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>> and now, "bbc world news." >> new hampshire goes to the polls. iran's uranium enrichment program is branded a violation of resolutions. iran says it is for peaceful purposes. nigeria grinds to a halt. workers' strike over fuel prices. three people have reportedly been killed. with 200 days to go, the venue is ready and it is all systems go and ready for london 2012. it is 4:00 a.m. in london. broadcasting to viewers in pbs in america and around the world. welcome to "newsday".

how will be the man to run against president novam -- president obama in november? boaters take place in the -- take part in the primary. mitt romney has come under attack after he said he likes to fire people. they still kiss babies in new hampshire. the politics is old-fashioned. for jon huntsman, ambassador, governor, and centrist republican candidate, the moderate vote should be a receptive audience. somehow his foreign-policy credentials have not quite caught on in a race dominated by the economy and beating the

president. a lot of voters are undecided. how do you persuade them your the best? >> yesterday was a big part of it. i am guessing a lot of folks in the state were tuned in to the debate. in what they learned? i am willing to put my country first. as compared and contrasted to mitt romney who wants to put politics first. if that is not a bottom line differentiator i do not know what is. >> on the biggest issue on china, how would you handle that differently? >> that you cannot compress into a sound bite. let's say years of experience will mean a lot. having a president who understands our most important challenging and complicated relationship of the 21st century, there is opportunity for exporters and small businesses. >> the landscape of new hampshire is shifting this race away from the hard-line conservatism of viola back toward the center of republican politics.

for newt gingrich that means courting of latino voters. >> the american people are not heartless. the question that comes -- >> his guestworker plan is controversial. the opposition on immigration. he repeated them here today. there are unusual for a conservative. >> there are practical problem solving solutions that could work. we want to get to a country where everybody is here legally and there is no longer any illegal employees, no illegal employers. some kind of common sense program has to be undertaken. >> it is the other candidates that are struggling. here is why. mitt romney is still the clear front runner, focusing all his attacks on the president. >> what he is doing with this legislation is getting the

government deeper into our lives. the result will be a change of the american character. i believe in the principles of america. i do not believe in europe, i believe in america. >> bashing our is easy for this crowd. outside the rally, these occupying protestors might like a bit more social welfare. mitt will never win these voters. he will have to woo the middle without abandoning can services -- conservatives. >> mitt romney is the front runner here in new hampshire. he was governor of the neighboring state of massachusetts and managed to hang onto his lead here. he put a lot of time and money. in iowa when we last spoke it

was between the conservatives. mitt romney has not managed to excite conservative republicans. and so the other candidates think that there is a chance still for them to get that hard- line conservative vote. >> over the weekend there were two televised debates in 12 hours and there were questions raised regarding ms. romney's credentials especially from newt gingrich. >> and newt gingrich seems to have decided that having been hammered by adverse opposing him in iowa he is going to go after mitt romney here now and he is attacking him on his corporate experience which is the very thing that mitt romney has been running on, saying that he has fired people in the past and has not handled his corporate pass well. you can see some of the words that newt gingrich is using in this attack ads against mitt romney. being used by barack obama.

this is a starting to focus to who will be the candidate to take on barack obama and how they will manage that. >> a word about barack obama. he has not had such a good day with his white house chief of staff deciding to step down. >> there is no way they can spin this exit of bill daley man who was brought in to try and with the business community. he has a business background. he was the one who was meant to do outreach. it has not worked for a well. he had a number of stumbles that have been very public and now he is leaving prematurely the white house. not a good day for barack obama. >> reporting from new hampshire. iran's nuclear program back in the spotlight. we have more details. >> it is indeed back in the spotlight. tehran says it has begun in

reaching a uranium at new plants, iran says its plants are purely for peaceful purposes. >> iran's nuclear program already at the center of growing tensions with the u.s. the i e a says they have begun in reaching uranium to weapons grade levels. france has labeled it a grave violation of international law. tehran said its intentions are peaceful. all this on the same day ran sentenced this u.s. citizen to death. an american of iranian descent. convicted for spying for the cia. tehran has broadcast what it calls his confession. his family said he went to iran to visit relatives. washington has called for his release. >> allegations that he worked

for war was sent to iran by the cia are false. the iranian regime has a history of falsely accusing people of being spies and listening forced confessions. and holding americans for political reasons. we call on the government to grant access and grant him access to legal counsel and release him without delay. >> a sentencing comes two weeks after tehran caridad these military exercises in the strait of hormuz and threaten to block what is a route. relations are never easy. right now they seem further apart than ever. >> a general strike over the elimination of a fuel subsidy has brought nigeria to a standstill. three people have reportedly

been killed and many more injured. we're in lagos and send this report. >> eerily empty streets. thousands of nigerians have gone on strike protesting the removal of a fuel subsidy that has led to the doubling of the price of petrol. some of those who wanted to work felt too afraid to. >> i would have to risk my life and family. >> we're ready to die. >> there was heavy security throughout the country as businesses shot in tensions were high. >> we are responsible nigerians and we're speaking our minds. >> most of today's protests passed off calmly. there was a carnival atmosphere times. many workers on strike or a mass

protests say they cannot live without the fuel subsidy. it has been in place for years and are determined for the government to get that message. they prepare to strike indefinitely. some protests did turn violent. two people were shot dead. the police fired ammunition and used tear gas. the current protests are likely to weigh have -- heavily on president jonathan goodluck's mind. president thinks battling them is complicated. on monday a mosque was attacked in the south. in retaliation for the burning of churches. 10 people were injured. many will watch to see if the security worries encourage an early settlement with strikers as the protests continue. >> remains of one section of a

container ship that crashed into new zealand threw months ago have sunk. it slipped under the water after heavy seas but the vessel into over the weekend. the back of the ship remains upright. causing the worst maritime disaster. you're watching "newsday". the art of interaction. one australian gallery. a progress report from london. the olympic venues are in place but there are questions over the legacy. the military prosecution is in stable condition. he was defending the actions of the military investigation. we report from warsaw.

>> for the journalists, it seems like a routine monday morning news conference. prosecutors are carrying out an investigation into the plane crash april 2010 which killed the polish president. even though it is incomplete, there have been several weeks to the media. the prosecutor was looking into those leaks and his methods have been questioned. over the weekend, poland's daly leading newspaper had accused him of breaking the law. he requested text messages between journalists and his office without a court order. defending his actions, he looked clearly agitated. >> during my entire service as a civilian and military prosecutor, i have never brought change to the republic of poland and i will protect the honor of an officer of the polish armed forces and prosecution. thank you. please give me a five minute break. i need to rest.

>> the journalists left the room. moments later, something extraordinary happened. the reporters found the prosecutor line behind his desk with a wound to his head and a gun beside him. he was quickly taken to hospital and his life is not thought to be in danger. later the country's prosecutor general said the request for the text messages without a court order to have been illegal. he did not believe the prosecutors' actions amounted to spying on the journalists. >> this is "newsday" on the bbc. >> hours into the voters of new hampshire go to the polls. mitt romney is the front runner in the race to challenge barack

obama. iranian enrichment program is branded as a violation of u.n. resolutions. france and the u.s. call for a strengthening of international sanctions. burma's opposition leader aung san suu kyi had concern she would run for a parliamentary seat in the by-elections in april. the party decided to rejoin the electoral college. signs the government is easing years of repression. we have been to visit one village as the people prepared to make their voices heard. >> driving out of rent-to-own is like taking a trip back in time. this is the legacy of neglect after decades of military rule. the nation and people have been left behind as the rest of asia booms. burma is beginning to change.

this township is gearing up for an election. and for the first time in two decades, the nlc is running with aung san suu kyi at the helm. her face is displayed openly alongside that of her father. he was the hero of the fight for independence. she was the hero of the struggle for democracy. the house which doubles as the local clinic belongs to the family. >> we did all this we saw that aung san suu kyi would run. we point -- kept her pictures hidden iat home. they have been asking is where they can get posters and t- shirts. we went and got some from random. rangoon.a that was enough to land him two stints in prison.

he is helping to prepare for the campaign ahead, confident there will be no repeat of 1990. >> we're at the dawn of a new beginning. the elections are free and fair and aung san suu kyi runs a seat -- wins the seat, she will bring about a brighter future for country. >> there is much work to be done but there is also for the first time, hope. the question, the fear is fading away. shops like this have been the focal point of the community in burma. places where people gather and discuss the issues of the day. the idea that someone like me, foreign journalists could come here and discuss politics with people, a year ago that would have been unthinkable. in the last election these women tell me the military-backed party promised much but delivered little. they're expecting better and

they say they will speak out if they feel shortchanged. at people count for so long are growing in confidence, daring to demand their democratic rights. that is thech, message we're used to seeing in our galleries. one requires audience of anticipation -- audience participation. duncan kennedy gets touchy- feely. >> the lengths some artists will go to. this mesmerizing exhibit is called tippah quarters. the up and down as you move past. it is the work of rafael hemmer.

>> museums often have a condescending attitude. they're measuring how many, and how many go to the gift shop. if you give the public a chance to represent themselves and to express, you will be surprised. >> surprised at an interactive art gallery? this one is called the year as midnight. watch my eyes. it is achieved with something called phase api tracking. all those microphones, 17 of them. you speak, it sends back somebody else's recording. returning that mantra of do not touch. >> there is so many works of art that should not be taxed because they are delicate or the surface is fragile.

so we give mixed messages out. there is no doubt that the audience wants to interact. we have been able to devote an entire floor to this variety of ways of interaction and as you can see, the audience is loving it. >> with sizemore scopes' you clap here, it draws here. another work of high magnitude. this is a crowd sourced show. art that does not exist unless the audience exists. >> we watch people how they interact and how they come about it interactively. i like that multi dimensional the that it brings out. >> it will be all right. yes, indeed. stretching. for me and everybody else. >> exhibition is the last one before reopens in march after a yearlong renovation. it is hoping to keep its finger on the pulse of modern

creativity. expect interaction to features strongly in the new land our gallery. participation in digital and other artwork to life. -- bringing digital and other artwork to life. >> excitement is growing in london. helditain's prime minister the first meeting of the year at olympic park. he declared the games will bring a massive legacy to britain. there is a report that confidence is not shared by everyone. >> it might be 200 days to go but for some, a chance to escape the new year is blues for a day out at the olympics came early today. david cameron wants his government to cash in on the feel-good factor of the 2012 games. that is why it was distracting for the first cabinet meeting. first up was the serious stuff.

then it was the aquatic center. pressing home the legacy message in there. six of the eight big venues have already got a secured legacy. where we're standing it will be taken over by a leisure company and used for local people and they are expecting 800,000 people to use these pools every year. that is a massive legacy. some politicians want to use the olympics to scale even greater heights. even with the support the 10 meter platform was a bit too high for the london mayor. david cameron and his ministers want us to focus on the progress being made here. evidence they say is a great legacy in economic best -- benefits to be gained. the government cannot escape the reality that the promise to use the games to inspire a new generation to take up sport has so far failed. here's why.

participation figures published by sport england at the end of last year did show a modest rise in the number of adults playing sports three times a week compared with four years ago. more alarming was the drop in youth participation and falls in the olympic sports like swimming, tennis, and football. the head teachers -- for head teachers, the squeeze on finance has made it harder to deliver a lasting legacy. the school has seen an 80% cut in funding grants. he said he feels let down. >> where are incredibly excited about the fact that the olympics are happening. i have to say i am rather disappointed that the government has not been just as excited about the legacy we had in school sport. >> to address that the government will tomorrow announce a new strategy to try and get young people playing sport.

london 2012 is in good shape. there is much to be optimistic about. some will wonder why ministers have left it so late to address such a key part of a london olympic vision. >> this is -- the oscar ceremonies are weeks away. this has caught the eye of the critics. there have been no special awards. ♪ >> it is the story of joye, tar -- eight tearjerker about the horse in the first full board. the tissues were being passed along his role. he feels if plaudits are being handed out, they should not ignore the key. the failed race horse that plays joey and has become a red carpet star.

>> i had more control over e.t. but joey being, he was great. >> this is not the only animals start being accounted for an award. i went to meet the star of the silent movie. >> he plays the dog and his on- screen cursor by have been taken -- getting attention. he has the full range. he can do a death scene, and comedy. he has already won awards. he has received an honorable mention. the campaign is on, isn't it? [bark] >> what do you think about this

campaign to get him an oscar? >> if he is going to come i really doubt it. it is good people are pulling for. >> an oscar for an animal? it does not sound good. >> this goes back to the beginning of the oscars in 1929. it is rumored that another dog got more votes than the humans. his name nobody can remember. >> they may be seen steelers but oscar winners, the odds are not good. >> you have been watching "newsday". >> a reminder of the news. republican front runner mitt romney has come under attack on the newest -- even of new hampshire primary. caucuses will take place in every u.s. state over the next few months and we will be in new hampshire for the results as they happen to live here on bbc news. you have been watching

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