tonight, on world focus . a major development in the war in afghanistan. the head of the military for the afghan taliban is said to have been captured. we will tell you what it means. meanwhile, it s day four of the offensive in southern afghanistan, look at america s fight for the region. and tonight s on the headline, south to a village in mexico for how life there depends on good times there. and finally, the attack of the two-ton titans, if raccoons are your biggest nuisance, take a look at what some indians have to deal with. from the different perspectives of reporters and analysts from around the world, this is world focus. major support has been broughted by roslyn p. walter. and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and dedicated to key challenges for america s future. and additional funding is brought to you by the following supporters hello, welcome to world focus. i m dx aljit dhaliwal in new york. it s a m
tonight on worldfocus from afghanistan, day three of the biggest nato military offensive that country has seen in years. what happens when the fighting stops? from ireland, the latest on what s being called that country s dirty secret. now the pope gets involved. from cuba, a special report. the cuban government says we re open for business, but american companies get left out in the cold. and from germany, art history. that s what this famous art gallery worries it will become as developers eye their property. from the different perspect i was of reporters and analysts from around the globe, this is worldfocus. major support has been provided by rosalind p. walter and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america s future. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters welcome to worldfocus. i m daljit dhaliwal in new york. it has been a pretty busy day. t
and at 91 years old, mandela continues to inspire prisoners of conscience all over the world today. and that s our report. thank you for joining us. during the week, you can watch our program on cnn international and you can see our daily podcast on amanpour.com. good-bye from new york. welcome to your $$$$$. i m ali velshi. christine romans is off this woke. we begin today by examining when debt becomes dangerous. for your personal debt, we ll show you exactly what the new credit card rules will mean to you. but first we want to look at what it means for the united states to be spending trillions of dollars that it doesn t have. when does the bill come due, and what are the consequences? we re joined by cnn senior political analyst, david gergen and diane brady of businessweek. let s put the national debt into perspective. how close are we to the edge? for years we ve been talking how the u.s. is too far in debt. why s this conversation heating up so much now? well,
tonight on worldfocus under siege, the losing battle in mexico against the violent drug cartels. we will take you to the country s murder capital just minutes from the u.s. border. haiti one month after the earthquake. on this national day of mourning, the continuing struggle for survival. and as the olympic torch arrives in vancouver for tonight s opening ceremonies, we will visit a most unlikely place where they are having olympic dreams, playing ice hockey in israel. from the different perspectives of reporters and analysts from around the globe, this is worldfocus. major support has been provided by rosalind p. walter and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america s future. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters hello and good evening. i m daljit dhaliwal in new york. we are going to begin tonight s program by taking you to one of the most
kumaritashvili. stay with cnn throughout the day for the latest breaking news. meantime, your money starts right now. welcome to your money. we begin today by examining when debt becomes dangerous. for your personal debt, we ll show you exactly what the new credit card rules will mean to you, but first we want to look at what it means for the united states to be spending trillions of dollars that it doesn t have. when does the bill come due, and what are the consequences? we re joined by cnn political analyst david gergen. let s put the national debt into perspective houchlt close are we to the edge? for years we ve been talking how the u.s. is too far in dead. why why s this conversation heating up so much now? well, because the deficits that are out there are just gigantic, stretching out indefinitely into the future. the recent projections show that the united states will never balance its budget on the course we re on, and we receive this past week ow the inst