the italian prime minister, mario monte, moves ahead as the borrowing way remains dangerously high. -- borrowing rate remains dangerously high. the turkish military accuses rebels of targeting. the king's son-in-law learns he is to go on trial in february. political royalty in india, the next generation of the dynasty your -- can the next generation of the dynasty revive the governing party? >> it seems that the leaders dead, so long live the leader. north korea continues to mourn the death of kim jong il. his youngest son has been declared supreme leader of the country. they gathered for a memorial service led by senior military and political leaders. >> after the grief, a show of force. one patient, rejuvenation, with precision in the snow -- one nation, with precision in the snow. this last choreographed display is also for him, his youngest son, kim jong un. north korea's newest leader, 40 years younger than anyone else here. he fitted -- flitted through the speeches, either with cold or nervousness. >> the entire military will protect kim jong un. we will move as one under his or

mario monte told reporters his new government has more to do before it convinces the financial market it can manage italy's heavy debt. in this country, there is a major dispute in the chicago area over immigration law. correspondent mike tobin looks at the real world consequences of the squabble. >> authority are searching for convicted child offender. police had him in custody. following his conviction he was arrested for breaking in a hold in which a 13-year-old girl was downstairs. the federal immigration and customs enforcement requested cook county jail hold him. cook county elected to no longer honor isa detainer requests. so he made bail and disappeared. >> there is our willie horton moment in cook county. it will only be a matter of time before we find someone who has been improperly released who would otherwise have been held by ice to go out and commit a serious crime. >> commissioner timothy schneider voted against the ordinance which refuses to cooperate with the federal government. he was in the minority. >> we work for our constituents, and that is the federal governmen

meanwhile, italy's data is looking more sustainable after prime minister mario monte announced drastic it is m&a monday, so i want to tell you about germany's s&p jumping into the cloud commuting scrum with a $3.5 billion acquisition of u.s. software company, success factors. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. now back over to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." it's been a busy day in republican presidential politics as candidates scramble to pick up the pieces from the fallout of herman cain's suspended campaign. thanks no a new nbc maris poll, we're getting some indication of where cain's supporters may likely go in the early primary states. the nbc/maris poll also shows just how dramatically newt gingrich has surged into front-runner status. he now leads the pack in iowa and is catching up to mitt romney, even in new hampshire. newt certainly has a lot of detractors among prominent conservatives, but right now he also has the momentum in the race, while mitt romney's support continues to flatline. michael steele's the former chair of the republican national c

new prime minister mario monte presenting a huge proposal before part amt today.se a compromise plan to extend the payroll tax cut today. the chairman of the senate budget committee says it includes a, quote, serious way to pay the more than $200 billion price tag. >>> a cash-strapped united states postal service will announce a new cost-cutting plan this morning. under the plan, first class mail would no longer be delivered the next day. the agency wants to change its national standard to 2-5 days from 1-3. >>> that's the news you need to know to start your day. "american morning" is back after this. >>> welcome back. it's 52 minutes after the hour. u.s. investors have their eyes on europe this week. the european union is working to overcome its debt crisis. french president nicolas sarkozy and german chancellor angela merkel are meeting in paris this morning to talk about the possibility of a new eu treaty, and it couldn't come at a more important time. cnn's nina desanto is live in paris for us. could we be seeing french francs again, or can the euro be saved?