presence on the bay of naples in the 18th century.hey ordered excavations and had the most elegant finds removed to their palace. word of the mysterious roman cities trapped in time spread throughout europe intrigued by the classical age. travelers added pompeii as a vital stop on their grand tour. sir william hamilton, the british envoy, arrived in naples in 1764 and stayed for 25 years. hamilton combined his interests in ancient history with a passion for the accumulation of knowledge for its own sake. his studies of vesuvian lava and other volcanic debris and its impact on the geology of the bay led to published accounts of his findings. at the same time, painters created imaginative images of the cataclysmic eruption of 79 a.d., as well as contemporary views of the still active vesuvius, which erupted sporadically but less lethally throughout the 18th century. writers and intellectuals began to visit pompeii in search of the wellsprings of western european culture. german writer wolfgang von goethe visited pompeii in 1787. reader:

our reporter is in naples. >> this is old naples, the historic heart of italy's traditionally downtrodden south. abandon to myself, go the melancholy lyrics of this neapolitan song. the streets are among the most weary. >> i have always given the my vote, but they have never helped me get off the ground. i do not know what is going on, but i feel the doors closing from my eyes -- in front of my eyes. >> youth unemployment approaches 50%. there are few prospects for young graduates like these. many choose to leave rather than face a desperate job market. >> the situation is traviagic. if you want to stay, you have to realize there is a battle to be fought to make the situation better. otherwise, the only solution is to leave. >> who do you blame for the problems of the south? >> it goes both ways. cultural, and political. >> economically stagnant for decades, the south of italy has always lagged behind the industrialized north. in many parts of this region, people associate power more readily with the local mafia than the government dar. their proclamations have more to do with failed publ

al jazeera, naples. >> that go live to al jazeera. how has turned not return out in so far? >> it has been a little bit lower as it was this time for the last election. not much. there are a few reasons behind that. elections are usually held in the spring. it has been a bitterly cold day all over italy, especially in the north where it has been snowing heavily. we have two more hours of voting and then polling stations will reopen tomorrow. turn out in italy is usually high, around 70% to 80%. no one is worrying about the boat tour turn out just yet. it will be interesting to see who will win. we spoke about the polls where they were announced two weeks before the election. they do show him ahead by six points of berlusconi. there is a lot of wild cards. people think he has had a surge in the past two weeks. his party could be the second biggest group in parliament. some people do think there will be undecided votes. people and not been convinced by any candidates and will make their decision when they're at the polling booth. the worst-case scenario would be a hung parliam

mount vesuvius looms over the bay of naples, a constant threat to those who live around it.h of august in the year a.d. 79, one of its victims was the ancient town of pompeii. [ speaking latin ] reader of translation: "over mount vesuvius, "a fearful cloud, rent by forked and quivering bursts of flame, "turned the day blacker and denser than night. "many besought the aid of the gods, "but still more imagined there were no gods left, "and that the universe "was plunged into eternal darkness for evermore." keach: thousands died, unable to escape from the lethal blasts of scalding ash and stone. for 1,500 years, pompeii lay buried. in 1729, a well-digger accidentally struck the stones of an ancient street. the discovery triggered the longest ongoing excavation in archaeological history. walking through the cobbled streets, pompeii seems abandoned just yesterday. monuments to emperors still dominate the central forum. the graffiti of candidates still scream from the walls. like ceren in el salvador, pompeii preserved a snapshot of daily life. roman scholar andrew wallace-hadrill

. >>> finally, a grandmother in naples florida pulled off a golfer's dream. 69-year-old roz collette shot a hole in one. 13 days later she did the same thing in the same hole. she's had five hole hole in ones in her life, one for each of her five grandchildren. >>> just ahead is the "star wars" franchise about to go the way of the jabba the hutt. >>> plus you the coolest basketball player around. a preview right here before you meet him on the "today" show. >>> well, earlier i showed you our long-range european computer model. the other reliable american long-range model is call the gfs. but it also has a storm coming off of hatteras on friday. and then just off of cape cod on friday evening. again, this will be cold enough for significant snows even with this model, especially in southern new england. there's still some questions around the new york city area, northern jersey. the temperature profile, it's all snow with mixes. regardless, that storm that is now over texas will track to the next few days to somewhere off of new england friday. >>> what do people do the great super bo

naples in the final hours of campaigning in the italian general election but europe fears the result could cause tremors any euro zone. an ex-orites to win is communist. away from the public rallies, he had this message for europe. >> i intend to convince your of the that austerity is not enough. i do not believe european policies are correct. they need to be adjusted to take more account of investment and jobs. >> he promises to reduce the deficit any sense the mood in italy is disillusioned and angry. canchallenge is whether he put together a coalition which will last and will have credibility. what europe leaders fear most is political instability in italy. there is one party leader whose threatens to turn every calculation upside down. he arrives by camper van. he is a wild thing. comedian who rages against corruption and the political establishment. he wants to hold a referendum on the euro and he is filling the public squares. mainstream candidates fear him and his simple message. people are killing themselves because they do not have work, he told me. italians are going to eat

one hour from naples. jonah is there. >> this is an extremely important election. remember, this country effectively put democracy on hold for the last 15 months since the scandal-ridden collapse of the burlesque on the government. since then it has been run by a government of non-politicians and technocrats. of course, his job was to bring this country back from the economic bring, where it had threatened to bring down the entire eurozone with it. that did not happen. the danger has not passed, but the time has come to switch democracy back on. the problem in italy is that these main political prop -- main political parties, the voters are scandalized by stories of corruption. they blame the political crisis for the economic problems the country faces. they are angry about austerity at this time of deepening recession, with unemployment soaring. they may well punish the main political party, either by not voting at all or casting a protest vote for this rapidly rising not establishment, non political party that is against everything, the outcome of which could mea

. >> i came from naples especially for this. i could have seen it on television, but i think being present in person as important for those of the faith to believe. uncertain, and secure. affected him. he seems weak. >> his final departure is less than a fortnight away. he flies out of the vatican on the february 28th and he will stay in his final residents for two months. he will be withdrawing from the historic events of electing his successor and he will return

we would like the theater of naples play with san francisco. it will be200 year of his birth and we want it to be a special moment and the san francisco bay and the other guiding principle is sustainability and also of lifestyle. we are proud to say in a way italy has shaped global life with our consumer goods, fashion, sports car, coffee, also our industrial design, so we will bring for example jewelry from a heritage collection to san francisco. we will have liz tailors jewels exhibited here in the city. we will have of course food -- especially we like the slow food philosophy. we will highlight the achievements in the education system and especiallied connected to the experience of a woman like maria montessori. the third principle is innovation and technology. when i say italy everybody will think of the arts and music. they don't think of technology yet we want to persuade you there are lots of things to be discovered. i was working in the world of energy and there i think we have taken enormous steps in the direction of a modern sustaina

in naples, italy. a guy driving a fiat, a little white car, trying to turn around. a small space. stuck between two cars. reminiscent of that first "austin powers" movie. keep watching. things start escalating [ horn beeping ] >> ah. >> it's about to get a lot worse. >> here comes a motorcycle gang, could you call it. they're now stuck in this traffic jam. keep watching. the scene keats escalatinescala. >> this is like some sort of funeral procession coming down this road. look likes the guy gets off the balcony, comes down to the ground level. >> come on! >> lots of people going like this-a, and now you're seeing police. eventually the priest, father, or the pastor, is the one who's kind of keeping order and telling the guy which way to go. >> is this the only street in touth. >> here's the priest, yep. come forward a little bit. stop. back it up a little bit. >> thank you, father. >> finally. >> some people on youtube are saying this has got to be set up, some kind of ad. here's the thing is, we don't know. eventually there are some cheers, because apparently this guy had turned

they are preparing for this year's academy awards and catherine key from naples, florida says she has been waiting to catch a glimpse her entire life. >> it's just amazing. until you're actually here, you don't really don't know what it's like. >> reporter: "los angeles times" writer glen whit has covered the oscars for 25 years. he says "argo" is this year's movie to beat. >> "argo" since the nominations were announced has won awards from the screen actors guild, producers guild, director's guild. it's been like an unstoppable force. >> reporter: daniel day-lewis the star of "lincoln" is favorite for best actor. >> if he wins it would be a record third oscar for lead actor. no actor has ever won three oscars for lead performance. >> reporter: but two other actors have already made history. reeva who turns 86 on oscar day is the oldest best actress nominee ever. wallace is the youngest. with this year's list of oscar winners, still under wraps, so are most of the decorations outside the dolby theater. for now, the red carpet looks more white here on hollywood boulevard. but all the pr

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sending oregon state away tonight in naples. another big night for him.nds. 19 points and 12 boards. and they win big, 90-53. they are also winners tonight over oregon. >>> alex smith's future will remain in the hands of the 49er. saying it is unlikely the team will release the number one pick. harbaugh is in indianapolis at the nfl combine this week as they will have an nfl how. nfl -- nfl high. >> i'm a big fan of the judge judy show. when you lie to judge judy in her courtroom, it's over! >> you know you two idiots really need to get your story straight. >> your credibility is completely lost. you stand no chance of winning that case. >> well, that would mean that you're being dishonest with me here. >> and so i learned that from her. >> wow. >> they could throw the draft for it out the window, right? and straight to judge judy. who should i take. when you're interviewing these players, that's a good way to approach it. >> yeah. she is tough. >> she's very tough. >> yeah, they both have those one liners that are pretty legendary. >> yes. they need to c

jonah holt, "al jazeera," naples. >> cuba's president has been given a second five-year term by the country'sational assembly. but he said he won't stand again. his brother fidel castro made a rare public appearance for just the second time in almost seven years. we're following those from venezuela. >> out with the old and in with the new. that was the clear message from cuba's nearly 82-year-old president raul castro as he was sworn in for his second and five-year term. the most significant announcement at all, out is machado ventura an 82-year-old veteran of the cuban revolution and in is miguel diaz canel. he's only 22 years old, very young. and the first vice president is key. this is theperson would take over if raul castro would not be able to complete his feet year term. so interestingly raul castro is saying that it is time not to cling to power. in fact, there should be age limits placed on people who are in key public positions, even though he his main brother castro control the positions here in this country. one thing that raul country is not saying is that there will not be any

. >> i come from naples a specially for this, even if could have seen it on television, maybe better on tv. being here in person is important for those who believe. >> he seems tired, moved, uncertain, insecure. it really has an effect on you. the pope should be strong and authoritative. he seems weak, and that has really hit me. >> this will not be the last goodbye from pope benedict, but his final departure is less than a fortnight away. he flies out of the vatican in a helicopter on february 28, and will stay south of rome for two months. he has withdrawn from the historic events to elect his successor. he will return for a life of prayer and confinement. andrew symonds, al jazeera, rome. >> a show of strength. it europe's newest state its succession from serbia with military parades, but poverty and corruption remain rife. we tell you why this chilly -- chili left some red in the face. why this boxer is all yours to mike tyson's offer of friendship. >> hello once again. as we take a look at whether across northeastern parts of asia you see the frontal system is getting a quiet --

and katherine hee, from naples, florida, said she has been waiting to catch a glimpse, her entire life. >> it's amazing. until you're here, you just don't know what it's like. >> reporter: los angeles times writer glen whip has been covering the oscars for 25 years and says "argo "is the movie to beat. >> argo has won awards from screen actors guild, producers guild, directors guild. it's been like an unstoppable force. >> reporter: daniel day-lewis remains a favorite. >> if he wins, it would be a record third actor for a lead actor. no actor has ever won three oscars for a lead performance. >> reporter: but quvenzhane wallis and emmanuelle riva are already setting record. riva is the oldest nominated, turning 86 this sunday. wallis is the youngest. with the oscars under wraps, so are the decorations. >> reporter: for now, it looks more white. but all of the protective wrapping comes off sunday. >> reporter: katherine hee says she has too many favorites to pick one. >> i want autographs and pictures. i want it all. >> reporter: fans begin to arrive for this year's big show. >> the osca

jessica tucker from naples, florida. back with us to judge the winner is jeff yager, also host of the series "the cheap life." what are we looking for here? >> creativity, and effectiveness, trifecta of money-saving. >> you are due any minute here. >> i am. might be a first for the "today" show. >> we will rush through this segment. tell us what you do here. >> i love high-end beauty products, fep they're organic. sometimes it's the most expensive product to buy. i've found ways to make a lot of these things at home for a fraction of the cost. this is pomegranate. i make a pretty lip and cheek stain. this is probably just your color. >> jeff will try it. >> little rouge on the ocheeks? >> it does. it's light coverage. if you want more you could build up. this is another way to make facial cleanser at home. cucumber juice, coconut milk and honey. mine is old in an old frapuccino bottle. >> laundry detergent? >> $13, you'll produce 250 loads of laundry using washing soda, borax, shredded bar soap. it will cost you five cen

. >> i wonder about water and drought in naples, fla. or something and how that affects farming. >> we're in real trouble with water from climate change and it is affecting farmers. florida is a good example where water is going to miami but it has been going to grow sugar for a long time because sugar is something that got protected under the reagan administration and we really shouldn't be growing sugarcane in florida so it is affecting farmers in areas like the midwest, parts of the midwest that had such tremendous drought this year. we will lose a lot of farms because people won't be able to make their mortgage payments. the challenge with climate change is tremendous. that is why it is so important to start fighting for these policies so we have a more regional food system where farmers have the ability to get into markets where they can't get into today because farmers have to have some place to sell their crops and even sell the animals they want to raise. you were next. >> going back to whole foods. even though they are not the p

i want to revisit some of the fallout by going to naples, florida. network a national click social justice lobby, also a member of the original nuns on the bus tour last summer. welcome sister mary ellen, how are you? >> thanks, very well. >> good. i want to talk to you about the state of the catholic church here in america. it's shrinking as you know, but it's also growing in other places, growing in latin america, in africa. in 1978, this were 55 million catholics in africa, now more than 150 million. what are the chances that the cardinals are going to pick a pope from africa? >> it's exciting to think about i think. i've heard names touted throughout the day from nigeria and other places. i think that's a possibility. what are the chances? i don't know. i would hope that in choosing the next pope, they would be more interested not so much in his country of birth but origin of heart and reach out to the countries dwindling and bring them back. >> a lot of talk is about what the next pope will be like, whether he'll steer the church in a more progr

and catherine key from naples, florida, says she's been waiting to catch a glimpse, her entire life. just amazing. i mean, until you're actually here, you don't really -- you just don't know what it's like. >> reporter: los angeles times writer, glen whip, has covered the oscars for 25 years. and says argo is this year's movie to beat. >> argo, since nomination was announced, has won awards from the screen actor's guild, director's guild. it's been like an unstoppable force. >> reporter: daniel day-lewis, the star of lincoln, remains a favorite for best actor. >> if he wins, it would be a record third oscar for lead actor. no actor has ever won three oscars for a lead performance. >> reporter: but 9-year-old 9- year-old que venzhene and riva have made records already. walliss is the youngest to be nominated for oscar, riva is the oldest. >> reporter: for now, the red carpet looks more white here on hollywood boulevard. but all the protective wrapping comes off after sunday. >> reporter: cath rein hee says she has too many favorites to pick just one. >> i want pictures and autographs.

one woman says, hear me, governor rick scott, next rally in naples i will walk with biggest poster againstion. betrayed floridians. another person tweets, reality check, governor rick scott's hospitals will benefit from millions getting insurance. scott has not suddenly become a human being. then there's still more, quote, governor rick scott of florida supports medication expansion. the tea party is officially dead. has scott just literally dropped some gasoline into the toxic infighting that's engulfing the republican party? >> certainly he has but i think he's brought more momentum to the smaller sanity contingent there. he's the seventh republican governor to agree to this medicaid expansion. it looks like the vast majority of states will go along with it. he was elected on a platform of opposing obama care. that's how he got into politics. so it's certainly formalizing obama care as a permanent part of the american system, but, look, it also shows that things have tilted entirely against what had been the founding element of the tea party. >> indeed it has. dana milbank, thank you so

. >> shepard: hey, rick, it's 78 in boca raton going to 82 in naples tomorrow. >> let's go. >> shepardcan't go, sadly. continuing coverage of this snow apocalypse including look at how travelers are trying to get around thousands and thousands and thousands of flights cancelled. folks stranded in pretty tough conditions. that and the rest of the night's news coming right up. wa. kevin: there it is! (crunch!) ♪music announcer: buy a new tracker proteam 175 and get a free gift card. stay top of mind with customers? from deals that bring them in with an offer... to social media promotions that turn fans into customers... to events that engage and create buzz... to e-mails that keep loyal customers coming back, our easy-to-use tools will keep you in front of your customers. see what's right for you at constantcontact.com/try. shep' the enormous winter storm slamming the northeast means traveling by road is difficult by road rail or air. >> i was in the other airport jfk they rebooked me and sent me over here. i got over here and they said this one is cancelled. i would much rather be home

donna in naples. hello, donna. >> caller: hi, stephanie. i just have to bring up one thing. speech and he's just so wonderful. and then you get marco rubio up there like every other republican blaming the president, blaming the democrats. and making the most negative speech i've ever seen. sweating like a pig. dry-mouthed. then he did that little dance. it was hilarious. >> stephanie: it really was. donna, i almost like -- the punditry you can almost like -- you don't even have to wait for it. it was the liberal laundry -- it was the most divisive speech since his inaugural address. these are the ideas he ran and won on. >> so sad. i mean really. >> stephanie: and he was reaching out. he said let's do this together. i don't know how else you can make it any clearer. he used humor. i thought it was powerful. all right. 45 minutes after the hour. right back on "the stephanie miller show." >> announcer: call the political party line now, 1-800-steph-12. billy zane stars in barabbas. coming in march to reelz. to find reelz in your area, go to reelz.com he opened his mind and let

didn't know if you had seen anything yet but collier county, florida which is down south florida napleslaws come down to change it, they're not going to abide. >> stephanie: ay. >> caller: i didn't know if anybody had heard about it yet. >> hal: there's a couple of municipalities around the country who think that they can supersede the constitution or the regulation of any element to the constitution. >> stephanie: with the "you're not the boss of us." >> if you're thinking about opening a porn shop attached to a brothel, that would be -- collier county would be a good place to do it right now since you can supersede first amendment limitations on what you can say in public and what activities you can participate in public. apparently those rules don't apply either. if you're going to supersede federal regulation or limitations on the second amendment, you can supersede every other one. you have a legal precedent to do so. you could actually -- you could sell cigarettes to kids. and alcohol to kids. >> stephanie: what's wrong with that? >> you could allow 12-year-olds to vote. >> stepha

get ready, more hard freeze warnings in effect and a hard freeze watch all the way to the north to naplesed this next storm that developed here and this is a coastal storm similar to the storm last week, it's farther off shore and not talking about as much snow making its way inland and the wind. the winds are there and the snow is there and it will wind down by this afternoon and we'll see probably three to five inches of additional snowfall accumulating. central plains looking really, really nice and warm and enjoy the couple of storms across the country this week, guys, one for thursday, a quick look ahead. potentially a big blizzard for nebraska and we'll look at that and severe weather breaking out this week as well. >> thank you so much. rick. coming up on the show and republicans blocking president obama's pick for defense secretary. is this really the end. road for chuck hagel? chris wallace joins us live from washington when we come back. >> tucker: and the great white shark, this diver hitches a ride from one of the world's most dangerous sea creatures coming up. [ fishing rod c

italy do you want to work longer than three hours if you're looking at the bay of salerno outside of naples want to -- >> do you want to hear something from the ceo yesterday? >> i do. >> we have a sound bite? >> we have a sound bite from the ceo of titan. listen in to what he told maria. >> what i said was true. and they admitted it. they laughed about it. okay? and that's where this union president, this michael, i call him spiked because he's got his hair all up in a deal, and they're devout commies and say said that's the french way. you have to do the french way. and i said, well, i'm not doing it if it's going to lose money and that's what you're going to always do. >> obviously this made him a huge target in france. there was a massive back lash. people were very angry and they pointed out some of the tire technology there, they've been the ones who have been engine engineering a lot of the new tire technology, too. so it's interesting. >> you got a story? >> it's glowing mosquitoes. we can do it another day. >> what? >> glowing mosquitoes. have you heard of the dengue fever? >> yeah

host: naples, florida, diana. doing worse. caller: i am a senior on medicare and social security. i want to talk about the interest rates. my house is paid off. they do this mass appraisal. for the last -- since 2005, my house has had a $400,000 market value. i want to move to ohio and sell my house. i hate to get it away. my husband has passed away two years ago. i have money in the bank that i am not getting even 1% interest. i have a senior ira. you cannot put money into it. you have to take some on the out every year. i am stuck. people think we are rolling in dough down here if you are a senior. we have the cost of living. we also got a raise in our medicare payment. i want people to know that. host: we will have to leave it there. time for final thoughts. what do you want to add that we have not talked about? guest: we have not talked a lot about wages. wages have gone up some, but they are still lagging behind the rest of the economy. since the recession, they have been 7% higher, but nominal gdp is up about 12%. guest: the economy is growing. not as fast as we will like. i