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primary. im fredricka whitfield. "fareed zakaria gps" starts right now. >> this is "gps, the global public square." welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. im fareed zakaria. first up, private equity. the words are on everyones lips thanks to mitt romney. well sit down with one of the inventors private equity, the co-pounder of the legendary carlyle group, david rubenstein. then i have a lot to talk about with an all-star panel. ariana huffington, steve rattner...

Consistent infrastructure problems. in fact, we were in sadr city today, one of the poorest and at time most violent neighborhoods in this country. there were pools of sewage. people were saying the american troops brought nothing. only death and destruction. they are celebrating what they consider a victory of resistance, of fighting against the u.s. troops now that americans are leaving. so not a lot of encouraging words. not a lot of thanks coming from the iraqis toward the u.s. and you can s...

im ali velshi, one of irenes last stops dealt one of its hardest blows. parts of vermont completely unreachable as rivers start to roar. one official describing the aftermath as awful. >> cut off in carolina. im carol costello. thousands who ignored evacuation orders stranded on the outer banks. emergency supplies heading there by ferry today on this "american morning." good morning. it is monday, august 29th. you lose track of it on these type of weekends when so much happens. there...

To get folks back to work and investing in the country purely to a conversation about deficit reduction. and we think that working people and that infrastructure investment are getting lost in the conversation, and thats why we stepped up to talk about it on yesterday. >> are you worried that youre going to have to raise taxes? >> no. i dont believe that we have to raise taxes at least unless were doing it in a volunteer fashion. in the city of atlanta and in the metro area in 2012, we have a te...

Through a wide swath of the south, and that spring is headed to the northeast. more than 200 people already dead, and that number expected the rise. six states are dealing with extensive damage and power outages. in alabama alone the governor saying as many be as one million people have no electricity right now. needless to say, getting around is not easy. streets are blocked. doug mckelway is live in washington with a look at the transportation and infrastructure problems. doug? >> reporter: jo...

Instead of engaging in dialogue the president engaged in political demagoguery and criticized the plan. we cant let him get away with that well be throughout to hold people accountable. >> sean: im especially outraged, he says republicans are telling old people to fend for themselves. kids with down syndrome, autism, then he says the collapse of the minneapolis bridge is the cause of infrastructure problems when it was a design flaw. >> thats right. we borrowed 818 billion dollars to try to deal...

>> that is heartbreaking, youre right. is it simply logistics? the its not just -- just trying to get that medication to them because of all of the infrastructure problems? >> reporter: yeah, i mean, you know, look. to be fair, this is a country just devastated by an earthquake and a tsunami. the roadways are very hard to pass in certain places. so getting from point "a" to point "b" is more challenging than it sounds. but people are starting to do that. and ive been getting e-mails and tweets s...

A city of one million and said to be in a toughuation to say the least. not only earthquake damage. that was the closest major city to where the 8.9 earthquake hit and the tsunami damage . infrastructure problems. they have loved ones and shelters that havent been able to get hold of. cell phones are down as well. for much of the day. it is tough to get information and people in and out due to the destroyed infrastructure and the nuclear situation. to that nuclear situation . the main reactor is...

Give you a look, and the reason can i step out of a car on a major road here because this is what traffic looks like in tokyo, in downtown tokyo. it is at a complete standstill. im going to walk around here and spin you around as far as you can see, traffic. and im going to tilt the camera up, its not a great shot, but can you see one of the infrastructure problems, what that is. thats the highway. the highways are above the local roads here in japan, and so the highways have been shut down beca...

We would be looking at substantially higher prices. wholesale prices for gasoline soaring, up 12 cents a gallon today. that will make its way to the pump eventually. megyn: you mentioned iran. how important is it in terms of watching the price of oil here? rue * probably the most important country on the face of the planet. what happens there could dictate oil policy. iran, 4 million barrels a day, also a very, very aggressive state. if there were an upflying iran like there was a year -- an upr...