in the evening the expedition's dr ivers decided to hold a dog sled race a special finish candles are used to mark out the route on the lake shore young women are entrusted with the job of driving the sleds. people use their voice to control dogs during the speed race they don't use sticks or lashes a goodly dog has no difficulty carrying out orders by anyone commanding the sled. rather for granted all the guys. are good go go go go. season sled dogs are unlikely to stray from a straight line even if the urge to this is especially the case of the short distance having passed the finish line they could keep running. good. go and. fight another day of the arctic expedition is coming to an end. in the morning drivers gather together to discuss an important matter they need to decide whether the dog teams will strive on towards the arctic circle we won't make it on time we have to generate a signal from this point before monday so we have to look and see if it's possible to even take the dogs this way. we should go here then by the lake to get there on time and. with seventy kilometers st

chemical used is far from humane it actually could be torturing the condemned to death but artie's iver bet it explains the restrictions could actually cause situations to take a turn for the worse. they've tried hanging electrocution and most recently a drug used to euthanize animals but now american jails will find it much harder to kill prisoners on death row the main supply line for its lethal injections has been cut off after the e.u. slaps new restrictions on drug exports i really think this will make a difference and we will see the effects of this this control order in the coming months that the the u.s. allies on european drugs for use in executions and without them they're going to be stuck and lives will be saved specifically execution drugs aren't made in the e.u. but several american states have been importing sedatives instead drugs designed to help being used to hurt. exports of drugs like sodium thiopental will now be controlled to stop their use in a three part lethal cocktail the interstate it was being used to put the condemned inmate to sleep as another drug paralyze

now iver story isn't the only one you can watch we have more on the year's ten key global events as witnessed by our own international correspondents you can also watch their accounts of what they saw and what they heard by heading to our website r.t. dot com but for now let's get the latest headlines in business with katie. hello welcome to business here on all say christmas is in most of the world but in russia the festive season has only just begun despite debt concerns in europe and the u.s. shelf is still all slowing down as marina culture of thousands out russian men are the full fronts of the seasonal spending extravaganza. the year's eve as when the russians give gifts and this year they're going all out at least eighty one billion dollars will be spend this the server and a fifth of that will go towards presents consumer spending is expected to increase by twenty eight percent and muscovites will withdraw twenty percent more cash than any of the month of the year that's about five hundred sixty dollars each if you are a russian woman then you can look forward to a particularly lavish

bon iver scored for nominations. skrillex got five nominations.on't know those names. >> you are out of touch? >> it clearly. >> still another half an hour ahead. >> a crime spree caught on tape and police need your help to catch the three men from this the violent hold up. >> blue skies for the day today and we look will be back >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead at 6:30, waking up wealthier when world markets follow in the dow's footsteps. can wall street keep this rally going? good morning washington, it is thursday, december 1. >> it is the first day of meteorological winter and the first day of the holiday season in d.c. this is a live look of crews on the ellipse getting ready for a brand new treat for tonight's 89th annual national tree lighting. have a preview coming up in a few minutes. here is meteorologist at caskey. >>> it is a little chilly outside and it feels like the first day of meteorological winter. temperatures are on par for this time of year. i just did day blog on wjla.com r

i think we both agree the previous bon iver -- his second album.oo. tony bennett as we mentioned. because he has been around a while? >> i think a major story this year is that there are no old guys in the big category. paul simon had a good record and tony bennett had a record that hit number one. none of the major categories for them. taylor swift has three grammy but none in the major categories. you don't have to be old to be snubbed by the grammys. >> that seemed like maybe the biggest surprise of all of the tight. >> especially after her recent wins in the last couple of weeks. >> all i can think maybe there is a little bit of taylor fatigue. she has won so much, maybe they are just ready to take a pause, a taylor pause. >> she is, what, 21? >> yeah. >> speaking of the young state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only to

i think we both agree the previous bon iver -- his second album.? >> i think a major story this year is that there are no old guys in the big category. paul simon had a good record and tony bennett had a record that hit number one. none of the major categories for them. taylor swift has three grammy but none in the major categories. you don't have to be old to be snubbed by the grammys. >> that seemed like maybe the biggest surprise of all of the tight. >> especially after her recent wins in the last couple of weeks. >> all i can think maybe there is a little bit of taylor fatigue. she has won so much maybe they are just ready to take a pause, a taylor pause. >> she is what 21? >> yeah. >> speaking of the young musicians versus the [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- just $79.99 a month for two years with a 2 year agreement. it's an amazing holiday deal. but don't wait. it's only avail

. >>> iver got some breaking news on capitol hill about a possible vote from house republicans.right to nbc's luke russert who's on capitol hill for us. what are you hearing right now, luke? >> reporter: good afternoon, richard. really in the last half hour, another outlet reported there's possibly a way forward here on the payroll tax cut extension that perhaps speaker of the house john boehner would allow the senate bill to be passed by unanimous consent on the house floor, and possibly that would go over to the senate, under e thesthe us a pass they would go into conferree. frank thorpe, our producer, is also reporting that at 5:00 p.m., the house gop conference is going to have a conference call. that's important, because that means every single member is going to get on there, they're obviously going to hear some member from speaker bayner and the leadership. the last time they had a conference call, richard, is when speaker boehner had to pull back and this is where we are now. the fact that there's a conference call at 5:00 p.m. leads us to believe that some explanation f

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adele, roll in the deep, and bon iver ,holocen. bruno mars and katie perry.hink lady gaga will win the night. >> me too. perhaps adele's rolling in the deep. ♪ rolling in the deep i like that one. >> ooh. >> yeah. >> is there a cat in here? >> i know. i'm a shower singer. anyway -- how about this, justin bieber, justin bieber and mariah carey, they debuted "all i want for christmas is you" video. people are talking about it. felt it is too much. he is 17. she is 41. thought she was a little too sexy. >> oh. >> i am actually offended by that. so what she is a mom? so what she has two kids? she looks good. if it was reversed. a 41-year-old rock star and 17-year-old girl, no one would have a problem. >> playing the double standard. >> because you are a sexy mom, -- sexy mom, all of a sudden it is too much. there are sexy moms out there, okay. >> i have love for the cougars. >> sexy moms. >> she looks good. jenny craig. >> sexy moms unite. >> justin bieber had a right to be excited and dance around. don't fool around, no more lawsuits. all right, more news out of