>>reporter: lauren is now enjoying life as a college student. >> life is good. >> yes. very good. >>reporter: vick lee, abc 7 news. >>> cars l a thing of the past for lawmakers. what they get in exchange for the fancy car perk. >> diet drug danger? serious health concern raising the question should this over the counter pill be banned. >> then later on "nightline". >> i'm bill carolyn coming up next on "nightline". president obama sits down for exclusive interview with george stephanopoulos no husband to talk about gas prices, plan for the economy and donald trump and take you on extreme adventure with one of the world great ice climbers that's on >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> president obama returned home to friendly crowds in chicago. the president made 9 stops there where supporters paid up to 35,000 dollars to hear him launch his 2012 xaichbility events will raise at least two million dollars. president will then hold fundraiser next week in san francisco and los angeles. >> earlier today the president spoke to ge

i think clemency hearing lauren belafonte some of leave ella fattal asked that sean be executed lauren is a true man of the south and he. has always been in favor of capital punishment i didn't decide to punish but see that's you've got to remember that twelve other people decided that was his punishment that was living punishment for the crime he committed. because i happen to agree with it if he uses as a side subject that's that's. that's good for me. it well bella fodder lauren sister lives in the town of lawton then the center of oklahoma. she also waited thirteen years impatiently for shown to be executed. oklahoma the families of the victims have the right to view the execution. and her family came to the penitentiary to watch sean being put to death. if. a restaurant down to a table with his arms out to his side and they had run an i.v. which was how they were going to. kill me for execution it was lethal injection and subtle assault on through. it was altered intravenously he was prepped and ready to go on lying down and the warden was in there and some doctor and such a priso

like lauren had to basically -- >> create a trust. >> -- lauren has to put her trust in me. you know what i mean? when i say let's go like this, you know what i mean? because out of the three fugeesing the pulse of this time in this generation, they would have to say, you know what? we really got to just listen to what clef is saying and fix it with what we're saying. >> lauren didn't trust you creatively. >> no. and i didn't trust them creatively at all. because i'm not -- when it comes to the music, i'm not here to like trust anyone. i'm here to say let's take the group from point a and skyrocket it. that's my job. >> so -- i don't mean to over simplify this -- >> you can. >> you were the leader and they wouldn't follow? >> well, i wouldn't say that i'm the leader of the fugees. what i would do is, i would put the three of us out there and you've seen careerwise what everyone has done, and you can say, okay, this one's the producer. i would say more when it comes to the fugees, i was the top producer of the fugees. >> right. >> yeah. >> right. is there any truth to the sto

i think clemency hearing lauren belafonte though some of lee belafonte asked that sean be executed lauren is a true man of the south he. has always been in favor of capital punishment. i didn't decide the punishment see that's you've got to remember that twelve other people decided that was his punishment that was fitting vanishment food climate committed. because i happen to agree with it it is this is a side subject that's that's. that's good for me. it well bellefonte lawrence sister lives in the town of lawton in the center of oklahoma. she also waited thirteen years impatiently for shown to be executed. oklahoma the families of the victims have the right to view the execution. well and her family came to the penitentiary to watch shawn being put to death. he was struck down to the table with his arms out to his side and they had run an i.v. which was how they were going to. commit the execution it was lethal injection that was all done through it it was altered intravenously. he was prepped and ready to gallon rang down and the warden was in there and some doctor. said he prison guar

lauren was 15 when she was attacked at this twin peaks bakery by a violent parolee. scott thomas. he stabbed her repeatedly. a lawyer was in the bakery. he went to lauren's aid but thomas begin scab go him. >> i was stabbed in the chest and the one that punctured my lung on the right-hand side. >> financial analyst jonas saw him stumble outside with a knife still in him. >> we pulled the knife out. i kicked the knife away under a car. >> economy chased thomas down the street and flagged down a cop to ho made the arrest. shaller almost died when her vein was severed. he saved her life. >> i'm grateful to have the opportunity to save lauren's life. >> beth helped chang while calling 911. this is the tough heroes are made of. >> how life can change in just one second. it can go from being so pleasant and so lovely to so horrific in a snap. >> but on that day four years ago, good triumphed over evil. strangers came together to do the right thing. four years later they are more like family to lauren and her parents. >> we had lots and lots of time with them to get to know them. >> laur

it well bella fodder lauren sister lives in the town of lawton and center of oklahoma. she also waited thirty nine years impatiently for shown to be executed. oklahoma the families of victims have the right to view the execution. well and her family came to the penitentiary to watch sean being put to death. if. he was strapped down to the table with his arms out to his side and they had run an i.v. which was how they were going to. commit the execution it was lethal injection it was all done through it was altered intravenously. he was prepped and ready to go in line down and the warden was in there and some doctor. said a few prison guards i believe there was no fear he was happy to get it seems like and that to me was readily he did whatever i perhaps he'd come to terms with his fate he gets a list of everyone who. has an execution both. his guests in the prison the guests and his family members and the victim's family members it's a. it's the only opportunity you're going to have to go see i gotcha he didn't get away with it and now we're even i'd reached a point whe

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lauren mr r.t. new hampshire. joining me for more details from the conference is our tease lauren lister now lauren should we be a little surprised her i don't know maybe a little skeptical that suddenly all these financial elites are worried about a dying middle class and an increasing wealth one that maybe some of them helped create. i don't know to divide but i do think it's a very theatrical i do think that what we're seeing is a little bit from that because that because we're used to hearing activists on our shows talk about this people that are suffering as a result of the rising inequality in this country you don't often hear as many mainstream policymakers or economists concerned about that but many people brought is wisconsin and a belief that this might be reaching a tipping point where social instability is coming finally as a result of thirty years of no wage growth well the top one percent have seen their incomes increase pretty astronomically so i do think that you see kind of this newfound. concern

joining me for more details from the conference is our tease lauren lester and lauren should really a little surprised her i don't know maybe a little skeptical that suddenly all these financial elites are worried about a dying middle class and an increasing wealth line that maybe some of them helped create. i don't know to divide but i don't think it's a very skeptical i do think that what we're seeing is a little bit from that because i because we're used to hearing activists on our shows talk about this people that are suffering as a result of the rising inequality in this country you don't often hear as many mainstream policymakers or economists concerned about that but many people brought up is wisconsin a belief that this might be reaching a tipping point where social instability is coming finally as a result of thirty years of no wage growth while the top one percent have seen their incomes increase pretty astronomically so i do think that you see kind of this newfound. concern with it because it has been more in your face for everyone you know it's not just numbers anymore it'

now joining me for more on this is our team is lauren lyster lauren let's talk about how attitudes are shifting within the i.m.f. and even towards dion that's right of course a lot of people will say that the u.s. basically runs both i.m.f. and the world bank but a lot of the policies that they try to enact on other countries they don't necessarily abide by themselves that is one of the major criticisms you know we see the united states indirectly through the i.m.f. pushing policies have austerity on countries as a remedy to their debt and their deficit problems has been very representative in the developing world and what we're seeing now is. all countries in europe such as greece and what they're discussing in portugal need while the united states runs trillion dollar deficits has fourteen trillion dollars in debt and that hasn't been a prescription at home the united states has not imposed austerity on itself it bailed out the banks will stop without reorganizing or restructuring them the kind of thing that they would require through the eye and in other countries so those are the k

these are the good citizens who saved the life of lauren shawler. on may 19th, 2007. as a backed away he slashed at me. >> lauren was 15 when she was attacked at twin peeks bakery by a violent paroleee. he stabbed her repeatedly. the lawyer was in the baker and went to his aid but thomas stabbed him. >> stabbed in the chest and one thatured my lung on the right happened side . left a knife in my ribs. >> financial analyst saw kubas stumble outside. he pulled the knife out and the assailant and i kick today away under a car. >> and smallen chaced thomas down the street and flagged down a cop who made the arrest. >> she almost died when the jugular vein was severed. he saved her life by stemming the bleeding. >>im grateful to make a difference in lauren's life. >> school secretary helped chang and called 911. this is the stuff heroes are made of. >> how life can change in just one second. you can go. it can be so pleasant and lovely to horrific in a snap. >> but on that day four years ago. good triumphed over evil anders came together to do the right thing. they are lik

clemency hearing lauren bell a father and son of lee belafonte asked that sean be executed lauren is a true man of the south he. has always been in favor of capital punishment. i didn't decide the punishment see that's you've got to remember that twelve people decided that was his punishment that was a bidding punishment for the crime he committed. because i happen to agree with it . uses as a side subject that's that's. that's good for me. it's well belafonte lawrence sister lives in the town of lawton and center of oklahoma. she also waited thirteen years impatiently for shown to be executed. homa the families of victims have the right to view the execution. and her family came to the penitentiary to watch sean being put to death. if. he was stark down to a table with his arms out to his side and they had run an i.v. which was how they were going to. commit the execution it was lethal injection that was all through it was altered intravenously. he was prepped and ready to gaiwan lying down and the word was in the air and some doctor. saw a few prison guards i believe there was no f

lauren is a true man of the south. yes always been in favor of capital punishment i didn't decide the funny see that's you got to remember that twelve other people decided that was his punishment that was a bidding punishment for a crime he committed. because i happen to agree with it it is a side subject that's that's. that's good for me. it well bella fodder lawrence sister lives in the town of lawton in the center of oklahoma. she also waited thirty nine years impatiently for sean to be executed. oklahoma the families of the victims have the right to view the execution. and her family came to the penitentiary to watch shawn being put to death. if. he was strapped down to a table with his arms out to his side and they had run an i.v. which was how they were going to. commit the execution it was lethal injection that was all. it was altered intravenously. he was prepped and ready to go in line down and the warden was in there and some doctor. saw a few prison guards i believe there was no fear he was happy because it

after clemency hearing lauren belafonte some of lee belafonte will ask that sean be executed lauren is a true man of the south. he has always been in favor of capital punishment i didn't decide the punishment see that's you've got to remember that twelve other people decided that was his punishment that was giving punishment for the crime he committed. because i happen to agree with it if he uses as a side subject that's that's. that's good for me. it well belafonte lawrence sister lives in the town of lawton and center of oklahoma. she also waited thirty nine years and patiently for shown to be executed . homa the families of victims have the right to view the execution. well and her family came to the penitentiary to watch shawn being put to death. if. he was struck down through the table with his arms out to his side and they had run an i.v. which was how they were going to. commit the execution it was lethal injection that was all done through it was altered intravenously. he was prepped and ready to go in rang down and the warden was in there and some doctor. saw a few prison guar

after clemency hearing lauren bell a father son of lee belafonte who asked that sean be executed lauren is a true man of the south. he has always been in favor of capital punishment. i didn't decide the punishment see that's you've got to remember twelve other people decided that was his punishment that was a fitting punishment food climate committee. because i happen to agree with it. is this is a side subject that's that's. that's good for me. it's well bellefonte lawrence sister lives in the town of lawton and center of oklahoma. she also waited thirty nine years and patiently for shown to be executed . homa the families of victims have the right to view the execution. and her family came to the penitentiary to watch sean being put to death. if. he was struck down through table with his arms out to his side and they had run an i.v. which was how they were going to. commit the execution and it was lethal injection it was all done through. it was altered intravenously he was prepped and ready to gallon lying down and the word was in there and some doctor. said a few prison guards i bel

i'm lauren lyster and your watching our team now as fighting continues in libya are the tides turning or rebels now turning on nato for failing them libyan rebels blamed a mistaken nato air strike today for killing up to seven some doctors on the ground reported thirteen rebels later rebel spokeswoman and some eyewitnesses on the ground and the attack came from forces loyal to libyan leader moammar gadhafi but even if that's the case it would be the first by libyan. or planes since the u.s. and nato began in forcing a no fly zone three weeks ago and if it was an accidental nato air strike this isn't the first it comes after another last week killed thirteen rebels archies own eager piece going off is on the ground in benghazi and he reports a change of tune among rebels once hailing nato as their savior now protesting in outrage as the firsthand account. veteran of the libyan army moved to gunning serve his country all the way to retirement but now he's fighting for the revolution and is among the few rebels in the bronx with military training and experience. their forces are not even

i'm lauren lyster you're watching r.t. now u.s. lawmakers and president obama continue to haggle over the two thousand and eleven budget and budget cuts they cannot agree and a government shutdown looms now this is been one of the top doom and gloom stories on the mainstream media for days now and the president's getting into it telling the public warning the public about the cost of a shutdown take a listen. you better start thinking differently because you know like if you need a passport i can't get it but i'm planning a visit to a national park or monument can't get there contingency plans for the shutdown have been made we were all capitol hill appears to be in chaos this is not happened in fifteen years what does this potentially mean for the american people in a time when the economy is just beginning to grow we're just going to see you pick up in employment the last thing we need is a disruption that's caused by a government shutdown all right you heard him but we're asking is this really the big deal everyone is making it

is lauren lyster let's talk about how attitudes are shifting within the i.m.f. and even towards the i.m.f. right of course a lot of people say that the u.s. basically runs both i.m.f. and the world bank but a lot of the policies that they try to enact on other countries they don't necessarily abide by themselves that is one of the major criticisms you know we see the united states indirectly through the i.m.f. pushing policies of austerity on countries as a remedy to their debt and their deficit problems has been a very representative and the developing world and what we're seeing now is. all countries in europe such as greece and what they're discussing in portugal meanwhile the united states runs trillion dollar deficits has fourteen trillion dollars in debt and that hasn't been a prescription at home the united states has not imposed austerity on itself it bailed out the banks will stop without reorganizing or restructuring them the kind of thing that they would require a few that i am not in other countries so those are the kind of things that critics bring

>>reporter: lauren is now enjoying life as a college student. life is good. >> yes. very good. >>reporter: vick lee, 7 news. >> such a wonderful story. she looks so healthy and vital and happy. >> yes. i like this story. >> exactly. >> good end snooing how about some good weather news for us. >> that i can't provide. but i'm working on it. live view from the high definition sutro camera. looking out over san francisco and we have a few cloud in the sky tonight. certainly a pleasant evening and not very chilly. pretty mild outside. current temperature readings in the 50's all around the bay area. low to mid 50's and virtually all locations so pleasant evening so far but getting warmer as well. getting milder over the next few days. slight chance of light rain mainly in the north bay on friday and saturday. not that that's a bad thing. chance of some light rain in all areas sunday night into monday. here's look at the satellite radar composite image. ridge of high pressure trying to hold on here but we have an approaching warm front and out ahead of the system some klouchltdz moi

lauren very happy to have you back in the d.c. studio. in new york now one hundred twenty dollars a barrel for crude definitely not a small job but it's not cheap opec on one hand has said that they don't feel the need to have a meeting that these are extraordinary measures but we do know that the u.s. has its own oil reserves that the president could tap into that he needed to what i mean how high would the price have to go in order for that to happen some argue that that's already happening and that's what's fueling obama's participation in air strikes in libya i mean i'll go libya's just two percent of the world's oil that it supplies i mean you have to understand that many analysts believe that because of demand being where it is globally that any disruption in supply amounts to a major impact in the prices and so some say about thirty going on with libya now others are saying that obama should tap into reserves the seven hundred twenty seven million barrels of oil that the united states has but on the flip side that's a risky

projection lauren lyster joins me to talk more about this we just watched her story lauren several things to talk about but love is jay carney i mean america's political process will outperform expectations i think that you know you always hear corporations and companies talk about the way that they talk about their business to the market to investors is all about in terms of performance outperforming underperforming so i think it essentially saying that he believes that democrats and republicans can get together and get a deal passed to deal with the deficit which is what this warning this negative outlook is all about so i think the markets need to say we're going to reform these negative expectations how big of a deal is this i mean s. and p. they didn't lower the rating but they said hey we're keeping an eye on you are you going to clean up your act is this a big deal i think that it is a it is certainly significant s. and p. has not ever given any outlook for the u.s. in the time that is in rating the united states moody's did once the other major credit rating rating agency back in

and i want to bring lauren lyster into this discussion she just got back from that conference lauren really interesting ideas here really an interesting concept about what was happening but what i found interesting in the piece we hear this talk by these definitely huge elites in the financial world in the policy world about the deterioration of the middle class and this is something that we often hear from you know work from activists and from people who are struggling why do you think of this is a focus for these people it's something that really stood out to me because as we cover on our shows all the time we often hear about the deterioration of the middle class and inequality that is risen in this country but we usually as you said we hear it from activists we hear from people who are suffering as a result of these i feel like you haven't really heard this very much from mainstream high level political economic elite and that was really a theme of this conference and i think really what was the tipping point that some of these people cited was wisconsin because people are finall

hampshire will tell you who's there and what's being discussed with our chief financial correspondent lauren lister i will introduce you to a man who thinks that obama needs to be impeached over his decision to intervene in libya we invited him on the show to explain for himself why obama needs to step down as the commander in chief and more than one hundred senators and congressmen are asking to d.o.j. for more federal obscenity prosecutions they say that we know the damaging effects of obscene pornography but do we really are going to host a debate on that and it's friday so let's make a toast to all the stories making headlines this week our producer jenny churchill and a realist idealist lab's j. crew will join me at the end of our show but now let's move on to our top story. it's friday it's six pm and as of now congress has not reached a deal on a budget which leaves only six hours until the midnight deadline which makes the likelihood of a government shutdown look very very real and as we watch this painful debate between democrats and republicans drag on over the last few weeks on th

whether it happens or not lauren mr washington. is inflation finally here and is it here to stay safe to say there's a lot going on in the world right now unrest in the middle east disaster in japan european bailouts strains on resources thanks to bad harvests and rapidly growing asian economies and prices are showing for this food prices are soaring oil prices are too crude hit one hundred twenty three dollars a barrel this morning for americans although unemployment is finally going down wages aren't growing so could the tough times still be ahead here to discuss it with me is gary thompson associate editor at the atlantic there thanks so much for being here tonight and here let's talk about some of the basics here right prices are going up and these aren't prices on i don't know things like computers or some kind of technology you don't necessarily need these are the basics this is these are gas prices the things you need to get from one place to another it's food prices on staples like bread like butter like horn so is everyone

but what about on a larger financial level our chief financial correspondent lauren lister will break it down for us i mean is inflation here to stay as the global economy struggles we're taking a big hit near a home when it comes to the price of food and gas that is the rising cost of commodities here forever we'll talk with there thompson after the break. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so. you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else here's some other part of that you realize everything you just don't. charge is a big. number given that we in the fourth quarter. i think. he'd want to well. we have to go but as you've heard him say get ready because their freedom. hey guys welcome to show itself on the about a show we've heard about our guests not to say on the topic now we want to hear our audience says go on to you tube video response or to twitter for part of the question is the lead post on you tube every monday and on thursday the fellow is going to sponsor. playboy. so. in past reports we've told you about how several states across the countr

taxpayers' dollars are spanner winning the hearts and minds of people on the ground and as artie's lauren lyster reports war can often be a hard thing to sell. the reality of war it was hell and it's why you only go to war when it's impactful interest to your national security it's one reason why coalition forces do battle with an information war to fight alongside the real one playing out on the ground in afghanistan for example so it's not widely known by these milestones along the stuart american history we have surpassed the soviet campaign there we have spent. a lot of money but instead carries this message to morning instanced will continue. of hope and reconstruction in the war torn region which accommodates home shaped piece that's the nato version told in this promotional film it was given to international journalists like myself at the annual nato summit presumably to spread the message public relations after it's like these are nothing new and commander of the nato forces the united states spends billions of dollars alone to market its version of the war to the world including

lauren lyster explains. while u.s. lawmakers in washington baker over the budget and hurled blame across the aisle for the gridlock calling opposing colleagues relatively small that string group of india logs who wore an anchor dragging down the budget negotiation process give me up for another group of decision makers has been weighing in on the debate one of the country's top credit agencies telling the feds something. has to get done this debt ratings agency standard and poor and moody's have been warning for months that the u.s. debt could threaten the country's golden aaa credit rating telling investors in u.s. bonds essentially they may have to worry about getting paid the u.s. debt problem is big fourteen trillion dollars big meanwhile the solutions lawmakers are coming up with to solve this problem are small this tiny dot represents even the larger sixty billion dollars in cuts republican lawmakers originally proposed meanwhile the u.s. government each year continues to spend a lot more than it takes in resulti

george soros is focusing on the place emerging nations will take in the new world order lauren listserv reports from the venue so far the themes that we've heard are not so much what needs to take place going forward but that something needs to change in a new new way of thinking about the global economy and the financial order and the tools that people have to use in that countries have to use need to change there needs to be new thinking going forward one of the main issues that we've heard from already is something that the original bretton woods conference held here established remember back in one thousand forty four countries all met here to decide on a global economic framework and that was the time that the u.s. dollar was named the reserve currency and countries peg their exchange rate to it which is the framework that holds today and it's something that's kind of under question yesterday we heard george soros say that one of the big questions is if the u.s. dollar should still be the reserve currency and in fact he says that other currencies already are kind of taking its plac

has even reached this point a situation that once would have been unthinkable lauren lyster r.t. washington d.c. . for more details on the stories we're covering can always just go to the website it's all too dot com and you'll find that there is developments on many of the other international stories as well you can find out the details on the latest declassified documents that russia has handed over to poland in the investigation of the one nine hundred forty cuts in that massacre plus with lots of magic pictures of an anti drug sting in siberia but police seized a large stash of heroin and. now where i nearly forty cars have been left burnt out and three people hurt after a major road accident involving a gas tanker in the russian city of start off the truck hit a pole turned over burst into flames when passing a car check out this footage right here the spilled fuel torched the cars that were parked there as you can see there are three injured people which includes the truck driver received severe burns and were taken to hospital and what's being described as a grave conditio

taxpayers' dollars are spent on winning the hearts and minds of people on the ground but as artie's lauren lyster reports war can often be a hard thing to sell. the reality of war and war is hell and that's why you only go to war when to absolute interest to your national security it's one reason why i coalition forces do battle with an information war to fight alongside the real one playing out on the ground in afghanistan for example so it's not widely known by these milestones along toward american history we have surpassed the soviet campaign there we have spent exceptional amount of money but instead carries this message in the morning after the storm welcome to the new day of hope and reconstruction in the war torn region which is what each conflict is for peace that's the nato version told in this promotional film it was given to international journalists like myself at the annual nato summit presumably to spread the message public relations effort slightly these are nothing new and commander of the nato forces the united states spends billions of dollars alone to market its version

debt and the threats from the rating agencies that would make paying for a lot more expensive arches lauren lyster explains. all u.s. lawmakers in washington big are over the budget and hurled blame across the aisle for the gridlock calling opposing colleagues relatively small that string group of india logs and warren i think are dragging down the budget negotiation process give me a brought another group of decision makers has been weighing in on the did be one of the country's top credit agencies telling the feds something has to get done on this debt ratings agency standard and poor and moody's have been warning for months that the u.s. debt could threaten the country's golden aaa credit rating telling investors in u.s. bonds essentially they may have to worry about getting paid the u.s. debt problem is big fourteen trillion dollars big while the solutions lawmakers are coming up with to solve this problem are small this tiny dot represents even the larger sixteen billion dollars in cuts republican lawmakers originally proposed meanwhile the u.s. government each year continues to spend

just consensus on a need for change they hope will reverberate beyond these hills lauren mr r.t. new hampshire. next to international space station where a russian spacecraft called three new crew members to the cosmic outpost of the soyuz rocket up to the i s s l for orbiting for two days around the planet a new crew been tasked with conducting forty scientific experiments as part of a hundred billion dollar program missions dedicated to the fiftieth anniversary of the first human space flight and set off from the same route is guarded back in one hundred sixty one of these tests are still is following the story for us. as for our spend most of their lives preparing for the possibility of going to space now russian cosmonaut for example takes about two hundred a year and that's one of the there's a call for you know how to go through all the hard work men and women put into their professions one of the thing they fear is something a little more about it and that's an unwavering a childhood dream of literally reach for something big aspiring cosmonauts. watches intently as the so

just consensus on a need for change they hope will reverberate beyond these hills lauren mr r. t. you hampshire. moving on to some other international news making headlines around the world now. the people of iceland have rejected a government proposal to use it in their taxes to repay bank losses from the two thousand and eight financial crash which some for the country's financial sector around sixty percent voted in a referendum opposing the payment of five billion u.s. dollars to the british and dutch governments both compensated their citizens who lost money in icelandic accounts the two governments are now to sue iceland in an international court after the no vote. in his first speech since being ousted from the egyptian presidency hosni mubarak has hit back at aclu accusations he illegally amassed a personal fortune while in office the statement from a tape recording was broadcast on al-arabiya t.v. it comes as public pressure intensifies for the prosecution of the former leader and his inner circle over the alleged theft of billions of dollars from the state egyptian autho

whether it happens or not lauren mr bharti washington d.c. . mike norman says fears of a looming debt crisis and the u.s. are being overplayed and causing panic. the debate is that people have a misunderstanding of this they view the reality in a way which is mired in misconception and myth and this is this is pervasive from the common person on the street all the way up to the highest levels of policy including our own president who goes out there publicly and says we are out of money that is an impossibility the united states of america issues the u.s. dollar it could spend it in any amount that it was to with a nine percent unemployment rate and millions of people at a work and industrial capacity far below what our potential is and millions of on whole unsold homes and all this other excess capacity that we have what we should be doing is increasing demand and the way that we do that in an economy where most people are trying to cut back their dead is for the government to step in and stimulate demand by spending on infrastructure on educat

perhaps you can't sell a war welcome to new game unless you have a buyer for lauren mr archie york. the difference between a p.r. campaign and the reality is driving want to see the ad for yourself by our exclusive photo gallery a report from ghana stand on our website dot com. an option of last resort that's how prime minister has described the country's request for a financial bailout from the e.u. the worst case scenario for the european economies looming analysts say fearing that spain could be the next victim of the debt contagion the rescue plan for portugal is likely to top one hundred billion us dollars with anger that just rattle around europe over other e.u. taxpayers having to pick up the bill the country had long resisted taking a bailout mirroring the actions of greece ireland this may soon exhaust the patience of investors and plunge the global economy into further trouble according to call danger of market taker. i think the first question one has to ask is where is the credibility behind the projections of both the european union and over here in america we've heard

has even reached this point a situation that once would have been unthinkable lauren lyster r.t. washington d.c. . economist mike norman says fear mongering over a looming debt crisis in the u.s. is diverting the government's attention from what really needs to be done. the debate is that people have a misunderstanding of this they view the reality in a way which is mired in misconception and myth and this is this is pervasive from the common person on the street all the way up to the highest levels of policy including our own president who goes out there publicly and says we are out of money that is an impossibility the united states of america issues the u.s. dollar they could spend it in any amount that it was with a nine percent unemployment rate and millions of people at a work and industrial capacity far below what our potential is and millions of on whole unsold homes and all this other excess capacity that we have what we should be doing is increasing demand and the way that we do that in an economy where most people are trying to cut back their dead is for the government

has even reached this point a situation that once would have been unthinkable lauren lyster r.t. washington d.c. . the economists mike norman says fears of a looming debt crisis in the u.s. are diverting the government's attention from what really needs to be done. the debate is that people have a misunderstanding of this they view the reality in a way which is mired in misconception and myth and this is this is pervasive from the common person on the street all the way up to the highest levels of policy including our own president who goes out there publicly and says we are out of money that is an impossibility the united states of america issues the u.s. dollar it could spend it in any amount that it was with a nine percent unemployment rate and millions of people at a work and industrial capacity far below what our potential is and millions of on hold and sold homes and all this other excess capacity that we have what we should be doing is increasing demand and the way that we do that in an economy where most people are trying to cut back their dead is for the government to st

lauren lyster reports war it can often be a hard thing to sell. the reality of war and war still and that's why you only go to war when it's an absolute interest to your national security it's one reason why i coalition forces do battle with an information war to fight alongside the real one playing out on the ground in afghanistan for example so it's not widely known by these milestones the longest war in american history we have surpassed the soviet campaign there we have spent exceptional amount of money but instead carries this message good morning afghanistan welcome to the new day of hope and reconstruction in the war torn region which accommodates home state of the peace that's the nato version told in this promotional film it was given to international journalists like myself at the annual nato summit presumably to spread the message public relations efforts like these are nothing new and commander of the nato forces the united states spends billions of dollars alone to market its version of the war to the world including p.r. at home and

just consensus on a need for change they hope will reverberate beyond these hills lauren mr r.t. new hampshire. moving on to some other international news making headlines around the world right now. the people of iceland have rejected a government proposal to use their taxes to repay bank losses from the two thousand and eight financial crash which sunk the country's financial sector around sixty percent voted no in a referendum opposing the payment of five billion u.s. dollars to the british and dutch governments both compensated their citizens who lost money in icelandic accounts the two governments are now to sue iceland in an international court after the no vote. in his first speech since being ousted from the egyptian president hosni mubarak as it back i've accusations he illegally amassed a personal fortune while in office the statement from a tape recording was broadcast on al-arabiya t.v. it comes as public pressure intensifies for the prosecution of a former leader and his inner circle over the alleged theft of billions of dollars from the state egyptian authorities ha

know where all showing perhaps you can't tell of war welcome to the new day unless you have a buyer lauren mr archie you. remember you can always catch the latest stories and the best videos on our website at r.t. dot com we've also got all the in-depth analysis updated around the clock that's a quick look at some of our stories online right now going beyond the call of duty a russian policeman who dug up a portie in a cemetery and brought it to his office off the suspect some foul play as found himself in deep trouble. we take you to the heart of the russia's nuclear might the chilly up and screeching shot off to foreigners for decades is no open to everyone and there's no shortage of sites for the curious tourist that's a much more on our web site all the time at r.t. dot com. portugal has announced that it's on able to deal with this economic crisis and has asked for help the eurozone is now set to cough up for a third successive billion up package which is set to exceed one hundred billion dollars local ross market analyst and author told me earlier that the euro can only sustain itsel

i'm lauren lyster you're watching r t now u.s. lawmakers and president obama continue to haggle over the two thousand and seven budget cuts they cannot agree and the government shutdown looms now this has been one of the talk doom and gloom stories on the mainstream media for days now and the president getting into it too telling the public about the cost of a showdown take a look. you better start thinking differently because you know if you need a passport can't get it and planning a visit to a national park or monument to bad can get there contingency plans for the shutdown have been made we were all capitol hill appears to be in chaos this is not happened in fifteen years what does this potentially mean for the american people with when the economy is just beginning to grow where we just store and see a pick up in employment the last thing we need is a disruption that's caused by a government shutdown. here's our question is this really the big deal everyone is making it out to be well joining me to answer that hopefully is ec

i'm lauren was during your watching r.t. now though the united states spends more on defense than any other country six times more than china close to fifty percent of the globe spending it's the elephant in the room dough when it comes to budget cuts in washington but with skyrocketing debt and three wars adding up to trillions of dollars is that going to have to change our t's christine for as our reports. it's clear that we need to cut spending cutting slashing reducing you could say it's in the season so this is my approach to reduce the deficit by four trillion dollars over the next twelve years as an approach that achieves about two trillion dollars in spending cuts across the budget it's no secret our government has a spending problem the problem will now be passed along to community health centers . infrastructure the closing of school. and libraries but what's been mostly absent from this battle over the budget builds his trimming on defense spending. the elephant in the living room that signori by both republicans

i'm lauren lyster your watching our team now as fighting continues in libya are the tides turning are rebels now turning on nato for failing them libyan rebels blames a mistaken nato air strike today for killing at least two rebels and injuring more than a dozen reports are still coming in and one said later a rebel spokeswoman said the attack came from forces loyal to libyan leader moammar gadhafi but if that's the case it would be the first by libyan warplanes since the u.s. and nato big thing a no fly zone in libya three weeks ago and it was accidental. by nato this isn't a first it comes after another last week killed thirteen rebels marty's own igor piece going off is on the ground in benghazi and he reports a change of tune among rebels were once hailing nato as their savior and are now protesting and outrage as a first hand account from the rebels. a veteran of the libyan army moved any served his country all the way to retirement. he's fighting for the revolution and is among the few rebels from the front with military training and experience. their forces are not even we are

lauren sholler's heros received special recognition during a ceremony. in may 2007, a man who was just paroled from san quentin prison stab her in the head, wrist, back, and jugular vain at a bakery. an attorney jumped to her rescue and was stabbed several times as well buzz probably ended up saving lauren. and other people got involved as well. >> i love them so much. they are very, very special. literally each and every one of them are the reason i'm alive today. >> reporter: schaller is a college student now. she says she will never forget the attack but wants to move on. the attacker is serving a life sentence. >>> the looting of a jewelry store after the mehserle verdict -- the state sued them using a little known law that protects an owner's right to property. >>> and homicide investigation took a stand in the oakland courtroom this afternoon. as rob roth reports, it's the first time he's spoken publicly about the chauncey bailey case. >> reporter: the officer said he would often visit your muslim black bakery to form community relations. >> there

i'm lauren list during your botching r.t. now though the united states spends more money on defense than any other country six times more than china close to fifty percent of the globe sending it seems to be the elephant in the room when it comes to budget cuts but with skyrocketing debt and three wars adding up to trillions of dollars is that going to have to change our cheese christine takes a look. it's clear that we need to cut spending cutting slashing reducing you could say it's in this season so this is my approach to reduce the deficit by four trillion dollars over the next twelve years it's an approach that achieves about two trillion dollars in spending cuts across the budget it's no secret our government has a spending problem the problem will now be passed along to community health centers . infrastructure the closing of schools. and libraries but what's been mostly absent from this battle over the budget bolds is trimming on defense spending. the elephant in the living room in that state nor by both republicans a

has even reached this point a situation that once would have been unthinkable lauren lyster r.t. washington d.c. tweeted now and thousands of people are once again taking to the streets in protest it comes as a sign of increasing frustration at the military's lack of progress in removing top figures of the previous regime from office well i'm not joined by middle east expert professor mccollum and for a look at why the un rest is rumbling on thanks very much indeed for joining us lottie already we're going to champion this was a successful revolution so what is happening now in egypt why are they protesting. well two months ago mubarak but the regime didn't call president mubarak and his close associates who are probably right all the new regime will be conservation under arrest but in reality people will need to grab it and say you played today. before so running we learned during the martial turn time we had a military council with a gun to the right it was a little more the closest comrades and. so we've seen a musical talk and at the bottom of society it's got worse much wors

has even reached this point a situation that once would have been unthinkable lauren lyster r.t. washington d.c. . twenty two minutes past the hour here in the russian capital let's bring you some more of our top stories from around the world at this stage of the day the e.u. commissioner has announced that portugal would need about one hundred ten billion dollars to stay afloat it follows a statement by the portuguese prime minister saying that the mystical sturdy measures had failed after greece and ireland it's now the third nation to seek a financial lifeline for of european neighbors with fears that spain could be next . in syria at least seventeen protesters have reportedly been killed in clashes with police a state wide demonstrations against the government continue for a third week security forces are reported to have used tear gas and live ammunition to stop the rallies from growing friday's become a traditional day of protest against autocratic rulers across the arab world. in egypt thousands of people are once again taken to the streets in protest it comes as a sign of

i'm lauren lyster and you're watching our t. now the debt clock is ticking as the united states reaches its debt ceiling of fourteen point three trillion dollars next month the debate over raising it has descended upon washington to raise or risk the faulting on the country's debts those are really the questions at play today u.s. president barack obama revealed his plan for deficit and debt reduction issuing this warning our debt has grown so large that we could do real damage to the economy if we don't begin a process now to get our fiscal house in order. and of getting which kind of being the u.s. is main creditor and us debt reaching what the entire economy produces in g.d.p. our team are in a port in iowa shows how the deaths already taken a major toll. in a city that never sleeps. that continues to tick more than ten thousand dollars per second when it was first installed no one was really aware of what it was nor could most people tell you the difference between a deficit or that so but their collapse spans rejoice keepin

has even reached this point a situation that once would have been unthinkable lauren lyster r.t. washington d.c. and economist and mike norman says that political infighting threatens to undercut the very foundations of the u.s. economy as doom and gloom the public expects lactations. the debate is that people have a misunderstanding of this they view the reality in a way which is mired in misconception and myth what we should be doing is increasing demand and the way that we do that in an economy where most people are trying to cut back their dead is for the government to step in and stimulate demand by spending on infrastructure on education on health care on basic research and development on transportation on alternative energy these are the things we did in the past these are the things that created the real capital that was passed along from generation to generation it's what made this country rich and it's exactly dipping we're not doing now all right you with us here live from moscow and some other top stories from around the world this hour security forces in pakistan kil

lauren sholler's heros received special recognition during a ceremony. in may 2007, a man who was just paroled from san quentin prison stab her in the head, wrist, back, and jugular vain at a bakery. an attorney jumped to her rescue and was stabbed several times as well buzz probably ended up saving lauren. and other people got involved as well. >> i love them so much. they are very, very special. literally each and every one of them are the reason i'm alive today. >> reporter: schaller is a college student now. she says she will never forget the attack but wants to move on. the attacker is serving a life sentence. >>> the looting of a jewelry store after the mehserle verdict -- the state sued them using a little known law that protects an owner's right to property. >>> and homicide investigation took a stand in the oakland courtroom this afternoon. as rob roth reports, it's the first time he's spoken publicly about the chauncey bailey case. >> reporter: the officer said he would often visit your muslim black bakery to form community relations. >> there