these pictures are coming out of samoa recently. ankle deep mud.any houses have been flattened and the whole country is without power and water. that can be the case for a couple of weeks. it will make its way to the north of fiji. significantly high wind gusts. strong this winds will be on the western flank of the storm. we are looking at flooding coming to most of the country over the next 24-36 hours. intense downpours in the northern territory. farther south, it is largely dry. timber shares in sydney are 22 degrees. it is trying 9:30 p.m. eastern here on link tv. >> hello again. a recap of our top stories on al jazeera. the names of 20 children killed at the sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut have been released. south african prime minister jacob zuma is speaking at a conference. and the conservative liberal democratic party has been returned to power in japan. the party has secured a 2/3 majority in the lower house. hundreds of protesters have been blocked from staging a rally outside kuwait's parliament. politicians have be

if he sweeps hawaii and he sweeps american samoa tonight. is it possible looking at the delegate problem with which the mitt romney campaign is now saying over and over again it's delegates, delegates, delegates, not wins, wins, wins, does he have a big delegate problem? >> he has a big delegate problem. he may not be get to 144 given the way they're allocated and the size of his lead. i understand why mitt romney campaign is making a math argument but there's a political argument santorum can make as he gets closer to a one-on-one match with mitt romney. if he goes to illinois and finds newt gingrich a shrinking force in the race and is able to beat romney in illinois that would be a big blow to romney even if the math continues to work in his favor. there's two potential math challenges. one is santorum's chance to get to 144 and it's very difficult, probably impossible, for newt gingrich and clearly impossible for ron paul, but it's not necessarily impossible to deny mitt romney the possibility of get 1144. i still think mitt romney is th

it's a long way away, samoa.ood idea to have him far away for awhile? >> we weren't focused on finding the farthest place we could possibly send him. and we were very hesitant about samoa. but we investigated it rather thoroughly. >> it was expensive. paradise cove charged about $25,000 a year. but -- >> we just had enough. >> yeah. >> what else could we do. >> the suttons knew there was no way christopher would agree to go on his own, so attorney sutton did what attorneys do best. and got a court order to have christopher forcibly sent to samoa. >> he was kidnapped in the middle of the night and he was 17 years old. >> actually kidnapped him? >> yeah, put him on a plane. he was sent to western samoa. >> but christopher would not break so easily. and paradise cove was no paradise. in fact, there were many reports of physical abuse and restraints used on those who were uncooperative. something christopher learned when he first arrived. >> we knew that christopher sutton had complained that he had been hog-tied, be

if he sweeps hawaii and he sweeps american samoa tonight. is it possible looking at the delegate problem with which the mitt romney campaign is now saying over and over again it's delegates, delegates, delegates, not wins, wins, wins, does he have a big delegate problem? >> he has a big delegate problem. he may not be get to 144 given the way they're allocated and the size of his lead. i understand why mitt romney campaign is making a math argument but there's a political argument santorum can make as he gets closer to a one-on-one match with mitt romney. if he goes to illinois and finds newt gingrich a shrinking force in the race and is able to beat romney in illinois that would be a big blow to romney even if the math continues to work in his favor. there's two potential math challenges. one is santorum's chance to get to 144 and it's very difficult, probably impossible, for newt gingrich and clearly impossible for ron paul, but it's not necessarily impossible to deny mitt romney the possibility of get 1144. i still think mitt romney is th

the fine people of american samoa are u.s. citizens but they cannot vote, themselves, in the presidential election. my prediction? even with the booze, given that they're holding the caucus in a bar, my guess is american samoa does a better job counting up their results tonight than certain american states in the lower 48 who waited days to announce a winner and in one instance had to reverse themselves after initially announcing a winner. i'm guessing even with the booze they're going to do a better job counting their votes. we shall see. >>> it was, past tense, was, tuesday night. here on the east coast, it is now early wednesday morning. and we can now say it has been yet another incredibly interesting 2012 election night and morning. nbc news declaring rick santorum the projected winner tonight in mississippi. senator santorum also being declared the projected winner in alabama. making it a two-state deep-south sweep for rick santorum tonight. that means zero wins in the deep south for newt gingrich tonight. and last we lo

>> terry: samoa the champs. don't forget rugby returns june 2nd to nbc and nabs sports network with the usa sevens collegiate rugby championship. coming up next, your local news. an all-new deadline followed by fear factor at 9:00/8:00 central. what a championship game. playing for the cup and it's samoa taking the title. for brian hightower and marty snider thyme terry gannon after a thrilling finish, so long everybody from las vegas. >>> one day filled with great nhl matchups from buffalo to the windy city. to hockey town usa, culminating with a wild game in minnesota that concludes the nhl stanley championships. >> live, loclaal, late-breaking. this is wbal news at 6:00. >> the world remembers whitney houston, found dead at the age of 48. it was a shock, before the most celebrated night in music, the grammy awards. we are following the frigid weather. people were bundled up tight. a rough reminder it is still winter. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> john collins is here. do we expec

. >>> a storm has been hovering above samoa. we've been following that story and the rest of the weather around the globe. robert? >> yes. we're continuing to watch evan here, bringing some very gusty winds, even flooding rains here over samoa. really the big threat is it is dropping an abundant amount of rainfall and even storm surge right along the north portions of samoa. winds kicking up at this time. continue to trek off to the west. so still going impacting the samoa tlouhroughout the remaind of your friday night and into saturday. gradually improving. sunday into monday along the north coast of fiji here. the problem with that, that puts you in the right front quadrant of the storm system. that's where the heavy rain, gusty winds and storm surge is really going to be affecting you as this continues to track off here. if you're watching from fiji, you want to be making preparations now for this incoming storm system. we're going to continue to keep you updated with it as it tracks off to the west. looking to the north here

need a box to enjoy your favorite flavours the creator of the website is going to show us how to make samoa cupcakes not a fan of samoas she has other creations as well. >> very interesting good stuff. >> speaking of good stuff let's turn to tucker barnes he has the word on what is going to be a great forecast today hey, tucker. >> yeah, ice cream weather here to stay for the time being, highs upper 70s low 80s later this afternoon hard to believe it is middle of march let's get to it take a look at satellite radar there you go, quiet conditions, a few showers overnight, pushed south and east, low eastern shore now we are looking at more and more sunshine a few clouds from time to time but generally bright skies and we are expecting dry conditions this afternoon temperatures regan national, 56 degrees although you know what we will update in just a moment and suddenly going to be 63 here in washington 49 fredericksburg, 56 ocean city as you start today, comfortably cool, 59 winchester your forecast today and again we are expecting high temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s all right my

>> terry: samoa the champs. don't forget rugby returns june 2nd to nbc and nabs sports network with the usa sevens collegiate rugby championship. coming up next, your local news. an all-new deadline followed by fear factor at 9:00/8:00 central. what a championship game. playing for the cup and it's samoa taking the title. for brian hightower and marty snider thyme terry gannon after a thrilling finish, so long everybody from las vegas. >>> one day filled with great nhl matchups from buffalo to the windy city. to hockey town usa, culminating with a wild game in minnesota that concludes the nhl stanley championships. tonight. whitney houston's daughter has been rushed to a los angeles hospital after the music icon was found dead in beverly hills. nbc news learned bobby christina brown is being treated for stress. we're told the 18-year-old was taken to the hospital from the beverly hilton hotel, the same hotel where whitney houston died last night. >>> good evening. i'm aaron gilchrist. here's the latest. new vide

. >>> a storm has been hovering above samoa. we've been following that story and the rest of the weather around the globe. robert? >> yes. we've been continuing the watch, bringing some very gusty winds, even flooding rains here over samoa. really the big threat is it is dropping an abundant amount of rainfall and even storm surge right along the north portions of samoa. winds kicking up at this time. continue to trek off to the west. so still going impactsiing the rest save mowa. gradually improving. sunday into monday along the north coast of fiji here. the problem with that, that puts you in the right front qua of the storm system. that's where the heavy rain, gusty winds and storm surge is really going to be affecting you as this continues to track off here. if you're watching from fiji, you want to be making preparations now for this incoming storm system. we're going to continue to keep you updated with it as it tracks off to the west. looking to the north here into japan, we have this low pressure area starting to move ac

samoa worked as a car salesman at the manhattan auto dealership in bethesda. when he was missing work for two days, a long-time friend and co-worker called the police. >> he's always a good guy, and he always treated me fairly and my friends, family, and customers more importantly. i mean, but he was a good guy. and you know, he -- dedicated and fiercely loyal. i consider him a true friend. and it's a shame. >> investigators say there is no sign of forced entry at samoa's apartment. >>> former d.c. council chairman kwame brown will head to not one but two courtrooms tomorrow after being hit with a new charge today. prosecutors slapped him with a campaign finance charge that's related to spending from a re-election fund. prosecutors say that spending largely went unreported. this new charge is a misdemeanor less serious than the felony bank fraud charge that forced him to resign last night. that charge carries a maximum 30-year sentence. today mayor vincent gray, who faces his own campaign violation probe, tried to focus on the positive. >> it's not to be unexp

samoa. rick santorum hopes to build on his victory in kansas on saturday and hopes newt gingrich will leave the race and set up a battle with mitt romney. >> a better opportunity to make sure we nominate a conservative is to give us an opportunity to go head-to-head with governor romney. hopefully that will occur sooner rather the later. >> is the front-runner, but not a very strong front-runner. almost all conservatives are opposed to him, which are the base of the party. >> gingrich thinks and he will win alabama and mississippi but romney is gaining support in a alabama. >> thanks so much. get your pencils sharpened sports fans. find out wt. the n.c.a.a. released its brackets last night. the no. 1 seeds are kentucky, north carolina syracuse, and michigan state. georgetown did well with a three seed in the midwest. virginia is a 10 seed. vcu and is in with a 12 seed this year. loyola of maryland is 15. among the teams left out this year, seton hall, drexel, and university of washington. th

folks, it is primary night in alabama, mississippi, hawaii and american samoa. now, i pretaped the show, so no one tell me who won or where american samoa is. [laughter] whoever wins tonight, they will be plain spoken folk. because while obama drones on and on with his sat words, there is no topic that these gentlemen cannot explain using phrases no more complex than "i like to eat y'all's cheesy grits." i mean, just listen to how rick santorum breaks down global warming. >> the dangers of carbon dioxide, tell that to a plant how dangerous carbon dioxide is. >> stephen: yeah, yeah. tell that to a plant. like my house plant robert here. who for some reason is supporting obama. hey, hey, hey, bobby, do you want obama taking away carbon dioxide that you need for photo synthesist? everybody knows that before industry and cars earth had no vegetation. that's why factories are called plants. okay. read a book. they're made of you. [cheering and applause] stupid. stupid plant. of course, romney also knows how to make complex subjects simple. watch him punch holes in th

>> of course, we did find out where the voting will take place in american samoa. it's at a bar and grill with about 50 people participating. we'll be following that story as well. >> i should have gone there live. >> jim vandehei, executive editor of politico. thanks for allowing c-span to simulcast your coverage later tonight. >> thank you. >> politico's coverage getting under way at 7:00 eastern here on c-span radio and on c-span television. the results available online at c-span.org. it is 24 minutes past the hour. the president today issuing his strongest condemnation so far of the killings of the 16 afghan civilians over the weekend. he is promising that anyone who is involved will be held fully accountable. meanwhile defense secretary leon panetta says that could mean the death penalty for the u.s. soldier expected in the killings. a tell gags did visit the area where the killings took place early on sunday. many had to flee after the taliban insurgents opened fire on them. the associated press reporting that one afghan soldier was killed in that incident. t

well, actually rick santorum won alabama and mississippi, and mitt romney won hawaii and american samoa. here's a little mnemonic device to help you remember. places you can get to in a winnebago go to santorum. places that require a jet or a yacht go to romney. [laughter] romney, of course... [applause] romney always does well with islands. that's where his money lives. so gingrich did not get the thing that he had to have, thus dooming his once-promising campaign. his humble concession last night was hallmark of american... oh, just [bleeped] it. he's acting like he won. >> one of the things tonight proved is that the elite media's effort to convince the nation that mitt romney is inevitable just collapsed. we will now have three or four days of the news media saying, why doesn't gingrich quit. >> jon: these are some of the nation's brightest minds who can't figure out why i, newt gingrich, won't quilt. was it a promise to a sick child? was he told by a wizard if he doesn't stay in the presidential race the world will fall into darkness? is newt's campaign some kind of joaquin phoenix

he won the gop caucus in hawaii and american samoa. >> we're joined live with more. just recalled last that would seal the deal, this race takes another turn. >> it was not a good night for mitt romney. it will start the chattering again is he going to have what it takes to beat of barack obama. ? ? rick santorum solidified himself as the conservative candidate. there should be a two-man race- off for who will be the renominatethe nominee. >> at what point does newt gingrich start taking votes away from the other candidates? >> i think mitt romney what did the two conservatives to fight off boats and thought he could and they did not think he would place as low as he did what happens next week in illinois will be telling. will mitt romney be able to rebound? how does rec center amused as balm to tell voters that he can -- how does our rick santorum use this bump to tell voters that he can do it? >> it is not over till it's over. mike allen has an interesting ride up in "political" >> this morning> you can check out more information on line in politico. the prime mini

don't you know that as samoa goes, so goes the nation? [laughter] he had no business winning either of them. he got almost 1/3 of the vote. it is gingrich who lost alabama and mississippi and that is the story of the night. >> couldn't this be a lot easier for romney? >> it should be, but the polls on some of this stuff are so over the map. obama's numbers are tanking, 2 big polls, and 2 others don't show that. the republican nominee still should have a real shot at winning. >> in our rush to analyze romney and gingrich, let's give the santorum credit. he went in and underfinanced, undermanned to both of these candidates, and he won. he won 49% of the vote of working women. that kind of throws all of our thinktank politicos into twitte -- into atwitter. it was a very impressive pair of victories for santorum did give the guy credit for what he has done. >> let's go back to ohio, which the president won in 2008 by 51%. vice president joe biden was out there attacking the republican candidates by name. >> gingrich and romney and santorum, t

his family sent him here from samoa, only to relive two more tragedies. the loss of an uncle in a car accident. and last year's killing of his best friend. >> he hit a low point last year, losing his best friend. but he bounced back. >> reporter: he bounced back from depression and expulsion. he won a fight to be reinstated at this school. graduation was a little more than a month away. members of his football team paying tribute on the field. dozens of people showing up for a bake sale to raise money for his burial. it is unclear tonight whether he will be buried here or in his native samoa. it is also unclear when the four people who have been detained in the case, will see their day in court. >>> back to the water. the search for missing teen sierra lamar is headed back to the waterways. the sheriff's dive team will use live sewner scans to get a better look under the water in south san jose. it's on to anderson, coyote, almaden, and guadalupe. police so far have received more >>> the man accused of killing seven people this month at oikos university s

for all of you a behind the times in two thousand and eleven in america and all the way to american samoa don't worry the future looks bright will. you up i promise and i sean thomas wish you a happy and prosperous year ahead from the heart of the russian capital where the party is in full swing and while moscow still has fireworks soaring across the city skies over half the world has already running in two thousand and twelve twenty twelve first arrived some fourteen hours ago and in a new location this year it was the independent state of samoa in the south pacific for the first time ever it used to be the last in line but switch to time zones to get closer to new zealand this week it skipped friday completely the previous new year premier venue was. better known as christmas and the next country to enter two thousand and twelve was a new zealand closely followed by russia's far in east and as the new year started its march across russia as the basques territory australia japan the two koreas china and other countries would up the fireworks in celebration of midnight six hours ago they

i want to also note for the record, madam secretary, that when american samoa and independent samoa were hit by the most powerful earthquake in 2009 and that set off waves of tsunami and to this day have not fully recovered, yet your office was among the first to stand with us. you fought to make sure supplies were airlifted to us and tireless efforts of those do not go unnoticed. i thank assistant secretary dave adams for his help in this regard. you personally made it a point to visit my little district. on behalf of samoan men and women who proudly serve in the armed forces of our country, we are grateful for your recognition of their services." my people thank you for the many thing you have done for the people of our nation. madam secretary, it has been a honor to serve with you. i commend you for the initiatives you have taken outlined in this budget submission for east asia and pacific region. i'm glad i still have a couple of seconds to ask you a couple of questions, madam secretary. can you reiterate for the record our fundamental policy of engagement with the republcha eo the c

. >>> texas family is making over the classic samoa girl scout cookie.he arpelos were asked to help the organization celebrate the 100th anniversary. they decided to deep fry the classic treat for the texas state fair. >> yum. christie and her sister considered the request an honor. the pair say they were empowered by the group growing up. >> it is crazy hard work. but it is so much fun. think they contribute to all our success later in life. we can give back to them for a change. >> the samoas are wrapped in wonton skin, fried and drizzled with chocolate caramel and coconut. the family expects to make 100,000 samoas during the state fair this year. that looks really good. >> i was being good today. i may have to be bad now. >> i don't know about fried cookies but those look good. >>> coming up on "news4 at 4:00," much more ahead. a tractor trailer out of control careens into a house and flips on to a car carrying teenagers. >>> and what would make a grown man wear a pink tutu in public? we will hear the story behind we will i'm more ofory behind an abse

tomorrow is hawai'i and it's american samoa it's 30% mormon in american samoa is and that's a chance for him to pick up more delegates. >> and in american samoa i understand that interracial marriage is okay there. let's talk talk about newt first of all, newt will put on his historian hat and attack mitt romney. >> the romney camp has been selling since last junes that i should get out of the race, by romney is probably the weakest republican frontrunner since 1920. >> what do you think? how is mitt going to answer that? watch. >> if i'm the weak frontrunner what does that make newt gringrich because i'm really ahead of him. i'm ahead. >> zinger. nicely done by mitt romney. as you look at that, what is the scenario here, if newt is winning mississippi he's still behind. does it give him enough momentum to stay in this? if newt wins mississippi is it done finally. >> the math says it's not done finally. there's no way that it's going to be done finally to much further along in in the running. when you look at mitt romney. if he pulls a surprise in the south, listen, if he sweeps tomo

for deep frying food at the state fair was commissioned by the girl scouts to use their magic on a samoa. the one with the coconut? i love it. after trying five different methods they settled on a winning recipe which they call the wonton. >>> now for a look at your national weather, we turn to bill karins. delicious. >> yeah, that's good. >> everything in moderation. i'm not one of those people that is like sugar, no. >> you like the samoa. >> that and the peanut butter ones. the tagalongs. you are a thin mint guy. >> put them in the freezer, take them out. >> you are so predictable. >> i'm mainstream. not all crazy like you. good morning, everyone. very quiet weather day out there today. and this is going to go right through the upcoming weekend. it looks like the memorial day weekend is going to be very warm. it's going to feel like summer. it already does. a couple of trouble spots out there. finally a dry morning for all of us on the eastern seaboard. the last couple of days we had the showers and thunderstorms in numerous areas. it looks good from florida up i-95 all the way in thr

scott: i yield to the gentleman from american samoa. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mr. faleomavaega: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to extend and revise and extend my remarks. i thank the gentleman from virginia and especially my dear friend and colleague, the gentleman from north carolina, as managers of this important legislation. mr. speaker, i rise today in strong support of h.r. 6116, a bill to provide for appeals from the virgin islands supreme court to go to the u.s. supreme court instead of the third circuit court of appeals. h.r. 6116 sponsored by my good friend and gentlelady from the virgin islands simply puts into legislation a decision vetted by the judicial council of the third circuit, established through a process which has already been authorized by congress. mr. speaker, in 1984 congress provided guam and the virgin islands with the authority to establish local supreme courts and the law provided for appeals in these courts to go to their respective circuit courts of appeals for the first

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look at that little samoa icon. are some other little features including recipes and you can find out what your cookie choice says about you. >> what are your favorite cookies. >> mine is the thin mints. >> it means you are popular, strong and confident. >> i'll go with samoas. >> okay. brainy, complex and mysterious. >> well, that seems pretty accurate. >> i like them all but i guess the tagalong is the current favorite. >> yours says you are childlike and greedy. >> it is accurate. >> it is so accurate. >> these are the tagalongs. >> this is what happened. >> i saw you. they are over there at your desk, aren't they. >> childlike and greedy. >> that is not fair. >> i've got a present for you. >> i'm going to pass this. i'm not share with the childlike greedy one. >> i got set up on that. >> yours is empty. >> i had to secure a couple of cookies early. >> because you're childlook and greedy. >> that is why you wanted to secure the cookies early. >> and i paid for those. >> you didn't pay for anything. >> all right.

in samoa, romney won all 6 delegates.esday's delegates total, romney 41, santorum 35, gingrich 24, paul 1. santorum is now framing the race as head to head. he versus romney. and santorum wants gingrich and paul off the track, in the remaining 26 primaries and caucuses. so their votes will go to him. now the pot is being split four ways. if it were a two-way race, santorum versus romney, santorum says he would beat romney. but newt gingrich says emphatically he is not quitting the primary track. >> the fact is in both states the conservative candidate has nearly 70% of the vote. >> so gingrich is staying in the race all the way to the republican national convention, august 27th to 30, five minutes from now, in tampa, florida, where the delegates and the super-delegates will select the candidate and where romney's ive spear -- are effect to carriers who make the convention. question, the prongs seems to be if one of two conservatives in the race was out, the other would reap the dividend in the form of a united conservativ

of the disease in her words against god's will or joe also contacted samoa as a private physician and allegedly said to him you must be gay too if you're his doctor if in each i.v. patient misses a dose of the medication it can cause them to become resistant to the drugs and develop worse symptoms doctors are supposed to provide health care to patients regardless of their personal religious beliefs all this proves that what dr borgia did if it's true is very very. ever since franklin delano roosevelt famously won the office of the presidency four times in a row the republican strategy against democrats has been pretty simple and can be summed up in one word sabotage when there's a democrat the white house simply and purely do everything possible to sabotage his efforts to do anything that will make him look good or help the american people during harry truman's first year in the midterm election in one thousand nine hundred six the republicans took the house and senate for the first time since before the great depression and immediately set out to sabotage truman he proposed expanding

but the reaction in samoa, what did they think of it? >> absolutely loved it. we've been given the honor of being washington, d.c.'s culture ambassador. so we do a lot of international trips. this year we've been to bosnia, croatia, montenegro, samoa and everyone really -- they receive us very well. >> we have information on tickets and the performances at wusa9.com. let's kick it out with step afrika a little bit more. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] a moment of silence for the internet as we know it. a revolution in internet speed is here. more than twice as fast as anything america has ever seen. introducing fios quantum. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> 6:53 on this tuesday morning. beautiful out there, sunny, lots of 50s in the suburbs. 75 by noon. a little bit breezy but we'll take it with the low humidity levels and a high of about 82 degrees. gorgeous. >>> today is tuesday, june 26. here's a check of the news before you go. a 17-yard boy is aus -- 17-year- old boy is accused of attacking animals at a farm in he

if romney can pick up american simao samoa, it would make up a difference.us, right? do other conservative leaders around the country do that? if you look at what happened this is a projection, projecting that romney wins hawaii. that's based on our reporting in the state. romney is going to end up shy of 500. santorum is second, and with gingg rf in trace, let's go forward, let's assume santorum carries missouri, he picks up some, but so does romney. then you move on from here. you come up to the puerto rico primary. you heard santorum going down there to campaign for two days. hogan would argue with this given this to romney. but santorum picks up some delegates. then we move back here. this is going to be the biggest battleground. watch the difference, with gingg rf in the race, if romney wins, he moves up to ballpark, 560. let's say santorum can upset. romney comes down a little bit. santorum comes up a little bit, but he's not closing the gap substantially. if you have a war of attrition that keeps going out, giving santorum louisiana, but gingrich is s

i'm personally a fan of the samoas. let's go inside to the weather center for justin burk and see what is his favorite girl scout cookie. >> thin mints which are anything but thin. >> i'm very disappointed with our producer who put off this cookie story and we have no samples to help give you an idea of what it might taste like. she's yelling at me in my ear like it's my fault. you put the story up, we're supposed to help, reporter engagement. look at this. we had some snow on the sidewalk that quickly melted yesterday in bel aire. turned out to be nice warm afternoon with the sunshine. a lot of places really did surge into the 40s, some hitting near 50 degrees and we're going to do even better today. 31 northeast this morning in churchville. 23 currently in talson. i gotta check on that number. i think that's a little bit colder than most of the surrounding areas. 30s by the bay. fredrick there at 24 degrees this morning. while we're watching this band the clouds enhance across our region, the main storm track is well

arrived some fourteen hours ago now and in a new location this year it was at the independent state of samoa in the south pacific for the first time ever it used to be the last in line but switched time zones in order to get closer to new zealand this week it's skip to friday completely even the previous new year premier venue was better known as christmas island the next country to enter two thousand and twelve was new zealand closely followed by russia's far east and as the new year started its march across russia's vast territory australia japan the two koreas china and other countries a lit up with fireworks and celebrations as midnight passed six hours ago they were ringing in the new year in thailand and vietnam with kazakhstan nepal and india following a little bit later right now the south pacific is starting a new day after the night of celebration while here parties are still rocking the moscow further west dozens of countries in europe through africa and then the americas are no doubt getting the champagne on ice and setting out the fireworks then completing the circle american sa