in bulgaria recorded their coldest temperatures since records started 100 years ago. people are being advised just to stay at home. not only because of the cold but because of the dangers of getting out there and walking of course, on the icy roads or even traveling on the icy roads clearing the snow. we have our jet stream sinking all the way down across the mediterranean engulfing most of the continent in this arctic blast of air. take a look at the weekend, it's going to spread into northern africa as well. definitely seeing that in morocco as well as algeria. usually temperatures around 17 for the high. it's going to be around 5. you really need to wrap up. here are your friday temperatures. we have 3 in london. minus 2 in paris. down to 4 in madrid. sub zero in central europe. a very frigid minus 15 in kiev and warsaw and moscow 16 in moscow. here's the extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." we'll be back with more news in half an hour. thank you for watching. bye-bye. . .

we are talking bulgaria, croatia and serbia. they are all impacted. you can see as a result of the river that has frozen over in some parts. we have essentially grounded the barges, the large barges that transport commerce and goods throughout the countries. we talked about the pipelines and the gas situation and the disruption. this is a physical disruption as a result of the ice that has stranded these barges here. we need the temperatures to warm up a little bit. we can't do that too quickly because of the snow that has fallen and a flooding situation here. here's the shipping on the lower channels that have been suspended. the river flows down to the back fleet. we will continue to see this. over 90% of the river at this point has been impacted with the barges and ships. transport the goods. they are not doing that right now. navigation and tourism, that has been ongoing over the last several days. 2800 kilometers have been impacted here. this is the reason why. look at the temperatures. 24 days in kiev and ukraine we have not reached the freezing

frías y moderadas, mientras nosotros disfrutamos de estas temperaturas, en europa más exactamente en bulgariamperatura mientras que nos dure, ésta se optó por el tiempo habrá regreso contigo al estudio. >> sulema: tiempo dirá comerciales pero regresamos con más noticias. >> sulema: un juez federal dijo hoy que el gobierno de washington tiene que notificar al responsable de los campamentos ocupemos si quieren desalojarlos, lo que significa que los manifestantes tendrá la oportunidad de hacer su desalojo anticipado, aquí se presentan en mcpherson plaza, después de recibir un ultimátum de desalojar ayer el mero día, los funcionarios no han dicho si va a sacar los activistas de las plazas, sin embargo el policía de parques, permitirá la policía si hay emergencias de salud, ya se halla leer ya se ha visto alerta de ratas en los alrededores de las manifestaciones. por otro lado el gobernador de maryland está levantando polvo con una propuesta que ha causado polémica, que si se aprueba abrir un costo más en la gasolina. >> reportera: el gobernador de maryland martín >> el impuesto subiría lentamente

cold weather continues in europe, eight people died after heavy rain caused flooding in southern bulgaria. the government declared a state of emergency. two rivers surging down to turkey. governments have taken emergency measures to conserve gas supplies. flood waters continue rising in eastern australia. thousands of people evacuated. the town of st. george was the worst hit. the water is 15 meters higher than normal. police on strike in the brazilian city of bahia who have clashed with soldiers. they've cut off electricity to force out several thousand police officers and their families. the murder rate more than doubled in the state capital since police stopped work on tuesday to demand better pay. there's more news at our website. this is bbc world news." thousands of assad supporters in syria have lined the streets to greet the russian foreign minister. the army bombardment of the city of homs has entered its fourth day. the president of the maldives has resigned following weeks of protests after he ordered the arrest of the country's top judge. joining me from there is a representat

warmer air in bulgaria has problems. icy rain is creating slick roads and heavy rain to the south is leading to floods. this low pressure system has been bringing these stormy conditions and it looks like it will stay here for a while. the precipitation amount will be very huge. to the north of this low, a lot of heavy rain or heavy snow is continuing. to the south, a lot of rain. over the next 24 hours, 100 millimeters is expected in greece. the reason is warmer air is coming in from africa. temperatures will be reaching to 13 degrees in athens and 11 in rome. for the rest of the area, an lots of sub zero figures. minus 8 in berlin. minus 12 degrees in moscow. the cold conditions will likely continue her throughout the week. all right. up next is the three-day forecast. >>> our lead story this hour, residents of one japanese city woke up to the news that 1300 u.s. marines may be headed to their town. japanese and u.s. officials have been trying to figure out how to redeploy american forces stationed in okinawa. nhk has

in bulgaria, winds reached 140 kilometers per hour, but unfortunately those stormy conditions will persist here throughout tuesday. here are the highs expected on tuesday. minus 2 in paris. minus 8 in berlin. and only minus 13 in kiev. again, the cool conditions continue throughout the week. here is the extended forecast. >>> our lead story this hour, residents of one japanese city woke up to the news that 1300 u.s. marines may be headed to their town. japanese and u.s. officials have been trying to figure out how to redeploy american forces stationed in okinawa. nhk has learned that the americans sounded out their japanese counterparts about possibly transferring marines to an air station in the city of iwakuni. american officials made the suggestion during review of alignment of u.s. forces. the countries agreed in 2006 to keep about 10,000 marines in okinawa, and transfer 8,000 to guam. residents of iwakuni are expected to be opposed to the idea. they already host a marine corps air station and aircraft carrier unit from central japan will be moved to iwakuni. japan and the u.s. agreed

in bulgaria, winds reached 140 kilometers per hour, but unfortunately those stormy conditions will persist here throughout tuesday. here are the highs expected on tuesday. minus 2 in paris. minus 8 in berlin. and only minus 13 in kiev. again, the cool conditions continue throughout the week. here is the extended forecast. >>> our lead story this hour, residents of one japanese city woke up to the news that 1300 u.s. marines may be headed to their town. japanese and u.s. officials have been trying to figure out how to redeploy american forces stationed in okinawa. nhk has learned that the americans sounded out their japanese counterparts about possibly transferring marines to an air station in the city of iwakuni. american officials made the suggestion during review of alignment of u.s. forces. the countries agreed in 2006 to keep about 10,000 marines in okinawa, and transfer 8,000 to guam. residents of iwakuni are expected to be opposed to the idea. they already host a marine corps air station and aircraft carrier unit from central japan will be moved to iwakuni. japan and the u.s. agreed

it is a similar story in bulgaria, the baltic states, and in poland, and the forecasters say more cold weather is on its way. parts of southern europe have been hit as well as the cold front moves in from siberia. italy is experiencing its coldest week for 27 years. here, too, more snow is expected over the weekend. >> for historians, it is something of a jackpot -- the only known voice recording of german chancellor otto von bismarck has been found. the recording was made in 1889 at his home. it gives listeners a more intimate glimpse of a man known as the iron chancellor. berlin has plenty of tributes to audubon bismarck, the founder of the german reich, the landmark victory column celebrates the campaigns to unite germany. now, a short recording of the iron chancellor's voice has surfaced. he was reciting snippets of the french national anthem. the recording was made in 1889 on a wax cylinder, a technology that was showing promise at the time. >> my experience tells me that it is authentic. of course, it would make sense for others to review the recordings to see if his words ring t

. >> winter storms have lashed bulgaria, bearing parts -- burying parts of the country under a thick blanket of snow. the city on the danube is one of the worst hit. authorities are urging people not to venture outdoors into the bitter cold. transport networks have ground to a halt, and many schools remained shut. despite the hardship caused, the extreme conditions could allow a rare sporting event to take place in the netherlands. the 11 cities toward across the frozen water waste. >> i think it will happen. i have a good feeling about it. we only need another week of this weather. >> volunteers have already begun clearing the 200-kilometer course, the world's longest speedskatingng it can onlnl is atthe last race was in 1997. the freezing temperatures have created a bizarre landscape around the geneva in switzerland. if a layer of ice has created a unique winter wonderland. >> that is beautiful. we will be back in one hour with more here on dw. >> thanks for watching. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

here, secretary of state hillary clinton is arriving in bulgaria and what the air force calls a c-32he rest of the flying public, a boeing 757. and the air force is adding more polish. >> and to turn that over. >> training a class of flight attendants on the finer points of service. >> and this is some extra color. >> reporter: it starts with what distinguished visitors get to eat and there is no reheated well zagna. the air force wants to know where all of the food comes from so everything is made from scratch and on this day, cooking is under the watchful eye of a french trade los angeles-based chef to the stars. >> and we serving high-end restaurant foods to the customers and we try to continually strive to improve on. that. >> reporter: beyond the fancy chicken, air force flight attendants from the 89th air lift wing have to learn the plane. ensuring the safety of their distinguished visitors and staff. >> bracing for impact. brace for impact. >> reporter: this plane is often used by the vice president and any job they can do in their office, we can do aboard the aircraft. i'm no

she'll travel to bulgaria for meetings with national leaders there, returning to the u.s. for the super bowl on super bowl sunday. >>> the fbi's list of people banned from flying has more than doubled in one year. the no-fly list now stands at 21,000 names of americans making 500 of those names. the growth spurt can be traced back to 2009, the arrest of the underwear bomber. >>> country music star keith urban is scheduled to perform tonight at nashville. the cmt award winner had a polyp removed from his throat back in november of 2011. and after that he could not speak for three weeks. doctors orders. >> it's amazing he can perform again. >> it's incredible. we're seeing some of the video from it. >>> coupons can help save you money at the grocery store, we all know that. >> one consumer report says they may not be saving you as much as you think. >>> her sit-com became a hit. now roseann'barr wants the job at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. she is serious and she could be getting that bid right here in baltimore. >>> also are americans pulling their kids? why one french mom say

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at least eight people have been killed in flash floods in the southern bulgaria caused by melting snow from the cold snap affecting much of europe in a dam burst almost completely submerging many homes in the town the country's civil defense of already has warned that two other larger dams are on the verge of spilling over and are warning locals to prepared to evacuate the area. in brazil around three hundred police officers have barricaded themselves inside a legislative building in protest over low pay the officers clashed with soldiers who were deployed to surround the building in the northern city of salvador last week a third of the city's thirty thousand police force came out on strike over pay and a dangerous condition. now artie's interview is next we spoke with the former israeli ambassador. to discuss the position his country occupies on today's worldwide political stage. what we are have is radio. who recently resigned from the government on grounds of principle he said he could no longer serve in a government whose policies he did not agree with ambassador thank you very mu

in bulgaria secretary of state hillary clinton called the failed u.n. resolution a travesty. in campaign 2012 mitt romney finished well ahead of newt gingrich in the nevada caucuses vath ron paul and rick santorum behind them. the gop race now moves this week to colorado, minnesota, missouri and maine. jan crawford and chip reid are following the two top candidates and we begin with jan in denver. jan, good evening. >> well, good evening, jeff, after that landslide victory last night, romney has won three out of the first five states for voting. and with his momentum and that campaign organization, it's going to be hard for anyone to hard fim now. surrounded by thousands of supporters, romney sounded like su he already was in a head-to-head matchup with president obama. >> this president's misguided policies made these tough times last longer. if i'm elected president, my priority will be worrying about savingb, not saving my own. >> reporter: he won big in nearly every category of voters, atd edged rival newt gingrich with groups the former speaker groed to win, the very con

during the visit to bulgaria, hillary clinton blasted china for vetoing a vote calling for the syrianpresident to step down. >> what happened yesterday was a travesty. those countries bare full responsibility for protecting the brutal regime. >>> according to the united nations, more than 5,400 people have died in syria since last month. there is now a fear among experts the turmoil in syria could turn into an all out civil war. the turmoil in syria is being felt here in the bay area. protesters may their feelings known in san francisco. >> reporter: calling for an end to the killing a couple dozen syrian americans protested today outside the russian consulate in san francisco. >> reporter: demonstrators focused their anger on russia because that country's support for assad. >> they need to see the reality, to see that people are dying. >> reporter: this 26-year-old from syria didn't want to give us her name today, worries the government might target her family back home. >> the revolution is something we needed for a long time. it's time for us to be liberated. >> reporter: just this

considering a ban on fracking all looking into greener and safer forms of energy during a time when france bulgaria and the rest of europe are facing serious economic challenges are still conscious of the fact that we need to move away from dangerous and harmful forms of energy and move towards greener and safer forms of energy for the future the bad ricky santorum at a two thousand and eight press and people of faith in politics form santorum lee labeled the democratic party has. and said the democratic lawmakers on our most primal lost so he went on say the party is about sexual freedom us was it's about homosexuality it's about sexual freedom it's no secret the santorum is quite literally scared straight by homosexuality and has made numerous side were raising statements about gays during the two thousand and twelve campaign just because a party stands up for something it believes in like equal rights for gays and lesbians doesn't mean that it's all about it or that it has a secret agenda to promote social freedom in america let's be honest there are plenty republicans who are all about sexual f

act up after protest in poland the government announced that it has suspended its involvement in bulgaria they have followed in poland's footsteps pulling out of the signing process lot via wants greater consultation on the provisions of this agreement and lithuania is justice minister has spoken out saying i don't know where it comes from and how it originated but i don't like of this treaty was signed skillfully avoiding it discussions in the e.u. in lithuania i mean while germany and the czech and slovak and governments aren't going anywhere near the agreement and it's current form so there you have it almost ten countries have formally expressed some form of opposition and like we saw on a smaller scale here in the u.s. with soap and many of the negotiations for acta comes some sort of beef with the current language negotiators excuse me some before the current language for the agreement but what's really fascinating is that all the small countries have actually risen up spoken out after the government leaders put a foot down to an agreement it gives too much power to hollywood and th

in bulgaria, more than a dozen towns lowest temperatures since they started keeping records 100 years below zero fahrenheit in some spots. waves rolled in from the sea and froze in western romania. that is what a frozen wave looks like. it's snowing in siberia, but this is rough. >> and bosnia and lots of eastern europe and so many people in this country is where is winter. take a look at the maps right here. it is minus 15 in the crew crane. minus 8 in moscow. minus 2346 warsaw and windchill in factor, 30 in paris but very cold in eastern europe the images that have been so scary, 114 as you were saying fatalities. poland is horribly affected by this. we have a couple more cold days and it's going to get a little more relief but well below average for the negligence number of days. >> shep: here in the u.s. a big storm across the plains. >> there was been one city that has had significant snow. that is denver. go back to the maps again and you see the big storm. this is very significant storm. interstate 25 that connects new mexico up to colorado is going to be seeing somewhere aroun

. >>> and in bulgaria, a dam burst today and set an 8-foot wall of water through a village.people were killed, 10 others are missing. 700 homes were destroyed or damaged. two larger dams are also on the brink of overflowing and are urging people downstream to prepare to evacuate. >>> as part of california's 12th annual rosa parks day celebration, civil rights activists brought a 1950s style bus to the capital. the bus is a replica of the one parks was riding in when she refused to move to the back and give way for a white passenger. it was parked civil disobedience that sparked the bus boycott. those who brought the bus to the sacramento say they hope it and rosa parks day encourages other to take a stand when they see inequity. >>> we're live in downtown walnut creek where bars and lounges are banning together to stop the violence. we'll tell you what they're proposing. >>> and rain returns to northern california. bill has the impact on your morning commute and his extended forecast. it's about working harder. ♪ and smarter. ♪ it's the culmination of a million decisions. it

. >>> and in bulgaria, a dam burst today and set an 8-foot wall of water through a village.t people were killed, 10 others are missing. 700 homes were destroyed or damaged. two larger dams are also on the brink of overflowing and are urging people downstream to prepare to evacuate. >>> as part of california's 12th annual rosa parks day celebration, civil rights activists brought a 1950s style bus to the capital. the bus is a replica of the one parks was riding in when she refused to move to the back and give way for a white passenger. it was parked civil disobedience that sparked the bus boycott. those who brought the bus to the sacramento say they hope it and rosa parks day encourages other to take a stand when they see inequity. >>> we're live in downtown walnut creek where bars and lounges are banning together to stop the violence. we'll tell whatcha lookin' for hon? ah, these new jeans i want. i've been looking everywhere. new blue jeans? oh, don't be crazy, i've got tons of blue jeans. frank! frank! get my jean bin, susie wants my jeans. no she doesn't. here we go. nice

bulgaria? gonna? a recent newsweek poll revealed 73% of americans can't give the official version of why we fought the cold war. nobody can give the real version but 73% can't give the official version. 44% are unable to decline -- the fine the bill of rights. a poll taken in the oklahoma public school system this year turned up the fact that 77% of students go no who george washington was. 77%. in a number of cities, libraries that closed for lack of funding and lack of interest. nobody is reading. last january a serious presidential candidate praise the founding fathers for, quote, working tirelessly to abolish slavery when in fact the founding fathers agreed that a black person legally constituted 60% of a human being and enshrines slavery in the constitution. this genius also claimed the u.s. government was colluding with the chinese to abolish will dollar. on august 18th after her victory in iowa she asserted the american people are concerned about the rise of the soviet union which is a threat i

during a visit to bulgaria the secretary of state blasted russia and china who locked a vote calling for the leader of syria to step down. >> what happened yesterday at the united nations was a travesty. those countries that refused to support the arab league plan bear full responsibility for protecting the brutal regime. >> reporter: according to the united nations more than 5400 people have died since last march when rebels started rising up. there is a fear that the turmoil could turn into a all out civil war. >> the growing outrage and frustration with yesterday's veto decision could be seen today in san francisco. alex was there as protesters took their anger to the russian consulate. >> reporter: calling for an end to the killing a couple dozen syrian americans protested outside the russian cansulat experience their frustration was clear. >> shame on you. shame on you. >> reporter: they focused on russia because that country support for the syrian president. >> they need to see the health reality t see people are dying. >> reporter: this 26-year-old didn't want to give us her n

during a stop in bulgaria, clinton said china and russia now bear full responsibility for protecting what the syrian government has been doing. >> what happened yesterday at the united nations was a travesty. those countries that refuse to support the arab league plan bear full responsibility for protecting the brutal regime in damascus. >> we have our senior state department producer joining us from washington. elise, what can the u.s. and the rest of the u.n. security council do now? >> it's really back to the drawing board. secretary of state hillary clinton calling it a travesty but saying the work will go on not only to get a u.n. security resolution passed. this is the second time the council will be blocked by russia and china, but also trying to impose new sanctions on the regime, strengthen existing sanctions if not through the u.n. security council then bilaterally, regionally to try to dry up sources of funding for the regime to continue the crackdown and the russian foreign minister will be in damascus on tuesday to meet with president bashar al assad to try to get him to

the river is vital to commerce in places like bulgaria, croatia and it's up to five inches thick.rdinarily warm and mild winter here in the united states, very, very cold out there. and from one european extreme to the other, europe's most active volcano back at it again. italy's mount etna erupting. actually shut down the weather. >> extreme weather. coming up next on "street signs," giant waves. all right, up next, under the radar stocks. something we like to do a lot of here on "street signs," finding names not really making headlines but moving nonetheless. >> and five companies that have been reaching for the skies. maybe not the sexiest names we can find, but they are popping nonetheless in terms of their returns. first though we've got bill. what's ahead on the "closing bell." >> mandy, we're going to come up at the top of the hour we have two important names in the mortgage settlement deal. we'll talk about the settlement and what it means for homeowners. housing secretary and new york attorney general will be joining us. and one of the names in private equity tells us why

secretary of state hillary clinton insisted sunday in bulgaria, that's not the end of it. >> faced with a neutored security council, we have to redouble our efforts outside of the united nations with those allies and partners who support the syrian people's right to have a better future. >> suarez: in moscow though, russian foreign ministers sergei lavrov was making no apologies. >> some of the voices coming from the west assessing the results of the u.n. security council vote on the syrian resolution are indecent, i would say, and border on his tearics. >> suarez: chinese officials took the same line in beijing. >> china actively participated in the draft version of the u.n. resolution. but unfortunately the proposing nation, despite major disputes among various countries, forced a vote. our goal is to make sure that syrians are spared from violent conflict and war, not to complicate the issue. >> suarez: in washington president obama played down the likelihood of outside military action in an interview with nbc news. >> i think it is very important for us to try to resolve this withou

like afterwards greeks are our arch enemy or iran is our main competitor or bulgaria is former soviet- no. today this concept has achieved a success that turkish mindset has changed. everybody today agrees that we need to have much more integration with our neighbors. yes, we have a problem with syria, but it is not because of our choice, it is because of their domestic program. here is the key, for us is we want to have zero problems with the people. therefore, i said process analysis. not picture analysis. if you have a picture today, you may think that turkey has some problems with syria. no. we have problem, yes, with syrian administration, but with syrian people, syrian people and in the future after a process, i am sure we will be having excellent relations with the new syria published by the people of syria -- established by the people of syria by the free choice of syria. in order to avoid the existing crisis, we cannot sacrifice for our future relations with syria. it was a risk when prime minister err done made a major statement from turkish grand national assembly against m

greeks are our enemy or iran is their main competitor or bulgaria is a former soviet. no, today this concept has achieved success that the mindset has changed. everyone today agrees that we need to have max integration. yes, we have a problem with syria, that is not because of our choices. it is because their domestic problem. here's the key for us is we want to have the people. therefore i set profit analysis, not picture analysis. if you have a picture today coming inc. it has problems with syria. we have problems with syria at one's nation, but syrian planning the future after process to ensure we will be having excellent relations with the new syria establishment of the listeria provided by the three choices here yet. in order to avoid an fisting crisis we cannot sacrifice. it was a risk when prime minister ericka khan made a statement from the assembly against mubarak on 1.8 million egyptian people gathered and career msk mubarak now it's time to leave. it was a big risk and we were criticized at this time by the main opposition if the bar continues, what will you

greeks are our enemy or iranians or bulgaria is the former soviet.no, today this concept has achieved a success that turkish mindset has changed. everybody agrees that we need to have maximum integration with their neighbors. yes callier put them assyria, but it's not because of our choices. it is because of their domestic problem. the key is we want to have zero problems with the people. therefore i say process analysis, not picture analysis. if you have a picture today, you may say they have problems with syria. yes come with problem with your administration, but with syrian people, and in the future after a process i am sure we will be having excellent relations with the new syria established by the people of syria by the free truth is serious. in order to avoid the existing crisis and that we cannot sacrifice for future relations with syria. there was a risk when prime minister girder gone -- made a prime statement from turkish national assembly against mubarak when 1.5 egyptian people gathered interior and asking mubarak to leave and zero critic

the united states is now one of only a few western countries polling rumania, bulgaria and the united states. libya didn't have the all federal screening force. but you went and saw all the models. i met before. i went back after you and the u.k. which had huge incidence of care probably face terrorism far worse than we did. they all retain private screening and no one is saying do away with the federal government. no one is saying federal employees to a bad job. but i want to get you out of the personal business and into the security business. and i think that is important as we do have a threat. so you can focus. again, in the union issue, you know, the spp joined the unions before the federal employees. and those in san francisco and other places we look at some times the private screeners pay more money to retain people. the turnover is great, and maybe we can submit this comparison if it has it between san francisco and los angeles there's room for that. my only question, sir, is you stated to the committee that he would work with us, and i hope he will work with me to try to imp

it never is ever score of bulgaria is a nice phrase. president reagan made it very popular david stockman would tell you how often they came up short in finding waste and fraud abuse that had been discussed. earmarks and foreign spending is that everyone's laced -- list. we talked about nation-building. we spent billions on nation- building in the interim. medicare and social security on the left are often cited as programs that are burned benefits and therefore need to set by themselves, not be included in this debate. i think we all realize they have to be on the table. they have to be reined in. there is no way that they cannot be fundamental to deficit- reduction going forward. there is no such thing as a free lunch. candidates more often than not perpetuate the myth that somehow these spending cuts, $5 trillion over five years, as rick santorum is advocating, have no downside for cost. the other thing we need to do is refrain from pledges. i want to congratulate steve latourette of ohio to bring all the pledges from left to right f

poland and bulgaria also reported deaths. poland reported eight more deaths friday. said two more suffocated when they breathed charcoal. >>> they closed the colosseum to prevept tourists from slipping. weather officials say the severe cold will continue through the coming week. >>> here is the extended weather forecast. >>> that's all for now. i'm shery ahn. stay tuned for more news on nhk stay tuned for more news on nhk world. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com