croatia is due to join in 2013. all eyes are on its capital where the former prime minister is facing charges which are linked to a multi million the euro bribery scandal. he is not the first politician to be accused of this sort of thing. how croatia deals with this scandal will show brussels how serious it is in its fight against corruption. >> he still has a police escort. nobody rolls out the red carpet for him anymore. he has to enter the courtroom through the back door. he stands indicted of corruption. the case is historic in europe. >> it has also attracted immense interest. public opinion is already against him. >> everyone has his opinion about what is happening here. all future week -- weaknesses -- >> these suspicions are not unreasonable. there is a question about how he can afford a multi-million euro villa. he also stands accused of taking a bribe in the mid-1990s. according to the indictment, he and sure that the croatian government took a major loan in exchange. he was deputy foreign minister at the

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she said, i'll go to croatia. i don't need anything for it, i'll just go. >> that's sweet.u came back. what have you found? you've written about this experience. the book is called "running away to home." tell me about the title. >> you know, we went all of this distance to try to find something else in our lives. and it turns out that we with really just found each other, the same thing that we had before we ever left. and so to us, it was just the answers were always there. it took some sort of restart for us to really get on track as a family and even in our jobs, i mean, we came back. i think i can speak for jim, too. we came back with this renewed interested in what we do. >> we were talking about this book and this idea of what you guys did. a lot of people came up with the same idea. they must be old country for a reason, to build this new country. it's going back to the quote/unquote old country give you more hope about the american dream and opportunity here? >> yeah. i mean, we came back with a renewed gratefulness for what they had -- the struggles that they had

croatia's election administration committee says that with about 70% of the votes counted, opposition coalitions left by the social democrats had taken 78 seats in the country's 151-seat parliament. slovenia's seats said that they have won 28 seats while the government and social democratic party has won only 10 down from its current 29. since the end of the conflict in the former yugoslavia, croatia and slovania enjoyed sharp economic growth but the economies have weakened in the wake of the european debt crisis and they are saddled with massive debts. they face a difficult task of restoring the economy's fiscal health. myanmar is opening routes to revival. the country has reopened a checkpoint on the bridge at the border with thailand after it was unilaterally closed after nearly a year and a half. government officials from the two countries gathered on the bridge on monday morning to mark the occasion. >> reporter: daylight spreads over a poor village in uganda. people here like many on the continent have more than their share of struggles. electricity reaches only one out of every

welcomed croatia as its newest member, britain seemed to be sidelined. the eu institutions are currently bound only by the lisbon treaty. e leaders remain optimistic. >> i used the word, the beginning of the end of the crisis. we have strengthen the credibility of our future economic policy. >> but it will be the markets that make the final judgment on this latest plan. it is the eighth rescue deal footboard by eu -- put forward by eu leaders this year alone. >> i asked our correspondent in brussels what it would mean for britain to not be in the room anymore when a big financial decisions are made. >> it basically means that britain, which is a little bit sidelined, is totally sidelined. it is a catastrophic mistake in strategy by david cameron. i think everyone accepts that. he gambled on being able to convince germany and france to give him concessions under a new changed treaty, so that britain would not suffer any extra economic finance regulations imposed by brussels. it did not work. chancellor kohl and -- chancellor merkel and president sarkozy d

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to get his turkey side to the finals but we did give russia a massive helping hand by jury against croatia in his final game in charge of the turks heating can sure that russia and not crazy will go into the second part of seeded teams making for a potentially much easier draw however the sixty five year old says. the winning the european championships which i should be harder than winning the world cup she of course you're depending a bit on on a draw but i tell you what you see to all the teams in europe i think quality wise it's more profound and then the world cup. in every whatever you go in in which but you are you will have will have this three very strong opponents excitement is certainly building here in ky if and those finals are getting ever closer but the opening game kicking off in just over six months time this is where friday's draw will take place here is power some arts and russia will go into about draw income for the mood of the qualifying in style bureau chief thousand and twelve finals however there will be a few signs but pick up accounts many will want to avoid like

air of delusion in the parliament at the moment i mean there were a vote to whether or not to let croatia join the union and become the twenty eighth member well you know i mean they're there i mean there is somebody you know whether it might be croatia we've had some analysts in the past say it's the first case in history of rats jumping onto a sinking ship john here or there but all the time we have for today john from the thank you we're going to vote u.k. out of the e.u. campaign thank you. on our website at r.t. dot com where we are calling for your opinion on what can be done to save the struggling eurozone let's bring up the numbers right here so far most think the monetary union should simply be dissolved nearly a fifth says that the eurozone should expel the weakest members fourteen percent think that a single currency requires a single government and a minority of you support sanctions imposing financial discipline i want your take just log on to r.t. dot com have your say we'll make it go live. america's corporate protesters plan a massive march aimed at shutting down ports on

at this moment, i want to analyze the historic agreement signed from croatia. it is important that members states agree on a fiscal compact. this is not enough. the problems are not only fiscal. they are also financial. it is due to a lack of competitiveness. we need to restore growth and employment. the reality is that -- competitiveness and growth and measures are keyed to restore the confidence of our citizens. that is why i insist on the need to pursue an approach in our road map for growth. i hope that member states will support this and work together for the betterment of the market including commitment on services, energy, innovation, and free trade agreements. better for sme's regulations, tax initiatives, withstanding the single market, and last but not least, targeting the investment through project bonds. we need investment. that is why the proposal connects to europe's facility, addressing the issue is so relevant for europe's gross employment prospects. green growth remains key to employment in europe. they have agreed to have a binding legal instr

. >>> every december, one man in croatia dedicates himself to creating a christmas wonderland for neighbors and visitors. his more than 1700 family estate has been decorated with 1.2 million christmas lights and features over 111 miles of wire placed in trees and shrubs. he collects a small entrance fee to help foot the $12,500 electric bill. my goodness. >>> in paris this weekend, santa stayed warm, running for charity. dressed to the nines in santa suits and other festive costumes, over 3,000 contestants of all ages took place in the annual race to raise money for charities working with children in africa. over $5,000 was raised. >>> and it seems santa in a speedo had time to make a stop in canada this weekend. frigid temperatures didn't stop 15 nearly naked santas from taking part in toronto's annual race, which raises money for a local children's hospital. the event has raised $180,000 in seven years, bringing christmas cheer in the form of toys and games to patients. wait, you're doing that one next year, right? you were just telling me about it. >> i was in the video. you didn't see m

they have croatia and italy, and ireland, which is fairly favorable to them. they might throw out some surprises there. that said, spain does not have much to fear. they have had a few wobbles recently. >> let's move to group b. germany, of course, is in that. obviously, a great game in the making here, germany and the netherlands. >> they are great rivals, obviously. germany does not have much to fear that. -- germany does not have much to fear that. is a tough group the. -- it is a tough group the. germany has a score brimming over with young stars. after spain, there definitely said it favors for the tournament. i think they will go quite far. >> all these games take place at basically in new stadiums. this is the first time in eastern european is -- eastern europe is hosting this tournament. there are reports of delays. are we going to be disappointed summer of next year? >> certainly not. this is the last tournament before 2014, so we will relief and savor the football this time around. the stadiums of, leaps and bounds in the last 12 months. -- the stadi

you may think your light display is nice but a man in croatia went all out this year and used around 1.2 million lights to create his christmas wonderland. the homeowner says he grew up poor and now that he is better off he wanted to make his neighbors smile and utility company smile as well. >> imagine putting all of those away. >> i wonder if he does or does he leave it up all year? >> just leaves them off? >> yeah. >> i take mine down but there are only two strands. >> i'm don. >> i'm marty bass. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,

at the time i was born serbian from croatia but at that time i moved from zagreb just a year before the war started to belgrade. i fell in love with my wife. and when war started i was i can say one of the very well-known actors in my country and i tried to join people who wanted to stop the war who were fighting against nationalists both sides in the former yugoslavia. in the end, i'm the person who was supporting one great guy, mark vich, who was the last premier of yugoslavia. and he wanted to organize this party and to help somehow to stop the war. and because of the fact that i didn't want to take sides, any side in this war, i became an enemy for manyf nationalists all the people divided in this war and i had to leave my country. >> rose: and you? >> i was eight when rade was in front of the parliament and trying to stop the war and get as many people as possible to fight against the beginning of the war. and interestingly enough, we included a song by e.k.v., which is probably the most known serbian band at the time and it's by them the song... the first song in the film is made

croatia joined the eu today. all the talks will be dominated by stabilizing the eurozone. certainly, france and germany are delighted they reached a some sort of agreement over fiscal discipline, putting restrictions on eurozone members' borrowing levels. they have been joined by six other countries outside of the eurozone and possibly two more. britain would not agree to this immediately in a new treaty. they will be standing outside of those arrangements. british prime minister david cameron said he did not get what he wanted to present the city of london's vital financial interest. >> the state of the was euro at stake they had said. 10 hours of talks led to 23 eu leaders accepting tighter integration. germany, key to making it work. >> [speaking foreign language] >> we made important decisions yesterday for the euro. we talked about the stability and fiscal union. we took good steps. all states would agree to a debt rate mechanism. we are very glad that not only the eurozone countries but also several other countries are committed. >> the deal was done at the cost of n

. ♪ >> for transcription of this br steves: while the coast is croatia's main draw, some of its bestctions are inland. we're delving into the croatian heartland. one of europe's top natural wonders is plitvice lakes national park. imagine niagara falls sliced and diced and sprinkled over a vast and heavily forested canyon. it's a lush and unforgettable valley of 16 terraced lakes laced together by waterfalls and miles of pleasant plank walks. boats glide visitors into the heart of the park. countless cascades and water that's strangely clear yet full of vibrant colors make plitvice a misty natural wonderland. fish seem to know there's not a hook for miles. carefully maintained trails and boardwalks let you get intimate with the wonder of the place. observant nature lovers can choose from hundreds of flower types to assemble a photographic bouquet. the stony formations drip down like the foliage because the grass and moss both direct the flow of the water and provide a kind of scaffolding for the slow and steady calcification process. naturalists call plitvice a perfect storm of geolo

many come from croatia. it is 8:00 in the morning. these four are running late. the hunters did not seem to realize that what they're doing is wrong. after all, it is hunting season and adjust to get a few bucks or waterfowl. this man recommends his russian gun. he has a gun license and is a member of the sea gull hunting club in a bosnian town. they even let us accompany them on their shooting spree. they see no reason to feel ashamed. the result is slaughter. each year, tens of thousands of birds are killed here. others are injured seriously enough that they did we can die. the hunters often use motorboats and automatic rifles, in contravention of hunting law, international agreements, and a ban on hunting in a conservation area, yet the police are nowhere to be seen and the bird killers go unpunished. the director of the nature park is powerless. recently, a large area of reeds was berkshire. some say hunter said the fire so that they see their targets more easily. other say it will is people growing marijuana is wanted to destroy the evidence. the directive s

snow for parts of the northern balkans, croatia, you could see about 25 centimeters. parts of ukraine really seeing the totals. snow totals piling up as well. and then storms down towards the coast. you could even see thunder and hail with that as well. so looking pretty unsettled for the southeastern quarter of the continent. temperatures are going to be shaping up like this. we have 8 in london, paris, as well as madrid. just about the freezing point in stockholm, moscow and warsaw. it is considerably cooler out here. 2 for kiev, but even the cold is stretching into central locations and we're in the mid teens in athens, as well as lisbon. here's your extended forecast. >>> as we've been reporting, north korean leader, kim jong il is dead. the country's state-run media said in a special program that he died on saturday of a stroke. kim was 69. the media for the first time called kim's third son, kim jong un, the successor. >>> korean central television says kim died on a train. he was on his way to an inspection tour. he'd been undergoing treatment for problems with

. >> britain is the outsider and it seemed to extend to a ceremony welcoming croatia as the latest eu member. >> and last but not least, the united kingdom, mr. david cameron. >> the prime minister said he was not frightened of being left out of future talks. leaders headed home with a new tack to instill discipline over spending. what has not been addressed is debt and low growth, the fundamental problems of the eurozone. bbc news, brussels. >> activists say at least 24 people and killed in protests across syria. four children are among those killed in demonstrations, which have been taking place regularly. more than 4000 people have died in the uprising since march. the gunman who shot a virginia tech police officer before killing himself has been named as a 22-year-old student from a nearby university. virginia state police say ross truett ashley stole the car on wednesday before police officer deriek crouse was killed. they're still trying to determine the motive for the shooting, which triggered a campus lockdown. several thousand people demonstrated in haiti, demanding the unite

the mood of britain seemed to extend to a ceremony welcoming croatia as the latest e.u. member. >> and last but not least, the united kingdom, mr. david cameron. >> the prime minister said he wasn't frightened of being left out of future talks. a new pact to instill discipline over their spending. what hasn't been addressed is debt and slow growth, the fundamental problems of the euro zone. gavin hewitt, "bbc world news," brussels. >> david cameron insists that britain will still have stig -- it's also prompted new reports for a british referendum on europe. nick robinson looks at mr. cameron's decision to go it alone. >> this picture might not make it on to david cameron's wall. it captures the moment europe split. 26 against one. the moment a british prime minister finally made a stand, say some. the moment others believe he was hopelessly outmaneuvered by the french president. >> you're in a room with 26 other people who are saying put aside your national interest, go along with the crowd, do what will make life easy and comfortable for you there in that room. but you

. >> the mood seemed to extend to a ceremony welcoming croatia as the latest european union member. >> last but not least, the net it can numb, mr. david cameron. -- the united kingdom, mr. david cameron. the european leaders headed home with a new pact to instill discipline over their spending. what has not been addressed is debt and slow growth, the fundamental problems of the eurozone. >>> as we have seen so many times before, all of these events in brussels are having financial implications all over the world. i am joined by john cassidy from new yorker magazine. let's start with the idea this treaty has not come up with a solution to the fund and the problem of slow growth in europe. >> that is true, but we should not underestimate what happened. from the british point of view, it is a political story, from the european point of view this is a big economic store. look what has happened the past couple three months. we have the new government increase, new government in italy, both of them technocratic, new government in spain, which is dedicated to austerity. we also have this ne

. >>> a family in croatia transformed their property into a winter wonderland.than 1 million christmas lights. the display includes more than 112 miles of cord and took more than six months to set up. in case you are wondering, the electric bill comes to about $12,000. the tradition started in 2002 with just 70,000 lights. >>> quite a spectacular sight. >>> there's a lucky cat in rome today. he made a life of roaming the streets. the roaner left $12 million in their will for the cat. along with the money, the cat has his choice between three homes in rome and milan. she's been criticized for leaving that kind of cash to a feline considering italy's financial crisis. >> incredible. >>> still ahead on news 4, drivers in virginia have a better idea how long their trip home is going to take. for all your news go online >>> starting today, drivers on i-95 in virginia have a better idea how long their commutes will be. billboards display estimated travel times. megan mcgrath has details and reactions. >> reporter: the sign says it all, route 234, 16 miles, 17 minutes.

. >> why was croatia one of the languages you wanted to learn? was from there. >> you are an incredible young man. >> do you want to keep acting? what do you want to do? >> this was a really great experience. i liked making the film with these amazing people. it was a real privilege. it's in a way hard to follow up. so what i'm thinking is if i get another opportunity that also has a great director, a great script and great actress to work with, maybe i would think about it, but my continuing in acting is by no means assured. >> you might go to college. >> any way, i'll try to go to college and do something else, too. >> who are you? who is this child? >> you are brilliant in this movie. we know we'll see you in many, many more. >> thank you, honey, thank you so much. you were great. >> thank you. >> opens in limited release on christmas day. you're going to love this movie and nationwide friday january 20th. >>> how much to tip for the holidays. we're going to give you all the answr s te.afis th >> we love you. plus presents: the cold truth. i h

croatia, september 19th, 2010.ents have stranded 56-year-old ivan plevnik in the middle of the river. after fighters spend hours trying to tow the boat and him to shore, reenforcements are brought in. a rescuer is lowered down to pull plevnik to safety. but it becomes clear he doesn't want to leave his boat. as the rescuer tries to convince the skipper that his only way out is up, water begins rushing over the stern of the boat. >> plevnik is finally persuaded to leave but is it too late? the boat is quickly getting sucked under the churning water. plevnik and his rescuer start to get pulled under as well. frightening seconds pass. but just in the nick of time, they make their escape. plevnik is uninjured. and he returns to the water a few weeks later when his boat is pulled out of the river. >>> coming up, rescuers must get to a woman trapped on a sheer cliff, a 500 foot drop below. >> that was not a fall that anyone survives. >> when "caught on camera: nick of time" continues. >>> a terrified woman clings to the

. >> student from croatia. >> she morman. it is the elephant in the room. he is mormon and america doesn't like voting for nonchristians. >> really? >> when have they done it? >> they voted for obama with the reverend wright connection. >> i am shocked to this day. >> when i see obama on tv i can hear somebody saying, tada! >> bottom line, romney seems nice, but newt has the fire in his belly, which may be acid reflux. >> and newt has been able to brand himself as a tea party candidate. the most established candidate and in washington forever, the year of the tea party and everybody wants a fresh face, maybe a governor we didn't know about. no, it is newt gingrich who has been there as long as anyone. but i think that president obama is in trouble no matter who he runs against. the economy is in bad shape. he is a successful businessman. newt has been a successful politician. and also has run a small business as well. we have a very iny fishts -- a very inefficient president. >> i like your retort. >> it is apparently big business. >> that as well. >> i am

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croatia signed the eu succession treaty. its government might wonder what it's gotten itself into. let's go to jim boulden, live in brussels. let's talk about what the deal is. it's not a deep success. it's foot a deep failure. is it good enough? >> reporter: well, it's going to have to be good enough for now, isn't it? it's probably good the fact that they were able to decide pretty early that it would be 17 plus 6, not the 27. if they had gone all through today and late tonight said we can't come to an agreement and then tell us all the changes that were coming, that might have been hard to swallow. so now we know that there is this new idea that we already knew a lot about that came from france and germany earlier this week. we have a lot more of the detail coulding out in the press releases. we know that will have to be worked on now until the end of march when there would be yet another summit, of course. these other countries said we're not going to be interested, we're not going to be involved. at least we can move forward with how this fiscal compact will work. you're talki