. >> this is christmas 2010 in charles de gaulle airport. blankets have been brought in for stranded passengers. >> we've been cost to arrange accommodation for people -- we have been asked to arrange accommodation for people stuck in the airport tonight. >> around 35 flights were canceled this afternoon. authorities say there is a shortage of deicers for the planes. to add to their problems, passengers were asked to leave the terminal while staff removed ice from the roof. in 2004, the roof collapsed. >> i am tired and worried, especially for the babies because they have not slept well. we do not know when we will get away. >> air france's head of operations at charles de gaulle has apologized to customers and staff. >> and the city -- and as a help sorry i can to passengers and stopped. i can assure you i have not seen anything like this and in the past 10 years, but we are doing everything we can to get things moving. >> at brussels airport, a similar mood of frustration and disappointment. heavy snowfall caused numerous delays and cancel

here in the airport in paris, charles de gaulle, dealing with plenty of snow on monday.orkers, of course, going around-the-clock trying you to get runways clear. a lot of travel delays and cancellations reported in many major airports, especially heathrow. hard had it. delays and cancellations have been going on for several days. it might be lasting for a while longer. not good news as holiday season starts picking up. on tuesday, snow forecast showing the bulk of it toward the east. scandinavian peninsula. set to impact travel conditions again. lots of moisture from the south too. iberian peninsula, looking at rain and france. ta could be turning over into snow in the next few days. a big area of concern. meanwhile, we are talking about mild conditions in the mediterranean region. 17 for your high in athens. getting up to 18 in rome. we've got 15 for madrid. that's a look at your weather for now. i will leave you with your three-day outlook. >>> once again, the headlines this hour. an update on the magnitude 6.5 earthquake that hit south southeastern iran. at least seve

investigators say a continental jet dropped debris on the runway of charles de gaulle airport leading to a fuel tank fire on the concourse. continental and the mechanic were both fine and continental was ordered to pay air france nearly $1.5 million in damages. >>> and warning a number of internet available addresses used up come january. however, people don't need to worry about being shut out. internet providers will begin using a new system, which will produce billions more addresses. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street kicks off the day -- the dow opens at 11,382 after adding 19 points on friday. the s&p inched up three points, and the nasdaq rose 12. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei shed 11 points, while in hong kong the hang seng fell 82. >>> despite european debt woes, and friday's rough unemployment numbers, last week wall street not only held onto gains but rose, signaling to many investors are confident the latest rally will continue. many feel the markets are no longer so vulnerable. data certainly won't scare off traders

. >> christmas 2010 at charles de gaulle airport. once again, stranded passengers. >> we have been asked to arrange basic accommodation for people stop at the airport tonight. many do not have the telegrams or relatives close by. >> 35 flights were closed this afternoon. this is caused by the continued bad weather to add to their problems, passengers were also asked to leave the terminal earlier. it was a precautionary measure, because and in 2004, a section of the roof collapsed. >> i am very tired and worried, especially for the baby, because he has not slept well. >> air france's head of operations has apologized to customers and staff >> i must say how sorry i into our passengers and stuff for all the problems the snow has created. i can assure you i have not seen anything like this and in the past 10 years, but we are doing everything we can to get things moving. >> at brussels airport, there was a similar mood of frustration. heavy snow fell overnight caused numerous delays and cancellations. this meant few incoming planes coul

busiest international hub two thousand passengers have to be evacuated from a terminal building at charles de gaulle airport as snow piled on the roof leading to fears of collapse travelers have also been stranded in arlington dam mark and germany's dusseldorf airport were shot for several hours. the worry coast opposition leader as called on the country's army to protect civilians against foreign mercenaries and militia although i was satara has been recognized as the winner of last month's disputed presidential election incumbent is refusing to step down west african leaders threaten to use legitimate force to remove the region central bank cutting off his access to funds one hundred seventy three people have died in post-election violence in the country. tens of thousands of pilgrims have converged on bethlehem to celebrate christmas day at the birthplace of jesus a midnight mass led by the catholic church's top priest in the holy land is considered the peak of the festivities and in the town china hundreds of christians parameter historic beijing cathedral those who couldn't get in braved subzer

more than a third of all flights were canceled today at charles de gaulle airport in paris. travelers are sleeping on cots there tonight. making matters worse, there's a shortage of de-icing fluid. new supplies had to be flown in from the u.s. bad weather is also complicating holiday travel plans in this country. a huge storm system is moving through the nation's mid-section dumping plenty of snow in the north and heavy rain in texas. and by tomorrow, the southeast could experience something it may dream about, but rarely gets: a white christmas. don teague has that story. >> reporter: it may look like a christmas postcard, but snow spreading from the midwest to the southeast is causing headaches for some holiday travelers. delta airlines today canceled 500 saturday flights, 300 of them in atlanta which could see its first white christmas in 17 years. the storm system has already dumped nine inches of snow in iowa, six inches overnight in minneapolis, causing nearly 270 accidents on snow-covered roads. >> the roads are terrible. >> reporter: parts of illinois saw up to five

french airport officials say they plan to hand out gifts to children who are forced to sleep at charles de gaulle airport tonight. the severe weather has clogged the roads, delayed trains and caused flight problems. >>> in thailand today school children got a treat at an annual event that featured elephants in santa costumes. the majority are buddhist but that didn't make a difference as they distributed candy and good cheer. elephants are an endangered species and a national symbol in tie hand. >> christmas carols and eggnog took a backseat temperature kosher show. this is the 18th year jewish comedians found the lighter side of not celebrating christmas and the world comes to a halt at the end of december. >> i love when people say happy holidays during the 20 something of december. holidays, now which holidays could they be referring to? >>> organizers joke that chinese restaurants are perfect setting because they are always open on christmas. shows run through sunday. some of the proceeds will go to the food pantries operated by the jewish family and childrens' services. organizers say their

french airport officials say they plan to hand out gifts to children who are forced to sleep at charles de gaulle airport tonight. the severe weather has clogged the roads, delayed trains and caused flight problems. >>> in thailand today school children got a treat at an annual event that featured elephants in santa costumes. the majority are buddhist but that didn't make a difference as they distributed candy and good cheer. elephants are an endangered species and a national symbol in tie hand. >> christmas carols and eggnog took a backseat temperature kosher show. this is the 18th year jewish comedians found the lighter side of not celebrating christmas and the world comes to a halt at the end of december. >> i love when people say happy holidays during the 20 something of december. holidays, now which holidays could they be referring to? >>> organizers joke that chinese restaurants are perfect setting because they are always open on christmas. shows run through sunday. some of the proceeds will go to the food pantries operated by the jewish family and childrens' services. organizers say their

at paris' charles de gaulle airport, planes sat on the tarmac today after a shortage of de-icer fluidut takeoffs in half. beds and blankets were brought out, but for many people, there was no end to the frustration. >> ( translated ): this is the third day we have waited in the airport. we waited for six hours today just to get to the air france information desk. they have promised us a flight for tomorrow, but tonight we are just on a waiting list. we'll wait and see. we might have a hotel for tonight, we'll have to wait after tonight's flight leaves. there it is, we are enjoying our christmas eve. >> sreenivasan: airports in dublin, ireland and brussels, belgium also ran short of de- icing fluid in the unexpected cold. in pakistan, about 150 militants launched simultaneous assaults on five security posts in the northwest. the coordinated raids happened in the mohmand tribal area, near the afghan border. the ensuing firefights with government troops lasted for hours. pakistani officials reported 11 soldiers and two dozen insurgents were killed. india's financial capital mumbai was on

president charles de gaulle of france once said that brazil is not a serious country.azil a serious country now? >> bueno: it's not a serious country, in several instances, because they say they're going to do something, and then don't do something. here in rio de janeiro, you can invite someone to your house, they say they're going to come, and they don't show up. and they don't think it's... no, who cares? but how can you do business in a loose way? how can you run a country in a loose way? >> kroft: while many in brazil's cities lust for first-world status, the third world is never far away. for decades, brazil ignored the festering slums known as favelas, which wrap around rio, overlooking some of the most valuable real estate in the city. they have been staging areas for street crime against tourists, and safe havens for drug gangs so well armed that they brought down a police helicopter a few years ago with heavy machine gun fire. finally, after years of looking the other way, the military police have begun to move in. in recent weeks, some parts of rio have been

in this is france were they getting a lot of snow that of today and fact that flights out of charles de gaulle airport in paris those flights were suspended. flights out of four early they were delayed, all buses in the city stopped running in paris today and the eiffel tower was shot to taurus. >> a live look outside of emeryville where traffic is light on the street right now but rain coming down a bit but not too happy as jacqueline said it is beginning to move at the area now. time now for tech talk with gabe slate. >> to joke cameras are digital hot tech items. here's what hot in the digital camera world. fuji fell as a first camera maker to give a camera on the market that takes three b- pictures. it's called the find picks up real 3 d w one. it costs $4. it school in new to take three pictures. to view the three pictures that you've taken, he is ready laptop or three tv which both crossover thousand dollars or fuji does make eye 3d aid inch photo display frame that costs $600. a little expensive right now for three pictures, you might want a way to much year. the samsung tool view is a

heathrow and frankfurt getting hit but london is recovering big problems at charles de gaulle. we have reports coming in and they evacuate the terminal for fear the roof could collapse under the weight of the snow. the health run out of the icing as well. >we will be right back as the news continues. filter sunshine and very light traffic. rather morning we've been going to let the zero tools. they by by choice. and collect toys for children in need. >> san of when he's not on his late the rights the cab is a company helping out today its the first and san francisco's oldest cap company is participating. they will stop by your place as long as the gift is on route they will pick up right down to let the ovules. they are looking for 15,000 deaths more than last year when there were is 10,000 all lot of people affected by the economy they hope this bush will get toys they need. you can see a lot of people out here already. firefighters thing but left the zero duels are helping out. the people showing up serving breakfast you could not look forward more fun place to beat. if you d

across europe, similar scenes of travel chaos, paris' charles de gaulle, 40% of flights canceled sunday. frankfurt, 500 flights canceled. heather heathrow, 650 departures. scheduled, only 16 made it. >> this is hotel heathrow we call it. >> reporter: thousands are stranded. many of them americans desperate to get home for the holidays. >> we learned to live in an airport. >> reporter: sleeping under aluminum blankets and carpets liberated from the check-in line. >> it's like refugees, homeless, there's no trash cans so there's garbage everywhere. >> reporter: 400,000 passengers were supposed to pass through here over the weekend. very few made it. >> trying to visit my fiancee on my christmas break. >> my sister had our very first niece. i'm trying to get home to meet jocelyn rae for the very first time. >> reporter: they cleared the runways but there's still snow and ice around the gates. >> 4 inches has crippled this country and it's baffling. so i'm definitely not impressed with heathrow airport. >> reporter: airlines are rebooking people for friday, christmas eve, at the very earlie

titanium debris dropped on a runway at charles de gaulle airport slashing the concorde tires sendingt fire. >>> the bodies of two american balloonists have been recovered off the east coast of italy this morning. they had taken off from bristol england in september as part of an international balloon race. contact was lost, though, with richard abruzzo and carol rymer davis as they flew over the adriatic sea in rough weather. rescuers back then looked for almost a week before the search was docalled off. >>> in germany a stunt went horribly wrong in front of 10 million live tv viewers. the 23-year-old son supposed to jump over a moving car by his father wearing spring-loaded stilts, he hit the car and was knocked unconscious. difficult to watch. he reportedly underwent surgery yesterday for back injuries and fractures. >>> a design reboot for facebook. the new design being introduced making pages more personal and emphasize photos. during an interview on "60 minutes" last night ceo mark zuckerberg says the focus is on using your own social network. >> i think what we've found is that

. >> heavy snowfall again today fortune closure of charles de gaulle airport and shut down the parisickly turned into a slushy mess stall in traffic all buses in the capital have stopped running as many suburban buses heavy snowfall unusual for a terrorist >>. state lawmakers made as a meeting the goal to keep residents up to date on the investigation into september's pipeline explosion with a lot of answers people say they're frustrated with the processed >>. we don't know what made it to explode and the answer now will be a partial answer >>> they've had the pipe three months i have a lot of respect for and tsb but it's it only feels and so many ways folks. >> they have as long as it want to finish this investigation it typically takes a year-and-a-half. >> we will be right back alive look from our roof cameras in francisco some minor rain showers falling right now about waves of heavy rain through the very area. a woman who survives several days stranded lot after getting injured on her writings trip is speaking out. she misses when she was rescued jews taken out of the wood on a