we ll begin today s show in europe. voters in france and greece made their anti-austerity feelings known last weekend and stock markets plunged. we ll have a panel on the big picture and what it means for politics in the west. then robert zellik will step down as head of the world bank. his exit interview here on gps. next we go to israel which has anoinlted a king. what in the world does it mean? and, finally, the curious case of the guy who has come to be known as american french fry brother. a cultural lost in translation all the way from china. you won t want to miss it. first, here s my take. everyone is looking at europe these days as economic and political protests mount across the continent. the downward spiral in europe has produced a great debate over the virtues of austerity. the idea that government with large budget deficits must reduce these deficits mainly by cutting spending. if they don t get their spending in order, they won t be able to borrow money and wil
outfront story one, breaking news. mitt romney winning the indiana, north carolina and west virginia primaries. now, this was widely expected. more on that in a moment, but also indiana, richard lugar loses his job. after serving in the senate unchallenged for 35 years, he lost in today s primary. the tea party backed richard mourdock. the key to mourdock s success, linking lugar to moderates and the president. i have worked with republican senator dick lugar to pass a law. what i did was reach out to senator dick lugar. if i m interested in figuring out my foreign policy i associate myself with my running mate, joe biden or with dick lugar, the republican. that did not help. the other big reason is out of state money. they poured in more than $4 million. the national anti-tax group spent millions of dollars in an attack ad against lugar. he said that s why he s lost. it s not just happening in indiana, but centrist republicans facing tough challenges from more cons
north carolina and west virginia primaries. now, this was widely expected. more on that in a moment, but also indiana, richard lugar loses his job. after serving in the senate unchallenged for 35 years, he lost in today s primary. the tea party backed richard mourdock. the key to mourdock s success, linking lugar to moderates and the president. i have worked with republican senator dick lugar to pass a law. what i did was reach out to senator dick lugar. if i m interested in figuring out my foreign policy i associate myself with my running mate, joe biden or with dick lugar, the republican. that did not help. the other big reason is out of state money. they poured in more than $4 million. the national anti-tax group spent millions of dollars in an attack ad against lugar. he said that s why he s lost. it s not just happening in indiana, but centrist republicans facing tough challenges from more conservative members of their party. and some of the most centrist members
extensive and exclusive interview with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at his home, and we re going to bring that to you in full in just a few moments. but first, voters tonight went to the poll in five states. it was a very big night for mitt romney. new york, connecticut, pennsylvania, delaware and rhode island, ballots were cast and there was a victor, and the general election has begun. it was a very big night for mitt romney. just moments ago he talked to supporters and talked about his democratic rival. four years ago, barack obama dazzled us in front of greek columns with sweeping promises of hope and change. but after we came down to earth, after all the celebration and the parades, what do we have to show for 3 1/2 years of president obama? nothing! is it easier to make ends meet? no. is it easier to sell your home or buy a new one? no. have you saved what you needed for retirement? no. john avlon is in new york with the latest. john?
i m live tonight in jerusalem where i sat down for an extensive and exclusive interview with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at his home and we re going to bring that to you in full in just a few moments. but first, voters tonight went to the poll in five states. it was a very big night for mitt romney. new york, connecticut, pennsylvania, delaware and rhode island, ballots were cast and the general election has begun. it was a big night for mitt romney. just moments ago he talked to supporters and talked about his democratic rival. four years ago, barack obama dazzled us in front of greek columns with sweeping promises of hope and change. but after we came down to earth, after all the celebration and the parades, what do we have to show for 3 1/2 years of president obama? nothing! is it easier to make ends meet? no. is it easier to sell your home or buy a new one? no. have you saved what you needed for retirement? no. john avlon is in new york