. >> rose: deborah vivian freeman mitford cavendish is the duchess of devonshire. she and her five sisters diana, jessica, unity, nancy and pamela captivated english society for decades now at aged 90 she's published her memoirs entitled "wait for me!". there's also a collection of her correspondence with the english writer patrick lee which is just out. i am pleased to have you here. >> thank you very much. >> rose: are you still the duchess? now you're the dowager. >> i'm the dowager. >> rose: what does that mean? >> it means i'm the mother of the heir. >> rose: because your son is now... >> he's now duke. >> rose: he's now the duke and his wife is the duchess. >> that's correct. >> rose: characterize "wait for me!" >> well, i hope to think it's honest. and i hope to think perhaps it's... the reason for writing it for me was to put straight what a very hostile press have been about my mother and my father. who had never given an interview and all the press had to go and it was cuttings from other press. so i thought well maybe i knew them better than the press di

later, the convoy arrived outside the london palladium, from which a shocked prince of wales and duchessrnwall emerged. >> that route was thoroughly reccied in advance, including up to several minutes beforehand, when the route was still clear. the unpredictability of-- i was going to say demonstrators, but i'd rather describe them as thugs-- and how they moved about the capital yesterday meant that the protection officers were placed in a very difficult position. >> reporter: scotland yard's refused to comment on exactly how close the armed protection officers came to aiming their guns at protestors. but the bigger eye is on the bigger protest, the 25,000 or so who were kettled in this square last night by up to 3,000 officers. >> of course there is a right to protest peacefully. there always should be. but there is not a right to go on the streets of london wanting to pursue violence and smashing up property. we want to learn the lessons from that, but above all, what we need to make sure is that these people who behaved in these appalling ways feel the full force of the law of the lan

the duchess looks terribly taken aback. >> thank you.ina, right now friday morning is a daunting. one of this citizens will receive the nobel peace prize. liu xiaobo will not be there to receive it. the nobel panel defended their pick today. they said those that those who attend tomorrow's ceremony -- china says that those who attend tomorrow ceremony will not be showing respect. >> it's a grey, cold, forbidding place. the prison. walls topped with barbed wire. we hide our cameras. this year's peace prize winner is serving time here. he has another nine years to serve. this'll be the first time since the 1930's a family member will travel to oslo to collect the prize. at the time, the winner was a in jail in nazi germany. it is a parallel. the chinese government says that he is a criminal -- liu xiaobo is a criminal. his crime is to challenge the communist party's monopolization of power in china. this is liu xiaobo on the left in the yen and tianenman squar. they credit him with the saving countless lives by persuading the students to w

. >> a jewelry collection once owned by the duchess of windsor. this has an option for nearly $12.5 million. many are inscribed by the duke of windsor. the most expensive item went for more than $7 million, it is a diamond-encrusted bracelet. we are taking a look at extremes in the world. things include pollution, corruption, business, dying. we will be highlighting the places on the globe that have the highest of contrasts. we will be looking at those living in august and coldest places. today, one of the hottest, and the african republic of djibouti. >> i get to some myself in paradise but actually, this is unbearably hot. -- i get to sun myself in paradise. the wind is like being on the business end of a blower torched while people -- of a blowtorch well people throw sand that you. there is a similarity between the extremes. at the height of summer, 57 degrees, there is a hundred degrees difference between us. we wanted to know why people came to settle here in the first place. this man is mining salt by hand as his forefathers did before him.

the duchess was visibly rattled. an eyewitness spoke to nbc news by phone. >> she looked quite shocked and quite scared, really. it leaves you the question why they didn't have enough security protecting them and why the car wasn't safe enough to withstand the people breaking the glass. >> reporter: the couple was up harmed but the message was clear. british students are angry. the attack occurred in a busy commercial section of london just over a mile from the main demo, outside parliament. students gathered there all day while the government debated nearly tripling university fees, part of sweeping and drastic new budget cuts. while the politicians deliberated, students and police clashed. the skirmishes led to injuries on both sides. the proposed fees passed by a narrow margin, but they passed. and that triggered even more violence. at one point, protestors used metal barriers supposed to contain them as weapons. a lot of the hopefulness that these students had that they could do something about it has been replac

but the duchess of cornwall certainly hasn't.e palladium last night. >> i know that you say and others say that this is an isolated incident. but there's been a lot of talk about the royal wedding coming up in april. and people are concerned could something like this happen again? >> it won't happen. history is almost repeating itself. if you go back to 1981, when charles and diana got married. there were inner city riots in liverpool, in the midlands. and these were eventually quelled. and they disappeared into the ether. then, we had the wedding and we had a grand day. now, we have these student riots, round about just before a royal wedding. and we'll have a wedding and everything will be wonderful. when it comes to the royal wedding, we'll have a grand day. and there won't be any security problems. >> we're going to hold you to that. dickie arbiter, thank you so much. have a good weekend. >> thank you. >> and more protests are expected later today. >>> now, let's look at the other stories. back to juju at the newsdesk. >> goo

that if they don't mirror one another these residences which used to be duchess built back in the soviet times so they're quite unique in design. but there are certain similarities in the architectural style and functions but i wouldn't say they mirror each other both of them could you mention of the residence and it would be a state residence not a presidential residence also but how many official residences does the president of russia have. we don't count the kremlin which is his main residence the president can work and stay in three other places they are approach a which is in sochi on the black sea as you know. then work in nine where he mostly lives and works and also was small residence involved i. was the one they were building for yeltsin right. right it's very small so prison inventive doesn't go there very often. so let's. not said yes i think i know what you're going to ask next but it's just people names dozens of places all over russia saying they are presidential residence is that not true. when he stays somewhere for example at some residence in the. people start saying

the heir to the british throne and the duchess of cornwall, seen here, were on their way to theater when the violence in london's streets reached them. >> prince charles was driving past, all i saw, a couple of people were kicking the door. he got terrified, he drove on, police came down and everyone just -- >> did you see them do the graffiti? >> i didn't see them smash the window, but i saw the car get attacked. it was prince charles in the car. i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: this was the aftermath, shattered windows and a canister of paint that exploded on the car. the royal couple were unharmed. their convoy having driven a little too close to a protest that roiled the city. students breaking through police barricades to occupy parliament square. some extremists damaging the supreme court and treasury buildings. all of them raging at the government for tripling university tuition from $5,000 to almost $15,000 a year. until recently, 1997, university tuition in britain was free, the great equalizer in a country with a history of inequality. protesters seething with resentment at

while still but when you go into revision into the higher instances it's not so easy to corrupt the duchesse any more global perception of the changes taking place is slow to catch on the ticket only in the international media when it comes to investing in russia or doing business with russia the media coverage is that you are not very positive certainly dogs who have operations here in russia much more positive about russia then those who are still at least considering doing this in the future so on the whole the practical experience is better in spite of problems certainly which exist then one would obviously expect from the outside the speed with which russia can overhaul both its image in the business world improvements in its substance will determine the success of the government's plans to drive major changes for the russian economy it realizes russia's risk profile needs to be proved and the various which make up a key part of that are addressed. on the money. all right gentlemen that report mentioned a lot of things and we probably could chew on them for a while but the word corrupti

imagine meeting the entire extended family, aunts, uncles, cousins who also happen to be dukes, duchesses, princes, princesses, and the party is being thrown by the queen of england. kate middleton isn't officially a member of the family yet. but an invitation from the queen to her annual christmas lunch is a sign she is already an important part of the royal inner circle. "people" magazine reports that both kate and william attended the annual gathering at buckingham palace on thursday. >> this is the first time she really met the entire royal family in one place together at the same time. and royal experts say hit to be an extremely daunting experience. >> reporter: kate has only met the queen once before. >> the whole notion that kate and the queen have had intimate lunches together or cups of tea by themselves is not true. really, kate has had very little interwax the queen because the queen is so busy. >> reporter: a photographer snapped these photos as they left the palace. kate is smiling from ear to ear. perhaps a sign that he go went well. perhaps a sign the future princess was r

the heir to the british throne and the duchess of cornwall were seen here, when the violence of london streets reached them. >> prince charles was driving past. people were kicking the door. he got terrified and drove on. police came. >> did you see them do the graffiti. >> i didn't see them smash the window. but the car was attacked. i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: this was the aftermath, shattered windows and a canister of paint that exploded on the car. the couple were unharmed. the car driving close to a protest that roiled the city. students occupied parliament square. some extremists damaging the supreme co buildings. all of them raging at the government, from tripling tuition, from $5,000 to almost $15,000 a year. while many students condemned the violence it continued into the night. the government appears to have won the battle to raise tuition fees. but in the process, it seems to have started a war. jeffrey kofman, abc news london. >> now, camilla reportedly brushed off the incident saying there's a first time for everything. jeffrey kofman will have much more later toda

near the prince nor duchess of corn wall was hurt, but british media reported camilla was poked with through the window. police aren't confirming that. >>> a wikileaks cable says north korea wanted eric clapton to perform in pyongyang as a way to build goodwill and north korean leader kim jong-il's son is reportedly a big fan of clapton. representatives for clapton have not commented. >>> former alaska governor sarah palin joined reverend franklin graham and his charity samaritan's purse this weekend in haiti. she observed the charity's operations and handed out christmas gifts. today as her trip drew to a close, palin told reporters she hopes the american people won't turn their backs on a country that's been through so much. >> don't want americans to forget the need that is here. more importantly for americans and people across the world to know what an individual can do to make a difference to contribute, to kind of get out of your comfort zone and volunteer to help. >> well, haiti, as you may snow being ravaged by cholera, even as it continues to recover from that huge earthquak

streets of london and also been looking into specifically what happened with the prince of wales and duchessdo need to learn the lessons of this it's a regrettable incident. in the end but remember this is not the fault of the police this is the fault of the people who try to smash up the car. >> here's a close-up photo of the royal couple camilla understandably looking frightened. french authorities have been rounding up suspects from yesterday's ride. they said it will prosecuted to the full extent of the law. when a chinese dissident won the nobel peace prize tv audiences in china didn't see this or hear about it. the stories were blacked out by the government and that's all they saw. they're serving 11 years sentence the screen just one black when it came to this story. he is serving a sentence in calling for changes to china's political system. people in australia can't believe they're been hit by even more flooding this is near canberra were a lot of homes and businesses have been badly damaged. hundreds of people have been evacuated and it's not the only trouble spot. another region s

. >> reporter: the couple wasn't hurt, but the duchess of cornwall was visibly rattled. >> she was shakeno the core, she was guided straight through and let's just say a stiff brandy was administered. >> all across london students protested while the government voted to nearly triple tuition in a country where college had long been free. part of sweeps and drastic budget cuts. the mayhem spread to one of london's most popular tourist areas packed with pre christmas shoppers. at least a dozen officers were hurt as well as students, with more than 40 arrests. these days much of europe shares britain's pain, with more protests expected. >> first i have some sympathy. by attacking the royals it turns against them because they are very well liked and well loved. >> reporter: still with a heavily anticipated royal wedding just four months away, the latest violence on london's streets will force the royal family to reassess security. and today the head of the royal police said the route had been checked just minutes before the royals went through there and that it was safe and clear. they also s

the heir to the british throne and the duchess of cornwall, seen here, were on their way to theater when> prince charles was driving past. people were kicking the door. he got terrified. police came down and everyone just -- >> did you see them? >> i didn't see them smash the window but i saw the car get attacked. >> reporter: this was the aftermath. shattered windows and a canister of paint that exploded on the car. the royal couple were unharmed, their convoy having driven a little too close to a protest that roiled the city. students breaking through police barricades that occupied parliament square. some extremists damaging the supreme court and treasury buildings, all of them raging at the government for tripling university tuition from $5,000 to almost $15,000 a year. until recently -- 1997 -- university tuition in britain was free. the great equalizer in a country with a history of inequality. protesters even with resentment at conservative prime minister david cameron, knowing when he studied at oxford he didn't have to pay a penny. student after student told us what the governme

. >> the prince and duchess were not hurt.o increase college tuition there. the last fiscal year the government spent $60 million on household costs for the royals, a figure only slightly increased this year. the government voted to twipal university tuition to $14,000 a year to help controlled deficits. >>> president obama believes congress will approve a tax compromise he agreed to with republican leaders, but democrats are still rejecting the plan to extend tax breaks. meeting last night, house democrats voted not to allow that proposal to reach the house floor for a vote. during the meeting some democrats chanted, "just say no." they insist on changes to scale back tax breaks for the rich. >> this was a take it or leave it deal. we're saying, leave it. >> the white house says it's open to other yuds. >> if somebody can figure out how to get -- to make the agreement better for everybody, as bob barker would say, come on down. >> the senate is scheduled to vote on a reworked version monday. >>> jury deliberations in the eliz

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