"newsline." i'm shery ahn. greek lawmakers have begun voting on the confidence of the prime minister. it began at the greek parliament early saturday and is expected to take an hour. the vote follows the government's announcement earlier in the day it will cancel a proposed referendum on

the european union bailout package. during a discussion before the vote, lawmakers demanded that the prime minister take responsibility for the confusion caused over the referendum. opposition lawmakers say they will vote against the cabinet unless the prime minister resigns. some governing party lawmakers also suggested they will vote against the motion. the prime minister has called for unity among governing and opposition parties, saying greece should not miss this opportunity to rebuild the nation. experts from the international monetary fund will monitor belt tightening measures in italy. eu president rompuy and barroso made the announcement on friday. italy is under heavy pressure to stabilize its finances and contain the european debt crisis so it's agreed to undergo checks from imf analysts every three months.

the italian government planned to announce restructuring its finances at an eu summit last month. italian leaders plan to proceed with restructuring under eu oversight. the imf chief highlighted the need for monitoring. >> the problem that is at stake and was clearly identified both by the italian authorities and by its partners is a lack of credibility of the measures that are announced. >> italy hopes to restore market confidence by accepting imf help, too. italy's economy is the third largest in the eurozone. leaders of the group of 20 nations have welcomed the european union bailout package for greece and other debt-ridden countries. the bailout package is aimed at preventing the european credit crisis from seriously disrupting the global economy. the leaders of advanced and emerging economies concluded their summit talks in the french resort of cannes on friday amid

uncertainty over greece. in a joint declaration, they welcomed the package that includes a measure to help greece overcome its fiscal problems. they called for swift implementation. the declaration says the recovery of the global economy is slowing down, led by advanced economies. it cites unacceptably high unemployment rates and growing strains in global financial markets caused by europe's credit crisis. the g-20 leaders stressed their unity in endorsing the eu's efforts to prevent the crisis from spreading further. >> translator: the eu will take a resolute stance on implementation of its bailout package for greece. the g-20 has agreed to support the package so that it will be implemented to help greece resolve its crisis. >> events in greece over the past 24 hours have underscored the importance of implementing the plan fully and as quickly as

possible. i am confident that europe has the capacity to meet this challenge. one of the biggest issues was how to get help from emerging european economies to keep the crisis from spreading. they are cautious of getting involved. we have reports on developments in cannes. >> there is an awareness the european congress -- ee mermging economies are exporting less and less to europe because of

demand. the leaders of china and other emerging economies are worried by the weakening of national institutions in europe and the u.s. they think it means less capital involvement and less spending on infrastructure. they know that the help in europe could have an impact on their own economies. but political negotiations so shaky, they didn't mention putting money into the national stability facility. it seems the leaders of emerging economies are keeping a cautious eye on whether debt ridden countries in europe can rebuild their finances and get a bailout. and this just in from greece. the prime minister won the

confidence vote. the vote was early saturday morning, it is still uncertain whether the political situation can be stabilize. we reiterate this is just in. the prime minister's cabinet survived the confidence vote in parliament. it won a majority in the vote held early saturday morning, but it is still uncertain whether the political situation can be stabilized. in the u.s., unemployment was down last month for the first time since july. the labor department says unemployment came down from 9.1% in september to 9% in october. but hiring was still slow. there were 80,000 new nonfarm jobs against the market expectation of 90,000. there were 6,000 new jobs in the mining sector and 5,000 in manufacturing. but 20,000 jobs were lost in construction. for analysis of the u.s. jobs situation, we spoke with michelle meyer, senior u.s.

economist at bank of america merrill lynch global research. >> the jobs report for october showed the economy has continued to add jobs, just doing so at a sluggish pace, so it doesn't change our overall view of the recovery. it still suggests it is on-going, it is just very slow and quite feeble. the economy is adding about 100,000 jobs each month, which is about what you need to keep up with population growth. it's not exceeding that, which is what's keeping the unemployment rate high, close to 9%. prime minister yoshihiko noda will decide whether they will resume talks on the free trade agreement. >> translator: a team in democratic party is having discussion of the issue. when that discussion is

finished, the issue will be brought to a meeting of ministers. there will then be a decision by top government and party executives. whatever the outcome may be, i will have to make the final decision. i am ready to do that when the time comes. >> noda said he'll do everything he can to promote the national interest if japan joins the tpp talks. noda had just taken part in the g-20 summit in cannes. he said he plans to reduce the consumption rate to 10% by the middle of the decade. he plans to call a general election before raising the consumption tax rate. there were anti-u.s. rallies across iran on friday to mark the 32nd anniversary of students

taking over the u.s. embassy in tehran. here is the report. >> reporter: with tensions on the rise between iran and the u.s., iranian students are gathered in front of the site of the former u.s. embassy. thousands of students burned u.s. flags and chanted death to the u.s. and israel. iran's top nuclear negotiator told them the united states has supported terrorists. and killed innocent people. he said iran will show documentary proof to the international community. the united states is stepping up pressure on iran to stop its nuclear program. the international atomic energy agency is due to present a new report on the iranian issue next week. there was fresh tension between the u.s. and iran last month when the u.s. said iran had conspired to kill the saudi arabian ambassador to washington. nhk world, tehran.

before we wrap up, in greece, the prime minister's cabinet has survived the confidence vote in parliament. won the majority of the vote held early saturday morning. it is uncertain racing the wind on a racibicycle.ind on a what a great feeling it must be. today i want to tell you a story about the sport of keirin or bicycle racing. they say it's the combat sport of cycling. something big happened in the world of keirin this year. for the first time in 52 years women were admitted to a school that grooms professional keirin cyclists.

they are training for the return of women's keirin races next year. the 35 women in this class came from all over japan. this woman used to be an olympic speed skater. >> translator: the track is the same length as for skating, but it's going to be a brand new experience. >> this tall slim woman used to be a model. >> i used to be a mascot girl at the keirin tracks. i loved the idea that i can race on the power of my own legs. >> no, this woman here is 49 years old. she was an elementary school teacher. >> this is a once in a lifetime experience. i've lucked out twice as far as work is concerned. >> a petite young lady is coming here.

>> i have something. >> what does she pull out of her pocket? baby photos. she must be a mom. >> i took this on his first birthday. he's wearing a bicycle jersey. >> miki mori is 27 years old. what is it like to live away from her son and train to become a bike racer? here's a glimpse of the grueling work put in by women who jumped into the world of keirin. there they are. this is the japan bicycle racing school in izu city, shizuoka prefecture, the only school in japan that trains would-be professional cyclists.

classes are taught seven hours a day. students tackle many subjects from strength training to bicycle maintenance. look, it's miki, the lady who showed us a picture of her baby earlier. using a step ladder, she reaches up. a racing bicycle weighs only 7 kilograms, half the weight of a regular bicycle. right now everybody is training on the rollers where they pedal the bike on top of metal tubes. the tire is only two centimeters wide. it must be difficult to balance on it. miki has never been on an ultralight keirin racing bicycle before. is she going to be okay? she can hardly pedal, even with help. wow. look how fast this lady is pedaling. no wonder she already races in world competitions.

she can hardly pedal, even with help. wow. look how fast this lady is pedaling. no wonder she already races in world competitions. becoming a pro means having to compete with athletes at this level. student must live together in a dorm at the school. of course, no drinking or smoking is allowed. and they can't bring in cell phones either. miki lives apart from her husband and son. it must be difficult.

miki's son has been living with her grandmother since this spring. eiichiro mori is 2 years old. how is he doing without his mom? >> where are you going? okay. go pick her up. he always mentions mommy when we scold him. i'm sure he misses her a lot. >> miki got married three years ago. they still might be called newlyweds. when miki became pregnant, she decided to quit work to become a full-time mom.

after giving birth to eiichiro, she found that raising a kid was harder than she thought it would be. >> i imagined that i'd be like my mom, being good at housework and making delicious meals for the family. but eiichiro would cry and i still had to make dinner, and it just went on like that. i just felt so overwhelmed and helpless. >> miki tried hard to be a good mom, but it wasn't easy. she had nobody she could talk to. she started to feel like running away from her son. i questioned my purpose in life. can't i have some time for myself?

do i have to devote every bit of myself to my family? these thoughts would pop up in my mind. >> when eiichiro was 8 months old miki snapped and confronted her husband with her feelings. >> i was tired, so i was lying down on this sofa. the tv was going on in the background. my wife was getting milk for our son. she must have been bottling up her frustrations. she threw eiichiro at me and told me to take care of him! those were difficult times for us. what helped miki was getting back on a bicycle again.

the exhilaration of speed and the wind in her face. miki was able to forget her child-rearing troubles whenever she was on her bike. last year miki learned that the racing school was learning for new students. thinking she had nothing to lose, she convinced her husband to let her apply. and she was selected right away, although it would mean living away from her family, she wanted to give it her best shot. >> i'm inconveniencing my family, especially my husband and my son. i realize this was a selfish decision, so i'm all the more determined to do well, to make up for the trouble i'm causing them.

>> the first time trials were held on this day. she'd find out how good she was compared to her 35 classmates. miki's skills were put to the test. >> ready! >> the track is 1,000 meters long. they are timed on how fast they can cycle on a track that has the same slope as a real racetrack. miki picked up speed after turning the corner without a hitch. but she seems to run out of steam at the end. where does this put miki?

she came in 24th. the gap between the best cyclists and miki is still pretty big. >> i'm more than ten seconds slower than the top cyclist. 11 seconds, to be exact. she's so fast. >> 11 seconds is the time it takes to cycle 200 meters. based on the results of the time trials, the class was divided into three groups. the top four cyclists got to wear rainbow patterned helmets. the next group or "a" class was given white helmets. the last group, the "b" class had the red helmets. unfortunately, miki was in the red helmet group.

>> good morning. >> in order to improve her performance, miki started working out on her own every morning. >> i'm doing this because i don't want to waste a single minute of my time away from eiichiro. >> miki is small. she's only 151 centimeters tall. she's working hard to build up her muscles. the final dash to the finish line is all important. they train for speed using the

mogaki method or struggle. they pedal furiously for 30 seconds on the rollers. it looks so intense. leg muscles tighten and the mind blanks out. but by persisting, strong muscles eventually develop. pushing yourself to the limit strengthens both the mind and body.

that's why people might say keirin is a combat sport. the one thing that miki really looks forward to is talking to her family on the telephone. she decided she'd call them once a week. >> can i speak to eichiro please. for me? thank you. >> miki looks really motivated by her wish to produce results for eiichiro. >> mm, yes, i am.

>> two months have gone by since training began. it's now time for the second time trials. miki continued to work out on her own to prepare for this day. first, the time for 200 meters.

cheered on by her classmates, miki picked up speed. miki came in sixth. her time was better than she expected. >> i'll get a gold medal even though i'm a mom.

>> miki recorded her personal best on the 1,000 meters, too. >> wow. everyone's improved. >> what group will miki be placed in? "a" clasp the color of her helmet will also change from red to white. >> i'm going to be training with people who are faster than me. i want to absorb as much as i can from them. >> but, something terrible happened to miki in july. she suddenly started to experience severe pain in her groin. maybe she trained too hard. >> it hurt even when i sneeze. >> how about walking?

>> it's difficult. >> miki immediately went to see a doctor at a university hospital. fortunately, it wasn't serious. but the doctor told her that she must not ride a bicycle until the pain went away. it's been two weeks since miki injured herself. she trains with exercises that don't stress her legs. it's almost the start of the school's summer holiday. miki was really looking forward to this day. >> it feels like parents day at school. only it's the other way around.

>> grandma and eiichiro came to pick up miki so they can spend vacation together. >> mommy! >> these cute. where did you get it? >> that man gave it to me. >> he did? >> eiichiro had grown taller and was talking a lot more. >> did you cut your hair? >> at the barber shop. >> at the barber shop? wow. you look cool. oh, i think he's grown up. i noticed the other day when we i noticed the other day when we talked on the phone that he's

saying things he never did before. i think i notice these things more because i only see him once in a while. >> miki took eiichiro to the track she had been training on for the past three months. some day i want eiichiro to see me racing gallantly across this track. this is miki's goal right now. >> i want to be a mother that's always full of confidence. an adult that has many accomplishments under her belt. >> summer vacation is over. putting on her red helmet, miki started cycling again.