it's time to seal the deal on the free trade agreement. >> gillard also referred to regional security issues. she said australia and japan must work together to balance rising asian powers such as china and india. she said she wants to use the g-20 summit and the asia pacific economic cooperation forum to work with japan an security jap asking indonesian government to rethink a plan to ban exports of nickel and other ores. japan imports more than 50% of its nickel from indonesia. edano met indonesia's coordinating minister for the economy in tokyo. indonesia plans to ban exports of 14 types of ore from 2014. edano said such an embargo would hurt japan's economy. japan uses nickel ore to make stainless steel. he says he hopes his government will boost indonesian industries and asked for edano's understanding. indonesia imposed a 20% export tax on the 14 ores earlier this year. the ministers failed to narrow their differences but agreed to continue talks over the issue. >>> all right ti. time now to check the world weather forecast. sayaka mori is standing by to tell us the latest on th

gillard spoke in sydney to support the anniversary of the japan/australia business conference. >> japan is a critically important economic partner for australia and will remain so in the future. but in a dynamic and changing region, it's time to take the next step. it's time to seal the deal on the free trade agreement. >> gillar did said australia and japan must work together. she says she wants to use the g20 summit and the asia pacific economic cooperation forum to work with japan on security issues. >>> japan's trade minister is asking the indonesian government to think of a plan to ban exports of ores and nickel. edino met for the economy in tokyo. indonesia plans to ban exports of 14 types of ore from 2014. japan uses nickel ore to make stainless steel. hata says he hopes his government will boost stris. he asked for edino's understanding. indonesia put an export tax on the ores earlier this year. they failed to narrow their differences but agreed to continue talks over the issue. >>> some children wake up and cringe at the thought of heading into the schoolyard. they know that bu

julian gillard was on her final day when she slipped and lost her shoe. the visit is aimed at boosting ties between the two countries. she joked abou wearing heels. >> i'm fine. for men who get to wear flat shoes all day, every day, if you wear a heel, it can get embedded in soft grass and then when you pull your foot out, the shoe doesn't come and the rest of it is as you saw. >> this is gmt from "bbc world news." i'm george. the headlines. president obama and the erepublican challenger, mitt romney went back and forth on taxes and energy policy during their second televised debate before next month's election. the british government is calling for top sanctions after england's -- saying they were racially abused. it's about that time when we catch up on all the business news. alex is here. i want to start with germfully. because new growth figures out in the last hour, not so good. and it raises questions, doesn't it? if the u.n. power house is stumbling a bit. what does that say about the euro zone? >> we're very used to hearing that description, power

australian prime minister julia gillard was also in attendance. tourists from australia made up the largest portion of foreign victims. >> we will hold fast to that which remains, to our determination of a free people to explore the world unbowed by fear, to our resolve to defeat terrorism, and to our duty to care for each other. >> reporter: the bombing took place one year after the september 11th terrorist attacks in the u.s. the incident pressed the indonesian government to demonstrate to its people and the international community its determination to confront extremist groups. indonesian police determined that the bomb attack had been the work of southeast asia-based terrorist network jamaah islamiyah. police investigation led to the capture of hups of suspects with some killed in gunfights. in 2008, three convicts, including a bomber, were executed. speaking at the ceremony, which was covered by the international media, the indonesian foreign minister underlined that the majority of the muslims in the country are moderates who support toleran

saunders suing the australian prime minister for defamation he says it's based on comments by julia gillard in twenty ten in which as she called the release of u.s. diplomatic cables grossly irresponsible and illegal as son she claims her comments actually authorized further attack on him and we meet he's currently holed up in ecuador say embassy in london to avoid being sent to three didn't and fiestas on what extradition to the us. next is the latest business update with natasha in a few minutes. culture is that so much given to each musician on the mark when when is the end really the end of the strategy of the u.s. led mission in afghanistan is in a shambles green on blue attacks against coalition. would be soon which britain if you knew me by sunni from phones to christians. these flames don't tante don't come. back while. california offers an air show and an emission museum was about to you. most of the residents never profit from the performance you'll see of coming all signature to their new look up and there's one to check in on you he's the alpha beta gamma he was always the final

>> a redheaded lady called julia gillard. craig: any good? >> no. craig: who else is good at the prime minute industry -- ministry. >> i reckon you would be the better one. craig: i don't know. would you guys embrace the idea of an american immigrant and his gay robot pal to run your country? >> crikey. that would be just ripper. absolutely. craig: wait. what did she say? geoff: she said that would be awesome. craig: oh. thank you very much indeed. well -- >> your accent is very good too. i meant to say that. your accent is really good. really good. craig: i didn't understand that. what did she say? geoff: she said your accent is really good. >> when you go to australia, the women are sheilas and they are the blokes. you say you're a ripper sheila, mate. craig: this is getting a little more complicated. i'll do me december dinghy dinghy. -- best dinghy dinghy. >>> this is 9news now. >> hurricane sandy is headed this way, and we're getting ready for what may be one of the worst storms to hit our area in years. in fact, this one is so big, you can see

just syrian the australian prime minister for defamation he says it's based on comments by julia gillard in twenty jan in which she called the release of you was diplomatic cables grossly irresponsible and illegal assad's claims of comments actually authorize further attacks on him and weaken leaks he's currently holed up in ecuador us embassy in london to avoid being sent to sweden and yes on what extradition to the us. next it's the latest big. ms update within the tasha. apple is one of the main losers on the walls need this monday a company that absolutely and it's a racing shell of its recent i phone five games and that's dragging the nasdaq down with it the dow is also seeing some losses here the latest numbers it's losing under two tenths of a percent this hour the european markets and the day in the red as well in the news that the eurozone has launched a rescue fund to bail out the struggling economies it will have full capacity lending capacity i should out of five hundred billion euro by two thousand and fourteen now in the currency markets the euro is shedding value to the u.

assange is suing the australian prime minister for defamation he says it's based on comments by julia gillard in two thousand and ten and which she called the release of u.s. diplomatic cables quote grossly irresponsible and. illegal assad's claims her comments actually authorized further attacks on him and wiki leaks he's currently holed up in ecuador's embassy in london to avoid being sent to sweden and fears on with extradition to the united states. congress wants to block two chinese telecom giants from entering the u.s. market over fears of espionage after eleven months of investigation it was ruled out who are way and t. may be under state influence and should be barred from mergers and acquisitions in america both companies deny helping china gather sensitive information on foreign countries and for. the private a california based firm has launched its first supply flight to the international space station since the retirement of the american space shuttles last year only russia has been able to send people and supplies to the i assess though now space x. is also developing systems to

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>> gillard. >> very good.th those high-heel shoes. and high end designers, men, i might add, they say we should just take it all in tried. abc's sharyn alfonsi investigates. >> reporter: she's the first female prime minister of australia. accomplished, well-spoken, but not above the one thing all women know -- stilettos and soggy grass don't mix. and it's the third footwear fiasco for the prime minister. she's certainly not the first woman to fall head over heels so publicly. cue "sex and the city" remember kerry bradshaw's catwalk tumble? littered with road kill. wobbles, tumbles, and wipeouts. heathrow airport, lady gaga showed she wasn't the practical rolling luggage type and ended up rolling her ankles. for the rest of us why do we bother when we know it can end like this? the man behind those skyscraping red soles, christian louboutin explained it to me like this. >> some women are not completely comfortable with their body. even if you are not really comfortable with your body you are comfortable with yo

julia gillard was touring the gandhi memorial yesterday. take a look.got stuck in some soft grass. the prime minister tripped and fell. officials helped her back to her feet and she continued on. later joking to reporters about the incident. that's going to live on. >> those heels are no joking matter. >> we can't relate. >> no, you can't. >> but we can laugh. that's so bad. >> it is funny. >>> a woman who runs an empire. coming up, tory birch says she made a fortune figuring out what happens in fashion. >>> a brawl outside a bar. hard to believe what these men as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending and balanced the budget every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. mark warner and i reached across party lines to get things done. we were a great team in richmond and we'll be a great team in washington. i'm tim kaine and i approve this message ...because we'll work together to restore fiscal responsibility, grow our economy and create jobs. [ male announcer ] tim kaine. bringing people together to t

. >>> australia's prime minister julia gillard has defended her attack on opposition leader tony abbott saying enough is enough. she accused abbott of sexism in a fiery speech in parliament yesterday that has drawn global praise. some are focusing -- accusing t p.m. of playing the gender card. >> the labor opposition says people who hold opposite views are not appropriate for high office. i hope the leader of opposition has got a piece of paper and he is writing out his resignation. because if he wants to know what ma someny looks like in modern australia he doesn't need a motion in the house of representatives. he needs a mirror. that's what he needs. s. >> and nfl veteran and actor alex care ras had died today at his california home at the age of 77. he suffered kidney failure in addition to cancer and dementia. he anchored the detroit lions 12 seasons and known in hollywood in his roles in "webster" and the movie "blazing saddles" and up next the state department's evolving timeline in benghazi. follow the wings. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'

prime minister julian gillard and opposition leader spoke about that and women's rights. this program is courtesy of aipac, austria public affairs channel. >> hello, welcome to washington. it was another extraordinary week in australian politics with the speaker of the house under increasing pressure to resign his post to the atari step aside what i sexual harassment court case brought by former staffer went on to during the course of that case text messages between the pair emerged showing crude language and bad attitude towards women. and sensing a political victory, the opposition moved to dump him, seeing it was the governor put a miniature. this is a question time started during the week. >> thank you, madam chair the speaker. i move as provided for by section 35 of the constitution, the speaker be removed from office immediately. and at the risk of detained the house and repetitive way, madam deputy speaker, that it is absolutely crystal clear that the speaker is no longer a fit and proper person to uphold the dignity of this parliament and is no longer a fit and pr

but it was australian prime minister julia gillard's footwear that made headlines wednesday.ause of a staple of a woman's wardrobe, the too often hazardous high heel. >> if you wear a heel, it can get embedded in soft grass. the rest is as you saw. >> reporter: then again, who hasn't tottered, tripped or tumbled when walking on these ministilts. from real-life models. to "sex and the city's" carry bradshaw. beyonce. j. lo. and rihanna. all have taken a public plunge in their heels. >> i think women don't walk off the big toe properly. that makes the foot unstable. the higher the heel, the more instability. so, when in doubt, lower your heel height. >> reporter: what if you want to keep stepping out in your six-inch stiletto. enter miss j. gave me a lesson in how to avoid the footwear fiascos. >> do you walk on the heels or the feet or the balls? >> reporter: i think i walk on the balls. what's the biggest mistake that women make when walking in high heels? >> relying on the high heel to keep them steady. you have to navigate the shoe. >> reporter: most of all, he says, even i

gillard accused tony abbott of being a sexist who hates women. >> i was offended when the leader of theside in the front of parliament and stood next to a sign that said the witch. i was offended when the leader of the opposition stood next to a sign that described me as a man bitch. >> i think she's offended. >>> this morning the supreme court takes on its most significant affirmative action case in years. the outcome could affect student admissions at universities across the country. w wyatt andrews has the story. >> the question before the court is simple but controversial. can race be used at all in the college admissions process. for 30 years it says race can be one factor in achieving student diversity. today the supreme court will be asking if it's time for that to change. >> the challenge is coming from abigail fisher who says she was denied admission to the university of texas partly for being white. she argues that ut's policy of considering race in emissions give an advantage to less qualified minority students. >> there were people in my class with lower grades who weren't i

prime minister julia gillard accused opposition coalition leader tony abbott of hypocrisy after he called the speaker of the house a sixist. abbott was referring to crude sex wal text messages she sent to a former female stafford. that was too much for her, and she took out to point out sexist statements made by abbott, including his questioning of a woman's ability to hold powerful positions. >>. >> i will not be lectured about sixism and masogony by this man. i will not. the public will not be lectured about sexism and masogony by this man. not now. not ever. the leader of the opposition says that people who hold sexist views and who are masogenists are not appropriate for high office. the i hope of the leader for the opposition has a piece much paper. if he wants to know what masogony looks like in modern australia, he doesn't need a motion in the house of representatives. he needs a mirror. that's what he needs. >> every day the prime minister stands in this parliament to defend this speaker will be another day of shame for this parliament and another day of shame for a government whi

. >> i now know that joe biden has nothing on julia gillard, the prime minister of australia.en the video of her just lashing out in the australian parliament. but what i also know is that that was a strangely effective. that there did need to be a conversation in australia about misogyny and sexism. >> explain the context. >> a member of her party got caught sending lewd texts to somebody who worked for him. he had previously been with the other party. he was sort of a swing vote in the coalition. her -- the opposition leader tony abbott got up and was very outraged about this and said he's got to be fired right away. she got up and said i won't be lectured by tony abbott. if he wants to know what misogyny looks like in australia, he needs to look in the mirror. he had said in parliament, i believe, that she needed to make an honest woman of herself, she's not married. people in his party had called her barren. and she did not hold back at all sniet was an amazing disposition sni . >> it wasn't that australians have a culture. >> we'll post it on our tumbler. >> i now know no

well, julia gillard, high heels, really delivered a low blow in new delhi when her shoe got stuck in soft grass at the ghandi memorial. she explained she is fine, but unlike men who get to wear flat shoes all day, being a female leader has one extra challenge. one that we certainly can relate to, savannah gurthrie. >> we certainly can. >> still not easy. >> no, no. >> at least once a year. >> exactly. >>> well, we've got this strong storm system up over the great lakes causing problems on both sides of the country. behind the system, we've got really windy weather and a lot of wet weather to talk about. we've got wind and heavy wind watches, wind gusts of over 50 to 60 miles per hour. we've got high wind warnings and high wind watches and then ahead of the front, warmer weather and stormier weather from charleston all the way up to pittsburgh. the risk of strong storms. not looking at tornado out of this, but a lot of rain and wind and hail. the heaviest rain along the southeastern atlantic coast about 2 to 3 inches of rain. >> good morning. it will be breezy and mild this afternoon.

well, julia gillard, high heels, really delivered a low blow in new delhi when her shoe got stuck in soft grass at the ghandi memorial. she explained she is fine, but unlike men who get to wear flat shoes all day, being a female leader has one extra challenge. one that we certainly can relate to, savannah gurthrie. >> we certainly can. >> still not easy. >> no, no. >> at least once a year. >> exactly. >>yes, we can. >> thank you. >>> at least once a year. >> exactly. what's up, mr. roker? >> a strong storm system over the great lakes causing problems on both sides of the country. behind the system, windy weather and wet weather. we have wind and heavy wind watches. wind gusts over 50 to 60 miles per hour. we have high wind warnings and high wind watches. ahead of the front, warmer weather and stormier weather from charleston to pittsburgh. a lot of rain and a lot of hail. two to three inches of rain. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. sunrise on the way. a live view overlooking the potomac river on this thurs