amy kellogg what they share with the neolithic builders of stonehenge. but first, we travel to southern mexico and jewel of the mayan period. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> most of maya books, there were thousands of them that contacted were burned by spanish fires mostly because they were sasacrilegious. there are four or five fragments that exist. they covered history and mathematics. >> for the last several decades, intense focus has been put on the mysterious mayan culture that flourished between the second through ninth century. some say they were prophets of doom. >> this was salvaged by accident almost.... >> archaeologist explains the importance of this broken tablet. >> this was salvaged? >> there was work by the mexican government by archaeologists. when they left some of the locals started digging around and found this monument. >> so from a small site? >> a small site that was mostly destroyed by a cement factory. almost all of the architecture has been ground up into gravel or cement. the main body of the textbook. >> it's only recently been able to be deciphered

>> bret: amy kellogg in london. thank you. black friday shoppers got plenty of bang for the buck. that is later in the grapevine. up next, republicans try to zero in on hispanic voters. why is it that the most impressive technology often comes with a set of equally impressive instructions ? shouldn't something that's truly advanced, not need much explanation at all ? with the nokia lumia 822 on verizon, there's not much to learn because it's powered by windows... to let you do more than you ever imagined on your smartphone. exclusively with data sense-- a feature that makes the most of your plan. only on verizon. >> bret: republicans are already looking ahead to the next election. in 2014. they are trying to do something about the low numbers with hispanics. correspondent doug mckelway on the first steps this week. >> clearly aware of the changing demographics of the u.s., congressional republicans sent two signals today they are intent on wooing latino voters. >> we need a new tone about immigration, be more welcoming. >> in the house, labrador, puerto rican born republican, is r

amy kellogg discovers what the maya share with the village of stonehedge. first the mysterious maya. we travel to the rain forest of southern mexico and the jewel of the maya classic period. >> most of the myians there were thousands of them as they contact between the spanish and the myian were burned by spanish fires mostly because they are sack religious. >> there are four really five that i know of that exist still to this day. they cover subjects like medicine, history, genealogy, astronomy, mathematics. >> for the last several decades the focus has been put on the mysterious myian culture that flourished between the second through ninth century. some say they were actually prophets of doom. >> archaeologist christopher powell explains the importance of this broken tablet strictly known as monument 6. >> this is one of the few things that were salvaged. >> there was some work by the mexican government done there by archeologists and when they left some of the local started digging around as well and found this monument. >> came from a small site. >> a

>> bret: amy kellogg in london.nk you. >>> still ahead -- a preview of the second obama administration. first, the second big storm to hit the northeast in two weeks. from local communities to local businesses. the potential of yelp unlocked. nyse euronext. unlocking the world's potential. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but that's not al cause c-max also beats prius v, with better mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. >> bret: high drama today in arizona courtroom. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords among survivors of last year's tucson massacre. who attended the sentencing hearing for the man who shot them. 24-year-old jared loughner will serve life in prison for killing six people and wounding 13 others. giffords's husband spoke for her. telling loughner her life, family and career have been immeasurably altered. >>> new jersey governor

amy kellogg explains. >> reporter: police shoo a girl off the steps, she says it's not fair.l it the war on paninis and those behind the new ban on snacking around rome's historic monuments say the city has fallen to a level of unsustainable vulgarity with the consumption going on about town, an order established by the mayor of rome, bans eating food on the spanish steps at the found and other well-known tourist attractions, all punishable by a fine. an order which has taken many visitors by surprise. >> i think it is crazy. mad. why? i must pay 50 euros because i am eating my favorite ice cream near the fountain? >> reporter: fines can range from the equivalent of 35 to $650. all to keep the teenager city clean. >> i think i think it is right, this law, because, we can protect the monuments. >> reporter: so far, the bark is worse than e the bite. police prefer to warn people to take their gelato elsewhere than to find when rome needs tourism in the town, too. la dolce vita experience involves food, but a fleeting piece of pizza may go unnoticed but approximating a picnic wi

>> bret: amy kellogg in london. thank you.n great britain say they will deal directly with the syrian rebel military leaders. today, turkish official says his nation talked to nato allies including the u.s. about using the patriot missiles to protect a safe zone inside syria. with the election over, more movement tonight in the libya scandal. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is here with an update. good evening. >> thank you, bret. good evening. this is the first time the u.s. intelligence community heard the al-qaeda leader weigh in on the benghazi attack to followers. intelligence source who reviewed the 7-minute audio recording says it makes no mention of the anti-islam video blamed by the obama administration as catalyst for the 9/11 attack. while much of the audiotape is devoted to the al-qaeda affiliate in east africa that recently lost control of ports in somalia, analysts say there sake passal. al-zawahiri seeks to capitalize on the death of ambassadorsteins and three other americans by claiming it's

amy kellogg in london.artha: senate majority leader harry reid says that senate democrats are looking forward to working with republicans to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. here's what he said. >> it's better to dance than to fight. it is better to work together. everything doesn't have to be a fight. everything doesn't have to be a fight. that is the way it has been the last couple years. martha: that is from a former boxer. willing to work, but when asked about changing fill luster rules, here is what he said. >> i'm not going to talk about -- you asked a question, i'm answering it. yes, i do. i think the rules have been abused and that we're going to work to change them. we're not going to do away with the filibuster, but we'll make the senate more meaningful place. we'll make it so we can get things done. people want to vote on what you mentioned, same-sex marriage and abortion. martha: there you have it. all right. there's the balance of power right now in the senate. it remains largely the same. dem

cheryl: amy kellogg live for us out of london. thank you very much.nis: here is an economic lesson defying the laws of supply and demand. facebook shares top 10% this morning, now up 9% despite the market being flooded with more than 800 new insider shares. usually huge supply will lead to a drop in price. as we send this chart, all facebook did solvent, turns out to look at this chart, the price has fallen the last 12 rading days. it is baked in, baby. and as we do every 15 minutes, stocks now. cheryl: the dow down 82 points right now? dennis: it gives me pain, cannot believe it. cheryl: i think nicole will help you feel a bit better. nicole: listen, there is the good news and bad news. we're still going, still up here to date, we have down arrows for the major averages, the dow and s&p down nearly 3% each and tech heavy nasdaq composite down 3% this month. take a look at advanced micro. went to the post, looking at advanced micro devices. exploring options. could it mean the whole sale of the company, they are struggling to find a role, they have st

amy kellogg uncovers that mystery. >> the times change, but the sky remains the same. era lived on earth approximately thousands of years before the maya even came on the scene. both the maya and these early farmers held sacred rituals to honor the sun on the same day, the summer solstice, longest day of the year. fast forward a few thousand years to present day stonehenge in england, summer solstice, 2012. >> to thetrr longest day we will play. ♪ ♪ >> do these modern day druids, pagans and all around revelers look like they are preparing for the end of the world? >> we believe the mayans ought to start a new calendar we don't believe it is the end of the world as far as we are concerned. >> no doomsday love. >> stone hedge seems to be a ceremonial spot, because of the mystery surrounding its its alignment with the sun on the days of the summer and winter solstice it is an enduring gathering point. >> stonehenge is many things to many people. >> peter a car son explains why this -- peter carson plains why this place is so special. >> some say it is astronomical calenda

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amy kellogg is watching this from the london bureau with more. amy?er: jenna, this is kind of a vicious cycle. these strikers are saying enough is enough. they feel all the austerity cuts are actually stymieing growth in the eurozone. one protester today said we need to leave something behind for our children but obviously at this point anyway, there is nothing. now in spain despite the cuts the economy will shrink 1.5% this year. iberia, the airline, just cut 4500 jobs. one of the major papers is laying off a quarter of its staff. the government stepped in to stop evictions of people who can't pay their mortgages after two people killed themselves when they learned that they would be forced out of their homes. now in italy, there were demonstrations up and undo the country. some of them also got quite violent. students were protesting, specifically cuts to education. strikers would like austerity measures eased all around, especially as there is some evidence so far that these cuts have not done much to pay down debt. growth is still low if it exists

amy kellogg went to stonehenge west of london. about among various civilizations since the beginning of time. up until the end of time. so we explored at least three of the more significant ones. >> steve: and the mayan people, how did they come up with that number? was it just the fact that it's 12-21-2012? >> what they worked on was the movement of the sun and how it aligns itself every 365 days on the winter solstice. that's what they based everything on. it's a fascinating theory. the question is, what happens to your plans on december 22? >> alisyn: i don't know. what does? >> you got all the presents under the christmas tree? is it even significant? we look at all that and the doomsday scenario. >> steve: very nice. stay right here for just a moment. because we want to know what's on your program coming up in 14 minutes. >> brian: america's news room. >> i've got my partner, her name is martha mccallum. >> brian: where is she? >> this is usually the part of the day where either she or i would pop up. >> steve: you're already