"'render to caesar the things that are caesar's and to god the things that are god's.' and they marveled at him." witherington: now, this is a tremendously ironic saying, because, of course, from the biblical point of view, everything is god's. "the earth is the lord's, and the fullness thereof." so thinking that god has a sphere and caesar has a sphere and they're sort of neatly divided or separatable is laughable, and anybody who heard this saying would know that this is a riddle, a deliberate riddle. and it stumps the inquisitors. instead of jesus being stumped, it stumps them. to fully understand what jesus was doing in jerusalem, ben witherington believes that we need to examine an event earlier in his life, before he came to the city, when he revealed who he was to his disciples, in secret. according to the gospels, while he was still in galilee, jesus took his disciples north, to a pagan city called caesarea philippi, a place full of ancient temples, where sacrifices would have been made to pagan gods. it was also a center for the newly created emperor cult, in w

caesar shared their oath. >> there is the group. don't try to be l -- >>reporter: there are scarcely 100 airmen still alive today. some attended the service to honor caesar. like dr. caesar the military service shaped their future. >> about door open up for what we did if world war ii. double victory at home and abroad. opportunity became available. and i was able to go to school and do what middle america could do which they could doesn't before. >>reporter: they leave a double legacy as patriotic americans and as generation of americans who know it is important to mentor young people and support their community. >> guess fast and make the most of it if you can. >> all of us should do that. >> yes everybody. >>reporter: dr. caesar will now join what is the lonely eagle. he will in the be forgotten nor will the legacy. in san mateo oshtion david louie 7 news. >>> more to bring you here tonight at 9:00. coming up. have your children out grown the booster seat. car seat safety law about to change at the first of the year and the kids

caesar's betting he won't beat his case in court, however. so he's cashing in a very big chip instead, his ties to a mexican drug cartel. >> he's connected. he's a trusted driver. somebody they kept in the mix. right now we believe the information he gave is real good. >> caesar's giving up a house in northwest suburban buffalo grove where he claims the cartel distributes drugs and money. >> allegedly this is a pickup point for a lot of kilos of heroin. this is a spot they're using. it might be a good hit. >> perfect. we'll be there hopefully within five or six minutes. >> investigators immediately set up surveillance on the house and hope that caesar's connections haven't heard he's in jail yet. >> as soon as somebody gets caught, operations shut down, all the product is moved. locations are moved. >> these guys, they don't play. >> if we see any vehicles coming and going, we're going to have other patrol cars take down that vehicle and try and i.d. the driver and/or passengers. >> for the first two hours, the only activity they see is insid

when caesar was in a palace, running the world. contrast is set up immediately. >> you read the gospels and it is clear they are not written to record history. they are trying to tell a story in such a way that it is believable, that is acceptable, that is enticing. when we come to the new testament we have a decision: are we going to accept this as it is written? or are we going to look for some clues to disbelieve the miracles on its pages? stay with us for more on "the birth o >> when jesus began the ministry and met those who would become the disciples, one asked, can anything good come from nazareth? a bad reputation was attached to his hometown because it was a backward village known for lack of culture. but this little town would have more importance in world history than anyone might have thought. and now a look at a day in the life of nazareth at the time of jesus. modern day nazareth is an arab city, you would hardly know this as the place jesus grew up. but in the center of town is a small village built to show what life

when caesar was in a palace, running the world.p immediately. >> you read the gospels and it is clear they are not written to record history. they are trying to tell a story in such a way that it is believable, that is acceptable, that is enticing. when we come to the new testament we have a decision: are we going to accept this as it is written? or are we going to look for some clues to disbelieve the miracles on its pages? stay with us for more on "the birth o ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of a pain free holiday. ♪ this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. >> when jesus began the ministry and met those who would become the disciples, one asked, can anything good come from nazareth? a bad reputation was attached to his hometown because it was a backward village known for lack of culture. but this little town would have more importance in world history than anyone might have thought. and now a look at a day in the life of nazareth at the time of jesus. modern day nazareth is an arab

to motown for the little caesar bowl. purdue against western michigan. kickoff from the 1 yard line and off to the races. 99 yards to the house. pizza for everyone. perdue wins 37-32. >>> that's your "first look" at sports. i'm mario solis. >>> now for another quick look at the weather. here's bill karins with the weather channel forecast. the little caesars bowl, pizza pizza. >> i love all the names of the football games. >> what is it looking like outside? >> it's a little windy, most of the power has been returned. now we will settle back into a typical december weather pattern. colder air is work its way back through the great lakes. it will be a chilly day today. detroit, cleveland, syracuse, rochester, buffalo, some snow out there. appalachians finally getting some snow for once. as far as the wind gusts go, the strongest winds by pittsburgh and buffalo. wind gusts in the big cities today about 30, 35 miles per hour. it will be a breezy day. temperatures will hover around the low 40s. if anything, the temperatures will probably be dropping during t

people who come to mind are feel like julius caesar, augusta caesar, alexander the great, bismark. brian: your immortals? arnold: the immortals. the political immortals. abraham lincoln, george washington. people along those lines. i came up with 26 of those people. ok. these, i think, almost everybody would say, these are the political immortals. and then i asked the question, what do these immortals have in common? are there any common denominators? lo and behold i found a number of common denominators. almost every single one of them had these characteristics. i then used these characteristics, 11 of them, in developing the political greatness scale. and tested the scale in terms of its reliability, in terms of its validity. it is interesting the scale correlated extremely highly with the amount of words allotted to these individuals in the encyclopedia brittanica or ensigh clowpeed yeah americana. -- ensigh clowpeed yeah americana. brian: what items? arnold: some of them have to do with conquests. this is how people evaluate political greatness. military greatness. more territo

stephen colbert's natgeo wild south carolina serious classy republican debate with stephen colbert and caesar milline, no date yet, just clear your [bleep] calendar, it's on natgeo wild. >> it is going to be wild. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: okay. folks, natgeo wild doesn't pull out their lion humping footage unless it's serious. so this is the animal kingdom. natural selection was bound to kick in. today i also received this basket of melons from animal planet, okay. pure uncut peruvian honey do, all right, only the best. animal planet, the best planet, ruled by meercats but a democracy like america, plus animal planet posted if when you host your debated on our network we will change our name to colbert planet! (cheers and applause) >> stephen: now, folks, now you're speaking mylan gauge. a language where every other word is colbert. you heard them, natgeo wild, it's time to raise the ante. i will go with whoever can get the republican candidates to show. i say the theme, nature. it's an all-kid audience, all questions from the kids. maybe some animals can ask questions too. but no af

two envelopes with money from caesar's palace inside. each one contained $5,000. kept calling caesar's trying to get the money back to the rightful other than and after more than two weeks he was finally told a texas man had lost all that cash. >> i knew right then that that was the guy. >> i will always thank mitch for doing this. >> i think he was pretty much in shock. i don't know if he believed it. >> it felt so good to get it back to the guy. i wanted to show my kids the right thing to do. >> could have played it on a hand of blackjack. he gave back the 10 and kept 10. of course if he lost wouldn't have been good. gilbert says there was never any question in his mind about returning the money. >> it's good to hear that he had integrity to set an example for his children. >> you have that little devil one go up and the angel saying, take it, take it. nah, i don't think i could keep it either. some guy out there is going, thank you. >>> 5:49 now. the warriors get back in the groove. the big comeback against the bulls. they are now 1-1. we have highlights. >> di

. >> the operator told him caesars lost two informals. a man won the money gambling and dropped it as he was running to catch the flight. he sent him the cash, $10,000 cash, sent it back. some people are willing to do the right thing. >>> fewer and fewer of us have been heading to the movies. that's no big surprise. how box office numbers were and why theaters maybe losing their appeal. ♪ [ male announcer ] little owen wanted to play, but his nose was raw and sore. achoo! [ male announcer ] and common tissue made it burn even more. ♪ puffs plus lotion is more soothing than common tissue, and it delivers our most soothing lotion for every nose issue. a nose in need deserves puffs plus lotion indeed. to give your cold a comforting scent, try puffs plus lotion with the scent of vicks. >>> now, good morning maryland. >>> now the holidays are winding down, and now it fits, now that it works and you put it together, focus on recycling the wrapping paperer and breaking down the boxes. department of public works said you should recycle wrapping p

. >>> just got word in i don't have the graphic up yet, southbound 101 caesar chavez accident there,rthbound approaching high street, traffic -- 880 northbound approaching high street, highway 4 westbound traffic moving at or above the limit, likewise traffic moving above the limit on the altamont pass back to you eric and katie. >>> now 5:22. >> next, after months of waiting the nba season is finally underway. we'll show you how the warriors did against the nsnsnsns >>> 5:25. are you ready for some can be? last night the warriors were unable to deliver a christmas present for fans. despite a sore ankle curry did start they were up by six early the clippers' griffin began to heat up in the second half and new clippers' point guard chris paul hit three straight baskets down the stretch as the clippers go on to win 105-86. tonight the warriors will try to win their first game of the season. not fair that chris paul thing. >> sorry eric, hang in there. >> many hope to start the new year in style by taking home the 206 million dollar meg millions jacket estimated cash option of nearly 15

. >>> little caesar bowl. the kickoff from the 1 yard line and off to the races. 99 yards to the house. pizza for everyone. purdue wins 37-32. >>> that's your look at sports on "early today." >>> year end, celebrity naughty and nice list and an internet prank runs out of control. >>> plus, they're only saying there's an app for that. how about the app that saved christmas? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." this wednesday morning. umbrella day in the pacific northwest. especially coastal areas. heavy rain heading into oregon in the next 48 hours. very warm. not a lot of snow out there only the highest elevations. most mountain passes, just rain. some of the clouds will sneak down your way. arizona, sunny. a peek at tomorrow. a stream of storms into the northwest. look how warm it is. very unusual. temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s. very warm in areas like l.a. over the next couple of days. >>> watching us on knbc 4 in los angeles, california, see the story of the second go

. >>> little caesar bowl. the kickoff from the 1 yard line and off to the races. 99 yards to the house. pizza for everyone. perdue wins 37-32. >>> that's your look at sports on "early today." >>> year end, celebrity naughty and nice list and an internet prank runs out of control. >>> plus, they're only saying there's an app for that. how about the app that saved christmas? you're watching "early today." >>> well, a good wednesday morning. welcome back to "early today." the rain storm from yesterday is now gone. there's lake-effect snow out there from erie up towards the buffalo area. maybe a couple inches expected. cooler weather has arrived from minneapolis, chicago, even the southeast is chillier this morning. you'll have a nice afternoon, though. not in the way of wet weather or travel trouble. storm system in the pacific northwest will move through areas of the northern rockies. we may get a clipper system with rain or snow showers as we go into thursday here in areas of the great lakes or the ohio valley

he was in his toy car, and there was people who were aiming at other people going into a little caesar's pizza, just around the corner. i talked with some organizers. they're trying to reach out to city leaders but also, trying to get the word out to the community to cooperate when crimes do happen. >> and we need confidence within the police department. they can call in, give tips and there are anonymous lines where they can give information. >> that seems to be one of the problems that when something happens they don't get a lot of information so it does take a while to track down people responsible this, is just the beginning, they're going to have this march down the street come back, then have that forum later on at green leaf elementary with the chief of police, mayor and chief of probation. >> and a big labor union says it does not support the occupy movement plans to shut down sports in the bay area or anywhere else on the west coast. occupy movement says it wants to show support for a labor dispute. >> morning occupiers said they intend to shut down the port on monday with other

. >> there are two caesar's palace envelopes. >> reporter: both unmarked. >> i just about fell over. kuehne believe it. >> reporter: hay opened white he got home. >> $5,000 in each envelope. >> reporter: some may have thought they hit the jackpot. not gilbert. >> i wanted to show my kids the right thing to do. >> reporter: he called the airport in las vegas. >> i said somebody has to be missing this. >> reporter: they would not even take his name. >> they do that. waits against the rules. >> reporter: he kept calling for more than would weeks. >> this is breaking the rules but you know, you are trying to do the right thing. >> reporter: the operator told him a man in el paso, texas, reported losing two caesars palace envelopes full of cash. >> i knew right then that that was the guy. >> i will always thank mitch for doing this roup he won the money gambling and dropped it as he was running to catch a flight. >> very difficult to get back. >> reporter: marcus knew the odds of someone returning ten grand were pretty slim. >> i think he was in shock. i don't know if he believed it. >> r

. >> now the maintenance yard is just off caesar chavez street. >>> the woman charged in a hit and run accident that left a bay area firefighter injured is back in court today. tim da is the girl friend of suspected driver eduardo. she's accused of trying to cover up the accident. prosecutors say he can heard on the surveillance tape saying he's going to run over the firefighter. bartell remains hospitalized in critical condition. >>> the hearing of defensive marriage act is set to begin. in weight karen and her female partner were married in san francisco. galinski wants to add her partner to her health insurance but has been denied. the defensive marriage act forbids the government from recognizing same sex marriage. now the case goes if a u.s. district court. representatives from the obama administration are expected to attend in support of the couple. >>> states new hearing on the lethal injection. the judge says alternative procedures were not given proper consideration. today's hearing will examine that ruling. a federal judge is also considering a separate legal challenge. >>> i

can he confirm of working mother caesar tax credits cut, and her maternity grant cut. >> the had 13 years to tax private jets. and now the former labor leader is jetting around in them. he quotes the institute for fiscal studies. let me tell you what they said about the plan. labor's policies would lead to even higher levels of debt -- i know, mr. speaker. they don't like to hear this when their own policies -- please calm down. >> what i simply say to everyone, if he wants to give a brief answer -- let's hear this. >> let me just explain what the international monetary fund said. this is the truth of it. if you want the stimulus that they are giving the economy with low interest rates, you have to stick to the plans they have set out. there is not a party in europe -- >> everything he is talking about is stimulus. he is coming too far and too fast. because it does not want to tell us what they say about his plan. he is the prime minister. the new tax and benefit measures -- they are, on average, a take away from the lower-income families with children. these changes are hitting women twi

. >>> in college football, purdue gambled big against western michigan and little caesar's pizza bowlboilermakers tried their second onside kick and look. and take a look. it worked. that led to the lead in the half. a great one-handed grab in the third, there it is in slow mow. in the end, it was purdue over the broncos 37-32. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and meet elvis, the australian crocodile. show him a lawn mower and he sees a snack! a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, with no blackout dates. new pronamel iso-active is a toothpaste in a can. the gel transforms into a foam and surrounds your teeth. pronamel iso-active helps protect against the effects of acid erosion. >>> on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather. a system is soaking washington and oregon. another

the victim, 22-year-old caesar villalobos was found in his pickup truck. responding officers say he was stabbed several times. this is vallejo's 18th homicide of the year. >>> today officials identify a motorcyclist kid on the bay bridge as 33-year-old aaron peters of oakland. he was riding on the upper deck and rear-ended a toyota on the s-curve at a high rate of speed. two people in the toyota were not hurt. >>> the highway patrol and bay area law enforcement agencies are on the lookout for drunken drivers this holiday weekend. the extra pools and dui checkpoints will go through new year's day. the chp says the number of alcohol-related deaths on california highways dropped to a record-low last year. meanwhile, starting january 1st, a nu new law will giff judges the ability to suspend a repeat offenders license for up to ten years instead of the current three. >>> members of occupy san francisco came together, but this time their message was more festive. they took part in a holiday potluck, saying it was important to create a sense of community with the

mitch gilbert of colorado, he found the money inside two unmarked caesars palace envelopes at the airport. he could have easily pocketed the money but instead decided to return it. las vegas airport eventually found the winner, a man from el paso, texas, who needless to say was in shock and couldn't believe it. gilbert says he wanted to return the money to show his kids the right thing to do. >> that was a nice move. >>> still ahead at 5:00, santa sets a new world record. >>> it is boxing day in commonwealth countries and just like black friday in the u.s., boxing day is a huge shopping day in the united kingdom and australia. this was the scene in a london shopping center. people line up for hours and rush into the center hoping to cash in on today's holiday sales. >>> santa claus set a new world record this weekend as he raced around the globe on his christmas mission. >> santa tracking errors at peterson air force base in colorado received more than 100,000 phone calls from children asking where santa was. that breaks the previous record of 80,000 calls. the north american aerospace de

a colorado man leaving las vegas found two unmarked envelopes from caesars palace at the airport eachlled with $5,000 in cash. against all odds he managed to track down the man who lost them. >> i wanted to show my kids right thing to do. it felt so good to give it back to the guy. i felt like a million bucks. >> we tried to calculate the odds of that happening and we couldn't. it play be -- it may be one in a million. the money who lost the money says he will be eternally grateful. >> who sets that down? wouldn't that be your most prized possession, unlock and key. >> unless your name was bill gates and you drop five grand here any time. 4:56. next, despite the cold temperatures, air quality officials are asking bay area residents to refrain from burning any wood today. >>> some east bay parents say they are alarmed after finding out a custodian who worked at several schools has been arrested on child molestation charges. >> reporter: oakland police are investigating a shooting. why they are hoping to get some high-tech help, that story coming up. [ female announcer ] help i need a h

they were arrested after refusing to leave caesar chavez plaza after the curfew. protesters claimed their right to assemble should not be limited by a curfew. >>> stay with us a and ktvu.com for continuing coverage on the occupy san francisco raid and other stories on the occupy protesters around the bay area. >>> san mateo county paid a $55,000 settlement to a family of a special education student who was pepper sprayed by police. the lawsuit stems back to an incident last year when the 7- year-old boy climbed on top of a book shelf in his classroom. police were called and an officer used pepper spray to subdue the child. the department claimed the pepper spray was necessary because the boy was out of control. the family argued he was treated like a criminal. >>> the social network giant facebook is moving to menlo park soon. that means thousands of new jobs. it also means major traffic issues for the area. we're live near the company's new home with information. >> reporter: the new facebook campus is at this busy intersection on willow road and bay front expres

tchaikovsky sleeping beauty and the nutcracker asms ji celko fierce juliet agita leanne's spartacus the caesar is also known for its opera productions of course. oh. god. this season which is the two hundred thirty six in the boss was history teaches such classical performances as voters going off common and tosca to mention just a few company tours a lot being an important source of cultural prestigious and the girls are also collaborates with the world's most famous the it is. the sky is the first international gas company in the bolshoi's newly reopened main stage and an impressive exhibition of costumes and italian fitter is displayed in the foyer is responding to their share of the relationship and collaboration between the two theaters has a long history in the past century our oprah saying is where the training at the sculler ballet dancers from the scala came to practice at the bolshoi and now we don't only exchange companies who also work together in organizing museum exhibit. you can see one of the several dance studios that are situated in the attic space of the bolshoi concentratin

alfred in the early days of batman comics where his characters became icons and downright scary when caesar romero portrayed the joker in the tv series. jerry robinson was 89. >>> you know how contagious yawning can be? a new italian study has found we catch it most from members of our own family, and not because we find them boring. the research shows there is a longer yawn delay if you don't know the yawner. they say the reason might be empathy -- how you feel toward your own kin -- that causes the urge to yawn when a family member does it. >>> well, nobody at blackburn elementary school in florida ever admitted to pulling the fire alarm, but as teachers are fond of saying it didn't just pull itself. the alarm went off and firefighters arrived but found no fire and none of the students or staff members ever fessed up to it. then they reviewed the security camera tapes. we have our perpetrator. a common gray squirrel. it was found to be living in the school kitchen. the good news, pest control has been notified. the bad news, those weren't raisins on the rice pudding. >>> up next here toni

, i would like to comment on a proposal that is out there to install bike access facilities along caesars chavis in the southern waterfront. first, i think industry is very supportive of promoting safe and exits of a bicycle facilities in san francisco, particularly those that creates a and efficient enhanced bike access, which improves the traffic safety and conditions for all kinds of traffic. however, this promotion cannot come at the cost of safe and efficient goods movement to and from the port. they should work together. cesar chavez is a very important goods movement corridor for some of the port posing as critical industries, including peer 70 and pierre avie. pier 92, and the aggregate distributer. and the waste management recycle facilities. the vehicle servicing these facilities obviously tend to be large trucks, which do not tend to mix very safely with smaller, slower vehicles that are difficult to see. so i would just encourage the poor and the bicycle coalition to continue to work closely with the industrial tenants and stakeholders as these bikeway build-outs continue for

. >> there were two caesar's palace envelopes. >> reporter: both unmarked i. >> just couldn't believe it. $5,000 in each envelope. >> reporter: some may have thought they hit the jackpot. not gilbert. >> i wanted to show my kids the right thing to do. >> reporter: he called the airport in las vegas. >> i said somebody has got to be missing this. >> reporter: they would not even take his name. >> they didn't do that. it was against the rules. >> reporter: he kept calling for more than two weeks. >> she goes this is breaking the rules, but you're trying to do the right thing. >> reporter: the operator told him man in el paso, texas, reported losing two envelopes full of cash. >> i knew right then it was the guy. >> i will always thank mitch for doing this. >> reporter: he says he won the money gambling and dropped it as he was run to go catch a flight. >> cash money very difficult to get back. >> reporter: marquez knew the odds of somebody returning $10 grand was pretty slim. >> i think he was pretty much in shock. job i don't know if he believed it. >> reporter: even know his real esta

moving on and what made you distracted caesar occasions i was mentioning in the russian capital. one of the most sought after productions in the country is the performance of the nutcracker ballet at the bolshoi theatre. written at the end of the nineteenth century by the outstanding wishing composer peer through tchaikovsky the ballad has been performed in the stage for decades tickets for the show on new year's eve are sold out months in advance and prices on the black market could be as high as thousands of dollars a true new year's treat. for those who are not lucky to get to the ball short of the thirty first december there is another quite popular way into the new year. in fact celebrating the holiday with family and friends at home is a widely followed tradition in russia several hours before the clock strikes midnight people start creating various dishes with salad being among the highlights the president addresses the nation on t.v. everyone raises a glass of champagne and makes a wish for the kremlin charms. and while some prefer to watch the fireworks and celebrations

weapons by the jordanian syrian border we still don't look good it's a tall order for the arab eco caesar in that these are not exactly democracies they are investigating one of their all but they are also implicated in the big picture . you know without coming to a head in the program. you know the president of iran is now the president that would. be noted name but a gender gap for. the u.s. presidential election that looming ahead we found out how much americans know about the building blocks of a country's policies at home and abroad also. to try to force eventually to take us to a sort of a became base but time and sort of mid sentence just think oh my god i just can't brief anymore. when you are correspondents person reflections from greece looks back at twenty seven. witnesses. to history in the making. testimony. ten stories that shaped two thousand and eleven. tens of thousands of north koreans have taken to the capital snow covered streets to pay their last respects to their lately that a farewell ceremony that will last for two days with a funeral procession led by jong il's yo

via the jordanian syrian border we still don't look good it's a tall order for the arab league call caesar in that these are not exactly democracies they are investigating one of their all but they're also implicated in the whole big picture. you are still coming to your head in the program. you know the president of iran if. you don't name matter jetted you are for. us presidential election looming ahead we find out how much americans know about the building blocks of the country's policies at home and abroad. to reports eventually to take us to a sort of a became baseball time and sort of mid-sentence just thinking oh my god i just can't breathe anymore. while correspondents person reflections from greece it's all he looks back twenty seconds. witnesses. to history in the making. testimony. ten stories that shapes two thousand and eleven. russian court to the russian translation of the main book of the hari krishna movement should be banned for being extremist found by the state prosecutors has caused a storm that despite it was living in the country as well as the political elite in ind

via the jordanian syrian border we still don't look good it's a tall order for the arab league call caesar in that these are not exactly democracies they are investigating one of their all but they're also implicated in the whole big picture. you without and still coming up ahead in the program. now the president of iran is now running. you know it name not a gender gap and i thought. last presidential election looming we find out how much americans know about the building blocks of a country's policies at home and abroad also. do trying to report and eventually to take a space of a became base but time and sort of mid-sentence just thinking oh my god i just can't breathe anymore and. just a few moments we'll bring you our correspondents personal reflections from greece looks back at twenty seven thousand headlines. britain is reportedly working on an emergency plan to shore up its economic defenses in case of the u.s. doomsday u.k. treasury said to want to avoid an influx of economic refugees the plans include evacuating british ex-pats from affected countries and attempt closure of borde

by the journey in syria on board we still don't look good it's a tall order for the area each call caesar in that these are no it is directly democracies they are investigating one of their all but they're also implicated in the whole big picture. pepe escobar they talk to me but with the claim that the syrian opposition is being backed by extremist fighters is shared by foreign journalists working on the ground and later this hour we hear from a french reporter who exposed the unrest through eyewitnesses. i think that all be reaction to destabilize the country are not working we see a lot of people killed but this is not the civil war quite all. they want to interweave throwing troops inside maybe doing libya or using proxy from a good concept the very problem because this currently is ready for battle. but in a putin pledges the government will do everything possible to ensure transparency in the upcoming presidential election the promises said it's actually in his best interest as a candid it out is no telling of a cover has more about that announcement as well as other developments in

he downed two envelopes from caesars palace. they contained $10,000 in cash.t out to find the owner but eventually learned that a texas man reported dropping them as he ran to catch a flight. >> i think he was in shock. i wanted to show my kids the right thing to do. >> he says returning the money was the only option pureed he deposited the money back into the man's account two days before christmas. a merry christmas it was. who does that? >> somebody trying to set an example for their kids. it is 5:49 and timed to catch traffic and weather. >> it is going to be a great tuesday. the rest of the week will be ok. this la nina weather pattern will continue. i just updated the quickcast online. i update that frequently throughout the morning. let's take a look at the satellite and radar composite. clouds are overhead. shortly after the commute, we will have rain in the metro area. it will taper off tonight. it will be moderate to heavy. it is going to go through a roanoke, central west virginia. in to washington later. moderate to heavy through the early afternoo

smuggling weapons by the jordanian syrian border we still don't look good it's a tall order for the eco caesar and these are not exactly democracies they are investigating one of their all but they're also implicated in the picture. here with r.t. or so coming to a head in the program. who is trying to report and eventually to take aspects of a became base better and sort of mid-sentence just thinking oh my god i just can't breathe anymore. bring you our correspondents person reflections from greece looks back at twenty seven's main headlines also. well the president of iran is now. you know it may be matter jetted yeah for. us presidential election looming ahead we set out on the streets of new york to find out how much americans know about the building blocks of the country's policies of home and abroad. and in business the new era has started for the russian economy after it successfully finished its eighteen year effort during the world trade organization more in business in about twenty minutes. britain is reportedly working on an emergency plan to shore up its economic defenses in case o

via the jordanian syrian border we still don't look good it's a tall order for the arab league go caesar and these are not exactly democracies they're investigating one of their own but they're also implicated in the whole big picture. power a phony from a brussels based think tank specializing in political analysis told r.t. he doubt safety observers will be too damning in their conclusions usually these kind of missions are necessary in order to appease a little bit the spirits on either side and try to negotiate behind the scenes so i do not think and i do not expect that the final report would be too harsh on one side or another and certainly a knowledge of the events of the day you see but it wouldn't give any hint towards the real solution to stop all of this. well you know without a still coming to a head in the program. that we found ourselves right for a century and i meant the same training just keep failing it's just you feel you may feel like. a different. we bring you our correspondents personal reflections from greece as r.t. looks back at twenty seven's main headlines also

the jordanian syrian border we still don't know the good it's a tall order for the area to eat go caesar in that these are not exactly democracies they are investigating one of their own but they're also implicated in the whole big picture. well stay with us here on r.t. still ahead in the program. the president of iran is. with you to. some of the you know we named him at a jet engine after. with the u.s. presidential elections looming we find out how much americans know about the building blocks of our country's politics at home and abroad. to try to influence and eventually to take up space sort of a case that's time and sort of mid sentence just thinking oh my god and i just come and he will at least in a few moments to be also bring you our correspondents personal reflections from greece's art he takes a look back at the eleven main headlines. pandan business turkey gives the green light to south three but there's another barrier has been removed for russia to build a pipeline from the plant. more in fifteen minutes. but first britain is reportedly working on an emergency plan to sh