this was relatively easy for frankfurter because in most cases this term to be with frankfurter believed anyhow. frankfurter belonged to one of the conservative groups of jewish political activism in the group called the american jewish committee as opposed to older more established which are more vigorous and active. his answer to the problem was through educational efforts to improve the public attitude in the long term and was tantamount to the booker t. washington approach to combating racial bigotry. he had an educational foundation, which showed -- aimed to show the issues the right way to prepare for the life and the christian community. so there was little room in brandeis's filibuster for kind of agitation that might upset that community. the rabbi stephen wise, the most common american jew outside the government circle at the time, wrote a friend i am sure that [inaudible] his influence, meaning rosenman is bad. he had reason to suspect that early in the spring of 33 only a few months into roosevelt's first term when hitler's of rage were at the height. rosenman told a group of

did frankfurter do anything at all because tarski did get to meet with roosevelt and i wonder did frankfurterfollow-up on that? >> no, no. i talk to people about what that meant but i am unable to believe there. i can't believe you or your story is so bad that it is hard to believe. and a would have meant but i would really amounted to us an objection. here was a guy as you pointed out who had been an eyewitness to these horrors. this was not some secondhand account and what frankfurter seemed to be saying was well, you are probably telling the truth but i can't accept that. i don't know why he couldn't. he didn't want to do anything about it, and he couldn't say well yeah, that is a sad story but it is too bad. roosevelt would take a big headache. he could've said yeah he wouldn't do any good but it is what people said at the time. to answer your question, i am sorry, he didn't do anything about it. he did in response. i don't know if denier would be the case but it does believer. other people were too. rabbi stephen wise to imagine and who became the instrument for trying to alert people to

>> i start with felix frankfurter who when he went on the supreme court the best-known liberal lawyer in the country from a law professor and defended two italian anarchists who were accused and convicted and executed for murder and robbery that took place in massachusetts. whether they did that are not but definitely connected to a huge national jarron network -- network that has parallels to al qaeda and he defended them and that was a liberal thing for him to do but on the supreme court he was transformed into a judicial conservative because he believed in the idea of judicial restraint ago the supreme court was conservative who locking at the day's blocking liberal legislators so he said we should back away. had and he continued to believe that. that is what makes him a great justice he remained neutral. the next is robert jackson and who was mostly famous for having taken a leave of absence to go to an gerber where he was the chief prosecutor in the war crimes trial of the nazis but then he was inspector general are doing the supreme court cases, attorney general of the united st

so frankfurter said we should back away, the court should have no role. on the supreme court to continue to believe that and that's what makes him a great justice, that he remained neutral and in that as a conservative. the next is robert jackson, whose most famous for having taken a leave of absence from the supreme court to go to nuremberg where he was the chief prosecutor in the famous nazi war crimes trial. before that though he was solicitor general of the united states are giving supreme court cases, u.s. government case in the supreme court, attorney general of the united states during the run-up to world war ii, when roosevelt need a lot of advice on how to maintain u.s. neutrality while the same time helping britain. so he played a huge historical role. and on the supreme court he was a amazing. he came to believe it didn't matter with the loss of or the constitution said. the job was to make things work and he said so very complicity. there are lots of justices who thinks so today but they are not so honest about it. third is hugo black, a remar

felix frankfurter who had written the opinion the first time refused to change his view. he said the restrained was right when we were fighting the nine old men. it's right now, and it's going to continue to be right in the future. the other liberal justices said no way. we are the supreme court. we are going to protect minorities, and justice jackson, who had just come on the court at this point, wrote beautifully when he said that the government can't tell you what is orthodox, and the jaw of the supreme court is to take certain things away from the government, and one of them is ability to force people to salute. very inspiring opinion, but it wasn't judicial restraint. it was just activism, and once that happened, the other justices really moved away from the the focus on allowing the legislature to regulate corporations. they still voted that way, mind you, but there was no longerp there really primary, primary motive. and then the punch line for that is in 1951, when the korean war was going very badly, president harry truman thought that he should do something abo

in frankfurt, things are not much better. >> stranded in frankfurt, and germany's biggest airport, oneut of every four flights was canceled on monday. some passengers spent a third night in the terminal. only to find out that they were waiting in vain. >> i am coming from new york, and i want to go to poland. my flight is delayed for two days already, and now i just found out that, you know, my flig to poland was canceled. >> europe's busiest airport, london heathrow, resumed limited operations. british airways said a maximum of only one-third scheduled flights would be allowed to take off until wednesday morning. the chaos could continue over christmas. thousands of travelers are stranded. air-traffic at the two main airports in paris improved by monday afternoon, but officials warned more delays are likely due to fresh snowfall. for passengers holding up in the terminals, there is at least hope that there will be over christmas. >> many international flights go to the main european hubs. so deep snow in europe is affecting passengers worldwide. the biggest hub is heathrow airport. ou

airports in london, paris, frankfurt, are badly affected. there are delays and cancellations that may be beyond christmas day. we will have the latest from one airport where some passengers are preparing for their fourth day stranded at the airport. we have the latest on the situation in europe. >> and going nowhere fast. for many passengers at brussels airport, monday brought cancellations and frustrations. they could clear the runway, but did not have enough liquid needed to de-ice the plane. clearing the backlog of stranded travelers even if they are able to get back up on their feet on tuesday will still take time. in berlin, the trams are still running. the pavement was glacial. as of this aviation hub in frankfurt, two-thirds of flights were canceled. it was a similar picture in france. the main airport, scores of flights were left grounded. >> we are here from saturday morning at 6:00 a.m.. >> the transport minister got a taste of passengers frustration. >> worry for three days. >> in australia, people traveling to europe for christma

she sends us this report from frankfurt. >> the german dax gained 1% throughout the week, a good signthe new year begins shareholders are still confident. the severe winter weather also played a role in the stock market. live danza -- live dance the shares could recover. and scandinavian airline could be taken over. shares of deutsche bank ended excuses talks over the sale of a company. finally a solution for this problem, traders said. >> taking a closer look and market numbers, in frankfurt, the dax closed slightly lower. the eureuro stoxx 50 close lowe. in new york, positive did have had little affect on stocks. the dow is trading down. in currency markets, the bureau is steady against the dollar after china said it would help struggling eurozone countries. the hero is trading for $1.3110. a mining group has met a takeover bid for an australian company. the deal is worth some 3 billion euros and has been recommended by the company. rio tinto is the world's second- biggest iron ore producer. it would give control of a major coal mining project in africa. shareholders may hold off fo

in frankfurt, things are not much better. >> stranded in frankfurt, and germany's biggest airport, oneut of every four flights was canceled on monday. some passengers spent a third night in the terminal. only to find out that they were waiting in vain. >> i am coming from new york, and i want to go to poland. my flight is delayed for two days already, and now i just found out that, you know, my flight to poland was canceled. >> europe's busiest airport, london heathrow, resumed limited operations. british airways said a maximum of only one-third scheduled take off until wednesday morning. the chaos could continue over christmas. thousands of travelers are stranded. air-traffic at the two main airports in paris improved by monday afternoon, but officials warned more delays are likely due to fresh snowfall. for passengers holding up in the terminals, there is at least hope that there will be over christmas. >> many international flights go to the main european hubs. so deep snow in europe is affecting passengers worldwide. the biggest hub is heathrow airport. our correspondent joined us

frankfurt hated him so much, when people said in the court, did douglas fall off a click? where was frankfurt. he was the first justice to be divorced, then the second, then the third. each wife was younger than the one before. the last one was 22 when he was 69 and in this period of time where his life was, by our standards, pretty much a mess, he came up with a great constitutional philosophy that coordinated to his life that the constitution should be read to maximize your personal life including in marriage and reproduction. he came up with a great theory, the reasons for it you might not want to look at too closely. tavis: i think there are poker players across the country tonight whom you have given false hope to about their future. wouldn't you love to be a student in professor feldman's class at harvard. his new book is called "scorpions, the battles and trials of f.d.r.'s great supreme court justices." up next, grammy-nominated r&b artist, keri hilson. tavis: keri hilson has quickly become one of the bright young stars in the music business following the success o

. >> frankfurt is bursting at the scenes. tens of thousands of travelers have been looking forward to their christmas holidays but they don't know if they will be able to leave. information is paltry. >> no one knows what is going on. you go to one town -- counter and is sent due to the next one. >> they were surprised by fresh snowfall early tuesday which forced them to stop all takeoffs and landings. they could not cope with the snow. entertainer's fanned out to help lighten the mood. >> they have to stand in line for hours and if you see an angel or santa claus, it makes them happy. this is a bright spot in a day filled with waiting. >> at least 1000 flights were cancelled on tuesday across europe. no one is predicting what lies ahead for the rest of the week. london heathrow has been hard hit. it was the fifth day for restricted operations. >> this is so real but you cannot find anyone who can give you information. >> both runways are open again but baa says that only 1/3 scheduled flights will operate through thursday ev

this brought down the mood on the frankfurt floor. the dax was under 7000 points at the end of the week. >> a closer look at the market numbers, the the dax fished e week low. the euro stoxx 50 index fell as well, going into the weekend at 2821. in new york, the dow jones also trading lower, pretty much flat lining. that is trading at 11,498 points. the euro trading at $1.39 -- $1.3167. >>> siemens is selling its stake in a weapon system maker. a 49 share in the company will be sold to a group makingt the sole owner of europe's biggest maker of armored vehicles. they make the leopard ii battle tanker. the company employs around 3400 people at plants in germany, the netherlands, greece, and the united states. just a week ago, seaman said were selling their computer services division. >>> while many people in belgian chocolate santa claus, it is open sson onhocote rabbits. a european court of justice has ruled the rabbit is a generic shape for chocolate confections and may not be patented. that is a setback for a swiss chocolate maker,

our correspondent has more on today's trading from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> it is an interesting trading session. add to the end of the day, the stocks added more than 1.3%. all eyes were on the ecb today. what is on cloud two shea had to say about purchase programs as well. -- what jean-claude trichet had to say about purchase programs today. he did not want to comment on how much. they are extending liquidity lines until the end of the first quarter. the crisis is totally over for siemens. they are posting record profit. that is something which people benefited most from because the salary is a whopping 9 million euros last year. >> looking at several markets in more detail, the dax closed up 1 and 1/3 percent. the euros on stocks actually closed up over 2%. in new york, investors are cheering. strong sales data from the automobile and the mortgage home lending sections. australian airline qantas was said to sue a rolls-royce for damages resulting from an engine failure on one of its airbus super jumbo jets. they have filed a claim in a federal court in australia over the finan

we go to frankfurt where the index closed down word. the 50 index closed down as well. in new york, the dow jones is currently going up. the euro is currently trading for one $0.3091. the gi w said it the german economy is likely to go by 0.7% in the final quarter of 2007 -- of 2010. they described an increase in industrial orders indicating demand remains strong in the biggest economy in europe. economists point out it is not domestic consumption and powering german growth. most new orders came from abroad. the cost of importing to germany as rising. the federal statistics office says import costs have jumped by 10% in the last 12 months, showing the biggest increase in a decade. this reflects rising prices for energy like oil and natural gas and even more so for metals and raw materials. ira our prices have doubled since november of 2009 while the price of imported grain and coffee increased by half over the same time. >> thank you. europe's main international airports are struggling to return to normal after days of snow and freezing conditions which left many passen

concerts taking place this saturday and sunday at the lincoln way east performing art center in frankfurt.

should be noted that shares in frankfurt are currently hovering near two-year highs.ur correspondent sent us this summary of the trading action in frankfurt. >> the upswing in germany seems to remain stle. the outlook for for next year a very good, but neither investor confidence nor the outlook for next year has been able to raise share prices. the dax has been headlining. there might be the mood to take some profits out from the market. but some shares still feel the upswing and benefit from the good mood in the german economy, like this company that raised its forecast for next year, especially in the travel business. this started to rally for two shares. >> we can stay in frankfurt for a closer look at tuesday's numbers. the dax finishing basically flat but a couple points to the downside. the euro stoxx 50 of leading eurozone blue chips with modest gains. crossed the atlantic on wall street, the dow jones enjoying a nice rally. in response to stronger than expected retail sales figures. and now thathe fedas announced it will be holding its interest rates steady,

in frankfurt, t dax iex closed above the key 7000 level.rad paul has more on the day's trading from the frankfurt exchange. >> german stocks index climbed again above the level of 7000 points this friday. and it ended the trading session there. the highest closing in two and a half years. what supported the market's between other reasons was positive economic data from the united states. but not all traders are convinced whether we are really seeing a year-end rally of equity prices. several companies lowered their earnings projections. for example, the consumer goods maker. and china wants to dampen its economic growth. who knows how this will affect german companies. >> looking at several market indices in more detail, we stay in frankfurt. we see the blue chip dax index closed up about 0.6%. the euro stoxx 50 was actually down just a tad. in new rk, investors are weighing the impact of stronger consumer sentiment data at of the holiday season. the dow closed the trading day nearly unchanged at 11,391. on the currency markets, the hero is

we have the chaos at frankfurt airport in germany. >> at frankfurt airport there are having to manufacture the ch christmas theeer. -- manufactures the christmas cheer. people were inclined to blame the weather first. now they are questioning the way the system is run. >> nothing works here. no one knows where to go. you go to the counter and they send you to the next counter. >> as the plane scattered snow on the tarmac, airport authorities blamed the weather either. but not everyone does. the european commission says it may change the law and force airports to maintain minimal services. >> airports must get serious about planning for this severe weather conditions. we have seen in recent years snow this not an exceptional circumstance. whether -- many argue that should be taken to other parts transit system. trains were getting through but with big delays. this is the latest arrival. it was due to get here at 11:33. it arrived over two hours late. let's see if we can chat with a couple of people. how was your journey? >> i woke up at 4:00 the the to stand here. -- woke up at 4:00 to stan

we're talking specifically about frankfurt and london and many of these folks did no. there were getting home for the holiday. tuesday's weather as we travel at sfo much better than the last few days, those flying internationally are still encountering delays and cancellations. it did a bad weather in places like frankfurt and london. >> my flight was canceled last night, and to try to get home before christmas. they said they came here to fight it on christmas day to get home boxing day. >> i'm supposed to leave sunday and it got canceled. i got asked to come back and monday's sold its a ridiculously long line but i got another flight to las vegas so i can get transferred to the bag is flight leaving to get wet. while i was literally on the plane to vegas mike out flight got canceled. i got stuck in vegas. i flew back yesterday from las vegas and here i am again in line trotted figure out what the connection get out of here. >> many people and get at sfo international terminal for three days, tried to get any flight available so they can be with family for the holiday

. >> a decision is being made in frankfurt after taking on risk through lending to banks. of coue, spending billions on as a government bond desk buying program. the european central bank has pulled in fesresh liquidity. they've seen their role altered. thursday's move drive some the point that if it is pushed to take on orthodox members, the member states will have to pay the bill. >> the ecb's additional capital will come from the central banks of the 16 countries that use the euro. the ecb intends to almost double its reserves to 10.8 billion euros before the end of the year. about 21 billion will come from the bundesbanke. although, britain will also contribute. since may, they have bought 72 billion euros from greece, ireland and portugal. it is the first time in its 12 your lifetime, the ecb decided to increase its capital base, indicating the severity of the situation. >> spain's treasury sold 2.4 billion euros of 10 and 15 year government bonds in the last scheduled auction of the year. the spanish treasury says the sale was a success and demonstrated its ability t

we have this report from frankfurt. >> not so much the market -- and not so much the stock market but the market for government bonds moved into focus on wednesday. germany has to pay higher yields on its government bonds. the discussion of eurobonds is weighing on the credit worthiness. in the u.s., this is compromised by tax cuts. the rating agency moving to question the top ratings that american government bonds are still getting. >> lots have a look at the market numbers starting with the blue chips in frankfurt. the dax index finished the day lower. in new york, the dowjone industrials are higher. the euro is trading at $1.3250. several european countries are introducing austerity measures which have been met with protest. workers in the czech republic have voiced their concerns about the government plan to reduce salaries by 10%. thousands of workers demonstrated in prague on wednesday. hospitals or on the open to emgency patients. the government would like to implement the cuts to try to slow rising national debt. in a mood to create an even hand of dealing with the bad guys of

we have more from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> car shares are in the limelight and investors stayedaway from them. china is eliminating subsidies for the purchase of new cars. that could hurt car sales, investors think. this came a day after the minutes of the government in beijing announced that they were going to have a number of new car registrations that they will allow. investors here on the -- they are on the careful side because many professionals don't see a lot of reasons for going into the market with new purchases. also a disappointing economic data from the housing market and from consumer confidence spoke against lot of new purchases in the market. >> looking at several market indices in more detail, let's begin first in frankfurt where we see the blue chip daxx index up by just a hair. the eurostoxx was down small. there was pessimistic consumer confidence. the dow industrials are up about 1/4 of a percent. the euro is trading for $1.31. weeks of snow and freezing temperatures have depleted the country's supply of salt from melting ice on the road services. the company

she sends us this report from frankfurt. >> the german dax gained 1% throughout the week, a good signthe new year begins shareholders are still confident. the severe winter weather also played a role in the stock market. live danza -- live dance the shares could recover. and scandinavian airline could be taken over. shares of deutsche bank ended excuses talks over the sale of a company. finally a solution for this problem, traders said. >> taking a closer look and market numbers, in frankfurt, the dax closed slightly lower. the eureuro stoxx 50 close lowe. in new york, positive did have had little affect on stocks. the dow is trading down. in currency markets, the bureau is steady against the dollar after china said it would help struggling eurozone countries. the hero is trading for $1.3110. a mining group has met a takeover bid for an australian company. the deal is worth some 3 billion euros and has been recommended by the company. rio tinto is the world's second- biggest iron ore producer. it would give control of a major coal mining project in africa. shareholders may hold off fo

dimer in the- -- daimler in the negative. >> let us begin in frankfurt. we see the blue chip dax index to end up about 0.3%, just shy of 7000 points. eurostoxx 50 was up. investors in new york are shifting to riskier assets amid confidence the global economy is on the mend. the dow industrials are up 0.3%. the euro is trading for $1.3216. as the german economy recovers, inflation remains in check. consumer prices rose at a base of 1.1% this year. that compares with an average 1.9% annually since reunification 20 years ago. prices of gasoline and heating oil as well as fruits and vegetables rose sharply in value this year, but analysts warn that consumer prices are likely to rise in a faster pace in the coming year as germans receive significantly higher pay raises. a german construction group has moved to protect its credit with lenders as it prepares to lose its hostile takeover battle with spanish builder acs. they need to control at least 30% before they can buy more shares on the open market. this takeover offer is set to expire at midnight tonight. >

our correspondent in frankfurt asore. >> investors were shocked at the news from china -- said that prospects for volkswagen, bmw and daimler seem to have darkened. what if other cities besides beijing take the same measures and curtail sales of new cars? the investors sold the shares and were the top losers this day, but they have a lot to offer. they have developed in value this year with volkswagen and bmw doubling in value so far. so there was some profit-taking as well. the daxm also suffer for another reason -- what is raising the elite of interest rates there and people fear this will further affect orders for export from german companies. >> looking at several market indices in a bit more detail, we stay away fact -- in frankfurt, the dax blue-chip closed down 1.2%. the eurostoxx 50 was down about the same period in new york, stocks are moving a tad lower following the interest rate hike by the chinese central bank. the dow jones industrials currently nearly unchanged. the euro is trading for $1.31. the german chamber of commerce, the dihk, says the boy and jobs market is likely to co

. >> frankfurt is bursting at the scenes. tens of thousands of travelers have looking forward to their christmas holidays but they don't know if they will be able to leave. information is paltry. >> no one knows what is going on. you go to one town -- counter and is sent due to the next one. >> they were surprised by fresh snowfall early tuesday which forced them to stop all takeoffs and landings. they could not cope with the snow. entertainer's fanned out to help lighten the mood. >> they have to stand in line for hours and if you see an angel or santa claus, it makes them happy. this is a bright spot in a day filled with waiting. >> at least 1000 flights were cancelled on tuesday across europe. no one is predicting what lies ahead for the rest of the week. london heathrow has been hard hit. it was the fifth day for restricted operations. >> this is so real but you cannot find anyone who can give you information. >> both runways are open again but baa says that only 1/3 scheduled flights will operate through thursday evening

arkansas dw-tv correspondent has more on today's trading from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> duringhe morning trading session, everybody was looking at the index. the dax might hit that, but it did not materialize. the u.s. labor market came in, and it is in worse than expected shape. immediately, investors were selling off shares on the german market. this situation is totally different with volkswagen shares. they could add more than 4% today. on a weekly basis, even more than 6%. it is the prospect as well of more demand for their cars in the german market and very good demand from the united states. there even a shortening their christmas holiday break. >> and looking at several market indices in more detail, let's start off in frankfurt. the blue-chip dax index ended down. the euro stoxx 50[ finished up very small. in new york, investors are moving capital out of stocks and into safer assets. following the release of the miserable jobs data for november. the dow jones industrials closed actually down just a tad, 11,347. the hero is trading for $1.3375. the eu antitrust authorit

should be noted that shares in frankfurt are currently hovering near two-year highs.ur correspondent sent us this summary of the trading action in frankfurt. >> the upswing in germany seems to remain stable. the outlook for for next year a very good, but neither investor confidence nor the outlook for next year has been able to raise share prices. the dax has been headlining. there might be the mood to take some profits out from the market. but some shares still feel the upswing and benefit from the good mood in the german economy, like this company that raised its forecast for next year, especially in the travel business. this started to rally for two shares. >> we can stay in frankfurt for a closer look at tuesday's numbers. the dax finishing basically flat but a couple points to the downside. the euro stoxx 50 of leading eurozone blue chips with modest gains. crossed the atlantic on wall street, the dow jones enjoying a nice rally. in response to stronger than expected retail sales figures. and now that the fed has announced it will be holding its interest rates st

our correspondent has more on today's trading from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> it is an interesting trading session. add to the end of the day, the stocks added more than 1.3%. all eyes were on the ecb today. what is on cloud two shea had to say about purchase programs as well. -- what jean-claude trichet had to say about purchase programs today. he did not want to comment on how much. they are extending liquidity lines until the end of the first quarter. the crisis is totally over for siemens. they are posting record profit. that is something which people benefited most from because the salary is a whopping 9 million euros last year. >> looking at several markets in more detail, the dax closed up 1 and 1/3 percent. the euros on stocks actually closed up over 2%. in new york, investors are cheering. strong sales data from the automobile and the mortgage home lending sections. australian airline qantas was said to sue a rolls-royce for damages resulting from an engine failure on one of its airbus super jumbo jets. they have filed a claim in a federal court in australia over the finan

this brought down the mood on the frankfurt floor. the dax was under 7000 points at the end of the week. >> a closer look at the market numbers, the the dax finished the week lower. the euro stoxx 50 index fell as well, going into the weekend at 2821. in new york, the dow jones also trading lower, pretty much flat lining. that is trading at 11,498 points. the euro trading at $1.39 -- $1.3167. >>> siemens is selling its stake in a weapon system maker. a 49% share in the company will be sold to a group makingt the sole owner of europe's biggest maker of armored vehicles. they make the leopard ii battle tanker. the company employs around 3400 people at plants in germany, the netherlands, greece, and the united states. just a week ago, seaman said were selling their computer services division. >>> while many people in belgian chocolate santa claus, it is open season on chocolate rabbits. a european court of justice has ruled the rabbit is a generic shape for chocolate confections and may not be patented. that is a setback for a swiss choc

we go to frankfurt where the index closed down word. the 50 index closed down as well. in new york, the dow jones is currently going up. the euro is currently trading for one $0.3091. the gi w said it the german economy is likely to go by 0.7% in the final quarter of 2007 -- of 2010. they described an increase in industrial orders indicating demand remains strong in the biggest economy in europe. economists point out it is not domestic consumption and powering german growth. most new orders came from abroad. the cost of importing to germany as rising. the federal statistics office says import costs have jumped by 10% in the last 12 months, showing the biggest increase in a decade. this reflects rising prices for energy like oil and natural gas and even more so for metals and raw materials. ira our prices have doubled since november of 2009 while the price of imported grain and coffee increased by half over the same time. >> thank you. europe's main international airports are struggling to return to normal after days of snow and freezing conditions which left many passen

in frankfurt, the dax index closed above the key 7000 level.rad paul has more on the day's trading from the frankfurt exchange. >> german stocks index climbed again above the level of 7000 points this friday. and it ended the trading session there. the highest closing in two and a half years. what supported the market's between other reasons was positive economic data from the united states. but not all traders are convinced whether we are really seeing a year-end rally of equity prices. several companies lowered their earnings projections. for example, the consumer goods maker. and china wants to dampen its economic growth. who knows how this will affect german companies. >> looking at several market indices in more detail, we stay in frankfurt. we see the blue chip dax index closed up about 0.6%. the euro stoxx 50 was actually down just a tad. in new york, investors are weighing the impact of stronger consumer sentiment data at of the holiday season. the dow closed the trading day nearly unchanged at 11,391. on the currency markets, the hero

we had this -- i think this image is from frankfurt airport in germany, cancellations, croatia, italy, france as well as into the uk. and unfortunately this little pulse of moisture is going to bring another round of wet weather and then a lot of snow. as we take a look at this, you can see where the snow will lie, where the rain will be, and where the heaviest rain will be. more warmer conditions here, which will mean rain instead of snow, which is somewhat good news. but unfortunately, looks to be very, very wet across the southwest of the iberian peninsula. flooding rains could be a problem for you in parts of portugal and into spain. and already rains have started. 15 in madrid, 14 in lisbon for the high, 1 in london. bitterly cold yet again across the rest of central and eastern europe. all right. that's all for me. i'm going to leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> before wrapping up this newscast, here are the top stories for this hour. the south korean military has held a live fire exercise on the border island shelled by north korea last month. the exercise on yeonpy

we have this report from frankfurt. >> not so much the market -- and not so much the stock market but the market for government bonds moved into focus on wednesday. germany has to pay higher yields on its government bonds. the discussion of eurobonds is weighing on the credit worthiness. in the u.s., this is compromised by tax cuts. the rating agency moving to question the top ratings that american government bonds are still getting. >> lots have a look at the market numbers starting with the blue chips in frankfurt. the dax index finished the day lower. in new york, the dow jones industrials are higher. the euro is trading at $1.3250. several european countries are introducing austerity measures which have been met with protest. workers in the czech republic have voiced their concerns about the government plan to reduce salaries by 10%. thousands of workers demonstrated in prague on wednesday. hospitals or on the open to emergency patients. the government would like to implement the cuts to try to slow rising national debt. in a mood to create an even hand of dealing with the bad guy

his flight was delayed in frankfurt. he either said, "i'm stuck here" or "eight tiny reindeer." i'm not sure which it was. [laughter] i would like to gsa for the opportunity to work on this magnificent project. let's see, modern workplace, lead goals -- [laughter] all right, just going to have to go for it. for many of us on the engineering and design team, the recovery act has really been a bridge from a very terrible 2009 across an economic chasm, and without it, many of us would not be here today. we are thankful to congress, to our congressional representatives and to all the politicians who have been involved up to the president. but the building is also bridging the future. this is a building whose fate was not determined. 75 years old, a lot of seismic problems. one more earthquake and she is gone, and we have an opportunity to carry it another 75 years into the future. this is an opportunity to show what can be done in an historic building. how can you take the federal building stock and convert it and reposition it so that as we advance to the 21st century, we can conti

we have the summary of the monday trading session from frankfurt. >> the week began with a nude- year high for the dax, mainly driven by chinese markets -- the week began with a new year high. there was the fact that the bank of china did not raise interest rates. some investors feared it would do so, so they are starting anew. 7,045 is where it started out, and then it came back a little bit. car shares were in the lead. there might be record results coming from french carmaker renault. >> the dax managed to finish with gains, 7,029. the euro stoxx 50 was up, and across the atlantic's on wall street, the dow is up, 11,459. and $.3396 is the value of the year wrote to the dollar. -- the euro to the dollar. and environmental action group, greenpeace, built a model of a fishing trawler in front of the eu council in brussels, a protest over fishing. they wanted the european union to reduce fishing quotas by 50% to protect dwindling populations of many species. activists also called for the establishment of more marine natural reserves in e.u. waters. now, it is back over to meggin. >> on

berlin, frankfurt, and at least 650 flights a been cancelled, and incoming flights until tomorrow becauseshortage of the de-icing fluid. the company that makes that would is that the unexpected quick onset of which reconditions caused shortfalls all across the continent. >> paris, after 4 in. of snowfall cost big delays. traffic problems continue on the roads, and this video. bus service, traffic was backed up on major roadways for several hours. >> now, here is stanley roberts who found people behaving badly. >> this is a donated heater at kaiser elementary in oakland hills. >> and here is a teacher drinking hot tea to keep warm even with a portable heater. i paid two visits to the oakland unified school district with out officials to chart progress. the other school i will discuss and one minute and with kaiser elementary, some parents found out about the heating issue. >> about two minutes ago, when you told me. >> and the school did not let you know? >> no. the newsletter, and nothing. the lessons return on the thanksgiving break, this and a flood of a unified school district of san j

. >> a decision is being made in frankfurt after taking on risk through lending to banks. of course, spending billions on as a government bond desk buying program. the european central bank has pulled in fesresh liquidity. they've seen their role altered. thursday's move drive some the point that if it is pushed to take on orthodox members, the member states will have to pay the bill. >> the ecb's additional capital will come from the central banks of the 16 countries that use the euro. the ecb intends to almost double its reserves to 10.8 billion euros before the end of the year. about 21 billion will come from the bundesbanke. although, britain will also contribute. since may, they have bought 72 billion euros from greece, ireland and portugal. it is the first time in its 12 your lifetime, the ecb decided to increase its capital base, indicating the severity of the situation. >> spain's treasury sold 2.4 billion euros of 10 and 15 year government bonds in the last scheduled auction of the year. the spanish treasury says the sale was a success and demonstrated its ability

dimer in the- -- daimler in the negative. >> let us begin in frankfurt. we see the blue chip dax index to end up about 0.3%, just shy of 7000 points. eurostoxx 50 was up. investors in new york are shifting to riskier assets amid confidence the global economy is on the mend. the dow industrials are up 0.3%. the euro is trading for $1.3216. as the german economy recovers, inflation remains in check. consumer prices rose at a base of 1.1% this year. that compares with an average 1.9% annually since reunification 20 years ago. prices of gasoline and heating oil as well as fruits and vegetables rose sharply in value this year, but analysts warn that consumer prices are likely to rise in a faster pace in the coming year as germans receive significantly higher pay raises. a german construction group has moved to protect its credit with lenders as it prepares to lose its hostile takeover battle with spanish builder acs. they need to control at least 30% before they can buy more shares on the open market. this takeover offer is set to expire at midnight tonight. >

in germany, heavy snow caused airport a big hub in frankfurt for three hours today. >>> now to washington, the waning days of this congress, a fight has broken out over a bill to provide health care to thousands of first responders who worked at the site of the 9/11 attacks in manhattan. some of them went to washington today in a final effort to get this bill passed. our own kelly o'donnell reports. >> reporter: loading up in new york city today, headed for washington and a passionate fight. first responders and their families with stories of heartbreak. >> lieutenant tommy roberts. 58 years old. estof jeel cancer. >> lieutenant tommy robertsing with 58 years old. >> reporter: and anger. >> most appalling is we have people dying and we have politics here playing "let's make a deal" with american lives. >> reporter: here to urge congress to pass the 9/11 health and compensation act that would provide $6 billion for medical care and support. 36,000 survivors and workers who spent months at ground zero are currently being treated for illnesses linked to toxins at the site. >> enough, enough,

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arkansas dw-tv correspondent has more on today's trading from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> duringhe morning trading session, everybody was looking at the index. the dax might hit that, but it did not materialize. the u.s. labor market came in, and it is in worse than expected shape. immediately, investors were selling off shares on the german market. this situation is totally different with volkswagen shares. they could add more than 4% today. on a weekly basis, even more than 6%. it is the prospect as well of more demand for their cars in the german market and very good demand from the united states. there even a shortening their christmas holiday break. >> and looking at several market indices in more detail, let's start off in frankfurt. the blue-chip dax index ended down. the euro stoxx 50 finished up very small. in new york, investors are moving capital out of stocks and into safer assets. following the release of the miserable jobs data for november. the dow jones industrials closed actually down just a tad, 11,347. the hero is trading for $1.3375. the eu antitrust authoriti

it is called the frankfurt mafia. it allegedly controlled the hair when market in vienna. arrests were made in germany, vienna, in macedonia. six men accused of hijacking the cargo ship that the arctic sea have been arrested. it was found by the russian navy. what happened is still the subject of speculation, including claims the ship was smuggling weapons. >> de noises are all to ottawa again on the korean peninsula. the north and south east threatening retaliation if they are attacked. pyongyang has warned it will launch a secret nuclear war -- sacred nuclear war. we have this report from our correspondent. >> south korea still reeling from last month's attack is sending its no. any of blunt message. this is one of the largest military exercises ever held on southern soil, and the president expects a merciless counterattack. but north korea is talking tough, too. the defense minister issued a warning. it was start even by north korea's bellicose standards. he promised a secret word -- a sacred war at any moment. the attack last month left the south korean government with

traders cracked open the bubbly to mark the end of the year at the frankfurt stock exchange. germany emerging faster than expected from the recession. celebrations also as trading closed the year on a high note. the index of market heavyweights jumped 22% this year. >> the 2010 stock market posted higher than expected gains as the u.s. supplied liqdity and the european debt crisis has not caused big trouble. >> ony the floor in tokyo, traders applauded the end of 2010. the nikkei lost a loss in january. there were hoping for a turnaround next year. >> in germany, it has been a great year for the dax] index even if it weakened in the last days of trading. our correspondent seentnt us this summary. >> the dax lost 2%. a lot of traders have been happy with the result this by the week's loss in the day's loss. the dax made it 16% and outperformed many majore markets in doing so. thanks to the good situation of the export industry and strong domestic demand in germany. many expect rising share prices in 2011. everyone hoping and everyone forecasting greater prices. the direction t

frankfurt, and munich, that swiss company of the de-icing fluid is shortages all across the continenting flights. >> paris, once again after 4 in. of snowfall however, traffic problems continue on the roadways. the city is not accustomed to this amount of snowfall. with surface shut down, and tourists were ushered out of the eiffel tower and services--shutdown. >> elected this traffic on the golden gate bridge and it looks cold and [laughter] >> and it is moving at a medium speak. we will be back. >> the dow jones finished lower. the s&p was up by 5 points at 1233. and the nasdaq gained about eight points. and today, marks the mark zuckerberg, the 26 year-old founder of facebook is donating one half of his wealth to charity. and web producer, kimberly sakamoto is what prompted this? >> this is all about the give away campaign, prompted and primed by bill gates, and warren buffett. and those people of signed up with mark zuckerberg, the web put out a statement that people wait until their career to give back and more weight when there's so much to be done? >> also, mark zuckerberg, the

our correspondent in frankfurt as more. >> investors were shocked at the news from china -- said that prospects for volkswagen, bmw and daimler seem to have darkened. what if other cities besides beijing take the same measures and curtail sales of new cars? the investors sold the shares and were the top losers this day, but they have a lot to offer. they have developed in value this year with volkswagen and bmw doubling in value so far. so there was some profit-taking as well. the dax also suffer for another reason -- what is raising the elite of interest rates there and people fear this will further affect orders for export from german companies. >> looking at several market indices in a bit more detail, we stay away fact -- in frankfurt, the dax blue-chip closed down 1.2%. the eurostoxx 50 was down about the same period in new york, stocks are moving a tad lower following the interest rate hike by the chinese central bank. the dow jones industrials currently nearly unchanged. the euro is trading for $1.31. the german chamber of commerce, the dihk, says the boy and jobs market is lik

we have this summary from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> it is the middle of the week and the markets are still flat lining. the dax stood at about 7000 points mainly because of economic data from the u.s. has been better than expected. and just to production rose while prices stayed low. the low inflation data shows that interest rates might remain low which is a good fact for stock markets. car shares have been driven down but only in germany. registration numbers went down by 7% in november. this shows that there is still no sign of better times for the carmaker's ahead. >> we will look at the numbers. the dax finished slightly lower at 7016 points. the euro stocks index did not enjoy much of a rebound and finished at 2841. the dow jones trading lower this hour, 11,470 points. the spanish construction firm a cm has sweetened its takeover bid for its rival. the the biggest the drug -- the biggest builder in germany said that the offer should be rejected. the initial bid of 2.7 billion euros was too low. the top executives from qatar holdings and -- have been meeting to discuss the t

they also worked on the trading floor of the german stock exchange in frankfurt.cular theme reflects the constant loop of daily trading. in 2008, the exhibition, that's opera, taught the world, featuring original historic exhibits as well as interactive media stations, it depicted the various stages in the development of an opera. a book documenting selected international projects is set for publicication. the page proofs have just arrived and the team are giving them a final once over. also on the schedule are talks about the group's next big project, arabian journeys, part of saudi arabia's massive king center for world culture. they will be designing a section of the complex in the middle of the desert. >> it's being built as the eighth wonder of the world and we're proud to be a part of it. right? >> absolutely. and we hope it's going to be huge. >> it usually works on about 20 projects at once, so the team has plenty of scope to reflect its diversity. >> if you want to find out more about the program go to our website and there's other reports there too. that

. >> at frankfurt airport they were having some -- having to manufacture the christmas cheer. the anger mounted. at first people were inclined to blame the weather. now they are questioning the way the system is run. >> nothing works here. no one knows where to go. you go to a counter and they send you to the next counter. >> as the plane scattered snow on the tarmac, airport authorities from numerous countries blame the weather. but the european commission says it may change the law and force airports to maintain minimal service during sameer weather. >> airports must get serious about planning for this kind of severe weather conditions. we have been -- we have seen snow is not such an exceptional circumstance. >> many argue that should be extended to other parts of the transport system. at brussels, trains were getting through but quit some of the delays. this is the latest euro star a rival. it arrived over two hours late. either let's see if we can chat with a couple of people. how was your journey this morning? >> i wake up at 4:00 to stand here and either i had to wait f