anna chapman, the spy who came in from the cold.today," martin fletcher, nbc news. >>> it's time for a check of the weather. bill karins is out there on the plaza. >> that looks really cute. that's the only warm spot in the country, it's really cold in the eastern half of the nation, we have some snow moving through the great lakes and rain developing in texas. there's no real big storms out there, so this weekend everyone can get in and out of their >>> right now, fog really the only concern we have this morning in the north and east bay valleys. you will notice the storm track way off to the north. this is going to be mainly north to the entire bay area through the weekend. a glancing blow from one system dropping in late sunday evening. 40s, morning. areas not stuck with fog will be warming into 60s as early as lunchtime. upper 60s in the warmest places. 70, gilroy. cooler for sunday and we bounce back up with the temperatures approaching monday and tuesday. going to be sunny and 83 in l.a. that's a look at your weekend forecast,

called secrets of the world with anna chapman and the show is going to air once a week explore hoaxes mysteries other phenomenons now i know it's somebody out there thinking she gets fifteen minutes of fame and now she's a celebrity she gets her own t.v. show sure i get that but can we first talk about how easy it is to get a reality show here in the u.s. so you're m.t.v.'s the jersey shore all you have to do is have fake tan get drunk all the time wake up in a trash can once a month or v h one they have filled their reality shows with people that basically have done nothing more than try to date really gross rap stars about my personal favorite here new york you know flavor flav's for a fling she went from being an average girl looking for love to hosting her own reality show overnight and now she's practically the face of each one so back to my original point here if these people can pull off reality t.v. stardom in the u.s. simply for being trashy at least and chapman was an alleged spy. now if you don't happen to look like anna chapman but you can be described simply as ugly appar

they love anna chapman. she hopes anyway. she's everywhere.shooting, she says. anna chapman, public face of the russian secret service. >> do we have any spies that hot? >> let me make it clear, it wasn't my idea to send her back. >> reporter: blowing her cover in america may have been a great career move, but she seems to miss the united states. new york, what an amazing city, she says, very interesting, very positive energy. she's almost nostalgic, could hollywood be next? one of ten suspected russian spies deported from the u.s. only six months ago, a work permit may be a bit of a problem. anyway she may have other ideas, politics. chapman is one of the new leaders of the youth wing of prime minister putin's political party. but what she most wants she says, is a pet lion. and if you're anna chapman, apparently you get what you want. so anna chapman did get her pet lion and her new year's dreams have already been fulfilled. >> i like the tiger. >> maybe next year. >>> still ahead, tips for really sticking to your new year's resolution. but

me i'm still on edge my name is anna chapman. and i'm starting the investigation well after years of living under the radar snooping in the united states the spy world pillow girl is now uncovering strange phenomena in her own network primetime series it's called secrets of the world it sees and get to the bottom of solving real life x. files type mysteries from russia and around the world that when each. and a few minutes cross talk looks of the uprising in tunisia to ask whether it's a wake up call to tell america the democracies can be fought for without its interference that's coming up shortly sure has got the business before that. hello welcome to our business program i'm sure. price growth is speeding up in russia presidential aide our cottage our coverage forecast inflation may top two percent in january earlier the economic development ministry said it may even conduct two point three percent compared to one point six percent last year the first deputy chairman of russia's central bank admitted that if prices keep growin

news about anna chapman now the so-called sexy spy ring for her which will take another career turn this time on the russian t.v. sets. the answer. well if she is after years of living under the radar snooping in the united states the spy world pin up girl is now uncovering strange phenomenon in her own network primetime series got to hand it to it's called secrets of the world in a season and i get to the bottom of the song. real life ex. russia and iran. will be spared. ok president karzai is meeting with. the sophie shevardnadze next tonight he tells us how he plans to solve this fragile country's mounting problems across its borders. you. eat you. eat. eat. eat you. karzai afghan president it's an honor and pleasure to have you with us today sir. what were your hopes and two thousand and four when you were made president of afghanistan my hope aspirations were that would have. peace for afghanistan a stable afghanistan afghanistan in close contact. with its neighbors and the near new birds a country that would progress into a better economy. better living standards would be. children

here wasn't watching when the following was on the air yes we're learning more about russian spy anna chapman aka the only spy we care about but apparently with. only. you know that's ok that's ok i really i don't blame you guys for talking about the hot redhead the only one we care about is only seems natural you know i think for aids right we're all just driven by our sexual desires but you know. there is one thing here. there is one thing that i do blame you for look. since when do russian news agency sided with the american administration. not the american people they used to tell us that the american people were good but the administration was bad and now the russian agencies are telling us that the american people are bad but the administration mr. confusing the prosperous i mean go out and play you just cool rush to me all this time the kremlin was talking to me in my ear and i thought that i was saying that i was bashing the american administration but apparently it's the people i have it's how could that be oh that's right it isn't it isn't because you know what i'm american so how c

. >>> in russia today anna chapman made her first public appearance on a talk show where she was called the woman of the year. she was deported from the united states earlier this year after being arrested on suspicion of working for a russian spy ring. she said she'd reveal some secrets next year. >>> and in china an enormous traffic jam that stranded 2000 vehicles. a team of 100 police officers were dispatched to deal with the jam. adding to the props, temperatures as low as 24 degrees below zero fahrenheit as drivers ran out of fuel, food, and water. >>> the discovery channel announced today that a show reenacting the autopsy of michael jackson is postponed indefinitely. they claimed the hearing next week against his doctors is the reason. the statement issued today applauded the decision. >>> the second largest book seller is struggling with debt. borders works with vendors on refinancing and says there is no guarantee that will happen. the company reported a loss for the third quarter and plans to close 16 stores during the fourth quarter. sales have sagged as they try to deal with

. >>> in russia today anna chapman made her first public appearance on a talk show where she was called the woman of the year. she was deported from the united states earlier this year after being arrested on suspicion of working for a russian spy ring. she said she'd reveal some secrets next year. >>> and in china an enormous traffic jam that stranded 2000 vehicles. a team of 100 police officers were dispatched to deal with the jam. adding to the props, temperatures as low as 24 degrees below zero fahrenheit as drivers ran out of fuel, food, and water. >>> the discovery channel announced today that a show reenacting the autopsy of michael jackson is postponed indefinitely. they claimed the hearing next week against his doctors is the reason. the statement issued today applauded the decision. >>> the second largest book seller is struggling with debt. borders works with vendors on refinancing and says there is no guarantee that will happen. the company reported a loss for the third quarter and plans to close 16 stores during the fourth quarter. sales have sagged as they try to deal with

la espÍa rusa anna chapman estÁ invitando a los televidentes a que sintoniza en su nuevo programa en, nueva jersey y rhode island. en total son 127 los arrestados y se han presentado 16 demandas. estÁn acusados de asesinato, extorsiÓn, narcotrÁfico y otros delitos. se hizo oficial la presentaciÓn de los cargos. >> escuchamos miles de conversaciones telefÓnicas y recurrimos a vigilancia electrÓnica autorizada por la ley en el operativo que comenzÓ hace mÁs de un aÑo. rodrÍguez fue uno de los 800 agentes que participaron en los arrestos. >> ellos estÁn incluidos en varios crÍmenes incluyendo la conspiraciÓn de asesinato, extorsiÓn y lavado de dinero. >> en las demandas presentadas en la corte se detalla la manera en que operaba la cosa nostra cobrando cuotas a diversos clubes nocturnos y pizzerÍas. .el proceso judicial se realizarÁ en la corte federal prÓximamente aquÍ en brooklyn. en caso de ser encontrados culpables podrÍan recibir alrededor de 20 aÑos en la cÁrcel. ♪ >> la tormenta inversal que afecta del noreste del paÍs le jugÓ una mala pasada al conductor de un auto en rhode isla

. >>> and finally, former russian spy anna chapman has a new role, tv star.e promise to quote, uncover all the secrets. her show features unexplained mysteries of the occult. one secret she won't be revealing, her years deep undercover in the u.s. a provision of chapman's plea agreement with the u.s. government means that chapman must turn over any profits she makes telling her story. >>> it's about four minutes after the hour. time for another check of the weather outside with lonnie quinn. i know you're all bundled up. >> you got to be. it is freezing out here. i'll tell you, we have one of our colleagues here from cbs in austin, texas. erica gonzalez, now look are you up here just to sort of survey the situation in the big city? >> absolutely. i'm getting ready. getting ready for the big break. hope to be here soon. >> we were talking a little earlier. this all came about from winning the company christmas party prize. >> big props to our manager and director. she's absolutely amazing. company christmas party gave away a trip to new york and i'm here repre

he is not afraid of high profile cases, because he recently represented anna chapman. >>> here's matt>>> thank you, meredith. the widening sex scandal surrounding silvio berlusconi who is accused of having sex in his office and covering it up. michelle kosinski is in milan, and good morning to you. >> hi, matt. can you imagine this happening in the united states. today, berlusconi's attorneys will submit his defense in this nearly 400-page file full of wiretap allegations. one is that he uses this apartmentt complex to house show girls when they are not attending as police describe as his wild sex-fueled parties. >> reporter: investigators say there sure are a lot of young striking women living here rent-free, and they say that the prime minister, silvio berlusconi pays their bills and they going to his parties and something that has leaked out of the wiretap morass, and no claims, but they say that he gives them money and presents. but according to the criminal investigation, to get togethers were more like orgies and something that he supposedly learned from his old pal moammar gadh

anna chapman's story sounds like it came right out of a james bond film. she was kicked out of the u.s. in july after she was found to be a russian spy be. she was awarded the kremlin's top honor upon her return to russia, and since then she's posed for men's magazines and has even stepped into russian politics. ♪ there are >> you're watching a special edition of world insight on cc tv news. now to one of the worst and most memorable natural disasters of the year 2010. the floods in pakistan. the monsoon rains began in july, and there was no letting up. and before long huge stretches of pakistan were already underwater, and nearly a fifth of the population was affected. our correspondent was there. here is a quick look at some of his reports. >> these are not droughts, but the roofs of about 500 homes. there were 300,000 houses damaged or destroyed. hundreds of thousands of people have been shifted to safer grounds. at the moment there is about 400,000 -- this is the unfortunate and saddening scene in the refugee camp. they seem to be focused, organized an