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tavis: these pbs stories kill me. >> this was the second here. the stars of sesame street were bob and susan on camera. peter -- was a manager at the apollo theater. they had something like 30 axinite. i addition from sesame street. that led me to new york city and bernard edwards and the rest of my career. tavis: you are only hearing today on michael lot of folks who were taken out by trucks. you're here because of an incident in an elevator this saved your life. >> i lived in a building york city across from lincoln center. one night i was out partying all night which is what i did every night back in those days. but somehow i pushed the number 14 instead of 28. it was one of those buildings it went from 12th to 14th. my heart stopped. i had fallen at of the elevator and basically i was dead. the staff, the way they empty the garbage is to start at the top and work their way down. had i got into the 20th floor, i would have fallen down dead on my landing. i fell on the 14th floor just as the janitors were coming by. i do not think they did not

. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: i am pleased to welcome john leguizamo back to the program. he has found success with his one-man production "ghetto klown." the show is now here in los angeles. here is a scene from "ghetto klown." >> i became the school class clown. that is mean. -- me. me and my sad fro. i would not slip with 3. my dad was like, cut that ugly thing off. you are not black. i am like a number 6 over there. tavis: you're putting all of your business on the stage. >> all of the dirty laundry, the underwear. it is all there for everybody to see. i have control of that. tavis: tell me the construct of this show. >> it is a portrait of a young man of an artist like the james joyce story. that whole journey of how i got started, why did i continue, the failures, the people who block to me, who boosted me, i pay tribute lori get revenge. -- or i get revenge. tavis: what is the takeaway other than half laughing? >> total inspiration. i did it becaus

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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. the verdict was a weighted around the world and tonight in an italian court room, amanda knox was acquitted of murder and set free. she left an italian prison and is expected to begin her journey back to the u.s. very soon. the appeals court ruling comes four years after her roommate, meredith torturkircher was foun. the court case has played out in the court in the media. >> after spending most of the day in prison, she came back to the court for nighttime verdict. her face drained of color, amanda noxubee this was a moment that could change her life. and then came the decision she had been dreaming of for almost four years. >> the defendant is acquitted because they have not committed the crime. amanda knox's been freed. >> sobbing, amanda knox was led from court. minutes later, her sister spoke outside. >> we are thankful to the court for having the courage to overturn this decision. >> the murder victim was meredith kercher. she had been found with her throat slit several times in

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also are around the globe. the plot to assassinate the saudi ambassador was conceived and directed from iran according to u.s. officials. they announced they had broken up the alleged scheme and arrested two men with links to the iranian government. they vow to iran would be held accountable. dodge the alleged plot was to kill this man, the long servings saudi ambassador. the head of the fbi said it sounded like fiction, but the plot was all too real. >> individuals from one country sought to conspire with a drug trafficking cartel in another country to assassinate a foreign official on united states soil. it reads like the pages of a hollywood script, the impact would have been very we'll and many lives would have been lost. >> a senior member of president obama's cabinet pointed the finger straight at iran. >> it was conceived, sponsored, and directed from iran. it constitutes a flagrant violation of u.s. and international law. >> a place that could have been bombed, the iranian agent thought he was hiring a

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. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. an israeli soldier, captured by hamas five years ago and held in gaza is tonight home with his family. it's part of a controversial prisoner swap which will see a thousand palestinians freed. there was a huge celebration in gaza as they welcomed their sons and daughters home. some had been in prison for up to 20 years. we have reports now from jerusalem. >> this evening, shalit was flown home. his family campaigned for five years to get him back and won the sympathy of israelis, whose military service is a rite of passage. he was smiling. most israelis support the deal that was made for his freedom, enthough it was the release of people who are regarded as terrorist murderers. as his family was picked up, he was waking up in gaza for the last time. then shalit, pale and thin was marched to freedom by the hamas military wing and bodyguards. he gave an interview to egyptian tv. >> i miss my family, being active. he hoped the deal would end wars between israel and the palestinians. from

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welcome to our viewers on pbs and america and also around the globe. hold on, there might be more economic pain to come. that was the warning from the imf today as they caution that the recession in europe could still be in effect in 2012. this follows a downgrading of italy's credit rating and more unrest on the streets of crease as trade unions staged a strike against the latest austerity measures. in a moment, we will look at the end tier in the u.s. first, we go to europe. >> violent protests back on the streets of athens. austerity measures it is harder and harder. the eu and imf have yet to decide whether greece gets its next installment of loans but it probably will. many greeks wonder whether any of it is worth their while. >> there is an employment. -- there is increasing unemployment. wealthy people, people who evaded taxes, people who gained money through corruption are not paying what they should be paying. >> the renewed wave of strikes comes as italy digest another downgrade of its credit rating. they fear that they will be drawn further

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. beware the bears, at least on wall street. today, one of america's major share index is was off the spigot, the kind of fall usually associated with the beginning of a bear market. there are signs the euros and debt crisis is becoming a banking crisis. remember lehmans? now think dexia. the european bank is in talks amid fears it will crash. >> it started as a sovereign debt crisis. because of fears of whether banks are strong enough to withstand losses, it is now the banking crisis. >> all in all, the financial sector is getting beaten. the only solution is to go into default. >> they have serious confirm mentality. -- bunke mentalityr . >> there's a lot of talk about what is at stake, but not a lot of fixing. >> everyone understands it time is running now for the year rose zone to resolve the crisis. we did make -- for the euro zone to resolve the crisis. we did make progress. it confirms my view we are doing damage to the british economy. indeed it is doing damage now. >> the first

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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also or around the globe. there is heavy fighting in libya denied as troops of the national libyan council push hard into the city intosirte. fighters in the gaddafi stronghold have put up surprisingly fierce resistance, but now, according to bbc reporters who are with forces of the government, there are only a few streets still left in the hands of gaddafi loyalists. >> a war that has lasted nine months across libya has come down to a few streets and suburbs in colonel gaddafi cozy home town. the fighting on the streets of sirte is ferocious and intense. the town is being pummeled and pounded into submission. a place gaddafi favored above all others in libya flattened block by block. after a battle that lasted more than a week, this day began with soldiers from the new government loading their ammunition belts for what they hope will be the last day of fighting. the transitional council declared more than once that the city is about to fall, but now, they are convinced it will soon be over. as the front line

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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. in libya, people are still celebrating their first full day of freedom following the death of colonel gaddafi. those celebrations are set to continue over the weekend as the new government formally declares the nation liberated from 40 years of dictatorship, but the day has not been without controversy. the united nations wants an investigation into the circumstances of the duffy's death amid claims that he was executed -- the circumstances of gaddafi's death amid claims that was -- that he was executed. the report does contain some strong images. >> friday morning is usually a quiet time in misratah, but today, it was not. the defiant city fought at great cost to oust colonel gaddafi's forces earlier this year. now, the deposed dictator's body has been brought here by the fighters who captured him. the body of his son, the spearhead of internal security, is on display. >> the site is becoming a huge attraction now. hundreds of men, women, and children flocking here to see for themsel

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. rescue teams in turkey have pulled more survivors from the rubble after the strong earthquake that hit the east of the country on sunday. at least 2 minutes 70 people have been killed, but it is feared -- 270 people have been killed, but it is feared death toll will rise. the city of ercis was the worst hit, with almost 1000 buildings destroyed. from there, daniel sandford send this report. >> hammering, clawing, cutting, pulling frantically at the ruins. the generic people love -- the ordinary people of ercis were helping the official rescue teams. a 29 -year-old man has been in the rubble for over -- 29-year- old man has been in the rubble for over 24 hours. his brothers are helping to get him out. they have formed a human chain, pulling rubble away from their injured brother, slowly making space for him to be brought out. with exhaustion, his mother waited patiently nearby. we have all been here since yesterday, she told us. we sat here overnight. no food has passed any of his brot

welcome to our viewers on pbs and around the globe. the french president calls it a deal that has saved the world from catastrophe. markets around the globe surged after european leaders agreed on a plan to contain the debt crisis. within hours, harmony was broken when mr. sarkozy told french television that greece should never have been allowed to join the eurozone at all. in a moment, the reaction from the greek foreign minister, worst air report from our foreign editor. >> financial markets rose following news europe's leaders have agreed on a plan to fix the eurozone crisis. they did not get all the detail they were looking for, but what they heard exceeded expectations and has fought iraq time to deliver on commitments made. -- and has bought europe time to deliver on commitments made. >> i am very aware of the world is watching closely. i think we europeans proved that we came to the right decision. >> i think the results will be welcomed by the entire world, which were expecting strong decisions from the eurozone. these decision

and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: talk of jobs echoed back and forth today across the political divide. everyone seemed to agree on the need to do something about the struggling recovery and high unemployment, but there was little agreement on what to do. ray suarez has our story. >> the more goods and services we sell abroad, the more jobs we create here at home. >> creating jobs in america is as simple as changing presidents. >> suarez: the president of south korea, sporting a detroit tigers cap, picked up the theme at a general motors plant outside detroit with president obama. >> ( translated ): there is one thing on the minds of both president obama and i, and that is jobs. it is about creating good, decent jobs, and it is about keeping those jobs. and this is what keeps us awake. >> suarez: the two presidents were there to showcase a newly adopted trade agreement. but mr. obama also pointed to the auto bailouts he backed for g.m. and chrysler, and the jobs they saved. >> there were a lot of

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. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. it's a major conflict which has helped define the last decade and today it's exactly 10 years since the start of the war in afghanistan. to mark the anniversary, president obama paid tribute to the many who have sacrificed and said the world was closer than ever to defeating al qaeda. but on the ground, challenges remain. speaking exclusively to the bbc, afghan president, hamid karzai, acknowledged the failure to provide security for his citizens. from kabul, we start tonight'sk with our world affairs editor, jon simson. >> scarcely anyone forecast back in 2001 that this would eventually turn into a serious shooting war or that the americans would be here longer than they were in vietnam. the man who's been afghanistan's president almost the entire time is frank about his major failure here. >> we've done terribly badly in providing security to the afghan people, and this is the greatest shortcoming of our agreement for international partners. what we should do is provide better and m

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