you convinced nicholas to bring faith to court so i could see her.your visits are what gave me hope. i'm not about to walk away now that our positions are switched. >> victor: but you see, there's a difference. you belong out there, and i belong in here. >> kevin: sing? at my wedding? >> angelina: you're welcome. >> kevin: you can't. it--it's--it's too kind. >> angelina: daddy would want me to do this for you, and we want to keep daddy happy, right? come on. let's rehearse. i got a great idea for a song. (singing off-key) ♪ oh, baby ♪ i saw you grindin' ♪ ♪ on the dance floor >> devon: oh, wow. >> angelina: ♪ and you know ♪ that i want some more, more >> daniel: (humming) >> angelina: so kind. >> devon: oh, yeah. >> kevin: hit me with this. the corner, right into my temple, hard as you can. one blunt shot, it'll-- >> daniel: it's not that bad. maybe chloe'll be cool with it. >> chloe: (gasps) ohh, it's so insanely cute! >> kevin: (laughs) >> chloe: (gasps) look at--ohh. >> kevin: oh, good, you like it. that's great. >> angelina: ♪ runnin' ♪ ♪ with yo

you may be interested in listening to the french president, nicholas sarkozy. he is speaking now >. >> we will make progress to strengthen the euro and to see all the franco-german proposals accepted. that will settle the legal arose, mainly what form will this take? it will be an intergovernmental agreement. important decisions have been made. for instance, the exclusion of all p.s.i. each european country reimbursing its debt. if there are any questions, i will try to answer. >> well, as a chance a lot merkle and i have determined, -- as chancellor merkle and i have determined [unintelligible] the question was not audible, but the answer is. we have decided to study the possibility of strengthening the fund to the tune of 200 mi llion euros. the question was have you considered increasing your contribution to the imf? >> yes. it is rooted in our conclusion. i hesitate to say conclusions, because it is not the conclusion of the 27. it is the conclusion of the 17. [speaking french] >> you just heard the french president, nicholas sarkozy, speaking at the press

up to the house top they flew, with the sleigh of toys and saint nicholas too. heard the prancing pawing of each little hoof. >> as i drew in my head and was turn around down the chimney saint nicholas came with a bound. hehe was dressed in fur from his head to his foot. a bag full of toys swung on his back. >> his eyes held a twinkle -- his cheek was like roses and his nose like a cherry. his mouth was drawn up like a bow and the beard on his chin was as white as the snow. the stump of his pipe he held tight in his chief. he had a broad face and a little round belly that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly. [inaudible] and i laughed when i saw him in spite of myself. >> a wink of his weigh and a twist of his head soon gave me to know i had nothing to dread. >> and filled all the stockings -- laying his finger aside of his nose and giving a nod up the chimney he rose. he sprang to his sleigh, gave a his example away they all flew. when i heard him exchain as he drove out of sight happy christmas to all and to all a good night. merry christmas. is not

nicholas has had his share of problems, but he knows what counts in the long run, doesn't he? you should come over tonight. okay, i'll see you soon. (sighs) okay, where were we? "but i heard him exclaim ere he drove out of sight..." >> faith: "happy christmas to all, and to all a good night." >> nick: nice! that. you know, my mommy used to read this to me when i was little. it just wouldn't be christmas without it. >> nikki: nicholas is one of the most devoted parents i know. >> angel: that didn't happen by accident, nikki. >> nikki: i used to love reading to him. my little guy, and in the blink of an eye, he's a young man. >> nick: look at you. i honestly can't believe it. look how big you're getting. you're like this now, and pretty soon, you're gonna want to leave the house like your big brother noah. but you know what? no matter where you go or what you do with your life, this will always be home, okay? >> faith: okay. >> nikki: nicholas, i'll never be over your father. we have two children together. that's a bond that you can't dismiss-- at least, i can't. >> nick: mom, i

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no comment from nicholas or her attorney.t, she only faces misdemeanor charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. investigators are looking for more victims. a defense attorney watching these cases believes that will change. >> in the end, i think this case will rise to the level of a felony. she's been raising money for quite some time. >> reporter: raising money to falsely battle the terrible disease wondering if each night would be her last. mike taibbi, nbc news, los angeles. >>> up next, alec baldwin versus american airlines and lindsay lohan bears it all in playboy. the week in buzz, after these messages. ♪ [ man ] we've been in the business over the course of four centuries. [ woman ] it was a family business back then, and it still feels like a family business now. the only people who knew about us were those in new england, that moment that we got our first web order... ♪ ...we could tell we were on the verge of something magical. all of a sudden it just felt like things were changing. we can use this to adver

martha nicholas was collecting donations based on a medical condition she didn't have.holas could never provide anything in terms of single photo of her appearing to have cancer even when profiled for a story. >>> a woman used facebook to get money from friends. she told friends and family she was dying. find the story at abc2news.com. >>> people who drink too much alcohol are likely to have unsafe sex. it's not clear if drunk is the sole cause or personality traits could come in to play. a slight increase in the blood alcohol level increased the likelihood that participants would have sex without protection. this evidence should be included when it comes to hiv prevention efforts. >>> she is five years old, but parents are frantic. video overnight and images showing a girl hit by a car and what happened afterwards is going to raise your spirits. >>> back now, or been giving back for years. oprah winfrey has not stopped since her show ended. your own lunch. yep! (mom) i'm so proud of you. the bus is here, gotta go mom. okay hunny, have a great day. look in your bag, mad

nicholas king, i do not know how many of you know him -- nicholas, raise your hand. i am happy to say that he is handling a lot of the permit applications now. they will be ready to go right away. we know that there are a lot of places operating right now that are operating out of compliance. helping to scoop up those people on the piano in their restaurant. they do not cause any problems, but we need them all in compliance. this permit still requires a hearing. still requires notification of neighbors. we think that it will be -- i think that it will be a really good thing. the entertainment commission, as far as this small business commission, we are really hopeful that this will be a good thing for entertainment, live music, and musicians in san francisco. any questions? no? i did a good job. right on. so, i am done with mine. commander correa is here. i do not know how many of you remember dick crenshaw from last year. he retired, much to our chagrin. happily, we have his replacement in the form of commander correa. [applause] >> it is amazing how many of you i r

nicholas sarkozy says this will not result in a two-tiered europe. also coming up, more than 70 elderly people are killed in a fire in india. also, is it change or no change in the climate change talks? hello. a long night of the drama and disagreement has finally led to a deal, but it is limited. the leaders of the 17 countries inside the eurozone have accepted a plan that brings stricter control on their economies. germany has a new treaty involving all of the countries in the eu was scuttled when the british rejected it. david cameron demanded concessions on financial services that germany and france would not grant. >> david cameron of arriving at the summit this morning after 23 leaders agreed to a tighter integration with stricter budget rules for the single-currency area, mr. cameron, among them. during the night, britain said it could not accept proposed amendments to the eu treaty after it failed to win concessions for itself. >> the key question for britain is do we allow that to happen within the european union treaty if you are not happy

them today just what these two brothers have gone through. 28-month-old james and 16-month- old nicholas were both born with congenital heart defects. they have endured surgeries and countless treatments at children's hospital at stanford. but that hasn't been their only challenge. mom, ashley, says they have uprooted from maryland to be near the doctor who saved their boys' lives. >> ronnie and i gave up everything to come out here. we both had full-time jobs. i was a social worker. he was construction worker. we owned a house. all our family is back there. >> reporter: that's where cindy campbell comes into the story. cindy started an all volunteer organization four years ago called human connexus. she raises money to give families like ashley to get them through difficult transitions. >> about 50% of the individuals who get a serious illness will file bankruptcy. what human connexus does is gives them $500 a month for six months. that's enough in order for them to save their homes to save their car, to be able to pay their bills. >> reporter: working with different hospitals in the ba

nicholas websterbrook is an independent historian. he is the author of a number of articles on history. between 1989, and 2009, he was executive director of fort ticonderoga. this location played such a significant role in elliot cohen's book. nicholas websterport was curator of exhibits of the political historical society. the locale and setting the crucial to liberty. tell us what your book is about. [applause] >> thank you. thank you for coming. my old friends and former students, colleagues, appreciate it everybody on the panel. and thanks to dick westbrook for making the journey from the north country to come here. let me say something about the book. there are plenty of seats. should keep you company. so in graduate school, like most students of international relations, i started the second world war. and the conflict with the soviet union. from 2007 to 2009, i was counselor of the department of state and spent a lot of time fretting about the taliban and al qaeda and the iranian revolutionary guard corps. after leaving governme

nicholas, and they essentially resuscitate him. they are the one who is come up with the sleigh and santa claus flying through the air and gift giving as we know it and what he looks like round guy with the big beard and all the fur. >> reporter: and the reason weplace things under the tree. >> if you look at nativity count there's no association in gift giving. it's a roman pagan idea especially birthday gift giving. >> reporter: professor says tv increased the hype of christmas but as far as the true history we don't know what is myth or truth. >> it came to be more and more and how did this get in and where did this come from? and the fact it's so complicated and there's so many streams that have come into christmas, that's part of what makes it so fascinating. >> reporter: in baltimore, lamont williams, abc2 news. >>> 9-year-old cory boyce was plows supposed to fly from nashville to new york to visit relatives but when the plane stopped at bwi an airline employee took her off and rebooked her and they didn't notify her parents.

. >> reporter: creteed by veterans holding american nags, nicholas is -- flags, nicholas is glad to be home. he served two tours in iraq and this past one lasted 11 months. >> coming back, knowing that we made a big difference, changing security, made sure everyone was on top of their jobs, provided whatever they needed for assistance to make sure they can take care of their country. we did a great job. >> he would do anything that he had to do to make sure his country was safe. you know, he is a major hero in my life. i look up to him. >> the young sergeant, one of the last soldiers to leave iraq and since the withdrawal from iraq over the last week the violence has heated up in baghdad. markets, grocery stores, cafes, government buildings subject to coordinated attacks in the last 36 hours. he says hey is proud of the job that he and others did preparing soldiers for the future. >> winning hearts and minds was a big thing and a training course. it was successful. i am glad that we exited out of there with them having the right tools and the right mind to take care of what they needed

. >> amistad and nicholas are brothers hoping to find a loving family very soon.orning's "wednesday's child". >> washington redskins wide receiver anthony armstrong got up early to show them around the practice facility in ashburn, virginia. they tossed the ball around a little bit. and the boys told their host a little about themselves. >> what do you want to grow up to be? >> a football player. >> what about you? >> policeman. >> all right. and a lawyer and what else? >> and a preacher. so you have a lot of goals. >> the boys have big dreams. >> what kind of grades are you making? >> i'm making as, bs, one c. >> i made the honor roll. >> you made the honor roll? >> yeah. >> fantastic. congratulations. >> the boys want and need a loving home to grow up in. >> nicholas is a hand some, quiet, sensitive young man. he will ask you a lot of questions. >> it didn't take long for nicholas to warm up to coach mike shanahan and start asking him questions and making suggestions. >> so what changes would we make for the redskins for now? i can say you're kind of slipping up

here's more from the bbc's nicholas witchell. >> reporter: he was 28 when he edited the "news of the." an then, at "the daily mirror" he was sacked amid allegations of fixed photographs. piers morgan moved to television. first, as a talent show judge. and now, the high profile host of an american chat show. piers morgan relegates his status as interrogator to the stars. but by satellite link from los angeles, he was placed under oath to answer the questions. he started jauntily. but when it came to phone hacking, his answers became noticeably more terse. >> come, mr. morgan. your newspaper was near the top? of the list, wasn't it? >> top of the list of what? >> of the perpetrators carrying out this sort of practice. and you well know this. >> you also well know that not a single person has made any formal or legal complaint against "the daily mirror," for phone hacking. not one. >> reporter: he was asked how it was that he heard a private voicemail message left by sir paul mccartney for his then-girlfriend, heather mills. >> you listened to a tape of a voicemail message, correct? >>

>> nicholas. >> oh! >> how old are you? bet you got put up to talk to us about something, right . >> yeah. >> what do you have in your hands there? >> i picture. >> what's that a picture of? >> i am dying to see it. >> oh! [ audience oohs ] >> what is that? >> a pregnant mom or someone who has eaten too many french fries. hard to tell. >> do you know what that is . >> pregnant mom. >> what's your question . >> um, well, my mom's having a baby. and i want to know where it came from. [ audience oohs ] [ applause ] >> all right! [ applause ] >> okay. here we go. >> so, she will be able to tell you the biology, but i am gonna tell you the psychology. which is that two people fell deeply in love, and they wanted to make a baby just like they did when you were born. >> okay, dr. lisa, you are on. >> well, ... >> wait, wait. do you need props here? >> no, i don't. i don't. >> you are right, mommy love, daddy love. and mommy parts and daddy parts getting together, and the baby gets inside the mommy. and the mommy has all of this go

in europe, saint nicholas is not up on a housetop, but climbing in through the window. of the christmas markets, and it is grand. the christmas market takes up the whole of the main market square, the hauptmarkt, set up in front of the imposing frauenkirche. although the actual date of origin of the nurnberg market is not known, it is said to have been in existence since at least 1628. the nurnberg market is famous for certain specialty items, such as figures in franconian dress made of prunes and nuts, and a nurnberg angel to decorate the tree. a visitor to the market can also enjoy its unique food and drink items. nurnberg has been famous for its gingerbread, known as lebkuchen, since olden times. then the city was surrounded by forests, which served as a natural home for many bees, who in turn made lots of honey. with the local honey and the spices from the trade route, the bakers of the middle ages concocted this sweet and spicy treat, which tradition continues today. many visitors also marvel at the small size of nurnberg's delightful sausages, some no bigger than

now a lot of the online forums and comments are saying things against what nicholas did. if i see somebody spray paint my car i'm not going to give a handshake. >> you call the cops. >> the guy did wind up going jail. >> and it is the name that is getting the headline. yesterday a huge storm hit the northern part of the uk, particularly scotland. here is video shot by a guy who was waiting out the storm. >> what? now officially the storm was called hurricane freed helm. but people in the twitter world started calling it hurricane balding a. >> why? >> why wha do you mean why? >> bob ag is a spottish term meaning the male private area. >> i'm no doctor but i believe you're referring to the scrotum. >> like a ball in a bag? >> it's not ball bag. it's baw bag. >> this whole time we thought you were saying ball bag. >> no. baw bag. at first the bbc welcome back site, the harold major news sources wouldn't touch the term. then the daily record gave it a whirl and it became one of the top trending terms on twitter in the uk. >> our next video, images of bravery under fire. >>wa

nicholas, you've sold more than 90 million books at this point.. i get a lot of letters from people who want to be writers and usually they all say how do you get an agent, or a publisher? those aren't the questions. the real question is how do you get your novel to sell out of the store. how do you get people to know who you are and want to take a chance on what you're writing? so i spent the whole year prior to the publication of "the notebook." you have no idea whether it's going to sell or not or whether i will come up with another story or anything like that. >> you guys are certainly one of the most eclectic mixtures of authors i've ever seen on one couch here. jennifer, how do you decide what you're going to write about next? >> i usually begin actually with a sense of time and place more than anything. there is sort of an atmosphere that i'm looking for. and that is often my entry point. i tend to write fairly unconsciously. i write fiction only by hand, believe it or not. what i'm looking for is the kind of meditative state where i don't

finally, our third participant, nicholas westerbrook, is an independent historian.he's the author of a number of articles on american history. between 1989 and 2009, very significantly for this book, he was executive director of fort ticonderoga. and, of course, this location plays such a very significant role in eliot cohen's book. nicholas westerbrook previously was curator of exhibits for the minnesota historical society. he is, thus, really an expert on a number of aspects of locale and setting that are crucial to "conquered into liberty." elion, tell us what your book is about. [applause] >> well, thank you. thank you for the introduction. thank you all for coming. it's so great to see so many old friends, former students, colleagues that i appreciate, everybody on the panel particularly my friend nick westbrook for making the journey from the north country to come here. i'll say more thank yous at the end, but let me now just say something about the book. and i suppose i should say those of you who are standing along the back wall, there are plenty of seats up

nicholas is a witness, not a plaintiff.t this case and your reaction to what he says he's been through? >> i think his experience is similar to thousands of people in new york city. it's quite a shame that they have made a name for itself rather than protecting and serving the community. the lawsuit, it's a class action lawsuit called floyd versus the city of new york. we really want them to be accountable for what has happened throughout the city. >> nicholas, i know that you're finishing up community college and then you'll work on your b.a. after you take some time off. right now where this stands, being involved and taking action, are you starting to feel a little bit more emboldened, empowered, when you think about going outside, just going about your daily business, that you're speaking out and doing something? >>. >> yes, i definitely feel empowered just by breaking the constitutional rights. this is my way going about change and just bringing it -- national attention to something that is just unjust and absurd. >> w

. >> nicholas is quiet and sensitive. >> it didn't take him long to warm up to coach mike shanahan and ask questions and make suggestio suggestions. >> what about changes for the redskins. i can see you are kind of slipping up. rex grossman threw nine interceptions. >> reporter: the coach said nicholas had some good ideas. >> he's a tall, athletic young boy who aspires to be a football player. >> reporter: he told the coach he would like to play football some day. >> what position? >> receiver. >> wide receiver. >> reporter: they got a photo-op with the coach and then to the locker room. >> we have a couple gifts for you. a couple gift bags for you guys. we are also going to get you six tickets to the christmas eve game. >> reporter: they were thrilled and trying on the uniforms was like getting a taes of what the future could hold. most of all, for now, they hope the future will include a forever family. barbara harrison, news 4, for wednesday's child. >> if you have room in your home and your heart for them or another child waiting for a permanent loving family, call the special adop

like kelly felt who helped raise $500 for nicholas. >> i refused to believe it.hinking, no one makes this up. >> reporter: martha's attorney says, this was not a scam. to rip people off. there is an illness. it's a mental illness. and i can't say any more, end quote. martha is on bond and will be arraigned this month. we want to thank our affiliate, wric, for their help with this. just a sad, sad story all the way around. >> and the extent of the lies incredible. >>> we do want to keep you here for a moment. because ron claiborne is off this weekend. you're doing double duty. >> absolutely. good morning, again, everybody. it's high stakes at tonight's abc news republican presidential debate. newt gingrich takes the stage next to mitt romney for the first time as the front-runner. it's weeks before the votes are cast in the critical iowa caucuses. be sure to join diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos, who will be moderating tonight's debate in des moines, iowa. it airs right here on abc. >>> the search for missing mom michelle parker intensified on friday. dive t

. >> it didn't take long for nicholas to warm up to coach mike shanahan to start making suggestions.> i could say that, they are kind of slippin up. >> the coach said nicholas had good ideas. >> he is a tall athletic young boy to aspires to be a football player. >> he told the coach he would like to play football some day. >> what position? >> receiver. >> they got a photo-op with the coach and then to the locker room. >> we have a couple gifts here for you. a couple gift bags. >> wow! >> those are for you guys. and then we are also going to give you six tickets to the christmas eve game. >> they were thrilled, and trying on the uniforms was like getting a taste of what the future could hold. most of all for now, they hope that the future will come in a forever family. if you have room in your home or heart for these two or another child waiting for a family. call 1-88-to-adopt-me. >>> and we have more now on the 12 days of giving. here is pat lawson. >> our 12 days of giving focus today is a nonprofit group making a big difference in our community. today we're hoping you can help th

them today just what these two brothers have gone through. 28-month-old james and 16-month- old nicholasere both born with congenital heart defects. they have endured surgeries and countless treatments at children's hospital at stanford. but that hasn't been their only challenge. mom, ashley, says they have uprooted from maryland to be near the doctor who saved their boys' lives. >> ronnie and i gave up everything to come out here. we both had full-time jobs. i was asocial worker. he was construction worker. we owned a house. all our family is back there. >> reporter: that's where cindy campbell comes into the story. cindy started an all volunteer organization four years ago called human connexus. she raises money to give families like ashley to get them through difficult transitions. >> about 50% of the individuals who get a serious illness will file bankruptcy. what human connexus does is gives them $500 a month for six months. that's enough in order for them to save their homes to save their car, to be able to pay their bills. >> reporter: working with different hospitals in the bay a

. >>> today, german chancellor angela merkel meets french president nicholas sarkozy will meet in advance of the summit. representing american interests, u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner will be meeting with officials throughout europe ahead of the summit. >>> thursday, the european central bank is widely expected to cut rates by 0.25%. back here at home, friday's job numbers were stellar. unemployment finally fell below the stub born 9% mark, dipping to 8.6%. watch western digital today. shares spiked friday on company expectations of better quarterly sales. keep an eye out for s.a.p. over the weekend, it announced its buying success factors for $3.4 billion, the latest move in an escalating rivalry between s.a.p. and oracle. >>> finally, how confusing are things in italy? a canadian professor who left italy 28 years ago was mistakenly named next junior minister for agriculture. >>> who plays who for all the marbles in college basketball, a huge free agent deal in baseball and the packers are beaten. plus, for the first time in two years, tiger woods faces victory. your early mor

nicholas, then we have the contemporary santas. >> reporter: do you ever a favorite story?one starts like, the night before christmas. >> reporter: that's your favorite story. let's get down to business. i definitely have a list i want to give you. do i 92 ed to sit on your lap? >> you certainly do. >> reporter: okay , here i go. am i hurting you? >> no you're not. i practice all year for this. >> reporter: so you think that santa can provide that? >> we always get what we -- we might not get get what we want, but we'll get what we need. and i think some of these you do definitely need. i like the first 1. peace on earth. and that certainly is what we all want to try and work with. >> reporter: exactly. thank you very much. hopeful ly we get the peace on earth this christmas. and you definitely need to come down here and learn a lot. back to you. >> i want to see her get off of santa's lap. that's good stuff! way to go . look at santa smiling. how about that. we're counting on you again to make sure the kids in our area have a great holiday. this is our annual kindertime to

. >>> motivational speaker in virginia is in trouble, coming up, what martha nicholas is accused of doings members of a cancer community crying foul. >>> can breast cancer treatment help memory problems later in life? >>> police move in and force occupy baltimore protesters out in a early morning raid. i'm kuren redmond, i will have the full story coming up. >>> media frenzy descending upon harrisburg, pennsylvania, what we could learn about sandusky. >>> video of a massive house

nicholas, is that okay?oing to say we're waiting for the christ child. >> as the germans and mohres came to america, kris kringle, father christmas a late night visitor. >> the night before christmas and all through the house and helped to define the santa claus image in america, along with coca-cola and ads. >> it's like a big souffle, for orthodox christians and the idea of gifts associated with christmas comes preeminently from the greatest gift, the gift of god's son to the human family. >> mr. kringle is santa claus. >> fox news. >> what a great movie. coming up next, we cooked up last-- or we cooked up a main dish last time and now it's time for the side dish, if you're not sure what to serve to your family. stick around. we have a top chef right here. >> kelly: smells good. ♪ pa rum pa pum pum >> i am he' lt. colonel rybates and like to say hello to my friend and family in california and hope to see you soon. this is an rc robotic claw. my high school science teacher made me what i am today. r science

point out, we're dealing with an illegal club on broadway, i had spoken with them -- as well as nicholas about this. we finally got this -- we found a flier, at -- the entertainment commission gave us a phone call and we got a copy of the flyer. i went there and it was a place -- if you walked by this you would never know it was there. you could not see anything. we had heard rumors that there were clubs operating in there. we had done unsuccessful spot checks before, and i went there early because -- it was supposed to start at 10:00 on friday. and rather than wait for them to arrive and then deal with this, i decided to do some pro-active work, and then i came out, and i visited him and his -- the inside of the place and i explained of the law, if this was entertainment or alcohol beverage control, i said if he was interested in doing that he would have to speak -- he would have to go through the proper channels. i said we did not want a bunch of 18-22 year olds -- on broadway with nothing to do. i wanted him to work at getting the message out so we did not have this problem. as far as

yorker who has kept her appearance on the show a secret from everyone except her one-year-old son nicholasfrom brooklyn, new york, please welcome thande shange. hi. >> hi, meredith. so good to see you. meredith: nice to see you, too.

nicholas sarkozy and the german chancellor documented their views. the recommendations were recommended to eu president on wednesday. the two leaders stressed the importance of cooperation among european countries at the start of the document. they said all possible measures should be taken to ensure stability of the euro zone countries so that they can overcome the current crisis. the measures include automatic sanctions to be imposed on euro zone member when is the budget deficits exceed predetermined levels. others include writing into law the goal of achieving a balanced budget in the constitution and promoting union among member nations. friends are urging a revision on the treaty based on proposals and the focus is on the outcome of the ue summit. share prices are down as investors are selling to lock in profits ahead of the eu summit. the nikkei is trading at 8,650, down 8/10 of 1%. the topics is at 746, down .5%. they are watching what measures will be worked out to ease the debt worries. the meeting is due to open later in the day. on the to

angela merkel tanseh nicholas's, are trying to get their position clear. no matter what is decided, it still has to and get past euro zone members. >> proposals from the two are one thing, but we will get another set of proposals probably today or tomorrow from the president of the european council, who will chair the summit this week. those are going to be out there. diplomats i've spoken to or from some of the smaller member states say that france and germany have a deal but we need to see the details and we need to see the fine print because if we want to know exactly how they plan to make this work. it was important to have a sense of confidence and togetherness about them at the beginning of this critical week, they say. that was really highlighted by a news from standard & poor's. there's no guarantee all countries will automatically sign off on whatever france and germany suggest. >> are those other countries speeling they will have to hand over some sovereignty as some critics of the plan will see that is the price to pay. >> there's a general feel