the baltics, the invasion of finland in the winter war of 1939 to 40, which gave the red army a bloody nose so to speak. trotsky said we may not like, but the red army is in fact spreading socialism. the fact is in the soviet union we have a workers' state. it is a degenerated worker state trotsky called it but nonetheless the state, there is state ownership of the means of production and so the occupied territories are getting socialism at the end of a bayonet so to speak with the red army bringing in from the soviet union. this is very curious because at this very time trotsky was singing workers' state degenerated workers' state but at the same time trotsky was very openly calling the stalin regime totalitarian and what is the other totalitarian regime? nazi germany. so for his followers in new york primero we now there's a lot of confusion they can't follow the old man, not all of them. on this line and trotsky is insistent and this is taking up all the time, the biography of stalin is on hold, the world war really end of what to do, what position to take on the soviet union and th

. >> reporter: this family in finland will keep flying. >> we cannot live with the fear. we have to live our lives. >> reporter: he says, if not, the terrorists have won. in newark, new jersey, karen brown, cbs news. >> speaking of air travel, an event in the sky for airtran passengers as the tsa says a flight on the way from atlanta to san francisco had to be diverted to colorado springs due to an unruly passenger. he locked himself in the bathroom and what he did next was frightening. >> unruly passenger came out of the bathroom with no shoes or socks and a razor. >> they tasered the man. he fell to the ground. >> bomb-sniffing dogs searched the plane. no explosives or evidence of terrorism were found. after a three-hour delay, the plane continued on to the destination of san francisco. >>> maryland will discussion stiffer laws for child sex offenders. wee have suzanne collin was more. sarah haley foxwell's body was found in the woods on christmas day. thomas james leggs has been convicted twice in the past with sexual child abuse. >> if we lose one child to murder, tha

but first, a close call in finland, where an out-of-control train crashes into a hotel. >> amazingly, no one was seriously hurt when a runaway train car crashed into a hotel in helsinki. the brakes should have automatically turned on when the car is separated, but for some reason, they did not as the cars rolled towards the transition, officers decided to direct the cart to a difficult for because of a large concrete barrier at the end of the platform. but it blew through the buffer and crashed into the wall of a holiday inn on the other side. pretty incredible. >>> the exact height of the tower in dubai is a secret but it is at least 160 stories high. it cost $1.5 billion to build a structure to it includes the highest publicly acceptable observation deck on the 124th floor. >>> still to come, we will introduce you to a baltimore woman who has lost more than 100 pounds with the help of dr. oz. >> bitterly cold outside. there is the little snow activity across state lines. nothing in central maryland right now. a package change later in -- but that could change later in the week. it f

. >> reporter: this family from finland says they will keep flying and trust security is doing its job. >> we can't live with the fear all the time so we have to just live our lives. >> reporter: he says if not, then the terror iforts have won. in newark, new jersey, karen brown, wjz "eyewitness news." >> and the maximum fine for the incident is $500 right now. >>> another terrifying event in the sky. this time for airtran passengers. the transportation security administration says a flight en route from atlanta to san francisco had to be diverted to colorado springs because of an unruly passenger. pictures of him snapped here by other passengers. a man locked himself in the bathroom and what he did next was very frightening. >> just an unruly passenger. came out the bathroom with no socks and ?o shoes with a razer in his hand and had everybody spooked. >> the man was tasered. he went limp and they took him out. >> bomb sniffing dogs and officers searched the entire mane. no explosives or evidence of terrorism were found after a three-hour delay, then the plane was cleared to continue

. >> reporter: but this family from finland says they will keep flying and trust security is doing its job. >> we can't live with the fear all the time, so we have to just live our lives. >> reporter: he says if not, then the terrorists have won. karen brown, cbs news, newark, new jersey. >> friends say the 28-year-old is a very good person who really loves his girlfriend. >>> an earthquake over the coast of northern california. it happened this afternoon. 27 miles from eureka, california. that quake rocked buildings and knocked out power to several coastal communities. no injuries were reported. four aftershocks followed the quake. the biggest register is a magnitude of 3.8. thousands of homes are without power. there are reports of minor property damage. >>> family's snowmobile outing on a frozen lake in vermont turned deadly. three snowmobiles carrying six people all together went through the ice. a father, his daughter and 3- year-old granddaughter all died in the tragedy. three other family members were pulled from the icy water including a 4-year-old. >> this is the main part of

the big five were the crises, sweden, norway, finland spain in 1977 and the biggest of all in the world's second-largest economy, japan which began in 1992. and the date basic -- this is not singled with hindsight at the time it is just we are following the script here. this crises were preceded by a big asset price booms of equity markets and real-estate markets and, lots of indebtedness. we have been running huge account deficits. and we compared the u.s. data to the average for these crises in the run-up and subsequent after the crisis unfolds and the concluding remarks we presented is we will be lucky if this doesn't happen here. what was the response even in 2007. we are not an emerging market. these are not emerging markets we are talking about. these are advanced economies. the perception was the same this does not happen here. we have the world's most sophisticated financial system where the world, we have the world reserve currency. if the run-up in housing prices is predicated on the fact we have discovered how to securitized mortgages and create this wonderful new market called

. >> but this family from finland says they will keep flying and trust that security is doing their job. >> we have to live our lives. >> reporter: he says if not, then the terrorists have won. >> karen brown, cbs news, newark, new jersey. >> friends of the suspect say he's a good person and meant no harm at the airport. >>> here in maryland, police are trying to track down a man potion as a fire inspector. police are warning business owners, the man pretended to be a fire official in order to get inside then steal property. police say the man has already gained full access to at least six businesses in the area, carrying a flashlight and a belt pouch to look convincing. if someone claims to be any official and wants access to your home or business, remember to ask for a badge. >>> governor martin o'malley is calling for tougher sex laws against child sex offenders. the recent abduction and murder of a little girl on the eastern shore has lawmakers asking how it could have been prevented. susan collins explains, the general assembly begins this week. the issue is high on the agenda. >>

delve into the history of america as opposed to the history of other countries like norway, sweden, finland the philippines to bed and we do. many, many countries do better than we do, but i would say that is probably a mix of many issues, the media, the employment situation. health care is hugely complicated. but it is a lot that it would take me longer to explain that i think we can do here. yes? >> there's a front chairman tony? >> as well as going to say, most deftly. i i think there is that kind of cowboy, and kind of a celebration of the go it alone mentality, a celebration of the man-to-man kind of rigor. that's what i said it would go a long. but i think that also came with reagan, the exultation, individualism. the other things i think you come back to your question, thinking about this now, part of what reagan did was make government be any. and i really think that that's unfortunate legacy, not only for women, but the entire country, because many of these remedies are remedies that really the government has to mandate. but i do think history is immensely important. i'm a history

delve into the history of america as opposed to the history of other countries like norway, sweden, finland, philippines do better than we do, many m countries do better than we do. but i would say it's probably a mix of many issues, the media, the employment situation, health care. it's hugely complicated. but it is a lot -- it would take me longer to explain than i think we can do here. yes. >> [inaudible] so-called frontier mentality? >> that's what i was going to say, i do think it does, most definitely. i think there is that kind of cowboy ethos and kind of a celebration of the go-it-alone mentality, a celebration of the manly man, that kind of rigor, and that's why i said it would go too long the, but i think that also came with reagan, the exaltation of individualism. and the other thing, i think, just to come back to your question as i was thinking about this now, part of what reagan did was make government the enemy, and i really think that that is an unfortunate legacy not only for women, but the entire country. because many of these remedies are remedies that really the governmen

potentially finland, that is no. 2. those teachers could have that kind of an impact on this country. so the question is, why don't we actually do that. i thought it was a very interesting term. the obama administration is doing a tremendous amount about this. states are going to be eligible -- and power they doing that through evaluation? that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. essentially, what that means is that and lots of places across the country, you can be a teacher that not just doesn't meet your goals in terms of how much growth we want to see a student make over a given year, but we could actually be a teacher who every year, your students go backwards? it used to remain employed year in and year out? there is no ability to look at how well your students are achieving. the prediction for 2010 is that we're going to be having a lot more incredibly difficult conversations about some difficult decisions that we need to make in this country as it pertains to teacher quality and making difficult decisions on be

the big five for the famous nordic crises, sweden, norway, finland in 1991, spain in 1977 and the biggest of all, in the world's second-largest economy, japan which began in 1992. and, the basic-- and this is not saying it with hindsight. at the time we said we really are following the script here. these crises were preceded by a big asset price balloons, the equity markets and the real estate markets, lots of indebtedness of. we have been running huge current account deficits, and we compared the u.s. data to the average for these crises. in the run-up and the subsequent after the crisis unfolds in their concluding remarks-- the concluding remarks be presented were we will be lucky if this doesn't happen again. what was the response, even in 2007? we are not an emerging market so these are not emerging markets we are talking about. these are advanced economies but the perception was the same, this does not happen here. we have the world's most sophisticated financial system. we have the world reserve currency. doron up in housing prices is predicated on the fact that we have a new-- we h

. >>> in finland, a passenger train apparently lost its brakes and slammed into the lobby of a hotel in helsinki. despite the damage, no one was seriously injured. >>> overseas markets are starting offer the first trading day in the new year mostly higher. cnbc's melissa lee is at the new york stock exchange. melissa, also higher today -- oil. >> that's right, ann. oil hitting a two-month high, zipping past $80 a barrel. russia, the world's largest oil and gas producers has halted supplies to belarus, there was that out of china showing that manufacturing expanded at the fastest pace in five years. underscoring the need for energy and oil. keep in mind that today's gains, so far early in the new year are on top of the 78% gain in oil in 2009. >> thanks so much. >>> and "avatar" held onto the top spot at the weekend box office and made a milestone. it became the fifth movie ever to pass the $1 billion mark worldwide. and director james cameron becomes the only film maker to direct top movies that have topped $1 billion, the other "titani "titanic." let's go back to you three. >> our d

some other countries here, germany, $2 million, finland $1.8 million.treet journal" a graph of the military relief that is arriving and today they will get another large aircraft carrier into the country, with 14 helicopters and relief supplies. that is from this morning. we go to urbana, ill., on the independent line. caller: i have been watching the news events closely and i heard about 50% of occasions or unemployed before this. about one in 10 were receiving some kind of foreign aid. this will take a long time to heal this. contra . untry host: we found on the start -- state department's website yesterday that the unemployment rate in the formal sector is between 70% and 80% and 54% of asians live on less than $1 per day, illiteracy is estimated at 44%. there's an article but says a haitian port capital incomef is extremely low. dallas, texas, on the line for democrats, good morning. caller: 94 taking my call. i am all for allowing bay asian immigrants to come over

germany, 2 million, finland, 1.8 million, italy, 1.5 million. that is the initial aid relief going into the country. also, this is "the wall street journal" that we showed you and it has a graphic of the u.s.- military led relief as it is arriving. today they are expected to get another large aircraft carrier into the country. 14 helicopters and relief supplies, that is "the wall street journal" this morning. urbana, illinois, dave on the independent line. good morning. caller: i have been watching pretty closely the news event and some of the facts that i have heard is about 60% of haitians were unemployed before that, and about one out of town were receiving some sort of foreign aid. so i would like to see the united nations take the lead role. this will obviously take a long time to heal this country. i and just concern for u.s. orders at this point, including puerto rico. host: we found on the state department website yesterday that the unemployment rate in the formal sector is between 70% to 80% and 54% of patients live on less than $1 a da

achievement levels to at least canada that is sixth in all international countries and potentially to finlandat is number two. that one action of removing the bottom 6-10% of ineffective teachers could have that impact on this country. so the question is why don't we actually do that? and what i will say is this, i believe that part of the problem is that people don't like to talk about removing people, they just want to talk about, and if you look at this study, he talks about the deselection of teachers, i thought that was an interesting term. the obama administration are doing a tremendous amount about this. and in the race of the top initiative they have addressed this initiative head-on, saying that states will be eligible for race-to-the-top funds only if they meet certain initiatives. and one is to ensure that you link teacher effectiveness, how well a teacher is doing to their student level data in several states across the country. there are actually laws, there is legislation that prohibits the linking of how your students are doing to how we evaluate you. that makes absolutely no s