the united states and the united kingdom top the global table for pay. interesting enough, there is germany that's had a low pay policy the last decade. either you can allow the poverty rates to rise more by not subsidizing those on the low pay or you can subsidize them but that of course has burdens of itself because it expands bill of all of welfare payments and spending and these increases in taxes and reduces the incentive to work because it means you're not better off on the welfare payment than you are on work so it isn't a sensible way to run the economy and the reason why we have had these big jumps in low pay is for the reason i outlined earlier there's been a squeeze on wages and the share of output in both the united states and the united kingdom has fallen sharply over the last 30 years. there is money going. most of the squeeze in the fall has been concentrated on the weight of distribution roughly the bottom flared. that is basically what has been happening. the solution to the crisis, the economy's will only be sustainable in long run if w

kingdom. demonstrators in turkey and your another night of heavy policing is a ruling party m.p. tells r.t. the crackdown is being forced by extremists plaguing the protest movement. and criticism over the treatment of guantanamo bay detainees graves lying to president obama twelve independent medical examinations for those on hunger strike at the notorious prison. welcome you're watching our take with me and very far. now the british government is beginning its charm offensive on scotland to keep it part of the u.k. with foreign secretary william hague chosen as cheerleader he's an edinburgh later to speak about why the kingdom should remain united why scotland's oil money should keep rolling into london's coffers r.t. sarah firth breaks down how he's expected to convince the naysayers. mr hague's going to be trying to lay out in foreign policy terms why he feels it's preferable the scots stay put and it's the basis of his argument is going to be this that a vote for independence is not going

it is a real jewel in the crown of the united kingdom economy. seeing a, we are growth in production as a number of new fields and projects come on stream. all times, safety and security are absolutely paramount. been watching prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. " airs live every wednesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern and again on sunday nights at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. watch any time on c-span.org, where you can find past rime minister's questions other public affairs programs. on monday, british foreign secretary william hague told members in the house of commons that recent allegations that the government communications headquarters tried to circumvent the law to gather data on british citizens were baseless. he added that data obtained by the uk from the u.s. involving british assistant -- citizens were subject to statutory controls and safeguards. he also took questions from members. i think the matters have been very fully explored. the statements for foreign and commonwealth affairs, secretary william ha

kingdom. demonstrators in turkey and your another night of heavy policing as a ruling party m.p. tells r.t. the crackdown is being forced by extremists plaguing the protest movement. in criticism over the treatment of one ton of detainees grows louder as doctors urge president obama to allow independent medical examinations for those on hunger strike at the notorious prison. international news in common watching arctic we've made andrey from. now the british government is beginning its charm offensive on scotland to keep it part of the u.k. with foreign secretary william hague chosen as the cheerleader he's an edinburgh later to speak about why the kingdom should remain united and why scotland's oil money should keep rolling into london's coffers r.t. sarah for breakstone how he's expected to convince the naysayers. mr hague's going to be trying to lay out in foreign policy terms why he feels it's preferable that scots stay put and it's the basis of his argument is going to be this that a vote

kingdom. i mean straight is in turkey and your another night of heavy policing is the ruling party m.p. tells our to the crackdown is being forced by extremists plaguing the protest movement . and criticism over the treatment of guantanamo bay detainees grows louder doctors are urged president obama twelve independent medical examinations for those on hunger strike at the notorious prison camp. and i welcome thanks for being with us this morning and watching r.t. with me andrew. now the british government is beginning its charm offensive on scotland to keep it part of the u.k. with foreign secretary william hague chosen as cheerleader he's in edinburgh later to speak about why the kingdom should remain united see sarah firth breaks down how he's expected to convince the naysayers. mr hague's going to be trying to lay out in foreign policy terms why he feels it's preferable the scots stay put and it's the basis of his argument is going to be this that a vote for independence is not going to be

states on the one hand the united kingdom on the other hand that who have been proven to spy on our citizens and i think the problem here is ultimately the problem with democracy with people in those countries being brought up believing that they have democracy without actually checking whether or not their governments are respecting their civil liberties and their human rights people have been spoon fed image of reality that has no be. turned to be not true if you look at the united states posturing if you like towards the rest of the world for instance criticizing china of hacking the united states criticizing china of censoring the internet of wiretapping the internet in turns out the united states has been doing all this and more to much larger extent it only managed to keep it secret absolutely so yes i'd agree that people have been living under the illusion if you like the. politics somehow did not apply in this part of the world i'm afraid there are for rough wake up now people have called here in the past a political evangelist but i really think that your are a political or

the new g eight summit the latest one is just about start again in the united kingdom in great britain and well obviously this is going to create some additional tension and some questions will have to be answered this happened at the summit back in two thousand and nine there we can see the pictures of the leaders going for the photo op and well according to the report of that former cia agent the delegations from all these three countries that we could see the leaders of these countries on screen now including president of russia dmitry medvedev we were allegedly under the full surveillance package other forms were listened to even connections going occasions going through embassies e-mails basically the what. it is blanket surveillance isn't it that's how broad it was to me to be there is no escaping it even a fake internet cafe i mean it is extraordinary that. it's extraordinary the technologies would surely just be used i guess could be seen in. fiction movies and hits because well according to these reports the national security agency in the us and it's in great britain we did b

states on one hand the united kingdom on the other hand that who have been proven to spy on our citizens and i think the problem here is ultimately the problem with democracy with people in those countries being brought up believing that they have democracy without actually checking whether or not their governments are respecting their civil liberties and their human rights people have been spoon fed image of reality that has no be. turned to be not true if you look at the united states posturing if you like towards the rest of the world for instance criticizing china of hacking the united states criticizing china of censoring the internet of wiretapping the internet in turns out that the united states has been doing all this and more to much larger extent it only managed to keep it secret absolutely so yes i'd agree that people have been living under the illusion if you like the. politics somehow did not apply in this part of the world i'm afraid there are for rough wake up now people have called here in the past the political evangelist but i really think that your a political or inter

the latest wall is just about to start again in the united kingdom in great britain and well obviously this is going to create a. additional tension and some questions will have to be answered this happened at the summit back in two thousand and nine there we can see the pictures of the leaders going for the photo op and well according to the we who are that former cia agent the delegations from at least three countries that we could see the leaders of these countries on screen now including president of russia dmitry medvedev. allegedly under the full surveillance package of their forms were listened to even connections between occasions going through embassies e-mails basically for what. it is blanket surveillance isn't it that's how broad it was i mean there was no escaping it even a fake internet cafe i mean it is extraordinary that. it's extraordinary the technologies would surely be used i guess could be seen in. fiction movies and blockbuster hits because well according to these reports the national security agency in the u.s. and its great britain the did build these internet c

kingdom. believe brazil sees its worst protests in over a decade as disputes over corruption and the cost of the football world cup uncover deep economic and political discontent. and criticism over the treatment of one ton of my baby taney. as president obama independent medical examinations for those on hunger strike at the notorious prison. and i welcome you watching r.t. with me. now the british government is beginning its charm offensive on scotland to keep it part of the u.k. with foreign secretary william hague chosen as cheerleader he's in edinburgh later to speak about why scotland and its own money should remain ruled by london r.t. sarah firth breaks down he's expected to convince the night. mr hague is going to be trying to lay out in foreign policy terms why he feels it's preferable that scots stay put that is the basis of his argument is going to be this that a vote for independence is not going to be a vote for business as usual is going to bring about stances change in his thou

states on the one hand the united kingdom on the other hand that who have been proven to spy on our citizens and i think the problem here is ultimately the problem with democracy with people in those countries being brought up believing that they have democracy without actually checking whether or not their governments are respecting their civil liberties and their human rights people have been spoon fed image of reality that has no be. turned to be not true if you look at the united states posturing if you like towards the rest of the world for instance criticizing china of hacking in the united states criticizing china of censoring the internet of wiretapping the internet in turns out that the united states has been doing all this and more to much larger extent it only managed to keep it secret absolutely so yes i'd agree that people have been living under the illusion if you like the. politics somehow did not apply in this part of the world i'm afraid there are for rough wake up now people have called here in the past the political evangelist but i really think that your a politi

kingdom will keep developing in this positive vein well we have all the grounds for that and they main they need. the reason for that is our mutual interest i haven't mentioned joint projects that are but promise i hope we will develop them efficiently but by way of conclusion i'd like to say that was started today's meeting with a very moving event the decoration of. mr prime minister has mentioned that we have decorated the veterans of the arctic convoys here with former british serviceman these are now. i would lay people not that they were very good with why it is but if you go to them they have great have but still they did a lot and we value their contribution and the father the more we value that and. the more time passes the great and deeper our understanding is of the acts of heroism that they helped calm but these problem plaguing russia and the united kingdom as well a lot brings us together in our history and i hope that we will have a real and future lying i had thank you for your attention thanks very much president i just two questions first b.b.c. . b.b.c. news first bi

states on the one hand the united kingdom on the other hand that who have been proven to spy on our citizens and i think the problem here is ultimately the problem with democracy with people in those countries being brought up believing that they have democracy without actually checking whether or not their governments are respecting their civil liberties and their human rights people have been spoon fed image of reality that has no be. turned to be not true if you look at the united states posturing if you like towards the rest of the world for instance criticizing china of hacking the united states criticizing china of censoring the internet of wiretapping the internet in turns out the united states has been doing all this and more to much larger extent it only managed to keep it secret absolutely so yes i'd agree that people have been living under the illusion if you like the. politics somehow did not apply in this part of the world i'm afraid there are for rough wake up now people have called here in the past a political evangelist but i really think that your a political or int

kingdom. demonstrators in turkey and your another night of heavy policing as a ruling party m.p. tells r.t. the crackdown is being forced by extremists in the protest movement. criticism over the treatment of guantanamo bay detainees grows. president obama to allow independent medical examinations of those on hunger strike notorious prison. and massive protests rage in brazil where a dispute over the travel costs of the football world cup uncovers deep economic and political discontent. i welcome it's good to have you company you're watching r.t. this morning with me andrey farmer. the british government is beginning its charm offensive on scotland to keep it part of the u.k. with foreign secretary william hague chosen as the chair leader he's in edinburgh later to speak about why scotland and its all money should remain ruled by london r.t. sarah firth breaks down he's expected to convince the naysayers. mr hague's going to be trying to lay out in foreign policy terms why he feels it's prefer

states is the united kingdom so it's elyse spying against alliance. the latest leak comes on the heels of revelations about the so-called prism program washington has used it to collect massive amounts of data from all over the world which it says was used to foil terror plots as well as to improve national security but as our days are in english the reports of the true terrorists may be out of reach of the snooping software. and there is suppose a quest for preventing terror attacks and increasing security prism only gathers data from the internet big players such as google sky facebook and so on but most of those who look forward to harvest or terrorist related information can find it only on the appropriate forums which are hidden deep within the so-called underwear none of these resources in that realm are actually indexed by the major search engines in fact google how don't want point admitted that it indexes a tiny fraction of just one percent of all data that's available on the web if you imagine it as an iceberg that you can understand that pr

states on the one hand the united kingdom on the other hand that who have been proven to spy on our citizens and i think the problem here is ultimately the problem with democracy with people in those countries being brought up believing that they have democracy without actually checking whether or not their governments are respecting their civil liberties and their human rights people have been spoon fed image of reality that has no be. turned to be not true if you look at the united states posturing if you like towards the rest of the world for instance criticizing china of hacking in the united states criticizing china of censoring the internet of wiretapping the internet in terms of the united states has been doing all this and more to much larger extent it only managed to keep it secret absolutely so yes i'd agree that people have been living under the illusion if you like the. politics somehow did not apply in this part of the world i'm afraid there are for rough wake up now people have called here in the past the political evangelist but i really think that your a political or

states on one hand the united kingdom on the other hand that who have been proven to spy on our citizens and i think the problem here is ultimately the problem with democracy with people in those countries being brought up believing that they have democracy without actually checking whether or not their governments are respecting their civil liberties and their human rights people have been spoon fed image of reality that has no be. turned to be not true if you look at the united states posturing if you like towards the rest of the world for instance criticizing china of hacking the united states criticizing china of censoring the internet of wiretapping the internet in terms of the united states has been doing all this and more to much larger extent it only managed to keep it secret absolutely so yes i'd agree that people have been living under the illusion if you like the. politics somehow did not apply in this part of the world i'm afraid there are for rough wake up now people have called here in the past a political evangelist but i really think that your a political or internet prop

kingdom. brazil sees its worst possible worst protest in over a decade of disputes over corruption and be extravagant cost of the football world cup uncovered economic and political discontent and criticism over the treatment of one ton of my baby tiny's grows as doctors president obama to allow independent medical examinations for those on hunger strike at the notorious prison. you're watching r.t. live from moscow with me andrew felt the british government is beginning its charm offensive on scotland to keep it part of the u.k. with foreign secretary william hague chosen as the cheerleader he's in edinburgh later to speak about why scotland and its all money should remain ruled by london r.t. sarah firth breaks down how he is expected to convince the naysayers. mr hague is going to be trying to lay out in foreign policy terms why he feels it's preferable that scott's stay put and it's the basis of his argument is going to be this that a vote for independence is not going to be a vote for bus

states is the united kingdom so its allies spying against. well the latest leak comes on the heels of revelations about the so-called prism program washington of course has used the decline to massive amounts of data from all across the world which it says was used to foil terror plots not to mention improve national security but as our genes are reports the true terrorists may be out of reach of the snooping software. and there is suppose a quest for preventing terror attacks and increasing security prism only gathers data from the internet big players such as google facebook and so on but most of those who look forward to harvest or terrorist related information can find it only on the appropriate forums which are hidden deep within the so-called underwear none of these resources in that realm are actually indexed by the major search engines in fact google how that one point admitted that it indexes a tiny fraction of just one percent of all data that's available on the web if you imagine it as an iceberg that you can understand that prism

live in moscow let's discuss the latest i g eight summit that was a hosted by the united kingdom though the issue of syria taking basically the center stage of the whole meeting of a civil war that may be a painful stumbling block splitting the international community but is the latest gathering showed there's always enough room for consensus despite some visible hurdles. to reports from lockup. eight world leaders about press and an army of police watching that this northern irish g eight went smoothly but inside the fortified resort where the talks are being held a split over syria i don't think we should we should this will ourselves we this is g seven plus one in the run up to the conference the u.s. had claimed that the syrian government had used chemical weapons and pledged to provide the opposition with arms i think it's right that the americans have said what they have said and i wanted to back that up with the information in the involvement that we've heard in that the system and assessment the russian side said didn't find convincing on the eve of the g eight putin said that p

the united kingdom expressly allows united kingdom operators to take bets from american citizens. >> it's written down that this is legal for you to do. >> absolutely. >> even though they know our government considers it illegal. in other words, "in your face, america." britain has become the new center of i-gaming. several companies, including payne's, are traded on the london stock exchange and pay british taxes. >> we've calculated that were america to have regulated this industry in 2004, the american states would have earned $1.2 billion in tax. >> if it were legal, could they tax you? >> absolutely. >> a british company? >> absolutely. and we would pay it, and we have volunteered to pay it, because this is an industry that has to be regulated. >> mgm/mirage's lanni believes it will be regulated. when? >> oh, i wish i would ask you that, if you can tell me when. i don't know. i think it's when an enlightened president with an enlightened attorney general says, "it's legal in all these states. we tax it. we regulate it. let's do it, and let's do it for the internet." >> put yours

th cut, cut, government ending has gone up in the united kingdom every single year. for at least a couple decades, and even since their so-called nservative government took over, and it is r rising faster than inflation, you look at france, governmenttspending going u >> we have a graph. france, italy, united kingdom, spain. >> they are increasing government spending at a rapid rate. all of a sudden, fiscal financial crisisis hit, we haveo do austerity, it was not prune back the size, they said let's raise taxes, they are raising taxe, driving private sectors into the dirt, that dii not work, now finally, in greec we're seeingga tiny bit of spending cuts, only because they have reached end of the rope, they cannot get more bailouts they raised taxes to a point where the imf said you get less revenue, so, amazingly, like,al the grks made a tiny spending cut. >> why all of the publicity about draconian cuts,eople there experieing it believ it. >> the fight in europe is between so-called austerity crowd and growt crowd, but the growth crowd arr paul krugman, keynesiangn

the cut, cut, government spending has gone up in the united kingdom every single year. for a least a couple decades, and even since their so-called conservative government took over, and it is rising faster than inflation, you look a frce, governmenttspeing going up. >> we have a graph. france, italy, united kingdom, spain. >> they are increing government spending at a rapid rate. all of a sudden, fiscal financial crisis hit, we have to do austerity, it was not prune back the size, they said let's rae taxes, they are raising taxes, driving private sectors to the dirt, that dii not work, now finally, in greece, we're seeingga tiny bit of spending cuts, only because they have reached end of the rope, they cannot get m bailouts they raised taxes to a point where the imf said you get less revenue, so, amazingly, like,al the greeks made a tiny spending cut. >> why all of the publicity about draconian cuts, people there experiencing it beliee it. >> the fight in europe is between so-caed austerity crowd and growth crowd but the grth crowd arr paul krugman, keynesianing aning

the cut, cut, government spending h gne up in the united kingdom every single year. for at least a couple decades, and even since their so-called conservative government took over, and it is rising faster than ilation,ou look at france, governmenttspending going up. >> we have a graph. france, italy, united kingdom, ain. >> they are increasing government spending at a rapid rate. all of a sudden, fiscal financial crisis hit, we have to do austerity, it was not prune ck the size, they said let's raise taxes, they are raising taxes, driving private sectors into the dirt, that dii not work, now finally, in greece, we're seeingga tiny bit of spending cuts, only because they have reaed end of t the rope, they cannot getore bailouts they rsed taxes to a point where the imf said you get less revenue, so, amazily, like,al the greeks made a tiny spending cut. >> why all of the publicity about draconian cuts, people there experiencing it believe it. >> the fight in europe is between so-caed austerity crowd and growth crowd, but the growth crowdrr paul krugman, keynesianing and

president obama is at another summit in the united kingdom. snowden says he's not offering secrets to china for asylum but the more he says the more some people think he's just a

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states is the united kingdom so it's elyse spying against alliances and all that that's not nice for the public and that's certainly a strong statement there that i am curious what reaction you expect from washington but that's reality if you have to do is a strong statement so what the public. public people don't know if the german chancellor has signed a piece of paper since my good for you not one of you have a job and you can't smoke you have to sign a piece of paper but first of all you will not be there for the germans will be there for the americans but it is reality. well unfortunately we are out of time dr cote intelligence expert and geo political activist thank you so much for your time sir thank you i will the latest leak comes on the heels of revelations about the so-called prism program washington used to collect massive amounts of data from all over the world which they say was used to for oil terror plots and to improve national security as artie's arena delusional reports the real terrorists may be battle breach of the snooping software. and there is suppose a quest

states is the united kingdom so it's elyse it's fine because. of course the latest leak comes on the heels of revelations about the so-called prison program that washington has used it to collect massive amounts of data from all across the world which it says was used in order to foil terror plots as well as to improve national security meanwhile are going to lose go says that the real terrorists could be out of reach from that snooping software. and there's suppose a quest for preventing terror attacks and increasing security prism only gathers data from the internet big players such as google facebook and so on but most of those who look forward to the hottest or terrorist related information can find it only on the appropriate forums which are hidden deep within the so-called underwear none of these resources in that realm are actually indexed by the major search engines in fact google how that one point admitted that it indexes a tiny fraction of just one percent of all data that's available on the web if you imagine it as an iceberg that yo

law at all times even when dealing with information from within the united kingdom. the combination of robust legal framework, and ministerial responsibility responsibility, is pretty by the intelligence service commissioner and parliamentary accounts through the committee should give a higher level of confidence as the system works as intended. this does not mean that we don't have to work to strengthen public confidence whenever we can while maintaining the secrets necessary to intelligence work. we strengthen the role of the isc to the justice and security act to include oversight of the agency's operations as well as policy , administration and finance. we have introduced the national security council so intelligence if wait and assess of all other information available including diplomatic reporting and the insights of other governments and with all information is judge carefully to decide the overall objective. but there is no doubt secret intelligence including the work is vital to our country and enables us to detect threats ranging from nuclear proliferation

most of us say, don't bother me -- and she is still out there doing her job representing the united kingdom. kate enjoyedger, sailing but not on ships of this size. the duchess will attend with the rest of the royal family in london this weekend and then her maternity leave can begin. bbc news, southampton. >> in just a few hours the polls will open in iran and the country will elect a new president. cannotnt ahmadinejad stand again and six candidates are going to replace him. in 2009 hadction massive protests. what will happen this time? we have this report. the six carefully selected candidates, five are tame. mohammad ghalibaf is the mayor -- andmohammad gharazi is the only choleric but he really rocks the crowd, purple is is color. when the moderates' plan to the election that had been stolen from them. for days on end there was fury in the streets. >> these people feel that the election has been stolen from them. in the way that the sirenians are not accepted. >> the government has cracked down on dissent and the bbc has not been allowed to send in the team but this is being watched ca

kingdom and europe, but the entire world. we need you to get this right. and once more you set an example for those who set peace for themselves. in scattered corners of this world, there are people living in the grip of conflict, ethnic conflict, religious conflict, tribal conflict and they know something better is out there and they're hoping to find a way to discover how to move beyond the heavy hand of history. to put aside the violence. they're studying what you're doing. and they're wondering, perhaps, if northern ireland can achieve peace, we can, too. so, you're their blueprint to follow. you're the proof of what is possible. because hope is contagious. they're watching to see what you do next. now, some of that is up to your leaders. as someone who knows firsthand how politics can discourage cooperation, i admire the northern executive and the assembly all the more for making power-sharing to work. that's not easy to do. it involves compromise and requires absorbing some pain from your own side. so, i applaud them fo

almost all histories of britain tend to be of britain or the united kingdom. they uncomfortably include dublin ireland and england and as if you write the history of america you had to cover mexico and canada. we really do. it was not a history and you get a different view of england because it is anglo-saxon and substantial migrant population is still very much england and if you go to scotland or other a lot of people think they are all british. you are not british when you leaving went to go abroad and i was trying to draw that lastrence out in this book. summer prior to the election he used the term anglo-saxon and that raised some eyebrows. why? >> because there's a kind of political correctness of route that now. we have to pretend that we are one country. now ireland is gone, scotland is going there will be three other countries in the british isles and i think that we can adjust to that but no, it is unfortunate. >> go back to scotland. >> will be in a different relationship to what is now. and it will keep creating i read be very surprised of scotland

this one here is great because we have people from all over the country, canada and the united kingdom. there are things you are going to listen to when you go, yeah, i would never do that or couldn't do that because of the laws in my political jurisdiction or whatever, we are not allowed to do that. then there's going to be other things when you think, gosh, i never thought about that, i think that would work really good. i'm going to take it back it my jurisdiction. probably over the past few years i've got 500 people i've dealt with, officers that have come to the class and subsequently become gravanis experts and set up programs. almost every program is different. a lot of the basis is the same, the information is consistent worldwide but people will tweak what information they are going to use and how they are going to be allowed to operate. some are in plain cars, some in marked units, it all depends how it's going to go. take the information you get, there's so much good information here today and tomorrow, take the information you want, take it back and integrate it into howeve

why did the united kingdom decide in the late 1990s to invest in universal free preschool, community-based children's centers and encourage businesses to provide workplace flexibility for parents? in the united states, only half of our children receive early childhood education, some of it very honestly is not of high quality. very few parents, whether they are in a two parent family or a single-parent family, have the kind of flexibility that enables them to do the most important job in their life, parent while doing their job, ringing him the income that keeps her family going. -- bringing home the income that keeps their family going. there are huge economic implications and how our kids are prepared. the new brain research that bill was referring to tells us that what happens in the first five years of life has a dramatic effect on later development. 700 new neural connections are formed every second, laying the foundation for learning, behavior, health, and all of the other things we need to grow up as productive adults. right year in chicago, the nobel prize-winning economist has pio

. >>> the united kingdom has been hit with its own spying scandal. during the 2009 g-20 summit, information was gathered by hacking phones and e-mail. and using satellites to eavesdrop on conversations. >>> the fallout continues here at home over reports that our own national security agency has been spying on u.s. citizens. the leaker who broke the story, edward snowden is talking again. we have more from washington. this story keeps on growing, what's the latest? >> reporter: it's pretty stunning. edward snowden may be on the run from the united states. he was last spotted in hong kong, but he was able to take some time out of his busy schedule to give an online chat to the guardian newspaper today. and in that chat, he had a range of things to say, including he's disappointed in some of the media coverage focusing on him, rather than his revelations. he also has something to say about the technology companies that are involved here, and how they responded. take a look at this statement from snowden earlier today about the tech companies. he said t

gregor was born and raised in the united kingdom. he then moved to singapore at the age of nine. he's lived in amazing cities around the world. so he brings with him an international spirit. but also a passion for san francisco. he and his partner, tony foglio are known for building up the best brands and keeping them both emerging but honoring their roots. so i can't think of a better tenant and partner for this historic pier 48 than anchor brewers and distillers. join me in welcoming keith gregor. [applause] >> thank you. is everyone warm enough? this is great weather for making beer. anchor is one of america's oldest breweries. with origins back to the gold rush. by 1896 the famous brand emer emerged. a real san francisco icon and only 118 years old at the moment. not that many years pass easily. earthquakes. fire. and prohibition and bankruptcy all stood in the way. but they would not end our history. anchor brewery has called six locations as home. and today i am thrilled to announce our seventh home here at pier 48. anchor's revival was in 1969 when mass markets and beers s

i mean, you know, the prime minister and foreign secretary of the united kingdom have made ending sexual violence an issue for the next g-8 so i want to work with like-minded leaders who see as i see that standing up against working to eliminate these abuses against women and open opportunities to women is a part of our security agenda, part of our economic and political agendas. >> one cannot understate the leadership that hillary clinton that is brought to these issues. her commitment has been consistent. her appreciation and understanding of why these issues are important. she has made the case all around the world. she has also made the case on -- in a way that shows leaders and talks to leaders about why this is in their self-interest which i think in many ways her ability to communicate on these issues that is so compelling to so many and has been responsible for the kind of changes that we begin to see. there's been a lot of progress, but one shouldn't overstate the condition of women that still exists around the world. and so there is much more that needs to be done. >> any regre

. >>> most european markets are down this morning despite good economic reports from the united kingdom and germany today. a very different story across asia. strong gains there. japan finished up 3.5%. taiwan, hong kong, and south korea also posted gains of more than 1% each. let's take a look at the futures for our markets. latest read indicates a decent opening. slightly higher opening across the board for the dow, nasdaq, and s & p. they all posted pretty good gains yesterday. >>> time is 5:21. celebrity cook paula deen her fall from grace continues. the newest company to drop her program. plus the deen products that are still selling. >>> and setting the record straight. ♪ [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be great if all devices had backup power? the chevrolet volt does. it's ingeniously designed to seamlessly switch from electricity to gas to extend your driving range. no wonder volt is america's best-selling plug-in. that's american ingenuity to find new roads. ♪ the 2013 volt. charge ahead of the rest in the hov lane. ♪ >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. re

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secret surveillance programs is not welcome in the united kingdom. the british government today urged airlines around the world not to allow eric snowden to board flights to the uk. snowden is reportedly holed up in hong kong. the alert issued by the home office says snowden would likely be refused entry into the uk because he is determined to be -- rather he is a detriment to the public good. >>> the united states has decided to take a more aggressive role in the syrian civil war. president obama has given the go-ahead to step up military support to the rebels fighting president bashar al assad. now the decision comes as the u.s. government confirms assad's government used chemical weapons against opposition forces. ines ferre has the details. ines, good morning. >>> good morning, anne-marie. after months of investigation the white house says the syrian government has crossed the red line with the use of chemical weapons against its own people. now the white house says it will provide direct military support to the opposition. u.s. officials say the

kingdom and the largest spying outfit of the united states is here in britain but who runs the spying who or where is the sovereignty and perhaps british people will realize that they are living in a state where the media and all institutions surrounding them all industrial aspects to civic society are under a kind of surveillance state that is not being covered in the news the problem is the mainstream media will try and prove this and say everyone knows this everyone if everyone knew this and all world leaders and all delegates at that summit in twenty nine know that they are being surveilled then why the british or american authorities do this here in london. disclosing documents proving surveillance at london's g twenty isn't the only thing of course is put edward snowden the spotlight today the whistleblowers in fact just been taking part in online q. and a session by the guardian newspaper in britain sarah first listening into that hi sara any more revelations come out. well you just dragged me away from twitter because there was that question answer sessions just finished of co