ok we'll leave it there for now economist yanis varoufakis from athens university thank you for joining us here nobody thank you. coverage of russia's post-election rallies has been in sharp focus in the foreign media some even though likening it to egypt's tahrir square protests as artie's and he said i reports that moment in russia happened twenty years ago. dockery or terror skya. us senator john mccain tweets dear vlad the arab spring coming to a neighborhood near you but is it seems russia's so-called slavic spring came and went twenty years ago. mccain and hillary clinton really would like this to happen and you see it in their relations to other countries where these revolutions benefit the u.s. and of course they're pushing for this but don't think it will happen you know they were talking earlier like protests during the collapse of the soviet union hundreds of thousands were out on the streets people who actually saw. all as and b.'s and they will want to get that. most of the few thousand out on the streets of moscow after these elections move gone off to either not remember

reality of what's going on here from athens from the heart of the country most affected so we have you on this very focused with a c. is professor of economics at the university of athens also the author of this book the global minute america the true origins of the financial crisis and the future of the world economy and we are so high. to have you on the show again it's nice to see you now before we get started i just kind of want to get something out of the way i'm gonna pretty much assume that you don't think this is a solution to the crisis because you believe ultimately this is a systemic crisis and a european banking system solvency crisis at all timidly this solution addresses neither of those issues adequately so correct me if i'm wrong. i'm afraid you're not wrong approach ok so then let's get to the first question now that that is out of the way because you have been proposing your own solution for a while and in fact you gave a speech at the european parliament where you sense something that many would actually probably find quite shocking you said europe doesn't have a debt crisis it has a crisis of capital so what do you mean. who would it mean

party sarah furthur porting for us there from athens now so tyrannize lecture at the university of the a g n in greece believes that the country will see even more social devastation in two thousand and twelve and euro kratz in brussels are to blame people are in despair. unemployment has really. seen before they have a public spending cut. salaries are a minus thirty or minus five percent we're being told they're going to be doing maybe more ten more years of the story to reach that level when we count them the first time we're talking about big things so we measure the natural course of things looking i think you would like you were referring to both is looking over we would have a strong rejection the world this policy so the other thing the government does not wait to change it by the european union and the i.m.f. has said no we're going to come around no you cannot have an election you're going to have a european central bank or prime minister whether you like in the uk you're going first to vote hold his moods or stuff that people in the streets covered tickets and then you can h

sir further reporting there from athens now panagiotis sotiriou lecture at the university of the a g.m. in greece believes the country will see even more social devastation in two thousand and twelve and euro kratz in brussels are to blame people in despair for. unemployment rates on the scene because they have a public spending cut. salaries i don't understand your mother's thirty percent cut we're being told they're going to do it maybe more ten more years to still refuse to read it live and when we help them the first time we're talking about big things so we measure but not true of course it seems to me i think you are like you were referring to both bucking the we have a strong rejection the world is policy so the government goes no way to change it by the european union and the i.m.f. said no you cannot come out for under you know you cannot have an election you're going to have a european central bank or a prime minister whether you like you can look you're going first to vote hold his moves or not the people in the streets tell her to take this and then you can come an election

time and again and certainly here this year on the streets of athens now i'm joined now by penny a to satiric professor from the university of asia and thank you so much for joining us again i remember speaking in the un syntagma square and you were talking about putting an end to this vicious cycle of bailouts and debts and austerity measures at the end of the year we enter any seeing an end in sight for the euro crisis no. we're in a very deep. debt and recession under snow just greece is the whole euro zone is just about to enter an official phase of recession so no there's no light at the end of the tunnel this is what we're experiencing out of old we're being told we're going to experience next year which means another year. is exactly the proof of the failure of this. this things cannot go on anymore in this. it's a society in despair people are in despair. unemployment has roots and seen before live in public spending has been cut. salaries minus thirty thirty five percent we're being told we're going to endure maybe more ten more years. to reach that level when we have the first time we were told we have to take s

athens. greece remains in economic woes. departs from washington later today. . task force appointed by florida am universityesident, looking in to the death of a marching band member is scheduled to meet today. champion died after found unresponsive on a bus. death is believed to be tied to hading. >>> u.s. senate returns to session at 2:00, after defeating the payroll tax cut plan. the president threatened to keep congress in session through christmas. . 100 nations will gather in germany to start a peace process for afghanistan. afghanistan oh officials are looking for assurances that the long-term commitm is not forgotten. drew brees and saints remain on pace in the mfc with 34-17 over the lions. 338 yards of passing on the night, brees became the fist quarterback in history to throw up 4000 yards or more in the first 12 games of the season. >>> we've warned you about secret shopper rip off. crooks are getting creative when targeting you for the latest scam. charged in a child sex scandal, part of it for years. pastor in atlanta, stepping aside from the pulpit. and the latest on teen sexting. numbers com

university. cnn's thelma gutierrez gets an exclusive look. >> reporter: athens, georgia, an hour and half outside another school where college students have to study in secret. it is called freedom university where no television cameras have gone before. we traveled across the country to ask, because we heard about a special school that has just opened up here. but in order to tell the story we had to make an agreement not to disclose the location of the school. it is a well guarded secret and that's because the students are undocumented. many fear being found out, arrested and deported. since they have no driver's license, they're brought here every sunday by this team of volunteers. >> each of them have a little flag. >> reporter: freedom university has one classroom. it is packed but we can only show you half the students who consented to be on camera. aspiring engineers, doctors and lawyers. but in the state of georgia, they are academic outcasts, banned by the board of regents from attending any of the top five public universities in the state. >> as you were writing this -- >> reporter: unt

now they created freedom university to teach these students for free. athenstside of atlanta, is home to the university of georgia. it is also home to another school -- where cole enstudents have to study in secret. it is called freedom university. no television cameras have gone before. that's because the students are undocumented, many of them fear being found out and arrested and deported. since they have no driver's license, they are brought here every sunday by this team of volunteers. >> each of them has a flag. >> reporter: freedom university has one classroom. it is packed but we can only show you half of the students who consented to be on camera. >> i graduated as an a.p. scholar. >> reporter: aspiring doctors and lawyers, but in the state of georgia they are outcasted banned by the board of regions attending any of the top five public universities in the state until this group of professors from the you don't know of georgia decided to teach them on their own time, on sundays before hours and without pay. you all have children, you all have full-tim

crisis is that schools and universities are often the first to feel the brunt of the cutbacks, which is certainly what we saw in greece. the principal runs his school in northern athens with a firm hand. every morning before the school day starts, children are called to attention, and there is a mandatory prayer. the prince of bel takes every opportunity to stress the importance of discipline and self-reliance. >> we have to maintain morale and show we have to -- we can provide the best education possible with the little money we have. >> the school has 350 pupils aged 11 to 15 and no shortage of problems. because of the spending cuts, there are not enough textbooks to go around. instead, the school is being encouraged to use computers and interactive software. >> the ministry has already informed us that from next year on, there will not be any more books. all we will get our -- are cd- rom's. that is a problem for low-income families. they can all afford a computer for every child just so they can do their homework. >> until now, the school has simply made photocopies when there were not enough books to go around, but in this class, there are not even enough copies

university president, looking in to the death of one of its marching band members. attorney for the family says the school didn't do enough to stop hazing. >>> vice president joe biden heading to athens, greece. he has been oversees. the greek government tries to stop the economic upheaval and a ripple effect across the globe. >>> u.s. senate returns to session today at 2:00, they adjourn thursday night after defeating the democratic and republican payroll tax cut plans. >>> drew brees threw for 3 touchdowns. 26 of 36 passes, no interceptions. >>> middle school students will receive funds thanks to a public and private partnership. the foundation and the many partners feel this is an important first step in trying, to we talk about breaking the cycle of poverty, this is a step that's important for doing just that. >> reporter: craig will be joining us throughout the morning here as well as the principal, she will be joining us later as well. and the whole event is at 10:00 this morning, right here at the school, senator ben is going to be here, stephanie rawlings blake and baltimore city schools public ceo will be here. reporting live in northeast baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 new

university of georgia but about its students. he used to have what he called a wednesday night movie night where he would invite students to join him at a theater in athens, georgia, and he would just share time, his time with students that he loved, and he did this for years and years and years. and i have heard stories from some of those folks who attended those movie nights that larry munson was more passionate about movies than he was about university of georgia football, which is hard to imagine. but as we look back on the life of larry munson, those of us who live and breathe georgia football, we will always remember the passionate calls, the way that he put his heart and soul into a football game, but we'll also remember the man larry munson who enjoyed life, enjoyed people, enjoyed his profession and who gave so much back to his profession, and a man who loved the outdoors. he came from his birthplace of minneapolis south many years ago, and he remained a true southerner, not just for his 40 years of broadcasting at the university of georgia but in his bass fishing, for example. i remember when he would come down to our part of the world in south