mongolia is one of my most mongolian countries definitely it's an increase of i've been to twelve or six times and like russia mongolia has a why incredibly well i both like the girl we're firstly is the people soledad it's all the little pretty poor right it's well you really asian i mean very different from her from what we used to mean you yes people true but i mean i love camping i'm a one hundred fifty percent of mongolians or forty percent i still. don't know who had say it's ok but for me it's mongolian people. easily some of the friendliest and most hospitable people i've ever met and i like i like their temperament i mean it's the least densely populated country in the world i think. but you have such a diverse set of you know you have the altai mountains which are beautiful and mountainous they've got the gobi desert which is a sandy desert you've got the grasslands which is what i think the most famous for would it is so much to say you have rain you have reindeer is up in the northeast of mongolia as well it's just one of the it's a mystery to me and every time i go there

in mongolia if you find a dinosaur fossil anywhere in the country it belongs to the people of mongoliaton is in the united states illegally. >> smuggled by eric prokopi a self-described paleontologist. in october investigators seized 400 pounds of fossils from his home in gainesville, florida and obtained pictures of prokopi digging up and removing dinosaur bones in mongolia. prokopi runs a business called everything earth which beasts of selling dinosaurs to anyone that wants one. >> in fact there's a global marketplace for the sale of these illicit fossils. >> reporter: prokopi's lawyer told cbs "this morning" the government says dinosaur fossils were stolen but we have a different view of how the law applies in this case. a legal disagreement 70 million years in the making. for cbs "this morning," chip reid, washington. >> senior correspondent john miller former fbi assistant director joins us now from washington. john, good morning. so tell me what is it you like best about this story? >> well what i like best about this story that we're talking about t-rex because my son's name is

mongolia.s skeleton is in the united states illegally. >> reporter: smuggled, according to federal prosecutors, by eric procopy, a self-described commercial paleontologist. he is accused of trafficking in prehistoric fossils, like this duck-billed dinosaur skeleton, sold at another auction for $95,000. in october, they seized 400 pounds of fossils from his home and obtained pictures of procopy digging up and removing dinosaur bones in mongolia. he runs a business called everything earth, which boasts of selling dinosaurs to anyone that wants one. >> in fact, there's a global marketplace for the sale of these illicit fossils. so you're talk about a trade that is millions and millions of dollars each year. >> reporter: he told the government this morning, the government fossils were stolen, but we have a different view of how the law applies in this case. >> and just yesterday, a dinosaur skull, seized in washington state, was linked to a smuggling ring. >> you get one. but then where do you put

the area of purple will shift toward the east lowering temperatures even further across parts of mongolia and northern china. your high on sunday in and seoul could drop down to minus 7 degrees. the isobars are close to each other. some of it is reaching the sea of japan. the we will see an additional 35 centimeters of snow across this area into the next 24 hours. that is raising the risk of avalanches. down towards the south the strong winds are quietening creating thunder showers in southern china. some will be moving into the southern islands of japan. moving into the american continent. the next pacific system is moving into the british isles and the pacific northwest bringing another round of wet and windy conditions as well as heavy mountain snow. the mountains will see an additional 40 centimeters snow. we have a more potent storm system. the system will head towards the great lakes region into the next 24 hours. wisconsin and iowa you could be seeing as much as 30 centimeters of snow in a period of 24 hours. chicago you haven't had measurable snow since march 4th this year. fiebll

let's pull back and show you things are pretty much clear out here in the mongolia region. tokyo at 11 degrees temperature. seoul at 4. you're seeing that warming trend here. across the american continent here in florida peninsula things are still going to be on the severe side. watch out for that. hail damaging gusts are also in store. towards the west another stormy condition. this is a winter storm that will be moving in on your friday. that could be welcoming humidity. snow will fall about 20 to 30 kilometers in the higher elevations. on the other side of the jet stream minus 17 in winnipeg. moving over to the european continent, i know there's significant stage for travel disturbances in the caribbean isle. wet and windy conditions you. we'll be seeing this cold arctic air penetrating to the further south. you're seeing about minus 16 on your friday morning. it's going to be the peak of the cold. vienna at minus three. eight degrees for your thursday. here is our extended forecast. >>> that concludes this edition of "newsline." do join us again. maybe you have some ene

you could tell mongolia was up. this train derailed off the track. >> did you see how it popped off the track. these things are a mess. >> mess by end. even though they were carrying fertilizers, doesn't seem there's environmental damage. crews worked overnight to clean this up. can you see it was a big one. it closed down for 48 hours. >>> florida highway patrol says 16-year-old hakeem is in trouble with the law. they say he led a trooper on a police chase and allegedly admitted to them he stole the car. check out this dash-cam video. a trooper saw a car run a stop sign so he attempts to make a traffic stop. the trooper turns on his lights. hakeem pulls over. the trooper pulls over, then hakeem takes off. he passes another car on the right, crosses the roadway, hits a poor pole and crashes into the apartment building. sparks going everywhere. the lights good out in the area, of course. >> yes, they do. when he crashed into that apartment, there was a woman there in her bed. she had to be transported to the hospital

and in mongolia, only minus 27 on saturday. and tropics, expect afternoon rainshowers and thunderstorms to continue to pop up as well. europe, specifically here into the balkans and turkey. been watching a very strong storm system. i want to show you some video out of instanbul. snowfall coming down here, causing headaches for traffic locally in the area. also seeing people really just attempt to clean up the mess from the road crews and this looks like the snow has been falling for the last several days. now starting to clear up and then unfortunately monday to tuesday, the next weather system is going to develop out italy. push off toward the east there. and there you see more rough weather. let's take a look farther toward the west toward the british isles, a storm system throughout the weekend. widespread rain, about 60 millimeters of rain in a few areas, not to mention gale force winds. that continues to push through. temperatures remaining to the low teens in london and paris, not the case off toward the east, take a look

and in mongolia, only minus 27 on saturday. and tropics, expect afternoon rainshowers and thunderstorms to continue to pop up as well. europe, specifically here into the balkans and turkey. been watching a very strong storm system. i want to show you some video out of instanbul. snowfall coming down here, causing headaches for traffic locally in the area. also seeing people really just attempt to clean up the mess from the road crews and this looks like the snow has been falling for the last several days. now starting to clear up and then unfortunately monday to tuesday, the next weather system is going to develop out italy. push off toward the east there. and there you see more rough weather. let's take a look farther toward the west toward the british isles, a storm system throughout the weekend. widespread rain, about 60 millimeters of rain in a few areas, not to mention gale force winds. that continues to push through. temperatures remaining to the low teens in london and paris, not the case off toward the east, take a look

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some of the regions in inner mongolia have seen minus 30 this morning temperature-wise. in tokyo we're looking at 12 degrees. over towards the americas still things are very messy across much of the southwest. this is due to this winter storm system, and it is going to be a very heavy snowmaker. that will be moving into the four corners. welcoming rain will perhaps be in the phoenix region, but the mountainside will perhaps see about 30 centimeters of snowfall in nevada and new mexico. colorado, you may see more than that, and southern california you'll still see those rain but higher elevations will possibly pack up 5 centimeters of snowfall. across much of the southeast, things are looking very clear and the temperatures are rising here in chicago. that's well above your average. in fact, people in chicago actually broke the record for the longest stretch with no measurable snowfall. you haven't seen snow since march 4th last year, so 283 days of no snow. we're wondering when that snow will start there, but freezing rain has impacted paris. it was a slippery day for us

mongolia, minus 24 for your high. your low, minus 27. beijing down to the minus 5 mark. to the tropics. raining, rather warm for you. mani manila, only getting to 22. you are seeing some heavy rainfall in areas that were absolutely devastated by a typhoon three weeks ago. continue to watch that here. now let's take a look to the meshgz a americas. you can see on the satellite picture that comma shape popping up here. that's indicating very strong, rather potent system attached to it. this cold front already producing several tornado warnings across this area, especially over towards alabama. we're watching this system work its way towards the east. that's going to be bringing some more severe weather around portions of the carolinas, even into georgia. north of that, seeing some rain. but then once you get into the appalachians, that is changing over to heavy snow. even in organizatiportions of t lakes, cold air pushing from the north. that will bring the lake-effect snow machine on tap for you going into your weekend especially. mean while, let's take a look at the othe

. >> rare earths are, in china, but many minds in mongolia have fallen silent. state media says that will not change or at least another month. the country's biggest roberts player is trying to stop falling prices. as the world's biggest rare earths supplier, has plenty of power on the market. chinese companies -- of 97% of the global share of rare earths. the u.s. share is much smaller by comparison, as is russia's. rare earths prices have been diving, due to flagging demand. one of the biggest buyers of the elements was the solar industry, which is facing problems of its own. technology companies have been searching for substitutes. to reduce their dependence on chinese suppliers. >> well, it has certainly been a winter of extremes here in europe. temperatures have climbed to record highs in the west and plunged to bitter lows in the east. >> it has become one of the biggest -- the bitterest winters russia has seen. the severe cold snap has claimed the lives of well over 100 people with more than 1700 seeking treatment for exposure. >> the plows are making slo

blanketing mongolia, northern china, the korean peninsula as well as japan.aw minus 10 degrees at 8:00 a.m. local time. temperatures will remain below freezing throughout the day despite the sunshine. tokyo dropping dn by about 7 degrees since yesterday. strong winds are creating sea effect snow along the sea of japan side of the country, from hokkaido down toward western honshu. daisen has received as much as 55 centimeters of snow over the past 24 hours. an additional 40 to 50 centimeters lookly for a large area. that could raise the risk of avalanches on top of strong winds and highways. on the other hand the pacific side should be staying largely dry. finally, let's go over to the americas, then. it's going to be a very busy travel week because a christmas holiday is coming up next week. unfortunately, many drivers may run into hazardous conditions due to heavy snow. we have a winter storm affecting the four corners region with snow as well as howling winds. the system will quickly intensify and head toward the northeast. these conditions are likely acros

china, a blizzard slamming inner mongol -- mongolia.torm started yesterday and dumping three feet of snow by this morning. the temperatures are expected to plummet over the next two days. japan, the newly installed prime minister is taking a tour of the fukushima nuclear plant. a massive earthquake devastated the place in 2011. they are considering plans to phase-out the atomic energy altogether over the next several decades. spain, a flower in the face. it is the annual flower fight using eggs and firecrackers and flour. and it is a day marking the innocence, spain's equivalence of april fool's. it is this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. >>> a french constitutional panel is saying goodbye to that country's staggering 75% tax rate on the wealthy. the panel has ruled the tax is unconstitutional and unfair. let me say it again. 75% on the wealthy. it was set to kick in at the start of 2013 and will hit anyone hitting a million euros. critics didn't like it. they said it would drive away france's wealthy population. joining me now

china, a blizzard slamming inner mongol -- mongolia.tarted yesterday and dumping three feet of snow by this morning. the temperatures are expected to plummet over the next two days. japan, the newly installed prime minister is taking a tour of the fukushima nuclear plant. a massive earthquake devastated the place in 2011. they are considering plans to phase-out the atomic energy altogether over the next several decades. spain, a flower in the face. it is the annual flower fight using eggs and firecrackers and flour. and it is a day marking the innocence, spain's equivalence of april fool's. it is this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. >>> a french constitutional panel is saying goodbye to that country's staggering 75% tax rate on the wealthy. the panel has ruled the tax is unconstitutional and unfair. let me say it again. 75% on the wealthy. it was set to kick in at the start of 2013 and will hit anyone hitting a million euros. critics didn't like it. they said it would drive away france's wealthy population. joining me now on th

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mongolia is really big. where else. mexico. so, they aren't aware that copper is. right now, for instance, if you were to ask me where is the worst mine, the worst example of the mine in operation in the world come is in indonesia in the west new guinea. it's owned by the people that own bisbee. now you know, they run the mine and they will come in and play pool and they are nice guys. i think it was chris hedges that said the people that are destroying the world are just doing a job. they are nice people. in indonesia in this mine they are not just destroying the place, people are dying in this mine, they have hired the military to become the private service of the mine which is illegal by the way under the u.s. law. they were busted by the clinton administration, stripped of insurance, but they have henry kissinger on the door, so they got everything worked out. this has 18,000 people working at 15,000 feet. straight down through glacier. it's the biggest gold mine and basically the biggest cotton - the world. but, people are shocked. there's a huge battle going

the remains are being returned to mongolia. >>> a new year's resolution for drivers in chicago, use theuse starting january 1st the city will have the most expensive parking meter rates in north america. how expensive? $6.50 per one hour in the loop. it will be the fifth year in a row that the city's meter rates have gone up. >>> the massacre at sandy hook elementary school got a lot of teachers thinking, what would they do if they found themselves in that same situation and a debate has exploded over whether arming educators is the answer. this is utah, hundreds of people attended a free gun training class especially tailored to teachers and other school employees, some of them already are sold on this idea, others just want to learn more and maybe give themselves the option. joining us now is david burnell, ceo of ops gear, he cosponsored the class with the utah shooting sports council and cory sorenson, a fourth grade teacher who attended the class. good to have both of you. i want to start with david. david, what did you teach in this class? >> the class is broken into two parts, it

closer to peers, ukraine, mongolia, even nigeria which are yielding between 4% and 6%. have to remember that venezuela has been in double-digit yield territory over the past ten years. precisely because of these distortionary policies and the nationalization from the chavez regime. a move toward opening the oil market, possibly joint ventures which is what the opposition has been talking about, in investment in the oil market would be a net positive. and i think would push venezuelan yield down to around the 4.5%, 5.5% arena. >> okay. following developments out of miami from baltic capital markets. >>> as the year draws to a close, twitter has made loggers log in, tweet, and re-tweet in 2010. the most re-tweeted, president obama's four more years after winning re-election last month, accompanied by a picture of him embracing first lady michelle obama. aside from the u.s. election, other major events this year included the summer olympics, the super bowl, and superstorm sandy. a tongue twister. celebrities also packed a punch for twitter user. justin bieber, of course, h

the accused importing a 70 million-year-old bones of a dinosaur from mongolia.ow does he even get that stuff into the united states? it's not like you can sneak it into your suitcase. >> lisa, i appreciate it. >>> anderson cooper and kathy griffin are preparing to host their annual new year's eve bash on cnn. we don't know how much they're preparing, they tend to be unscripted to put it mildly, take a listen. kathy, i know somebody tells me, i'm not sure this is true, somebody tells me you're obsessed with wolf blitzerer. yet every year it's me talking to you guys. do you take it personally? do you think there's something to this? >> i think wolf is wise to stay away from kathy griffin. i once -- i don't know if you know this story, candy. i lent -- kathy griffin once skad to come to me house in long island. like a nice guy i sent her a guy, she wanted to go there a day in advance. >> to clean up the place. >> just to go -- first of all, she arrived, she was terribly disappointed,think she thought it was going to be like the house in downto know abby. >> the che