it could eventually see billions of pounds been poured into congo.t is complicated. >> there is no transparency, no control. >> chaos. >> for now, the poorly funded army does what they count. congo needs more on outside help, but this is a tough place for anyone to operate. the idea is simple and compelling. pay congo to protect these vast forests and help prevent climate change. in practice, it is proving slow, risky, and chaotic. the motivation is there. the big money may be coming. the fight to save the world's second greatest rain forest is going to be bruising. >> from the rain forest to one of mother nature's most explosive displays. in indonesia, thousands are being forced to flee after started spewing out lava and ash yesterday. halfway around the planets in iceland, there is speculation that they could produce one of the most powerful eruptions the country has seen in a century. we have a national geographic expert on iceland. >> iceland as a place where the planet is absolutely alive. the crest of the earth is gripping apart. mckenna's are

that is because congo is a hard place to help. it has been tormented by conflict and chaos for decades. the overall number of malaria cases does not seem to be dropping here, unlike in other parts of africa. >> malaria kills more than 2000 kids a day. >> it has gathered huge momentum. in congo, there has been too much focus on the nets and not enough on tackling the poverty, security, and the swabs that allow the malaria to spread. >> do you think there's too much focus on bad debts? >> sometimes. >> malaria has already killed one of her babies. for the first time in her life, she has been given a net to sleep under. >> i have lost one child. i know i must use the nets to save the children. there are 12 of us in the house and we only have one net. even this will not be enough to wipe out malaria for good. >> let's get you an update on a story out of california. we will show you pictures of a pretty dramatic rescue. this took place on thursday. he had become trapped trying to rescue his dog. his father had thrown a bottle over the

congo need more outside help, but is a tough place for anyone to operate.he idea is simple and compelling, pay congo and its soldiers to protect the vast forest and prevent climate change, but in practice it is proving slow, risky, and chaotic. the motivation is there. the big money may be coming. there is a fight to save the world's second british rainforest -- but the fight to save the world's second biggest rain forest is going to be bruising. >> the winner of the turner prize, one of the art world's most prestigious awards, has been announced. >> but was announced in the northeast of england. only once before has the venue been outside london. here's a look at the winning entry. >> it is the time of year again and the darker fur is about to deliver -- the photographer is about to deliver an early christmas present precaution -- early christmas present. >> the winner is [unintelligible] [cheers and applause] >> i did not expect that. >> but he was soon into his stride, the scottish born artist. >> it is an amazing legacy. something so is again evident of

unimaginable crimes was happening to women in congo. and yet when the secretary of state was asked a question and it was mistranslated about whether or not--what her husband thought about some particular issue and she got upset, that was the story. that was the story because the mainstream media thought that was the story. but, in fact-- that is one of stories. but there was a bigger, deeper story that she was not really able to fully bring light to... >> because it goes through the filter of the media. >> exactly. the internet will change that. >> can i make one maybe fairly radical statement, as well? >> we like radical statements. >> and this is going to come from people who i have gotten to know who were senior executives in network news, who have argued to me, and i think convincingly, that there was always this rap that no one wants foreign news. and that was coming from corporate because it's very expensive. and the fact is people do want foreign news. and if you present it in the hard-hitting way that people like richard engel d

the election commission in congo has announced that due to technical difficulties, it is delaying the publication of the results from last week's election for 48 hours. thousands of people have fled and riot police are patrolling with the fears that the election results could spark violence. >> fleeing from the post- election violence they fear is on its way in the democratic republic of congo. over the last few days, more and more people have left the capital, making the short journey to the neighboring republic of congo. >> i am from the ivory coast. i saw what happened there. i do not want to go through the same thing here. >> with two-thirds of the votes counted, the incumbent is ahead of his arrival. the opposition has said it will reject the outcome. all of these electoral documents, these result sheets, are being compiled here in this italian center. this is one of 169 centers across the country where the presidential results are being tallied together. tensions have been increased by a slow and seemingly chaotic accounting process as well as allegations of vote rigging. >> the

." >> the violence in the democratic republic of congo. the opposition rejects results. fresh openly -- david cameron defends his decision to keep britain out of the deal. welcome to "bbc news," broadcast around the globe. coming up later, australia's most elusive fugitive. police offer a quarter of a million dollars for the capture of a murder suspect. hollywood hubbub. why one of the most iconic landmarks is infuriating the locals. hello, again. the main opposition candidate in the democratic or cup -- republic of congo has rejected election results. he said he considers himself the elected president and the announcement a victory for his rival was a provocation. >> there is anger on the streets. this is an opposition stronghold. the election of joseph kabila is unacceptable. they voted for his rival. kabila has run the country so badly, we hate it. we want him to leave. we do not want him anymore. another says, i don't agree with this victory, considering that on the day of the vote, we saw the majority were voting for tshisekedi. tshisekedi has rejected the results h

it is trite to bring peace to the congo and we are urging " vote to appoint a special envoy to the congo before the next election -- pogresident obama to appoint a special envoy to the condo before the next election. the picture would be e-mailed to you. on human rights day, december 10, there will be a common wall in san francisco. i can tell you guys that if you want to know. you put out your picture and you put your face is side-by-side. december 10 at 6:00 p.m. >> i attended the equity summit in detroit, michigan. it was interesting. it was focused on poverty and community development. we have been trying to add the element of education in to those conversations. i want to congratulate the bay area fine -- science festival. it was fantastic and putting that together. they had their final -- 20,000 kids and their families at at&t park. i wanted to congratulate you speakers who celebrated their anniversary. a partner with us as well. and richard, one of our teachers. he has the coral collaborative project which is our public schools and private schools, they have a chorus. they were in

that is because the congo is a hard place. the decades have been tormented by conflict and chaos. today, the number of malaria cases seem to be dropping again, unlike other places in africa. the mosquito net campaign has gathered momentum. some say there is too much focused on the nets and not enough on the swaps that allow the disease to spread. >> it will help it is used appropriately. >> do you think there is too much fault is on nets? >> sometimes, yes. >> malaria has already killed one of her babies. for the first time in her life, she has been given a net. >> i must use it to save my other children. there are 12 of us in the house and we only have one net between us. >> the congo needs more nets. even that would not be enough to wipe out malaria for good. >> in china, there is a debate about the country's one child policy. the law in china prevents hospitals from providing surrogacy medical procedures. the agencies can still operate online. >> they have grabbed the attention of china, but not for being cute. they are believed to be the members of a family in a country where

the election commission in the democratic republic of congo is delayed the publication of the resultsrom last week's political election. riot police are patrolling the capital and fear that the election results could spark violence. >> fleeing from the post- election violence. over the last few days, more people have been lead in the capital, making the short journey in the neighboring republic of congo. >> i am from ivory coast. i saw what happened there. i do not want to go through the same thing here. >> with two-thirds of the votes counted, the incumbent is reported to be ahead of his main rival. but the opposition has already said it will reject the outcome. all of these electoral documents, these bags of ballot papers, these sheets are being compiled, put together here in this tallying center. this is one of 169 centers across the country where the presidential results are being tallied together. tensions have been increased by a slow and seemingly-chaotic counting system and allegations of vote rigging. >> i think that the results that leave this place will in no way represent

the democratic republic of congo has rejected challenges to joseph's reelection. the opposition says its supporters are going to demand a political solution. >> it took the supreme court less than one hour on friday night to sign off on the results. the judges confirms that his reelection beat the challenger. he challenged the results last monday after international observers highlight it widespread irregularities. sedgy did not have any of -- the court said he did not have any evidence. however, the secretary-general said he did not recognize the authority of the supreme court and regarded the standoff between the candidates as a political problem. he said on the 10th of december that he had won the election and proclaimed himself president amid outbreaks of violence in which more than 15 people have died. >> 10 people have been injured -- killed, excuse me, in western kazakhstan. clashes took place between oil workers who had been campaigning for higher wages. >> this is not the kind of independence day celebration they were hoping to see. scuffles between prote

i went there following my trip to congo. we made a little documentary.n op-ed stating these facts. just can hillary clinton, wouldn't that be ideal, can you maybe convene the parties? get those people in a room somehow or raise enough pressure for them to see. we mean business. >> right. that's what's happening in congo now, elections that don't appear to be fair, don't appear to be going the way the people want and when they don't, you see more rape, you see more murder. you see more violence. >> personally, that's why i will never give up this fight. it is our responsibility. i'm ready to do a march. martin luther king style with the women. let's go. get on the streets. go to the big man and say this has to stop. >> all right. robin wright, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> appreciate you taking the time. >> all right. pretty amazing and a story we've been covering for a long time. tomorrow, we're really excited about our interview with google's eric schmitt. as

i went there following my trip to congo. we made a little documentary. these facts. just can hillary clinton, wouldn't that be ideal, can you maybe convene the parties? get those people in a room somehow or raise enough pressure for them to see. we mean business. >> right. that's what's happening in congo now, elections that don't appear to be fair, don't appear to be going the way the people want and when they don't, you see more rape, you see more murder. you see more violence. >> personally, that's why i will never give up this fight. it is our responsibility. i'm ready to do a march. martin luther king style with the women. let's go. get on the streets. go to the big man and say this has to stop. >> all right. robin wright, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> appreciate you taking the time. >> all right. pretty amazing and a story we've been covering for a long time. it's still there on all of the phones. tomorrow, we're really excited about our interview with google's eric schmitt. as you know, google, 95% of the world's search. they also do a whole

fears of violence in the congo. the president wins the second term in office, but the opposition rejects the results. welcome to "bbc news" broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. coming up a little later, fresh hope as the climate change talks in durbin go to the walk, there's a new target of 2015 to cut emissions. a colorful life of vivid portrayals of war and womanhood in iraqi. kurdistan have been wowing the art world. hello, again. facing the imminent collapse of their common currency, european leaders have pulled a rescue out of their economic hats. they have agreed to spend less, save more and surrender some of their sovereignty in order to stabilize the euro. britain was the only country to reject the changes, leaving the u.k. more isolated than the continent. after so many last-ditch deals, will this one really work? here's gavin hewitt. >> this was a summit when the e.u. changed, a summit full of tension. the french president chipper. a british prime minister managing a clench

coming up a little later, the supreme court in the democratic republic of congo confirms joseph cabill oovings as the winner of last month's disputed election. japanese engineers is the nuclear plant is stable. hello, welcome once again. with the middle zone in the middle of a financial crisis, nick clegg has told the french prime minister that recent remarks about the british economy about his government are unacceptable, and that he should calm the rhetoric. french officials have been arguing that their country is in better economic shape than britain. here's gavin hewitt. >> for a second day, senior french ministers have been criticizing britain and its economy. it has now led to an open row between the two countries. this was the french finance minister on national radio this morning. >> we don't have any lessons to give, but we don't want to be given any lessons either. the economic situation in great britain is very worrying, and from an economic standpoint, we prefer being french than british. >> stroll back to yesterday and it had been the turn of the governor of the bank of fr

andrew harding, bbc news, the democratic republic of congo. >> from the rain forests to one of mother nature's most explosive displays. in indonesia, thousands have been forced to flee after a volcano started spewing lava and ash late yesterday. in iceland, there is speculation there could be one of the most powerful eruptions the country has seen in a century. we are joined by the national geographic expert on the island -- on iceland. he explains why the volcano is so interesting, and what the consequences could be. >> iceland is a place where the planet is alive. this is a place where the crest of the earth is ripping apart and new land is being made. volcanoes are emerging. at high latitude, it is called much of the year. volcanoes are emerging beneath glaciers. you have fire and ice. what more could you want? the last erruption produced a great deal of ash, mixing water with magma, which everyone knows brought air traffic in western europe to a standstill for a while. people are quite intrigued by the recent erruption last year. the three times it is known to have erupted during

spotter has been hold about one of the half meters below the water line and crew members had to ditch congo to reduce the ship's weight risk is a they succeed the best so it could be repaired allowing big childer to say a lot of trouble. russian soyuz rocket has successfully blasted out from the european spaceport in french guiana it was carrying french and chilean spy satellites into orbit observation say gathering military intelligence and providing the three d. images of targets on earth while they cheat an eye in the sky will mainly be used for mopping farmland it's only the second time a russian rocket has launched from outside the former soviet union following a sit in that successful mission last month also from french guiana off america's space shuttle program will shut down and so use remains the only means of taking people to live in space. at least fifty occupy wall street protesters have been arrested after they broke. after they broke into a private paul can run hotter than the movement marked eight month anniversary demonstrators were evicted from their coffee park headquarter

of today is also very different to the congo of two thousand and eight when the for me gyptian president hosni mubarak was in power the leadership in egypt today is much more likely to go to the aid of hamas if indeed it is attacked by israel at the same time palestinian militants have more weapons at their disposal including antitank missiles that are capable of inflicting a lot of damage on israeli tanks so it's not a done deal that israel is going to go ahead with an operation but certainly the fact that these radio army has admitted that it is considering such an operation has people here or on standby. well gideon levy who's a columnist with one of israel's biggest newspaper says his country will face difficulties of a decides to wage another bloody war on gaza. three years ago israel had the card bludgeon not only carte blanche the west had plowed it is and didn't say a word against the city but this time we are facing a new egypt and gaza ease in the backyard of egypt and i'm not sure that egypt will remain indifferent visa via another thing but having said this i'm not sure that

. >>> y este muestra los negocios de yuma, negocios en panamÁ, congo y libia, estarÍa vinculado al banco se hicieran depÓsitos, y sabÍan que esto lo hacia hesbola. recogÍa de 2 a 4 millones de dÓlares. y tenÍa capacidad de lavar el dinero. y cobrando comisiones del 2 al 8%. >>> parece peligroso que las redes se unen y entran en nuevos terrenos. >>> la droga se enviaba en un vuelo semanal operado por iran desde el paÍs sudamericano. yuma, que viviÓ un tiempo en colombia se encuentra prÓfugo. en miami, gerardo reyes, univisiÓn. >>> en mÉxico la muerte de dos estudiantes por balas disparadas por policÍas en guerrero, causÓ conmociÓn, y tambiÉn hizo que distintos cuerpos se acusen, y un video indica quiÉn tiene la culpa. >>> sepultaron a jorge y gabriel, los dos estudiantes muertos en la trifulca durante un desalojo que lleva a guerrero. >>> yo no esperaba esto, nadie le deseo esto, pido justicia. >>> las balas estaban abiertas a dos fuegos, pudimos percatarnos, disparaban en una direcciÓn, policÍas disparaban en otra direcciÓn. >>> de las balas que mataron a los dos estudiantes no quedÓ cla

pdkyo2oé negocios fg/ en panamÁ, congo y lima. !> el banco libanÉs canadiense permitÍa que se hicieran depÓsitos con dinero proveniente del crimen y sabÍan que esto lo hacìa hezbola. >> podÍa lavar el dinero para los carteles en cinco dÍas, cobrando comisiones z@ del ocho al 14%. >> me parece muy peligroso que las redes terroristas y del crimen organizado se destÁn uniendo y entrando en nuevos terrenos. >> en un vuelo semanal operado por irÁn desde el paÍs sudamericano. yuma que viviÓ un tiempo en colombia, se encuentra prÓfugo. >> en mÉxico, la muerte de dos estudiantes por balas de policÍas en el estado de guerrero ha causado conmociÓn en todo el paÍs. distintos cuerpos de la policÍa se acusan entre sÍ. un video indica qÉn tiene la culpa. >> sepultaron a los estudiantes muertos en la trifulca durante un desalojo en la autopista de acapulco a guerrero. >> no quiero recordar. me duelen las palabras de mi hijo. no esperaba. a nadie le deseÓ eso. lo que le hicieron a mi hijo. pido justicia. >> las balas estaban abiertas, a dos fuegos,

some point every soldier has to face the question like be able to kill another human being in the congo. this film is about killing in war and about some u.s. soldiers who have chosen not to the evidence is that far more soldiers refused to kill and we might expect in world war two research by the official u.s. army historian brigadier general s.l.a. marshall revealed that among the u.s. soldiers in combat less than twenty five percent actually fired their weapons at the enemy. even with their own lives at risk seventy five percent did not try to kill the enemy marshall wrote the average individual still has such an inner resistance toward killing a fellow man that he will not take a life if it is possible to turn away from that responsibility at the vital point he becomes a conscientious objector. when you start doing as a soldier as a human being or you want to live what. you have to ask yourself and why situations would kill and be right. it's just not something you can put behind it stays with you carry your heart. to. people or shots by how upsetting it is to kill another human bei

gorillas have been socialized so they're used to humans just as they are in rwanda and parts of the congoand they don't normally do this, but take a look. >> no way, john. no way. he's preening me. he's preening me. >> that's basically -- the big gorilla to the right is a silverback which is head of the pack and the fact that all these gorillas were setting so close. at one point the gorilla kisses this guy or pecks him on the cheek. it's unbelievable. i have done in rwanda and in the congo about ten times over the year, but it is an extraordinary experience. >> didn't you have a similar experience? >> yes, we did. there's video of it actually a little bit. >> you have a gorilla behind you. >> i can feel the gorilla behind me. any advice? >> just ignore her. >> ignore the gorilla? >> just ignore her. >> this is a gorilla named berry. she's three and a half. she was rescued from poachers about a year ago. they stole her from her family and hoped to sell her on the black market. she's now smelling my armpit. >> i also saw in rowanda. we doing a piece for "60 minutes" that they charge, but t

. >> provisional election the figures in the democratic republic of congo suggests the president is leading the opposition leader. two thirds of polling center votes uncounted. the opposition has called for of the results to be an old. -- anulled. pablo neruda died in sunday i go santiago.died in some are now calling for the poet's body to be exhumed because they believe he was poisoned. >> this is bbc world news. more than 50 people have been killed in a series of bomb attacks in afghanistan. the u.s. ratings agency standard and poor's has said that almost all the euro zone including france and germany are now on creditwa watch. at the top of the agenda will be a french and german proposals for nutrients to try to deepen economic and political ties in the face of the sovereign debt crisis. the two have been a powerhouse behind euro zone unification, but now seems the french are falling out. >> it was in france that the european project got its start. 1951 the six founding members signed the treaty of paris. that set up a cold and steel community. 60 years later almost by instinct the frenc

election figures suggest that the current president in the republic of congo is leading the vote for president. still to come on "gmt," hundreds of protesters are still being held in russia after last night's demonstration in moscow. we speak to one activist was there. >> the relationship between france and germany has been the power house behind european integration, shrined behind the tree of 1992, setting up the european union as the single currency. >> it was in france that the european project got its kickoff. the six founder members sign that the treaty of paris, setting up what was then known as the coal and steel community. 60 years later, almost by instinct, the french see themselves as the heart of the european union. as one prime minister once said of this man, general de gaulle, when he speaks of europe, he means france. this idea of a france as the equivalent is still very much alive today. over the years, mass opinion has shifted. today people are deeply suspicious of brussels and paris. the attitude over the single currency means less than it did yesterday. >> i think

gorillas have been socialized so they're used to humans just as they are in rwanda and parts of the congod they don't normally do this, but take a look. >> no way, john. no way. he's preening me. he's preening me. >> that's basically -- the big gorilla to the right is a silverback which is head of the pack and the fact that all these gorillas were setting so close. at one point the gorilla kisses this guy or pecks him on the cheek. it's unbelievable. i have done in rwanda and in the congo about ten times over the year, but it is an extraordinary experience. >> didn't you have a similar experience? >> yes, we did. there's video of it actually a little bit. >> you have a gorilla behind you. >> i can feel the gorilla behind me. any advice? >> just ignore her. >> ignore the gorilla? >> just ignore her. >> this is a gorilla named berry. she's three and a half. she was rescued from poachers about a year ago. they stole her from her family and hoped to sell her on the black market. she's now smelling my armpit. >> i also saw in rowanda. we doing a piece for "60 minutes" that they charge, but the

i think this has a dramatic impact on the elephant numbers in the congo basin. we're getting reports that those that were mature populations in east and southern africa, well protected, monitored. these populations are losing all of their tuskers. >> animal quality laws are changing in the u.k. this means that the animals will not have to spend as much time in quarantine but activists say that there is the risk of rabies. >> these jobs are in quarantine. thanks to a change in the law, they will come home. -- these dogs are in quarantine. >> i can take them home. i won't have to worry about it. >> this modernizes the existing system which was put in place around 100 years ago. originally, it was designed to combat the spread of rabies in the 19th century. at the moment, before an animal interest britain, it must be vaccinated against and tested for rabies and quarantine for six months. the quarantine will be reduced to three weeks. britain is currently free of rabies. imported cases are rare. charities believe that these changes could jeopardize that and the gove

. >>> a big bust at dulles airport a woman from the congo was trying to sneak in 50,000 dollars into the u.s. custom agents says she stashed it inside envelopes, a book and even a cell phone holder. court documents show she lied three times about the amount of money she was carrying. there's no limit to how much money you can bring into the u.s. you have to report it truthfully. now she is charged with violating federal currency reporting regulations. >>> well, fiction may be something in the jetsons a new car technology could make driving that experience for you smooth and easy because you let the car do the work. and a miracle baby born four months premature is ready to go home. this story how she be -- the chance she was given to survive and the concerns doctors have this morning. you are watching "good morning maryland" what's new now and next on this friday, december 16th. v neck 3 piece suit dance wear bolo snakeskin boots sequin costume under things stiletto heels skinny jeans houndstooth snuggie pork pie hat oshkosh socks 5% cash back. right now get 5% cash back at department

africa now, the virunga mountains along the northern borders of rwanda, the democratic republic of congo, and uganda, are home to the critically endangered mountain gorilla. it is also where american zoologist dian fossey was murdered in 1985. she had spent most of her life studying and protecting the gorillas. the last entry in her diary reads, "when you realize the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future." back then, poachers posed the greatest threat to the guerrillas. today, there ecosystem is suffering from the effects of climate change, but some attempts are being made to marry the interest of nature with the people who live here. >> rwanda's volcanoes national park is an island of forest surrounded by farms. biologist ian redmond first came here in 1976. together with famous zoologist dian fossey, he studied the region's rare mountain gorillas. he advised the united nations on how humans and nature can share this habitat. >> were walking along through potato fields and the white flowers of pyrethrum grown as an insec

the election commission in the democratic republic of congo says it's delaying the publication of results of the presidential elections for 48 hours. there are fears the expected announcement of the results could spark violence. belgium has a new government 18 months after the country's election. he is the first french speaking prime minister for than 30 years and has promised to push through tough austerity measures. forming the government has taken a year and a half and is believed to be a world record. one of the most important moments in the process of choosing the next president of america takes place in just four weeks. that is when voters in iowa will make their picks for the republican candidate. right now, newt gingrich is surging ahead in the polls while the present front runner, mitt romney, has not caught fire. ♪ >> the much loved the film "the music man" is an uplifting movie. it's about dreams and deceptions and what it means to be true to yourself. so it seemed a good place to come to find out why it mitt romney, out front in so many polls, is not doing well here. >> there

a quick update on the election and the democratic republic of congo, the main opposition candidate today rejected the official results, showing the incumbent won the presidential election. tshisekedi said he considered himself the president. there is a heavy security presence and capital because of fears of post-election violence. >>> you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come, can this story get more bizarre? surveillance video from the day that dominic strauss-kahn was accused of rape sparks more debate. >>> on a visit to somalia, the u.n. secretary general ban ki- moon has called on al-shabab to stop violence and come to the peace process. he announced plans to transfer the u.n. political office to mogadishu from the kenyan capital of nairobi. he also visited refugee camps over the kenyan border. our correspondent is traveling with him and she filed this report. >> the secretary general wanted to highlight the plight of the nearly half million refugees who fled famine in somalia and ended up here on the kenyan border. his security people felt it is not safe enough for hi