the compile tibetan spiritual leader, the dalai lama, has accused china of cultural genocide against people living in ethnically tibetan regions, speaking in tokyo on monday, the dalai lama said desperate conditions and china's repression had lead to a recent wave of self-emulations in the province. at least eight former monks and a nun have set themselves on fire and some of them have died -- and seven of them have died. joining me now is the prime minister of the several tibetan administration. glad could you join us on this. please tell us, why are these monks and nuns harming themselves? >> as from their cries when they were on fire, they say, freedom indy pet and long live -- in tibet and long live his holiness, the dalai lama. they are desperate demands of the tibetan people who have committed self-emulation so far is the desperate act of people who are suffering under terrible conditions. >> and china says that these self-emulations are a form of terrorism in disguise and blames the dalai lama for fueling this unrest. what is your view on this? >> the dalai lama has always adv

. >> still to come, the dalai lama has concerns about tibetan monks setting fire to themselves. leading climate scientists have warned the government has to -- governments have to implement policies to deal with dangerous weather. >> the italian city of genoa was engulfed by mudslides a few days ago. drought has caused starvation and misery in east africa for months. all of this is extreme right -- extreme weather, like the torrential rain that start brazil last january. will we get more of this as the climate warms up? today, the united nations climate panel tried to answer that, releasing a new report. >> it is virtually certain that increases in warm temperature extremes and decreases in cold extremes will occur in the 21st century on a global scale. >> the panel says he waves are very likely to strike more often. very likely means a more than 90% chance of being right. heavy rain is likely to pour more frequently in many regions. more than a 66% chance of being correct. for hurricanes, it is likely there will not be an increase. there may even be fewer of them. this again ha

ago, the dali lama fled here but there is little chance of returning home. -- 50 years ago, the dalai lama fled here. a growing number of monks and nuns setting themselves on fire is a sign of the increasing desperation. they know that while the west has back to the arabs spring, with china the responses with a much quieter voice. that leaves tibetans with few options to keep the light on their struggle. inside tibet, there are more months preparing to make the ultimate sacrifice and set themselves ablaze. -- there are more monks preparing to make the ultimate sacrifice. >> a very disturbing development from tibet. you are watching "bbc world news america," still to come -- christchurch is still picking up the pieces month after the earthquake. it is one of hollywood's enduring mysteries. 30 years after actress natalie wood drowned, police have opened the inquiry again into her death. >> natalie wood was hollywood's biggest car. "west side story" in 1961 was the biggest movie. she had been nominated for three oscars before her 30th birthday. "rebel without a cause" was one of her most well

barry cousins an american doctor and personal physician to his holiness the dalai lama he lives in the indian town of sala where he gives medical assistance to the needy. there the locals call him by the name venerable this is not barry's first visit to kill me. buddhism in comic is different than buddhism in other parts of the world you know during his very difficult seventy years it was that they nearly lost their culture completely and now they're reviving it and you can feel this revival for example i go to japan a lot in there they have a buddhist culture a buddhist history and many of the people say they're buddhist but when you ask them much about buddhism they don't know anything and you ask them where do they turn when their lives are in trouble and usually they turn to work or money yeah but here they turn to the temple to the buddha to the teachers and that's a big difference. the temple is open to worship isn't taurus to like even during preparations for ground festivals. it is the most sacred place in europe's only buddhist republic and the main attraction of company is ca

on the one hand, and it is home to the dalai lama, the spiritual leader of all tibetans. at the same time, india is very wary. they're trying to put a quick lead on these protests and make sure they do not happen too often, so as not to annoy the chinese. >> thank you very much. six men her work in a mission for over 500 days in a mock mission to mars have emerged from their capsule. they communicated with the rest of the world with a delay of 20 minutes, just as they would on the red planted. this was to test how their minds and bodies would cope on a space flight. they say they miss their family and friends, but they were proud of their achievements. the italian crew member said the experiment was a significant one. >> it's really great to see you all again. it is rather overwhelming. on the mars500 mission, we have achieved on earth the longest space voyage ever, so that humankind can one day greek a on another planet. it has been an honor to have been part of this remarkable achievement with five of the most professional, friendly, and resilient individuals i have eve

the dalai lama has called their actions "a sign of deep desperation." >>> in other news, this weekend, tlc cable network is presenting its latest reality program, this one about american muslims. it's called "all-american muslim" and it features five different families living in dearborn, michigan. creators say they want to show muslims as "everyday folks." the cast includes a high school football coach and a businesswoman hoping to open a nightclub. >>> also, this weekend, the national cathedral reopens for the consecration of the new episcopal bishop of washington, c., rev. dr. mariann edgar budde. the cathedral has been closed since august after it sustained significant damage in the earthquake that hit the washington area. the cathedral continues to try to raise funds for its repairs. damage from the quake has been estimated at $15 million. >>> now, judy valente reports on richard rohr -- a franciscan priest who has become a widely popular author and lecturer with his message about the importance of spiritual experience. his new book is "falling upward," about moving beyond everyd

. >> in other words, happiness, subject of a to rent of recent books from the dalai lama to harvard's ex-president. even in the academic world, happiness has been a cottage industry. >> there is a search for a financial crisis in the sense of where our fundamentals are wrong and were we chasing the right goals? >> the tiny country of bhutan uses gross national happiness, a survey that measures the quality of life there. france and england are trying to include happiness when assessing their economy. international business consultant and author david roth kof. >> something like happiness sounds frivolous, but it's not. the purpose of society is to create a better quality of and not to create the highest amount of aggregate wealth. >> from the sublime moment of an artist in a performance, to children playing blissfully to church going ladies displaying their sunday best, we know what happiness looks like. but what exactly is it? for the last 11 year, carol graham tried to measure happiness. >> i have been looking at it. >> we are getting a handle on it. there is a new science of measuri

the article came up in my news feed from my friend the dalai lama. so cool.parently designing rooms for a hotel in france. you can tell they're from microsoft, every time you open the window, they freeze and need to be reinstalled. >> tonight jimmy welcomes actor jason schwartzman, sandra lee, and musical guest rodney atkins. that's week nights at 12:35, 11:35 central time on your local nbc station. >>> time for entertainment news. >>> jennifer lopez is taking more flack from that fiat ad campaign. the smoking gun reports j. lo filmed the commercial without stepping foot in her hometown the bronx. reportedly a body double was used to film the new york street scenes while close-ups of lopez were done in l.a. >>> first we heard pippa middleton's dress was hitting shelves. replicas that kristin stewart wears are being sold for $799. ç >>> kim kardashian may have ordered a christmas card a little too early. she had high end designer cards made in september featuring a wedding portrait of her and her ex-husband. minor detail. this is what happens when you're only

in fact, more people came to see him more than the dalai lama who was at the same venue recently. in a sense here, puts the man and his mission in focus. >> with cameras snapping, michael woodford touched down in tokyo, confident and confrontation confrontational. >> that's not good for japan. >> woodford back in japan for the first time since his firing, wants the cameramaker disclose in the takeover fees. the largest in history. dating back in 2006. olympus originally denied any wrongdoing and initially let woodford go. disclosed former chairman, a chief auditor and vp had all colluded together. despite those admissions, at louis capital, advises this. >> there's clearly a lot more work to be done. no way to verify the data that we're basing our decisions, the actual transactions that taken place. >> be with me or without me, olympus needs new management. they need to someone who gives confidence that everything will be looked at and nothing will be hidden. >> reporter: looking ahead, michael woodford hopes to avoid delisting the company from the japan stock exchange. that will

the article came up in my newsfeed from my friend, the dalai lama. [ laughter ] he's so cool. >> stevech a cool guy. >> jimmy: you don't friend me on facebook, higgins. >> steve: no. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no. this is pretty cool, you guys. nasa announced that it has discovered 702 new planets in the last 20 years, which explains that new saying for remembering the planets. "my very educated mother just served us nine pizzas, but dono's forget the breadsticks, so we called them up. they brought them, but they weren't cheesy bread like we ask for. they were cinnamon. nothing against cinnamon, but it could be very satisfying. we just weren't in the mood." [ cheers and applause ] hey, can you believe this? tonight was the 14th republican presidential debate, or as barack obama has started calling them, campaign ads. [ laughter ] check this out, you guys. police in chicago arrested 59 shoplifters in a sting called "operation whoville." they're really going with this dr. seuss theme, even in jail. the other prisoners were like "would you, could you in an hour? would you, could you in the sh

kennedy, pope john paul ii, the dalai lama, walt disney and others. i am a lucky guy. yet, to speak here in the abraham lincoln presidential library is an utterly exceptional moment for me. for lincoln has been a hero of mine for my boyhood. his second inaugural, which i read from time to time regularly moves me to my deaths each time i read it. at times i asked my class at the university of illinois urbana-champaign weather they have led lincoln's second and i feel. many of my students get embarrassed. i am sure that almost everyone here has read it. to those who have not, i say, please read it. read it slowly, tentatively, two or three times as possible. you will differently at the world around you if you do. it is a joy to me that the indians in springfield and connected areas are helping and hosting the gandhi exhibit in this talk by me around gandhi's birthday. indians like us who live in the united states possessed two amazing heritage is. the indian heritage and the american heritage. in many cases, our children or grandchildren are linked by marriage to both he

he's had an amazing career spanning five decades as the first american anchor to the dalai lama in tibetost in his memory. >> you know, the vice president engs debate that elicited the responsive more experience than john kennedy to -- immediately said to him, i knew john kennedy. he was a friend of mine. i know -- that was memorable for me. >> you are running not just for vice president and if you cite the experience that you have in congress, surely you must have some plan in mind about what you would do if it fell to you to become president of the united states as it has to so many vice presidents just in the last 25 years ar so. >> i haves as much experience in the congress as jack kennedy did when he sought the presidency. >> i serve with jack kennedy, i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. [ applause ] >> history suggests and you mentioned in your book that america is in its worst position since the great depression, which certainly predates the 50 years you've been covering politic. do you think that a few years from now, american

what a life and career tom brokaw has led, from his role as first american anchor to interview the dalai lama, the vice president said that i was the one to ask the question that elicited to the response, you know, i have more experience than john kennedy than boyd jensen said to him, i knew john kennedy was a friend of mine. that was prit and memorable for me. >> you are running not just for vice president and if you cite the experience that you have in congress, surely you must have some plan in mind what you would do if it failed to you to become president of the united states as it has for sew many vice presidents. >> i have much experience in the congress as jack kennedy did when he south the presidency. >> i served with jack kennedy. i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> history suggests and you mentioned in your book, that america is in the worst position since the great depression. >> right. >> do you think that a few years from now american students will look back at this and it will be titled the great recession? >> i think it's