talk about what you are going to do. what is your goal and how do we move this health care debate forward? it s depressing we debated health care reform for two years and everyone around the table talks long term debt crises and we talk health care. one of the great things about traveling the country and going from health system to health health system and talking about doctors, and there s a lot of thinking about how to deliver care better and cut costs, and that s very exciting. i just learned yesterday from the group implementing the health record for the government, it s the electronic health records is that a start to reform. it has not made it to the media,
this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria. first up, a tour of the world and the united states with a terrific panel. we ll tackle the euro crisis, britain, riots, the united states and much more. then what in the world? should the u.s. be taking economic queues from iran? maybe. i ll explain. next, an inside look at intelligence and the war on terror are john miller who has just resigned as one of the nation s top spooks. finally, a last look at how not to be a spy. first, here is my take. i wrote a blog post for our gps website, cnn.com/gps that has gotten a great deal of reaction. let me talk about it for a moment. it all started because i read a website that pointed out after the s&p downgrade of the united states, no country with a presidential system of government had a aaa rating from all three rating agencies. only countries with parliamentary systems have that honor with the p
should the u.s. be taking economic queues from iran? maybe. i ll explain. next, an inside look at intelligence and the war on terror are john miller who has just resigned as one of the nation s top spooks. finally, a last look at how not to be a spy. first, here is my take. i wrote a blog post for our gps website, cnn.com/gps that has gotten a great deal of reaction. let me talk about it for a moment. it all started because i read a website that pointed out after the s&p downgrade of the united states, no country with a presidential system of government had a aaa rating from all three rating agencies. only countries with parliamentary systems have that honor with the possible exception of france which could be characterized as having a parliament, a prime minister, as well as a president. this brought to mind my years in political science grad school and an essay by a famous yale scholar, juan linz who said parliamentary systems are superior to presidential systems beca
gedeet as the dow drops more relin wg sto abc s karen travers begins good reporter: good morning, daniel. good morning, tanya. today could be another bad day for the economy after that doozy of a day yesterday on wall street. investors are anxiously awaiting today s jobs report. thursday was brutal for wall street. the markets plummeted, finally closing down more than 500 points. that represented the biggest one-day drop since december 2008. in less than two weeks the market has erased all of its gains for the year. in total, some $940 billion worth of investors wealth wiped out. the average 401(k) saw a loss of nearly $12,000. investors are growing increasingly worried. they re concerned about a weakening u.s. economy and the debt crises in europe. the u.s. economy is losing momentum. it shows up in the numbers. investors see those nunumbers a they think, and i think for good reason, ththat it s time to mov to the sidelines. reporter: yesterday the white house pointed the finge
delayed. police in texas say a muslim american soldier confessed to plotting an attack on ft. hood just two years after a muslim officer shot to death 13 people on that same base. tropical storm don could hit the south texas coast tonight and drought-stricken farmers are welcoming the prospect of up to 7 inches of rain. we begin with that sobering reality check on the debt crisis and just how daunting the challenge has become. in less than four days, the federal government could run out of money and default on its bills. but on capitol hill, the process has taken a huge step back. house speaker john boehner abruptly delayed a vote on his debt plan because of a revolt within his own party. joe johns is in washington with more on the political battle and ali velshi in new york waiting to see how the markets will react. ali, let s start with you. the new gdp number that just came out moments ago. reporter: this is going to add a whole new wrinkle. we have seen futures tank