base becomes really important because those are the people who turn out to vote. >> the fascinating stuff as always, gloria borger, nice to see you. thank you, thank you, as well everyone for watching. i'm going to turn things over to "around the world" which starts right now. right now. have a lovely day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com a diplomatic uproar after this indian woman is strip searched and arrested in new york. now the country, india, retaliating against the united states. >> the u.s. sending gay athletes as part of its delegation to russia's winter olympics, including the tennis legend, billie jean king. >> and could this be the day that the federal reserve starts rolling back its stimulus program? some economists say yes. we're going to take a look what that could do to the economy. welcome to "around the world." i'm suzanne malveaux. >> i'm michael holmes. thanks for your company today. the arrest strip search and

locking up of an end dan diplomat in new york is escalating on several fronts. let's start in india. they're now retaliating against u.s. officials in new delhi. >> the fact this high ranking indian woman is strip searched is most disturbing to the people of india. she is accused of visa fraud after allegedly submitting false documents to ob it taken a work visa for her nanny. pam brown has more on the backlash abroad. >> watch as police remove the concrete security barriers in front of the u.s. embassy in new delhi. newspapers in india reporting the government is the behind the anti-u.s. protest. why? retaliation sparked by an arrest of this indian diplomat in new york city. dev vanny khobragade. according to this criminal complaint, cobra go ahead severely underpaid her baby-sitter only paying her $3.31 an hour.

the complaint also alleges the diplomat worked her sitter far more than the 40 hours per week, allegedly without overtime pay and then lied about all this on visa documents, a violation of u.s. law. >> my daughter has not done anything wrong. she has nothing to do with this process. >> state department diplomatic security arrested her last thursday after she dropped her daughter off at school. she was later strip searched and put in a holding cell with other defendants. her lawyer says she pleaded not guilty. >> i have every expectation she will stb completely vindicated. >> some indian officials called her treatment barbaric is, one calling for the partners of u.s. diplomats in india to be arrested. the country recently banned gay sex. >> what the indian government can do immediately is cancel those visas, can arrest those companions and put them behind bars. >> officials also snubbed u.s. delegates can visiting in india. one tweeted refusing to meet the

usa delegation in solidarity with our nation. >> more steps should be taken against the united states until they give an unconditional apology. >> u.s. marshal service officials stand by their strip search procedures saying they treated the diplomat the same way they treat everyone else. >> thus far, all indications are that appropriate procedures were followed, but we understand this is a sensitive issue and continuing to review exactly what what transpired. >> let's get more on the situation from new delhi. malca kapoor joining us by phone. let's start with this. is it fair to say the offense is more at the style of the arrest than the arrest itself? >> i think that's fair to say, michael. the outrage over here is really at the manner in which she was arrested. the fact that she was arrested, handcuffed, as she was dropping her daughter off at school, the fact she was strip searched.

she is a diplomat and does represent india. so the way in which she was humiliated has really angered the people of india and even the prime minister today called the treatment given to this lady, to this diplomat deplorable. >> and malika what kind of effort is being made to make it right? we're seeing a string of retaliatory acts happening in india including the barricades from the embassy being removed which could be a security risk even. are there talks that tr happening now, things that are going on to make this thing right? >> you're right. they truly have escalated into a tit-for-tat game and i'm right outside the u.s. embassy as we speak. i can tell you those barricades that have been here for months have been removed. i can go right up to the gate which wasn't the case just a few days ago. in terms of making it right, i think there is a releasization

on both sides that india and the u.s. cannot condition afford to you. upset each other and go back to the days of mistrust. they've been through the days and years of the cold war when both sides were deeply suspicious of each other. but for the last decade or so, the last 10, 15 years, both sides have really worked to improve relations with each other and relations up till this incident have been in a good place. there is a realization both countries need each other specially lifl economically speaking and a realization they shouldn't let the incident ruin those relationships because they both need each other very much. >> mallika, what is actually happening outside of the embassy at the moment? >> at the moment, there are four police cars right outside the u.s. embassy. the surroundings do look different because those huge heavy barricades, the concrete barriers that have always been placed at the u.s. embassy have been removed. they aren't here anymore.

they have been removed in what seems to be a retaliatory measure to what's been happening in new york. local police officials will tell you the reason the barricades were placed here was to really help to control traffic. new delhi police placed more as a courtesy to help other controlled traffic here. it was never a diplomatic requirement. they insist they are not scaling back security for any u.s. embassy officials and they are safe as they've always been. >> appreciate that, allika. on our air earlier today, one indian was saying imagine if it was reversed and that happened to an american official in india. there would be probably be outrage. >> we've been talking about this all morning, wondering is this the normal procedure for a regular person? visa fraud infraction, strip search, arrested at the school. still a lot of questions. a direct dig at russia's anti-gay loss, the u.s.

delegations both to the opening and closing ceremonies of the winter olympics in sochi will now include at least two openly gay athletes. >> we're talking about the tennis great billie jean kig and caitlin cahow. just in case the russians don't get the message from that, president obama, the first lady michele, vice president joe biden about be absent it no high ranking incumbent u.s. official is going. >> jill dougherty is joining us live from moscow. good to see you. this does seem to be on many fronts an in your face move by the obama administration. are the russians responding at all? are they reacting to this? do they get it? >> well, they're not responding at least so far. but you could go back to what president putin already said which is that u.s. athletes or gay athletes of any stripe who come to the olympics should not

worry. they won't be discriminated against. but i think it is definitely sending a message, but it's almost -- it's a strong but subtle message at the same time because after all, there are some people among gay activist who's said why don't we boycott what the u.s. should not even go to the olympics? the u.s. is going to the olympics but by sending these prominent athletes who happen to be gay is sending this signal as president obama himself said, represents diversity, determination and teamwork. that word diversity of course, is often used in the context of gay rights in the united states. so it is a message these are respected members of the community, respected sports people, and they're going to represent it the united states. but you know, i think you have to add that nobody here or in the united states right now knows exactly how that anti-homosexual propaganda law as it's called actually will be

ep forced. it's not clear. so right now, billie jean king and caitlin cahow don't have to do anything other than show up and be who they are to send a message. >> jill dougherty, thank you very much. michael, i had a chance tops meet billie jean king when she received that award with the president. she will be there and also want to make sure you know the ice hockey player caitlin cahow will be on cnn next hour to talk about the message she and others are going to bring in the u.s. delegation hoping to carry to russia. it's symbolic but also very significant, as well. >> great representatives regardless. so yeah, that, would. we are closely watching two things happening right now in afghanistan. one is a new attack on a border crossing that's used by nato to move troops and equipment in and out of pakistan. this happened today near jalalabad which is a major city, of course. we're told afghan security forces fought off what's being described as a wave of suicide

bombers. >> at least one afghan soldier and several attackers were killed. no nato casualties were reported. and elsewhere in afghanistan, the u.s. military trying to find out how the six american troops died yesterday. was it from the helicopter crash or were they killed by enemy fire after the helicopter went down? yesterday, it was the deadliest single day for u.s. troops since the summer of 2012. >> and here's more of what we're working on this hour for "around the world," dennis rodman it, yes, back to north korea. this time to train its basketball team ostensibly. what's he going to say to his friend the dictator? >> could he actually make an impact on the nuclear testing issue? ♪ ♪ we got to celebrate >> toronto's mayor, yeah, that guy, he may have lost his mayoral powers, but he's still dancing. i don't know what he's got.

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dennis rodman is about to head back now to north korea, despite tensions over the leader's decision to execute his own uncle. >> rodman says the north korean dictator is his friend so he's going to pyongyang tomorrow to help train the country's basketball team for an upcoming exhibition game. here's anna coren. >> reporter: with his piercings, tattoos and at times outlandish

behavior there's no deny diagnose dennis rodman loves attracting attention. where he's heading it's certain the world will be watching as the 52-year-old makes his third visit into a country ruled by one of the world's most repressive regimes. >> i want to bridge a gap with north korea. that's all i want. >> reporter: it comes at a time of dramatic political upheaval in north korea. of just last week, the country's young leader kim jong-un had his uncle executed in what some experts believe is just the beginning of many more punches to come. a power struggle is believed to be the reason why he had his mentor and second? command allegedly killed by machine gunfire. and with all the instability, it would appear that the supreme leader could use a good friend. >> call him my friend. he's my friend. if you hate my guts, hate my guts but he's my friend. >> rodman is traveling with a documentary crew that will film him training the north korean

basketball team. they're preparing for an exhibition match in january against a group of former pro basketball players to celebrate the birthday of king jong u.n., a diehard basketball fan. many are wondering whether rodman will raise the issue of 45-year-old american missionary kenneth bae who was sentenced to 15 years prison in pyongyang for what authorities say was an attempt to overthrow the regime. but rodman says this trip isn't political. although on previous visits he has made himself available for basketball diplomacy, offering to be a mediator between his close friend kim and u.s. president barack obama. >> this guy wants to do one thing, let's have a conversation with you. that's it. so why obama are you afraid to talk to dennis rodman. >> anna coren, cnn, seoul. so many folks are questioning whether or not something good could actually come of his visit to pyongyang. the only person born in the

north korean labor camp to have escaped to the west has now written an open letter to rod man. the former -- he asked the former basketball player tore use his influence to make him hear the cries of his people. >> shin writes about people being starved, beaten and public ily executed in labor camps. he says he grew up watching executions including the hanging of his own mother. this open letter is published in the "washington post." >> here's a quote. it says "i cannot presume to tell you to cancel your trip to north korea. it is your right to drink fancy wines and enjoy yourself in luxurious parties as you reportedly did in your previous trips to pyongyang. but as you have a fun time with the dictator, please try to think about what he and his family have done and continue to do." >> all americans are now being told to get out of the world's

newest country right now for their own safety. we're talking about south sudan where fighting throughout the country has left about 500 people dead, 800 wounded, many, many thousands have fled their homes. >> and u.n. officials are not even exactly sure the reason, the exact reason for the violence, but they are concerned that it's based on ethnic divisions since the country of sudan was divided two years ago. south sudan's president says there was a coup attempt and his forces put it down. >> former nsa contractor edward snowden now communicating directly to the people of brazil. offering to help investigate u.s. surveillance of brazilian citizens. >> snowden put the open letter to the people of brazil on the internet saying the united states monitors all cell phone calls in brazil and keeps track of people who are having fairs. snowden says he wants to help investigate what he calls u.s. crimes against brazil. >> relations between brazil and the u.s. have been a bit frosty

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john mccain says it gives him heartburn. lindsey graham says the politicians will get the hell kicked out of them for this. >> the senators are talking about how the bipartisanship proposal will affect them. those who retire after 20 years of service would give up part of their pension benefits. that's supposed to save the government more than $6 billion. supporters is claim many of those affected are just in their 40s and can get civilian jobs. >> senator patty murray who coauthored the bill you'll remember with congressman paul ryan says it will help prevent billions in cuts to the defense industry, but critics say military personnel have sacrificed enough. the senate expected to approve the deal today. >> interesting sidebar here. some of the tech executive who's met yesterday with president obama say they wanted the focus to be their concerns, right? but the nsa surveillance program. but they're wondering why they spent so much time talking about

healthcare.gov website instead. jake tapper has new information about the back story that went on behind closed doors. what are we learning, jake? >> according to sources i've spoken to and that have spoken to jim acosta, senior white house correspondent, one of the subjects that everyone really wanted to talk about was the nsa. and that was really why they flew across the country, not necessarily to talk about healthcare.gov although they were willing to talk about that. they wanted to talk about nsa because this is an issue as you mentioned before that is affecting the bottom line for these companies, which are international corporations that rely upon businesses and others thinking that their information whether it's on google or twitter or wherever, will be kept confidential and the u.s. government won't be able to access it. this could hurt them. at one point, one of the executives who was there, mark pincus, the founder of zinga,

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necessary stimulus. not so that the economy doesn't slip back into recession but to give it a boost so it gets to warp speed or at least escape velocity. now, we know it's coming to an end. it's an if, not a when. the question is whether that if begins now. do they start to take the punch away from the party. think of it this way. imagine you're at a party, all right? and the party is starting and getting going quite nicely and the waiters are still pouring the drinks. >> and you've had a couple. >> but you're not raucous. >> you're not out of control. >> not yet. >> right. >> what bernanke has to do is decide when does he say to the waiters, time to stop pouring the drinks. >> or slow it down. >> slowing. it's going to take a couple of waiters away and still leave some in the room to pour drinks, but what he doesn't want is a frat party. >> he doesn't want a frat party. >> not three kegs. >> so what happened?

what do you think he's going to announce in 90 minutes. we've got to the figure this thing out. >> the best guess is there will be no tapering today. no tapering today. it's going to be in the first quarter of next year. january or march meeting. because what the fed has said again and again is that their decision will be data dependent. what's the numbers showing? yes, they showed in the last quarter the u.s. economy growing 3.6% annualized. unemployment is now the down at 7%, which was his so-called target for tapering. but he's going to want to see firmer evidence, consumer confidence. durable goods. number of hours worked. the real nitty gritty detas that tells you the economy is picking up. and frankly, although we know things are getting better, they're not going to -- they want the insurance of a few more months. >> just to use your analogy, this party here, how many more -- at what point do more people get invited to the party? they're doing well comrikly, get

to drink the drinks and have fun. >> that's why he's not doing it. that's exactly why they're not tapering now. because although the party seems to be going quite nicely, i'm not making light here, it is the best way to describe it, there are still a lot of people in this country who are outside who are basically saying, never mind those inside having a party. we're outside in the cold. we're not -- we haven't got jobs. we're still having difficult paying the bills. we still can't afford a mortgage. all these sort of issues. so the fed is quite clear it is not going to take its -- to mix my metaphors, it's not going to take its foot off the gas until it knows there's a real speed going forward. >> slowing down the drinks but not taking away the punch bowl. >> not yet. we've a long way before the punch bowl goes. >> the markets doing nothing yet all waiting. 30 minutes up. okay. richard quest there. >> thank you. >> love the way he breaks that down. >> 90 minutes, we'll see how the party's going. just ahead, we have shocking video from a detention faelt on

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coming to light on the italian island of lamp deuce sa, a tiny spot in the mediterranean near the coast of africa, a prime destination for people trying to enter europe. >> it's been in the news lately with refugees coming ashore

there when boats have capsized. right now the video we're talking about is at a detention center, and what it does is it shows naked migrants being hosed down allegedly to prevent the spread of a contagious rash. now, lamp deuce sa, as we said, last october it was, hundreds of african migrants drowned just offshore. countless others have been rescued over the months from flimsy and overcrowded boats. >> our senior international correspondent ben wedeman joins us from rome. and ben, first of all, i mean, tell us how people are reacting to this video showing migrants in this kind of -- being treated this way, hosed down publicly and a lot of people are starting to talk about this and wondering what is going on. >> reporter: well, certainly in italy and across europe really, there's been quite a good deal off shock expressed. we heard, for instance, the speaker for the lower italian house of parliament saying that

this is degrading treatment, not worthy of a civilized country in her words. now, the italian interior ministry has launched an urgent inquiry into what is going on. lamp deuce sa. we reached out to the director of the camp where this video was shot, and he told us, he insisted that he is not, in his words, running a concentration camp. and that the migrants are not being treated as he said, like animals. he tried to put it in context saying that essentially on the day when that video was shot, that they were dealing with a much larger number of migrants than is usually the case. and that some of the migrants became impatient after waiting for an hour and a half, took off their clothing and said look, spray us down for, with this medical treatment for scabbies

which is a koj contagious skin disease. do it. we don't care if it's outside. it's normally done in a cabin so the people are not exposed to other migrants but in it case they said just do it here and do it now. but certainly it doesn't underscore the pressing problem with migrants in italy. the italian authorities say between the beginning of january and beginning of december this year, more than 40,000 people from africa and the middle east arrived on the coast of italy and that they simply don't have the facilities to deal with them. certainly that is what is what this video would underscore. >> yeah, because in lamp deuce sa, the locals there were shown as being very welcoming and sympathetic to the plight of those who were in that capsizing and the like. what is the general attitude there to the immigrants particularly in the numbers in which they're coming?

>> well, there's a surprising amount of patience given that this is a very small island. we're not talking about a city or anything in that sense. in fact, the mayor of lamp deuce sa did tell i tallian television that she's ashamed that this sort of thing is happening on that island and it's reminiscent of the way the nazis treated people during world war ii, but they're sort of stuck between a rock and a hard place. on the one hand, they're embarrassed by the treatment but there seems to be a lack of resources and a lack of political will within the italian government to really bring what's needed to bear to provide the facilities for these people. in fact, there was a fire at this facility two years ago and they simply have not rebuilt it to the extent they're able to deal with the numbers of people at the camp. >> all right. ben, thanks so much. ben wedeman there in rome. and russian lawmakers passed

an enormous amnesty law today that will set free thousands of people from jails and prisons. among them, possibly members of the punk rock protest band pussy riot who were locked up after performing a song that was critical of putin. >> they were labeled as hooligans under the law. also locked up in russia right now or they were, 30 members of the group greenpeace, of course, were arrested when they tried to board a russian oil tanker in september. they're all out on bail now. but because of this, they may not be prosecuted. the lower house of russia's parliament passed that amnesty law to mark 20 years since they adopted a constitution after the fall of communism. >> russia's prohibition against? >> homosexual propaganda" has attracteded a lot of headlines before so shi. sochi has a long reputation of tolerance gays. >> several several prominent gay athletes have been named to the official u.s. delegation to the games.

had that is a message the u.s. does not approve of these russian laws. our phil black went to sochy and visited is the only nightclub there that indicators specifically to the gay community. ♪ >> in russia, this is an extraordinary sight. not the man dressed as a woman pretending to sing. but the mixed crowd of people cheering for him. this is sochi's only gay nightclub. well, it's more gay friendly because all types come here. men and women, gay and straight, to enjoy the drag show and dance until dawn. beneath the wig, makeup and that spectacular costume is a young man named armand. he says sochi has always been more tolerant than other russian cities and famous for its gay culture. during the soviet era when being

in a gay relationship was illegal and international travel almost impossible, this sunny city by the black sea became the ussr's favorite get away for gay people, the only place where members of a secret community could really be themselves. back in the club, locals say that tradition continues. larry says as gay men and lesbians have been coming to sochi since soviet times to get together, have a good time and find love. the people here know the atmosphere here in sochi is very different to other russian cities. that makes them lucky. even more so recently. gay people across russia say there's been a surge of intolerance, discrimination and violence, and it started around the time russia's parliament passed what's become known as the gay propaganda law, making it illegal to tell children, gay and straight relationships are equal. critics say the law is chris discriminatory. that's why activists can around the world have been debating

russia's right to host the winter olympics in sochi. no one we spoke to here supports a boycott. and almost everyone wants the games to be a success for sochi and russia. but they still hope visiting athletes -- >> this man says he'd like athletes to stand up for the gay community with a colorful protest against the propaganda law. vilari is excited and hopes athletes will support them publicly and come to this club. no doubt, olympians would be welcome here because everyone is. phil black, cnn, sochi. >> oh, pope francis has another person of the year honor under his belt by the way. last week, of course, it was "time" magazine. >> this week it's the advocate, the oldest gay rights magazine in the united states. pope francis has not expressed support for same-sex marriage, but the advocate says he has

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danceoff at a city council meeting last night while a jazz trio played. that's how they roll in canada. >> but some of his buddies say he's staying active, that he's lost 26 pounds. >> and dancer sized i suppose. that is a far cry from the last time we saw him, of course, when he was breaking a bit of a sweat on the council floor. there he goes. >> he apologized for a couple of things that moment included, that unfortunate moment but also for accusing some of the council members of corruption. >> and harvard student suspected of making bogus bomb threats set to appear in court this hour. authorities say eldo kim kep sent e-mails saying that shrapnel bombs had been placed around campus on monday. now he's facing federal charges, possibly five years in prison. all of this to avoid an exam his friends say he probably would are done okay on anyway. >> unbelievable. pictures just a little surreal. might be a little bit hard to take. so if you're a little squeamish,

we'll warn you now. the story is too fascinating pass up. >> so doctors in china, they made this dramatic move to try to save a man's severed hand. cnn's ivan watson is in beijing with the details and the remarkable pictures what they actually did. >> michael, suzanne, imagine waking up after an operation, after horrific workplace injury to find your amputated hand reattached to your leg. that appears to be what happened in china's hugh nan province to a young man named xiao wei who amputated his own hand in this workplace injury earlier this year. we spoke both to him and to the doctor who performed the procedure. the doctor whose name is dr. tang juia is a specialist in difficult tissue and wound repair cases. he decided the best way to save the severed hand was to reattach

it to the patient's leg where he said it could get a steady supply of blood. when the patient woke up, he says his reaction to seeing his hand not where it normally is, he said it was "weird, unbelievable." he said the hand didn't have any independent sensation because the nerves had not been reattached, but it was warm to the touch as for the leg, it felt pretty normal except, of course, it was much heavier because it had a hand attached to it. now, after some time, after the patient's arm rehealed, there was a second much more difficult procedure to reattach the hand. the patient tells us that he can move his wrist, but he does not have independent motion yet with his fingers. as for the doctors, he estimates there have been around 20 similar operations performed across china and he says he himself performed a similar procedure in 2004, but in that case, he temporarily reattached the limb everybody to the

patient's stomach before then reattaching it to the limb where it belongs. and you got to hand it to this doctor. he says that procedurure was a success. michael, suzanne? >> that is just unbelievable. >> you've got to at mit, it could be handy having it down there. if you drop something, you don't have to bend over to pick it up. >> weird waking up. you think maybe they'd ask permission first. like do you mind if we do this. >> hopefully it's going to work out well for him. that's a good story. a bit of ingenuity in the surgery. coming up, a doomsday guru meets his own doom. that's straight ahead. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve

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and now to the story of the preacher who predicted the end of the world, but not his own end. here's jeanne moos. >> he was the preacher behind those end of the world predictions. >> 97% of the people god will destroy. >> i don't believe in such [ bleep ]. >> judgment days that kept coming and going. >> the world did not end. we are still here. >> but now the world has ended for harold camping, long after he predicted it would. predictions so wrong, that he once said reporters would be

thinking -- >> i'm ready to shoot myself or go on a booze trip. >> he was wrong in 1994 and again whether he announced the end would come may 21st, 2011. one follower spent $140,000 on ads warning of judgment day. >> that's your life savings. >> a good chunk of it. >> a documentary filmmaker followed robert fitzpatrick to times square to ring in the end of the world. >> it's 6:00. we're still alive! >> and, of course, nothing happened. >> i didn't water my plants or do the dishes before i left. i didn't expect to be going back home. >> i know you felt sorry for some who believed it was hard not to mock. >> but this is my birthday. to put this on me is just weird. >> happy doomsday dear jeannie. >> the rapture true believers ascending to heaven was also mocked when it didn't happen with photos showing clothing left behind. if it had happened, it might have looked like this.

when may 21st came and went, camping revised the date to the five months later. >> at that time, the whole world will be destroyed. >> eye rolling reporters got a tongue lashing from a supporter. >> you can't just turn your cameras on him when you have taken and run with this and you loved this story because it's good for you. >> reporter: who can resist end of the world stories with end of the world parties? ♪ only the good die young >> camping wasn't young. he was 92 when his radio network said he passed on to glory this past sunday after suffering from a fall last month. he did eventually apologize for his predictions, saying we tremble before god as we humbly ask him for forgiveness for making that sinful statement. his own reports of his death were always premature. >> but i'm not going to be here after october 21st. >> jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> all right. >> just keep postponing it.

no, actually february. september. >> i'm glad he apologized at the very least. >> okay. that will do it. >> thanks for watching around the world". "cnn newsroom" starts right now. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. have a good afternoon. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com right now, wall street is watching and waiting. next hour, we expect some big news from the fed, news that could impact the booming stock market and your investments. right now, outrage over the arrest and strip search of an indian diplomat independent new york city. the feud and the effort to keep it from escalating. and right now, president obama is showing russia just what he thinks of the country's anti-gay laws through his picks for the u.s. delegation at next year's olympic games. how strong of a message does it send?