part of the crushed ice family permanently placing the athletes from his native plants on the international ice cross downhill not last year we have a race so what world championships stopped in here in moscow and the russian guys proved that they're really good on the skates but the most a fair mob barring the diskettes and in the final part of the competition where i was sixty four outlets down twenty four russian guys it's a good result only canadian guys showed a bit of a better score andrea lavrov will be joined by another four skaters of the upcoming crushed ice world championships they were among the twenty one regional russian champions who fought for a place on the national team in moscow for some of these guys it's not only a unique chance to represent their country but also to travel to places their friends can only dream about they were strong enough to stay on ice to fight for their to be the first they're welcome and they're of course the weather later they're coming they're fighting for that be here as a national hero in the goals to get the chance to go surf around the world of

. >> hinojosa: the pressure to move the numbers up was evident in an internal ice memo last year. ice was at risk of falling "well under the agency's goal of 400,000" deportations, the memo says. in particular, it highlighted the shortfall of "non-criminal" removals. so, basically, washington is setting some numbers and, on the ground, if you're not meeting those numbers, then you're being judged by not meeting those numbers. >> you're being judged or you're being summoned to washington. you know, you get this "be in my office tomorrow morning," so... kind of a thing. >> hinojosa: while ice tries to hit its numbers, the results show up in the miami courtroom of immigration judge denise slavin. >> we're seeing more and more people who are just having some sort of contact with the law enforcement community, where the individuals who are being picked up were not the... not the target of the law enforcement operation at all. they were a witness to a crime, a victim of crime. it could happen because you had a flat tire on the side of the road and the state police stopped. so, i think th

. >>> some stunning ice sculptures are now on display to the public ahead of an international ice and snow festival in china. the display features 45 colored sculptures, most of them are reproductions of some of the most iconic buildings in the world. the festival begins next month. >>> the september 11th memorial in new york city has reached a new milestone. it has had one million visitors since it opened to the public three months ago. the memorial features two huge square fountains that mark the footprints of the world trade center towers. it attracts about 10,000 people a day. >>> a tourist from tennessee could face three years in prison for bringing a loaded gun to the world trade center memorial. the new york post reports the 39-year-old woman was visiting the site when she saw a sign this ted, no guns allowed. so she asked the police officer if there was anywhere she could check her pistol. but instead of helping her, he arrested her on a gun possession charge. she had a permit to carry the gun in tennessee but new york gun laws are much strengther. >>> bp could soon face crimi

international falls, they call it the ice box for a reason. typically one of the coldest spots in the country. their windchill is minus 10. minneapolis, 16. chicago, 14. there is chilly air through the great lakes today. it's not brutal but you need the gloves and hats for yourself and kids if you're outside this morning. the forecast for today, beautiful weather from dallas all the way to the deep south. florida looks nice. dry in the east coast. breezy on the cool side. as far as great lakes go, that's where the coldest air is out there. eventually may get snow up towards montana later tonight. that's a look at your national forecast. here's a look at the weather outside your window. charlotte, north carolina, a little breezy start but a nice afternoon. temperature should try to get up there about 50 degrees. cooler air has arrived in florida by their standards. highs today only in the 60s in most cases. columbus, ohio, one of the cold spots. so, while this storm is gone, no big storms coming, but it looks like the beginning of next week, th

. >> casablanca -- largest mall in africa sits on 25 acres of land. 600 international brands are represented. it hasn't ice rink and an aquarium -- it has an ice rink. >> quite the mall. >> think carlotta it is going. >> details on a friendly fire shooting in anne arundel county. >> we're dealing with some closures on route 3. >> welcome back to 11 news today. a dispute over free speech between baltimore city and the archdiocese had to federal court this morning. armas will be heard concerning church based pregnancy centers must post a sign saying abortions are not available at the clinics. a lower-court sided with the church. a police officer is recovering after a fellow officer accidently shot him while serving a search warrant in anne arundel county. officers were searching for drugs inside a home on pinecove avenue when a gun accidentally discharged. the injury to the officer is not life-threatening. dozens of patterson park residents showed up at the meeting to address safety concerns. baltimore city has no specific rules in regard to pit bulls. animal control said the judge each dog on a case by case

as the standoff continues in syria, the international community ramps up pressure on the assad regime. >> now, warmer temperatures have meant less sea ice. >> a legendary broadcast that issues the warning on climate change and the impact of it is having on our lives. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. 8.6%. remember that figure because you will be hearing a lot of it from the white house. that is a number that unemployment fell too. this is a glimmer of good news for the u.s. economy and brings unemployment down to its lowest level in two and a half years. no wonder president obama is smiling. >> merry christmas, everyone. >> what a christmas gift the president has got. it is not exactly wonderland but getting this comfortably below 9% is a boost. the shoppers dug into their purses and stores took on extra workers to help. the result, a little economic fairy dust. mr. obama knows that the trend will not last if congress does not act. >> we need to keep that growth growing. that means that congress needs to extend payroll tax cuts for working americans. congress needs to renew our unemployment insurance f

ice. how are you? >> fantastic, thank you. >> dave: she is chairman, c.e.o., and president of the international toy consortium, and every year she cheers and shows us toys and i think these represent the best, most popular new toys, is that what it is? >> we have several of those, sure. >> dave: how are your kids? have you done all of your shopping? >> i did. >> dave: how many kids do you have? >> still just two. >> dave: why, what have you heard? what kind of things do you buy for your kids? do you get them this kind of stuff right here? >> we have gotten them a little activity stuff. they're big into games right now. >> dave: computer games. >> some but there are tabletop games that are take off. >> dave: the threats, and i keep reading more and more from the surgeon general, if a kid plays computer games constantly, his eyes will cross. is there any truth to that, shannon? >> he would know better than-- >> dave: of course he would. that's why he's the surgeon general. and your kid smokes while playing computer games, then don't even bother calling. ( applause ) now listen, here's something i'm going to do at my house over

problem that president bush tried to put on the international agenda in a speech at the united nations general assembly and it just seems to get worse. >> yes, ice, immigration and customs enforcement, has been doing a lot of work on the international exploitation of children via the internet. we've taken down some major rings but again, this is a problem. the demand is international in nature so the crime becomes international in nature. it is something we've been struggling with on how best to deal with it. >> how high a priority is it? >> always a priority. these are terrible cases and the victims are younger and younger each day. >> ask and when you look at -- and when you look at all oaf these areas, do you see it essentially as exported united states standards, the united states way of doing things, borders the united states, or is there a new multilateral standard emerging on these issues? >> i think u.s. standards can help inform what needs to happen. but other countries have other ways, sometimes better ways. we think about it laterally and multilat -- multilaterally. we welcome people and travel and trailed earlier in the global proces

continues in syria, and the death toll mounts, the international community ramps up pressure on the assad regime. >> now warming temperatures have meant less sea ice. >> and a legendary broadcaster issues a warning on climate change and the impact it's having before our very eyes. welcome to our vurings on pbs america and around the world. 8.6%. you will be hearing a lot of it from the white house. it's the number u.s. unemployment fell to last month. down a healthy chunk from october. it's a glimmer of good news for the u.s. economy. and it brings unemployment down to its lowest level in 2 1/2 years. no wonder president obama is smiling. >> merry christmas, everybody. >> and what a christmas gift the president has got. ♪ >> it's not exactly wonderland. but getting america's unemployment comfortably below 9% is a welcome boost. many of the 120,000 extra jobs created last month came in retail. shoppers dug into their purses and stores for extra workers to help. results, a little economic fairy dust. but mr. obama already knows the trend won't last if congress doesn't act. >> we need to keep that growth going. right now, that means congress needs to

according to international diving regulations should be certified by the professional association of diving instructors before venturing on to the ice because divers must be wearing dry suits to make sure they don't freeze in the water the user is insolated by a small film of the air on to the suit ok ok so you have to meet up first and then you have to go see it which is all that it has seals if you sit there in theory it's not supposed to allow a person if you have an inflatable hose here and a bit of those here say to keep it comfortable and you don't get squashed in the water with the pressure you put air into the suit keeps the nice and comfy and then if you're coming up on the sea you have to get ridges that think ventured out through here. a lot of preparation is needed before diving under the ice. it takes time to put on a dry suit as well as making thorough checks on the equipment before finally getting used to the cold water. divers always had under the ice tethered to a safety line which is controlled by a team member above take their over your head your rope if you're ok the first dive is always made by an experienced in

finally let's finish where we began with ice hockey on all-star select from the european wide minor hockey league our international tour of duty this month aiming to repeat their success story of last year stateside constantine the top of. they have made shelters the younger brother of the cage the kontinental hockey league which is the biggest prize hockey division off to the north american n.h.l. the junior league is picking up steam in the its third year with now thirty two teams in the standings and permanently expanding the red stars are the a.m.a. shelves all star team and when they toured the u.s. and canada last year they lost only once in five minutes while least time there will be taking on eight of bone and meanwhile these here they may tell decided to stablish one more team consisting of under eighteen players the red star juniors cool travel to denmark for two friendless in the us the red star genius is our contribution to russia's junior national team coaches will get a chance to see the players in action once again so they'll be able to make the right choice for the world championships in april hope

ice bringing us. a toast in space therapist and he's aboard the international space station as the crew prepare repairs to c.n.n. not one new year but sixteen as the earth spin. you. time to focus now on the most significant news making events in the build up to this year's duma election as part of our series on twenty eleven key moments are he's a nice and now a cover the development shares her experience of the outgoing year in russian politics. well i think that day it became clear that russian politics are changing lots of people say that russian modern politics are stagnant that they're predicting bold but nobody that day expected that announcement to be made yes people expected and there was speculation that putin would run for president in twenty two but no one expected it as early as september. the first ten that this congress of the united russia wasn't going to be as simple as just the platform for the do being announced was glazier putin and to meet the demands made to entering the hall on time exactly when it was supposed to start together and that's when the atmosphere inside the hall kind

international incident. >>> a world champion headed to jail. a late rally in the poinsettia bowl and christmas miracle on the ice. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. . a series of coordinated attacks in the iraqi capital have left at least 57 people dead and nearly 200 wounded. iraqi officials say at least a dozen bombs went out in neighborhoods around the city. >>> a russian soyuz rocket took off from a snowy launch pad in kazakhstan with a three-man crew, including a 56-year-old american chemical engineer. they're scheduled to arrive at the international space station tomorrow. >>> two female sailors have become the first same-sex couple to share the traditional dockside first kiss after the "uss oak hills" returns to virginia. it happened just a day shy of the one-year anniversary of president obama's signing the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. >>> england's prince william and his wife took part in a seasonal minced meat pie event last night. the royal couple also watched the talent show and sat in on an employment workshop. >>> meanwhile, prince

international incident. >>> a world champion headed to jail. a late rally in the poinsettia bowl and christmas miracle on the ice. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. . a series of coordinated attacks in the iraqi capital have left at least 57 people dead and nearly 200 wounded. iraqi officials say at least a dozen bombs went out in neighborhoods around the city. >>> a russian soyuz rocket took off from a snowy launch pad in kazakhstan with a three-man crew, including a 56-year-old american chemical engineer. they're scheduled to arrive at the international space station tomorrow. >>> two female sailors have become the first same-sex couple to share the traditional dockside first kiss after the "uss oak hills" returns to virginia. it happened just a day shy of the one-year anniversary of president obama's signing the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. >>> england's prince william and his wife took part in a seasonal minced meat pie event last night. the royal couple also watched the talent show and sat in on an employment workshop. >>> meanwhile, prince