paying a visit to vladimir putin. >> there are no signs that it further escalation could be in the offering. >> debating whether to mobilize as many as 75,000 reserves in the army has sealed off three main roads. >> ban ki moon is urging hamas to end the attacks san israel must exudes strength. >> the stakes may be about to get even higher. >> air sirens in tel aviv for a second day. they have fired rockets in the is really commercial sector. hours later, they ran out in jerusalem, the first time the city has not targeted since 1970. they are calling up tens of thousand of reservists. the government is now ruling of the possibility of launching a ground offensive. >> we are reacted forcefully against the launch rockets. if necessary, we are prepared to broaden our attack. >> throughout the day, there have been raining down. hamas interior director was one of those hit. the international community wants egypt to use its influence to help broker rate peace deal. on a visit to gaza are, of the egyptian and prime minister announced the is really assaults like to buy the hamas leader. >> post-re

russian president vladimir putin has fired his defense minister over corruption allegations. >> he is suspected of involvement in a plan to sell off military assets cheaply to insiders. putin has put a close ally in his place. >> the sacking of the defense minister dominated the news on russian state television. president putin replace the long-serving minister with his staunch ally. >> it is important that the person who heads this ministry continue the reforms that have been initiated. and who pushes ahead with the dynamic development of our armed forces. >> russian state investigators recently raided the offices of a state-controlled military contractor after claims it sold assets to commercial firms at a huge loss. when he took over the portfolio six years ago, he was the first civilian to head the defense ministry. his efforts to reform post- soviet russia's bloated military were never popular with any armed forces. his replacement is a former emergencies minister. critics call him one of putin's henchman. >> it shows the atmosphere in this country is changing. political decision

you're watching are returning now to our breaking news this hour the sacking by russia's president vladimir putin all the country's defense minister putin says the move was triggered by recent corruption scandal around the ministry live now to our tease you got a piece going up who's got a little bit more flaws and you've got us so what exactly is behind this high profile change. well it's believed to be suited to golf well you know a former defense minister thanks to give way to a high profile investigation around the keys. embezzlement around one hundred million dollars involving a company i feel you need the defense ministry investigators say they believe several of the ministry senior officials heavily invested in property which was then sold much below the market price and we also know that several people have been arrested already it's not clear at this point if himself is connected in any way with this case he was the minister of. russia's defense for the past five years it was during the thirty's and before that this large reform off the russian armed forces started and it looks like now

. >> the russian president, vladimir putin, has postponed a series of trips until december, prompting further speculation about his well-being. kremlin officials have confirmed that he pulled a muscle, but said it wasn't affecting his work. the bbc's daniel sanford has more. >> speculation over the last few weeks about why he's been canceling so many foreign trips, why he's hardly seen outside his country house, which is a few kilometers outside moscow. one of the agencies last week ran a story that he had a bad back and might even need an operation. today, his spokesman has confirmed that, yes, president putin has, in his words, pulled a muscle, though he wouldn't say what muscle that was. but he absolutely denied that vladimir putin has injured his back in that publicity stunt, which you may remember from a few weeks ago, when he went flying a microcraft, in a way of encouraging rare siberian birds to fly south for the winter. it was viewed as a publicity stunt largely gone wrong, and it may be it's gotten even worse, if it's caused such a bad injury to his back. he's having to canc

it is backed by the ruling united russia party, which is allied to president vladimir putin. supporters of the law sayt is simply a way to identify groups involved in russian politics who use funds from overseas. >> i do not think it is reeson its just aay of classifying politically active citizens groups. may be someone could explain to me what is so impressive about th. group could continue to operate without foreign funding, but it would make it difficult for activistso feivy monitor elections in a country as big as russia. >> coming up, we have some sports for you in the latest from the champions league. >> but first, other stories making news this hour -- the power struggle over france's nsvative party continues. the former prime minister who narrowly lost sunday's leadership vote contesting the ection results. he says crucial votes from some of france's overseas set -- territories were not counted. >> rebels in the democratic republic of congo have threatened to take the capital. they seized a strategic city earlier this week, and a spokesman told a crowd that they woul

vladimir putin has signed off amendments that would widen the sentences for high treason and espionage. campaigners say that it will be used to crack down on government critics. europe, now, where millions of people are joining in protest against austerity measures. protests are taking place in spain, greece, portugal, and italy. more action is planned in some of the eastern european union states. in madrid, hundreds of flights have been canceled, doesn't have been arrested after scuffles with police early this morning. our correspondents are following these. good to see you all. let's start with you, chris, in lisbon. what is happening there? >> the streets are fairly quiet, partly because most public transport has been shut down. a lot of the flights here have been cancelled as well. most schools are closed and so are a lot of public offices. we have not seen many demonstrations so far, although we spoke to some union members who had been picketing from the early morning hours this morning. they feel that the mood is beginning to change. for a long time there had been this acceptance

. >>> russian president vladimir putin sent obama a telegram congratulating him. putin's spokesperson declined to discuss the contents of the message, but said he hopes obama's re-election will have a positive impact on russia's ties with the united states. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has congratulated obama. in a statement he said he'll continue to work with the u.s. president to ensure interests vital for the security of israel's citizens. the two leaders are divided over how to deal with iran's nuclear ambitions. the u.s. is urging netanyahu not to take military action. palestinian president mahmoud abbas also released a statement saying he hopes obama will continue his efforts to achieve peace in the middle east. >>> the elite officials in charge of china are gathering in beijing to chart the country's future. the communist party is about to begin its transition of power. hu jintao and other leaders who have been at the top for a decade are stepping aside. and the next generation is taking over. the 18th congress of the chinese communist party st

. >> in russia, speculation is rife about the health of vladimir putin. this after the russian president canceled his traditional end of the year call-in show. >> he was also seen living in public. the kremlin says he's fine, but not everyone is convinced. >> in these images from state television, putin seems to be in discomfort. >> i read something on the internet, but i do not think he is seriously ill. everyone has the odd a campaign. >> by september, putin had a noticeable limp. the kremlin said he had pulled a muscle doing judo. >> that is something putin has painstakingly avoided in his 30 years as russia's most powerful politician. he has always been keen to project an image of himself as a virile and vulnerable leader. >> putin will do anything to say in power. anyone who has power clings to it. >> another source of pain might be the latest opinion polls. they suggest that only 15% of russians approve of the way he is running the country. >> well, some sports news now. in formula one racing, sebastian fettle will be looking to take another step to

the german chancellor angela merkel has arrived in moscow for talks with the russian president vladimir putin. both sides are looking to ease tensions caused by berlin's recent criticism of russian's record on human rights. this is angela merkel has called on cairo to use its influence on cairo to ease heightening tensions in gaza. a yacht that washed up on a deserted island in condo was found with a badly decomposed body on board and 200 kilos of cocaine worth $120 million. the australian federal police said international law people have been monitoring the bozen's when it left south america until they lost contact with the last month. police in a small pacific island nation have not ruled out the population the death was suspicious. -- a boat from tonga. much more ahead. four people have been killed and 17 injured after a freight train crashed into a parade floats in texas. it was carrying u.s. veterans and was on its way to an event honoring wounded service members. it happened at a real across the in the city of middle and. our correspondence has the latest. >> this was a parade float. it

now russian president vladimir putin has sucked the defense minister of corruption scandal a criminal investigation has been launched into allegations of and best woman surrounding the ministry which could end up costing around one hundred million dollars sean thomas has the story this all boils down to scandal corruption and embezzlement to the tune of one hundred u.s. a million dollars damage to the russian federal budget basically under anatoly watch defense ministry properties that were undervalued and school sold under sketchy circumstances and what that means is that led to this particularly shake up meaning that they needed to make sure that the investigation regarding the scandal was fair and objective there are barred even to arrest it puts a shy grew in this position he's charged with the task of cleaning up the defense ministries affairs now he has been very popular the past eighteen years as the emergencies minister and most recently he has been serving as the governor of the moscow region so very popular person big task ahead of him. i just ahead of you here on the progra

the speculation surrounding the health of the russian president, vladimir putin, is stirred again. this time by comments from the leader of belarus. he said that he injured his spine are wrestling, which led him to delay a planned hockey match. here are the details on the story. >> he drives fast cars. he pilots planes. he likes -- up close and personal with theirs. but for the moment, russia's president might be better off putting his feet up and taking it easy for a while. there have been rumors about his health for months. the kremlin has reportedly canceled several foreign trips and anonymous government sources put the blame on mr. putin's babaji back. now those terms -- dodgy back. now those rumors have been confirmed. >> he likes to wrestle. i told him, you cannot do this anymore. what do you want, to do professional wrestling somewhere or what? and he says, well, i just like to drag around on inaccurate he was wrestling -- on a mac. he was wrestling and when he threw him over, he twisted his spine. >> there have been claims that some of his adventures were staged. this is an

china, hu jintao congratulated obama on a partnership based a mutual respect, and for his part, vladimir putin spoke of the election as a positive step. >> obama supporters celebrated his victory in moscow. a few russians joined american expatriate's to celebrate obama's second term, delighted at the news from the other side of the atlantic. >> mitt romney always spoke of russia in negative terms. of course i did not like that. that is why i was rooting for obama to win. >> obama always said he did not want another cold war, and that is a huge positive for the relationship between the u.s. and russia. the reaction from the kremlin was less enthusiastic. after putin was reelected, several meetings were scheduled and then canceled until he finally met with obama this summer. moscow was struggling to maintain its status as a world power, and that has made for confrontation with washington on a number of issues, from the war in syria to missile defense in europe. >> here, that ties are viewed as the norm, but that is not normal. it does damage. it prevents russia from fulfilling important tasks, e

. >>> russian president vladimir putin sent obama a telegram congratulating him on winning a second term. the spokesperson declined to discuss the contents of the message but said he hopes the pe impact on russia's ties with the united states. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has congratulated obama. in a statement he said he'll continue to work with the u.s. president to ensure interests vital for the security of israel's citizens. the two are divided over how to deal with israel's. mahmoud abbas also released a statement saying he hopes obama will continue his efforts to achieve peace in the middle east. >>> the lead officials in charge of china are gathering in beijing to chart the country's future. the communist party is about to begin its transition of power. hu jintao and other leaders who had been at the top for a decade are stepping aside. the next generation is taking over. the 18th congress of the chinese communist party starts thursday. the meeting happens every five years. delegates will approve new policies and appoint new party leaders for the five years to come. c

president vladimir putin has fired the defense minister, anatoly under suspicion for his alleged involvement in a massive fraud case. putin appointed a new defense minister. the president referred to an ongoing probe into alleged fraud at a defense ministry affiliate. he said he decided to fire him to create conditions for an objective investigation into all matters. the case involves the sale of ministry property allegedly at prices far below market value. the transaction resulted in losses of more than $93 million. authorities are questioning of his aides, a female executive, at the affiliate. he became defense minister in 2007. he worked on organization reforms and reduced military personnel, mainly officers. the military criticized him for that. analysts say putin hopes to improve public support for his government by replacing him with the popular shoigu. >>> a group of south korean parents have been charged with obtaining fake foreign passports for their children. they wanted to send their children to international schools. prosecutors say 47 people are involved, including top corporate

they also don't have to deal with difficult actors, political actors like vladimir putin or morales who might national ice their oil resource. sier for them. >> susie: all right, now you also say oil field equipment company and services would also do well. what kind of companies are you thinking of here? >> well, it's great for companies like baker hughes or schlumberger because if this is indeed a gold rush for energy companies, well they're selling the shovels. companies like halliburton as well will be selling oil rigs and equipment right here in the u.s.a.. >> susie: real bonanza for them. and you say it could also be good for small companies, small oil companies as well as refiners. tell us your thinking? >> well, small oil companies get bought out by big oil companies in places leak the marceleste shale are you seeing land prices rise in these places so if you are a small oil company or natural gatt company, buy land, buy some rigs, maybe get bought out by a big player. >> susie: we have less than a minute. let's go over the losers list. you mentioned there could be downside to fr

raids and illegal persecution are still among the most common problems last summer president vladimir putin created an institution to protect entrepreneurs rights the concept is. the business ombudsman boris to talk. with malicious attacks. however to go thank you very much for being with us today and the first question is it's been almost half a year just under six months since you've been appointed the special good business when rights commissioner are well media reports you have already had a successful case your first successful case so tell us about it was it was real your achievement that that business is that we've been that we've been reading mr. yes yes but. i can say it's not the only case successful case which we have. and is a businessman is a farmer dealing with. me very very products and he was accused. accused for five and a half years in prison for how they see. misuse of the. credit which was given by a state back.

saps by president vladimir putin earlier this month following corruption allegations which is tom barton has more. police searched eighteen holidaying recreational cottages outside moscow used by former defense minister and italy sergio colvin eighteen of the defense officials those cottages were rented by another defense official himself arrested in connection with the defense contractor. and the possibility that it was involved with corruption involving the defense ministry this all comes after you have gave me a vassili of a high figure within the defense ministry and a close associate. she herself has been charged with embezzlement she was involved with the defense contractor service and a few weeks ago the scandal broke that possibly was alleged to have been a scheme to sell off eleven million dollars worth of defense property cheaply if she's convicted kenya could face up to ten years in prison and unfortunately it goes beyond that as well possibly into russia's. satellite navigation system as well the company involved with building that russian space systems is alleged to have bee

russia as a president vladimir putin has sunk to one of the country's key ministers the head of the defense department now the move follows a recent corruption scandal around the ministry and the start of a criminal investigation details now. shawn thomas today so good to see you sean a it's a high level shakeup what we're talking about here what do you know at this point. gloria this all boils down to scandal corruption and embezzlement to the tune of one hundred u.s. a million dollars damage to the russian federal budget basically under anatoly watch defense ministry properties that were. devalued and school sold under sketchy circumstances and what that means is that that led to this particularly shake up meeting and that they needed to make sure that the investigation regarding the scandal was fair and objective there are bharti been to arrest in this scandal and they think that city called is a little bit too close so he has been forced to resign under a cloud of controversy now what this does is it puts sergei shy goo in this position he's charged with the task of cleaning up the defe

middle east obama's election triumph was met more positively even warmly in russia both president vladimir putin and pm dmitri medvedev which the democrat well during his next term though the question remains whether he can breathe new life into the historically sensitive relations between the two nations what is your position of has more now on the challenges ahead. many do view missouri bombers the engine behind the reset of relations with moscow and one of the biggest achievements of that is definitely the new nuclear arms reduction treaty but at the same time some of the biggest stumbling points in relations are still there including washington's plans for the n.t. missile defense system in europe despite moscow's concerns that it could be a threat to russia's national security we know that obama promised to be a bit more flexible on that we really have to see how it works out and also the two are probably the most fierce opponents at the u.n. security council when it comes to the conflict in syria but certainly there are many things that you could work together on which could really tilt th

the congress on a reaction coming in from around the world are no exception russia's president vladimir putin has congratulated president obama welcoming his reelection. go to prescreen off explains the ties between the two nations might well be tested during obama's second. many do view mr obama as the engine behind the reset of relations with moscow and one of the biggest achievements is definitely the new nuclear arms reduction treaty but at the same time some of the biggest stumbling points in relations are still there including washington's plans for the anti missile defense system in europe despite moscow's concerns that it could be a threat to russia's national security we know that obama promised to be a bit more flexible on that really have to see how it works out and also the two who are probably the most fierce opponents at the u.n. security council when it comes to the conflict in syria but certainly there are many things that you could work together on which could really tilt this relationship in either direction including things like how russia and the united states will deal wi

on the telly star duke of the former defense minister of the duke of was sacked by president vladimir putin earlier this month following corruption allegations for more let's turn to our g.'s tom barton tom bring us up to the latest was actually behind these searches and what's really going on on the ground there. police searched eighteen holidaying recreational cottages outside moscow used by former defense minister ana told me sergio colvin eighteen of the defense officials those procedures were rented by another defense official himself arrested in connection with the defense contractors. on the possibility that it was involved with corruption involving the defense ministry this all comes off to. be a vastly over her self. a. high figure within the defense ministry and a close associate of. she herself has been charged with embezzlement she was the head of the defense ministries prophecy relations department and she was involved with the defense contractor all the wrong service and a few weeks ago the scandal broke that there possibly was alleged to have been a scheme to sell off eleven

if you live here in moscow president vladimir putin has sacked russia's defense minister a corruption scandal criminal investigation has been known to allegations of embezzlement surrounding the ministry which could end up costing around one hundred million dollars sean thomas joins me now in the studio to tell us more so what's this scandal all about sean and why was the minister involved well bill we seem to have everything we have embezzle meant scandal corruption at the ministry level and possibly even a love affair mixed in with all of this this change comes from a scandal basically with the defense ministry selling off assets at an undervalued rate to companies that are affiliated with that defense ministry and that corruption costing the russian federal government about one hundred million u.s. dollars in terms of damage to that budget so this changes basically to take the surgical of who is the defense minister remove him from the ministry replace him with sergei shy do so that he basically is not part of the investigation because he's a little bit too close in fact two arrest

news live from moscow with me will receive a welcome to the program russia's president vladimir putin has sunk one of the country's key ministers the head of the defense department the move follows a recent corruption scandal around the ministry and the start of a criminal investigation let's get details on this now across. for the latest so good to see you sean i was talking about a bit of a high profile shake up here what's going on behind the scenes. well rory this all comes on the heels of a major embezzle scandal here in russia where corruption involving the sale of undervalued assets belonging to the defense ministry affiliated companies cost. has made it one hundred million dollars in damage to the russian federal budget now this major shake up forces the resignation of anatoly. in favor of the former emergencies minister sergey now one reason for this change is so that the best occasion into this scandal can move forward unimpeded fair and objectively there's already been two arrests in this investigation and it is thought the surgeon called is a little bit too close to the sc

live from moscow with me to say russia's president vladimir putin has said to one of the country's key ministers the head of the defense department the move follows a recent corruption scandal around the ministry and the start of a criminal investigation the details now we go live to sean thomas who's joining us to tell us a little bit more sean or so what exactly is behind this high profile shakeup. well certainly a big shake up in the administration of law to be a potent force in the resignation of amatory serve because he is out and it's hard to the former emergencies minister he is here now this comes on the heels. a major investment scandal within the defense ministry here in russia where it involves corruption involving the sale of undervalued assets belonging to the ministry two affiliated companies now this is estimated that it has caused about one hundred million u.s. dollars damage to the russian federal budget now one reason is that this change has taken place or that it has been given that this change has taken place is so that this investigation into this incident can go o

british press british prime minister david cameron reportedly discussed the idea with president vladimir putin when they met during the london olympics this summer under the plan b p m gal's problem would jointly build a pipeline from russia to the u.k. to discuss this and details let's cross over to the business desk where to be a as on top of the story so can you while watching the olympics it seems like our as it turns out we're playing their own the role of gas they. think they will have in their own games their own gas gains getting on a bit of business and pleasure are happening as you say really david cameron saying my thumbs are rob i will stream to come to britain i want to do business and it will be gas from the un's fifty one percent of the knowledge stream involved with the pain of david p.t. who is the head of b.p. russia has said allegedly that the talks are in full swing they are early stages but that they do could be done and dusted by the middle of next gen now peyton has also reportedly said that he would like gas pump to accumulate twenty percent of the british gas market wh

khodorkovsky, he was a critic of vladimir putin. he's incarcerated today for being a critical of being vladimir putin. that's why he's really in prison. the reason i'm standing here and a proponent of the action we are about to take, after i met with him, he sat in my office right up here in the rules committee. and in that meeting that i had with him, mr. khodorkovsky, great philanthropist, he said, i'm concerned about my safety and well-being. i think there might be action taken against me. mr. speaker, i'm embarrassed to say my reaction was to laugh at him. i said there's no way that a man of your stature, doing the things you've been doing in russia will face anything other than broad-based support. mr. speaker, i was wrong. the human rights violations which have taken place against mikheil -- mikhail khordorkovsky is why we're pushing for normal trade relations, to force russia something they may not want to do and that is deal with a rules-based trading system. and also sergei magnitsky, a young lawyer, a young lawyer who was

i love that vladimir putin tweets his congratulations to the president.show the intense interest in the american election around the world. >> absolutely. >> no big changes are coming in the congress. can the president work with the same group of leaders after four years of gridlock? we'll ask democratic senator michael bennett of colorado about working with the opposition. you're watching "cbs this morning." begin. tomato, obviously. haha. there's more than that though, there's a kick to it. wahlalalalallala! smooth, but crisp. it's kind of like drinking a food that's a drink, or a drink that's a food, woooooh! [ male announcer ] taste it and describe the indescribable. could've had a v8. [ male announcer ] taste it and describe the indescribable. >>> we have breaking news from a senate race in the west. cbs news projects this morning montana voters have reelected democratic senator jon tester. that adds to the democrats majority in the u.s. senate. >> jerry brown was another big winner on election night. voters approved his initiative to raise taxes so

vladimir putin sees them as passive and he talked about the russian-made weapons going to iran. russian-made weapons have continued to go to iran. russian advisers are in the wrong. now, that is an expression. nonetheless, russia and china continue to back iran. if we get into a shooting war, russians will try to kill americans. gerri: a lot to think about tonight. lieutenant, thank you for coming on and explaining us. we appreciate your time. >> thank you, gerri. gerri: coming up, the rising popularity of corporate bonds and in look at the nation's housing market under four more years of president obama gerri: the president is facing another four years. at the center of the issues he will deal with, the country's housing problem. some 10 million homeowners remain underwater, owing more than what their homes are worth great struggling to refinance their debt. what does another four years mean for these americans? jed, welcome back to the show. one interesting thing he said in the interview is that the issue was not talked about in the debate. tell us about that. >> thank you, ge

and finally if you think of the internet as a labyrinth we have to rely on vladimir putin to be potent. when rumors arose he may have a bad back the kremlin immediately denied them. so did the internet. they released these x-rays and this statement with photographs. you think this guy has a bad back no. this guy has a bad back. that's all of the news that's not quite fit enough to print but definitely fit enough to upload. it is the internet report and i'm done talking now. >> jennifer: all right brett. thank you for the internet report. and thank you all for joining us

vladimir putin is not the totalitarian eastern giant the western union paints him as.erialism is a function of his jeep geographical insecurity. poland, here in blue, may emerge as the real pivot state because, again, there's geography. poland has a lot of shale gas underground. poland may emerge as an energy giant in the 21st century which will give it leverage against germany and russia. >> let's move to the indian sub continent whoochlt i is afghanistan proving so difficult to deal with? why is the u.s. a decade into the war unable to go on patrol with afghans? >> one of the reasons is geographical. if you look at this relief map here, the border between afgh afghanistan and pakistan is very artificial. i've crossed the border many times. every time illegally. and the mountains that descend from the high table land of central asia to the steamy in this river valley, it's a very gradual descent. it's the same indough-islamic civilization on both sides of the border. so the sides that the u.s. military and diplomatic core is going to make two separate well functioning

vladimir putin graduated obama it's hard to guess how he really feels. >> kremlin and putin, the presences not about showing its emotion or putin about showing his. >> he may remember this moment well. >> after my election, i have more flexibility. >> israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu supported mitt romney said he will continue to work with president obama and says security cooperation between the two countries is rock solid. arab views are mixed. >> i do believe he is well-advised when he comes to the middle east and that is the problem. they don't know how to get up. they don't know how to deal with the -- [ inaudible ] of political and military intervention. >> mixed with the congratulations of world leaders came reminders of the urgent work that needs to be done from stabilizing the global economy and finding revolution to the bloody conflict in syria. certain international initiatives put on hold until november 7. bret? >> bret: amy kellogg in london. thank you. officials in great britain say they will deal directly with the syrian rebel military leaders. today, turkish offi

the president was re-elected and you write that the russian president vladimir putin congratulated himyou say it doesn't mean that the relations between these two are so smooth. you write that moscow and washington are still at odds over how to end the carnage if syria and russia still considers the u.s. plans for a european missile defense system a threat. what is the main problem with this, and how do they overcome that defense system here to find some sort of breakthrough? >> well, you know, remember that conversation between president obama and dmitri medvedev who was the president about a year ago in which he said give me some slack. in other words, after the election i'll be able to do more, and he, indeed, asks that mr. medvedev take that message back to vladimir, which mr. medvedev did. the whole idea was -- really one of the sticking points is missile defense saying that u.s. plan for missile defense in europe. the russians are vihamently opposed to it still, and they consider it a threat. many of the people we're speaking to may need more clarity on the u.s. side about what t