we have a lot of seaports and the persian gulf provides sixty percent of the world's hydrocarbons. eight countries around the persian gulf and yet it was iran who set up this standard for fighting pollution in the region. at if we have set up a monitoring system to enforce the standard you know all of the gulf countries. we need to preserve the eco system of the persian gulf and iran plays the leading role in these efforts. next year on march third through sixth year ran a well hostin environmental forum on key sheil and. where eight gulf nations will discuss these standards. and want to quote once you know me also in addition to these eight nations various international organizations will be represented there. in other words there is no threat of an oil spill in the persian gulf and you don't confirm that iran considers such a step that not only we deny that we regard this as an element of psychological war against iran you could use a machete q such things simply cannot be done. so. that the vice president. will be back shortly right after a break so they were. wealthy british st

not when i spoke to them in persian, but when we googled their names in persian to call up what they had said to the iranian press, they talked about how the colonial vestige of the american satan must be expelled forthwith. so a slight difference in tone between what they were saying in english and what they were saying in persian. that's constantly a problem, of course, in the middle east as you know where interlocutors will be told one thing, and they will be told another thing subsequently. when it comes to television, most baa rainny -- bahrainis will listen to iranian television and radio almost exclusively. most bahraini shiites, i should say. now, when it comes to the media, often times what the iranians will do is distribute cell phones, distribute video cameras and urge students to be stringers. if you can film anything of interest, send it back, and we'll give you a salary. this encourages people to film greater unrest. instead of having one voice of an american correspondent, imagine having 500 voices of iran correspondents in the area, and this is the problem we have. >>

a lot of a lot of major oil importers want the united states to protect shipping in the persian gulf so it's not just about the united states having it's a hand on oil in the persian gulf there's much more to the europeans. japanese than the chinese count on the united states to maintain stability in that region look at the region it's very unstable. what do you do you are right and i think that's one reason i think you can be reduced to the you can go ahead and you can achieve stability avoid supporting the main saudi arabia which is the main trouble maker in the region which does cause the locust on to be become such you know a haven for extremists because of its exporting of ideology which was represented in the dual bundy's school in pakistan which did not exist decades ago and this is also the case in syria where because of so the funding and precisely because of so do support you have all of these judges pouring into syria so you can truly talk about stability when when you are. actually supporting the saudi arabia which is which also is responsible for the for funding you know

in policy in the persian war is the fact that we. we the members of this region the out of palm trees in the south last year on the north also iraq who are the community members of this regional security is a regional much of it was. to create a regional security arrangement but unfortunately the united states has been provoking those out of our laws in a way to give them this feeling that the threat is coming from terror on you need our presence here on our new real earnestness is a guarantee for the security of the region but we all know that you want has never been a threat to any conflict we have been weak team of that you want to iraq war even during the war with the arab states or out of neighborhoods supporting saddam hussein at that time we didn't threaten them i mean if you give a regional issue the security of the persian gulf the nuclear issue is also something that we have to deal with in that perspective but i don't the whole issue when it comes to you one is the fact that you want is now changing the balance of power in

it marked the first greek victory over the persians.ccording to legend, the athenian warriors gathered in a phalanx formation and managed to fight off a persian invasion. then a messenger ran the 42- kilometer distance to athens with news of the victory. at the local museum, the marathon's legacy is omnipresent. more modern-day hellenistic heroes have also been demoralize here. for instance, marathon runner who won the first olympic marathon in 1896. >> exactly like the car which they gave to the winner. >> at the eight-kilometer mark, there are remnants. the last gi's withdrew here in the 1890's. and-american sentiment has a long tradition in greece, and the country's entry into nato was not without controversy, but today, the deputy mayor remembers the advantages to having a foreign military presence here. many young people had jobs at the military base. many americans lived outside and vented flats' in town here. sometimes there were even weddings, and some of our young women ended up going to america. >> at the 11-kilometer mark, we

eisenhower was one of the largest instruments of power in the persian gulf as part of the fifth fleet there was ready to respond in the event of an emergency in the middle east for six months the u.s.s. eisenhower was tasked with keeping the peace in the waters of the middle east we completed a six month deployment over the mediterranean european go the indian ocean there we executed our mission to set the conditions for economic prosperity and maritime security part of that means patrolling the strait of hormuz a critical waterway through which twenty percent of the world's oil is shipped every day iran has threatened to close the strait in response to economic sanctions from the u.s. the sanctions are aimed of forcing iran to abandon its nuclear program eisenhower was there during a very tense period of time between you know iran and israel and we absolutely supported the fifth fleet mission of president and strength and partnership with the regional gulf coalition with ike patrolling the persian gulf it serves to show the power of u.s. naval force morning iran not to close the wate

a lot of this work, by the way, comes from a persian physician from 10th century. i just found about this. over a decade and century, we're bag to square one and reading the same material. stop any attack on your brain. >> if you get a concussion, go to the doctor and consider dropping your sport. >> another great persian physician. >> good to know being too smart or thinking too injure the brain. all right. i didn't know eric got clocked either. new warnings as flu season is off to the earliest start in nearly a decade and health officials say the number of cases have jumped so much this year alone they're predicting the worst one in a long time. is a flu shot enough? >> it's a great start. the question is, why we keep doing this flu program segment. flu season starts in january and february and spikes but we're starting to see early on series of flu symptoms and diseases in five states. the last time it happened was in 2003 and we had over 47,000 deaths from the flu. this is serious. that's why we're doing this segment again. of course vaccination is the way to g

iran kicked off a series of naval war games in the persian gulf this week the maneuvers a take. placed near the strait of hormuz trade ring that carries about a fifth of the world's oil shipments to iran earlier warned it would block off the strait if attacked but says this particular drill is aimed at improving security in the region but that security however is being deliberately undermined by external pressure on iran says the professor of political science mohammed has sand carney the security is a regional merger we should core group these over to create a regional security arrangement on portable in the united states has been the wrong . door out of our eyes in a way i mean to give them this feeling that the threat is coming from there on you need our presence here or a new role is it going to put the security of the region but we all know that your wall has never been any can't it is a regional issue all the security of the birds and all of the nuclear issue is also something that we have been dealing. now with europe still in the throes of the euro crisis we look at the

and against the country they have bases throughout the persian gulf and they have interests in the region and if the interests of ordinary iranians are damaged or destroyed if iranian targets are damaged and destroyed then they will have to face the consequences and those countries that support american actions or where american bases or ships are they bear responsibility for any form of aggression i don't think it's so much the strait of hormuz if you look at the persian gulf nations from the north to the south the iranian borders and if there is if there is war without a doubt or oil and gas cancellations tankers all of these will be devastating and it's far more. important the damage that could be brought about than just blocking it so that i mean they're not just that but also the massive regional and worldwide economic implications as well professor marandi and just a few words is there is that not do you think a danger of military confrontation between iran and the west in the coming year barack obama he's in the white house for another i never on yahoo when israel has elections com

reconnaissance flights over the persian gulf in the past few days and it was reportedly brought under control by iran's air defense units after it entered the country's airspace in november last year iran captured a cia spy drone deep inside its territory and last month a brain in planes tried to shut down an american military surveillance aircraft over the persian gulf. nato said to approve the deployment of pilots of patrick and to missile systems on turkey's border with syria says the move would be purely defensive to protect uncorrupt from the syrian conflict has warned syria's president assad of using chemical weapons and crossing the red line this i made to u.s. intelligence reports suggesting damascus is preparing to deploy its chemical weapons something to syrian officials deny. thousand protesters have clashed with police as they tried to storm the city hall in belfast and west arrested after the council's catholic majority voted to remove the british flag from the building for most of the year causing it fears bach watched from the protestant contingent five policemen two se

and coming up iran it begins yet another military drill on a vital oil round in the persian gulf. this as iran announces it's a well equipped to defend itself if international pressure escalates. plus from solutions that return it to the kremlin to bursts of public dissent a look at how the changes on russia's political scene in two thousand and twelve will be remembered by those who covered them here on our team that and other stories in just a few minutes. what do you see when you look at the scroll perhaps you wonder what bright future she'll have or maybe feel sympathy for her because you see she's in a wheelchair but if you're t.s.a. agent then you see hard core terrorist skull finding a small amount of residue from explosives on the girl's hands she was detained for almost an hour and her tears for mercy did not move the inspectors to allow her mother to be with her as they took her away for further inspection so the t.s.a. agents can put two and two together and realize that people in wheelchairs get all sorts of random stuff on their hands because the wheels they push roll

returned to the persian gulf his wasonal hero and the medal of freedom. >> he was a leader, a motivator. >> he was an extremely compassionate man. >> after retirement, he declined by both parties to run for political office. president george h. w. bush issued a statement. >> general schwarzkopf never interest inrue office.for he often played down the label of hero. years, he seemed most proud of this work with children's charities. >> we will take you quickly to landover right now. shanahan is speaking. show us what he could do. i thought he stepped up and played at an exceptional level. wilson? you talk about all the pressure you unleashed romo. >> we had some outside blitz's and some inside the .... zes.lit you have to get to good timing. maybe we got him to throw a than heit earlier wanted to. >> the offense has grown. sometimes the defense was a undervalued. what the think about their growth? you do not win without playing great defense. you win as a team. , they played at a very high level. ok? thank you. >> that was mike shanahan, the head coach of the washington redskins, moments

i welcome back iran kicked off a series of naval war games in the persian gulf this week the maneuvers are taking place near the strait of hormuz carries about a fifth of the world's oil shipments. if attacked but says this particular drill is aimed at improving security in the region about security however is being deliberately undermined by pressure on iran says the professor of political science mohammed has. the security is a regional merger we should core group it is over to create a regional security arrangement fortunately the united states has been the wrong. door out of our eyes in a way to give them this feeling that the truth is coming from terror on you need our presence here on or near real earnestness is it going to put the security of the region but we all know that you are has never been a threat and you can't if you is a regional issue or the security of the person or. the nuclear issue is also something that we have to deal with that restrict you. want to rein in militant group is no longer considered a terrorist organization by canada the us also remove any carry fro

although a lot of them were observer states and they were all the way in the persian gulf in iran as territory in the media was silent on this but when iran demonstrates his readiness to defend its sovereignty and its national interests then there is the media focus on iran. well it seems that french millionaires can now start unpacking their luxury luggage. a seventy five percent tax increase for the rich planned for two thousand and thirteen has been called off by the constitutional council over concerns that wealthy citizens would flee the country. and the f.b.i. has released a classified document confirming that american icon marilyn monroe was suspected of dealing with russian communists for this and other stories head to our website. or. it has been a turbulent year for russian politics with vladimir putin's come back to the kremlin met with opposition rallies plus pussy riots infamous cathedral performance protest and the court case that followed split russian society here's how some of the staff who covered it all in two thousand and twelve recall what happened. presidential

and coming up iran begins yet another military drill on a vital oil route in the persian gulf. this as iran announces it is well equipped to defend itself if international pressure escalates. plus from pushing its return to the kremlin to bursts of public dissent a look at how the changes on russia's political scene in two thousand and twelve will be remembered by those who covered them right here on our t.v. that and other stories in just a few moments. a sacred place rising out of the waters of the lake the lawn ministry is home to one hundred fifty orthodox monks mostly younger than thirty five and they've come from many different places and backgrounds to live in isolation here spiritual life it takes so many hours on the road to becoming a monk requires both hard work and religious to the cation. alexei wants to become and has cattle as part of this preparation. however these beasts get a musical company by the. sound sequences you know they react to the sound signals to hurt his head in the old days they needed them it wasn't just a fun thing but these meadows didn't come

out from afghanistan in for the persian gulf britain playing to boost its presence in the oil rich region later this hour with a look at what's at stake for the u.k. in the gulf war this new build up might leave. no one in sight of the trouble in europe as thousands of greeks and spaniards again take to the streets in protest again suffered suffocating austerity cuts. but first it's been a heartbreaking week of farewells in newtown connecticut where all twenty children and six adults have been laid to rest this after one of the worst mass shootings in u.s. history the massacre reignited fierce debate on gun laws critics say current legislation makes it too easy for the public to buy military grade weapons. and has more on americans taking a hard look at the second amendment. a week after the tragedy at the elementary school in newtown president obama made the same pledge as when he became president four years ago to try and get assault weapons off the streets of the u.s. it's a pledge he has failed to deliver on this is not the first issue the first incident going back. of your four years

ablaze a fire i don't think we have to be working at this and saying the military buildup in the persian gulf is highly dangerous in an area which is growing in instability not just in terms of the tension between america and its allies in iran but also what we're seeing in black rain in kuwait and in saudi arabia this is not an area of stability of the moment and things could happen it was going to skip the control . of washington i think people in the way people in america elsewhere should be demanding an end to the military build up against iran i don't see the sanctions against iran those are very real i want to follow up on something you had said you said that israel alone doesn't have the capability to necessarily launch an attack on iran but we have heard reports of israel's supposedly purchasing thousands of g.p.s. guided weapons systems from the united states do you think that this could be some sort of a sign perhaps that tel aviv could be preparing for a confrontation. on the region for a war in gaza it didn't come out of very well and we saw this on hamas is missiles reaching

drone over the persian gulf earlier this morning. a spokesman for the u.s.s there are no missing drones. what are you hearing about how all this all happened and the public declaration that they had a u.s. drone. >> reporter: that's right. the iranians are claiming that they captured a drone that was flying over the u.s. they said that the drone was on a reconnaissance mission gathering data over iran and that it isn't the first kind of situation of its kind. they said that the drone was on a reconnaissance mission and iranian troops have been monitoring it over a few days and captured it and electronically jammed it and brought it down. then, later state tv showed revolutionary guard commenders inspecting a drone that they brought down in front of a map of the persian gulf that says we will trample america under our feet. the u.s. denied that this drone had been captured but this happened last year as well, thomas. iran captured electronically jammed and captured the u.s. drone. the u.s. denied that it had been captured. later iranians released the drone an

droned after it entered iranian airspace over persian off. i ran is saying that the drone was captured but gave no further details on the location or when the incident occurred. a u.s. navy spokesperson says that none of their drones are missing in the middle east so we know it is not from the u.s. navy. i ran claimed all so that it brought down a cia spy drunk. >> a woman in a wheelchair is recovering after she was ran over by a muni train at the and sintersection of church and market street. police are still investigating whether she had leaned forward toward the train, or if she felt off her wheelchair. witnesses say, that the woman was dragged and trapped under the train. if she was rushed to san francisco general hospital suffering life threatening injuries. >> a federal judge is temporarily prohibiting our state from enforcing a first of its kind law that bars licensed therapist from working to change the sexual orientation of a miners'. a u.s. district judge ruled last like the first amendment rights of mental health professionals who

drone that ended its airspace over the persian gulf.e can show you iranians showing off what they say is a scan eagle drone made by boeing iran says the drone was spying and the iranian navy brought it down hacking into electronics. the u.s. navy says it's not missing a drone in the middle east. i'm joined by elise in washington. first u.s. far from the only country to possess drones neen that part of the world, multiple countries do. could the aircraft belong to someone else? >> well, certainly, michael. the u.s. says none of its drones are missing and it follows it could belong to someone else. the united states has identify the 76 countries that use this type of drone country and many u.s. allies in the persian gulf are also using it. but it's unclear how iran got a hold of it anyway. it's possible that it got lost or it had a mechanical failure. it's not clear that it shot down. >> exactly. one of the questions that's been asked, and they've claimed to have done this before, in fact this announcement comes a day to the -- a year to

there's been governments in persian speaking on the plateau going back. it's on the caspian and of the gulf of the greater of middle east. it has central asia on one hand. this regime may have trouble yet transform itself and it may be overthrown but there will always be iran. saudi arabia is more tenuous. it's the creation of a family. it's not synonymous with of the arabian peninsula. there are -- they've always had trouble keeping them in line being more cosmopolitan, so you know, in iran is very strongly institutionalized. it's not a one-man -- it has different centers of power that or against each other and a complex bureaucratic border. again the gift of the iranian plateau and the. i would say that our brand strategy has to be that the u.s. has been estranged for the third of the century between 48 and 72. at some point and this is what they think about there has to be the u.s.. does all of iran support the nuclear program but it's unclear all of iran supports nuclear weapons, you know, there's a distinction so the critical factor is what do we nee

the hard-charging general, was most famous for leading coalition forces to victory during the first persian gulf war in 1991. under his command it took troops just six weeks to drive saddam hussein's army out of kuwait. gener schwarzkopf is survived by his wife brenda and their three children. >>> former president george h.w. bush are main street in intensive care this morning. while mr. bush's condition is serious, in an e-mail, a spokesperson said for the family said that the president hasn't lost his sense of humor. of the recent outpouring of concern and support, the family spokesperson said, i don't think that the heaven hasn't seen a barrage of prayer since it's a wonderful life. >>> parts of the northeast and midwest are still digging out from the last two winter storms, which has left as much 65% of the country covered in snow as of thursday morning. snowfall totals in parts of new york and vermont range from 10 to 16 inches. folks are trying to make the most of it. snow blowers are out in force. kids are enjoying snow, too. roads are slick even if they have been plowed. >>> now, he

he returned from the persian gulf a national hero. president george h.w.him the medal of freedom. president bush issued a statement calling norman schwarzkopf a true american patriot and one of the great military leaders of his generation. in retirement, schwarzkopf declined calls to run for office, devoting himself to public speaking and charity work. he leaves his wife and three children. norman schwarzkopf was 78. chuck sivertsen, abc news, new york. >> he was known for being opinionated and brave, the kind of guy you want on your side. >> there's no question, when you think about the first persian gulf war, that was the defining war for millions of americans because there had been a break, and then america went back to war. he became a household name. >> stormin' norman is hard to forget. that's a great nickname. >> we can all remember turning on the tv and seeing the bombs dropping saying okay, it's for real now. he was the person who led america right through all that. >> going to be missed. >>> in other news, with just four days to go, president oba

drug after it entered iranian airspace over the persian gulf.ran is saying that the draw was captured but gave no further details on the location or when the incident occurred. a u.s. navy spokesman says none of their drones are missing in the middle east so we know it is not from the u.s. navy. iran claimed last year it brought down a cia spy drug after it entered airspace from its eastern borders with afghanistan and pakistan. teheran later said it recovered a data from the top secret drone a quick with stealth technology. >> plenty of people will be on hand at the supervisors' meeting. many who opposed the ban plan on stripping down even if it does not go their way. it would not be the last time last month the board initially approved the ban. with a 65 vote. several people at their meeting took off their clothes and protest. if the ban is finalized it will take effect february 1st finds will start at $100 and go up with each additional offense. >> claudia officials say a portion of the road that collapsed during the weekend storms will likel

drone flying in the northern persian gulf region.r iran's only nuclear power plant in bushehr. robb suggested that this u.s. drone was spying over that particular region and they captured it allegedly once it flew over iranian air space. of course, christine, the u.s. denies this part of this information war going back and forth, has been going back and forth over the past few years. >> all right, reza sayah. you'll continue to follow it for us. thanks. >>> the fiscal cliff debate hitting a new low. 28 days tax hikes and spending cuts will create a lot of pain for nearly every american if a deal does not get done. republicans offering up a counterproposal to the president that calls for $2.2 trillion in deficit savings over the next decade. it includes $800 billion in tax reforms. $600 billion for medicare reforms. and $600 billion in spending cuts. but it does not contain tax hikes for the wealthiest americans. so the president immediately dismissed it. and if you want to know just how far apart the two parties are, this should clea

two ships were scheduled to visit on the way back from mine sweeping drills in the persian gulf. no japanese vessel has ever made a port visit to the country. myanmar was under military rule for almost 25 years. the nation has been strengthening ties with japan and western nations since its transition to civilian rule in march of last year. but the country's leaders have also been trying to maintain close ties with china. japan's new government has promised to repair frayed ties with south dakota. he spoke with south korea's kim a day after taking office, saying south korea is japan's most important neighbor and they share fundamental values and interests. he alluded to a dispute over the senkaku islands in the sea of japan. kim said it's important to maintain close communications. they agreed to work closely on issues relating to north korea. >>> japanese government officials may be looking forward to the new year, but they have to sort through a slew of economic data first. so what can you tell us? >> you're right, they can't kick up their heels just yet, because they have a ha

scaneagle drone which entered iranian air space over the persian gulf.y powerful navy chief of the revolutionary guard said iran used jamming systems to bring down the drone which had taken off from usa aircraft carrier in the region and was on a reconnaissance mission gathering data over iran and state tv showed two revolutionary guard commanders expecting what seems to be an impact scaneagle drone in front of a huge map of the persian gulf and hon it written, we will trammell america under our feet. as you said the u.s. denies any drone had gone missing but we had a similar incident last year where iran had jammed and downed a u.s. drone in the same region. the u.s. denied a drone had been down. after a few days they admitted the drone had been downed by the iranians and asked for it back. the iranians wouldn't give the drone back, but they said that they would make a model of it and send it to the united states. they put that model for sale in iran which we managed to get a copy of, to much fanfare. this was on sale all over iran last year. we might s

navy frequently uses in the persian gulf. abc news saw them launched off a ship recently in the gulf. they're small, about ten feet wide and unarmed. but the navy says adamantly they are not missing any u.s. drones currently operating in the gulf. although, they have lost them in the water in the past. the iranians could have found one of those or could have found one from another country. important to note, that even if the iranians have one, the scan eagle is nothing like the cia stealth drone that crashed in iran last year around this time. that, josh, was a huge loss of secret technology. but the tensions do remain with iran. >> martha raddatz, there in washington. thank you for that. >>> now, to the other crisis capturing the world's attention. new concerns that syria may be preparing to use chemical weapons against rebels, trying to overthrow the country's government. today, neighboring turkey, is asking nato for patriot missiles to defend itself as a precaution. president obama has warned syria the u.s. will respond if

they were in jordan, the persian gulf. british officer in 1945 would get in his jeep and drive from egypt through iraq and still be within a british sphere of influence. the easiest way to put a wedge through the two halfs of the british empire was to create a jewish state in the middle. if you look on the map, particularly the desert dividing egypt from jordan and mess oppose tamea and iraq. by 1953, israel was an accomplished fact. the soviets had more to gain from the arabs. the u.s. was dependent on arab oil. many arab regimes were then -- there was tremendous political upheaval in the middle east. there were coups every week. many were like the baathist in syria and iraq were pro-soviet. it became natural for the soviets to support these regimes. >> we only have a couple of minutes left. i want to get to the end of all this. in the end, what, a half million arabs that had troops involved in all this? how many died? >> about between 15,000 and 20,000 egyptians died. several thousand jordanians. thousand some couple hun

. >>> iran will conduct naval drills for six days in the strait of hormuz in the persian gulf.ise is apparently meant to showcase its military strength in the world's vital oil and gas shipping route. iran's naval commander told reporters the drills will begin on friday. they'll involve areas across the strait of hormuz and northern parts of the indian ocean. the commander said the drill will test the navy's missile systems, combat ships and submarines, and iranian-made spy drones. he said the exercises are intended to counter threats from enemy countries. iran carried out similar drills last december and january. officials have said that iran might block the strait. this prompted the u.s. to send a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the area. analysts say iran will conduct the drills again to keep western countries and the gulf nations in check. >>> the leaders of the six arab gulf states have beeniscuing their defee strategies they agreed to bringheir military forces under a single authority. they also highlighted their concerns about neighbors iran and syria. the gulf coope

although a lot of them were of service and they were all the way persian it was territory in the mediaas silent but when you run demonstrates readiness to defend its sovereignty and its national interest then there is the media focus on iran. a mosque is a ban on the adoption of russian children by u.s. citizens will come into effect on us day the bill contains a measure was signed into law by president putin on friday that just nation also includes travel and financial sanctions for certain americans as well as further restrictions from known commercial organizations working inside russia the law is in retaliation for washington's list of russian officials which links to the death of said again like need ski in two thousand and nine russian studies and history professor steven cohen from new york and a princeton university's says he's never held any illusions about the two countries relations watch there's an old russian saying we're friends are also deeds a lot of people in moscow and in washington may pass the magnitsky act and now the ban on adoption in moscow may have thought they

has attempted for many years to attack iran from the persian gulf, but iran's ability to intercept aircraft has improved. >>> the pressure is rising at the united nations conference on climate change. the meeting ends in four days. but delegates have yet to reach a deal. they hope to hammer out a new plan for reducing global carbon emissions. now ministers from more than 100 countries are lending their weight to the negotiations. nhk world's jean baptiste niard reports from doha. >> reporter: the annual two-week meeting taking place this year in the oil-rich country of qatar has entered the final stretch, and delegates are making their final appeals. >> doha must mark the transition from the old system with the two tracks and the future system, with one track. >> reporter: delegates have been trying to piece together a new agreement on curbing carbon emissions. they hope to forge a framework to succeed the kyoto protocol, which expires at the end of the year. wealthy nations want them to adopt stricter limits on green house gases, particularly fast-growing countries such as china and india.

a number of persian gulf countries own them.indication that iran stole or purchased under the table a scan eagle drone from one of the gulf state nations. they are insisting this is not a u.s. navy scan eagle drone. that iranian didn't capture a drone and write it off as iranian propoganda. >> up next, where is governor jan brewer? she's been out of state for nearly a week. what some are calling a mysterious work trip. why her own spokesperson says he can't disclose where she is. plus, governors are warnings that a failure to reach a deal on the fiscal cliff could mean havoc for state economies. they're telling congress to get together and get something done. i'll talk with two governors who met the president just a few hours ago, but first in today's money minute, here's a look at the markets. ♪ ♪ mom? dad? guys? [ engine turns over ] [ engine revs ] ♪ he'll be fine. [ male announcer ] more people are leaving bmw, mercedes and lexus for audi than ever before. take advantage of exceptional values during the season of audi event.

reporting in the persian gulf. she shied away from nothing, not even genocide. >> there are 120,000 inmates in rawanda's prisons. >> what would you like people to know back in the bay area? >> the reports covered the upcoming presidential election, security, and the country's faltering steps toward stability. a trip to iraq was next. dana wanted the bay area to meet the kerdz, once saddam hussein's victims, now thriving in an independent region. the distant past. back in the u.s., it was the look at the future, the inauguration of the nation's first black president. but no matter where she was, dana was always on her own path. >> that hair! >> she's notorious for updating her do. >> dana cannot keep a hairstyle for more than three weeks. it's enough to drive our promo people crazy! >> then it wasn't just about style but about color. going gray. >> for me, it was about deciding to match my looks with my experience and time on the planet. >> but gray hair on the head doesn't stop mischief in the heart. >> one time du

after returning from the persian gulf, then president george h.w. bush presented him with a met a -- medal of honor. president bush released a statement calling him a true american patriot and one of the greatest military leaders in his generation. dead at 78. >>> former president george hwbush offered his condolences from the hospital because he is still in the icu. the 88-year-old is treated for a fever. he's been in the hospital for more than a month after first coming down with bronchitis. his chief of staff sent supporters a note reading president bush ask people to put their harps back in the closet. president bush's family is confident he will be out of intensive care very soon. >>> secretary of tate hillary -- state hillary clinton is heading back to work. she is looking forward to returning next week. she has been out for weeks recovering from a stomach virus and a concussion. she will not travel overseas for a while but her return to the state department means she will probably appear before congress next month when she is expected to test

for example, the united arab emirates right across the persian gulf also uses scan eagles.ear when the iranian it's captured this. american officials say they have accounted for all of their unmanned airlinal vehice -- aer vehicles in the middle east. it's unclear when the iranians seized this scan eagle, who it belongs to, and by the way as the pictures we have just shown demonstrate, this is a carefully orchestrated propaganda effort on the part of the iranian regime. >> "the wall street journal" recently reported that the u.s. is using drones to spy on iran's nuclear capabilities. might this drone be part of that? what do you know about that side of the story? >> you know, it's not clear. you remember in 2011 there was a drone seized that the united states later did confirm was a u.s. spy drone, and so clearly there's an ongoing intelligence effort targeting iran's nuclear infrastructure. by the way, again, not just by the united states, but by other allies around the world who are concerned about the nuclear infrastructure and iran's desire to have a nuclear weapon whic

than that, he's a great military man, i want you to know that. [ laughter ] >> he returned to the persianf a national hero to a victory parade in new york. >> it doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. it takes a hero to be one of the men who goes into battle. >> profound words. though quoted by both political parties, he resisted politics and devoted his time to children's charities. >>> this is a deeply religious time for so many americans, many marking hanukkah and now christmas. our global affairs anchor, clift yawn amanpour on a journey. here now a preview of her special tonight, just one of her discoveries in jerusalem. >> reporter: the truth behind so many of these biblical stories that took place here remains so captivatingly elusive. in part because so many answers may be buried underneath what today is a living, breathing city. discovered by accident in the 19th century when an archaeologist was walking his dog, this massive network of caves and tunnels is known as solomon's quarries. >> king solomon is the -- >> founding father of the -- >> reporter: it's not a theory sha