we're worse than average you both are due by the city be leaving for dubai the city. the city government has begun to resume operations. nineteen of its twenty six agencies are now functional. to ease the burden for those who lost their livelihoods. emergency employment schemes have been set up cash for work and for covert programs by employing thousands workers to have a degree in exchange for eleven dollars a day. we can do he says farmers seeking to do with the people. the cp that this may be interested in. in the arm. that can perhaps you would do with the sea peace this city government is expected to dock to develop and plan to relocate course at first. in spite of talks about his long road ahead there is hope amid the devastation. this young couple decided to tie the knot. despite the ongoing tragedy in their hometown the dp and at that time but then seems to me and i made the game. we decided to just three so when the baby. and adam this calm. as our kids love the people of that. on friday the world bank approved a five hundred million got a quick dispersing bud

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the richest people, dubai is my city. >> there are other ways by --ping it right but here it keeping private. express.where i can >> a great war city on the black sea coast of ukraine. it is my city. >> there were many hard times in the city. to get through these, they came to the rescue. "abcllo, you are watching world news." could to have you with us. united nations security -- bbc world news." good to have you with us. thousands have died in the country. edward snowden, who leaked the details of the u.s. surveillance program says he is achieved his aim. the former nsa contractor said he wanted society to have more of a say in what is being monitored. have droppedrities criminal charges against the first of 30 people accused of taking part in a green trees protest in the arctic. the 28 activists were arrested in september after staging a proud says -- staging a protest. one of them, anthony perrett, could leave russia on thursday. >> i am only feeling relieved at this point. stamps on to have the my passport to say i will be leaving russia. i would prefer that to have been guiltyul

the most amazing fireworks we have seen in these cities. stay with cnn throughout the day. we will keep bringing you these celebrations. in four hours it will be midnight in dubai fireworks display ever. it has 400,000. you heard that right. 400,000 pyrotechnics ready to go off. that will be amazing to see. and on the subject of amazing, be sure to watch "america's new year's celebrations" right here on cnn. anderson cooper and kathy griffin host a three hour eshow. you can't get enough of these pictures in these celebrations. a very happy, happy early morning on the other side of the world. >>> it is late morning here and the last day of the year in the united states. we'll move on now to the news of the day. there are major new taent terrorism efforts right now in russia. police in the city of volgograd have detained dozens of people but the attacks have the world wondering about the safety of the upcoming olympic games. >> reporter: there is a huge security sweep going on in the city of volgograd. around 5,000 security officials checking on buildings and checking people's documents. this as the investigators continue to sift through the debris and evidence t

it is already 2014 in hong kong and anna core ren is joining us on the phone, sara sidner is in dubai, a city that is preparing to put on the biggest fireworks ever the world has neen. anna, happy new year. >> happy new year, suzanne. love to talk to you. we just had an incredible fireworks display here about an hour ago when we welcomed in 2014. a spectacular light show that really lit up the city, it the biggest new year's eve party that hong kong has ever staged. some 400,000 people packed the four shores around victoria harbor to witness this pyrotechnique musical around something like eight minutes. it cost about $2 million. i can tell you now that the crowd absolutely lapped it up. and now slowly is starting to disperse and get back on the ferries and head home. others are heading to the pubs as the party certainly continues. i can tell you, suzanne, welcoming in 2014, the big event to people here in hong kong and much of china, of course, is chinese new year which kicks off at the end of january. end of this month. and that, of course, is to welcome in the year of the horse. that will

but twenty one point six percent the strangest seven percent weapon of dubai. among chinese cities facing housing prices increase. typical data from digital group that shows that in november the average housing price in beijing the four hundred us dollars a square foot the increase of twenty percent compared to the same time last year. data from fiji on how real people talking abt to the total value to two hundred ppm three hundred twenty thousand dollars to occupy forty five percent of total housing sales this year. but compared to previous year. i'm going to let a hundred fifty thousand dollars. for more three hundred twenty thousand dollars having sold my free consulting a permit to keep housing prices twenty ten percent next year next up a ton of them. hong kong dishwasher stylish top name in chinese people. help wanted poster in the door of the hong kong restaurant has gone viral and china the dublin report and dishwashers forty thousand hong kong dollars one thousand two hundred us dollars per month. the court to some restaurant owners many dishwashers have a monthly salary.

we may have a new record for the largest fireworks display in the mideast city of dubai. firearm -- fireworks. we are still waiting for guinness to tell us. >>> and the dow up 26% from 2012. but more trouble for target shoppers. reps for the retailer said some gift cards were not activated. less than a tenth of the cards have that problem and vows to honor them. that comes after the security breach that may have affected 40 million debit and credit card holders. i'm jon scott and now back to the five. >>> no dancing. welcome back to the five's county to 2013. many plan to wipe the slate clean and kick bad habits and start anew. i think we should start with kimberly -- >> how many do i have? i'll try to resist the temptation to become one with bob. >> what does that mean? >> people say oh, we think you love bob secretly. >> she does. >> do you make resolutions, kimberly? >> i don't feel that i should, because if i break them or -- give up what? my godiva chocolates with the caramel inside, i don't want to do that. >> and you don't want to give up your number one thing -- >>

the city of dubai, that was their goal, in the united arab emirates to set off 400,000 fireworks overix-minute period. that beat the old record for the largest fireworks display by quite a lot. it was set last year when kuwait exploded 77,000 fireworks over an hour. >>> in these final hours of 2013, we have updated numbers on obamacare enrollment. the administration says more than two million people will have insurance -- excuse me, health insurance under the program at the start of the new year through federal and through state exchanges, but we don't know yet how many of those actually have paid for their premiums. the president and his signature health care law both face many, many challenges in 2014. cnn's athena jones is with the president in the enviable assignment of hawaii. looking beautiful out there. let us know what the latest is, particularly with the president's legacy obamacare. >> reporter: good afternoon. well, the president and his family are spending today snorkeling, ending the year on a fun note. but almost everyone agrees that 2013 was not a good year for presiden

chain has expanded beyond manhattan across the globe. 2004, a small burger shack in madison square park in new york city. 23 restaurants now worldwide. dubaih, the ceo set up shop in and saudi arabia. we are told how the company brought find dining to the burger joint. ♪ >> i have been into find dining my whole life. that is really how it was born. like we treat it all of our fine denting restaurants, with exactly the same mindset. we hire people at a higher wage than fast food was. we give up to one percent of revenue every month as a bonus to our team. these guys working here today, they want to be a part of our success there nothing upsets me more than when i hear people say, foot being burgers is the lowest form of work area these guys turn this into management jobs and general management jobs. wille hungry today so we try some of the classics. everything here is cooked to order. that is what we have changed. we do not think there are a whole lot of other burger joints selling for dollar burgers and all the premium ingredients we take a lot of time to store. it was born as a hot dog cart. but start it was this chicago style hot dog. th

the new year. >>> it is new year's eve from fireworks to confetti. cities all around the world preparing to ring in the new year. we will take you live to dubai a major record just might be broken. >>> eye alert after two suicide attacks. can russia keep everyone safe at the olympics in the serious security concerns. we will take you live to moscow. >>> welcome back to "early start." i'm poppy harlow. >> i'm ana cabrera. john berman is gearing up to host "new day." it's new year's eve. you probably have plans this evening. 2014 is going to ring in with a deep freeze. when that ball drops in times square tonight, the eastern half of the united states will be shivering in the new year with temperatures near zero in the midwest and well below freezing in the big apple. our meteorologist jennifer gray has our new year's eve forecast. >> on this new year's eve, temperatures we are starting out cold in the northern plains. temperatures, international falls 27 degrees below zero is what it feels like this morning. 20 below zero in minneapolis and 8 below zero in chicago. these temperatures are staying in the north the next couple of days but slowly

what would sort of be like the suburbs of an american city, in this case, dubai. igion. there he is in jail. i've been working with his family and ambassador to the u.s., ambassador corbin, u.s. ambassador to the uae as well as the ambassador from the uae to try to expedite his release. >> now, a lot to try to get to on this this morning. we know he's been sentenced to one year in prison. there is a lot of confusion how much time he will actually serve. he's already been in prison behind bars for eight, almost nine month. our report -- nine months. our reporter says that one of the uae nationals arrested wi e cassim. what are you hearing? >> i heard the exact same thing from his brother yesterday. and i believe that it's true and that one of these has been released. they got shorter sentences. it's our understanding they got eight-month sentences which is also, we think, unfair. the point of it is, i try to look for the silver lining here. if we're starting to see some releases, maybe it improves his chances of either being loifd by being deport -- released by bein

the southern city of dara and that leading to a civil war which is still continuing. what happened? let's talk to the director of globe strategy advisory firm based in dubaing back and comparing then with now, are there any of these countries which we have mentioned and others as well of course in the same areas where people believe they are actually better off? >> well, i think one of the things that might be an unfortunate reality for the last three years is that the arab spring may go the way of an iraq war as an attempt of introducing democracy in the region. there was a hope three years ago and this was a more organic movement and will lead to more lasting and sustainable change but not only has the situation not changed in places like egypt you could say it's restored to its previous status but in many ways has worsened in countries where violence and sectarianism and extremism have taken root and it's an example of a completely dysfunctional and chaotic state. in addition to that many autocrats feel they are the upper hand and if you think about the arab spring introducing people power, it seems to have reenforced those in power. >> a topic can you

the road. >> is something you can buy. available.you're rolls-royce also chose dubai to show this. emerging markets were out in the action in an increasingly affluent population. while bulletproof cars are seeing this in their city>> i am feeling great. on the subject of safety, it showcased its avoidance technology in belgium in october. the car will take over steering and braking if it does not protect the driver. ford expects less resistance. you can get more on that and all the day's top stories. you can watch this live forever you are in the world. this is all you have to do. coming up later, japan wants to boost exports to cars and electronics. this is also a drive for the animation industry. we have a special report coming up. next, investment tips from norman chan. he says the u.s. is the most promising market. he is standing by in our "first up" greenroom. -- in ourirst up" greenroom. this is "first up." ♪ >> welcome back. the cash crunch in china continues. we are joined now for the details. >> good morning. let's take a look force -- first of where we are. on friday as far as market started trading, the interbank lending rates fell back down. what happened was that they inched upward for the most part

dubai, nothing succeeds like excess. the best place to watch the new year's fireworks there is anywhere. the city going for a record with an almost absurd amount of pyrotech pyrotechnics. good afternoon, everyone. happy new year. we begin with the money lead on "the lead" today. i'm jake tapper. the final closing bell of 2013 at the new york stock exchange just moments ago. the dow squeezing in yet another record high before the ball drops. this year, unlike many in recent memory, is one that wall street may be reluctant to let go because of headlines like this. traders are having one heck of a happy hour after the dow closed at a new all time high. >> it's been awhile since we've hit a new milestone like this. >> another banner day for your portfolio. >> surging into record territory for a second day. >> the dow rose above the 16,000 mark for the first time ever. >> we haven't seen levels like that for 13 years. >> the market kept setting and then breaking records throughout the year and all the dow closed at a new high 52 times in 2013. alison kosik is standing by at the new york stock exchange

the city that most people think it is. houstonians is foreign-born. much about global aspect of houston is driven by our international oil and gas industry. to dubais that rotate and the factlondon that we have had tremendous growth in houston over the last 20 years from all over the world -- we have a young population and an educated population. we have a very international population. however, as part of that international flavor, we have a large number of undocumented residents. it is an economic imperative for , especiallytates border cities for comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship. these people are living in our communities in building our economy today. at houston, it is one of many cities in the u.s. that has major challenges with pension underfunding. how do you tackle that problem of underfunded retirement plans, especially with the wave of public-sector retirements coming with the baby boomers? >> you need to retire in a hurry. [laughter] government entity across the u.s. has cities, counties, states have challenges with of except her pension. -- public set -- public-sector pension. the annual budget is about $5 mil

dubai. >> rolls-royce also chose to buy to show off its phantom, encrusted with 400 diamonds. emerging markets got some of the action. some inadvisable parking techniques along the way. manufacturers of bulletproof pakistan'snding southern cityi. on the subject of safety, fort showcased its collision avoidance technology in belgium. the car will take over steering and braking it it does not detect the driver doing the job. ford expects less resistance to this idea than driverless cars. perhaps they are saving that for next year. sells 2xt, the xbox million console before christmas day. we will see where it ranks on the top gadgets of the year. this is one of them. and find out what our reporters have written about when "asia edge" returns. ♪ >> welcome back. joining me is david zeb and our guest. we all have our toys. >> there are five that we have got. list, asbottom of the usual. is your number five, the iphone 5s. >> that is right. the iphone was our number three pick last year. the reason that it is number five is screen size. it is still the same size. phone, but we believe that the screen is too small. the good news is that apple has the iphone 6 at this time next year, 4.7. >> do you know that for sure? >> we are pret

it's called dinner in the sky at a restaurant like this, popping up in cities all over the world, including santa fe, las vegas, london, and dubaibills, $1,000 total. >> did they get to keep the money? >> i don't know. >> killing heather with the follow up questions. let her alone. >> i don't know. it's just a dollar here, a dollar there. >> maria, we'll have no follow-up questions for you. whatever you say goes. >> if that's the kind of snow storm that i could forecast, that would be great across the country. >> a green snow storm. >> yeah. now we have a real winter storm that's impacting parts of the west, producing a lot of snow out there, across sections of the rockies and also across parts of the upper midwest. we're talking significant snowfall accumulations out here. about two feet expected in western colorado and western wyoming. more than a foot of it across portions of north dakota. this is going to be a huge concern out here. some freezing rain can mix in. watch out for slippery roadways out here. winter storm warnings and watches are in effect, as well as winter weather advisories. temperatures behind this storm are

the big countdown there. while celebrations already kicked off in cities from sydney to hong kong, and dubai.n in honolulu with his family, will be one of the last to enter the new year, coverage for those enrolled on the health care exchanges will have begun for most enrollees once the ball drops in the president's home state. earlier today, my colleague nbc's kristen welker spoke with a white house adviser on health care policy. the subject was health care enrollment and whether it matters if the exchanges don't meet that supposedly magical 7 million enrollment number by the end of march. >> that was never our target number. that was a target that was put out by the congressional budget office and has become the accepted number. >> kath even sebelius has said 7 million people, that that's the goal. >> but that was because it came from the congressional budget office, and it had become an accepted number. there's no magic to the 7 million. >> for more let's go straight to nbc's john yang who is following the president in honolulu. welcome, john. and congratulations on the plumb assignment fo