this will be the 10th royal wedding here at the abbey cents lower cornwall was married here in 1919. >> it will be married on the friday before the holiday, and for many, it will be a long weekend. >> we discussed this in cabinet this morning and we decided to hold a bank holiday on april 29. so everyone who wants to watch the celebrations will be able to do that. that is the right thing to do. >> william and kate are said to be calling the shots for the wedding plans. the wedding venue is decided, and there are five months ago. bbc news. >> stay with us, if you can, on "bbc world news." still to come -- inside the newly-renovated royal shakespeare theatre in stratford. first though, the u.n.'s global assessment of new hiv infection shows deaths from aids are falling and infection rates are falling over the past decade. we have this. >> 33.3 million people live with hiv. last year, there were some 6 million new infections. but still, it is a 20% drop on the number 10 years ago. death rates have fallen, too, and treatment rates are rising. >> the investment is paying off. we have seen

. >> does the duchess of cornwall become queen and eland if and when you become the monarch? >> h answer, "today," when you become the monarch? >> h answer, "today," saturday, november 20th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and welcome to "toda on this saturday morning. i'm amy robach. >> and i'm lester holt. amy, i've come to afghanistan to be here at a critical juncture in this war. as you know, thousands of miles away from here, president obama and nato allies are meeting to figure out a way forward. an exit strategy. howo turn over security of afghanistan to afghan troops. all of this while nato warplanes are launching fm this base, bagram air be in support of the r effort. also, how is that effort going? what about the surge? later in this show i'll take you to the battlefield to a se of a major battle that marines waged earlier this year to drive out the taliban. how did they do? i'll show you when i talk to the top general on the scene there, amy. >> all right, lester, thanks. here at home this morning, it is a busy travel weekend. we're followin

. >> does the duchess of cornwall become queen if you become queen?>> that could be. >> reporter: charles's musings have provided a distraction while plans for the next bill royal wedding remain on hold. after the "will they, won't they" suspense of their eight-year courtship, the delay is no surprise. taking their time to announce their wedding plans is very much in keeping with what we know about william and kate. they do not rush in to things. as william has said, "this isn't a race." the smart money is still on westminster abbey as the site for the ceremony. despite the sad memories of william's mother dianne's funeral there. as for the style of william and kate's wedding, look for something perhaps a little less dramatic than the fabled fairy-tale-turned(lñrp william's parents' wedding at st. paul's cathedral. >> the details like the moment in which the bad fairy appeared at your wedding and lays a curse upon you. >> reporter: are we stuck with it? >> we are, except everybody is apart from kate middleton who exudes a kind of straightforward commo

the current prime minister was in cornwall this morning assessing flood damage.e really wanted to stem the tide of political criticism. >> obviously, he is extremely embarrassed about what he said. he has withdrawn it. he has apologized. that is absolutely right. he is not a member of the government and does not speak for it. i think he will be doing less speaking in the future. he should get on with what he has been doing. >> just a few hours later, the prime minister had accepted his resignation. when david cameron appointed him, he urged him to be brutally honest. perhaps he took the advice to literally. he was an unpaid adviser instead of government minister. he was a key link between government and business. >> he was right to go. i think his remarks were disgraceful. many of the people struggling in this country with the recession and the consequences of the spending cuts we are seeing will be insulted by his comments. >> he said the loss of 100,000 public sector jobs was within the margin of error in the economy. it was a political error that cost him his

in fact, let's take a look at some footage now coming out of cornwall in southwestern england.e flooding struck the region early wednesday, after heavy rains and gale-force winds really impacted the area. you can see a river has overflowed here, flooding the road. the major rescue works are under way, and hundreds of people had to be evacuated as well as some people trapped in homes and cars. now, in terms of the forecast, it will stay quite unsettled throughout the night. most of that is going to be light rain, but we can expect some heavy rain to head into ireland tonight again, and then lasting into your thursday. some of that rain i'm afraid will be moving into the low countries as well, so belgium looking at some showers on thursday, and for central areas, too, dealing with lots of rain, especially across italy, watch out for those thunderstorms and very strong winds and flooding here cannot be ruled out either. in fact, we are hearing of flooding reports in kofu and in greece as well. over to the north high pressure system in control for scandinavia, keeping things genera

. >> reporter: and as charles paid a visit to flood victims in cornwall, already banner headlines inome of tomorrow's british papers are not about the wedding of principle and his fiance, kate, but about camilla and questions that have divided the nation. just the kind of headline the house of windsor doesn't need. tonight, clarence house is saying there has been no change that camilla is and will remain prince's consort. but there's no question this will overshadow preparations for the wedding of a prince and his indisputable queen to be. >> more from that interview later on. thanks, jim maceda in our london bureau. >>> when rehear from the prince later, as we continue on a friday night, we'll hear how he's using his high profile and making a difference for the planet, which he cares about deeply. >>> but first, the awful, real-life hollywood murder mystery that has the film business reeling heading into the weekend. [piano keys banging] [scraping] [horns honking] with deposits in your engine, it can feel like something's holding your car back. let me guess, 16. [laughing] yeeah. th

the southwest coast of england has caused flooding and landslides that happened in the county of cornwall some people trapped in their cars and houses train services in and out of the region are suspended after a mudslide blocked the line and main roads are closed. the russians may not have sent a man to the moon but on this day forty years ago the soviet union guided the first unmanned rover to earth's closest neighbor the automatic remote control robots also known as the lunar tanks roamed the moon's surface revolutionizing space exploration art is more of an arsenal has more back in the nine hundred sixty s. the lice were wrong day and night within these walls the soviet union had come up with a plan to send an unmanned drover to the moon but the question was how would it move around then familiar surface once it got there the solution was finally found at the institute we used to do them first we wanted to use caterpillars we used to make turnings we loved tanks but it became clear that wheels were more reliable caterpillars could get stuck that would ruin the whole mission and we cou

i've just spoken to the leader of the area about the situation about cornwall. i think the emergency services, the police, the coast guard, the fire services, search and rescue -- they've been working around-the-clock and they've done a fantastic job. and the message is loud and clear from this house. there are no reports of casualties yet but there have been some medical evacuations, the train line is still blocked. the a38 is still closed but i know everyone is working around-the-clock to try and get this sorted. we have said that we're standby and ready -- stand ready to help in any way that we can and i think what he says important. we have to remember when the floodwaters actually start to recede, that's when many of the biggest problems arise over assurance and getting people back in their homes and we got to make sure we help people every way we can. >> owen smith? >> mr. speaker, in january of this year, the prime minister said that midwives are stretched to breaking point so we will increase the number of midwives by 3,000. under conservative government

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between california and cornwall street, fifth avenue and fourth avenue in the richmond district. he assured the neighbors who were very agast at the idea of these old cable cars being set up that they would be very tasteful and artistic. and essentially, yeah, it was like one room with a little bathroom attached made up of old cable cars. dr. cross thought he was hitting on something. there were hundreds of thousands of people who were homeless, looking for new places to live in the aftermath of the earthquake and fire. so he thought why not use these old cable cars. it only lasted about 10, 12 years. guess it wasn't a big hit. he built a more conventional apartment building after that to replace it. it really was the 1906 earthquake and fire that sort of spelled the end of carville. you have these hundreds of thousands of people looking for new homes, suddenly displaced. now they might listen to these men and say, look, you were renting before. you don't want to live there. i've got this lot out here, sand dune. but it's $100. you can build a house here for cheap. suddenly, more

does the duchess of cornwall become queen of england?that could be. >> reporter: a life defined by royal tradition, but with the unconventional task of raising two sons as a single parent. sounds like the raf. one of your sons? >> not yet. >> reporter: both william and harry are military helicopter pilots, william flies search and rescue missions with the royal air force, harry is training on army gun ships. for many years you raised two children as a single parent and you have both children in the military. which must wear on you. >> it certainly did obviously when harry went to afghanistan. but he was terribly keen to do so and it was very difficult for william, my eldest not to go. but i did say to him, when i was in the navy for five years, i had the same problem, they wouldn't second me anywhere. but harry, i worried the whole damned time and i can understand profoundly what it is that other families are going through, just how agonizing it is day in, day out, worrying about what is happening to your loved one. >> reporter: so it's

prince charles also commented on the news while touring in cornwall. >> thrilled.much. >> reporter: according to the royal statement, the prince and middleton were engaged in october during a private trip to kenya and the wedding will take place next spring or summer in london. british prime minister cameron said the upcoming royal wedding is great news for england. >> i said obviously the government stood ready to do anything we could to help make sure what could be a great day of national celebration will be a great success. and it was wonderful to have that to pass on to him and everybody else. >> reporter: most important the queen approved. word from buckingham palace is they are absolutely delighted for them both. >>> less than 24 hours on itunes, the beatles are topping the charts. their catalog of hits is now on there. this first day the beatles occupy 15 spots of the top 50 spots on the top itunes charts. >> did you write down abby road to the icecap successful where it's going to get cold soon. >> it looks chile next week. we'll get a hint of what's to com

, compared with 19% who support william's dad, prince charles, and his wife, camilla, duchess of cornwallollows an offhand comment from prince charles over the weekend in which he suggested camilla could one day be queen. >> to me that shows in the prince of wales' mind he wants and expects and intends for there to be a queen camilla. >> reporter: meanwhile the woman britons know simply as kate is being forced to make a rapid adjustment to her life as an international icon. kate now has full-time security. according to "the daily mail," she is getting counseling to help her avoid depression and cope with isolation. we just learned her soon to be husband is back at work as a search and rescue pilot just 48 hours after they announced their engagement. plucking a hiker off a mountainside in dense fog after he collapsed with chest pain. over the weekend, the future king of england put his own wedding plans on hold to attend a friend's stag and watch a soccer match. the prince and his fiancee are back at their farmhouse in northern wales surrounded by royal air force colleagues. when he flies

joining us by telephone is david cornwall, he's a sports attorney. you're familiar with him.represents big names in the sports world. so, i'm going to -- david, hang on a second because i want to talk to gentleman pal. how serious is this for cam? >> this is very serious. clearly, the allegations against cam newton and cecil newton, if any of these things are true, it is going to be very, very punishing to not only cam newton, the university of auburn as well right now and the position that the university of auburn is taking thus far, in the absence of true evidence right now, we hear stories from different people coming up and reporting and saying different things on the radio, but there's been no clear evidence right now. but a lot of people are talking and the people who are involved in this and the names that got the ball rolling for this case, it's not good. it's not good right now. >> what should auburn have done? should they have suspended him for the season? should they have waited for the outcome of an investigation? have they jeopardized themselves and a possible ch

he lived here in cornwallis oregon an hour-and-a-half outside of portland. here fbi investigators say he hatched a plan of attack against his fellow citizens dating back to the summer of 2009. the government's case against mahomet is outlined in the 30 pages of it up.affidavit. >> last summer of be i agent contacted, mohammad saying he was an associate at of a terrorist. they met in portland where mohammad told the agent he wanted to put together an explosion were people would either be dead or injured. he said he could identify target where there be a lot of people a tree lighting ceremony in pioneer square in downtown portland. >> he said why he selected the location because of the mass of people that would be here. >> friday mohammad and the agent drove a van to pioneer square he allegedly attached a blasting cap to the device he believed to be a detonator that's when agents swooped in and arrested him. >> it's hard for me to comprehend how young man who this country is given great opportunities to could ways those opportunities to create a horrific crime

know, what happened was in that interview, brian williams asked the prince whether the duchess of cornwalln when he becomes king. and this has been a contentious issue and it was when he married camilla back in 2005. at the time, she was deeply unpopular. people here associated her with the reason for his divorce to diana. so the palace came out and said that she would not be called the princess of whales, which was diana's title, obviously, and says she would be known aspirin sess contort instead of queen. so when he said it was a possibility that she could become queen, it ignited a firestorm here in the west, there are headlines in the saying queen camilla, there's uncertainty as to whether he's been trying to lobby for that title for her. all of this comes after a great week for the royal family here. britain's extremely excited about this engagement. it would -- you know, it came a bit unexpectedly. people weren't speccing it this early. you saw a beaming couple. and they really threw themselves out there in a way that they basically had been running away from the press for years now.

. >> doesn't the devastation in cornwall illustrate the economy of his recent decision to slash investment and flood defenses? >> that's simply not the case. they will be spending over 2.1 billion on flood and coastal erosion over the next four years. that's roughly the same that's spent over the last four years. we made some difficult choices in the spending r >> each week the house of commons is in session, we air prime minister's questions live on c-span2. wednesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern and again on sunday night on c- span. and at c-span.org, you can find an archive of past prime ministers questions and links to the house of commons and prime ministers websites. >> after thanksgiving, the house is expected to vote on censuring congressman rangel which could result in a public reprimand by the speaker. congress has not approved spending for the new fiscal year which started october 1. the senate is also expected to resume work on a food safety measure, expanding the food and drug administration oversight and recalled 40. live house coverage on c-span with senate coverage on c-span2. >> f

. >> doesn't the devastation in cornwall illustrate the economy of his recent decision to slash investment and flood defenses? >> that's simply not the case. they will be spending over 2.1 billion on flood and coastal erosion over the next four years. that's roughly the same that's spent over the last four years. we made some difficult choices in the spending round but we protected flood defenses because it is important. but all the while we had to bare in mind the absolutely and rotten inheritance we had from the lot over there. >> order. urgent question, mr. peter bone? >> here on c-span2, we'll leave the british house of commons now as we move on to other legislative business. you've been watching prime minister's question time aired live wednesdays at 7:00 am eastern while parliament is in session. you can see this week's question time again sunday night at 9:00 eastern and pacific on c-span. and for more information, go to c-span.org and click on c-span series for prime minister's questions plus links to international news around the world. you can watch recent video including program

. >> doesn't the devastation in cornwall illustrate the economy of his recent decision to slash investment and flo defenses? >> that's simply not the case. they will be spending over 2.1 billion on flood and coastal erosion over the next four years. that's roughly the same that's spent over the last four years. we made some difficult choices in the spending r >> each week the house of commons is in session, we erred prime minister's questions wednesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern and then again on sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific and at c-span.org you can find of video archive of past prime ministers questions. >> coming up, newly elected republican governors talk about their approach to governing and the fiscal challenges they will be facing once they are sworn in. also, remarks from the former house speaker newt gingrich about the incoming republican- led congress. later on "q&a", edmund morris discusses teddy roosevelt years after the presidency, up for his death at age 60. >> tomorrow on c-span2, discussion on the proposed agenda for the 112 congress. legal scholars and health po

impaired with just 19% who support william's dad, prince charles, and camellia, the princess of cornwall that he wanted and expects and intends there to be a queen camilla. >> reporter: meanwhile, the woman known simply as kate seems to be forced to make a change to her life as an international icon. kate is getting counselling to help her avoid depression and cope with isolation. and we just learned her soon to-be husband is back at work at search and rescue pilot just 48 hours after they announced their engagement, lifting a hiker off a mountain after he collapsed. and then watching a soccer match. now, kate and the prince are back in wales at their farmhouse with their air force colleagues. and, by the way, when he flies, he is known as the pilot wales. >> and coming up, capri anderson made serious allegations against charlie sheen. more of our exclusive will continue. [ female announcer ] this is not a prescription. this is norma. who's inundated with all the information coming at her concerning the medicare part d changes this year. so she went to her walgreens pharmacist for guidan

eight years and she doesn't know what she is in for and needs the support of the duke and duchess of cornwall, charles and camilla and the queen will be there in the background. >> doesn't know what she is getting herself in for. what is she in for? >> i wish we knew. none of us know. >> what is it like to be joining the family, marrying prince william? how significant of a change is this for her in her life? this morning it is all different. >> totally changed for her. for a start, a detective with her all the time. she'll be living in one of the royal residences when she is not with william in his cottage in wales and she is going to really have to watch everything she says and does, and as fergie said and diana said, keep smiling. that's what she does. >> she has a beautiful smile. just radiant as every bride should be at this point. what do you expect from their wedding? >> i think the wedding will probably be at westminster abbie but i'm always wrong. probably westminster abbie an they have what they call a magic 400 guests to invite and i'm afraid poor kate probably won't have that many

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as in cornwall at the moment, the risk of flooding, and the risk of animal disease outbreak. why did you impose the second largest budget cut on the green department or start >> -- green department? >> describing these cuts as imposed is a slightly pejorative way of putting it. we had a fine reductions across government, and the department's the protected had to find some quite big reductions. what we've done in defra is to preserve the important areas of spending. on flooding, we will be spending 2.1 billion pounds on flood and coastal defenses on the next quarter years, which is broadly the amount we spent the last quarter years. we can add to the pitt review because it should be possible for local areas to top up grants that are given to them for flood defenses. in terms of animal health, we are spending 356 million pounds a year on this, and it is only fair we ask the agricultural interests to do share some of this cost. they should be able those shares of the decision making about how the money is spent. >> how be interested to know how you think the local areas are goin