The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer : WETA : September 23, 2009 7:00pm-8:00pm EDT; The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer

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>> Lehrer: GOOD EVING. I'M JIM LEHRER. ON THE "NEWSHOUR" THI WEDNESDAY: THE AD STORY: PRESIDENT OBAMA AND OTHER WORLD LEADERSDDRESS THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMY. MARGARET WAER IS IN NEW YORK.

>> Warner: THE PRIDENT SAID OTHEROUNTRIES SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE TO HELP THEORLD DEAL WITH IUES LIKE NUCLEAR WEAPONS, CMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAPOVERTY.

>> Lehrer: THE COME THE OTHER NEWS OF THE DAY, INCLUDI A REPORON THE ORANGE CLOUD OF DUST EELOPING PARTS OF AUSTRALIA. A PAUL SOLMAN PREVW OF THE ECONOC SUMMIT IN PITTSBURGH BEGINNING TOMORROW. A GWEN IFILL BATE ON STATE SECRETS AND REUTHORIZING THE PATRIOT ACT. AND A JEFFR BROWN LOOK AT OVERDRAFT FE FOR DEBIT CARDS. MAJOR FUNDING FOR THEEWSHOUR WITH JIMEHRER IS PROVIDED BY:

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>> Lehrer: ESIDENT OBAMA MADE AN APPEAL DAY FOR HELP IN FACING E WORLD'S PROBLEMS. HEDID SO IN AN ADDRESS TO THE U.N. GERAL ASSEMBLY. SAYING THE U.S. WANTS TO WO WITH OERS NOT ON ITS OWN. BUT HE ALSO INSISTED AMERA'S CRITICS SHOWOOD FAITH. MARGAET WARNER HAS OUR LEAD STORY REPORT.

>> IT IS MY HONOR TO ADESS YOU FOR THE FIT TIME.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT AMA CAMEEFORE THE U.N. GENERAL SEMBLY THIS MORNING WITH A BLUNT CALL FOGREATER COOPERATION AND ENGAGEME AT WH HE CALLED "A PIVOTAL MENT" FOR THE 64-YEAR-OLD WORLD ORGANIZATION.

>> NO LONGER DO WE HAVE T LUXURY OF INDULGINGUR DIFRENCES TO THE EXCLUSION OF THE WK THAT WE MUST DO TOGETHER. TH TIME HAS COME FOR THE WORLD TOMOVE IN A NEW DIRECTION.

>> Reporter: MR. OBAMA ACKNOWLEDGEAMERICA HAS NOT ALYS LIVED UP TO ITS IDEALS. BUT HE SAID HE'SADE CONCRETE VES IN A NEW DIRECTION-- FRO OUTLING TORTURE AND THE TO RE-ENGAGI ON MIDDLE EAST ACE AND ARMS CONTROL. NOW, HE ID, IT IS TIME FOR THER NATIONS TO ANSWER THE CALL.

>> MAKE NO MISTAKE: THIS CNOT BE SOLELY AMERICA'S ENDVOR. THOSE WHO USED TO CHASTE AMERICA R ACTING ALONE IN THE WORLCANNOT NOW STAND BY AND WAIT FOR ERICA TO SOLVE THE WORLD PROBLEMS ALONE. WE HAVE SOUGHT,N WORD AND DEE A NEW ERA OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE WORLD. NOW IS THE TIME FOR A OF US TO TAKE R SHARE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALOBAL RESPONSE TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES.

>> Rorter: HE LAID OUT WHAT HE CAED FOUR PILLARS ESSENTIAL TO THE FUTURE OF THE PLANET: NUEAR NON-PROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT; THE PMOTION OF PEACEND SECURITY; THE PRESERVATION OFHE PLANET; AND A GLAL ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR EVERYO. AMONG THE SPECIFICS, E PREDENT MADE A PLEA FOR HELP IN AANCING MIDDLE EAST PEACE. NATIONS ALIGNED WITH BH ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANMUST OFFER MORE THAN LISERVICE, HE SAID. TH MUST BE WILLING TO SAY PUBLICLY WHAT THEY OFTEN ACKNOWLEDGE IN PRIVATE.

>> THE UNITED ATES DOES ISRAEL NO FAVORS WHEN WE FAIL COUPLE AN UNVERING COMMITMENT TO ITS SECURITY WITH AN INSISNCE THAT ISRAEL RESPECT THE LEGITIME CLAIMS AND RITS OF THE PALESTINIANS. AND NATIONS WHIN THIS BODY DO THE PALESTINIANS NO FAVORSHEN THEY CHOOSE VITRIOLIATTACKS OVER A CONSTRUCTIVE LLINGNESS TO RECOGNIZE ISRAEL'S LEGITACY, AND ITS RIGHT TO EXIST IN PEACE AND SECURIT

>> Reporter: ON THEUCLEAR RONT, MR. OBAMA CALLED FOR A SUPPORT IN RESAINING TWO NATIONS WITH NUCLEAR AMBIONS.

>> IF THE GOVNMENTS OF IRAN AND NORTH KOREA OOSE TO IGNORE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; IF EY PUT THE PURSUIT ONUCLEAR WEAPONS AHEA OF REGIONAL STABILITY AND THE CURITY AND OPPORTITY OF THEIR OWN PEOPLE; IF THEY ARE OBLIVIOUS TTHE DANGERS OF ESCALATING NUCAR ARMS RACES IN BOTH EASASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST, THEN TH MUST BE HD ACCOUNTABLE. THE WORLD MUST STAND GETHER TO DEMONSTRATE THAT IERNATIONAL LAW IS NOT AN PTY PROMISE, AND THAT TREIES WILL BE ENFORCED.

>> Rorter: ALSO IN THE HALL, LIBYAN PRESIDENMUAMMAR QADDAFI. HE FLOWED PRESIDENT OBAMA TO E PODIUM, AND DELIVERED A RBLING 96 MINUTE ADDRESS CHARGING THATHE U.S. AND OTHER PERMANENT MEMBERS OTHE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL EAT SMALLER NATIONS AS "SECONDLASS, DESPISED" COUNTES. PRESIDENT OBAMA DID NOT STAIN THE HALL THEAR IT. AFTERWARDS, SOME OF THE DELEGATES AND VISITING HEADSF ATE GAVE THEIR REACTION TO WHAT EY HEARD FROM THE U.S. PRESIDENT. TONOITEL, THE FORMER GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N.

>> I THINHE IS RIGHT THERE TOO, OF COURSE. 'S NOT THAT EVERYBODY ELSE I PERFECT ANDT'S JUST THE U.S. WHO HAVE TO-- I DON'T KNOW- CHAE OR IMPROVE. NO, NO. WE ALL HAVE. THERE IS NO DOUBT

>> Reporter: BUT VENEELAN PRIDENT HUGO CHAVEHAD A DIFFERENT REACTION SAYING HEAW TWO OBAMAS.

>> ( translated ): THERE IS T OBAMA OF HIS SPEH OF TODAY. AND WAS AN EXCELLENT SPEECH AND THAT IS THE OBAMAE APPLAUD. UT THERE'S ANOTHER REALITY.

>> Reporter: AND RUSSIAN PRESENT DMITRI MEDVEDEV HAD HIS OWN INFMAL, REACTION. GOOD SPEECH, EXCELLENT.

>> Rerter: LATE IN THE DAY, PRESINT OBAMA MET WITH MEDVEDV. AIDES SAID THE NUMBERNE TOPIC WAS FORGING COMMON APPROACH ON DEALING WITH IRAN'S NUCAR PROGRAM.

>> R TASK IS TO ALLOW IRAN TO RESVE ITS NUCLEAR PROAM BUT OBTAIN IT FRO OANGUCLEAR WEAPONS. INOME CES, SANCTIONS ARE INEVITABLE.

>> TOMORRO, PRESIDENT OBAA CHAIRS A U.N. SECURITY COUNC EETING TO CONSIDER A BROAD RESOLUTION ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT.

>> Lehrer: MARGARET TALD TH JUDY WOODRUFF MOMENTS AGFROM THE U.N. THANKS, MARGARET, FOR THAT REPORT. YOU WERE IN TH HALL OF THE GENERAL ASMBLY WHEN THE PRESIDENT MDE THAT SPEECH. WHAT ELSE CANYOU TELL US ABOUT THE REACTION TERE?

>> JID, ERE WAS CLEARLY EAT ANTICIPATION FROM PRESIDENT delç ERY SEAT IN THE HALLr WASAKEN MANY BY HEAOF STATE HE SIGNED AN EXUSIVE ORDER OUTLYING TORTU. THIS IS NOT LIKE A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN RALLY. AND ONE WOULD CONFUSE THE TWO KINDS EVENTS. WHEN HE FINISH, THERE WAS SUSTAINED APPLAUSE, NOT A STANDING OVION BUT SUSTAIN APPLAUSE. AFTERWARDS WE CGHT UP WITH A FEW OTHER PEOPLE TAT WERE NOT IN OUR TAMED PIECE. I SAW PRESIDENT MU GAGGYAS ZIMBABWE WHO SAID HE S ENCRAGED BECAUSE PRESIDENT OBAMA INDICATED HE WTED TO REACH OUTTO THE REST OF THE WORLD INSTEAD OFICTATE. ON THE OTHER HAND, M PRODUCER RAN INTO-- OR MANAGED TO SNATH IRANN FOREIGN MINISTE AND ASKED WHAT HE OUGHT OF THE SPEECH, ANDHE FOREIGN NISTER REPLIED WITH A SMIRK, "DID H SAY SOMEING?"

>> Woodruff: S, MARGARET, I GATHER THE SPEAKERHO FOLLOWED THE PRESIDENT PRESENTED A VERY DIFFERENT SIDE THE UNITED NATIONS? YES, JUDY, KIND OF THE OLD SIE. THIS WAS MUAMMAR QADDAFI THE LIBYAN LEADER, AND THE HAL, AFTER PRSIDENT OBAMA SPOKE, EVERYONE SORT OF GOT UP AND THEY WERE ALL MILLINGROUND AND GREETING HILLARY CNTON AND EVERYONE ONTHE FLOOR. NALLY EVERYBODY SELED DOWN AND MOST PEOPLE WENT BACK TO THEIR SES BECAUSE THERE WAS GREAT ANTICIPATN FOR QADDFI BUT HE GOT UP THEREND BEGAN THIS LONG,RAMBLING RANT. CLEARLY DIDN'T HAVE A SCRIPT. HE WOULD PAUSE FOR LONG PERIODS, LOOKING FORRING? HIS NOTES. HE TALKED ABO EVERYTHING FR HICOMPLAINTS ABOUT THE U.N., YOU KNOW, POLICAL SYSTEM INTERNALLY TO SUGGESTIONS THAT ISRAEL WAS BEHIND J.F.K.'S ASSASSINATIO, TOIS OWN PERSONAL SLE HABITS. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, I WAS SITTING UP AVE WITH THE PRESS, Y SAW PEOPLEUIETLY TAKING THIR EARPIECE OFF A PUTTING IT DOWNAND FINDING A MOMENT WHERE THEY COLD JUST GET UP AND WALK OUT. IT RLLY WAS THE OLD, OU KNOW, RHETORICAL POURING, AT LEAST THAT'S THWAY IT APPEARED TO MANY MANY DELEGATES THE HALL JUST FROM TALKING TO THEM AFTERWARDS.

>> Woodruff: SO BA ON THE PRESIDENS SPEECH, IS THERE ANY EVIDENCE, MGARET,THE SPECIFIC SUORT FOR THE ISSUES THE ESIDENT RAISED?

>> JUDY, LET'S TA IRAN AND NORTH KOREA, BECAUSE THOSE ARE TWO THAT HAD BEEN SO CENTRAL TO HIS FORTS AND, YOU KNO IT'S ILL A WORK IN PROGRESS. NOW, EN HE START H PRESIDENC, IT'S FAIR TO Y NEITHER CHINA NORRUSSIA ARE VERY UNUZED ABOUT ANY TOUGHER MEASURES AINST EITHER NORTH KOREA OR IN TO RTRAIN THEIR NUCLEAR PROGM. BY THEUMMER, INARTBECAUSE NORTH KOREA SET UP A LOT OF MISSILES AND SO ON,UT STILL, AFTER A LOT OF NEGOTIATION, THE U.S. MANAGED GET A VERY TOUGH CURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION IMPOSING TGHER DIPLOMATIC AND ECONOMIC SATIONS ON NORTH OREA. IRAN, HOWEER, WHICH IS TOPIC NUMBER ONE FOR THE PRESENT THIS WEEK, ON THAT I WOULDAY THE JURY IS STILL T. THE PRESIDENT BRIN IT UP IN EVERY PRIVATE MEETING. I'M TOLD WITHE CHINESE PRESINT YESTERDAY IN THEIR MEETING, PRESIDENT OBA WAS VERY EMPHATIC, VERY URGENT IN SAYI THIS IS A CENTRAL SUE FOR AMERICAN SECURITY. HE DIDN'T ASK FOR SOMETHING RIGHT THEN AND THEREUT HE WAS REALLY TRYING TO IPRESS THAT THIS IS IMPORTT. NOW, JUST CONCLUDED WAS H MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MEEDDEF OF RUSSIA,ND I HAVE TO SAY THAWHAT THEY CAME OUT AND ID HAD TO HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGING TO THE U.S. THE PRESIDENT SAID IF IAN DOESN'T RESPO TO THE NEGOTIATING OFFADE, AND MEDVEDDEF SAID, "SANCTNS RARELY LEAD TORODUCTIVE RESULTS, BUT INOME CASES, SANCTIONS ARE INITABLE." AND SO I WOD SAY TH STILL TODAY AND THIS EVENING THERE ARE MEETINGS, TING TO MAKE SU THEY VE A JOINT POSITION GOING INTO THE TALKS WITH IRAN OCTOBER 1.

>> odruff: INTERESTING. NOW, MRGARET, YOU MENTIONED THE PRESIDENT IS ING TO BEACK TOMORROW TO PRESE OVER A ECURITY COUNCIL MEETING THEE. HOW BIG ADEAL IS THAT?

>> WELL,T IS SEENS ABIG DEAL BY AMERIC OFFICIALS, JUDY. IT'S THE FIRST TIME AN AMECAN PRESIDENT HAS EVER CHAIRED A U.N. SECURITY COUNCILEETING. TH PRESIDENT IS PUSHING VERY BROAD NUCLEAR DISAAMENT NONPROLIFERATION MOVEMENT,ND WITHOUT GOINGNTO A LOT OF DETLS, I THINK THE MESSE IS IT'S NOTJUST IRAN AND NORTH KOREA BEING ASK TO CURB THE GROWTH OF THESE DANROUS EAPONS. THE WEAPONS STATES, LIKE THE U.S., LE RUSSIAS, AND OTHER, ALSO NE IT TAKE STEPS AND ARE TAKING STEPS TO CURB THE MATERIAL, REDUCE THEIR STOCKPILE. TH OVERALL MESSAGE IS WE ARE NOT SING LING OUTONE OR TWO COTRIES-- WHICH IS OFOURSE HOW IT'S SEEN IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORD-- ENTIRE WOR NEEDS TO JOIN IN THIS EFFORT TO RECE THE SPREAD OF THESE VERY DANGEROUS WEAPS.

>> Woodff: ALL RIGHT MARGRET RNER, WE'LL TALK TO YOU TOMORROW. THBZ, MARGARET, REPORTING FM THE UNITENATIONS.

>> Lehrer: IN OTHER NEWTODAY, A PEAGON SPOKESMAN SAID THE U.S. COMMANDER IN AFGHANIST WILL SENHIS FORMAL REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL RCES BY THE END OF THE WEEK. GENERAL STANLEY McCHRYAL IS EXECTED TO ASK FOR UP TO 40,0 RE TROOPS. THAT WOULD BOOST THE U. COMMIENT ABOVE 100,000. UT SPOKESMAN GEOFF MORRELL SD THE NUMBER INLVED COULD BE REDED AS PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HIS TEAM RECONSIDER THEIR STRATEGY. AND HE DISMISSEDEPORTS THAT CHRYSTAL MIGHT QUIT, IF HE DOES NOT GET WHAT HE WAN.

>> I DEALT WH YESTERDAY A PADE OF E-MAILS AND CALLS FROM REPORTERS SAYING, "OH, I HE GENERAL McRYSTAL IS GOING TO RESIG" JUST ABSURD, ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. ND ANYBODY WHO KNOWS STAN McCHRYSTAKNOWS AS MUCH. AND THEY SULDN'T EVEN BOTHER ASKING THE QUESTION Lehrer: LATER, THE HEAD OF T U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND-- GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS SAID HE ENDORSED THE ASSESENT THAT MO TROOPS ARE NEEDED. BUT ESIDENT OBAMA IS NOW CONSIDERINALTERNATIVE STREGIES ON THE AFGHAN WAR, INCLUDING ONE OFFERED BYICE PRESIDENT BIDEN. A REPORT IN TODAY'SNEW YORK TIMES" SAID MR. BIDENROPOSED CUTTING U.S. TROOPUMBERS IN AFGHANISTAN. THE FOCUS WOULDHIFT TO HITTING AL-QAEDA CELLS, MAINLY N PAKIAN. IN HONDURAS, OFFICIALS RERTED THE FIRST FALITY IN CONTINUING CLAES BETWEEN POLICE AND SUPPORTERS OF THE OUSD ESIDENT. MANUEL ZALAYAH RURNED FROM EXILE ON MONDAY, A HAS BEEN CAMPED INSIDE THE BRAZIAN EMBASSY. RIOT POLICE LINED T STREETS OUTSIDE THE EMBASSY TODAY ENRCING A CURFEW. VIOLENT CLASHES BROKE O LAST NIGHT, A POLICE USED TEAR GAS BREAK UP THE CROWD. ONE MAN WASHOT AND KILLED, TH MORE THAN 100 ARRESTED. A THICK ORANGEOATING FELL FROM HE SKIES OVER SYDNEY, AUSTRAA TODAY. IT WAS THE COUNTRY'WORST DUST STORM IN 70 YEARS, AND IT COVERED E EAST COAST. WE HAVE A REPO NARRATED BY DAD HARRISON OF "INDEPENDENT TELEVISION NEWS."

>> Repter: A CITY FAMOUS FOR IT'S STUNNING VIS TODAY ENVELOPED IA BLANKET OF ORANGE DUST. SYDNEY WE TO FIND IT'S HARBOUR BRIDGE BARELY VISIBLE D ACROSS THE WATER, IT BEST KNOWN LANDMARK-- THE OPERA HOUSE HIDDEN BEHIND A MASK OFINE PARTICLES, BLOWN INROM THE OUTBACK BY 100 KOMETER PER HOURINDS.

>> I'VE NEV SEEN THAT IN MY LIFE FORE. IT THE FIRST TIME EVER. SO IT'S REALLY A PHEMENON.

>> Reporter: BUMILLIONS OF TONS OF T SOIL IN THE ATMOSPHERE CAUSEDHAOS FOR AIR PASSENGERS. AND IN THE CITY, DAEROUSLY HIGH LELS OF POLLUTION CREATED E OF THE BUSIEST DAYS ON RECORD FOR PARADICS AS HUNDRED'S MPLAINED OF REATHI DIFFICULTIES. > WE ARE ACALLY SEEING A LOT OF ELDERLY AND YOUNG OPLE AFFECTED TODAY

>> IF YOU A OLDER OR VERY YOUNG IT CAN AFFECT YOU, EVEN E FATAL.

>> Reporter: MY CARRIED ON AS NORMAL AS EXPERTS PUT THONCE IN A LIFETIME STORM DOWN THIGH TEMPERATUREAND SEVERE WINDS. SYDNEY'S SKIES ARE CLEARINGBUT FORECASTERSEAR THE ORANGE CLOUD IS NOW HEADG TOWARDS THE GRAT BARRIER REEF.

>> Lehrer: T DUST CLOUDS WERE EXPECTED TOEACH NEW ZEALAND AS SOON AS TOMORROW. THEEALTH CARE BATTLE IN THE S. SENATE TURNED TODAY o MEDIRE. REPUBLICANS ON THFINANCE COMMITTEE TRD TO BLOCK $500 BILLIOIN CUTS TO MEDICARE PROVIDERS. THAT SAID IT'S BOD TO MEAN CUTS IN SE BENEFITS. MOCRATS DISAGREED, AND BCKED EFFTS TO CHANGE THE BILL.

>> I THI, MR. CHAIRMAN, IT IS DISINGENUS TO SAY CONGRESS CAN CUTHIS MUCH SPENDING FROM MEDICARE WITHT HAVING AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON SENORS' ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. IT'S JUSTBSOLUTELY COUNTER-INTUITIVE.

>> THOSE WHO PPORT THIS AMENDMENT ESSENTILY ARE HAMING SENIORS. THEY'RE HURTINGHE SOLVENCY OF THE TRUST FUND. I DON'T THINK SENIOWANT TO DO AT.

>> Lehrer: PSIDENT OBAMA HAS INSISTED THAT CUTTI PAYMENTS TO DOCTORS WOULD NOT AECT DICARE BENEFITS. BUT YESTERDA THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFI SAID TUESDAY IT WOULD. STL, VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN TOLD A GROUP OF NIOR CITIZENS IN MARYLAND TODAY: "NOBODYS GOING TO MESS WH YOUR BENEFITS. NOBODY." ON THE ECONOMY THE FEDERAL RESER REPORTED "ECONOMIC ACTIVY HAS PICKED UP" SINCE AUGUST AND, IT LEFT A KE INTEREST RATAT A RECORD LOW-- NEAR ZERO PERCENT. BUT ON WALL STREET, THE DOW JOS INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE LOST 81 POINTS TOLOSE AT 9748. THE NASDAQ LL MORE THAN 14 POINTS TO LOSE AT 2131.

>> Lehrer: ANDTILL TO COME ON THE "NEWSHOUR" TONIGHT: STATEECRETS AND NATIONAL SECURITY, AND TRIMMI OVERCHARGE FEES. THAT FOLLOWS ECONOMICS CORRESPONNT PAUL SOLMAN'S PREVIEW OF THE ECONOM SUMMIT CONVENING IN PITTSBGH TOMORROW. HE STARTS OFF IN AN LIKELY PLACE.

>> porter: LAST WEEK'S HEALTH ND BEAUTY SHOW AT NEW YORK'S JAVITS CENTER. A GATHERING LESS EXCLUVE THAN THE G20,ERHAPS, BUT COLORFUL ENOUGH AND EVY BIT AS FUSED ON GLAL PROSPERITY. TO THEAHITI BOOTH-- NATIVE OI THEIR SPECIALTY.

>> porter: HEO THERE!

>> Hi.

>> Reporter: TO AN ARKANSAS BEAUTY QUEEN SPORTING TEN- POUND DRESS FRAGRANT RUBBER BANDS. EXCUSE ME, DON'T MEAN TO INRUDE, BUT WHAT SMELL IS THAT?

>> SWEET PEA.

>> Reporter: SO, THE CUSP OF THE G-20 MEETINGJUST ONE YEAR AFTER GLOBAL CLLAPSE: HOW'S THE WORLD ECONOMY DNG? POLAND? AFTER A FEW MONTHS, EVYTHING GOT BETTER.

>> Reporte FRANCE?

>> IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPE ARE GETTING MORE CONFIDCE AND IT STARTS SLOWLY AGAI > Reporter: CANADA'S OKAY,OO.

>> WE ARE COMING BACK.

>> Reporter: AND SOUTH KEA, WHOSE ECONOMY WAS SHNKING DRAMATICALLY JUST FEW MONTHS AGO, IS AGAIN RISG.

>> IT'S LITTLE BIT GETTING BETTER.

>> Reporter: JAMES LEMAKES A SUR POUNDING MASSAGER. IT DEBUTEDT AN UNPROPITIOUS MOMENT, LASTOCTOBER. DID YOU HAVE ANSALES AT ALL IN OOBER? NO? NO?

>> NO.

>> Reporr: NO SALES! WHEN DID YOU STT TO HAVE SALES?

>> TUALLY, JUST FROM MARCH.

>> Reporter: PRETTY MUCH EVRYONE HERE FROM THE DEVELOPE G-20 COUNTRIES SAID THAT TH WORLD ECONOMY IS BECOMING RE REXED. D FOR THE LESS DEVELOPED ECONOMIES, THAT'CRITICAL, SAID CHRIS KILHAM, WHO SCOURS T EARTH FOR NURAL BOTANICALS TO USE IN HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODTS.

>> IN OER PARTS OF THE WORLD WHERE I GO, OPLE ARE WORRIED ABT, "JEEZ, YOU KNOW I REALLY WANTED TO BUY MY KIDS SHOETHIS YEAR." FOR THM IT'S NOT, "DARN, I WANTED TO GET THAT EXTRAUIT IN BROOKS BROERS!" IT'S, "DARN, I WANTED TOE ABLE TO T AT LEAST TWO MEALS TOD."

>> Reporter: FOR THE POORA WILTING WORLD ECONY CAN BE A TTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. SO TOO FORANY SMALL BUSINESSES

>> SO YOUR MOISTURE IS QUTE GOD.

>> Reporter: YEAH, I ALWAYS A LTLE OILY ACTUALLY. HAVE TO PUT POWDER ON FOR TT REASON. TOEORG KHAZAKA, WHO MAKES SKIN TESTING EQUIENT IN GERMANY, THE ONGOING CREDICRUNCH MEANS GETTING A BK LOAN THERE CAN STILL BE RETTY HAIRY.

>> WE'RE DISCMINATED. WEARE A REALLY WEALTHY COMPANY BUT WE ARE SMALL SOHEY'RE NOT INTEREST IN US. TH RISK IS TOO HIGH. TY ARE NOT LOOKING AT THE COMPANY, THEY'REUST LOOKING AT E LAST TWO YEARS AND SAY, "OKA THAT'S IT!" Reporter: OF COURSE, EVERY BUSINESSPERSOCAN COMPLAIN ABOUT SOMETHING. BUT LO, SAYS M.I.T.'S ROBERTO RIGOBONIN GENERAL, THE ECONOMIES CONVENING IN PITTSBURGH HAVE DO A BANG-UP JOB.

>> I THINK THE SPONSE OF CENTRAL BANKERS IN THE WOD WAS ABSOLUTELY, YOU KNOW A-RATED I MEAN, IT'SBSOLUTELY FANSTIC. THERE WAS NO PANIC IN THUNITED STATES AFT THREE MONTHS.

>> Reporter: MOREOVER, SAY I.F. CHIEF DOMINIQUE STRAUSS- KA, THE G-20s KEY MEMBERS COOPERATED AS NEVEREFORE IN HISTORY.

>> THIS COERATION TOOK PLACE BECAUSE EVERYBODY WAS SCAREAND UNDERSTOOD IT S NOT TIME TO FIGHT ONE AGAIT THE OTHER ONE, BUT TO WORK TOGETHER. WILL IT LAST BEYOND THE ISIS? THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION. IT HAS TO.

>> Reporter:TRAUSS-KAHN IS TALKING ABOUT COOPERATN IN BAILING OUTHE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM. BUT THE BIG G-2ECONOMIES ALSO SPENT MONEY AND NONE MORTHAN CHINAAGAIN GROWING STRONG. PROFESSOR YASHENG HUG. >>HE PLAN WAS 25% OF THE G.D.P. SPREAD OVER TWOEARS AND NOW, THE CHINESE G.D.P., NOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT %, 35% OF G.P. NOW, BY THE END OF THE SUMR. Reporter: SO $400 BILLION T $500 BILLION IN NOT EVEN FULL YEAR IN CHINA, THAT WLD BE A MULTI-TRILLION DOLLAR STIMUS PACKAGE IN THE UNITED STES THIS YEAR.

>> 'S A MASSIVELY LARGER AS COMPARED TO THE U.S. SMULUS OGRAM.

>> WE JUST SO-. LIKE THIS, AS BEFORE. SAME AS BEFORE.

>> Reporter: ON THSHOWROOM FLR, JANE WANG SAYS THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT PROTTED HER EUSABLE BAG FIRM FROM THE CRH. IN EXCHANGE FOR A TAX BRE, THE FIRM AEED TO NO LAYOFFS. THE GOVERNMENT LOWERS YOUR TAXES TO MAKE YOUR PRUCT CHEAPER?

>> YES, CORRET. THE GERNMENT SUPPORT US TO DO EXPORT.

>> Reporter: EXPORTS. TRADE. ONE ECONOMIC ISSUE FACING E G20. BUT A LARGER ISE-- THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS FINANCIAL REGULATN. AND AT THBEAUTY SHOW, THERE WAS A SENSE AT THE MORE REGULATION A NATION HAD BEFE THE CRISIS, THE BETTER ITS ECONOMY FARED. IN INDIA, SAIDTHESE PACKAGING MANUFACTURERS, WRE THE ECONOMY IS STILLROWING, BANKS ARE CONTROLLED BYHE GOVERNMENT.

>> SO IS NOT LIKE THEY'RE ON THEIR OWN AND THEY CAN GIVANY LOAN WITHOUT ASKI THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA.

>> SO IT'S NOT LIKE YOUE GETTING 100% NANCE. Reporter: MORE LIKE 75-85%, TOPS. AND AS INDIA, IN CANADA TOO BANKS DIDN'T BET ON MAGI

>> THERE'S OUR GENIE CMING OUT OF THBOTTLE. >Reporter: DIDN'T GRANT LOANS THAT IS, TO BORRORS WHO COULD NOT AFFO THEM.

>> WE DIDN HAVE PEOPLE BUYING $300,000 HOUSES ON $50,0 INCOME. >>eporter: YOUR BANKS ARE HIGHLY REGULATED.

>> WE'VE NOT HAD ANBANK SUES, BANK PROBLEMS AT ALL.

>> Reporter: SO THEN WOT THE G-20, DOMINAT BY THE U.S. AND EUROPE, AGREE TO MRE BANK REGULATION? ANDSPECIALLY, TO FIXING THE PERVERSE INCTIVE PAY OF BANK EXECUTIVES?

>> NOTHING'SGOING TO HAPPEN.

>> Rorter: NO, SAYS M.I.T.'S ROBERTO RIGOBO

>> IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO HAV A DISCUSSION OF HOW SHOULD MUNERATE C.E.O.s IN GENERAL AND I THINK THAT'S VALID DISCUSSI AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ACADEMIC LITERARE. IT'S NOT VERY CLEAR THATHE WAY ARE PAYING THE INCENTIVES THE FINANCIAL CENT IS GOOD, NO IT'S BAD! BUT I THINK THE DISCSION THAT IS HAPPING RIGHT NOW IS HAPPENNG IN A WORLD THAT HAS FULL OF RAGE, WE'RE NOTHINKING A LOT. WE'RE ACTING A LOT BUWE'RE NOT THKING A LOT.

>> Reporter: SO RIBON IS GLAD THE G20 WON'T DO CH. NOBEL LAUREATEOE STIGLITZ, O'D COME TO THE BEAUTY SH FROM COLUMBIA UNIVEITY, WASN'T.

>> FRANCE ANA NUMBER OF OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HAVE SAIDWE HAVE TO STOP THISONUS CULTURE. IT'S BAD FOR OUROCIETY, THE SYSTEM OF BONUSESNCOURAGES SHORT-SIGHTED BEHAVIO EXCESSIVE RISK TAKI CLEARLY AYED A ROLE. THE UNITED STATES SEEMS TOE LUCTANT TO DO ANYTHING.

>> Reporr: IN FACT, THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION DS BACK REMOVING FINANCIAL INCENTES FOR RISKY BEHAVIOR, B IT OPPOSES FRENCH PRESIDT NICOLAS SARKOZS PUSH FOR BONUS CAPS.

>> Reporter: STIGLITZ, RRIED ABO A GLOBAL RELAPSE, THINKS THE G-20 SHOU BE DOING A LOT THIWEEK.

>> WHAT THEY SULD DO IS RESOLVE TO CTINUE THE STIMULUS PACKAGE UNTIL ITS CLEARHAT WERE IN A ROBUST RECOVERY. SECOND THING, WE REALLY EED TO FIX OUR FINANCIALYSTEM. RE IN THE UNITED STATES, I THINK OUR FINANCIAL SYST IN MANYAYS-- THE PROBLEMS ARE WORSE CAUSE WE ALLOWED THE TOO BIG TO FAIL BANKS GET EVEN BIGGER. WE LET THE MORAL HAZARD OBLEMS TO GET WORSE BECAUSE WE ANNOCED IN EFFECT THAT WE WILL BAIL OUT SHAREHOLDERS, BONDHOLDERS, IYOU'RE TOO BIG. WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABO THE COMPENSATIONROBLEM. WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYING ABOUT E PROBLEMS OF THE DERIVATIVES.

>> Reporter: BUT IGLITZ TOO THINKS THE G-20 WO DO MUCH. AND TT'S FINE BY YASHENG HUANG, WHO SAYS A CALL FOR STRONREGULATION COULD SEND THE WRONG MESSAGE TO CNA.

>> MORE STATEONTROLS OF THE FINAN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, MORE STATE OWNERSH OF THE BANKS RATHER THAN LES BECAUSE LOOK ATHE UNITED ATES. THIS IS CAPITISM. I MEAN, LOOK AT THE TROUES THEY VE.

>> porter: M.I.T. FINANCE PROFESR ANTOINETTE SCHOAR SAYS RESISTANCE FREE MARKET REFOS IS ALREADY REGAINING TRENGTH IN INDIA. YOU S IT VERY PRACTICALLY WHEN YOU TALK TO OLDER BANKS IN THE INDIAN BANKG SYSTEM WHO WILL USE THIS ARGUNT TO BLOCK REFORMS. A THEY WILL SAYHAT YOU KNOW EVERYTHINGHAT COMES THE WEST NOW IS SUSPECT A WE SHOULD, AND INDIANS SHOULREJECT IT, A I FEEL YOU KNOW THAT DEFINITELY TS BACK A LOT OF VERIMPORTANT AND NEEDED STRUCTURAL FORMS.

>> Rorter: MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE BEAUTY SHOW O LAST TIME, BENNY NAGHI WAS TAKINCUSTOMERS TO NEW HEIGHTS IN AAIR OF ORTHOB HEALTH SHOES. YOU'RE MUCH SLLER THAN YOU UD TO BE JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO. NOT UNLIKE THHEALTH SHOES, THE G-20 HAS PLEDGED A BOOSTO THE GLOBAL RECOVERY. >>ALK ON THE FRONT. A BIT LIKE A HIGH HEEL.

>> Reporter: BUT AGEING HOW TO DO IN PITTSBURGH THIS WEEK WON'T BE ANY WA IN THE PARK.

>> Lehrer: PAUL'REPORT IS PART OF HIS ON-GNG SERIES ON MAKING SENSE OF FINANAL NEWS. ONLINE, YOU CAN WATCH MOREF PAUL'S IERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR STIGLITZ ON OUR WEB SITE- newshour.pbs.org.

>> LehrerNEXT TONIGHT, NEW RULES FOR KEY NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY. GWEIFILL HAS OUR STORY. >>fill: THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TOOK SPS TODAY TO CURB ONE BUSH-ERA TROR- FIGHTING TOOL, WLE AT THE SAME TIMEXTENDING OTHERS. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENTS MAKING IT TOUGHER FOR THE GOVEMENT TO WITHHOLD INFORMATION CLAIMING SECRECY PROTECTION. AGENCIES UNDER REAT OF LAWSUIT WILL NOW HAVTO CVINCE A TEAM OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LAERS THAT NATIONAL SECURITYOULD BE THREATENED. ATRNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER'S STATEMENT SAID E NEW RULE ETS OUT CLEAR PROCEDURES TH WILL PROVIDE GREATER ACCOUNTABITY AND ENSURE THE STATE SECRETS PRIVILEGE IS INVOKED ONLYHEN NECESSARY AND IN THE NARROWEST WAY POSSLE." DURING THE BUSH AINISTRATION, INFORMATN CONSIDERED SENSITIVE COULD BE THHELD BASED ON THE JUDGEMENT OF A SINGLE OFFIAL. IN RIL, PRESIDENT OBAMA SEEMED TONDORSE RESTRAINING SUCH EXECUTIVE POWR.

>> THERE ARE GOING TO BE CES IN WHICH TIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS ARE GENUINELY ATTAKE AND THAT YOU CAN'T LITATE WITHOUT REVEALING COVERT ACTIVITIES CLASSIFIED INFORMATION THAT WOD GENUINELY COMPROMISE OUR SAFETY. BUT SEARCHING FOR WAYSO REDACT, TO CARVE OUT CEAIN CAS, TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE THAT A JUDGE INHAMBERS CAN REVIEW INFOATION WITHOUT IT BEING IN ON COURT, YOU KNOW, THERE SHOULD BE SOME DITIONAL TOOLS SO THAT IT'S NOTUCH A BLUNT INSTRUMENT. Ifill: ON CAPITOL HILL TODA THE CIRMAN OF THE SENATE JICIARY COMMITTEE-- VERMONT'S PATRICK LHY-- WELCOMED THE NEW APPROACH. >>WE WANT THE PRIVILEGE, BUT DO'T WANT TO MISUSE-- WE HAVE THAVE MECHANISMS TO GUIDE ITS APPLATION. ANDODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT MAS PROGRESS.

>> Ifill:UT THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ISOT ROLLING BACK ALL SH-ERA ANTI-TERROR POLIC AT A HEARING ON REUTHORIZING THE PATRIOT ACT,DMINISTRATION OFFICIALS RESISD DEMOCRATIC EFFORTS TO A NEW CIVIL LIBERTIES PROTECTIO TO THE EXTING LAW. THE SECTIONS OF THEAW UP FOR RENEWAL COINUE TO ALLOW INVESTIGATORS TO USE VING WIRETS TO TRACK TERROR SUSPECTS WIOUT HAVING TO APPLY FOR A NEW WARRANT. T F.B.I. TO GET A COURT ORDER TO IZE "ANY TANGIBLE ITEMS" -- LIKE DRIES AND COMPUTERS-- RELATING TO AERRORISM INVESGATION AND TO ENABLE THE F.B.I. TO WIRETAP SUSPECTS UNCONCTED TO TERRORIST GROUPS ORFOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. THE COMMTEE'S TOP REPUBLICAN - - ALABAMA JEFF SESSIONS-- SAID ALL THREE SHOULD BE EENDED. THEY ARE UNEQUIVOCAL ABOUT THE ADMISTRATION'S POSITION THAWE ARE STILL AT WAR WITH -QAEDA, AND THAT THESE PROVISIONSHOULD BE RE- THORIZED BECAUSE THEY ARE IMORTANT TOOLS IN THIS WAR AND TO KE AMERICA SAFE.

>> Ifill: E PATRIOT ACT PRISIONS ARE DUE TO EXPIRE AT THE ENDF THE YEAR. FOR A CLOS LOOK AT THE SHIFTING DEBATEOVER HOW FAR GOVERNME SHOULD GO TO PROTECT ITS CITIZE, I'M JOINED BY ELIZABETH GOITEI DIRECTOR OF THE LIBERTY AND NATIOAL CURITY PROJECT AT THE BRENN CENT FOR JUSTICE AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOOF LAW... AND JOHN EASTMAN,EAN OF THE CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY SCHL OF LAW IN ORANGE, LIFORNIA. JOHN EASTMAN WHENOU LOOK AT WHAT T ATTORNEY GENERALLAID OUT TODAY WH IT COMES TO THE SECRECY PROVISIONS, DO YOU THNK HE WENTAR ENOUGH OR DI HE GO TOO R?

>> WL, I THINK THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN YE IT TURNS ON HOW THE NEW MECH NIM IS IMPLEMENTED. IF ATTORNEY GENALOLDER IS GIVING THE SAMEIND OF REVIE AS THE LINE PROSECUTORS USED TO GIVE MAKNG DETERMINATIONS ABOUT WHEN STATE SECRETS SHOULD BE RAISED AND WHEN NOT, THEN I THINK WEON'T HAVE MUCH CHANGE HERE. WE'LL HAVE A GATER ACCNTABILITY BY SOMEBODY HIGHER AND CLOSER TO THE PRESIDENT. BUT IF THEY'RE USINGTHIS AS A FORENNER TO WAIVING SAY THE SECRETSEFENSE ACROSS T BOARD THEN I THINK HE'S GONE VERY FAR DEED, AND NOT TO OUR BENEFIT.

>> Ifill: GOI, DOES IT EM LIKE HE IS GOING TO FAR TO YOU? DO U ANTICIPATE WHAT HN EAMAN WAS JUST TELLING US THIS MAY BE, PERHAPS A PRECURSOR TOOLL BACKSCOMPLETELY? I DO AGREE WITH JOHN THAT THE PROOF IS GOING TO BE I THE PUDDING HOW THE PLICY IS IMPLEMENTED BUT I DON' THINK THERE'S AISK THE POLICY WILL GO TOO FAR. I THINK THE POLICYADE SOME IMPORTANT STRIDE IN LIMITING THE USE OF THE PRIVILEGE. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY POWERFUL PRIVILEGE. IT ALLOWS THE GOVERNME TO ESSENTIALLY SUT DOWN TIGATION INSOME CASES BY WITHHOLDING EVIDENCE AND DOCUMENTS FOR NATIONAL SECURI REASONS SO THERE'S A LOT OF PENTIAL FOR ABUSE THERE. I DO THINK THE EXTRA REVIEW PROCEDES BY T COMMITTEEND BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WIL BE HELPFUL. I THINK THERE ARE OTHER PROVIONS THAT ARE HELPFUL AS LL. BUT I WOUL HAVE LIKED TOO SEE SOME REFORM I SOME OTHER AREAS ASELL, AND SPEFICALLY, ONE OFHE BIGGEST PROBLEMS WITH HOW TH STATE SECRETS PRIVILEGE H BEEUSED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS IS THAT INSTD OF USING THE PRIVILEGE TO PRECT DOCUMENTS AND ITEMS OF EVIDENCE, THE PRIVILEGE HAS BEEN USED TO SHUT DOWN CAS AT THE OUTSE BEFORE ANY OF THE EVIDCE HAS EVEN BEEN IDENTIFIED. SO THE GOVERNMENT S COME IN ANDAID THIS CASE IS JUST TO SENSITIVEO LITIGATEO MATTER WHAT THE EVIDENCE IS AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO TELL WH YOU IT IS. AND THAT'S JUST WROG.

>> Ifill: GOI TOO FAR IN THAT RESCT, THE OLD LAW NOW BEING REVISED, IN DID IT GIVE THE EXECUTIVE OO MUCH POWER OV INVESTIGATIONS BEFORE THEY BEGAN? >I DON'T THINK SO. YOU GO BACK TO OUR FOUNDERS' UNDERSTANDINOF THIS. THE PRESIDENT-- TH OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT WAS CREAED SPECIFICALLY TO GIVE IT THE ABILITY TO ACT WITH SECRECY AND DISPATCIN TIME OF WAR, ANDIF WE'REOING TO ALLOWUR ENEMIES AND OTHERS THROUGH LITIGATION TO EXPOSE OUR MOST SENSIVE TACTICS ABOUT INTLIGENCE GATHERING IN THEIDDLE OF THIS WAR, WE WL HAVE SEVERELY UNDERCUT THE ESIDENT'S AUTHITY HERE ANDWLERED THE DYNAMIC THE CONITUTION GIVES US. I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROTECTION OF THE ABILY TO CONDUCT WAR, PARTICULARLY NOW WHEN THEAIN BATTFIELD IN THIS WAR IS IELLIGENCE GATHERING. WE CAN'T DEFEND OURSELVES AGAST ANY ATTACK ON ANY POTENTIAL TARGET THE UNITED STAT OR IN THE WORLD. IELLIGENCE IS THE FRONT LE, AND THESE KIND OF SRETS, THE TACTICS, THE MECHANISMS W'RE USING, WE CANNOT BE EXPOSING THATO THE LIGHT OF DAY JUST BECAUSE IT'S A MATR OF ITIGATION.

>> Ifill: BUT IT SOUDS ALMOST AS IF THE ADMINISTRATION IS YING TO THREAD NEEDLE HERE. IN SOME RESPECTS TH'RE LOOSENG THE RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT KINDS OF INVESTIGATIO CAN GO FORWARD. ON THE OTHER HAND,Y ENRSEING THE THE EXTEION OF THESE PROVISIONS OF THEATRIOT ACT, CONTINUING KEEP A PRETTY TYPE LD ON IT.

>> I THINK THAT'S RIG. AND I THINK THE ARE DIFFERENT ISSUEHERE. THERE'S T ISSUE OF E AUORITIES THAT OUR GOVERNMENT HAS TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS AND GATHER TELLIGENCE, AND THENHERE'S THE ISSUE OF HOW THAT INTELLENCE CAN OR CNNOT BE USED IN COUR AND I DO THINKT'S IMPORTA TO LOOK THEM SEPARATELY. I WOULD AGE WITH JOHTHATTHE PRILEGE IS VERY IMPORTANT. I WAS A GOVERNMENT AORNEY FOR ALMOST AECADE, AND ABSOLUTELYECOGNIZE THE IMPTANCE OF THE PRIVILEGE. THE KEY IS MAKI SURE THAT IT IS ONLY USED WHEN THERE IS EVIDENCE OR INFORMATIO THAT COULD TRULY HARM NATIONAL ECURITY. I THINK THE POLICY GOES A LONG WAY BUT NOT QUITE FAR OUGH IN THAT REGARD.

>> Ifill:HO GETS TO DECIDEOW JOHN EASTMAN, ETHER IT'S GOING TO BE HARMFUL OR NOT? IS IT OKAY WITH YOU THAT THIS IS BEING DECIDED BY A TEAM OF LAYERS, ALMOST A HIGHER STANDARD HOW MANY PERSON-- LIKE A SINGLEERSON SAYING, "THISIS DANGEROUS ."

>> IS A TEAM BUT IT'S THE ATRNEY GENERALIMSELF THAT IS GOING HEAD THAT TEAM. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THIN THE NOTN THAT THE BUCK STOPS AT THE PREDENT, THE CLOSER YOU GET THE PRESIDENT, THE MRE ACCOUNTAB YOU ARE. SO I THINK THAT'S A GOO THING. THRE'S ANOTHER ARBPECT OF IS, AND THAT IS CREDIBLE CLAIMS OF ILLEGAL CONDUCT. RATHER THAN RING THATUT IN OPEN COURT, A REFERRAL TO THEá RELEVANT AGENCY INSPECTOR GENERAL TO INSTIGATE THEM FURTHER CAN, IHINK,REATE A GOOD BALAN OF LOOKING AT THE CLAIMS OF ILLEGALITY BUT AL PROTECTING THE NATION'S SECRETS IN TIMOF WAR. IHINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT DEVELOPME AS WELL.

>> Ifill:OW ABOUT FERAL JUDGES? DO THEY GETNOW A WHCK A THIS AS WELL?

>> ABSOLUTELY TH GET A WHACK AT IT,ND THE ATTORNEY GENER IS THENE WHO DECIDEHETHER OR OT THE GERNMENTILL CLAIM THE PRIVILEGES. BUT IT'S STILL THE JUDGES WHO GETO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THE PRIVILEGE APPLI AND ONE OF THE WAYS IOULD HAVE LIKED TO SEE THE POLICY GO FURTHER IS R THE POLICY TO STATE ERESSLY THAT THE ADMINISTRATIONILL AGREE TO SUBMIT THE ALLEGEDLY PRIVILEGED EVDENCE TO THE JUDGE SO TH THE JUDGE N ACTUALLY OK AT IT AND MAKE THE DECISIONAND THAT JUDICIAL OVERSIG IS ABSOLUTELKEY TO PREVENTING ABUSE, AND THERE'SO REASON WHY WEHOULDN'T TRUST OUR FEDERAL JUDGES WITH NATIONAL.

>> Ifill: YOU MEAN SILENCEON THAT POINT?

>> I'M HOPEFUL AT THE ADMINISTRATI WILL DECIDE FOLLOWHATRACTICE. Ifill: JOHN EASTMAN IN CONTINUING TO-- THESE THREE PROVISIONS OFHEATRIOT ACT KMT COMMITTEE ACED ON TODAY, EIGHYEARS AFTER 9/11, IS THERE STILL A NEED FOR THAT? I KW YOU TALD ABOUT EVERYTHING HAVING MOD TO INTELLIGENCE NOW,UT A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT DECRATS IN PARTICULAR HAVE HAD ABOUT THE PATRIOT ACIS THAT IT WAS PUTTING TOO EAT RESTRANTS, THAIT WAS CAST TO GO WE A NET. ITK THAT N STAND TO BE TIGENED A LITTLE BIT NOW?

>> ION'T THINK WE KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. U KNOW, ONE OF THE TNGS YOU LOOK BACK OVERHE LAST EIGHT YEARS, WE HAVENOTSUFFERED ANOTHER ATTACKBECAUSE THERE REALLY ISN'T A SERIS THREAT OR BECAUSE THESE PRECTIONS HAVE WORKED AND PREVENTED ANOTHE ATCK? I THINK TH RECENT RAIDS AND F.B.I. INVESTIGATNS DEMONSTRATE THAT WE MAY WELL ILL BE IN THE MIDDLEAVE FAIRLY SERIOUS WAR,ND THESE CHANISMS ARE GOING TOE CRITICALLY PORTANT. AND TH'RE NOT, AFTER AL, VEL MECHANISMS. WESED THE SAME TYPE OF MECHASMS IN TRACKING DN DRUG DEALERS OR WHATEVER. THE NOTION TT WE WOULD HAVE GREATER TOOLS IN THE WAR ON DRUGS THAN WE ALLOWEDN THE WAR ON TERROR I THINK PERPLEXG, AND I TNK AT THE END OF THE DATHE FACT THAT THE OBAMA ADMINISTTION AND REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE A EING THE SAME LINE RE IS A GOOD INDICATION THS A BIPARTISAN PPORT FOR KEEPING THESE TOOLS IN THE TI-WAR ONERROR BOX.

>> Ifill: IS POLITI RUNNING UP AGAINST REALI WHEN IT COMES TO NATNAL SECURITY? >>WELL, I THINK WE NE TO TAKE A VE, VERY CLOSE LOOK AT THE SURVEILLCE AUTHORITIES AND HOW THEY'VE WORK IN PRACTICE AND THAT'S SOMETHING WHAVEN'T DO. SINCE 9/11 THERE'S BEEN THIS HODGEPODGEF SURVABS AUTHORITIES THAT HAVE BE PASSED PIECEAL, USUALLY WITH VERY LITTLE DEBATE. IT IS TIM FOR TO US TAK A STEP BACK AND LOO. I WOULD SAYHE FACT THAT WE ARE STILL FACG TRIF THREAT AND THERE'S NO DBT ABOUT THAT--S ALL THE MORE REASN WE WANT IT MAKE SURE OUR SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITIES A TARGET TO THE THREAT WE FAC WHEN YOU HAVE AUTHOTIES THAT ALLOW INDISCRIMINATE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION D COLLECTION OF INFORTION ABOUT LAW-ABIDING AMECANS OR EVEN PROFILING ON THE BAS OF RELIGIO OR ETHNITY,HEN WE ACTUALLYAKE OURSELVES LESS EFFTIVE BECAUSE WORE SQUANDERING SOME VERY SCARCE RESOURCE IN NONPRODUCTIVE AREAS.

>> Lehrer: ELIZABETH GOITEIN A JOHN EASTMAN, THANK YOU BOT VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU

>> THANK YOU.

>> Lrer: NOW, JEFFREY BROWN HAS THE LATEST ON CHANGES AAD FOR DEBIT CARDS AND THE COMPANIES THAISSUE THEM.

>> own: WHEN YOU USE THAT DEBIT CARD INOUR WALLET-- AND MORE OF US ARE DOINTHAT-- WHAT ARE YOU AGEING TO? WH HAPPENS, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU USE IT TO SND MORE THAN YOU REALIZE YOU VE IN YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT? CONSUMER GROUPS AND NOW SME LESLATORS HAVE BEEN UP IN AR ABOUT BANKS CHARGING -CALLED "OVERDRAFT FEES" THAT CAAMOUNT TO FAR MOREHAN THE OVERDRAFT ITSELF AND CAN E ASSESSED NUMEROUS TIM. DAY, TWO OF THE NATION'S BIGGEST BANKS, BANK AMERICA AND J.P. MORGAN CHA ANNOUNCED THEY WOULDEVISE THEIR POLICIES ON THESEEES. HERE TO LL US MORE IS RON LIEBER. HE'S THEERSONAL FINANCE EPORTER FOR THE "THE NEW YO TIMES" AND WRITES THE PAP'S "YOUR MONEY" COLUMN. RON, LET'S START WITTHE PRLEM. EXPLAIN HOW THE OVERDRAFT ES WORK. THIS IS

>> THEY PU THIS AS OVERDRAFT PROTECTI, AND CONSUMERS OFTEN DON'T REALIZE THEY HA IT. IT MAY HAVE BE PART OF THE FINE PRINT WHEN EY SIGNED UP FOR THEIR COUNT. THE WAY IS WORKS IF YOU SPEND MORE THAN YOU VE IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT THE BNK MAY AUTOMACALLY COVER AND YOU ALLOWS THE TRANSACTION TO GO THROUGH, WHETHER IT' AEBIT CARD TRANSAHS Y MAKE IT A ORE OR A.T.M. TRANSACTION, THE A.T.M. MACHINE, A WITHDRAWAL, OR EVEN WITH A BNCED CHECK. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TN IS THE RCHASE WILL IN FACT GO THROUGH TRANSACTION LL GO THROUGH BUT HEN YOU'LL GET CHARGEA FEE OF $30 O $35. AND FOR AS LONG ASRE YOU OVERDRAWNAS LONG AS YOU'RE SPENDING BELOW ZERO,YOU'LL GET HIT WITH AEEVERY SINGLE TIME YOU MAKE A TRANSACTION UNL YOU MAKE A DEPOSIT SOME SORT AND YOUR ACCOUNT IS ABOVE ZERO AGAIN.

>> Brow THAT CLEARLY RAISED A LOT OF CKLES FROM CONMERS AND SOME IN CONGRESS. WHAT HAVEHE BAN REED TO DO?

>> WELL, ONE OF THETHINGS THAT WAS GOING ON WI THE BANK EVEN WHEN CONSUMERS DISCOVERED THEY HAD THIS COVAGE, SOME OF THEM, EN THEY WENT TO THEIR NKS AND TRIED TO GET IT TURNED OFF, THE BANKS WOULD S, ", ACTUALLYWE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT FOR YOU. T OVERDRAFT COVERAGE IS AUTOMATIC." WHAT HAS CHANGE JUST IN THE LAST DAY ORO IS BANK OF AMERICA AND CHASEND NOW WEL FARGO, TOO, HAVENNOUNCETHEY WILL GET CONSUMERS GO TO THE EXPWAENGAISE THEIR HANDND SAY, "HEY, I N'T WANT TO BE AART OF THIS COVERAGE ANYMORE. I DON'T WANT YOU TO IN EFFEC PROTECT ME FROM SELF. IF MY ACCOUNTIS GOING TO DIP LOW ZERO BECAUSE OF A TRANSACTION I WANT YOU TO DECLINE IT ISTEAD OF LETTING IT GO TOUGH AND CHARGING A FEE IF.

>> Brown: LLS FARGO JOINED IN THIS FTERNOON

>> TH JOINED THISFTERNOON, FOLLOWING WHAT BANOF AMERICA AND CHASE ANNOUNCED IS MORNING.

>> own: I CAN HEAR PEOPLE LISTENING OUT THERE AND IMAGINE IT'S THE BANK'S ARGENT, HEY, AR'T PEOPLE SUPPOSED TO KNOW HOW MUCH THEY HAVE THEIR ACCOUNT AND AREN'T THE SUPPOSED TBE RESPONSIBLE FO NOT TRYING TO USE TIREBIT CARD WHEN THEYON'T HAVE THAT MUCH MONEY IN THE ACCOUNT? IS THAT WHAT THE BANKS HAVE SAID IN THE PAST IN FAVOR OF ALLOWING THEM TO CHARGETHIS? SURE. I MEANIT IS CONVIENCE FEE, RIGHT. THE BANK ISROVIDESING A SERVICE, COVERING A PAENT FOR OU, AND BY ALL ACCOUNTS-- NOBODY IS ARGUE ARGNGING WITH THE FACT PEOPLE OULD KEEP TRK OF WHAT THEYE SPENDING, BUT FOR TSE WHO SLIP OR MAKE AN ERROR, THO PEOPLE AUE, "I'LIKE TON THAT I HAVE TS COVEGE. AND MOREOVER I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TURN OFF IF I DO HAVE ITOR AT LEAST HAVEHE CHOICE TO DO S." THAT WAY PEOPLE HAVE THOPPORTUNITY TO SAY-- TO WEIGH ALL THE FEES INVOLVED AND T POTENTIAL BENEFIT AND RAISE THEIHAND AND TAKE SOME AFFIRMATIVE TION AND SAY, "YES I WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLED IN THIS COVERAGE,"OR ", I DO N WANT HAVE IT." IN THE PAST IT WA NOT CLEAR TO CONSUMERS WHETH THEY HAD IT, AND I THEY DID HAVE IT, THEY COULDN'TECESSARILYTURNIT OFF

>> Brown: THE LGER CONTT IS THE HUGE GROWTH IN THESE OF THSE DEBT CARDS AND AL HOW THEY'RE MARKETED TO , RIGHT?

>> RIG. WELL, ONE OF THE TNGS TAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS IS T NUMBER OF DEBT CARD TRAACTIONS THEMSELVES HAVE EXPLODED FO A VARIETY OF REASONS. OFTEN BECAUSEEOPLE LIKE TO US THE CARDS AS BUDGING TOOLS. YOU CAN TRACK WHAT YOU SPEND O A SORT OF MINUTE-TO-MINUTE, DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, A PRESUMABLY THE CARDWOULD NOT T YOU SPEND MORE THAN YOU HAD. THE IDEA WAS YOU CLD SEE YOU DGET AND YOUR BALANCE REAL TIME AND NOT SPEND MORE TH YOU HAVE. BUT WHAT THE BKS REALIZED IS THEY COULD MAKE AN AWFULOT OF MONEY-- IN FACT, TENS OF ILLIONS OF DOLLARS PER YEAR TURN OUT-- BY LETTING TRANSACTIONO THROUGH WHEN PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ENOUGHONEY BUT THEN CHARGING PEOPLE FOR THAT PRIVILE.

>> Brown: A SENSE THE DEBT CARDIS FUNCTIONING A BIT MORE LIKE A CREDIT CARD IF YOU CAN GO PAST ZRO?

>> IT DOES INACT FUNCTION MORE LIKE CREDIT CARD BEUSE THE BANK,FTER ALL, I EXTENDI CRET. THE BANK WON'TOVER YOUR OVERDRAFT EVERY CIRCUMSTAE BUT IWILL DO IT A L AND IT WILL DO IT BEFORE YOU GO WAYAR BEOW ZERO. DIFFERENT BANKWILL CUT YOU OFF DIFFERENT MOMENTS. THEY ARE IN FACT EXTENDING YOU CREDIT. E PROBLEM IS THE SERVICESN'T COVERBY T VARIOUSAWS TAT GOVERN CREDIT CARDS AND EXTENSION OF CREDIT GENERALLY. BECAUSE IF IT WAS YOU WOULD NEED TONOW WHAT INTERESTATE Y WERE BEING CHARD, AND PROBLEM IS IT THERIS THAT IF YOU'RE PAYING DAY 35 OVERDFT FEE BECAUSE YOU'VE GONE $10 BELOW ZERO AND YOUE ONLY THEREOR A DAY OR TWO, SAY, IF THEY HAD TOELL YOU WHAT TH INTERESRATE OF EQUIVALENT TO IT MIGHT BE IN THE THOUSANDth PERCE AT WHICH POINT YOU MIGHT NOT WANT THAT SERVICE ANYMORE.

>> Brown:OU MENTIONED THE BANKS KING IN TENS OF BILLIONS F DOLLARS. ITE ASTOUNDING. THIS HAS BECOME A SOURC OF INCOME FOR THEM, ESPECIALLY IN HARD RECENT TIMES. WHAT HPENS NOW? YOU MENTIONED WELLS FARGO JOINING IN? DO YOU THINK OTHER BAS WILL? DO YOU THNK LEGISLATIONOES FORWARD FROM HERE?

>> IT WI BE INTEREST TO EE WHAT HAPPEN BOTH FROM A CONSUMER BEHAVIOR PERSPECTIVE AND THE LESLATURE BEHAVIOR PERSPTIVE. BANKS HAVEAID THEY SAY PRIVILEG, SOMETHING USER VALUE AND NOW WORE GOG TO SEE A TEST OF THAT BAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE CLEAR, ESPECIAY PEOPLE WHO ARE GNING UP FOR W BANK ACCOUNTS FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT WILL BE CLEAR TO THEM TH THEY HAVE AN OPPOUNITY TO CHECK A BOX AND SAY, "YESI WANT TIS," OR DECLINE T COVERAGE. IT WILL BE VERY INTERESTING IN A YEAR TWO TO SEE HOW MANY PEPLE HAVE DONE THAT AND THE EXTENT THEEE REVENUE HASONE DONE. AS FARS THE LEGISLATURE IS CONCERNE THEY'VE COME OUT IN THE LAST DAY, SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND THE INTEND TO CONTINUE PRESNG FORWARD WITH THE LEGISLATION TO MKE RE EVERY BANK FALLSN LINE AND NOT JUST SO OF THE BIG ONES AT FEEL A SORT OF COMPETITIVE PRESSE TO DO SO. WE'LLEE HOW THAT GOES. ONCEHE LEGISLATION IS INTRODUCED IT WILL HE TO PASS, OBVIOUY, AND WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT GO IN COMIMONTHS. >>rown: ALL RIGHT, ROB LIEBER OF THE "NEW YORK TIMES THANK YOU VERY MH

>> THANK YOU.

>> Lehrer: FINALLY TIGHT: A FAMILY'S STRUGGLEO FIND AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANC IT'S PART OF 90-MINUTE P.B.S. SPECIAL ON HEALTH CARE REFO. THE REPORTER IS MARIA HOJOSA OF "NOW ON PBS.

>> EIGHT-YEAR-O SOFIA REILLY JUST STARTED T SECOND GRADE HERE I TULS AOKLAHA. THIS MORNING SHE'S ACCOMPANIED BY HER BEST FRIEND, BREEZY, WHO IS OFFERING A LITTLE MORAL SUPPORT BECAUSE TODAY, SOPHE WILL B GIVING HER FIRST BIG CLASS PRESENTATION. ASTHMA IS SWOLLEN AIRWAVES TT CAN MAKE IT HARD TO BREAT.

>> Repter: THIS ISN'T ANY SCOL PRESENTATION. T'S A WINDOW INTO SOPHIE'S WORLD. FROM THE TIME SHE W FOUR, SHE'S LIED WITH CHRIC PULMONARY DISEASE

>> I HAVE ASTHMA, AND SOMETIMES IT MAKES ITARD FOR ME TO RUN AS A MATTERFACT I CAN. METIMES I WHEEZE. AND SOMETIMES I JUSGET TIRED.

>> Reporte IN 2006, SOPHIE UNDERWENT MAJOR SURGERY TO TAKE OUT AN ENTIRE LO OF HER TI LUNG. IT'S A TOUGH CONCEPT FOR HER CLASSMATES TO GRASP

>> HOW WAS UR HEA COLLAPSING? >>IT WASN'T MY HEART. WAS MY RIGHT DDLE LOBE IN MY LUNG.

>> porter: EY AREN'T THE ONLY ES WITH QUESTIONS. EVEN SOPHIE DOCTORS DON'T KNOW WHY HER LUNGS ARE WEAR THAN ERYONE ELSE'S. WITHOUT ALEAR DIAGNOSIS, SHE SUFFERED TH SYMPTOMS R YEARS. A HER PARENTS, NATALIE AND STEFAN, HAVE WATCHED THEIR LITTLEIRL CONFRONT TH VERY BIGISEASE. KEEPG SOPHIE HEALTHY H BECOME A WAY OF LIFE FOR THE O'REILLY FAMIL TO PREVENT A SERIOUS INCIDE, INHALERS, PILLS, AND OXYGEN ONITORS ARE ALL PART OF THE DAILY ROUTE FROM EARLY IN THE MORNING TILL LATE AT GHT. TO FIND OUT HOW HEALTHARE IS WORKG FOR MIDDLE-CLASS FAMIES TODAY, WE CAME HERE TO THEIDDLE OF AMERICA. IN FACT, YOU CAN'T GET MUCH MORE CENTRAL THAN TULSA. IT'S A MRE 80 MILES FROM THE MIPOINT BETWEEN NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES. LIKE MANY AMECANS, BEFORE THEIR PROBLMS BEGAN, THE O'REILLIES NEVER THGHT MUCH ABOUT ALTH INSURANCE.

>> I SAY TOEOPLERETTY FREQUENTLY-- BECAUSE THEY' LIKE, M PLAN WORKSREAT FOR ME. AND MY ANSWERO THAT IS, "INSURAE WORKS REALLYWELL UNTIL YOUEED IT,NTIL YOU REALLY,TRULY NEED IT. OF.

>> Reporr: NATALIE ORILE SEA SOCIAL WORK WER AASTERS GREE. HUSBAND STEFAN PLAYS GUITAR FOR A SUCCESSFULOCK BAND AND OWNS A SMALL RECORDING STUDIO. ALONG WITH SOPHIE'S YOUNGER BROTHER, LIX, THE FAMILY LIVES HERE IN AOUSE JU THR MINUTES FROM THE HOSPIL BECAUSE ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE IS THEIR NUMBER O PRIORITY.

>> WE'VEAD TOYOU KNOW, SORT OF KEEP A CAP ON OUR LIVES AND HOWWE-- HOW WE PLANNED OUR LIVES BASED ON THIS ONE FACTOR-- HEAL CARE.

>> Reporr: BUT IT WASN'T ALWAYS THIS WAY.

>> WE HAD THIS HEALTHY BEAUTUL LITTLE GIRL.

>> NHING MORE THAN, LIKE, A LITTLE COLD OR, YOU KN, SHE HAD A STOMACH THING ONCE. THAT WAS IT.

>> ReporterTHEY HAD BEEN PAYING FOR T SAME HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN FORIVE YEARS, BUT THEN NATALIE FINISHED GR HOOL AND GOT A JOB THAT OFFERED A HEALTH PLAN. SO S CANCELED OR OLDPOLICY

>> LOOKING BACK, I WISH WE HAD BEEN A LOT MORCAUTIOUS.

>> Reporter: TH INSURANCE PLAN THROUGH NATALIE'SORK TURNED OUT TO B TOO EXPENSI, THEY SAY. SO THEY DECID TO SHOP FOR A RE AFFORDABLE ONE ON TH INDEPENDENT MARKT. WH WAS THE MISKE YOU THINK YOU MADE FM THE TIME YOU LEFT YOUR OLD INSUNCE AND DECIDD TO GET NEWNSURANCE?

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