the duke of edinburgh, prince philip, has got your heart surgery.he treatment is to widen the bless the vessel in his heart and is said to have been -- to what in the blood vessel in his heart and is said to have been successful. he had been suffering from chest pains. our correspondent is at the hospital. >> all of the information is coming from buckingham palace. we know that the duke was suffering from chest pains earlier today. he was brought straight here. this is the uk's premier heart center. tests were carried out. it showed that he had a blocked coronary artery. that supplies blood to the heart. a tube goes in and expands and opens up the artery. >> he is 90 years old and he has had surgery on his heart, a procedure to open up a blocked artery carried out under local anesthetic. he will remain in hospital for a short time while doctors monitor his condition. just two months ago, he was in australia and doing what he has done for nearly 60 years, supporting the monarch. on that occasion, delighting children through the crowd and his dominant

the duke of edinburgh's move to rejoin the british royal family after four nights in hospital. the richest countries in the world are not doing enough to respond to large-scale disasters, so says the british government, which is of course one of them. the minister for international development is warning that the number of earthquakes and humanitarian disasters is likely to increase next year. he warns the wealthy nations to coordinate their efforts into the united nations relief fund. last year, 263 million people lives were blighted by floods, famines, other natural catastrophes. here is drought in the horn of africa alone, it left millions fighting for survival. the british government says that with the scale of such disasters only likely to increase in the coming year, the world remains unprepared. without giving any names, it accuses some rich western nations of not doing enough to fund the un emergency response system designed to speed up relief to crisis zones with one central fund. many countries choose to give much of their 8 bilaterally. despite the money given to lea

there were 40,000 to see them and pipe bands moving through edinburgh. the procession ended with a fireworks display. that is the traditional new year's eve party and very elaborate fireworks, about 80,000 revelers were expected in edinburgh for that. >> you're watching "bbc news." >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stow, vermont, and honolulu. neumann's own foundation and union bank. >> you're no longer in the service. >> only an outsider can fine the double agent. >> i'll do my best. >> all i want from you -- >> it will take a master spy -- >> you're alone. >> the commission to kill the spy. >> we have to assume he's watching. >> what the hell are you doing up here? >> things aren't always what they seem. >> "the tailor soldier spy."

the duke of edinburgh has undergone heart surgery for a blocked coronary artery. more than 40 people have been killed in a car bomb attacks in syria. the government claims al qaeda is behind the attacks. tens of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets in moscow on saturday to protest against alleged cheating in recent parliamentary elections. at the last rally, 50,000 to apart. organizers are hoping this demonstration will be even bigger. on thursday, president medvedev promised comprehensive political reform. >> protesters have been preparing for today's demonstrations for a fortnight. this group volunteered to produce 45,000 symbols of their new cause. everybody knows to keep the movement going and to keep the pressure on the government, they need to generate another big protest. two weeks ago, an estimated 50,000 people took to the streets to protest against cheating at the parliamentary elections. it is further from the kremlin, to the disappointment of the organizers. nobody knows how many people are going to turn out today. it is going to be

. >> queen elisabeth and the duke of edinburgh will be traveling widely around the united kingdom next year to mark 60 years since the queen came to the throne. the royal family will tour the world. our world correspondent reports. >> the golden jubilee of 2002 brought out the crowds and took the queen and her husband to different parts of the united kingdom. yet, the program for the diamond jubilee is said by buckingham palace to be even more extensive. the queen will concentrate on the united kingdom. across four months, starting at the end of march, she and her husband will spend 20 days visiting different parts of the country. as with their visits to australia last october, it will be a test of stamina for a couple that will be 86 and 91 years old. >> she has been doing it for 60 years, and that is what keeps her going. also, her devotion to duty, what she gave her life for, and she really has given her a lot for it. >> it will be led by duchess of cornwall and the duke of wales. they are going to new zealand and papua new guinea. but most will focus undoubtably on prince william a

queen elizabeth's has been, the duke of edinburgh, is spending a fourth night in the hospital where he had driven for a blocked coronary artery. he is said to be eager to leave hospital, but is not expected to attend the church service on tuesday. here is this update. >> the duke of edinburgh will spend a fourth night here at the hospital in cambridge share. a spokesperson says the duke remain under observation and in good spirits. the queen is being kept informed. prince philip, who is 90, has not had a royal visitors today. yesterday, six of his eight grandchildren came to the hospital and spent about 45 minutes at his bedside. they included prince william, prince harry, princess beatrice, and others. on saturday, the queen and the couple's four children also came here to hospital. it is understood the duke is eager to return to norfolk, where the royal family are celebrating christmas. we're hoping for an update from buckingham palace in the morning. >> despite the gloomy global economic outlook, brazil's economy is surging ahead and is expected to soon overtake britain as the sixth

the duke of edinburgh taken to the hospital for chest pains on friday.rry's grandfather turned 90 this past june. he was getting ready to spend the holiday with the rest of the royal family. we're going to find out the latest on his condition, coming up. >> then we're going to switch gears and turn to the holiday feast. as many folks across the country get ready to celebrate, some of us may wonder what's on the menu. we're going to show you how to mae a traditional christmas eve feast. these dishes are easy to make and they're delicious. >> later on, we're going to hear from michael bublea. we're going to hear one of the songs on his album coming up. >> looking forward to that. but first, let's get a check of the weather from bill karins out of the plaza with us. bill. >> i'm hiding behind lester. it's a great morning out here, fantastic. and behind all these beautiful pooep people out here, we have the lovely christmas tree right there. a lot of football fans, too. kind of a weird saturday with a lot of football fans. let me take you through your weeken

two giant pandas arrive in edinburgh yesterday from china. they go on display in the next couple of weeks. aren't they lovely? this is "bbc world news." i'm geeta guru-murthy. the headlines for you -- it's the start of a critical week of eurozone talks. france and germany are meeting to agree on joint plans to try and save the euro. and a narrow victory for putin, but his united russia party does take a bit of a hit. afghanistan's fight after the pullout of troops in 2014 is being discussed at a major conference in the german city of bonn. the west is hoping the meeting will signal continued support for the country. speaking at the conference, the president of afghanistan, hamid karzai, declared his country has made significant progress in the last 10 years. he also admitted it still has a long way to go. >> our biggest challenge, of course, arises from insecurity, which has taken a massive toll on the lives of our people. and planted our program in area of recovery, reform, and development. al qaeda and other terrorist organizations have bee

who giant panda bears in edinburgh -- to different giant panda on to quote of the panda express.wo that are going to currently call scotland home. >> what movies made the top spot. at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call the bay area home. from funding that helped a local entrepreneur start a business... to providing grants to a nonprofit which offers job training and placement... and supporting an organization working to help the environment. because the more we do in the bay area, the more we help make opportunity possible. >>rob: the box office this weekend. the family of adventure " hugo " and the total was $7.6 million. totaling 23 million the, the total. disney " the muppets " took 11 million bringing the domestic total to over $20 million. in addition, the twilight saw gaga topped the blo-- the saga topped the box office police $70 million for this weekend. $500 million is their grand total! >> holiday items if we have a couple items some of north carolina residents saw something moving and it was not an ornament it was a snak

so he decides to set up with a family to edinburgh which they do in 1784.lizabeth follows him. he goes first. now she's got three small children born in each place she has lived. she sets up the family's first home in peacetime all under the same roof together in eden borough and a charming cottage that she is very happy about. but for all that she likes living together as a family for the first time, having this new life, there are sadness is too. sadnesses of being a foreigner for one thing. they don't know anyone there. they are very disconnected. the difficulties of being poured. these were people who are middle were middle class who had lost everything or a lot of what they had in the war and they had to set up from scratch. and then also they suffer other calamitous 18th century was. her fourth child who was born in scotland, dies of thrush not long after and she had a child in every place she had lived. she now plans her first gravestone in scotland soil. and the question of the future remains hauntingly unresolved. the families compensation for thei

no he was from edinburgh, scotland. yep, that's all i've got from that actually.ff tonight. it's chloe banderas. geoff: it's chloe banderas! the least famous of antonio banderas' brothers. [laughter] craig: really? who are the most famous brothers of antonio banderas that i perhaps should and don't. geoff: mario. craig: mario? geoff: guillermo. craig: guillermo. geoff: and then there's one just called rick. and then of course, the one from the motion picture, puss and boots. that's antonio. craig: that's antonio banderas. are you like the jacksons? did you perform? geoff: by that do you mean unemployed, looking for jobs? do you mean trying to ring -- wring every penny out of the famous one? yes. craig: that's probably enough! i don't want to know everything about your family. geoff: we are exactly like that, craig. craig: ok. do you read the "sherlock holmes." geoff: i do. i do. when i read it, it give mess a rath boner. craig: is that acceptable on the cbs network? [laughter] geoff: we're going to find out when this airs. craig: yeah. you mean, when it airs tonig

buckingham palace as the duke of edinburgh has been taken to hospital suffering chest pains. the queen's husband was undergoing precautionary checks. we have the details. >> this is what we know. he is 90 years old. he has suffered, we're told, just payne's. he has been taken to hospital in cambridge. he has been taken for tests. more than that, neither bucking a palace for the hospital are adding -- buckingham palace. members of the royal family are there with him. there's clearly, even at his age, given the fact he is a 90- year-old who has suffered chest pains, there is a sense of concern that is inevitable and natural. there is no sense of alarm among officials at buckingham palace. there waiting for the verdict, the information from the specialists at hospital. >> that is our real correspondent there on the condition of prince philip tonight. he was the people's poet who helped guide his country in the struggle against communism. vaclav havel was a poet and dissidents. he died on sunday. world leaders and thousands of checks citizens gathered for the state funeral. the p

. >> the duke of edinburgh will spend a fourth night here in cambridgeshire. a spokesman for buckingham palace says the duke remains jobs -- under observation. the queen is being kept informed. he has had not -- has not had any visitors today. yesterday his grandchildren spent 45 of minutes at his bedside. they included prince william, prince beatrice, and on saturday the queen and the couple's four trojan also came. it is understood the suit is eager to return to his home where the royal family is celebrating christmas. we're hoping for a further update in the morning. >> a commemorating the seventh anniversary of the indian ocean tsunami. a quarter million people were killed during the disaster in 2004. relatives pause to remember the lives lost in the countries hit including thailand and sri lanka. the prime minister has described an attack on the general staff headquarters in the capital as an attempted coup. he said many arrests have been made in relation to the attack. among the most detained was the navy's chief of staff. irreverence -- rebel general wa

buckingham palace as the duke of edinburgh has been taken to hospital suffering chest pains. the queen's husband was undergoing precautionary checks. we have the details. >> this is what we know. he is 90 years old. he has suffered, we're told, just payne's. he has been taken to hospital in cambridge. he has been taken for tests. more than that, neither bucking a palace for the hospital are adding -- buckingham palace. members of the royal family are there with him. there's clearly, even at his age, given the fact he is a 90- year-old who has suffered chest pains, there is a sense of concern that is inevitable and natural. there is no sense of alarm among officials at buckingham palace. there waiting for the verdict, the information from the specialists at hospital. >> that is our real correspondent there on the condition of prince philip tonight. he was the people's poet who helped guide his country in the struggle against communism. vaclav havel was a poet and dissidents. he died on sunday. world leaders and thousands of checks citizens gathered for the state funeral. the p

queen elizabeth's husband, the duke of edinburgh, has been taken to hospital for tests after suffering chest pains. prince philip, 90, went to cambridge for precautionary checks. the royal family is spending christmas at the country retreat. he disputes the outcome and today he tried to hold a swearing-in ceremony. he was the people's poet to will guide this country in the struggle against communism. vaclav havel was a playwright and dissident who led the overthrow of communism in the former czechoslovakia in 1989. he died on sunday and today world leaders and thousands of citizens gathered for a state funeral. the pope praised his visionary leadership. >> they drape his coffin and a slab of the country led of dictatorship. he was the reluctant politician. now the unwanted light falls on his widow. immense moral stature brought leaders to prague today. the french head of state, two british prime ministers, to u.s. secretaries of state, and a former president. at noon, the sound of sirens and the church bells across the nation. >> the former u.s. secretary of state, madeleine albright,

more than 6000 people carrying torch's were led by vikings and pipe bands through the streets of edinburgh. this comes before tomorrow night's traditional party. about 80,000 revelers are expected to bring in 2012 in the scottish capital. will it be as good as sidney? watch this channel. we will keep you posted. >> make sense of international news. bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu newman's own foundation and union bank. >> you are no longer in the service. only an outsider can find the double agent. >> i'll do my utmost. >> from the bestseller by john le carre -- >> all i want from you is one code name. >> it will take a master spy -- >> you are alone. >> you can't mention me. >> to catch a spy. >> you have to assume they're watching you. >> what the hell are you doing up here? >> things aren't always what they seem. >> "tinker tailor soldier spy." >> rated r. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet,oselng aes.

. >> the duke of edinburgh is spending a night in a hostile -- in hospital because of a blocked coronary artery. >> that you remains under observation and is in good spirits. the queen is being kept informed. he has not had any royal visitors today. yesterday, six of his grandchildren has spent around 45 minutes at his bedside. it includes prince william, prince harry, and on saturday, the queen and the couple's four children also came to the hospital. the duties eager to return or the royal family are celebrating christmas. we're hoping for a further update from buckingham palace and the morning. >> despite the gloomy global economic outlook, brazil's economy is surging ahead and is expected to overtake britain as the sixth richest nation. the growing wealth is to find the trend. we look at what it is that is making brazil so strong. >> the uk like other developing economies struggle to emerge from recession and pay down the government that. in 2010, the economy grew by 7.5%. next year is predicted to grow at 3.5%. strong exports from the champions have been driving growth. a high price

the duke of edinburgh taken to the hospital for chest pains on friday.this past june. he was getting ready to spend the holiday with the rest of the royal family. we're going to find out the latest on his condition, coming up. >> then we're going to switch gears and turn to the holiday feast. as many folks across the country get ready to celebrate, some of us may wonder what's on the menu. we're going to show you how to mae a traditional christmas eve feast. these dishes are easy to make and they're delicious. >> later on, we're going to hear from michael bublea. we're going to hear one of the songs on his album coming up. >> looking forward to that. but first, let's get a check of the weather from bill karins out of the plaza with us. bill. >> i'm hiding behind lester. it's a great morning out here, fantastic. and behind all these beautiful pooep people out here, we have the lovely christmas tree right there. a lot of football fans, too. kind of a weird saturday with a lot of football fans. let me take you through your weekend forecast. if you're lucky

buckingham palace says the 90-year-old duke of edinburgh underwent surgery to treat a blocked coronary artery. he's resting comfortably. >>> when we come back, the extraordinary kindness of strangers, paying it forward this holiday a season. >>> back now with the kindness of strangers. at discount stores this holiday season. it all started in michigan when an anonymous woman paid off layaway accounts for total strangers. the idea spread and now layaway angels are paying it forward from coast to coast, to the tune of $450,000 at k-mart alone. walmart says the same thing is going on there. we get more now from nbc's george lewis. >> reporter: in costa mesa, california, hospital worker monica diaz was overcome with emotion when she found out that a total stranger had paid off her $85 layaway bill. a simple act of kindness that made a world of difference. >> it does feel like an angel. i just told my daughter an angel paid off your gifts. >> thank you! >> reporter: now she says she'll be able to afford a ham for the family's christmas dinner. the employees at the k-mart store here say ther

it was the edinburgh festival and it was very pleasant. i'm often asked, do you base characters on real people? it was really a throwaway comment. i said, humorously, the character was based on someone with whom i had lived briefly. now, that's true. but that person probably can't remember that we were ever flatmates. this was a long time ago so i felt quite clean about saying that. identified no one and as i say, the clinton ship was so fleeting i didn't feel like i was doing anything damaging. and again this is in the context is speaking to children about the creation of a book. so i was relaxed and not expecting what came next and which was this article. and not only did they say that i had aced this character on my ex-husband, they were clearly depicting me as the kind of vindictive person who would use a best-selling book to vilify anyone that -- which is simply nonsense. so i had to sit down with my oldest daughter because they are talking about her via logical father and say to her, this is a true. i would never do this. there was n

the duke of edinburgh has left hospital after treatment for a blocked coronary artery. he is 90. he spent four nights there. he smiled and he waved as he was driven away from the hospital. he missed the royal family christmas celebrations. >> it had been a moment of real anxiety on friday when hannity had been the admitted to the hospital. -- when he had been it committed to the hospital. he left with a wave and feeling very cheerful according to's officials that were with him. he headed by road tuesday the state to rejoin the queen and the rest of the family. it will be much to their relief and his that he will be able to join them. we don't know if he has gone home with an explicit advice from the doctors to adjust his workload. he remains remarkably active for someone in his 90's. he pursues many interests of his own, carriage driving for one thing. by far and away his most important thing is to support the queen. his presence is of great significance to her. we have reached the diamond jubilee year with the program of visits to many countries. the queen hopes that the duke's

a bit of brighter news the duke of edinburgh has left hospital after he had treatment on a blocked coronary artery. he is 90. spent four days in hospital in all and the reporter is outside the royal residence where the prince is heading, not there yet but presumably will get a warm welcome. >> yes, i think it can't be much longer before he comes down this from what we can make out. he left papworth hospital looking in pretty good form, gave a hearty wave to the cameras waiting for him and thanked staff on the way out described his excellent treatment. he will be anxious to get back to his family here where he missed quite a lot yesterday being the highlight of his christmas every career doing the boxing day shoot. but clearly he has had to be in careful care. all the reports we have been getting have shown that he has responded very well from his treatment and of course we will be looking forward to spending the rest of this period with his family. >> they are a stoic bunch the family. not having many visitors. >> not many yesterday but they out on that shoot which i'm sure he will be bitte

the 90-year-old duke of edinburgh missed the annual boxing day shooting party which he usually leads. >>> when "nightly news" continues on this monday evening, the little white lie one woman told out of love and desperation to help her fiance and what she did may be a game-changer for a popular prescription drug. >>> later, making a difference for military brides. off the battlefield and into the boutique. >>> back now with a remarkable health story making headlines. it's about a young man in australia, brain damaged and thought to be unable to understand anything going on around him. but his fiancee had a hunch after something she'd read on the internet about using a popular sleeping pill, ambien, not to help him rest but instead to wake him up. sometimes a woman's intuition is the best medicine. we get more now from nbc's sarah james. >> reporter: sam goddard was an adventurous young aussie, but in february 2010, sam -- just 23 years old -- suffered from a series of mysterious strokes. his parents john and leslie. how many strokes? >> he had eight strokes. >> reporter: eight strokes

the queen and the duke of edinburgh, after all, it's her diamond jubilee, they intend to travel as widely as possible across england, scotland, wales, and northern ireland. i'm sure all familiar with the idea of the brain drain, the loss of talent from one country to another, where the opportunities for work are better. well, how about this? they're now talking about the brain gain for developing countries, as they see skilled professionals coming back to their home countries. in the latest in our special series on the young and jobless, here's a young libyan american who tell us why she swapped the u.s. for a post-gaddafi libya. >> i was born and raised in america, and i'm 26 years old. i just came back to libya to try to live here. the economy's really bad in the u.s. it's really hard to find jobs in america, generally all over the states. being someone who speaks english is an advantage in itself here, because we're trying to bring people more globally connected, so that is an advantage in itself, and it's -- you feel like you can actually contribute here in a way that will make a huge

. >> the duke of edinburgh has rejoined the queen and other members of the royal family after being discharged from hospital. prince philip thanks them for the care he received during his four night stay. the 90-year-old prince had minor surgery for a blocked artery, and has been advised by doctors to rest. it is not known when he will resume public engagements. this is abc news. still ahead, the colombian city opens a giant outdoor escalator for residents of one of its poorest neighborhoods. police investigating the murder of a teenager in front of boxing day shoppers on oxford street in london said he was stabbed in the heart. people are questioned over the death of the 18-year-old. >> stabbed in broad daylight. he was killed on london's busiest shopping street. this video, captured on a mobile phone, shows the aftermath, as officers tried to hold back the curious and sometimes agitated crowd while paramedics tried to save the teenager's life. when the incident happened shortly before 2:00 p.m. yesterday, police cordoned off the road as thousands of shoppers flocked to the west and looking f

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. >>> and in england, the queen's husband, prince philip, duke of edinburgh, remains hospitalized afterful surgery to unblock a clogged artery. he got a visit from princes william and harry and is said to be in good spirits. >>> well, while the u.s. military has now left iraq, tens of thousands of american service members remain in afghanistan for the tenth christmas in a row. nbc's kiko at sack shows us how they were able to make its presence known among them so far from home. >> merry christmas! >> reporter: tonisha starts off christmas at camp eggers as she does every day, reaching out to her home in virginia. >> bye! >> reporter: a mother and a wife, she knows the pain of being this far away, especially at this time of year. it's her job to make things better as a morale officer. she helps them fight depression and alleviate stress. >> we are here to do a job, but in order to do it effectively and productively, you have to have a peace of mind. >> reporter: she reminds troops that folks back home care, handing out goodies sent by grateful americans. >> good morning, everybody! >> re

in south texas, the school in edinburgh was closed down after shots rang out yet. is in stable condition. the investigators are questioning three hunters to see if the shooting was intentional or just an accident. >>> lowes home improvement chain is standing by to pull its ad from a television reality series about muslims. the show was called a lightning rod for strong political views and said many other companies have withdrawn their ads. >>> first lady michelle obama and 300,265,000 of her closest friends now hold a world record. it's the record for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period. mrs. obama and >>> all right. if you're strugmanying to find the perfect holiday gift for the guy in your life, we're ready to help. >> hayden lynch, a editor of thrilllist.com is here with some ideas, all of which you can get for less than $100. hayden, good morning. >> good morning. >> this is always tricky. if we're looking at things the, it's always tough to buy clothing, it seems like, but more are doing it these days? >> absolutely. if you look, ten years

in south texas, the school in edinburgh was closed down after shots rang out yet.three hunters to see if the shooting was intentional or just an accident. >>> lowes home improvement chain is standing by to pull its ad from a television reality series about muslims. the show was called a lightning rod for strong political views and said many other companies have withdrawn their ads. >>> first lady michelle obama and 300,265,000 of her closest friends now hold a world record. it's the record for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period. mrs. obama >>> good morning, it is an absolutely beautiful day start with sunshine in the area, not even a cloud in the sky. such will be the case this day. mostly sunny a high of 52 degrees. almost 30 degrees right now. overnight it is going to be 30, a bit milder than this past overnight. tomorrow partly sunny, a high of 54. thursday 61 but a cold front comes through later in the day >>> all right. if you're strugmanying to find the perfect holiday gift for the guy in your life we're ready to help. >> hayden lynch, a

the 90-year-old duke of edinburgh, queen elizabeth's husband, was treated for a blocked artery on friday be discharged. a spokeswoman says he is evening tore leave the hospital. >>> parts of west texas could see a white christmas this year. other areas can expect rain, like dallas. some snow is expected in the great lakes area. >>> a truly special holiday for hundreds of troops who spent last christmas in iraq. they are finally home. more than 300 soldiers from the ft. hood base third brigade reunited with their families today. on sunday, several hundred soldiers with the brigade were part of the last soldiers to leave iraq and cross into kuwait. we wish all of them and you a merry christmas. i'm natalie allen at cnn center in atlanta. "the two marys" continues right now. ♪ >> for centuries, she has been portrayed as a sinner, a prostitute whom jesus saves. in films such as "jesus christ superstar." ♪ i never thought i'd come to this ♪ >> what do you think? >> and "the last temptation of christ." >> is it so bad showing a prostitute's room? >> that tradition continues. [ bells toll ] and

they're a gift from the chinese government and they'll live at the edinburgh zoo for ten years and hopefullyown. they're the first pandas in britain in nearly 20 years. look at the fanfare and you can hear the bagpipes there. of course, the federal express -- yeah. that's so sweet. so this is a big deal. >> it is. >> when china gifts a panda or a pair and the idea is that, you know -- >> it is very difficult. >> yeah. but they use it to improve relations. they call it panda diplomacy. we heard of all sorts of diplomacies, but this is a very specific chinese thing. china is the only place which offers a habitat to the species, which is a very rare species close to extinction, only 1500 of them left in the wild. so when it makes this gesture it really wants to improve or boost relations with the country, and the timing is very significant. >> what do you mean? >> the vice president of china announced this loan in january, when he came to secure some trade deals in britain. the pandas are arriving now as the first secretary of scotland, guess where he is, china, securing trade deals. it is quit

furniture, and everything made for the house-- in this case by chippendale and those three great edinburgh matthew, brodie, and peter. i remember hearing about this house, and, uh, i knew there was gonna be a problem coming up, because, um, lord bute wanted to sell it. and all sorts of people who knew about it said it was absolutely magical, and i-- i don't know, i'm one of those people who feels that it's so important not to lose something that is totally unique. so, i'm afraid i felt that we had to do something in this case, but you can imagine it was quite a challenge. and it must've been pretty nerve-wracking, wasn't it? because it was a last-minute reprieve in the end. oh, awful, yes. you see, i'd-- i'd heard about it 4 years before, but i did try a little bit to see if i could find somebody to-- to help. £45,000,000 is a hell of a lot to find. anyway, nobody was really interested. and as you know, the national trust of scotland sadly didn't-- didn't get anywhere, so, again, i thought, "well... nothing ventured, nothing gained," so i asked to see lord bute, and, um-- and then-- anyway

queen elizabeth's husband, the duke of edinburgh, has been taken to hospital for tests after sufferinglip, 90, went to cambridge for precautionary checks. the royal family is spending christmas at the country retreat. he disputes the outcome and today he tried to hold a swearing-in ceremony. he was the people's poet to will guide this country in the struggle against communism. vaclav havel was a playwright and dissident who led the overthrow of communism in the former czechoslovakia in 1989. he died on sunday and today world leaders and thousands of citizens gathered for a state funeral. the pope praised his visionary leadership. >> they drape his coffin and a slab of the country led of dictatorship. he was the reluctant politician. now the unwanted light falls on his widow. immense moral stature brought leaders to prague today. the french head of state, two british prime ministers, to u.s. secretaries of state, and a former president. at noon, the sound of sirens and the church bells across the nation. >> the former u.s. secretary of state, madeleine albright, said he was a unique man

but this was the extreme case of puritanism and yet, in that same city of edinburgh within a century you had one of the greatest flowering south secular thinking, the enlightenment, of all time. this is the city that produces adam smith and all of his contemporaries. probably the greatest generation of intellectuals the west has ever seen. something extraordinary happens in scotland which i don't think historians have fully expect which got it from its theocratic intolerant calvinist days to its dazzling enlightenment heyday all in the space of 150 years. >> host: my theory is they were all looking for consumerism so they have to develop a whole sense of economic and libertarian theories to justify the allah of the trade and exposure to the outside that would need. >> guest: that plays no role. >> host: of course you are talking about established enlightenment. let's move to another somewhat nastier topic. one of the most fascinating chapters in your book to me was the chapter on medicine, and i was utterly enthralled by your discussion of the use in colonial research and the imperia

in scotland, two giant pandas at the edinburgh. >> reporter: were ready for their close-up. this morning. their names in english are sweetie and sunshine. they go on display on friday. the pandas will live at the zoo for the next ten years. one more time, everybody, on the count of three, let's get an >>> every weekday the cbs day time program "the talk" takes a lively look at everything that is going on. all this week "the talk" will do that from new york. >> we are cracking up already. julie chen and sara gilbert and sharon osbourne and sheryl underwood and aisha tyler are all here. >> tyler! it happens so often, i don't hear it any more. >> you started off on the wrong note! >> jeff was doing really well. >> for the record, it was correct on the imprompter. >> julie is back and five seconds calling you back already! >> he was flustered by her good looks. >> i'll take whatever you're throwing at me. >> "entertainment weekly" said last week, the week before, "the talk" is finally findings its voice thanks in part to aisha and sheryl. it was a great thing to read. >> it's a

the duke of edinburgh is undergoing precautionary tests in cambridge according to buckingham palace.s very much. >>> joe biden on the attack. he's targeting mitt romney in a stinging op-ed and now, romney is firing right back. plus, a woman's touch in this presidential. some candidate's wives are taking on a bigger role. >> from our family to yours, merry christmas and happy new year. >>> his official title as vice president of the united states, but joe biden, also president obama's campaign attack dog, at least on this day and now, the white house is putting him on the candidate they believe is the president's strongest republican challenger, mitt romney. joe johns is working the story for us. what's going on here? this fight today between joe biden and mitt romney? >> very sharp words. you can tell we're getting pretty close to the iowa caucuses. mitt romney had a few hard knocks lately as the lead has changed hands every couple of weeks or so, but as the christmas holidays approaches, he's still a huge factor in the race while some of the others have lost traction. >> we have to

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