judy wang has more. >> reporter: alexi ginnaoulias is apparently keeping an open mind. he is supposed to meet with a small group of aldermen who want him to consider a run for chicago mayor. the thought of that is raising eyebrows here at city hall. some aldermen think he should run and alexi ginnaoulias is willing to listen. >> it is politics, anything is possible i imagine, like i said i was surprised when i heard the news. we'll have to wait and see what is happening with the people involved. >> nothing surprises me. i have been here 24 years. >> how will it change? >> and support rahm emanuel and work hard to get him elected. >> crane and the sun times say that they are not crazy about the idea of working with rahm emanuel. it is looking for someone who will be a threat to the exwhite house chief of staff. and alexi ginnaoulias said he was shown results of a poll that put him 6 or 7 points ahead of rahm emanuel. he will make the run official after several weeks on a listing tour. he will kick off his campaign on the north side. and danny davis will get into the race

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alexis christoforous has more from the new york stock exchange. >> it was general motors day on wall were even special sound effects. gm's public offering started at $33 a share and closed over $34. plus, it triggered a broader rally that boosted the dow, 170 points. >> great day are for not only detroit. not only for wall street. but for main street. because gm definitely transcends everything. >> reporter: and perhaps most important, gm's return as a public company, seems to be reassuring its customers. the evans were on the verge of buying a japanese car, until they heard about gm's success on wall street. >> we were trying to decide whether we were going to go hyundai or toyota or whatever. and after this, we said, no, we're going back to chevy. >> from the dealerships to the shock stock market, gm's public stock offering is a big deal. and a big boost for taxpayers. >> americans are now looking to make more than my administration invested invest gm. >> i think north american car industries it probably the healthiest. >> was today a good day? absolutely. absolutely. >> during the

and the exercise is over and the team skipper alexy moros of is the only one who stays for another session on poor flashbacks might be the reason for him to do so and gain what it takes to be tougher and superior we've always aimed to play aggressive hockey switching fast from defense to offense but we need to be even better although we must easily get used to the new system it's also a matter of your ability but the coach just told us that it implied fast lines change. the facts are patient. always. true to them and championships. well. on this championship but just the basics with patients. doesn't matter what time of the carling cup or anything else. it's been a pretty long time since team russia won its latest major title the twenty nine world championships they seem to be very hungry cool wins and give their all to taste glory again robert for the new r.t. moscow region. and over to tennis now and the big guns are finally coming into action at the paris masters with the likes of roger federer and they. playing that matches today but there has been great disappointment for me kelly usu

alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >>> 50 years ago this week, john f.ed president of the united states. to mark the anniversary, "life" magazine has released never-before-seen pictures of kennedy in private moments as well as out on the campaign trail and making public appearances. one even showed a smiling jackie kennedy, pregnant with jfk jr. the photos from 1960 have never been published. >>> this morning on "the early show," advice on boosting your brain power, and keeping your mind sharp. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." if you live for performance, upgrade to castrol edge advanced synthetic oil. with eight times better wear protection than mobil 1. castrol edge. it's more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. it's your fault. naturally, blame the mucus. [ mucus ] what you need is new advil congestion relief. it reduces swelling due to nasal inflammation. so i can breathe. [ mucus ] new advil congestion relief. so i can breathe. >>> there's no doubting the destructive force of a hurricane. which is why new advances are being made

this is from alexis. this is 18-year-old asham. it's called abc 1, 2, 3. >> mine is called fish. >> you guys look dapper. and it's for a great cause. >> don't miss the prime time lineup. and it's eyewitness news at 11:00, here on wjz. >>> still ahead on the 4:00. emotional story. elizabeth smart reveals details about her kidnapping. what she said when she took the stand. >>> cereal bandit -- serial bandit. the strange thing a woman is steal stealing from convenience stst,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> just before 4:30. 63 degrees and clear. hello. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. >> another emotional day inside a california courtroom, as elizabeth smart tells the story of her kidnapping eight years ago. ben tracy has more on the story. >> in her second day of testimony, elizabeth smart, described in graphic detail, what she says her alleged abductor, brian david mitchell did to her. flying her, forcing her to walk around naked, and raping her on a daily basis. >> this is not the prosecutor.

in new york, i'm alexis christophorous. >>> just ahead on the "morning news" on this thanksgiving day, a crackdown on a new drug danger, synthetic marijuana. >>> plus, baby on board. parents fight a carjacker to rescue their child in the back seat. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> i'm lieutenant colonel ray short here in afghanistan, wishing a happy thanksgiving to my wife and kids. i'll be home soon. happy thanksgiving to my wife and kids. i'll be home soon. out of you. i feel like i have to wind myself up just to get out of bed. then...well, i have to keep winding myself up to deal with the sadness, the loss of interest, the trouble concentrating, the lack of energy. [ male announcer ] if depression is taking so much out of you, ask your doctor about pristiq®. pristiq is a prescription medicine proven to treat depression. pristiq is thought to work by affecting the levels of two chemicals in the brain, serotonin and norepinephrine. tell your doctor right away if your depression worsens or you have unusual changes in mood, behavior, or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can incr

alexi russia. reporting from vilnius in lithuania time now to check out some other news making headlines around. the world this hour south korea has reported the sound of artillery fire and sighted near one of its eye lids in the yellow sea officials suspect it is a north korean training exercise the news comes as north korea warned the u.s. south korean naval drills planned for this weekend pushing the peninsula to the brink of war and a show of solidarity a top u.s. military commander visited the island which was the site of a previous artillery exchange between both koreas earlier this week. mumbai you said to mark two year since terror attacks around the indian city killed one hundred and sixty six people. the men targeted luxury hotels the main railway station and a jewish cultural center in a siege lasting two and a half days and terrorist police will be among those deployed to bolster security meantime india has criticized pakistan in the lead up to the anniversary for not pressing ahead wit

. >> we have mike labno and he is running against mark kirk and lee allen jones and alexi ginnaoulias joins us live now. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me on i appreciatate it. >> tell us how you are different from the two candidates kirk and alexi ginnaoulias. >> the philosophy is freedom across the board. we unbelievable freedom in personal lives but financially. and we believe that, leply at the federal level and the limited government, we feel it has brown out of control. the foreign policy is poor our fiscal, our monetary have exceeded the limits that our founders laid on us. we want to restore power to the people. >> talk about your campaign, you have been shut out of the debates, you have are speaking to corporations you are not getting a lot of money from the big corporations or special interests. not a lot of cash. you are a long shot, why you are in the race? >> the important thing is that we're spreading the message. people are fed up, i don't care if i talk to democrats or republicans, i go to events and i walk away leaving with friends at both places be

alexis christoforous. >> how were they moved on wall street. nasdaq up 38. >>> pain management is a problem that affects many of us. can can be difficult to deal with at times. mary bubala is live in studiob with our information. >> reporter: yes. we're with sharon. we're going to talk a little about arthritis. something you're familiar with because you've dealt with it as well. >> yes. >> how does it affect people's lives? >> well, it affects people's lives with lots of pain. you don't want to do anything. it robs you of your quality of life. and it makes you look very old. >> i'm sure it does. but you look very young. so tell me some of the things you do and what you've done to help patients. >> well, i had a hip replacement. that had given me my life back. i'm back into doing my workouts, enjoying life again, golfing, bowling, dancing, all kinds of things i like to do. and mainly my regular workout routines i like a whole lot. >> reporter: what medicine works better for you? or is it just being more physically active in different ways. >> mo

it's just fun i guess. >> and alexis, you tried out for cheerleader this year, how is that?lly fun and i loved it. and i talked to a lot of the people about it. and a lot of the people helped me and sufficietuff so it was r fun. >> i always think about you swinging on the chandeliers when i went to your house the first time. did you guys see that videotape? now i understand you have stopped playing football and now you're trying a new sport, what is that? >> wrestle. >> why do you like it? >> because you get to pin people down. >> are you still playing football? >> yeah. >> you also like to run real fast and do stuff? and let's see now who else do we have here, how about you, joel? wait a minute, it's your birthday, so we want to sing happy birthday to you guys, so let's do that. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you >> well, you guys, thanks for celebrating your birthday with us, but next year is when they're going to get their learning permits, are you guys ready for that? bobby and kenny? >> not really. >> don't be

in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. >>> back open in glitzier than ever. that's what they're saying about the renovated opry land hotel. the national landmark reopened today for the first time in six months. it had been shut down since a massive flood in may left it under water. >>> the flood caused about $200 million in damage. >> wow. >> it's amazing that they're already reopen. >> they're fast. >>> coming up on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. we used them to be green. but are reusable grocery bags an environmental hazard? >>> continue to 8th avenue. >> she guides you to your destination. meet the person behind the gps voice. >>> we will update ,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] when you're a quarterback in the nfl... ♪ there are no sick days. vicks dayquil defeats 5 cold and flu symptoms. ♪ [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] in the nfl, you can't win tomorrow if a cold keeps you up tonight. vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold...medicine. >>> you know, it doesn't really matter

at the new york stock exchange, i'm alexis christoforous. >> thank you. listen up, frequent flyers. american airlines is taking happy hour to the skies. beginning december 1st, the airline will feature $5 alcoholic drinks. for those. here's the catch. the flights must depart between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. the offer will stand until the new year. >> and we now know the price, $5. what are they usually? $10 apiece? >> is that what happy hour normally is? we're normally here for happy hour, so we wouldn't know. >> this is our happy hour. >>> coming up on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. bed bug invasion. the unexpected way they could get into your home during thanksgiving. >>> getting ready to feed thousands for thanksgiving day at the bee gaddy -- ba gaddy center. >>> cooler air and sunny skies. the updated forecast is just ahead. >>> wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, for instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> look at that beautiful sunshine. >> that's pretty. >> on this friday. purple friday afternoon. >> yeah. you kn

in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. >>> she has been a wheel of fortune fanatic her whole life. but nobody could have seen this coming. contestant caitlin burke solved a seven-letter phrase with only one letter showing. brooke said everybody was amazed how she did it, including post pat sajack. >> i've got a good feeling about this just came. and oh, my gosh. and i'm like, i'm going to solve this. >> what did pat say to you? >> he didn't say anything at first. he was just shocked. >> look at him. sajack is like, wow. >> and i was just like, so excited. so much energy. i was like, what did i win? what did i win? >> definitely a good feeling about this. burke walked away with over $53,000 for the day from the show. >> that's hilarious. >> i think she just guessed. and it worked. >> she really did have a feel being it. >> and the odds of that are probably one in $200 million or something like that. >> more power to her. >>> coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00. teens and texting. the provocative new study that has linked to more dangerous behavior. >>> i'm ron matz, in owings mills

in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. >>> wanted.t this woman is accused of stealing. >>> a 10-year-old found dead. the reason a father did not attend his daughter's memorial. >>> how long will the sun stick around? >> wjz 13 is always on. stick around. for instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> katie couric joins us now with some of the stories on tonight sea cbs evening news. -- including a drug that can be used for prostate cancer. >>> with the oldest of the baby boomers about to turn 65, we'll look at the warnings of alzheimer's disease. >> you can see those stories tonight at 7:00, here on wjz 13. >>> let's go to meteorologist bernadette woods who has our forecast. >>> we have a satellite radar combination. stakes you back a few hours. but then they got out of here. we dried out today, but we have been windy. wind advisory out for most of the state. but here on the eastern shore, stays. wind gusts even higher than that. and they're starting to back off at this hour. but earlie

alexis christoforous cbs news. >>> it looks like today's high up to 78 degrees but at this hour we have already dipped into the 40s. i'll show that you neighborhood coming up as eyewitness news continues. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, difference in life... and what a difference >>> it's the little things that can make a difference and what a difference a peninsula woman is making for hundreds of homeless families. kate kelly shows us why she is this week's jefferson award winner >>> reporter: shanta crawford is looking forward to the future now that her family has a roof over their heads. for seven months they lived out of a truck. >> it was really stressful and i mean i couldn't focus. i mean, i was worried about where i was going to go, if my baby was going to have to sleep in the truck with us or were we going to have to go from house to house. >> reporter: but when she came to haven family house in san mateo, she was surprised. >> when i seen it i was amazed and thankful more than anything. >> reporter: thankful that her apartment was already furnished with the necessities from plates and

. >> i want to keep taxes low for all americans and alexy janulius wants to raise your taxes in spring field and in washington. send me to the united states senate and i will spend less borrow less. >> kirk taking a breath on the way into that rally and launching the same points, attacking their opponents on taxation spending, reflecting the closeness of these races, the polls showing an extremely narrow divide for the governor race. >> thanks. >>> a last minute effort to get the democrats to the polls, the president did a radio interview with ryan seacrest on his show. that will air tomorrow. he also taped interviews for election days with hosts in milwaukee, cincinnati, philadelphia, honno lieu lieu, miami. he's campaigning in florida, new hampshire and hawaii, which kind of gives you an idea of the key states. >> chicago tribune john cass and clarence page will also be a big part of our coverage tomorrow night and they join us to try to break all of it down for us. welcome, gentlemen. first of all let's start off with the governor's race in illinois. the poll showing pat quinn and b

let's go to new york right now, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. >>> consumer confidence rose this month for the first time since august. a slight gain in jobs and wages are starting to lift americans' spirits. but that did little to lift spirits on wall street. traders are worried about the cooling down the economy. that could be bad news for the u.s., which exports many products products to china. noir northrup grumman will cut 380 jobs or 2% of its work force. the company which builds submarines and aircraft carriers for the navy, says the cuts are necessary to improve efficiency and costs. northrup grumman employs 120,000 people worldwide. >>> 70-year-old newsweek magazine and 2-year-old website the daily beast, have reached an agreement to merge. tina brown, who was chief editor, will do the same job at both newsweek and the daily beak, which she cofounded. >>> the maker of budweiser beer is crying foul with major league baseball. anheuser-busch is suing mlb, saying they reneged on their contract. mlb decided it was not binding, allowing it to off

mark kirk and alexi giannoulias burying the hatchet tonight. randy belisomo is at the billy goat tavern and saw it all. >> reporter: while their differences weren't completely settled with burgers and beer, this meeting with kirk and giannoulias helped take the edge off what was a bitter campaign. cheese burgers and chitchats were on the menu for mark kirk and the man he defeated. he extended the invite and giannoulias showed up casually to the billy goat tavern. >> i hope we started a new tradition. that the day after election, we respect the decision of the people of illinois and we come together. >> i know it sounds cheesy, but people are getting killed out there with this recession. i think we've got to put down partisan silly politics and all work together and focus on helping people. >> reporter: the two men drank to that in a tavern frequented by presidents and newsmen alike. marking an end to a campaign that for many was hard to swallow. giannoulias attacked kirk's military career while kirk hit giannoulias hard about his family's bank.

that after a bitter campaign and narrow victory over democrat alexi giannoulias. he talked to us very openly today about a ha moment here in washington when he realized that this was really happening. >> i will just say i have one personal moment since the election that capsulizes everything. i had early appointments and i was in the capital around 7:30 a.m. no one was there. i walked into the senate chamber, the capital police woman recognized me so she let me walk in. i was alone in the senate chamber, it was what i would describe as a mr. smith goes to washington moment because i saw the movie, i remembered jimmy stewart's role, i have not been in the senate chamber until then. i looked at roland burriss' desk because he told me bobby kennedy carved his name in the bottom of the drawer, sure enough, there it was. you get a sense of history. the compromise for 1850, the world war 1, world war ii, and with all humility you take this office being one of the hundreds designed the future of america. >> mark disk joins the senate at the tail end of a lame duck sessio

all night long, alexi giannoulias, the democrat, has been ahead but mark kirk, the republican has beenening to the point now where they're separated only by the thinnest of margins, so it's a mood of anxiety, both here at kirk headquarters and downtown in chicago at giannoulias headquarters in this huge battle for the very prestigious seat once occupied by barack obama. katie. >> couric: all right, dean reynolds. dean, thanks very much for that update. meanwhile, ben tracy is covering that very tight reid-angle race that is unfolding in nevada. he's at harry reid's headquarters in las vegas. ben, what's the latest from there? >> reporter: well, katie, you have talked about the tea party and you have mentioned that there is no race they would want to win more tonight than this race right here in nevada. this is ground zero for their battle. if they could unseat the most powerful democrat in the u.s. senate, that would be huge for their movement, huge for republicans and a big loss for democrats. the polls closed here just a little over a half hour ago so there aren't any results out yet

. >> oakland mayor alexis that is unfair portrayal of oakland a question as a method used to come up with the findings. here's what she had to sit the kron4 studios this morning. >> i am asking everyone to take a fresh look at oakland, it is a changing city. aryan crime is down over the last three years crime is down 28%. the murder rate is asked is what it was when jerry brown was mayor of the city of oakland. it has come down a lot. >> mayor alexa's that she will work with the police chief to bring about more community policing. she won speed off officers to have more in opportunity to interact with community members. the trial date is been set in a rut for the hikers and iran. our tech reporter shows us by phone taps that will help you navigate your where rebels traveling this holiday season. those stories still ahead on kron4. [ male announcer ] welcome to the far reaches of the internet. when you go faster, you're free to go farther. at&t. rethink possible. get high-speed internet from at&t for only $14.95 a month. come celebrate exciting cars that are stunning to look at, exhil

we're looking right now at numbers with 37% of the precincts reporting showing alexi giannoulias at 54%. mark kirk at 41%. i don't know if those numbers are indicative of anything so early. >> cook county chicago and the democratic base in the state has reported a lot of its votes. that's why we see it a little more out of balance at this moment than we will at the end of the night. it is a close race. remember, the race is happening twice on the ballot. voters in illinois are actually voting on this race twice. once to replace roland burris who is leading the senate. and then for the term that begins next january. this is one of those races though that i expect we're going to be up late watching. it has also been a race that defied a lot of the national trends out there because of the two candidates. they were... you had basically the attack of one alexi giannoulias of being a mob banker and mark kirk being untruthful about his record in vietnam. it just got very nasty throughout had entire campaign. >> ifill: have to move on to another one we're watching. this one is in wisconsin. rus

congressman mark kirk narrowly defeated state treasurer alexi giannoulias.irmed, he told his supporters, a tsunami hit the heartland. >>> and blumenthal defeated linda mcmahon. mcmahon was a former wrestling executive. >> in florida, rubio defeated kendrick meek. >>> and out in california, democrat barbara boxer has held on to her seat, after a heated campaign against republican carly fiorina. fiorina is the former head of hewlett-packard. >>> well, the golden state was among the few bright spots for democrats. >> "nightline" anchor, bill weir, is in california, now, with more. bill? >> reporter: well, rob and vinita, california was an anomaly on this night. a counter culture symbol in the west. it proved to be a firewall for democrats. and senator barbara boxer held her party here in hollywood. going back to washington for her fourth term. this puts her there until age 75. californians seem to appreciate her insider credentials, much more so than former hewlett-packard ceo, carlyfiorio fiorina, who ran as a strong business leader. and meanwhile, meg whitman

alexis kristofferos reports. >> reporter: walmart just upped the ante in the holiday shopping wars.'s offering free shipping with no minimum purchase required on 60,000 items, including toys and electronics. >> this is a sign of how aggressive retailers understand they have to be for this holiday. >> reporter: beginning today walmart will foot the bill for ground shipping until december 20th and it says it won't raise prices to cover the shipping cost. >> what they're counting on here is that you won't spend $10, that you'll be spending tens and hundreds and maybe thousands. >> reporter: it's an early christmas gift for online shoppers used to free shipping, with strings attached. target is offering free shipping on some items, but you have to spend at least 50 bucks. you'll have to spend a little more at jcpenney, $69 for free shipping year-around. even online giant amazon.com has a $25 minimum to get free shipping. shipping costs can often make or break a deal. 55% of consumers say they're more likely to abandon an online purchase if they have to pay for shipping. >> it would make

they just like the g twenty but as alexie cauldron tells r.t. countries it should be wary of the dangerous ripple effect of weakening their currencies to save themselves. i mean now wait for the point where the power is money better to talk about what is the flow. and we find. that. thank you for finding time to speak with us what real economic results does russia want to see after the summit. the first of all the world has entered a new stage of fighting the crisis while most countries already show an economic growth it is still very unstable. and we must be very careful about discontinuing economy support measures that demand still needs to be supported with so there's this continuation of anti christ as measures will be a prolonged process whatever the less we're looking for ways to create private demand but we expect private demand to break through different methods are being used including selective support of central banks and others it is very hard to find the best solution but joint efforts by countries have been fruitful so we hope that

. >> reporter: whatever the age, her fans are still turning on the radio ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: alexis cbs news, work. >>> the album released this week. >> she is a former kindergarten teacher. did her service in the classroom, as well. great woman. good to meet you. at 5:00 5:00 a.m. on 9 news now, i'm andrea roane. happy veteran's day. >> i'm mike hydeck. >>> angie will have the traffic in a moment but first the weather with howard. >> it will be light here at

much time training together and you know together with and with alexis alexander we know it would meanthe world to them to get to you know represent russia in a international competition if we can help them do that that would be enough for us human resources is just one of the signals that needs to be overcome in roots in the big lorry suitable infrastructure for curling is the next hurdle which will be tackled head on by russia sport boxes and according to hans woodbridge the chief ice maker at the vancouver olympics now hired by the russian olympic committee the success of curling is possible in russia the sport will get more popular ice as time goes on you know like in canada we have over one million not just goodness. it's just going to grow. it's going to grow you can have stick good england have ventured earning we can have all kinds of things that are new so you will have the you just need the facilities and we need a sneakers and you need the people that do do precise work even though occurring in russia at the moment is under developed to say the least the country's national t

cushion at the top of the table no injury worries for them tonight to scar they will be missing defender alexi betters the speaker is just plain cheap. but a quick look at the table and there's a real fight for the second automatic champions league spot so you rubin in tears scar in the heart that at the weekend the army men face spartak moscow in cells have a chance of securing champions league football next season and that the bottom of the last two sides get relegated sabir staring relegation in the face at the moment they have only the slimmest chance of staying up all join them theoretically could be any one of the eight sides of but. premier league there's also a tasty fixture it is to manage to darby between united and city cirrhotic ferguson with a real selection headache with illness and injuries when hargreaves has been sidelined for five weeks after an unsuccessful return at the weekend also missing around us in valencia renie. nonny is rated for another place have been affected by a virus but whoever is on the team she manages know is going to be a feisty. treat ourselves the city

republican senator-elect mark kirk and democrat alexi giannoulias met wednesday evening at chicago's tavern, had a beer and mended fences after a nasty campaign. >> i don't want especially the young people of illinois to think that everything in american politics is about yelling at each other. >> we got to put down partisan silly politics and should all work together and should all focus on helping people. >> the two men talked for 20 minutes. giannoulias says he genuinely hopes kirk will succeed at being a good senator. >>> it remains to be seen how newly elected tea party candidates will fair in congress. while the movement had a clear message during the campaign, it's not clear how they will carry out those agendas. ben tracy reports. >> but tonight, there's a tea party tidal wave and we're sending a message to them. >> reporter: whether they won or lost. >> we're not going to be quiet now. >> reporter: the tea party made election night an act of rebellion. >> we have made washington listen. >> reporter: with at least 39 tea party-backed candidates headed to d.c., they hope to pu

an exercise is over and the team skipper alexy moros of is the only one who stays for another session on cool respects might be the reason for him to do so in the game what it takes to be tough. we've always aimed to play aggressive hockey switching fast from defense to offense but we need to be even better at it although we must easily get used to the new system it's also a matter of jure ability but the coach just told us that it implied fast lines change . the petition. to two. championships. world. championship. six with the russian team and. they seem to be very hungry who wins and give their all to glory again robert for the new r t moscow region. brings us finally to motor sports where a massive weekend awaits fernando alonso is seeking to become only the fifth in history to win three four one world titles the spaniard in the driving seat for the abu dhabi race but three other men can still claim the crown alonso holds an eight point lead over his nearest rival mark webber of red bull that means fails to win in the u.a.e. alonso would only need to finish fourth to claim the tit

hotel provision while security is an issue in spain and portugal in response to the russian bid chief alexy said often was encouraged by field his rating and stressed his country was committed to stadium construction these are free entry free ground transport and the building of temporary airport terminals for the executive committee will decide who will host the twenty eighteen and twenty twenty two it's on december the second. now russia's women's volleyball team are setting best. some gold at the olympic games in london after winning the wall championships in japan at the weekend team russia won a swimming final against brazil on sunday to clinch the second straight while title after winning all eleven games in the championships and russia's head coach because you can admit it best fans would expect his side to repeat the success in london in twenty twelve but he remains philosophical about the team's chances at the olympics . we're going to go to ross i would like people not to forget that this is a sport and no one in sport can be guaranteed oh opponents will come up stronger in two ye

mark kirk and alexi giannoulias threw back a few cold ones. nikki haley says she'll make an important announcement next week. but first, she is spending time with her family. but there's no rest for florida senator, marco rubio, who is already being touted as a v.p. choice in two years. >>> we'll have more politics ahead on "good morning america." and tonight on "world news," john boehner talks to diane sawyer. >>> a lot of anxiety across haiti this morning with tropical storm tomas 24 hours away now. tomas is churning in the caribbean sea with 45-mile-per-hour winds. it should strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall with torrential rains. matt gutman has that story from haiti. >> reporter: vinita and rob, forecasters are predicting tropical storm tomas might hit here early friday morning. lashing haiti with winds up to 70 miles per hour. this would be the third, major catastrophe to hit this island in just a year. first, there was the earthquake. last month, there was that cholera outbreak, which killed over 400 people. and now, th

continue all the financial and military aid and to provide the tools to stem the flow of drugs artie's alexy unicef he has been following the talks for us. the two foreign ministers meeting today in moscow or c. seem to be pretty happy about the way the corporation is going this cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking has been very strong of late we know that russia has donated twenty thousand kalashnikov rifles to afghanistan to the interior troops in afghanistan to fight the spread of drugs as well as the recent joint us russian operation in afghanistan after which almost one ton of herion was destroyed and several drug labs were shut down in the country so obviously the two ministers said that now the cooperation is going well and it will expand in the future according to mr lavrov so that was just one thing that the cooperation between russia afghanistan and the united states in combat in drug trafficking will continue and the creation of relevant international laws is of crucial importance to the u.n. security council resolution adopted this october has already qualified drugs

prevail the attitude to the events of the past or the wish to be part of the united european legislation alexi russia ski r.t. reporting from vilnius in lithuania. and more on that story and plenty of others on our website where you can also have your say on anything we're covering here's a quick taste of what's waiting at home right now and you computer program developed in russia aims to protect children from the hidden dangers lurking in social networks we put the home alone software to the test. and russia's industry giants propose extending the work week to sixty hours but doctors warn this will kill employees literally all the details on our web site r t dot com. for many americans fallout shelters are no more than remnants of cold war history but some say if atomic weapons fall into the wrong hands these are hideouts could play a vital role as artie's appreciator reports people are unaware that hundreds are still scattered around the u.s. capitol ready to protect should the enemy strike. it was the first and foremost fear of a generation. let's face it of hydrogen. the greatest danger o

is still to make a decision on getting clear of its second tranche of a fifteen billion dollar loan alexy to shift has more. resuscitating economy this was a victory on the court which is main priority when he became ukraine's president less than a year on experts say this goal has been somewhat successful in twenty jan the country has seen a six percent growth in g.d.p. compared with the disastrous decline last year and this came partially due to less spending on imported natural resources the created economy has successfully passed through the crisis the cheap gas price from russia. to the gas price by minister mr. crean will have a price which will be a little bit. to see below which is one of the last in europe but despite the positive trends key of still seems to be relying on the fifteen billion dollar loan from the international monetary fund borrowed two years ago by the previous administration under viktor yushchenko the funds delegation has a right to kiev to assess whether the new government is fulfilling the loans obligations some of which are deeply unpopular among the people

when you're on a team you spend so much time training other and then you know together with and with alexis alexander we know it would mean the world to them to get to you know represent by fan an international competition. if we can help him do that down now for us human resources is just one of the ellipticals that needs to be overcome in roots in a big lorry suitable infrastructure for curling is the next hurdle which will beat second head on by russia sport bosses and according to hans woodbridge the chief icemaker of the vancouver olympics now hired by the russian olympic committee the success of curling it's possible in russia the sport will get more popular os last time was on you know like in canada we have over one million up difference. it's just going to grow to more it's going to grow you can hops they could even have wheelchair curling you can have all kinds of things that are new so you will have to be just meet some of these and maybe they sneak through so you need people that do precise work even though occurring in russia at the moment is under developed to say the least th

alexy rush of ski all see reporting from vilnius lithuania and more on that story and plenty of others in our website where you can also have your say on anything recovery but here's a quick taste of what's waiting at our to comp right now. and new computer program developed in russia aims to protect children from the hidden dangers lurking in social networks we put the home alone software to the test. and russia's industry giants propose extending the workweek to sixty hours the doctors warned this will kill employees literally all the details on our website r.t. dot com. now the cold war may be over but the u.s. still fears the threat of a nuclear attack the idea of the terrorists could get hold of an atomic weapon presents a nightmare scenario for the city's most likely to be targeted as artie's british later reports if the worst did happen today's generation of americans would know where to turn. is the first and foremost fear of the generation. let's face it threat of hydrogen. is the greatest danger our nation has a. life was under attack and everyone had to have a plan of action

prevail the attitude to the events of the past or the wish to be part of the united european legislation alexi russia ski r.t. reporting from vilnius in lithuania. the appearance of an armored vehicle on the streets of lot of our stock in russia's far east had some fare in world war three was in the offing however it turns out its owner was just popping to the shops victor penco of bought the vehicle three months ago for his personal transport and may want to little adjustments it's now got leather seats and some proofing. when he goes fishing or hunting but he's sure it'll conquer whatever is thrown at it from trails to city and. ideal for the moscow traffic that is now shortly we're discussing if there is hope for haiti with the upcoming presidential elections following a year the nation would rather forget that's in crosstalk coming away shortly but first the queen is next with a business update. hello welcome to this has got to happen with us the switching of brand new power station has given russia's electricity network a much needed shot in the arm constructed by germany in all as part o

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prevail the attitude to the events of the past or the wish to be part of the united european legislation alexi russia ski r.t. reporting from vilnius in lithuania. now more on that story and plenty others on our website where you can also have your say on everything we're covering but here's a quick taste of what's waiting at home right now. the new computer program developed in russia aims to protect children from the hidden dangers lurking in social networks we put the home alone software to the task. and russia's industry giants proposed extending the work week to sixty hours but doctors warn this will kill employees literally all the details on our website r t v dot com. the cold war may be over but the u.s. still faces the threat of a nuclear attack the idea of a terrorist could get hold of an atomic weapon presents a nightmare scenario for the city's most likely to be targeted but as our reports in the event of a strike today's generation of americans wouldn't know where to turn. it was the first and foremost fear of the generation. let's face it threat of hydrogen bomb warfare is the gr

alexy reporting there well in an interview to r.t. afghan foreign minister dr zalmai rassoul says that western countries should increase their efforts to tackle drug production and trafficking in afghanistan first of all the poppy production in afghanistan after result of thirty years of war and lawlessness and disappeared off the afghan people who do new tomorrow he's going to be a life or not you know security for their future this right cannot be done by afghanistan alone we need support of international community by the precursor which are not produced in afghanistan is proved outside afghanistan and came inside afghanistan we will do our things our job to deduce an element it poppy cultivation afghanistan but also day was indonesian should do did it forced to reduce the demand because because because there is a demand the production of poppies there so it's a common effort of reducing the cultivation giving too far out of afghanistan the alternative which they would accept to to grow something poppy but also working give everybod