athens, where the greek finance minister says he does not think emergency talks to resolve the greek debt crisis will lead to an agreement. the comments on the eve of thursday s meeting in luxembourg came right after the greek central-bank said the country is headed for a painful exit from the euro. how close, are we, exactly, to the greek exit. first we have this report. thousands turned out to her told the prime minister to his pre-election promise. they are worried that the looming deadline will force re-negotiators into an unfair compromise. earlier in the day they greeted visited austrian leader llama with a warm welcome in athens. the meeting of the leaders found some much-needed common ground. if europe insists on this incomprehensible option they must be of the cost of developments that will not be beneficial for anyone in europe. he agreed that a deal would be in europe s interest. to me it is unimaginable that the hope of a good peaceful european future
the second presidential debate is sunday night at washington university in st. louis, missouri. watch our coverage. at eight: 30, we have a predebate briefing for the audience. and reactiondebate to follow. watch live on c-span. watch on-demand using your desktop or tablet using c-span.org, or listen on your phone using the c-span radio app. debate in 2000 between vice president al gore and texas governor george w. bush was in the town hall format and was held on the campus of washington university in st. louis. lehrer ofator was jim pbs. it is about one hour 30 minutes. [no audio] good evening from the field house at washington university in st. louis. i m jim lehrer of the newshour on pbs, and i welcome you to this third and final campaign 2000 debate between the democratic candidate for president, vice president al gore, and the republican candidate, governor george w. bush of texas. let s welcome the candidates now. [applause] before proceeding tonight we would like
i am the only person who is ever balanced the government budget. you cannot just get there by balancing the budget, you have to grow the economy by putting people first. real people like you. i did not want my child to grow as the first generation of americans to do worse than their parents. we can do better than that. i ask for your help in doing that. ladies and gentlemen, this concludes the debate. i would like to thank our audience of 209 uncommitted voters who may leave this evening committed. hopefully they will go to the polls on november 3 and vote. we would like you to join us for the third and final residential debate next monday. i am carol simpson, good night. [applause] watch live on c-span. listen to live coverage of the debate on your phone with the free c-span radio at available on the app store or google play. this debate in 2000 between vice president al gore and texas governor george w. bush was in format. hall the moderate the moderator was jim lehrer
yeah. just one moment. life and death right there. reporter: don used to build and drive race cars and credits his experience with keeping calm behind the wheel. he says he never closed his eyes, even when the beam hit his bmw so hard it cut the engine. i think i have a second life. reporter: he s convinced last friday god was his co-pilot. he lives in san jose, has a wife and two children. he s home after this close call. he s going to cherish this christmas like never before. reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. very nice. thank you, marianne. new at 6:00, the housing fight five years in the making. should wul nut creek allow new homes to replace an old jewish community center. the neighbors say no way. but supporters say the city needs more homes. nbc bay area s elise kir much ner is there. this is a heated battle. what s the next step. reporter: raj, a city council meeting is going on behind me in city hall. the city is deciding wheth
yes! air force band joining us in our studio. happy 4th of july to everybody. what an outstanding group. you guys are terrific. thank you so much. we are so happy to be here on the 4th of july celebrating our nation s birthday with us. thank you for your service. we have marilu henner. we will tell you how to find shorts for your age, your size and your shade. i would wear the hat. is it possible that a cat in the hat hat won t fit. i beg for people to make hats for people with bigger i want to see what your hair looks like when you take the hat off. i like it. buy goods made here in the usa. learn how to bowl because you know who you are. we are going to have good recipes coming up. we will have some fun. this is very important. we will play a 4th of july trivia game. you know we are not good at games. we want you guys to play along. true or false. the declaration of independence was signed on july 4, 1776? i m going to say because it seems true i m g