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i grew up in the greek orthodox church. my parents both came from greece and i was nurtured in that faith and went away to college and studied theology at a presbyterian college in indiana and one of my professors said you should study what your faith is about. i ended up at our seminary and here i am in oakland, california serving. greek orthodox tracing its roots back to the apostles. i heard about st. paul preaching in corinth. we have the name of every bishop that was in corinth starting with the one he established up to the current bishop so we have have that long, long tradition and we take pride in that connection because it gives us deep roots. the church was really founded and nurtured in that area of the eastern mediterranean. what we called asia minor, present day syria, north africa and greece. its a deep part of who we are and it defines who we are as a peoplement you cannot take it out of being a greek and being greek means that pretty much you're orthodox christian >> yes, but as i was reading about your cong

steve: basically, i thought of the simple greek concept, simple and greek. do a blue and white and butcher block. small-scale, comfortable. i also did an all-wood, bent plywood, very durable. i have a banquette, so i did the detailed piping. and for value engineering, we could eliminate this component and put this back right on the wall. so this comes undone, it's on a cleat. sam: you know what i've found a lot, steve, is that when you have that kind of bench, it gets ripped easy. and once it rips, you have to get a whole new bench. and the colors, i'm not thrilled with the blues. steve: okay. lemonis: so let's go over to the tables and chairs. sam: and to me, i've seen this before, steve, and that's my thing. we want to keep the traditional piece, to some degree, but we also want to modernize. and so, we want it to be a little different. steve: i do think it's fresh and it's clean and it's simple greek, so that's why i went with it. sam: it's a nice look. i don't want to say it's not. but it's not, i think, what we're looking for. it's just there. and we wa

annexed the payment for greek low income pensioners -- an extra payment for greek low income pensioners over the holidays. it is raising concerns with the eurozone officials. they argue that charity is not part of the 86 billion-euro bailout program that the highly indebted greece has signed with its creditors. but greek prime minister alexis address is -- alexis tsipras is under pressure in his home country. reporter: it is a christmas present for greece could 1.6 million pensioners will get a bonus. prime minister alexis tsipras and his cabinet want to pay every pensioner without clearing it with the country's creditors. >> the extra amount that comes above the agreed surpluses is an amount that can be used from the greek government to special categories and to give benefits to those that have been most harmed from the crisis and i believe that the greek government should havefor maneuver. reporter: the european lenders were taken aback by the end of your bonus. finance ministers agreed on a last-minute debt relief package just 10 days ago. "i think it is impossible to. impose debt re

to the family of ambassador amiridis and the greek people.d trump has praised the russian president, vladimir putin, for his decision not to retaliate after the us expelled 35 russian diplomats. the outgoing obama administration said it was throwing out the diplomats in a row over hacking during the american election, a suggestion rejected by the kremlin. with the latest from moscow, here's steve rosenberg. near the kremlin tonight, they were putting on a seasonal show, ahead of the new year celebrations. there was song and dance, and some musical theatre. but that was nothing compared to the political theatre being played out inside. first up on stage, the foreign minister. he advised president putin to expel 35 us diplomats. america had expelled 35 russians. in other words, tit for tat, cold war—style. it seemed inevitable. but no, vladimir putin said, he wasn't going to stoop to the level of irresponsible diplomacy. he wasn't going to expel any americans. he even invited the children of all us diplomats in moscow to a new year's party here

how greek are we to be? how do we adapt to the surrounding culture? what is the real meaning of the death of jesus? how important is the death of jesus? maybe it's the sayings of jesus that are really the important thing and... and not his death and not his resurrection. >> i think we're right to call it the jesus movement here, because if we think of it as christianity-- that is, from the perspective of the kind of movement and institutional religion that it would become a few hundred years later-- we will miss the flavor of those earliest years of the kind of crude and rough beginnings, the... the small enclaves trying to keep the memory alive. >> we're hampered by our vocabulary.? we know that this group will eventually form a gentile community, and they'll be known as christians. but this group didn't think that. this group expected jesus to return and establish the kingdom of god. >> he is a jewish messiah. they are followers of a jewish apocalyptic tradition. they are expecting the coming of the kingdom of god on earth. it's a jewish movement. >

we will, of course, be discussing the greek debt program. all i say is that this is not the place to be making decisions , and that greece is in the good hands of the euro group and the financial institutions. the bank of greece says the bailout program is in a crucial stage. creditors want the government to continue implementing a theory -- income cuts and tax heister not reduce spending. let's take a look at the markets. this is in europe, trading in the green this lunchtime. markets adjusting to their rate increase or in several deals also making waves. sanofi is an advanced talks to actact italian -- to buy kelly and -- actelion. there business -- now taking a look at other business stories. six truck makers have accused -- lawsuit overed a inflation of prices third one democratic senator claims the price of 500 fighters have been -- in the u.s. from $20 to 1800 donors in just seven months. johnston press is to sell 13 of its reason newspapers in the united kingdom. it will buy the titles for 17 million pounds. johnston ends 200 million

well, a greek scientist claims to have created a machine that converts water into power. part of our occasional "innovation" series, special correspondent malcolm brabant traveled to the inventor's island home. >> reporter: physicist petros zografos spent 30 years trying to work out how, using minimal energy, he could break down the water molecule, h20, into its component parts: hydrogen and oxygen. now, he thinks he's cracked it, with this, his mini power station, which he hopes will help reverse global pollution. >> ( translated ): since i have children and grandchildren-- my son has just made me a grandfather-- i cannot go on watching this planet being so violently abused. >> reporter: george shoell, from southern germany, whose company makes solar panels, is interested in helping develop and market zografos' invention. he headed out of athens for a nearby greek island, to inspect it for the first time. >> for the people, this would be exactly what they want, exactly what they can use at home. but to be honest, for the big energy suppliers, this will be a problem, beca

greek move on to the story.me minister is in berlin today joining a working lunch with german chancellor angela merkel. greece just past a plan to increase social spending despite the calls for more austerity. also an issue with the greek islands as well. let us go to our brussels bureau chief who joins us now. this increasedut spending. how have the auditors, now that they are back in greece, reacted to the plants? -- the plants? s? >> they were not happy. ministerhe prime disseminated the helicopter money to pensioners. creditors were not consulted. they allow auditors issued a statement saying that this may not be the most productive way to spend the money. prime minister fought back saying that his government is beating the bail out target. and he should be able to decide how to distribute excess revenue. he has the backing of the french government. he now has to convince the german chancellor, angela merkel. matt: and that is probably not an easy task, right? she does not seem to be easily persuadable. how

to the family of ambassador amiridis and the greek people.ption to rail services. members of the rmt union started a three—day walkout this morning in the long—running dispute about the role of conductors. an ongoing ban on overtime by drivers in the aslef union is adding to the disruption. a female cyclist from nottingham has set a new world record for female riders by covering over 32,000 miles in 12 months. kajsa tylen has broken a world record that's stood since 1938 when billie fleming cycled 29,604 miles. here's her story. just me, riding my bicycle in the midnight sun. it's awesome! i don't think it's sunk in yet, i don't know if it ever will, it's such a ridiculously big number to have ridden, i am not sure it will sink in at all. kajsa joins me now from nottingham. first of all, huge congratulations andi first of all, huge congratulations and i will begin with the question why? everybody always begins with that question. yeah, originally it was for the challenge. i read the guinness world record book when i was a kid with my brother

you would only have jesus speaking identical sayings in greek if you had a written translation in greek his sayings. and so scholars suggested that there must have been, besides "mark," something else written down that would have been a list of the sayings of jesus translated into greek. and they called that quelle, which means "source" in german, and they call it, for short, "q." nobody ever has found this source written. we can reconstruct it because we guess that there was such a written source. >> narrator: "q" was composed before the war. it would have presented jesus as an apocalyptic figure, the very image of the messiah that mark felt compelled to change. >> ( dramatized ) there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see abraham, isaac, and jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of god, and you yourself thrown out. >> narrator: but this is also a complex jesus who sometimes speaks words of wisdom. >> ( dramatized ) consider the lilies and how they grow. they neither toil nor spin, yet i tell you even solomon... >> narrator: "q" does not tell the stories of the life a

hit one of four triples he had 1 but the wiz no mavrp he's known at greek freak i'll call him greek greekke plays in this one dominating wizards and so long and kailash satyrathi letic he is career high 39 points to go assists and wizards lose to freak and bucks 12, 96. >> to ice at the verizon center looking festive. everybody coordinated wearing red for the holidays. lie like that. that's nice. john carlson rocket for second of season caps less than a minute in. still first period. this is not a replay and looks like a replay. same spot, same point same shot same result. second goal of game-0 and dominated lightning both ends of ice. alec owe very much kip and johansen. >> if redskins defy odds and make playoffs do i need kirk cuzies to shake rough play. in spite of cousins two turnover night coach still has faith. >> it's a tough game you know everybody has one or two if you look around the league most great quarterbacks they don't have week. they have ups and downs this was not all on kirk and understands how difficult it it is every week to be sake full and very good. >> and cop ago

. >> after a rescue operation in january, the greek coast guard arrested them for three days. the charges included illegal transport of persons and illegal possession of firearms. >> would actually been given an assignment from the greek coast guard two days before they arrested us. they called and told see about a vote that had not changed position at the four hours. >> now, firefighters josÉ and julio can hardly believe they may be facing 10 years in prison. at the station, they practice dealing with a chemical spill. they are seasoned professionals, well-versed in the skills they need. how could such etiquette lifesavers be confused with smugglers? >> i am no criminal. i'm not and nobody says i am. it must be a mistake. we are hoping this case can be cleared up as fast as possible. >> a spanish attorney is one of the defense lawyers in greece during the charges resulted from a 2002 eu directive aimed at bringing people smugglers to justice. >> the intention of this direct to is actually to combat all the smugglers, mafias, and organized crime that make a lot of money and pr

. >> this is exactly the mindset that greeks have been worrying about. they fear increased preference for populist in europe. the consequences will go beyond the boundaries in europe. it is all the more urgent to understand that if our neighbors are not doing well, we are not doing well either. >> even so, germany's austrian neighbors have elected a pro-eu candidate. >> time for business news now. we're taking a look at how the italian votes student investors earlier in the day. >> >> after some initial trivial action, financial markets have rebounded. that is due to calming words saying any jitters in italy will not cause prices for the market. the nation's banking troubles have not suddenly disappeared. the future of one financial institution in particular lives in the balance. >> the economic stakes are high. italy's third-largest bank needs 5 billion euros to avoid collapse. it is unclear if a plan to rescue it can now go ahead. the outcome of the vote initially provoked market jitters. >> the italian index opened down. our shares were -11. we now se

to the family of ambassador amiridis and the greek people. age of 86. allan williams was the owner of a liverpool music club and arranged the band's first performances in the early 60s, but he and the band parted company before they became an international success. his memoir was called the man who gave the beatles away. if you're staying up to welcome in the new year, then you'll have a bit longer to wait — as a "leap second" will be added to this year's countdown to compensate for a slowdown in the earth's rotation. the extra second will occur as clocks strike midnight and the change is needed because standard time lags behind atomic clocks. here's our science correspondent, rebecca morelle. big ben tolls this new year's eve, you have a tiny bit longer to enjoy the celebrations. an extra second is being added to the world's time. and it's all because of a very slight wobble in the earth's rotation. our planet speeds up and slows down as it spins. so while a single rotation equates to one day, some days end up being a tiny fraction longer or

to the family of ambassador amiridis and the greek people.. allan williams was the owner of a liverpool music club and arranged the band's first performances in the early ‘60s, but he and the band parted company before they became an international success. his memoir was called "the man who gave the beatles away". let's get more now on the queen's new year's honours. among those awarded an obe is the double oscar—winning costume designerjenny beavan. she told our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba how surprised she was to receive the award. we do the work for the joy of the work, hopefully, orwhatever. and the whole thing of whether it might be recognised is farfrom — we the whole thing of whether it might be recognised is far from — we don't even know if it will be a good film, sometimes i have worked on films you think can't fail. they have all the ingredients and when you see them they are just sort of... then you work on something that's fine and, you know, people are giving performances, they put it together and it goes into another

we will get insights from the greek minister of the economy and development, next. mark five from london, i'm artan. counting down to the european close, just about 40 minutes away. julie: i'm julie hyman. lawmakers approve the country's budget for 2017. the prime minister will meet with angela merkel later this week to review the bailout plan. international economics and policy correspondent, michael mckee, is standing by right now with the greek minister for economy and development. michael: thank you. we are here with some one has been in office for only two months now. dimitri, let's get right to the whole issue on where greases, financially. you can't survive without additional bailout funds and those cannot be granted until the latest review of the program is finished. will it be done by the end of the year? >> our timetable is to complete the review by the end of this year. for us that is very important because once that is completed, then of course the greek bonds will be reliable, subject to be eligible to participate in the ecb. for us it is very important

writing on social media mrtrump said: police in rio dejaneiro are questioning the greek ambassador‘sife and two other people on suspicion of involvement in the envoy‘s killing. investigators say the ambassador‘s body was found in the boot of a burnt—out car. the nationwide ceasefire in syria is now over 2a hours old. while it appears to be holding in most areas — moscow says it calls on the un security council to back the deal and support new peace talks. and now on our world, a symphony for syria. first broadcast last summer, it's a touching story of four syrian musicians as they prepare for a ground—breaking series of reunion concerts. over ten years ago, a remarkable orchestra played in damascus, performing arabic music at the highest level. but when war broke out in 2011, some of the musicians were forced to flee syria. this is the story of an attempt to bring the orchestra back together for a once—in—a—lifetime tour, in the hope of changing the world's perspective of this nation. since the beginning of the war in syria, an estimated 9 million people have fled their homes in sear

no answer for the greek freak. he had 379. they have a chance to get them back and they host the bucks. kelly oubrej. hopes the win tonight could turn the season around. >> it's on our mind. a loss like that you can't forget. but we play them today. the second game in a row against a same team. this should be exciting game tonight. robert: final note for howardups. howard faces v.c.u. in richmond. the greek freak. that is the nickname. michelle: memorable. thank you. doug: josh knight in for steve to talk about the morning rain and look ahead to new >>> as we come on the air tonight, extreme weather colliding with holiday travel. the blizzard on one of the year's busiest travel days. airport delays stacking up tonight. passengers stranded. highways shut down. and the northeast facing treacherous driving conditions right now. >>> george michael's mysterious death. tributes pouring in for the pop star, found dead on christmas. the new questions tonight about his final days. >>> trump versus obama. the war of words tonight. donal

rising tensions on a greek island that's welcomed thousands of refugees.dly christmas weekend in chicago, and much more. >> brangham: it seems politics didn't take much of a holiday break. from the ongoing turf war between outgoing president obama and soon-to-be president trump on sensitive issues, to a new pledge to dissolve the trump foundation to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest. there's plenty to talk about this politics monday. joining me are amy walter of the "cook political report," and stu rothenberg of the "rothenberg-and-gonzalez political report." welcome to you both. we have seen, over this weekend, and in the past week or so, president-elect trump inserting himself very overtly into american policy on israel, on taiwan and china. he's negotiating government contracts. i'm curious, amy, is this as unprecedented as it seems? >> it is unprecedented. of course, we've never had a president-elect coming in the age of twitter, either. so there's that piece of it. and i feel like a broken record, but every time we're together, i say the sa

he made it clear that greeks deserves a break. >> in order to make reforms sustainable the greek economy needs the space to return to growth and start creating jobs again. the i.m.f. has said that debt relief is crucial. i will continue to urge creditors to take the steps needed to put greece on a path towards a durable economic recovery because it's in all of our interests that greece succeeds. >> reporter: greece's beleaguered prime minister alexis tsipras has angered the country's creditors by repeatedly reneging on promises. >> ( translated ): the greek economy and our society, after seven whole years, cannot take any more austerity. >> reporter: but the european union, which has provided most of greece's bail out cash ignored the u.s. president. analyst nick malkoutzis believes that any recovery will be further delayed while the i.m.f. and european union disagree over what is the next step. >> the europeans are reluctant to provide the debt relief that greece needs because of political reasons. the i.m.f. is reluctant to back down on what it sees as the structural side which it thin

the greek government got its goal. on that fact alone, i have deep sympathy for the situation which also touches upon the key issue of sovereignty. >> and on the issue of political risk. we know what angela merkel said about the departure of mr. renzi. she was quite disappointed with the outcome of the referendum and the fact that mr. renzi decided to go. and it has increased elements of political risk for investors as far as italy is concerned. so, does the commission want to see the back of mr. sipras given the fact he's organized down? >> but at what cost. we both know that some would toe the line but or be more akin to toe the line but to think we are talking not only about french election, the german election in 2017, but now with possibly -- i say there's an outside chance, italian and greek elections, it becomes more of a headache for the powers that be in brussels. >> let's move on to some corporate stories. shares of actelion after bloomberg reported that sanofi is in talks to buy the company for $275 per shar

reporter: the stability leadnism showed -- and to a hike from certain greek islands. greece's creditors have not been briefed about the proposals, which the greek government said would be paid for from a budget surface. german chancellor angela merkel refused to give a position on whether greece was violating its bailout obligations. >> i must say this is not the place where decisions will be made. that is in the good hands of the euro group. certainly the great prime and view of the situation will play a role in our talks. >> meanwhile france has criticized the euro group and some german ministers. french leaders say the country must be allowed to make its own sovereign decisions and it should not be burdened with additional punishing measures. >> let's check in on the markets. onig move of the week came thursday. interest rates would raise for the first time in a year. and a more muted session than what we have seen earlier in the week. the dow jones has turned downwards. hovering about 150 points beneath the symbolic 20,000 threshold. the tech sector is also weighi

at the same time, the greek government has managed to come in with a budget surplus, a bigger one thangeted, so there was some fiscal discipline in athens. now, the prime minister wants to take some of the burden off the backs of low income pensioners by paying out a one-off payment at the end of the year of a bit more than 600 million euros. that is not in the budget, of course, given that the country still has to pay back so many debts. brent: reporting from the frankfurt stock exchange. that is all your business for this hour. here in germany, the country has begun deporting failed afghan asylum-seekers under the terms of a recent deal with kabul. the decision to send home up to 50 afghans has drawn sharp criticism. some germans believe the security situation in afghanistan is too volatile for the return of the would-be migrants. >> they are in frankfurt wednesday evening, protesting against the deportation of up to 50 afghans. one of the organizers says afghanistan is not secure. "the country is not safe. it is unstable. hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing. they have got no

the greek freak got his second triple double of the season last night in the bucks win over the trail blazers. giannis had 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists for his seventh ca -- in the franchise behind abdul-jabbar's eight. he could tie the record tomorrow night against the hawks. finally, first place in the afc west was on the line, second quarter, alex smith goes back and fires one deep to hill, in fact, all points were scored in the second quarter. kansas in control tonight, hanging on to win 21-13. as for the packers and the seahawks, they play this sunday. the packers have done well against the seahawks in lambeau field. perhaps that can continue. joyce: russell wilson was talking about how excited he will be because snowing. we will have a final look at the forecast coming up. then, after this newscast, "jimmy kimmel live." guests tonight include jennifer joyce: this is the kind of forecast you like. it will be interesting this weekend. mark: this is the kind of forecast that makes me lose my hair. not tomorrow. it is just cold, 25, average high 35. three days in a row wit

greeks have staged another day of strikes and protests against austerity measures. thousands of people marched through athens while public transport, schools, and rail services were disrupted. earlier this week, international creditors said they were open to the sort of debt relief but greek government has to cut funding. foreclosures and job losses are in store for the sears group and its kmart branch. u.s. retail giant has said it had fallen short in its efforts to bring back shoppers as it reported $750 million of losses for the third quarter. shares in this year's group have lost nearly half their value this year. 140 kmart and 30 sears locations have already been shuttered in 2016. the chinese investment fund has dropped its bid for a german maker.uipment the german government had also expressed concerns about the aixtron.of we stay in china now. has claimed rare victory in a trademark case. he has right over the chinese translation of his surname. name?er: what is in a if you are sports star michael jordan, millions of dollars. he has been fighting a trademark

. >> here is my friend, a greek. >> paul brings with him titus, an uncircumcised greek, and he's a symbolel he's preached. he's bringing him there to say to everyone, what are you going to do about this? >> the only thing that counts is faith. >> when we read the acts of the apostles, it's quite clear that there's tension, and there's especially tension between james and paul. >> so if you were jesus' brother and this upstart came along preaching and teaching a different message from the one that you had learned from your brother, i imagine he would have felt immense frustration. >> what the council are witnessing is the birth of early christianity. >> the process by which christianity and judaism become two different things is a process that takes centuries. that said, in my opinion, paul's decision is a critically important moment in that division. >> jews or greeks. slaves or free. >> paul believes you really need to go out there and spread the message if your legacy's going to be protected. >> listen to me. >> james is a tora true jew, and he apparently got along just fine with the je

the same way that i assume greeks believe in greek exceptionalism and brits believe in british exceptionalism. it was an intended humility to say, i don't want to say yes as if we think we are better than other people, but that is not what did means. it is an historical claim about the american founding. american exceptionalism is understanding that what happened in the late 1700s, in particular 1787 and 1788 at the constitutional convention, was truly unprecedented in human history on any mass scale. our founders made an anthropological argument. they were saying something bold, even arrogant. they were saying almost everyone who came before us in human history was wrong about the nature of governance. the american founding is not just about a war in the early 1770's. it is not a disagreement with the brits in particular. the american constitutional convention was working out a document that finished a declaration of independence and work out ideas that says we think most people in history have been wrong about governance. we think they are wrong about governance because they are wrong about

the greek migration minister the goal is to reduce crime and speed up the asylum process for some 15,000 people. meanwhile, another 48 migrants were rescued today between the greek island of chios and the turkish coast. they were packed on to a rubber dinghy. back in this country, the man convicted in a church massacre in south carolina says he will not present witnesses or evidence, as he faces a possible death sentence. dylann roof spoke as his own attorney at a hearing in charleston today. the punishment phase of his hate crimes trial begins next week. the jury already found roof guilty of killing nine black worshippers in 2015. wall street sold off today, after a sharp drop in home resales for november. the dow jones industrial average lost 111 points to close at 19,833. the nasdaq fell nearly 49 points, and the s&p 500 dropped almost 19. still to come on the newshour: the increasingly complex relationship between the u.s. and israel. what will it take for donald trump to keep his promise to "drain the washington swamp?" a look back at 2016 through the lens of science, and much more.

host: the greek prime minister is holding off a scandal.st: this is over a christmas bonus he is paying to pensioners. it was not approved by the european union. greece's creditors have frozen measures earlier this month. the prime minister said that the pension will be paid tomorrow despite the controversy. is notr: alexis tsipras backing down as he defends the decision to provide economic aid to greece's poorest against the backlash from the companies countries european creditors could > i . >> i want to stress my confidence of the bailout will be concluded, promptly, more importantly without new measures without the excessive demands that some are putting on the table. reporter: that review is part of the process under leac which greece gets money under a bailout in summer 2013. the bailout began october but has yet to be concluded. , citingthis month better-than-expected budget performance, alexis tsipras pledged to spend over 600 million euros to eight greek retirees, schoolchildren, and islanders without consulting the countries europ

i am half greek, thank you, mom. >> romona: i did greek dancing with him earlier. >> i was if ramona's room earlier. >> denise: just as long as you were -- weren't drinking in there. >> romona: jim brown is getting a special award. tony has his take on why today's athletes avoid speaking out on issues like the back did. >> get breaking news and weather on the cleveland 19 news app powered by the ? think of your fellow man. ? ? lend him a helping hand. ? ? ...and if you're lookin' down, ? ? put a little love in your heart. ? ?put a little love in your heart.? ? in your heart. ? (avo) the subaru share the love event is happening now and will have given ninety million dollars >>> now, this is ther is pen -- this is the serpentini chevrolet sports report. >> tony: years ago they teamed rights and against the vietnam war. today sports illustrated named brown, russell and kareem the recipients of the muhammad ali sports award. it made me think who today would take that stance? clearly lebron has taken center stage to tackle certain things including the espys. >> it is time to look in the mir

. >> i am a greek american. >> reporter: you know catherine, right? >> yeah. she brings me food. >> reporter: are you ready for christmas? >> yes. thank you very much. they bring you lots of things. but also in the past i was working volunteer. many years helping people. that is my attitude, helping people because when you help people god will help you. >> reporter: that is a great attitude to have. thank you. what is it like for you to make these visits? >> it is very rewarding. meals on wheels is a very special volunteer service. >> i also belong to the red cross from greece. many years. i lost my book, i don't know where i left it. >> reporter: thank you. >> i am from a big family. 14 children. seven boys and seven girls >> reporter: i am -- and i am the youngest. >> reporter: thank you for letting us come to your home. i appreciate it. happy holidays. >> alex, save this to her in greek. >> reporter: i love this. what does that mean? [overlapping speakers] >> that is awesome. >> he is having a great morning. we will be right back with more. >> it means, i l

because when greek bankers basically were going nuts, giving mortgages to greeks to build their thirdion home or their second swimming pool, whatever they're doing -- [chanting] thomas: when it suddenly blew up and you discovered your portfolio was down 5% because people were worried whether greece could default or pay back all of these sovereign debts they had accumulated, you said, "wait a minute. i'm not technically interconnected with them, i am ethically interdependent." well, that can really affect your 401(k) and your happiness, not to mention your retirement here. so, we all have to think much more globally. warren: trust makes the world function better. commerce without trust is very awkward, and we saw that in september 2008, 30 million americans in a period of a week lost trust in the money market funds. the government had to come in and essentially guarantee those funds. but, if you have 30 million americans that believe something to be the case in august and in september where their money was, they don't believe in it anymore, the economic train comes to a halt pretty dar

the greek because my mom's watching.mythology, up with of the less lurid, less scandal is things that happened and d o'nisi, one day he came home after a trip abroughted with friendsch up with of his friend was a very good friend, sometimes describeasis mentor, sometimes his father figure. sometime his right-hand guy or best friend. but his name was cylenus. and he was a sader. half man, half goat and because cyelenus the sader was out with the god of wine, naturally by the time he came home, he was hammered, falling down druchg. in fact, cylenus passed out. he passed out on the king's lawn

police in rio dejaneiro are questioning the greek ambassador‘s wife and two other people on suspicioninvolvement in the envoy‘s killing. investigators say the ambassador‘s body was found in the boot of a burnt—out car. the nationwide ceasefire in syria is now over 2a hours old. while it appears to be holding in most areas moscow says it call on the un security council to back the deal and support new peace talks. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: a click christmas with digital jumpers, hatched technology and thai fighters. hello and welcome to the annual clickmas get—together. cue christmas cheer. have we got everyone here? jen, nick, steve, and kate russell. hello! hello, spencer. i have sought out a little christmas gift for you. 0h, out a little christmas gift for you. oh, thank you very much. it's an egg. it is an egg. right. inside it isa egg. it is an egg. right. inside it is a hatchimal, which is the latest robotic interactive toy. it's got loads of sensors. and your child basely has to nurture the egg in order to hatch it and then it breaks its way out of the eg

a love triangle could be behind the murder of brazil's greek ambassador.officer who had reportedly been having an affair with his wife has confessed to murdering the 59—year—old. it is alleged the ambassador's wife and police officer conspired to kill the diplomat. the man was found in a burnt out car on the outskirts of rio deignan. a third man has also been detained for questioning. a mediator says the president of the democratic republic of congo has agreed to step down after elections which are due to be held next year. joseph kabila has remained in power despite his mandate expiring. he is understood to have agreed not to change the constitution to allow him to run for change the constitution to allow him to runfora change the constitution to allow him to run for a third time in office. german chancellor angela merkel is using her new message to warn that the biggest test facing her country is terrorism. the annual address follows a n is terrorism. the annual address follows an attack earlier this month ona follows an attack earlier this month on a ch