that process is taking place. this is a dramatically different scene from an hour ago, even 30 minutes ago, as the military now appears to be moving on the people and they are attempting to clear what is tahrir square and the help by epi center. supporters of mubarak have begun to gather, and the president said he will not run in september, and there was an announcement there is no negotiating with anyone until the protests stop in the street. the government wants the system moving again but the people are having no part of it. so, now the military has been
earthquake hit argentina. the epi center was so deep it gave a light shake to towns nearby. not clear if there are damages and injuries. clayton. swine flu cases are on the rise in several countries. you thought we heard the end of this thing, no it is back. 36 people died in. uk. should we be concerned about another scare here in the united states in we ll talk to our medical atime dr. conwell happy new year. like clayton i thought it was gone. but around the world the swine flu numbers are through the roof. why are we worried about it spreading so fast. i think what we need to focus on swine flu and flu rates are increasing. it is the flu season and we
i m learning to fly a live shot. looking at german town, maryland. the epi center that hit the earthquake this morning. 3.6 magnitude. all of the men on the set said they felt it and they jumped out of bed. norah and i felt nothing. mark penn is here now. he felt it. welcome back to morning joe. quick look at the news. the senate has given final approval to a sweeping overhaul of financial regulation. nearly two years after the start of the wall street meltdown. among the changes, the law creates a new consumer protection agency and imposes new regulations on banks and limits risky trading practices. president obama says he will sign the bull into law nemt week. apple reportedly not recall the iphone 4 which it holds a press conference this morning. since its release last month the phone has been dogged by reports of reception problems and,
foreign policy expert on this show tell me afghanistan is a national epi center as it was in 2001. where is the issue? the issue is in pakistan. as joe biden says why are we spending a 50 times the money in afghanistan as we are in pakistan. barnicle, you re from boston. do you know how many politicians you could bribe with $50 billion? to your point, five years from now, the taliban will be there. they will be there because they live there. right. five years from now, if we left today would afghanistan look any different five years from now than it does today, no. you know the minerals found there that are vital some. like the oil in iraq? apparently they worth three trillion dollars, three times more than that is a game-changer. you know what else is a game-changer? the swiss! the swiss! can you believe this, mike barnicle some.
children in schools. a lot of deaths there, as well. we can show you actually the aftermath. the town near qinghai province is yushu. they are flattened, devastated. homes as well. many homes here, ali, are built with wood and earth and stone, as well. they couldn t even stand up to this on a good day. just absolutely devastated the region. and the geography of this is another challenge. we showed you the map of where this is taking place in western china. higher elevation. this is a rural, rugged area. this is not adensely populated ar area like haiti. the geography of this is such a challenge. we do, in fact, have a correspondent, a team heading to the epi center right now. they re logging nine, ten hours. a few more hours before they can get there. is that there aren t airports