choices are far from over. mark martell starts our coverage. another has little to smile about in the last few weeks as the president -- >> there has been little to smile about in the last few weeks as the president and his party tried to cobble together a deal. failure after failure, but now it is done. the president who started out promising hope and change has been pushed into this. >> for businesses and consumers, this has been unsettling. it is just one more impediment to the oil recovery that we need. it was something we could have avoided entirely -- to the full recovery that we need. it was something we could avoid it entirely. >> america is deep in the red. they spend 40 cents of every dollar -- ever

he has a new book based on his long-running pbs series, bil>> s tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: always pleased and honored to be in the company of my friend bill moyers. his latest book is an extension of his award winning show, called "bill moyers' journal -- the conversation continues." i am so delighted the conversation continues on this program tonight. >> where else but with mr. tavis smiley? tavis: i am happy to have you here. there was a rumor, may be some truth to it, all over the internet that bill moyers was thinking about coming back to pbs, un-retiring. >> like rumors of my death, which happen occasionally, this was exaggerated. we have been exploring some things to do, including specials, miniseries, potentially an i

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pbs was not a left-wing ideology. air america was, but pbs was not. anybody hotels the truth is branded and marginalized. the devolution of the american press back in 1986 when ronald reagan abandoned the fairness doctrine. we had a law that was passed in 1928 that said the air waves belong to the public. and they are licensed only if they inform the public and advance democracy. that's why we have a 6:00 news. they didn't want it. the broadcasters didn't want that because the news departments were chronic money losers but were forced to put on the news at 6:00. and you hear news on the music radio stations and that is part of the fairness doctrine. they said if you are using the broadcast air waves, you have to do that. you have to avoid corporate consolidation and that was the other rule. you had to have diversity of control from all over. and that provision was actually strengthened after 1944 by congress because they saw what hitler had done in europe. hitler in 1921, nazi party had a 1% approval rating, but then they made these deals with the med

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america. things will get better. that was the message from president obama. the question is, when. exchanges were center around the world tumbling. no assurances seem to be stopping the slide. let's start with our business editor. >> 24 hours of turmoil on markets. share prices plunged, infecting the americas and brazil and the u.s. it spread to asia, japan, china, hong kong, singapore and then back to europe. $3 trillion wiped off of shares worldwide. the crisis was triggered by fears that italy and spain would be unable to repay their debts. that was stemmed on july 21 when the government said they would be able to use a default package. >> i would encourage everybody to stay calm and breathe deeply. the economic recovery is going on. it is important that we protect it from turbulent. this work is going on day and night. >> it may be tempting as seen falling share prices as having little relevance to us. it may say a good deal about the competence of companies to invest and create jobs. in the case of bankshares, w

. >> welcome to our viewers on psb and around the globe -- pbs and around the globe. medical staff have been forced to flee. rescuers reached the hospital. they found 21 survivors. our reporter has been to the hospital. his report contains some distressing images. >> what happened here at this hospital over the past amadeus is one of the most terrible incidents of this entire revolution -- over the past four days is one of the most terrible incidents in this entire revolution. we were told we would have to wear surgical masks inside for our own safety. the hospital staff ran away yesterday -- days ago because of the fighting. seriously ill people kept being brought in. here, they died of their injuries entirely on treated. -- untreated. the stench of death is too strong, too strong for the efforts of this volunteer. scenes that took place here it by the imagination. in one ward, colonel gaddafi's pictures miles down genially. we cannot show you -- smiles down genially. when you walk down the corridor, you have to be careful because there is blood everywhere and you ca

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the world. for a fourth night in a row, there has been more fighting in britain. now, it is greater manchester and the western midlands where the police are confronting crowds that are attacking buildings and burning barricades. police for court battles with hundreds of rioters. and the london, it is a very different picture. -- in london, it is a very different picture. the situation has remained relatively calm. we will start with this report in the west midlands. >> late afternoon, the mob is rolling the street. -- ruling the street. a short while later, this is birmingham city center. they charged but the damage is done. those responsible slipped away. the police are much better organized than last night but it is like they are chasing shadows. with no buses and no trains running, people are less stranded. -- are left stranded. >> have you had any research -- any reassurance? >> yes, they will be watching. >> this is scary. >> i am scared now. i have to go out. >> quickly, the situation gets

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. as rebel forces consolidate their hold on tripoli, a libyan television channel was broadcast another message from colonel gaddafi in which he calls for the city to be liberated. the rebels held their first press conference a few moments ago, announcing it their movement from benghazi to aaa. fighting there has continued all day, especially around colonel gaddafi's compound. >> descending into colonel gaddafi's underground fortress. a warren of tunnels that could have been his escape route. today rebel fighters were taking the tour. here is where colonel gaddafi's troops have been holed up. abandoned in a corner, some of their supplies. it is an underground labyrinth. it is incredibly well constructed. the ceilings are very high. the walls are very solid. these are used for internal communications. this is immobilized part. it is like a golf lari. who knows if the libyan leader was transported to these tunnels in this card? he would not be disturbed your behind these doors. while he ma

and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the eastern seaboard was jarred today by one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the region. the u.s. geological survey estimated more than 12 million people felt the quake, but there were no serious injuries. >> sreenivasan: the quake hit just before 2:00 p.m. with a magnitude of 5.8. stationary cameras caught scenes of shaking from the white house to martha's vineyard, massachusetts, where the president was vacationing. the epicenter was in mineral, virginia, about 40 miles northwest of richmond. the half-mile deep quake was felt from washington, d.c., through baltimore, philadelphia north into new york city, west through toronto, canada and detroit, and in the south, down through north carolina and into georgia. in washington, the pentagon was evacuated for a time, as was the state department. office workers flooded downtown streets >> when the floor started to shake, i couldn't stand. my friend turned around and said, "i haven't been drinking." >> sr

tonight, we launch a new partnership with pbs 8 in phoenix. reporter david major explains home sales are picking up, as the housing market works through its backlog of bank-owned properties. >> now, i'm going to be showing you a four-bedroom, three-bath in the main house with a one bedroom, one bath casita. at the peak of the market this would go for 450 and 500. we had it listed for 235 before we got a contract on the short sale. >> reporter: kirsten myers, a realtor in the north phoenix community of anthem is seeing multiple offers on homes in the area. >> yeah, i've had them recently with 4, 5 and 6 offers. and it can be a challenge because most of these offers are coming in above list price. bulk of the inventory right now seems to be short sales and bank owned properties. back when the market first started to go down, our inventory went up over 800 homes. we are now down under 140 homes active on the market right now. >> reporter: lori blaine is trying to buy this house in anthem. were trying to upgrade a little. we filled up our house ve

. ♪ welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it is ultimatum time in libya. the country's new leaders have told colonel gaddafi's forces to surrender by saturday in areas still under their control or face an all-out assault. that includes gaddafi's hometown of sirte. libyan rebels have said they have a good idea of where he is and are confident they will catch him. >> village by village, the rebels advanced toward sirte. they plan to be there by saturday to back up the leadership's ultimatum. thousands of gaddafi's loyalists there have until then to surrender or the left -- the rebels will attack. the settlement still flies the old regime's likes. -- flags. there is a movement coming from the east, too. but the rebels have been leapfrogging forward, another 20 or so miles in the past day, and this is the most forward position that they have. if they go over the hill behind me, they say, they invite in coming fire from the loyalist forces. >> and although the loyalists are abandoning their possessions, there seems to be no panicky flight. nato even believes co

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, cnn and back to pbs and what is now pbs newshour. >> what do you do for people who live under a rock? >> senior correspondent and co anchor for the nightly pbs newshour. >> thank you for all your years of service. [applause] >> gracia martore, good morning. did i pronounce that right? you have some italian and sisters? some ancestors from italy? >> all of them. some from outside the coast and some from sicily. i think you also have some italian ancestry. >> not that i know of. >> that is unfortunate for you. >> maybe i have some italian descendants. where did you grow up? >> i have a much dollar childhood and judy. i grew up outside boston, massachusetts, went to college in massachusetts and moved to the washington area in 1980, have been with them since. >> you are practically a lifer but you used your origin in massachusetts as an excuse to run to cape cod all the time. >> i wish we were in cape cod all the time. we are huge boston red sox fans. [applause] >> always a good thing to point out. love massachusetts. we have housing cape cod that we don't get to as much as we would like

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. >>> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the world's markets these days are defined by volatility, and again today that reigned supreme. after huge losses yesterday, european and u.s. markets came back strong, with the dow gaining more than 400 points. in britain, the finance minister warned these are the most dangerous times since the banking crisis three years ago, and italian officials are calling for tough austerity measures. >> for markets, italy is the financial irruption they fear. this country is too big to be bailed out if they cannot meet their debt repayment. on the streets of naples, everything is marked down. the problem for the government is italy's debt has reached 1.6 trillion pounds. today, the italian finance minister briefed it mp's and measures to tackle the debt crisis, including balancing the budget, making it easier to hire and fire workers, and moving public how the days until sunday. in all of this, where will the growth come from? take this resort outside of naples. it is a successful business, but

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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. struggling to save the eurozone, germany and france have called for much closer european economic integration to deal with the ongoing debt crisis. even as chancellor merkel and president sarkozy were meeting in paris, there was grim news about the german economy, which grew less than expected in the last quarter. investors did not seem reassured by the leaders' proposal. the euro fell as did the u.s. stock market. >> the two key leaders of the eurozone met in paris today, knowing they needed to restore confidence in their ability to fix europe's debt crisis. but the day began with some discouraging news. germany, the engine room of the eurozone, with a stellar manufacturing sector, saw its growth sharply reduced. >> everybody was expecting that germany would have a very good year, so we are deeply surprised and concerned about the german gdp figures. >> in the past three months, germany only managed growth of 01%, and french growth is currently stagnant. for the eurozone as a whole,

and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: from north carolina to new england today, much of the east coast faced a weekend assault by hurricane irene. up to 65 million americans were in its path, and even though top winds dropped to 100 miles an hour, officials warned the storm could be one of the most damaging in decades. the warnings came from the very top, with president obama saying irene could be "a historic hurricane." >> i cannot stress this highly enough-- if you are in the projected path of this hurricane, you have to take precautions now. don't wait, don't delay. we all hope for best, but we have to be prepared for the worst. >> brown: images from space showed the big storm churning north at a relatively slow 14 miles an hour. the eye was expected to strike along the outer banks of north carolina by early saturday morning. from there, it could skirt east of washington, before crossing near philadelphia, and blowing through new jersey and new york city late saturday night and into sunday morning.

we'll talk about pbs. they are delivering a channel to air the programs in the united kingdom and al-jazeera is now available to homes in new york city. pbs only runs stuff from the united kingdom. >> i think the fear of loss of public funding may have something to do for a new market and outlet and new revenue stream. it is fun. why not put a little onus on now on the b.b.c. to compete with cbs and pbs is doing well. viewership was up sevenpercent and 23 percent among two-11. >> it is concerning the public funding. >> they could do find without public funding. >> anybody watching the al-jazeera english. >> do i. i do? is it a problem that it is on time warner. >> no problem . think their coverage in the arab-israeli conflict is outrageous. but they provide unusual cover of the arab. >> don't we believe in the free market place? >> is there a threat by having al-jazeera? >> no, they have coverage in places like latin america and they have a big budget and if the present trends continue and free market shri

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