lives a special report on the oil companies destroying the indigenous peoples and nature of the amazon stay with us. i. lead. the to live . live. live . live . live. live. live live. live live. live . leg. except. if. you. claim. thoughts. thoughts. one is the gold the twelve's onto the ground when he wishes to rest he turns into a stone. he rules over the wild beasts of the jungle and when the shamans drink the way they come in contact with him and ask him to bring animals to community. and when the animals come into the community we easily hunt them down with blowpipes and share them as we always have. however the oil companies that have come here place explosives and dynamite in the earth to get the oil out of it they have taken our land and they are killing quote unquote by sucking his blood and polluting nature with chemicals. so our god is dying and we have no animals to hunt as we used to live with diseases and little food. i. in the older days it was called no man's land the land with no history and no past . nevertheless it has been inhabited for thousands of years the sea on a sea

lives a special report on the oil companies destroying the indigenous population and nature of the amazon stay with us. why do you believe the locals were affected by cancer when it's letters. hygiene conditions are terrible actually all the drinking water in eastern ecuador is. we have analysis results that show the water contains excrement residues meaning that it comes from the native steph occasions that is what causes cancer and all other illnesses if you constantly drink water with feces that it since you were a child let's see if that doesn't cause you some serious illness. and all of stomach cancer is definitely. another cause of cancer is the lack of protection. against sexual relations around the age of eleven or twelve but there is no control or hygiene. or. that is why there are so much cancer amongst women. you know. i would like to tell those shameless people from texaco that they are responsible for what my family and all of us who live in amazonia are going through. for me all this is a tragedy. and this is also. because of them i'm dying a slow death and i don't want to live l

amazon said the updates will include screen and touch controls. >>> the company announced some of the stores will stay open 83 hours straight. the fun starts december the 21th -- 21st no managers, beware. your employees will rat you out for bad behavior for the right place. they will report them as long as they can remain anonymous and if money was available. more than a third polled said they already knew whether shady practices in their work places. >>> a fight at a baltimore county high school resulted in many students being sprayed with per spray. who decided to use it and how those who used it were involved. >>> after 10 weeks of protesting, occupy baltimore has been evicted. what the mayor had to say about this morning's early eviction. >>> first, we have new developments in baltimore county. you get a call from your teenager that their school is being evacuated. turns out it's not a fire but a school clearing brawl that sends more than a dozen kids to the hospital because of the effects of pepper spray. >> reporter: 16 teens why take tonight hospital for minor injuries after pepper stray was sp

stay ahead in the tablet world. major competition came from a company not known for its hardware. amazond the kindle fire in september. but apple got the tech world buzzing again in october. >> i'm pleased to tell you all about the brand-new iphone 4s. >> reporter: the 4s introduced personal assistant siri. >> who are you? >> a humble personal assistant. >> reporter: the day after apple unveiled it, steve jobs died. social media showed support for japan when a devastating earthquake rocked the worl in march -- world in march. when it was time for a change in egypt, supporters mobilized through facebook. >> i am going to make history here as the first president to live tweet. >> reporter: and a new gop majority in the house of representative streamed their opening day on facebook. the summer's steamiest political scandal, anthony weiner's tweets and cheating. a university of maryland study credited facebook apps alone with creating 182,000 jobs and more than 600 groups. i'm karin caifa reporting. >> if you're looking more on the top stories of the year, check our begs 2011 page in the fea

plight of a virgin forest region in the amazon were all giants illegally dumped huge amounts of toxic waste were interesting a thirty minutes coming up for you over you stay with us for that software business right now with you. hello and a very warm welcome to the program and as we've been reporting on the channel sunday's election has shifted the balance of power in the russian parliament a united russia will still be the biggest party but with a much reduced majority here of environments from very much as the measurement says this could have a positive impact on russia's investment climate. if you have a. constitutional majority not only change the laws you can also change the constitution then you have to rely on one person's will and i think no not having a constitutional majority is good it gives the first checks and balances good news on the other hand we avoid the situation of the ninety's of the ninety's president and lost his elections in the december of ninety three when he could no longer control parliament now the united russia still is a majority it still can pass the laws that are needed but i think this is the last chance and i think they

stay at record lows. >>> according to manpower.com, u.s. employers expect hiring to increase slightly next year. that would make nine straight quarters of job growth. >>> amazon is reportedly rolling out a software update for its kindle fire tablet. there's been complaints about the touch screen and other features. the "new york times" reports the update, expected within two weeks will improve overall performance and allow customers to add more privacy. >>> call of duty has gone well above the call. modern warfare three has surpassed the $1 billion mark in just over two weeks. 16 million copies of the game have been sold in 16 games, which is impressive. >>> and it is your chance to get a piece of the king of pop. this saturday, the furnishings for the mansion where michael jackson lived out his last days and where he died will hit the auction block. the lot includes an armwoir where he wrote in the mirror. betty and i could buy it and get a piece of the man in the mirror. >> terrell brown in new york, we thank you. sure. >>> coming, in sports, seattle's special teams kick start a crucial game on monday night football. ♪ [ female announcer ] light up your sea

do more online shopping with 40% saying they would rather stay in the comfort of their own home and use laptops to purchase from ebay and amazonrker does all his shopping online. why did we find him at tyson's corner? >> i like the atmosphere. i like the people that run things. i like it at christmas time. >> reporter: the same goes for this man here. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: he tells me he would rather get out of the house and enjoy the malls regardless of traffic. virginians will shell out the greatest amount of money this year. how much? $1,005 to be exact compared to $959 for folks in maryland and $530 for d.c. residents. kendall says she'll spend less this year than last. >> we have kids now. it's no what it's about. it's not about presents. >> reporter: she does make up the 47% of virginians buying online this year. she says she only comes to the mall to exercise. at tyson's corner, erika gonzalez, news 4. >>> the district rolled out new equipment to show how the city plans to deal with the threat of a snowstorm. >>> not a bad evening. welcome back, veronica johnson here. we are at 48 degrees right now

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staying in shape. >> ups delivers nearly 26 million parcels a day during the holiday season. the company plans to use bicycles year round. >>> amazon is trying to attract more online holiday shoppers with a special promotion. starting today they're offering free shipping for some of its most popular items. the discount only applies to one-day shipping. it runs through wednesday. >>> a stockton man is doing starbucks after she was humiliated by a barista. she has a pros threat, leg and says she was in downtown stockton when her leg flipped and fell over. she hobbled into a nearby starbucks and asked to use the bathroom to fix her leg. she says the barista told herre she couldn't use it unless she bought something first. >> this case is not just about me, it's about people, about people treating -- it's about starbucks treating people fairly, and they didn't. >> starbucks has not comment opt the law but did release a statement. >>> time is 7:20. it seems like they just can't get a break. the damage people in southern california are cleaning up this morning after another severe windstorm. >> outside this morning, little patchy fog and

amazon pull its price tech app. those stories and more at 9:00 and 11:00. >> and there is some niners and steelers now. it's critical. they need a win to stayn the running for a first round playoff by. and the steelers run a similar defense to the one that had alex smith running for his life in arizona on sunday. cardinals sacked him five times, pittsburgh figures to bring more pressure monday night. niners say they'll be ready when steelers bring the heat. >> they got to same defense. and almost similar guys. we've got to do everything we can. so we might be a little bit prepare forward that. >> this is wuchbt things where i'm sure both teams goring to come up to go, i know the guys in this locker room will z we're going to have to see what happens. i know it's going to be a physical battle. >> raiders host lions. how do you sell a bowl game pitting two teams that justifiered their head coaches? that is the task of the executive director of the kraft 500 bowl. the game taking place new year's eve this year. six and seven, ucla. six, six, illinois. records aside the game is unique. it's the first bowl game to be played in a baseball stadium

i feel like everyone, amazon's getting into it, everyone's getting into the same business so how does groupon stay relative and powerful with all these big monsters getting into the same game? i don't know. i don't know enough about it. it's funny, i have a lot of friends who are internet millionaires, close the billionaires, who start internet companies in their dorm rooms, this guy neil who started a company in his dorm room, he's 35 now, genius. started three company companies, his new company is owned by google. he's my partner in crime. we go to vegas all the time. and i'm always saying to him, i don't understand at all what you do. i don't get it, but can i do it? [laughter] will you start a company with me? he's like, do you have any ideas? no, the internet. it's like that old simpsons episode where homer starts an internet company, and all these people are talking to him, and he's like, when do i get my money? it seems crazy. i thought pets.com was a great idea. i would have invested. i'm the worst person to talk about this stuff. i invest in the companies that go under the next day, liter

amazon says it will improve performance the devices lack of privacy and the responsiveness of the touch screen. >>> ready for around the clock shopping? macy's announcing 14 of its stores will stayer 27 stores will stay open until 2:00 a.m. on the three nights prior to the december 24th. >>> and during these tough times, holiday tipping can be a touchy subject. according to a recent survey by bank rate dotcom, 70% of americans still plan to tip those who helped them all year long. 16% will tip less because money is tight. >>> ford's iconic truck the f-150 named motor trend's truck of the year. the magazine said the truck excels when it comes to engineering, design, efficiency, sachty, value and performance. the fourth time the f-150 has won the award. >>> "american morning" right back after this break. ♪ i'm burning out this useless telephone ♪ ♪ my hair is gone ♪ cheap cologne ♪ motor home ♪ i'm the rocket man! [ both ] ♪ rocket man ♪ burning out his fuse up here alone ♪ burning out his fuse up here alone? ahh. [ male announcer ] crystal clear fender premium audio. one of many premium features available on the all-new volkswagen passat. the 2012 motor trend car of the year. ♪ a