have heard of amsterdam. but boom chicago, what is that? >> it was a blur. it is a chicago style comedy theatre in amsterdam deep dish comedy. yup. i was told that here you guys just do comedy. >> jon: we just call it comedy. how did-- so dow add mad tv how did it come aboutness we met in chicago, second city. yeah, his group from amsterdam came to chicago. and they were performing there and that's where we met. one of the writers on our show introdusd us. and then it was just like a nerdout session. >> jon: it was really. >> immediately you thought oh, i like this guy. i can work with this guy. >> it was an absolute male crush. >> uh-huh. >> we went to a diner, just three and a half hours. >> talking about monty python and other funny things. but it was great. and then serendipitously ended up on mad tv together. >> jon: that wasn't, i thought that is maybe where you -- >> no, we met before that. >> jon: and is that where the plans were much had because the sketch, what i love about the show is it's always s

model is being picked up by the likes of wal-mart amsterdam the people that work at those companies they don't have enough.

model is being picked up by the likes of wal-mart amsterdam the people that work at those companies they don't have enough salary to maintain a living wage there are probably homeless a lot of them live in the parking lots outside of wal-mart mcdonald's they don't actually can afford homes. what you're talking about is that wal-mart they're asking customers to donate food for their employees and at mcdonald's they issued a notice for employees to how to keep yourself from feeling hungry by chopping up your food in little or bits and spreading it out over today exactly how is that different than big just giving drunks beer to shut them up and of course the americans are quiet about it they don't mind being treated like a drunk in the park they love it so there we have it is that ben bernanke he can.

welcome to the kaiser report i-max kaiser you may have heard that amsterdam has begun paying alcoholics and cans of beer that's right and exchange for a five cans of beer a pack of tobacco and ten euros the alcoholics clean parks the streets the city's aim is to keep the drunks occupied so that they can no longer cause trouble in the parks and indeed one of these alcoholic park workers said that the structure has kept him out of trouble but that if it weren't for the beer he wouldn't bother showing up at all i know you're thinking you're thinking that this sounds a whole lot like the policy of quantitative easing and you'd be right by central banks keep the debt a whole it's being at least spending by giving them a seemingly free lunch of low interest rate credit crack. one could think of q e as meals on wheels for over leveraged consumer holiday debt addicks of course feeding the addiction merely hastens the addicks demise but alas it keeps the addict doll sile in the meantime is not correct. trying to keep us dead aholic south here dos cyle of course with all this quantitative easing

model is being picked up by the likes of wal-mart amsterdam the people that work at those companies they don't have enough salary to maintain a living wage there are probably homeless a lot of them live in the parking lots outside of wal-mart mcdonald's they don't actually can't afford homes and so what you're talking about is that wal-mart they're asking customers to donate food for their employees and at mcdonald's they issued a notice for employees to how to keep yourself from feeling hungry by chopping up your food a little or bits and spreading it out over today exactly how is that different than just giving drunks beer to shut them up and of course the americans are quiet about it they don't mind being treated like a drunk in the park they love it so there we have it is that ben bernanke he confessed that what he wants was there are races to encourage the addicts to buy a car with using debt remember the car loans in america they're stretching out up to ten years now it's like longer longer used to be like two or three years the mortgage on your car would be now it's like five

she lives with her parents south of amsterdam. though she has a graduate degree, she is working at "star wars" bucks and looking for a better job. . >> i hope to stop working at 65. maybe if i save up some money myself on top of my pension. it should be possible. it is hard to think about something that is 40 years future. >> john martins, her dad, is a 50-year-old railway engineer and he is worried about melanie's future. that she won't have the comfortable retirement he is expecting. but even his retirement has already been delayed. i counted on until i was 61. then i worked for 40 years for the dutch railway. the government said i have to work until i'm 67 so that's still quite a while. >> the retirement age is going up because in the netherlands, much like the u.s., their population is getting older. there are more retirees and they're living longer. for the dutch, that mean more payments coming out of pension funds for longer and also like the u.s., there are fewer young workers so there are fewer people paying into the funds

co controversaial cantante encendi en el escenario lo que muchos alegan era un pororo , esto e m amsterdam legal en eeustados unidos. >> eso es, anonando con lo de i miley cirus. >> cabe acotar y no vamos a h e hacedhac hacer una oda, pero es que estoy hablando como mamÁ y con el n b nombre miley me sala la maamÁ d adentro. >> definitivamente causa furor . >> es pura publicdad. >> esto es orquestado por la c d cadena de televisiÓn . >> es mÁs, sabes que en amste a amsterdam es elegal fumar mar n marihuna pero en lugares espe f especificos y no en una arena o como esta, el sitio de mtv esta diciendo que ella fumo hierba e pero fue cuidadosa y no usa la p p;ala palabra marihnuanauana. >> no creo que haya fumado , l solo creo que le diÓ color, c n cuando los niÑos te estÁn sig e siguiendo no es bueno hacer este tipo de cosas. >> cuantos chamaquitos siguen a miley. >> a mi me ha gustado el cambio , ya no es una niÑa. >> me encantÓ verla en un pr programa de comedÍa porque se burlaba de su personaje y adeÁss en los premnisios mtv ella se p audifionos que eran de forma d h hoja de marihuana. >>

phil lavelle has the story from amsterdam. >> they go through the festive period in a big way - santa, angels, christmas trees, but racism? that is what this is. meet black pete the face of sinterklas. every year children across the country paint their faces black. they have done since the 1820, and race campaigners say that is where he firmly belongs. >> at the heart of this is a simply question, is black pete honest fun, something for the children. dutch tradition that should be left alone or is he a symbol of racism, slavery, something that should not be around in the year 2013. what started as a discussion evolved into a debate, and a fierce one. the man leading the campaign says as an as a result he's received death threats. >> you have kids running home after school scrubbing the black off their bodies, called dirty black thesieves, and elder by afraid to leave their house. >> is that happening? >> it is. >> black pete may live in the fairy books but his face is fought out in the digital world. this is a tale of two facebook campaigns, 13 million wanting it to change, and 2 mill

amsterdam.or best video and during an acceptance speech pulled what appeared to be a joint out of her purse and smoked it on stage. i'm just thankful she found something to do to keep her tongue in her mouth this time. the moment was edited out of the broadcast here in the united states, but not in amsterdam because it's amsterdam. that is like drinking a coke zero. i don't know what's going on with miley. i know she wants us to know that she's grown up now. if you really want to look like an adult, take your kid to a soccer game at 8:00 a.m. on a sunday. that's what grown ups do. [ applause ] it's not fun. terrible, actually. it's the worst thing possible, but try it. i saw a clip on youtube that i believe is is a pretty good m metaphor for life. that creature is a baby. the baby can't quite crawl yet but he would very much like to get to that ball. he's kind of going backwards. i'm not sure if he is getting closer or farther from the ball. but just as he does, the family dog saunters in and th

phil lebell amsterdam. >> for later in the news how. barbara, thank you. still to come in this news hours, thousands of syrian refugees flood into lebanon. many more could be on their way as a new battle front emerges. >>> france's president promises a tough stanchion against the nuclear program and and i am richard par r in dubai where hendrick stinson has made history in golf season finale. younger people have died in a series of bomb attacks in and around baghdad. one of the targeteds was a mosque in the kar dia adrift district. more from baghdad. >> another night of violence in baghdad as five car bombs go off in different neighborhoods of iraq. two in sunni neighborhoods, two in shiia neighborhoods and one in a mixed neighborhood. so far, we have heard 18 people have died and 45 have been injured. now, this is a pattern that we have seen time and time again here in iraq and particularly in baghdad. if you listen to the statements of people who have claimed responsibility in the past, searches kuwaited and its affiliates, they want to keep the sectaria

. >> we are joining from amsterdam now.t is spoiling the holiday season there. >> there are thousands people on the canal. to see black pete. >> hwho is that controversyial figure. sinister class himself a variation on the father christmas figure an black pete his hi mischievous helper one te children love as he throws candy at the children. every year peopl dress up like . people say he is a throw back to the slavery. and there is a campaign to get rid of black pete. peter, this campaign, 13,000 to get rid of black pete. and 2 million to keep him. he is not going anywhere if the dutch people have their way. >> he has been in the dutch society for six centuries. all of the children are looking forward to black pete. it will be difficult. on the other hand i sta can sees children along the route are made plaque. made -- black. there is lr already a reaction o the discussion which is heated. again 2 million people against 13,000 it will be a societial discussion on how this will proceed. >> do you think that is because people

brenda, snosa who is in the blue shirt, he works in amsterdam and received his ba and his ma in 2005 from the frank mart institute in holland. he has exhibited in tipai, pa ris, and many others and now san francisco. last mobsinger he opened his first large scale solo expedition at land of tomorrow in kentucky, which i didn't know about. i encourage you to look up that institution. it is an incredible, incredible space. and program. his work resides in the sachi and smithsonian and others. he has written about in art publications his work was recognized by time magazine as one of the top ten inventions of 2012. it is represented by lonkini gallery in london and now i would like to have him come up and speak. [ applause ] i'm benat and based in amsterdam and i want to show you some works. so, my work and installations, and sculpture and photos and site and working on the architecture or the history of the location. i am interested in a motion of friction between construction and de, construction and the physical state of a building and a moment of revolution and perishableness and in

. > miley cyrus was in amsterdam for the european video awards. best ed a ward for song and then pulls out a int and lights it up. i did find this, so tha you much. ery >> what's the difference beeen ley cyrus and justin bieber? is way cooler >> is she really? yes. >> now that fat legislares are mang it legal ate like the rayna. >> she's young and and in amsterdam and all the young guys they coulde there. they cat smoket on stage n public areas. >> h! i mean, when did you start weed?g i don't he tomoke weed to co. >> good ght, everybody. you. honor of veterans day tom cruise has a message. ampered moe sr ever bit hard ayour j combat sdier. >> t cruise sd that hisob in hard a fhting a wa afghistan. >>es! during rect depositi for $50 million libel cashe compared his acting ta to in and not because they're jt penful to endure. that's what it feels like, on this last one it was kpwraoutdl. it was brut. about reacherg >> yes jack reacher. a hard to make as fightin war. watch thisruelng scene. d you see that? hats.traded that's just like war except ats

and for any of you, who have been to amsterdam they have done a great job keeping the water on for many years and so we need all of the experts and how are we are going to get them we are going to fund them. i am delighted. >> thank you. >> well, all in favor? >> aye. >> okay. resolution, number 1 3-47 has passed. >> okay. >> and item 11, new business? >> okay, i want to raise just one topic of new business in response to a comment that was made during and that is i am not going to read the statement but i think that i just want for the public record to be noted that the port did issue a public statement about 8 washington. and renee martin did put out a statement in terms of opposition and i think that we should refer to that statement and i would ask you to just put that in the record in terms of what our response. and so it isn't that we didn't respond, we did make a comment on 8 washington in the ballot initiative and that should be for the record as well. >> okay. >> thank you. >> will do. >> any other items for new business? >> yes? >> yeah. i would like next month to, and so we c

phil lavelle is in amsterdam. tell us about this. this is sinterklaas. the dutch prelude to christmas. it's a big affair. they are waiting for sinterklaas, a variation of santa claus to arrive. wh him is a helper, and this helper is causing controversy. his name is black peat. >> they go for the festive period in a big way in the netherlands. santa, angels, christmas trees. racism - that's what this is say campaigners. meet black pete the face of sinterklaas, a dutch holiday that precedes christmas. santa's little helper, more of a hinned rans for those that say he does not belong. children paint their faces black. they have done since the 20s. >> at the heart of this is a simple question. is black peat harmless fun, something for the children. dutch tradition, or is he a symbol of racism something that should not be around in 20 and. what started as a discussion evolved into a debate. in fact the man leading the call pain says as a result he's received death threats. >> if you have kid running home after school trying to scrub thash skin because they ar

>> at the age of 20. >> in amsterdam? her edginess and phoniness is phony and calculated that you have to laugh at it. she is the most inauthentic punk -- with the exception of bieber. >> they look alike. it is weird. >> they look like 12-year-old boys. >> at a certain point we sound like the people who said elvis was hip shaking. >> and she says all you haters out there. no we are not hating. we are laughing at you. what i hate is she disrespects the awesomeness of drugs and drink. you have to earn your high. you have to earn your high. >> i agree with you and i agree with patrick. we like the good old days where they had the self-respect to die alone in their own room. >> on that up lifting note, more stories coming down. why dana? why? >> should civil servants be shamed for watching poignant work? >>> he faked his race to win one. dave wilson on the left was considered a long shot to beat incumbent bruce austin for a seat on the houston community college board. in a district that is overwhelmingly african-american and

phil lavell has more for us from amsterdam. >> black pete is a crowd pleersf pleaser if this is anything to go by. bigger than christmas leer. black pete, st. nicholas's naughty little helper. keeps the youngsters happy but not the campaigners who claim this is the symbol of racism, a throw-back to the slave trade. very much divided. the number of protesters was relatively small, compared that to the 2 million who want him to stay. you can see there's little chance black pete will be going anywhere. >> we want to keep it. >> ask somebody who is not from this country. do you think that this is racist? >> absolutely, no question. it seems to me obvious that it is racist. >> you don't find it offensive at all? >> no, i like it, my children like it, they do it at school. >> center class and black pete have been part of the area since the 1820s. look at this year, look at the crowd there is a notable reduction in the number of face that have been painted black. people here want to keep the tradition but they don't want to be accused of racism. >> compared last year much less children are pain

al jazeera, amsterdam. >> those are the main stories making the news here in europe. let's take you back to doha. >> thank you. israel said it's going to build a separation wall in the jordan valley. this is a move that it says is a necessary security measure. the jordan valley is part of the occupied west bank by palestinians say the wall is part of an israeli eviction strategy by controlling water. this is part of our water and peace series. >> reporter: only one family still lives in the village, and this is all that remains of the cattle farming industry that once blossomed in the jordan valley. 84-year-old and his children have stayed while more than 50 families left. squeezed out by the israeli settlements that have been built all around. he now pays more than $1 a liter for water. israelis settlers pay $0.10 for the same amount. >> we used to have access to the jordan river. it was not off limits like it is now. >> reporter: this is what for decades has made the jordan river off limits and israeli military zone that cuts off palestinian access to the water, but

amsterdam is paying alcoholics beer to clean the street. but you know they're just going to spend that beer on weed. this is the "colbert report. captioning sponsored by comedy central ( theme song playing ) ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: welcome to the report. ( cheers and applause ) good to have you with us in here, out there, all around the would. nations the holidays are upon us and she i don't know about you, but i'm ready for some trink ling lights and frosty the snowman, and walking in a winter wonderland. speaking of snow, cocaine. sad, drug-related news this week, and like most sad news, it comes from washington. jim? >> republican trey radel of florida today pleaded guilty to cocaine possession. >> he purchased three and a half grams of cocaine from an undercover officer. >> the tea party favorite represents florida's 19th district. >> stephen: yes, this rising tea party star was caught in a coke bust. apparently he forgot the part of the tea party story where you dump the product in the harbor before the cops show up. folks,

we're in amsterdam, and we have a report live. phil, just remind us why black pete is so controversial that people stay to the streets to march against it. >> reporter: this is the dutch prelude to christmas. in fact, it's a bigger fast val than christmas is it involved their equivalent of santa claus and black pete. black pete is santa claus's mischievous little helper and the one that the children absolutely love because he hands out sweet and candies. every year hundreds of thousands of children come to parades like the one takes place here and cover their faces in black paint so they look like black paint. it keeps them happy but not the campaigners. 30,000 people have joined this campaign calling for black pete to be changed or abolished. to put that into context, 2 million dutch people say black pete should remain as he is. >> so what impact is that having? is the festival decreasing in size, for example? >> reporter: well, actually it's had the opposite effect. people come out in protest for black pete, so extra people taki

miley cyrus pulls out a joint in amsterdam. and starts smoking it. is a difference between being cool and real. >> you can't smoke it on stage in public areas. >> ooh.

not much reaction to the downgrade of the netherlands with amsterdam trading only slightly lower wheres the dax was higher on friday. let's talk about another story we are following you, shares were down on the news that the nordic telecom company fired its chief financial officer and three other executives. the board of the company says it lost the trust. it follows accusations that he was involved in dodgy deals in asia. there have been rivalry allegations stemming from another country. left anza is canceling 100 flights from paris. around 150 workers on strike. they are not happy about plans to outsource ground operations to a third-party provider to cut costs. it will last until early monday morning. the french luxury brand louis vuitton is removing the giant suitcase from a moscow red square put there to house a travel exhibition but it rubbed to the locals the wrong way. blocking a well-known view. louis vuitton says it is moving the suitcase to calm the waters, really, adding it will be putting it elsewhere. somewhere, somehow, people have a look at that travel exhibition. >> a

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. >> it will follow in the footsteps of amsterdam and rotterdam among the dutch cities that hosted the tour's opening. s of liveurs and hour covering of the first aid and big part of the second stage. saturday and sunday they will stay in the city for approximately, i think, 25-30 kilometers. >> despite rigid cycling history netherlands only produced two tour winners. online, parts a fishing debate in france. facebook recognizes kosovo as an independent state. social networkers campaigning for the release of a jailed vietnamese blogger. deep sea fishing debate stepped up a notch in france after an illustrator published this comment on her blog announcing the intensive fishing and its devastating impact on the ecosystem. through colorful drawings and kick your goal text. she said the fishing boats are contributing to the destruction of coral reefs and hundreds of species of marine life. she is also urging readers to sign a petition against deep-sea fishing. the online cartoon is enjoying great success and the petition has garnered around 700,000 signatures. environmental organization, f

and the back up servers are in california and in redwood city and a partial copy in egypt and in amsterdam. the idea is to have copies in other places so that we don't have the fate of burning and disappearing. it has been my idea to try to take advantage of this change that we can actually store things online and make them broadly available. it was always in the air. the promise of having the library of congress on your desk forever. it has been a long journey and then building some of the computers and establishing systems that became the worldwide web. the early days trying to get this open structure to work and building the 1996 archive. and now, we digitizing 1,000 books a day and making them publicly available. >> i'm the coordinator here at the san francisco scanning center for internet archive. we have 33 scanning locations and this is one of them in which we were working on digitizing books, microfilm and also regular film. we have three main steps and we have our second step which is the image capture step. tina is working on our second step. this is the machine that we designed.

. >>> and the bizarre, as miley sparks up in amsterdam. this deer may have better days ahead. and incognito reveals his side of the bullying saga. "first look" begins right now. good morning. devastation in the philippines. right now, there is a humanitarian crisis of gigantic proportions, with thousands feared dead. nbc's ian williams joins us live from manila with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: we're still trying to get together the precise information about what happened down there. we do know that the devastation has been widespread. but rescue workers are still trying to get to some of the more isolated communities, where communication is still down. where roads are blocked. they have reached a major city on the coast that was battered when the typhoon came ashore. the local authorities estimate that perhaps 10,000 people died. it's hard to say for sure. the official death toll is just over 250. but that's certain to rise, as officials and rescue workers reach some of the outlying areas. the destruction has been massive. cutting aswath across the philippines. a la

the cocaine has been packed by professionals, who recruited him in amsterdam and paid him 10,000 euros to carry four kilos, that would sell for 50 times that amount in spain. it was a moment of madness, he told me, and i now face years in jail. admiten the police here that 90% of the meals will get through. get through. gavin, from south africa who was caught with three cup -- kilos, has served his term but cannot without paying a fine. he believes he was set up. >> i was a small fish and they were waiting for me and many people who are caught -- they let the small fish get caught on purpose to distract the officials, so someone with a large amount of drugs -- he will get through. police,e people in the they have people at the airport, they have people in organized crime and all of them are on the payroll. >> visiting day at the prison -- which is full of drug users and mules, the small fish. gets in here, he can usually buy an official pardon. conditions are tough, especially for foreigners who don't have family to bring them through. basin, the amazon matilda ramirez is a small farme