and finally, one last obama expression.some great facial expressions. [ cheers and applause ] thank you, guys. [ applause ] hey, you guys, there are exactly ten shows before we go on christmas break. it's time for that beloved "late night" tradition -- 12 days of christmas sweaters. ♪ 12 days of christmas sweaters ten days left ♪ [ applause ] >> jimmy: the show between now and christmas, we're giving one lucky audience member a rad christmas sweater from the countdown to christmas cabinet. now, since there are ten shows left, let's open door number ten. [ drum roll ] oh! [ cheers and applause ] it's a christmas sweater. [ applause ] [ cheers and applause ] four cats. [ applause ] yeah, that's nice. let's see who is going home with tonight's sweater. everyone, look at your seat number, and hope for the best. questlove, can i get a drum roll please? [ drum roll ] if i call your number, jump up and let me know where you are, and i'm going to give you this sweater. who wants me to pick their number? [ cheers and applause ] who

not express themselves and whether they express themselves may depend upon the environment they depend upon your food may depend upon your age and so on so the genes themselves. just in you and they may or may not get passed on to your offspring but how they express themselves will depend very much on the environment notably by the of the genes that happen to share the body with them and not just in an individual organ or cell or close area but. more broadly. yes. and also it would be their interaction with. with other genetic material for example my understanding is that more than half of the total d.n.a. in our body is not human genes it's all the viruses and bacteria and fungi and other things as well that's been hit that's true i mean that's very interesting and and yes interaction with with the the bacteria for example which are massively numerous. and even within every one of our cells the mitochondria which of these vital little organelles that are responsible for giving us energy they will once upon a time bacteria and they reproduce by the same means as bacteria do reproduce a

we expressed our position you know. we express our opinion if the criticism has been and just if i use it it means that when the right of people to express their criticism and their opinion has been guaranteed by law but attempts to manipulate the citizens of russia with a to confuse them pretty soon sites. is unacceptable that we will not let extremists and probably could ters to draw society into their adventures into being we will not tolerate any external efforts to manipulate our domestic affairs. russia needs democracy and not chaos. russia needs hope for the future and just this. the fact that society is changing and people are more active in expressing their voice. is natural it's a good sign that our democracies are getting mature and it's a good good trend that will benefit our country. just the same as tightening the political competition which will prompt the government. listen to the opinions of millions of russian families and i will get out of them will map out the measures that will enable people to infl

and the way i heard her read that, i thought was expressions of intent, not commitments to do. if you read it one more time, it might assuage your concerns. >> i was thinking a short break might be in order now in any event. why don't we do that, and to give the city attorney a chance to look at the language. my hearing of it was the same as yours and hopefully it will get us where we need to go. without objection, we'll take a short break and reconvene at 2:00. president moran: we are back in session. we have a draft and that the city attorney has been able to review. if i could have somebody read it. >> i will read it. whereas -- and i am not exactly sure, i guess it should be inserted after the fourth whereas on page 8. does that make sense? >> it is shirley page to, but it is really page 8. -- is really page two, but it is really page 8. >> after achieving this city because the goals -- city's goals. the puc reaffirms its commitment to pursue the local who billed out component of -- local buildout component of the cca. and whereas the puc anticipates the immediate commencem

koreans to go north to express some of these. they are trying to tread a tightrope between their own policies and not wanting to lose any chance to reset relations with the north. >> is there a feeling things can only get better after recent tension? >> i am not sure that is the only feeling. what you are saying about how kim jong un is being presented -- one of the things that came across strongly was how much they were emphasizing how kim jong il was taking the ideologies of his father, and presenting it as a continuing, a process that started when north korea was created and is simply carrying down. i think the effects of that, and having kim jong-il at the forefront yesterday and today, sends a strong message, trying to bolster this very young, very inexperienced figurehead. >> did the statement of the south korean government tally with what the people are saying, and the newspapers? >> it is put at the moment. the government here is conservative. they have taken a tougher line against p'yongyang. but the country has differen

traders at the tse expressed their desire for the markets to bounce back in 2012. two representatives from japan's world cup-winning women's soccer team joined in a traditional hand-clapping ritual to usher in a prosperous year. >> translator: we hope to win gold at the 2012 london games and look forward to raising the stock market in japan. [ applause ] >> translator: as a business person, this year has been my worst, ever. >> translator: this year was bad for european government bonds. they all fell. >> our ramin mellegard tracks the ups and downs on the tse for us and here is a look back on the last trading day of 2011 and the year that was. >> japanese stocks closed a final trading session, modestly higher. the nikkei rose 56 points to end at 8,455 with the topix up 6 points. on the year, the nikkei was down nearly 17%. and for a more detailed analysis i spoke earlier to the general manager at daiwa security, and he summarized the year with three key words starting with the letter e. >> first, of course, the earthquake and then the following tsunami impact and

federal express and the u.s. postal service say today will be their busiest today and the deadline for sending express mail packages to u.s. military bases. sorry about that. time to go to break. howard has your forecast, coming up. we'll be right back. >>> >> reporter: a little breezy out here. chilly, too. temperatures in the 40s, decent this afternoon but i'm going to let you know why you need that rain gear pretty soon. look at these numbers. 3 in centerville. 46 at andrews air force base and 45 in rockville. we'll be back with the full 7-day forecast when 9news now at noon returns. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> wel

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north korea says it will accept all south korean delegations wishing to express condolences. >> the prime minister accused of creating a political crisis in iraq after bombs across baghdad kill nearly 70 people. the u.n. appeals for more money to help those harmed in a typhoon washing the southern philippines. >> it is 10:00 a.m. in singapore. >> it is 2:00 a.m. in london. this is "newsday." >> as we go to air this hour, more reports of an earthquake in new zealand. the u.s. geological survey says an earthquake of 5.9 magnitude struck near the city of christchurch on the south island. there are no immediate reports of damage or casualties. this comes 10 months after a 6.3 earthquake hit the city, killing 180 people. i am joined by phone by a resident of christchurch. can you tell us your experience of this earthquake? >> i was entering a suburban street, getting back into my car, when the earthquake hit. there was violent rocking. i did not know what was going on to start. the car was rocking from side to side. trees were waving. the poles were waving back and forth with lines going up an

traders at the tse expressed their desire for the markets to bounce back in 2012. two representatives from japan's world cup-winning women's soccer team joined in a traditional hand-clapping ritual to usher in a prosperous year. >> translator: we hope to win gold at the 2012 london games and look forward to raising the stock market in japan. [ applause ] >>. >> translator: as a business person, this year has been my worst, ever. >> translator: this year was bad for european government bonds. they all fell. >> our ramine melonguard tracks the ups and downs on the tse for us and here is a look back on the last trading day of 2011 and the year that was. >> japanese stocks closed a final trading session, modestly higher. the nikkei rose 56 points to end at 8,455 with the topixs up 6 points. on the year, the nikkei was down nearly 17%. and for a more detailed analysis i spoke earlier to the general manager at daiwa security, and he summarized the year with three key words starting with the letter e. >> first, of course, the earthquake and then the following tsunami impa

some children expressed their joy that everyday life is gradually getting back to normal. italian photographer worked with the kids. he has been taking pictures of youngsters for more than 20 years. he has also conducted workshop in countries all over the world. some work for people that had gone through conflicts on natural disasters. in the photos, he could sense the same message of hope expressed by people in similar >> of course, a calamity is a calamity. there is nothing we can do about it. what children want as always is to find the energy to continue their life as a normal life. >> reporter: the reconstruction efforts have began. and signs of progress can be seen. some children face an internal struggle with the harrowing experience of the march disaster. one of these children is 9-year-old asashi shumori. the tsunami washed away his house. now, he lives with his grandparents. born into a fisherman's family, he had to dream of making a living from the sea. ever since the disaster, he hasn't gone near the ocean. >> reporter: overcoming his aversion to the sea, asashi

that expression is much better. not where it needs to be.e we go. >> the raiders can win the afc west if they beat the chargers and the broncos lose at home to the chiefs. they can get the final wild card spot if they both win and the bengals and the titans win or other scenarios. >>> chief quarterback kyle orton started the season as a broncos quarterback and when everyone began tebowing he became expendable. now he has a chance to knock off his former team out of the play-offs and isn't buying into the hype. >> there's still plenty of things to play for just for your group of 53. i think that's the approach you got to take. >> human nature. you want it. i mean, your former team let you go so you want to prove to them that maybe they didn't make the right choice. if you can beat them now you can say hey, look at me. >> you always going to wish the guy well but this sunday there is noel wishing. we are trying to put them on the orton side of the jersey. >> with braylon edwards gone and two others banged up, brett swain is in line for a start

some children express their joy that everyday life is gradually getting back to normal. italian photographer giacomo pilozzi worked with the kids. he has been taking pictures of youngsters for more than 20 years. ♪ giacomo has also conducted workshops in countries all over the world. some work through people who go through conflicts or natural disasters. in the photos, he could sense the same message of hope expressed by people in similar projects around the world. >> oh, that's lovely. of course a calamity is a calamity. there's nothing that we can do about it but what children want as always, they want to find the energy to continue and to continue their life as a normal life, as any other children. >> reporter: the reconstruction effort has begun, and signs of progress can be seen, but some children still mace an internal struggle with their harrowing experience of the march disaster. one of these children is 9-year-old asahi ishimori. the tsunami washed away his house. now he lives with his grandparents. born into a fisherman's family, he had a dream of making a livi

some children expressed their joy that everyday life is gradually getting back to normal. italian photographer worked with the kids. he has been taking pictures of youngsters for more than 20 years. he has also conducted workshop in countries all over the world. some work for people that had gone through conflicts on natural disasters. in the photos, he could sense the same message of hope expressed by people in similar projects around thworld. >> of course, a calamity is a calamity. there is nothing we can do about it. what children want as always is to find the energy to continue their life as a normal life. >> reporter: the reconstruction efforts have began. and signs of progress can be seen. some children face an internal struggle with the harrowing experience of the march disaster. one of these children is 9-year-old asashi shumori. the tsunami washed away his house. now, he lives with his grandparents. born into a fisherman's family, he had to dream of making a living from the sea. ever since the disaster, he hasn't gone near the ocean. he has been observing children

some children express their joy that everyday life is gradually getting back to normal. italian photographer giacomo palazzi is working with the kids. he has been taking pictures with youngsters for more than 20 years. giacomo has also conducted a workshop in countries all over the world. some work with people who have gone through natural disasters. in the photos he could sense the same message of hope expressed by people in similar projects around the world. >> oh, that's lovely. of course a calamity is a calamity. there's nothing that we can do about it but what children want as always, they want to find the energy to continue and to continue their life, as a normal life as any other children. >> reporter: the reconstruction effort has begun and signs of progress can be seen but some children still face an internal struggle with their harrowing experience of the march disaster. one of these children is 9-year-old asahi shimori. the tsunami washed away his house. now he lives with his grandparents. born into a fisherman's family, he had a dream of making a living from

hinder people of their expression oh by the way floyd abrams is paid by the m.p.a. so of course he's going to agree with this built meanwhile about one hundred scholars came together earlier this year to explain how it would in fact threaten free speech so it's one person in favor or against one hundred who oppose you do the math now the n.p.a. is latest reason to protect ip act provides needed tools to target criminals beyond the research of current laws and organization explains how foreign websites are often the ones that are hosting copyrighted content and traffic counterfeit goods but this poses a problem because current laws only extend to websites in the us not foreign countries but i do have a question who says the us even has all forty over websites around the world we can't play hall monitor to every u.r.l. in the world and not to mention we kind of already do that despite the fact that protect ip and sopa aren't law so you're out of folks the list put forth by the n.p.a. defending their draconian bill and frankly their reasons are laughable and not the wa

riders already have express bus, including me 9 l.but i hear the concerns regarding performance of the t line, as you and i discussed last year, we need to address this. since we spoke, the agency has inspected and fixed these signal systems, which gives the train priority as it moves through the neighborhood. there is the signal system at fourth and king street for potential improvements to future speed service. even without these changes, the t is the fastest of the light rail lines when moving above ground. i will continue to work to make sure it is working as it can and are serving the people of district 10 well. thank you, supervisor cohen, all the supervisors, and i wish you a happy end of year and new year. president chiu: thank you, mr. mayor. madam clerk, could we go to our consent agenda? clerk calvillo: each item will be enacted with a single roll call vote. president chiu: would anyone like to sever any of these items? could you call item 2 through 23? clerk calvillo: [reading roll] supervisor wiener, supervisor avalos, su

some children express their joy that everyday life is gradually getting back to normal. italian photographer giacomo palazzi is working with the kids. he has been taking pictures with youngsters for more than 20 years. giacomo has also conducted a workshop in countries all over the world. some work with people who have gone through natural disasters. in the photos he could sense the same message of hope expressed by people in similar projects around the world. >> oh, that's lovely. of course a calamity is a calamity. there's nothing that we can do about it but what children want as always, they want to find the energy to continue and to continue their life, as a normal life as any other children. >> reporter: the reconstruction effort has begun and signs of progress can be seen but some children still face an internal struggle with their harrowing experience of the march disaster. one of these children is 9-year-old asahi shimori. the tsunami washed away his house. now he lives with his grandparents. born into a fisherman's family, he had a dream of making a living from

unfortunately that whole " did not express. -- that whoele quote did not get expressed.ervisor avalos: i want to work with providers to make sure we close the loop on any family that potentially is at risk of prolonging the condition of being in a shelter. i think it is support we do that. also, you can summarize for us what has been achieved so far in terms of new programming in new funding, just to summarize that again before the close of the hearing. what do you see as a challenge to make sure we're reaching more families as well? >> thank you for having the hearing and the families coming out and taking the time to share their stories with us. at times uncomfortable, but important to hear. you ask me about ensuring families get connected to the system, and we will make sure that happens. there was testimony about the mayor's not meeting with families. the mayor is well aware of the concerns of the

this marks a change in the attitude of youth. >> there was a day they tried to express themselves. they feel there should be other means of expressing themselves, and they have started relating to this to john rupp of music. >> -- to this is jon ryan -- to this genre of music. >> restrictions are many. they do not have a good recording studios and exposure. one then has gone a step further and opened a music school for young kashmiris. the school is hoping to shift the attention from guns to guitars. they say their music faces opposition from conservative sections, but they are keen to popularize their protest songs beyond this region and to let the world know what is happening in kashmir. >> they have found not what they say is the most important planet ever discovered outside our solar system. one of them may have had conditions close to earth and may have supported lives. we explain the significance of this find. >> planets orbit many of the stars we see in the night sky. the big question is could one of them be like our own. scientists believe they found one that once was. orbi

we express our deepest regrets. we further express saver condolences to the pakistani people, to the pakistani government, and to the families of the soldiers that were killed. -- we further express sincere condolences to the pakistani people. son was killed in the incident. he said that nothing will make him for give. >> if i had the means, i would set the whole of america on fire. when your son is killed, your only thought is to destroy the killers. the perception of the u.s. has plunged to a new low. a huge anti-american demonstrations were held. the government has got some of his cooperation with washington. the question now is whether the acknowledgement by the americans that they made mistakes in the killing of the pakistani soldiers will be enough to get the relationship back on track because there are many in washington who feel that it is near impossible to win the war in afghanistan unless pakistan is back on their side. the u.s. is hoping that pakistan will reopen the supply route to coalition troops. the

they expressed frustration about daily interactions with police.sled, bullied, unable to walk down the street without being stopped and searched. >> me and my mom were walking home with my younger brother. a few of his friends who have been in trouble with the police for a while, but they were not doing anything. they literally met us in front of my mom spot -- mom's flat. the police questioned my brother. my mother asked why they needed to talk to him. they were so disrespectful to my mom. imam was polite. -- my mom was polite. they pushed her aside. they pushed me aside. they took him into the van. they beat him up and broke his nose. some may say he is a trouble maker. he is not. >> i have seen my friends get beaten up by a police officer. what can you do? you can send off a letter but you never get a reply. nothing ever gets done about it. >> time and again, the rioters were interviewed complained the police did not treat them as equals. they said the officers were rude and disrespectful. it did not matter whether they were in liverpool or birm

and pakistani forces contributed to those losses and we express our deepest regret. we further expressed severe condolences to the pakistani people, the pakistani government, and most importantly to the families of the pakistani soldiers who were killed or wounded. >> this 23-year-old was one of the soldiers who lost his life as a result. his father says that nothing will make him for give the americans. >> if i had the means, i would set the whole of america on fire. when your son is killed, you're only thoughts are to destroy the home of his killers. >> the attack caused the public perception of the u.s. to plunge. huge anti-american demonstrations were held and the government said it would stop its cooperation with washington. the key question is whether the acknowledgement by the americans they need mistakes -- they made mistakes will be enough to help diplomatic relations, because there are many in washington who feel it is impossible to win the war in afghanistan unless pakistan gets back on side. crucially, the was will be hoping that pakistan will reopen supp

long-lived queen -- express its feelings. >> it is the queen's express wish to visit as much of the country as she can. >> from the royal family to the royal jewels, elizabeth taylor was one of the most glamorous actresses of her era, and her spectacular story collection is on the block in new york city, but if you are looking for a christmas bargain, this may not be the one for you. one is bidding alone reached $115 million, which is a record for a private collection sold at auction, and i suspect my husband was not there among the bidders for me for christmas. from all of us here at "bbc world news america," thanks so much for watching. i will see you tomorrow. >> makes sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the fremont foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide mp what can we do for you. >> "bbc world news" was presented

but i want to express my condolences over his death. >> kim jong-un doesn't know much about politics. so i'm worried about future relations between the two koreas. >> north korean defectors are also worried. they got together near the demilitarized zone. they floated balloons over the border carrying leaflets criticizing the north's political system. the death of kim jong-il has divided opinion in south korea. some conservatives believe no condolences should be offered, official or otherwise. they say the north should first apologize for bombing the south's island last year. some reformists, though, believe their country should pay tribute to the late leader. doing that, they say, could help improve relations between the two koreas. they oppose the government's decision to only allow a delegation of citizens from seoul to travel to pyongyang on monday to pay their respects to kim jong-il. members of president lee myung-bak's administration are monitoring how citizens are view north korea. they are also watching the new regime of kim jong-un. they want to see what this transition of po

the legislation compromises at seven, but i welcome feedback today for people to expression their issues on that. and i look forward to hearing from my colleagues to see what they think about it. i will note that the golden gametime national recreation area and presidio trust have contacted me. they are going to be implementing their own dog walker legislation, and they end to cap the number of dogs at six. they have been very clear about it, and that is what they intend to do. with that i look forward to today's hearing. we have a few preliminary speakers. president chiu: so the amendments you will be proposing at the end, my understanding those are going to be present today, and they are substantive? >> they are actually not -- thank you for minding me of that. the committee is not able to vote on the amendments today because of a technical error on the knowing of the fee aspect of the hearing. i will ask that the committee adopt the amendments and continue the matter to january 9th, trip i would imagine we would vote on the entire ordinance. but i believe we can adopt the amendments t

would you be supportive of piloting an express line?mayor lee: thank you, and think you for talking about being -- the t line. people going between the outer sunset and downtown. while i am pleased to see the san francisco mta to be able to have such improvement, i understand there were certain circumstances that made it work and made it limit the transfer ability to other light rail lines. specifically, crowding on the n- judah is causing delays and serious costs. the n express has worked because of the severe crowding it was able to eliminate in some neighborhoods, and because it uses alternative, higher-speed

park air express, a shuttle ride away from l.a.x. and no-jet-lag, jet lag prevention. >> when i travel, i love celebrating other people's holidays or gaining a new perspective on my own. christmas is a joyous time of year, and each country has its own ways of making merry: special customs, foods, drinks, and holiday markets are all part of christmas in switzerland. my switzerland christmas market adventure begins on lake geneva in montreux, where christmas markets are a new holiday tradition of which gluhwein, a hot mulled wine, is an essential ingredient. ah. norbert muller is the vice director of the montreux christmas market. and how long has it been going on here in montreux? >> 16 years. >> now, the tradition of christmas markets in europe, though, dates way back. >> for centuries, mostly in germany. we took it. we picked it up from germany, let's say. >> and improved upon it? >> and we tried to improve it, that's right. we do it maybe a little bit differently. we brought some special flavor. as you can see, the quality of the c