in today's wealthier, more urban china, bowen says fewer healthy female babies are abandoned. anywhere from 1 million to 3 million children are in state custody. they are more likely to be from impoverished rural areas and more likely to have congenital or medical conditions their families cannot afford to treat. many are unlikely to be adopted. for them, half the sky runs a care center in beijing. supported in part by the government and corporate donations, it has medical supervision and nannies for children awaiting or recovering from surgery -- or, as in the sad case of 4-year-old pin pin, chemotherapy. >> cancer in both eyes? >> yes. and eight times chemotherapy. >> reporter: for the weeks or months pin pin will spend here, a teacher will help her adjust to the loss of her sight. >> reporter: you need to have a teacher, because you have a lot of things you need to learn. we don't just worry about your eyes. we have to worry about your brain. >> reporter: maya bowen plans to become an elementary teacher. she and anya, a high school junior, have gone from being thankful to i

>> maya bowen! >> reporter: maya bowen plans to become an elementary teacher. she and anya, a high school junior have gone from being thankful to impressed >> i did a paper, we could do it on anything, so i chose my mom, cause i thought that would be an easy topic, so then when i started researching and learning everything she did, i was like wow, like this goes way farther than i thought. she has like a much bigger influence than i ever thought. >> reporter: jenny bowen is now 68, c.e.o. of a now $7 million a year enterprise, hopes to expand its work beyond china to neighboring countries in asia. she has no plans to retire. >> woodruff: fred's reporting is a partnership with the under- told stories project at st. mary's university of minnesota. >> woodruff: again, the major >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day. islamic state radicals in syria declared they've beheaded a second american journalist, steven sotloff. and the u.s. military awaited confirmation that air strikes last night killed the leader of "al-shabaab," an al-qaeda group in somal

>> stuart bowen was the only u.s. official who really tried to investigate what happened to all of the money the united states sent to iraq. there are different estimates. over $11 billion of the roughly $20 billion in iraq he money that in the united states sent to iraq was unaccounted for. what bowen's investigators found was nearly $2 billion in cash in $100 bills was stolen after it was flown from the air force base to baghdad apparently by powerful iraqis and was being hidden in a bunker in lebanon. where the people who had stolen it after it had been airlifted by the u.s. air force to baghdad. they were hiding give for safekeeping for future use. >> do we know who those people are? >> not sure but they were working with the powerful lebanese to be able to hold it in lebanon the way they were. >> how is it possible to move $2 billion and $100 bills from iraq to lebanon and not have someone not even an american official know about? >> that is the question -- did they know about it? it would take some infrastructur

here is our middle east editor jeremy bowen. >> the president's >> used to say that he had relegated america to the back seat. but now he is taking the lead. in the company, of his wife michelle, came, toermines to -- determined -- he reinserted and redefined america's leading role. told the obama assembled leaders and diplomats the future of humanity depended calledng against what he religiously motivated fanatics. especially the islamic state. >> no god condones this hair -- this terror. no grievance justifies these actions. there can be no reasoning, known negotiation with this brand of -- no negotiation with this brand of evil. the only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. the united states of america will work with a broad coalition to dismantle this network of death. >> president obama did not touch on his planned to create an army of syrian rebels to beat it islamic state on the ground. is youtube video purporting to show the first american raids on the i.s. stronghold in northern syria. but airstrikes alone do not win wars and the u.s. plan to tr

bowen was the only u.s. official who really tried to investigate what happened to all of the money the united states sent to iraq. there are different estimates. over $11 billion of the roughly $20 billion in iraq he money that in the united states sent to iraq was unaccounted for. foundowen's investigators was nearly $2 billion in cash after00 bills was stolen it was flown from the air force base to baghdad apparently by powerful iraqis and was being hidden in a bunker in lebanon. had stoleneople who it after it had been airlifted by the u.s. air force to baghdad . they were hiding give for safekeeping for future use. >> do we know who those people are? >> not sure but they were working with the powerful lebanese to be able to hold it in lebanon the way they were. move $2s it possible to billion and $100 bills from iraq to lebanon and not have someone not even an american official know about? >> that is the question -- did they know about it? it would take some infrastructure to do that. some logistics and

pennsylvania and they attempted to carjack an undercover police officer and they drove over here to bowen and southern avenue where the police officer was shot several times. >> he tried to pull his vehicle away and they pursued him. >> the suspects in this marine the ma ended up here at bowen and southern and rammed the off- duty officer's car and started shooting. he was shot several times. >> it the detective had a chance to fire back. >> reporter: the suspects drove to prince george's county and back to dc and the detective was flown to the hospital for surgery but the pursuit of the suspect did not stop. they drove to hunt's place in northeast. right in front of gloria bland's home. >> you hear the car hitting the speed bumps, and then you hear -- >> reporter: gloria looked out her window just in time to see her brand new car get sideswiped by the suspects in the altima and saw two of the suspects jump out of the way and run from police. >> they ran across the neighbor's yard, across the street and they were trying to get over the fence. >> those two suspects got away but the one in

unless, of course, the americans and western allies want to go it alone. >> jeremy bowen there in damascus. for more on the coalition being formed, i was joined a short time ago from capitol hill by democratic senator bob casey, who's a member of the national security working group. senator, thank you very much for joining me. >> good to be with you. thank you. >> we have heard these 30 countries gathering to form late a plan. nobody is mentioning syria. nobody is mentioning iran. is that realistic? >> well, i think this coalition has to be a coalition that can work together and function in a manner that would lead to a coordinated effort, not only on the military aspects of this kind of campaign but on other matters as well. think it makes a lot of sense to limit this to those countries that can ensure there's a substantial buy-in or ratification of this strategy by sunni muslim nations and nations within the region. in addition to the help we're getting from european countries as well as our own. so what you don't want it to do is put something in the mix like having iran involved that w

what stuart bowen's investigators found was that nearly $2 billion in cash, $100 bills, was stolen after it was flown from andrews and her -- andrews air force base to hidden ind was being a bunker in rural lebanon. >> tonight, at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. join us december 7 as we get an insider's view of covering presidents from gerald ford to barack obama as we talk to and compton who recently retired after more than 40 years as what has correspondent for abc news. >> monday night, peter teel, cofounder of a powell and paypal and of palantir. >> people should rethink competition. most business books tell you how to compete more effectively. mind tells you that perhaps you should not compete atll

police say.47 year old rama bowen was waiving the 26-inch machete around.screaming the word "dead" over and over. he then stormed into the street in front of a passing car. raised the machete over his head and started screaming at the driver. frightened bystanders called the police. c-h-p says a man died after being hit by several cars on highway 80 in vallejo. .and not every driver stopped. authorities say around 12-30 this morning, the man was crossing near the carquinez bridge toll plaza. he was hit by one car who stayed at the scene--- and then several others ran over him-- only two of which stopped. authorities are now trying to identify the victim. the outside lands music festival is wrapping up tonight in san francisco. kron-4's scott rates was at golden gate park and shows us how some have a concern about the nose. >> over 200,000 people were expected to attend the 3 music festival police say they arrested at least 8 people and trespassed more the 150 most for trying to sneak in another issue has been the noise. some of the neighbors in the area say the volume was too loud but m

bowen of new york to be a commissioner. the presiding officer: pursuant to the provisions of senate resolution 15 of the 113th congress, there will be up to eight hours of postcloture consideration of the nomination equally divided in the usual form. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent with respect to the harper nomination, the motion to consider be considered made and laid on the table and president obama be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule 22 the time following the scheduled recess recess -- the time following the scheduled recess until 4:00 p.m. be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees and that at 4:00 p.m. all postcloture time be expired, the senate freed to vote on qifertion of calendar number 755, that's bowen, and the senate proceed to note on cloture on calendar number 691, mastroiann

also in "gmt," jeremy bowen is with the syrian army as they confront the force of islamic state. >> reporter: the syrians say it isn't going to work because they're experience, battle-hardened and they're fighting every day. >>> also, decision day for scotland. voters must decide, independence or stick with the united kingdom. >>> also coming up on the program, aaron, of course. alibaba. >> oh, david. this chinese internet giant is expected to be the largest stock market flotation, that's when a company starts selling shares, in history. alibaba could have a market value of some $170 billion. sounds great, but we're asking, do investors actually know what they're buying into? >>> it's midday here in london. 7:00 a.m. in washington. 9:00 p.m. in the australian cities of sydney and brisbane, where the public have been told of a terrifying plot unearthed by australian intelligence. the prime minister tony abbott told the country of a plan by australian citizens luinked to the so-called islamic state to kidnap and behead a member of the public. that triggered a major anti-terrorism operation in

. >> stephen bowen and leonard hankerson placed on the regular season list, meaning they have to sit out at least the first six games. >>> here's other big news. brandon merriwether won't get a reprieve from the league office. his two-game suspension has been upheld. merriwether suspended after this hit on torrey smith in the third preseason game, the sixth time he's been penalized by the league for a hit. >>> ravens slashing their roster as well. notable names, darren cox and dominique franks, offensive guard aq shipley and rookie quarterback keith winning. >>> but the big news, a local kid from river hill high school in maryland made the squad as a seventh rounder. good for him. very impressive during this camp. he had three catches for 55 yards in the finale. good for him. >>> down a level, in about a month, maryland will get force fed a heaping dose of big 10 football. i hope they are hungry. till then, they have time to brush up against some of the not so big opponents. we paid them a visit this afternoon. dukes in the house. c.j. brown is thirsty. here's why, guys. what can bro

as fox's dan bowens reports for one mom it's a day she never thought she would see. >> reporter: three athletes, two coaches, together they are new jersey's special olympics gymnastics team a group that calls themselves the fab five. coach donna roberto says they've been training for the last nine months. >> these girls have grown in so many ways. not just their skill levels, but just their confidence. >> reporter: athletes marissa sims, courtney mums and molly herbert among the 32 participants involved in the gymnastics competition. >> we're a family. fab five is a family, right? >> right. >> my two teammates are like my sisters. >> it's great. >> reporter: from the vault to the bars, beam and floor exercises marissa sims says the games have helped her build confidence. >> i'm so blessed to be here. it's so great to be here. it's an honor. i'm so happy. >> reporter: doctors once told molli' parents the teaneck native wouldn't walk. this is they are sixth games. the mother says watching her is a blessing. >> the awareness of the drive that, you know, improve your skills and become bett

jeremy bowen, "bbc news." >> rockets fired at israel from lebanon as as gaza today. hundreds of rockets of struck israel this week. the government said no country could endure that without a severe response. our report is from ash dodd, which came you said attack. >> in israel, even a quick stop to fill the tang can be dangerous. this morning, rockets from gaza hit a petrol station in ashdod. one man was seriously injured. the station was almost destroyed. this may be one of the most serious strikes from gaza to israel in recent days. palestinian militants have fired more than 500 rockets towards israel. many of them have been sperpted. but for some reason the rockets that were fired here this intercepted. ot later at the same station there was another rocket warning. so far this week, no one in israel has been killed by rockets. but how do you measure fear? israel knocks down some rockets in the air. to some here, this fight is another round of the country's war of independence against an enemy that refuses to accept its existence. the prime minister speaking tonigh

jeremy bowen, bbc news, damascus. >> the obama administration announced today that the u.s. has captured the suspected ringleader of the attack in benghazi, libya, which left four americans dead, including the ambassador. ahmed abu khattala was taken into custody during a secret raid on sunday. we have the details. >> september 11, 2012, the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, coming under attack from a group of islamic militants. the american ambassador, christopher stevens, was killed in the assault along with three of his compatriots. up until now, none of the suspects has been captured by u.s. forces, but in a secret raid, they have apprehended ahmed abu khattala, one of the alleged ringleaders. the commander-in-chief of the united states military conducted a mission to capture ahmed abu khattala. khattala has been charged for his role in the attacks in benghazi, libya, on september 11, 2012. the united states is taking him to a secure location outside libya. >> the obama administration has faced strident criticism or not doing enough to find those responsible, so a rare

our middle east editor jeremy bowen has a look at who the key parlor -- playesr ins the region could be. >> the americans have been bombing i.s. in iraq at the request of the government. they are unlikely to get a u.n. resolution to extend strikes to the power base in syria. they will not get an invitation from the syrian government, without the kind of deal with the regime that washington and london say would be unacceptable. there is a legal argument for bombing, about protecting civilians, but it is very controversial. if nato allies want to fight i.s., they will need to build a coalition. saudi arabia and iran both see i.s. as a threat, but they back opposing sides in the syrtian war. the saudis support sunni rebels, some of which now support those who call themselves the islamic state. iran supports assad. >> we see the rise of terrorism in our region that goes beyond a single state, and requires us to work together and seek common solutions for these common challenges. >> many i.s. fighters travel to turkey to get to syria and ir aq. from turkey, you can see i.s. flags flying i

will yan bowen was filling in for haverford. where the speakers normally deliver addresses filled with aspirational platitudes, bowen used his turn to deliver one last lecture. >> encouraged to come and engage in a serious discussion. not to come, tail between his legs, to respond to an indictment that a self-chosen jury had reached without hearing counterarguments. >> he called some of the students immature, and arrogant. happy graduation. >>> the sports lead. >> california chrome did it! >> he's a colt that won six races in a row including the kentucky derby and the preakness. he keeps his filly up all night with his snoring. now, new york racing officials have decided the 3-year-old colt can continue to wear a nasal strip during next month's belmont stakes. the horse has worn that strip for the six straight victories. california chrome is trying to end the longest drought in triple crown history. 36 years. >>> now to wolf blitzer. >>> thank you, jake. happening now, breaking news. ready to evacuate. u.s. marines are standing

jeremy bowen, bbc news, baghdad. >> tonight, president obama says he has ordered 200 additional u.s. armed forces to reinforce security at the u.s. embassy in baghdad. for more on the threat isis is posing, i spoke to the former american ambassador to iraq. are we looking at the creation of a new country in the middle east? >> i heard that word breakup from the last speaker. i think people may be rushing to conclusions. i saw it on "time" magazine, the end of a rock. i don't think we are at that point. i think there will be respect to what isil has been doing. it has been going on for some time. i don't think it is as catastrophic as described. i do think there have been steps taken towards greater autonomy for the iraqi kurdistan. but i think that also remains to be played out. >> sunni muslims in iraq are having trouble, have always had trouble accepting shia rule. that is not going to change. >> that was the case when i was there 10 years ago. it was a most 10 years ago to today that we handed over -- handed back the exercise of sovereignty to the government of iraq. i arrived as

recently, jared bowen of wgbh sat down with him to talk about some of the works in the exhibit and to look back at his now 60- year career. >> i have no idea what inspires me, all the things that i paint are thing that i know very well. >> reporter: and jamie wyeth will tell you: it's all he's ever known. 60 years of the prolific painter's work are now on view at the museum of fine arts in his first major retrospective. it takes us from wyeth's boyhood promise to late-in-life reflections. seeing all your work from very early on, to the most recent pieces, what is it like to see everything in one place? >> the emotion is sheer terror on my part, i mean i really am not being cute about it, i try to tell a variety of friends of mine, it's as if you're in a room and everybody's reading your new novel or your new poem, all the inadequacies staring at it, i cringe and say 'iwhat wasi thinking? why did i get obsessed with that?" so its not a pleasant experience, i'm obviously incredibly honored. >> reporter: in truth, he's always been in the spotlight as the third generation of the famed wye

jeremy bowen, bbc news baghdad. >> tonight president obama says he has ordered 200 additional u.s. armed forces to reinforce security at the u.s. embassy in baghdad. for more on the threat isis is posing i spoke to the former american ambassador to iraq. are we looking at the creation of a new country in the middle east? >> i heard that word breakup from the last speaker. i think people may be rushing to conclusions. i saw it on "time" magazine, the end of a rock. i don't think we are at that point. i think there will be respect to what isil has been doing. it has been going on for some time. i don't think it is as catastrophic as described. i do think there have been steps taken towards greater autonomy for the iraqi kurdistan. but i think that also remains to be played out. >> sunni muslims in iraq are having trouble, have always had trouble accepting shia rule. that is not going to change. >> that was the case when i was there 10 years ago. it was a most 10 years ago to today that we handed over -- handed back the exercise of sovereignty to the government of iraq. i arrived as t

. >> i spoke a short time ago with our middle east editor jeremy bowen, who joined me from new york, and he is now in beirut. how much do you think the strikes have changed things in the region? what are the effects that we might say? some are already being felt. a lot of people have said already that there are worries of another spike to come in sectarian tensions, shia versus sunni's, perhaps some kind of conflict with those who support president assad in this country and those who are more of the jihadist point of view. i think elsewhere in the region, you look at the gulf, saudi countries that play important parts of the coalition president obama is putting together, but ones in which there is a bit of support for those kind of extreme religious ideologies that have fed into islamic state. for example, there is been criticism of social media in saudi arabia about what's going on. country, onein the of the two places where people can speak freely. those leaders may be worried about attention as a result of the help they are giving. the region, you see the connections. the things t

as dan bowens report for one mom it's a day she thought seed never see. >> reporter: three athletes, two coaches together they are new jersey's special olympics gymnastics team. a group that calls themselves and fab five. coach donna roberto says they've been training for the last nine months. >> these girls have grown in so many ways. not just their skill levels but just their confidence. >> reporter: athletes arisa sims, courtney mums and molly herbert among the 32 participants involved in the gymnastics competition. >> we're a family. the fab five is a family, right? >> right. >> my two teammates are like my sisters. >> from the vault to the bars beam and floor exercises arisa sims says the games have helped her build confidence. >> i'm so blessed to be here it's so great to be here. it's an honor. i'm so happy. >> doctors once told molly hubert's parents the teaneck native wouldn't walk. this is her sixth games. the mother says watching her is a blessing. >> the awareness of the drive that, you know, improve your skills and become better and -- not just, you know, doing your pers

still to come in the bowen is a jihadist power in syria and iraq gains ground they tighten the screws on local media aiming to make the group look more slick and professional details still to us . a report on our reza future a way from the romanian capital had to wait years for the government to reinforce their houses and other structures. told them a language of what i will only react to situations i have read the reports from. the pollution the no i will lead them to the state department to comment on your monoplane of the month to say please to carry out a car is on the docket no. thank you no more weasel words. when you need a direct question the prepared for a change when you should be ready for a. freedom of speech and let down the freedom to cast. dramas the truth be ignored. stories others refuse to notice. places change the world. so picture of today's. from around the globe. to. thirteen minutes past the hour president barack obama has admitted the u.s. did torture people after the nine eleven attacks confession following a highly anticipated report on the cia's so-called ex

jared bowen for the "newshour" in boston. >> woodruff: the news this holiday week was not exactly peace on earth. new york city is mourning two assassinated police officers and sony released its controversial film "the interview". for our friday news roundup, we are joined by syndicated columnist mark shields and "washington post" columnist michael gerson. david brooks is away. happy holidays to both of you. >> likewise. >> woodruff: as we say, mark, the news is kind of tough. let's talk about sony first. they went ahead and released this picture, after all, online streaming as well as in the theaters. the expectation is there are going to be more cyberattacks like the one on sony. has the u.s. handled this the right way and what's been learned, do you think? >> you know, i think the president handled it right in his press conference i thought by saying it was an act of vandalism rather than terrorism because if it's an act of terrorism then it rises to the level of national security and that there has to be an american governmental response. judy, it is really difficult to generate eno

. >> bowen tried to investigate what happened to all the money that the united states sent to iraq. there's different estimates. over $11 billion of the roughly $20 billion in iraqi money that the united states sent back to iraq was unaccounted for. what stewart bowen's investigators found was that nearly $2 billion in cash, in 100 dollar bills was stolen after it was flown from andrews air force base to baghdad by powerful iraqis and was being hidden in a bunker in rural lebanon. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q & a. get a view of covering presidents from gerald ford through barak obama. >>> next on american history tv, authors and historians discuss the impact and significance of the 1864 presidential election that took place in the midst of the civil war. lincoln, who ran on a platform of emancipation and preservation of the union, defeated his democratic opponent winning 212 electoral college votes to mcclellan's 21. this was part of a symposium on the election hosted by the linc

thing to do was fill up -- a way to skirt due process, but now gitmo is empties odd like a carnival bowen child's piggy bank, we have to try and charge bad guys the old fashion way. this will be a high profile weather balloon, we'll see if miranda is still the stable traditionalist we've g

government agency, even stuart bowen didn't have to give certain pots of money to look at. so if you spend a dime on reconstruction, whether you are the state -- usaid, state, dod, or the department of commerce, i own it. and that's one source but the other thing if you look at my statute, it uses the term independent, like in every other paragraph. so they really say independence. specifically said no government agency cannot cooperate with us. no government agency can stop any of our audits and investigations, inspections. we have tremendous authority here. so i think i answered the question. we are unique. we have unique authority. we are also not housed in any one government agency. at state ig is in state. we sort of sit above everything just looking at reconstruction. and if we can't help the taxpayer then, you know, i don't know what else but i'll take a permanent entity is really necessary at this time. we got the authority. >> inspector general, we are running short of time. am going to ask two persons to ask their questions together, if you don't mind. >> she's wa

over the years they've created tremendous amount of value, where explain yu how bowen i fill that they can be. which now is an enterprise value and fire and security engineer products play that kept the name tyco international. but that was just the first round. then at 2011 another breakup, first it spun off the control business. it merged with pent air. in a transaction that valued the flow assets. that was in march of 2012. then it spend off the as adt in september of 2012. this left the re -- quote the newest tyco as a simple fire safety and security big. to see how much wealth the tyco breakups created, there is one more wrink of of one more spin, and that's when covidien itself spun off the business in order to being a meaner, more focused company, one that could be, as we said, when it happened more easily acquired by a medical device plan like medtronics, which is exactly what just happened today. sew let's put it together. when you add them up, covidien plus te connective, at vt, and the remaining tyco international you get $112.4 billion. remember the old tyco wall street wor

bowen jells journalist james rosen investigators found some of the money in the bunker. perhaps he says iraq's government is aware of his findings and has never tried to get the money back either. >>> and finally, if you're looking for an exotic vacation destination, look no further than iran. the "new york times" has been looking into getting into the travel agency business. the drichlg posts -- a trip that will reveal the secrets from this once forbidden land. the description does not mention iran's civil rights -- or as a state sponsor of terrorism, a warning on the state department's website reads in part, some elements in iran remain hostile to the united states, as a result some united states citizens may be subject to harassment and arrest while traveling insider rang. >>> michigan republican governor rick snyder is getting some power behind miss cool pain tonight. he's trying to drum up support for the incumbent. the ongoing struggles of the state's largest city are front and center in that race. >> reporter: michigan's run governor snyder took heat for his repor

last night rama bowen came into the deli at point reyes station and began talking to a man. deputies say he pulled out a machete and left the deli, went into the street and held the machete over his head and yelled at a car. he was arrested and booked into jail. >>> the sheriff's department is hoping to return 100 stolen bikes. investigators recovered the bikes from a home. the woman was selling the stolen bikes. today victims had a chance to take a look at the bikes and see if any looked familiar. >> i read that they were offering the chance to come and find your bike, i thought it was neat. luckily we still had our information. we found it in our files. >> they are hoping it will turn up. register your bike, bike owners can also keep proof of ownership. >>> san jose plans to move the a's to the south bay. on tuesday attorneys are expected to go before a court to argue for the city's lawsuit against major league baseball commissioner bud selig. they are fighting the law that says the san francisco giants have territorial rights to the south bay. the a's signed a 10 year lea

bowen of new york to be a commissioner. mr. reid: i send a cloture to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of sharon y. bowen of new york to be a commissioner of the commodity futures trading commission signed intie 17 senators as follows. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the names not be read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 691. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed