yes, we can see that german consumers are not worried right now. >> but are germans really that laid-backay the real reason they're suddenly willing to part with their cash is because they are worried about the currency and want to have something to say it -- to show for it if the euro plummets. >> we're seeing a preference among consumers for putting their money into real assets, if you like. but that is not an option for most germans. of course consumers are aware of what is happening to europe and to the euro. in the decision the politicians make at this time will certainly affect consumer confidence. >> natasha has confidence in internet shopping, and she made the right decision. the book for her mother arrived punctually and in time for christmas. >> package for you. >> it is here. thank you. >> merry christmas. >> you, too. >> germans are counting their blessings this christmas and hoping that the future will continue to be as bright as the present. economists from the gfk research institute said that the german economy does seem to be successfully countering the downturn in western

but the day after tomorrow, they believe the germans are not doing enough. >> i feared german power less than in beginning to fear german and activity. >> that is a fact that is obviously clear to angela merkel. she knows words alone are not enough. >> ok, well, following all the action for us is our brussels correspondent who joins us now. what is going to finally push eu leaders into action beyond all this talking? >> in a word, fear. they need to be really afraid that there is disintegration on the way. they need to think that the eurozone may break up and this huge, monumental iconic policy, the single currency, which was a hell of a creation, just in technical terms, never mind policies and economics -- the need to believe that is in serious danger. i think honestly until now they thought there would be a solution, but they would not throw too much money at it because they might not need to. increasingly, there are signs from outside the eu and inside the eu that there is serious trouble. when people like chancellor merkel and nicholas sarkozy start saying we could be facing integra

i met austrians and germans. " the organizers are delighted with the visitor numbers.the head of the committee hopes those present will address key questions. >> how can we continue to believe, believe one we live in a world in which god apparently plays no role? what does that mean today? we have to think about new ways. >> for many of the young people here, the gathering provides a chance to ring in the new year on a note that contemplation. >> when most people think of the german autobahn, they think of traveling on high speeds and open roads. well, it is time for a reality check your the country's largest automobile club talent at the length of all traffic jams in germany last year, and the total came out to about 450,000 kilometers appeared the most congestion was seen during the school holidays. it all on the government to put more money into western germany's overloaded audubon network. i think the longest i have spent on the audubon was three hours. too long. stay tuned for "in depth," coming up next. ♪ ♪ >> times are changing. and so are we. 2012, a time for s

among the ngo's targeted were a german foundation and several american groups. the u.s.tate department said it was very concerned about the raids and urged the egyptian authorities to stop what it called the harassment of ngo staff. egyptian prosecutors also seized computers in the operation which it called an investigation into the foreign funding of rights groups. the u.s. has confirmed it will sell fighter jets to saudi arabia in a deal worth 23 billion euros. washington will supply 84 new boeing f-15 aircraft and upgrade 70 planes in saudi arabia's fleet. the state to permit said the agreement sent a strong message that the u.s. is committed to stability there. the announcement comes at a time of heightened tension with iran over its nuclear program. at least 35 people have been killed in an airstrike in southeastern turkey. the military says it was targeting kurdish militants, but a pro-kurdish party says most of the casualties were civilians. an inquiry has been set up to investigate the incident. >> kurdish demonstrators vented their anger on the streets of istanb

in berlin, where german chancellor angela merkel told the german parliament today that only strict new rules in forcing fiscal discipline can rebuild trust in the eurozone. she said there is no quick fix and it is a process that will take years. merkel and french president nicolas sarkozy are coming up with a joint plan for significant changes to the eu treaty, which governs the eurozone. in a moment, we will go to berlin and begin our coverage with this report. >> the latest message is that it is really time to think big on the euro crisis. another summit loans. the key figure says the eurozone -- she warned the crisis will be a long haul. >> [speaking foreign language] >> there are no easy fast solutions. the apparent one last push. >> the resolution of the euro crisis will take years. >> french president nicolas sarkozy delivered his own somber message. he said the french and germans need to agree on the eu treaty. >> [speaking foreign language] >> france is fighting with your money for a new treaty. more discipline, more solidarity. >> the eurozone storm is threatening to batter th

other german companies also work in the sector.a siemens, and nokia siemens networks are all thought to develop similar technology, along with others. spyware has been used by a number of governments. iran, bahrain, and syria are all thought to have deployed german software. >> the issue has been raised by germany's opposition greens. for the first time, the government has admitted giving spyware export credit guarantees under a scheme called hermes. >> that means the german government gave direct or indirect support to exports of german spy software. we're worried some of those exports were to dictatorships or unjust regimes and using it to suppress their people. >> the german economics ministry declined to answer questions on the matter, saying i was not available. >> of being connected means we are never alone, even if we think we are. well, today when you do a search on the web, every bit of information you enter and access may be analyzed and stored. that explains why many of the ads popping up seem tailor-made for you. now, y

what is so different about the franco-german plan? >> they came in with a single currency and a was lauded by france and germany. that led us into this crunch. the difference now is that, apparently, they mean it when they say that countries will be punished if they breach the various limits. there will be changes to the treaty that can be put to the member countries, all 17 of them. there will be, in addition, golden rule idea into each of these budgets and it is written as a constitutional requirement not to breach the european figures are limits. if they do, the punishments' will kick in. it is just a much more disciplined to come redress, a not be allowed to do this anymore. to that extent, the markets will be convinced. >> how likely is it that all of the other eu states will agree to this plan? >> obviously, there will be some resentment the way that it is being steamrolled by the two big players, but in a sense that it is in everyone's interest to surmount the problem and everyone is aware of the urgency, even countries like br

anti-german feelings are having an influence on the way that people mean to vote. >> the german imperial eagle allies defeated. the memorial north of paris is dedicated to world war i. almost forgotten in germany, the remembering of the war is fresh in france. >> there were dead and wounded in every family. all of the families were badly affected in the first world war. that was not the case in 1940. >> despite that, both world wars play a role. >> the armistice was signed in this railway carriage. so was the one signed in 1940. >> in 1940, the nazi regime forced them to surrender the same place that the germans had accepted their defeat two decades earlier. a humiliation that the french had not forgotten. symbolism's still plays a role in french politics today. when angela merkel it focuses on facts and figures, it does not necessarily go well. they say that many stereotypes' have remained unchanged. >> such perceptions can survive periods of good relations in the back of people's mines. then when a new situation such as the eurozone crisis this puts the relationship to a practical test

the true figure is over 90% of the german soldier. the eastern front was the defining area, the defining front in the war against naziism. but n the same way casualties. i also said to my british general friend, i said, well, what percentage of the total casualties in the war would you guess were british or american? he said, i don't know. maybe 2% each? the russians took 65%. the chinese took 23%. a lot of people don't even know china was in the war. a million yugoslavs. and the statistics aren't all of it but they are still amazing, you had, for example, if you were a german -- a russian soldier you had a one in four chance of being killed. if you were a british soldier you had a one in 20 chance, in if you american, one in 32 chance of being killed. now, there's something else that is very important. one has to qualify this by saying, it's almost insulting to say to people who went through the experience of war that other people had it worse. so it's the perform of historians, sitting in our comfortable television studio, to say he

but he does of the broad backing of the german public still.here is a consensus to put this to bed over christmas. i am not sure that applies to the media or the press. i think they still had their hands out. what was most interesting was watching christian wulff looking very beleaguered. he did not appear to have his heart in the fight to stay in office. that was my impression. it reminded me of his predecessor, who threw in the towel unexpectedly in may 2010, which allowed christian wulff to come into office in the first place. i do not think the dust has settled. >> i do not think so. thank you, as always. ok, now we turn our addition to iraq, where a series of bomb blasts have gone off in the capital baghdad. at least 67 people have been killed. more than 100 and four others wounded. iraqi police said these deadly explosions appear coordinated and targeted mostly shi'ite districts. they suspect sunni militants were responsible. >> they were the deadliest attacks in months. explosions went off in at least 14 locations across the sprawling ir

very bad news from the german ziller industry.ler millennium filed for bankruptcy, and the shares lost more than 60%. -- spiller millennium filed for bankruptcy. only a week ago, another solar company filed for bankruptcy. >> let's look at the numbers. beginning with the tax, ending the day down by almost 1%. euro stoxx 50 down by 0.80%. the dow jones industrials also in negative territory, down by 0.25%. the euro trading for $1.3040. fitch has warned it could downgrade 41 italian local governments as the threat of a recession is looming in italy. third quarter data shows the economy there contracting for the first time since 2009. italian gdp shrank by .2% after slight growth in the first out of the year. the debt crisis and tough austerity measures are weighing heavy on italy's economic growth. the prime minister's new government forecast that output will shrink by .4% in 2012. but other analysts have been far more pessimistic. the european union's highest court has ruled that a new eu environmental law is valid. u.s. airlines h

times for a german industrial giant. the steelmaker had to write down some 2.9 billion euros on its u.s. and stainless steel businesses. the company is also suffering from spiraling cost overruns for the construction of a new plant in brazil which is still not running at capacity. >> we have to say that we're not going to be able to compensate for these increased costs in the short term. the improvement cannot be expected until the second half year. we expect a negative result for steel in the current financial year. >> 1 rating agency refused to release a forecast, but they did say they are expecting declines in european steel business. >> germany's auto industry has had a bumper year and 2011. the bda says total sales are up 13%. forecast for the coming year are not as positive to to the scope of the financial crisis. of the manufacturers are looking to the u.s., china, and russia. and now we go to sports. >> yes, you were saying earlier, it felt like the world cup a couple hours ago. soccer is making big news in europ

i said the true figure is over 90% of all the german soldiers. the russian front was the defining area, the defining front in the war against naziism, but in the same way casualties that i also said to my british general friend, i said, well, what percentage of allies would you guess were british or american. he said, 20% each. i said the true figure is 2% each. the russians took 65%. the chinese took 23%. people don't even know china was in the war. 15 million chinese dead. a million yugaslovs, and it goes on and on. the statistics are not all of it, but it's amazing that you had, for example, if you were a german, a russian soldier, you had a one in four chance of being killed. british, one in twenty, and an american had a one in 32 chance of being killed. something else that's important to quantify this in saying that it's almost insulting to say to people who experienced the war how it was, so it's the privilege of historians, us lucky people in the television studio to say here's the truth, but if you were a gi or a british soldier with your

german toe a clear shot. >> tipton lets loose the barbs and zaps german with a direct hit. >> lie the. >> tipton lets loose the barbs and zaps german with a direct hit. >> the officers cuff and arrest german. >> paramedics arrive at the scene to treat officer deaton. >> my adrenaline was still rushing. i saw all this blood that was on me and at this time i could see it was dripping off my nose. >> deaton's nose has been sliced open from one of german's punches. in the safety of the ambulance, the officer realizes the severity of the attack. >> realized, man, this is for real. this guy was really trying to take me out. luckily i'm still here and i started thinking of my wife and kid. good thing was, i was on the better side of it, even though i did get injured. >> and his injuries are significant. >> basically, i had to have reconstructive surgery on my whole eye socket. he broke the bone here, broke my temple bone and broke my eyebrow. and i had to have four titanium plates put in. >> six months after the assault, eric german goes to trial. he pleads not guilty by reason of insanity.

the increase of the german stock index also had other reasons. china is expected to loosen its monetary policy again. china is expected to invest some of its huge currency holdings into european assets. >> the week has ended with big gains for markets across europe. the dax set a good example, finishing up by almost 2%. eurozone -- the euro stocks blue-chip index gained some weight. the dow industrials are up by about 1.5%. the euro is trading for $1.3370. the head of the u.s. tax agency has been -- the head of a tax agency has been wounded by an anarchist bomb. they said the bomb to the head of deutsche bank -- they sent a bomb to the head of deutsche bank and warned of two more bombs. >> thanks for that. the interior ministers of germany's 16 federal states are launching a new attempt to ban the far right npd party. this comes as reports that the neo-nazi group is accused of carrying out 10 murders -- this comes as reports of the neo-nazi group, accused of carrying out and murders, it i-- 10 murders - >> the spd led some of their concerts -- ac

some 450 german soldiers will begin to leave, but the situation remains difficult, as the german foreign minister admits. >> the human rights situation in afghanistan is improving, but only slowly. basic human rights are enshrined in the afghan constitution, but they are far from being realized in practice. >> the main opposition parties have already said they will support the government's plan, but lawmakers say afghan president karzai have to do more -- has to do more to fight corruption and the drug trade. >> how long before he finally realizes that without these efforts, governing afghanistan without the help of foreign combat troops will be impossible? >> across political divisions, there were calls for the withdrawal plan to be altered, should the security situation demand it. >> our priority should be to have a responsible handover, rather than meeting ambitious timetable, and that depends on how things go as the afghans gradually take responsibility for security. >> the left party is calling for an immediate withdrawal of all troops. it has rejected german involvement in afghanis

i do have a feeling that the german government and, i think, the german public are -- well, yes, a bit angry that the uk again has decided to play a sort of solitary role within europe. it has done this on several occasions since -- whenever it was -- 1973 when the u.k. joined the european union, and it has done it again now. we feel that as much as we need the u.k. in the union, the u.k. needs the rest of europe, and we should find a way of doing it together. >> as we just saw in that report, public sentiment is very much in favor of david cameron. i think the conservative party polls ratings have even gone up. >> but that is a short-term reality. you can influence public opinion. you can influence what people sort of say when they are asked on tv in the street, but if they think about it, if our british colleagues t think about it, thy must realize that it is in the best interests to be an integral part of europe. they have an awful lot of things theyan bring to the table, non-material assets, and we have a lot of things that we can bring to the table, all the rest of us. i think it

german blue chips suffered declines for the third day running. correspondent sent us ts summary of the wednesday trading session from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> only shares of commerce bank work swimming against the stream today, shares went up by 5% after the german government announced that there will be a revival of the banking rescue fund, and that banks come in the near future, will have the opportunity to give bonds into a bad bank. the market in general wind down sharply again, driven down by concerns about the debt crisis and also about the economy. if the upswing in germany comes to an end, this will mean that also the profits of the big companies will be smaller in the near future. one reason why car shares have been down today. >> we will stay in frankfurt for a closer look at the numbers for wednesday. the dax finished the day down by more than 1.7%, 5675 points. the euro stoxx 50 also dipping by more than 2.4%. in new york, the dow down by more than 1.3%, 11,007 never notified. on currency markets, the euro is very weak, tradin

americans and the british brann the war machines far better than the germans. for example we mobilized civilians much better, but the japanese nor the germans over gave civilians the sort of 40 running the system or running anything or for a sample of the intelligence operations that we did. so we mobilized the civilians brilliantly. both of the american and british war machine and tips have become magnets to simply well. i must say in my own of mardy should i think the united states navy was america's upstanding force and i think the navy was britain's besides force. i think the more i learned about the united states navy and they were good, but the u.s. navy with overwhelmingly opposite who have been civilians many had never seen the sea. they did brilliantly in the pacific especially and that was remarkable, but it is this peculiar contradiction that here you've got this division where they will fight a battle brilliantly, but then we had hitler working on the blog site but the nazis were so on competent you find here are all of these instances no more, no l

i said the true figure is 90% of all the german soldiers.he russian front was the defining area, the defining front in the war against not to use them. in the same way casualties, but i also said to my producer jennifer and, i said what percentage of the total casualties in the war, the allied casualties would you guess were british or american? he said maybe 20% each. 2% each. the russians took 65%. chinese took 23%. a lot of people don't even know china was in the war. 15 million chinese did, a million yugoslavs, they took 3%, so it goes on. so the statistics are enormous but they are still an amazing. you had, for example, if you are a russian soldier, you had a one in four chance of being killed. if you're a british soldier to have a one in 20 chance of being killed if you're an american soldier and one in 3 32. one has to qualify this by saying it's almost insulting to say to people who went through the experience of war with other people how it works. it's a privilege of historians, of us people sitting in our comfortable television st

yogesh pandey from the german insulating company kaefer, is making a brief stop.he energy efficiency expert is on his way to a paper mill in muzaffarnagar, three hours from delhi. but his know-how is needed here too. >> their flat belt is loose and it's almost 10 percent loose. if it is properly tight the power transmission efficiency will increase by 10% to 15%. once it's pressed, the sugar cane sap is made into jaggery, an unrefined sugar. here, too, he has suggestions for improvements. >> "this tells us there is incomplete combustion. like there is black smoke coming and this tells us there is more carbon monoxide content." >> for pandey, this production process represents just one small example of india's enormous energy consumption -- which not only harms the environment, but is also becoming a burden on the economy. the cities in particular are increasingly experiencing electricity blackouts. whether coal, gas or diesel, the demand for energy is simply too great, and it's growing daily, says anant shukla, an energy expert from the german association for inte

>> the discovery of a terror cell shocked many germans. what do you think this will lead to in 2012? >> we will continue to hear calls for the ban of the far right npd party, but there is a very high threshold for banning any party. we will see the federal prosecutor continue to devote a great deal of resources to uncovering further terrorist networks on the right, but i think that band, perhaps the main topic there. thank you. with that, we wrap up the "journal" at this hour. stay tuned. thank you. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

the german dax finished the session down just about 0.5%.he euro stoxx 50 also trading lower, finishing at 2260. on wall street, the dow is pretty much flat, up by 0.1%. on currency markets, the euro is weaker, trading at a value of $1.3039. the u.s. federal reserve's top policymakers have convened in washington, d.c., for their last meeting in what has been an extremely tumultuous year. they agreed to the benchmark interest rates unchanged, near historic lows of 0%. the fed also says the u.s. economy has grown moderately, as hiring and consumer spending have improved. as a result, it is holding off on any new steps to boost the economy, but the statement warned that unemployment remains high and confirmed that rains -- rates will remain exceptionally low through 2013. in corporate news, german carmaker audi looks set to overtake mercedes benz this year as the world's six largest manufacturer of luxury vehicles. audi is already ahead in terms of vehicle sales for the very first time, despite this year being mercedes' best ever. audi's sales

>> i think she will get her wishes, even in the german parliament. the main which is today, that the support is very strong. although, there is some criticism within her party and the liberal party, as well. >> politically, she can deliver the deal. what about public opinion? the latest polls show increasing skepticism about the euro in germany and people aren't dissatisfied with their role. >> yes, people are partly to satisfy. some new polls say about 55% are not happy with what happened in brussels. the other way around -- they want more euro, not less. they want to have even more strict rules. it is the other way around that it is in britain. this is what angela merkel has to say. >> the treaty agreement would obviously ensure that those countries comply with the budget requirements that will be set out. that does represent a loss of sovereignty to the german parliament, as it would elsewhere. that is something that does worry many people in germany. we have already seen the change earlier this year. >> yes, the supreme court in germany ruled tha

german officials were pleased on wednesday. our correspondent in frankfurt has this wraps up -- wrap-up. >> early ahead of the summit, some investors lost their nerves. on the bond market, new government bonds in germany were in demand. the five-year bond auction was oversubscribed two times. many questions are being murderously discussed on the trading floors. what, for example -- nervously discussed on the trading floors. >> what if your son will have to go alone -- with the eurozone will have to go along toward fiscal union? with the united kingdom really holds a referendum -- what if the united kingdom really hold a referendum which could but amid the question the membership of the u.k. in the european union -- which could fundamentally question the membership of the u.k. in the european union? >> taxes at 5994. -- the ddax is at 5995 -- tehe dax is at 5994. the euro is at 1.9393. citigroup will chop 4500 jobs because of what it calls "an extremely challenging operating environment." they hope to make big savings in the lon

>> i think it's just the right message for the german people. but having said all that. she has been criticized by even those close to her who argue that she's simply not made the case for the german business. if you had the deutsche mark still german exports would be much more expensive and criticize for not making that case. in other words, this strong line resounds very well in germany, but her close critics, people close to her say actually it's not the right message she should be putting. >> steve, thank you so much. in paris. we heard from president sarkozy yesterday some very similar messages. do we have sarkozy and merkle hand in hand on this? >> well, i think that's what they are trying to get us to think. we'll have to wait until next monday when they get together here in paris and then the busals when they come out with any big bazooka announcement. but they do seem to be edging towards something. i mean, sarkozy was clearly hinting yesterday that the french should be ready to give up an element of their sovereignity. that's always been it, giving up a bit of

the french president will meet the german leader. there will be rules on who is in charge of national budgets. germany is pushing for automatic sanctions against countries that break the rules. germany wants a super commissioner in charge. nicolas sarkozy and wants a softer approach with the country's retaining the final say. first to our berlin correspondent steve. how much pressure is angela merkel under to ensure that these rules on budgetary control remain strict? question is under immense pressure because she knows best the euro and euro zone and european project depends on best. pressure that she is under comes from yourself and from the german people. she thinks there should be tight controls, further integration of the euro zone, control of the individual countries' budgets. she says that should be enforced by the european courts. she is adamant that this is the way forward. no collective bailing out of individual countries. she spelled that out very clearly last friday. >> that prescription for the problem is something that

the german chancellor continued pressing on the policy currently being put forward by germany and france which are the keep winners of the euro zone and the idea is to create a fiscal union which would include all seventeen members of the eurozone and perhaps all members of the european union as well it would create more essential ization off our more control over states delegates and more importantly over their debts and de facto the introduction of such a fiscal union it would also mean like the revisal of the european union france and germany are also calling for the introduction of tougher sanctions against those countries which can't pay their bills until merkel stressed that it germany will not support the idea of euro bonds well all seventeen members of the eurozone would share the responsibility for these loans germany has already allocated billions of euros to support the weaker members of the eurozone at the same time and other key players of the e.u. great britain also wants to take part in the every formation process this all comes as some of the key players of the e.u. are s

it is not just the germans who have been steely.hat is needed is a comprehensive package that contains is markets that they are serious about cutting budget deficits. it has to be accompanied by some sort of action, police by a supranatural body to be set up in brussels or whatever. it was all a very good idea for the long term. it may work for a body of convergent, like-minded states. >> i am glad to see that they're not listening to you before the meeting. thank you very much, anyway. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around world today. the russian prime minister, vladimir putin, has accused the united states of encouraging protests over that last weekend's parliamentary election. in his public remarks, he alleged that the vote was fraudulent and unfair. vladimir putin said that's -- said that hillary clinton gave a signal to kremlin opponents. he called for a dialogue of opposition, warning of those the break the law must face consequences. steve, it is a bit like the old days. a russian leader blam

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out what we're going to see is a two speed europe essentially those who are on board the a franco german push for more fiscal integration stricter rules and harsher punishments more supervision and those who aren't now as it stands there are twenty three yeses three maybes including sweden hungary and the czech republic you have to check with a problem and get back with an answer and a note coming from the u.k. you know that no it's not very surprising because david cameron before getting into the summit had already said that if he doesn't get the guarantees that he needs to protect british interests the sticking point being the financial transactions tax and labor laws then he's going to use his veto to avoid that sweeping e.u. treaty that's exactly what happens in the u.k. is going it alone now from german chancellor angela merkel's point of view it is a breakthrough a success looking at what germany had wanted to achieve going into the summit and what they're getting out of it yes it would be fair to say that it is a success from their point of view now merkel also said that far as th

can't print money to buy bonds because the germans won't let them and since the e.c.b. will soon run out of money we will step in and start buying european government bonds for them it is something to think about he said so max tell us who myron scholz is well of course he's he's a big one nobel prize winner for the black shoals option pricing volatility formula he is to derivatives what einstein is to atomic weapons he created the old idea of splitting the dollar into two parts reward and risk and then trading a risk separately and then creating now seven hundred trillion in derivatives which is pure risk no equity by the way that number's up over the past half year to a new record amount of people thought the derivative work was shrinking no it's a new all time highs along with a quantitative easing that's come close to could all myron shoulders option pricing volatility formula we can now look forward to having many more killings of dollars worth of worthless paper trading on worthless paper which is nothing more than a huge parties game roll out of her leg whose int

here is a right wing president dancing to the tune of the germans. >> some leaders, some anti- german leaders, are using that. he does not want to undermine the euro. how far are you willing to go? >> here is a french president, ok, with all the splendor and grandeur that implies, and here is a man who is telling you i'm going to sell you a deal. the deal means we will be punished if we ever go off of the straight and narrow. how do you sell that to an election? >> that's the reason why he has not done this before. the austerity measures might have been a year ago, 18 months ago, when greece started to tumble. it has not been done because it was not popular with the electorate. now there have been measures announced. they are feeling there is no choice. otherwise, the triple a will be lost and so on. it's a massive political gamble for sarkozy now. >> we have often talked over the last few months about this is a crunch meeting. how important is this one on friday for france, but also for the european union? >> i'm really worried now about the make or break deal. whether there is a dea

she is due to meet german troops state didn't -- german troops stationed in closing bell. the visit comes just weeks after clashes between international troops and others. germany has around 4000 soldiers in close of zero. to sports -- it is official. he is not only that -- in coastkosovo. now to sports. it is official. he is now the sportsman of the year, dirk nowitzki. germany's sportsman of the year 2011, berkowitdirk nowitzki. he beat off competition from formula one driver sebastian vettel. >> i am really pleased to get this nice award. thanks to all the sports journalists who voted for me. for the first time, you have proved that you know something about basketball. [laughter] >> for the olympic gold medalist, it is a great start to the season which she says will be her last. bundesliga champions were named the best team for the third year in a row. >> stay tuned. ♪ >> welcome back. north korean leader kim yong-il is dead and will most likely be replaced by his son kim jong-un. a second-generation dictator, he led a country that diverts so much of its resources to th