well, of course, colonel nicola quickly ran for cover. there were several more letters from the colonel to the general apologizing for his statements. but nonetheless, colonel nicola's letter did, in fact, reflect the feelings of so many officers serving in the army. about two weeks later after colonel nicola's letter, general washington received major gener james mitchell varnum. he was from rhode island. he had been a major general and had retired and served in the congress. he was a man of great influence and prominence. the general wrote to his commander in chief, the congress is a baseless fabric. my fellow citizens are totally destitute of that love of equality that is absolutely requisite to support a republic. only an absolute monarchy or a military state alone can save us from the horrors of subjugation. washington interestingly enough did not respond to the general. but all of this weighed heavily on his mind, and so he wrote to the secretary at war, benjamin lincoln, a massachusetts man. he told secretary at war lincoln if thes

>> for all of his bravado, nicolas sarkozy knows that he faces a monumental task. the socialist is simply so far ahead in the polls. once written off as a genial not entity, he has gotten off to an impressive start. a successful campaign launched fixed him as a man that the french imagine one day as the president. the financial markets might not like his program, that is not an argument that will deter many voters. in the multi candidate first round of elections, there will be other players, notably the national front leader riding high on economic gloom and the euro skepticism. if he is to have any hope, nicolas sarkozy needs to take a big bite out of her electorate which well might mean that we see his campaign and the way veering towards the right. -- underway verring towards the right. >> taking a turn behind the camera. we sit down with angelina jolie to discuss her directorial debut. a quarter of the world's children are undernourished and hundreds are dying of hunger every hour. those are the figures from the 8 agency, save the children. they say that things

>> for all of his bravado, nicolas sarkozy knows that he faces a monumental task. the socialist is simply so far ahead in the polls. once written off as a genial not entity, he has gotten off to an impressive start. a successful campaign launched fixed him as a man that the french imagine one day as the president. the financial markets might not like his program, that is not an argument that will deter many voters. in the multi candidate first round of elections, there will be other players, notably the national front leader riding high on economic gloom and the euro skepticism. if he is to have any hope, nicolas sarkozy needs to take a big bite out of her electorate which well might mean that we see his campaign and the way veering towards the right. -- underway verring towards the right. >> taking a turn behind the camera. we sit down with angelina jolie to discuss her directorial debut. a quarter of the world's children are undernourished and hundreds are dying of hunger every hour. those are the figures from the 8 agency, save the children. they say that things

in france president nicolas sarkozy makes a campaign stop at a cheese factory in the french alps. in scotland a man is arrested outside the hotel where british prime minister david cameron gave a speech opposing scottish independence. and in germany, men known as bell shakers ring in the carnival season. hot shots, pictures coming in from around the world. >>> now we all have our favorite to die for foods but one restaurant is giving new meaning for that concept. here's our jeanne moos. >> reporter: irony at an eatery in las vegas. apparent heart attack at a place called the heart attack grill. >> one of the nurses came back to me and said, you know, dr. john, we've got a patient who's in trouble. >> reporter: but dr. john isn't really a doctor. he's just the owner wielding a stethoscope. and the nurses are just pate rests dressed up like nurses. so all they could do was call

. >>> speaking of super heroes, nicolas cage is back. >> we have a preview. >> reporter: nicolas cage is once again riding into theaters as the dark hero forced to do the devil's dirty work. he play as former stunt man who sold his soul and is now set to battle with the bounty hunter living inside him. unlike the first film where his alter ego was completely computer generated, cage himself is the man behind the flaming skull. >> a lot of thought went into the body language. i wanted ghost rider to be something entirely outside of your reference point like a bad dream, something you couldn't really understand. >> reporter: the sequel picks up years after the first movie. cage's character is now darker and grittier. he tries to rid himself of the devil's curse while hiding out in eastern europe. cage said he enjoyed his down time in transylvania but doesn't think his family did. >> i took a tour out to the dracula's castle on my break on halloween night and it was a little intense for my family but i enjoyed it. >> cage isn't sure about making a ghost rider three movie. >> i think the

nicolas cage is here!and applause ] this man has won three world series and now has a brand-new video game out. curt schilling is stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] video game is killer. and also on the show, one of our faves, chef john besh is here with a mardi gras feast. [ cheers and applause ] yummy, yummy. it's going to be good. hey, guys, have you ever wondered what celebrities are whispering to each other when they're on the red carpet? or, you know, press conferences or anything? we have, too. and that's why we sent out our entertainment correspondent from the uk, mr. peggy hess with his highly sensitive microphones to get to the bottom of this. that's right. it's time for "celebrity whispers." ♪ ♪ celebrity whispers >> hello. i'm peggy hess and welcome to "celebrity whispers." shh. >> hey, did you eat the last of my totino's pizza rolls? >> no, i swear i didn't take them. you can even smell my breath. [ laughter ] >> okay, good. >> celebrity. >> and to your right. ladies, to your right. >> so wh

. >>> plus, nicolas cage wants vengeance as ghost rider johnny blaze. >>> linsanity continues to grow, phil michal sob hits an amazing shot on the final hole, and lebron james makes a couple kids cry. you're watching "early today." >>> hey, there, a very good morning do you. welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. three skiers were killed sunday in an avalanche in washington state. a fourth skier who was wearing a safety device survived. they were swept more than a quarter mile down. >>> a helicopter collided with a small plane in mid air last night in california but both pilots survived with minor injuries. the chopper was abel to land in a field near a highway while a plane made it to an airport. >>> in mexico anxious family members waited outside for word on 40 people who were fighting. authorities believe it may have been designed to hide an escape attempt. >>> it was the final good-bye for whitney houston as the music legend was brought to a new jersey cemetery for burial. fans lined the route as a motorcade transp

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the french president, nicolas sarkozy, is set to real -- we launch his campaign today. >> as part of the campaign, sarkozy just launched his personal twitter account and is expected to announce his bid on french television. >> sarkozy has been eyeing campaign mode for months, but has waited until now, less than 10 weeks to polling day, to officially confirm his candidacy. >> recent opinion polls showed the conservative sarkozy trailing socialist rivals by a big margin. a presidential rival contest takes place in two rounds in late april and early may. >> we are on the line now with clay, who was in paris for us. why has sarkozy waited so long to declare his candidacy? >> he has a weighted very long, and he -- initially, we expected him to announce candidacy even later. the reason being is the nicolas sarkozy wants to maintain a presidential or write until the last minute. he is eager to portray himself as a statesman negotiating with other leaders of the eurozone to solve the crisis hitting the eurozone today, and he has always insisted right until today that he is too busy saving th

this report does contain flash photography. >> nicolas sarkozy, impulsive, hyperactive. a president bubbly with ambition. facing an immense challenge if he is to win a second term. tonight, he chose a tv program to announce his bid for reelection. his pitch to the french people was that he was a tough realists in a time of unprecedented crisis. >> can you imagine a captain leave and his boat in the heart of the storm saying i am tired, i am quitting? >> no candidate has been so far behind in the polls so close to election and won and many of those who voted for him last time are disillusioned. >> it is shot him to see him in a luxury boat. -- thit is shocking to see him in a luxury boat. >> i am ok with his view of the economy. regarding the society, he is trading division. >> the president has called himself an outsider, a leader that would modernize the french economy, make it more like that of britain and the united states. the reforms have turned out to be modest. yes, pensions reform, but the economy stalled, businesses close, and employment rose, and france lost it

. >> my name is nicolas. i'm the founder of the m.i.t.nd more recently founded one laptop per child. >> other designers were preoccupied with eat know graphic issues and sort of almost the anthropological point of view. there really was a need to look at this as a design problem that ended up being the object that it is, but just look at the antennas and what they do the multiple purposes. it is very cleverly designed. he's the best designer of his vintage by a long shot. >> what inspired me to jump into a non-profit world was really nicolas. when he came here, at this exact table here and described to me his vision of education his vision for technology being available to all, i got very inspired for the first time in the field of technology. when we started designing the $100 laptop our work initially was very basic. we were just looking at how do you protect the keyboard and the screen, how do children sort of carry it around. we generate a very large amount of hand drawings, we make lots of prototypes, things that can be quickly, you

french president nicolas sarkozy was ridiculed in turkish newspapers.he turkish ambassador in paris was recalled, and military cooperation between the two countries was suspended. the turkish government sees the french court decision as a vindication and a way to normalise political and economic ties again. >> as far as i can judge at this time, the problems between france and turkey are settled. >> but the french government says it will try again with another draft of the law, which will likely make for more trouble between the two countries. >> and the u.s. republican front runner mitt romney won both of last night's primaries in michigan and arizona, holding up a strong challenge from his right-wing rival rick santorum. >> romney scored a big victory in arizona, but his home state of michigan was seen as the critical test. and there, he only scraped away. >> with 10 more states voting next week and a super tuesday, romney still has much work to do try to persuade republicans that he is the man to win the white house in november. >> mitt romney's vict

the vial was in second with 23.6 million in the ghostwriter with nicolas cage came in third place with 22 million during its weekend debut. >>vicki: do you enjoy taking credit for the good weather? >>brian: absolutely. i had a couple of people telling me, thank you. like i have something to do with it. >>vicki: is it going to stay nice? >>brian: now that the bridge is open, here comes the rain. it is great timing. this is the leading edge of what will be some heavier and more widespread rain for tomorrow morning. >>vicki: that is it for us, have a good night. we will see you in the morning curative

marvin gonzalez en su propia porteria a los 45 minutos del primer tiempo y e los 85 llego el gol de nicolas, firpo supero 2-1 a la universidad, once municipal goleo 3-0 a vista hermosa, juventud intependiente le gano 4-2 al atletico marte y el unico empate se dio entre alianza y metapan 2-2. en honduras, el campeon olimpia sigue sumando puntos y mas puntero que nunca, le gano 1-0 a vida. tenemos imagenes y eo 1-1 con munici

bbigueleños se encuentran con autogol de gonzález, cuando estaba la victoria en la bolsa, gol de nicolásl ibañez con un contrato de un año, mientras que consolidó el pasé para los piratas. >> yo creo que siempre llego todos los años en mi carrera, tengo 12 años de carrera, es importante llegar temprano, aprender de la ciudad, este es mi primer año viniendo aquí en arizona, yo se que es importante llegar aunque sea una semana antes. >> le cuento que el jugador de los potros daniel guerreros fue suspendido 4 partidos por casi agresión al juez de linea >> el 20 de febrero de 1962 pusieron en orbita a john. >> habrá una cena en su honor en ohio, es considerado el único astronauta del mundo en hacer

el primero fue un autogol de gonzález y el segundo fue nicolás muñoz, dos menos se lo ganó el fas.etapán. los goles fueron de monterrosa para los números cero y el empate fue de jonathan barrios, estaba el empate y el tercer gol fue de christian bautista y un autogol de ricardo alvarado que puso la cosa 2 - 2. así está la cosa en el fútbol salvadoreño. - alianza logra este empate y pasan por un par momento. ahora repasamos los resultados del fútbol salvadoreño. -en otras informaciones en la nba triples claves en tiempo reglamentario y se anotó 30 puntos, los san antonio spurs vencieron a los angeles clippers y así los san antonio spurs llegan a 10 victorias consecutivas. "manu" ginobili había perdido varios compromisos por la operación y ahora por la lesión perderá más. - el ucraniano obtuvo el título de peso pesado del boxeo al derrotar al británico. una pelea realizada en miami. este hombre había abofeteado a un contrincante y obtuvo una multa. - hasta aquí la información deportiva. >> sulema: gracias por esa información. vamos a la pausa comercial y al regreso que debemos hacer

>>mark: nicolas to and from stanford university is joining us. >> good morning. >> we had the most horrible recession in 50 years. we have had a horrible growth since 2007. finally, things are recovering. at the end of last week unemployment numbers were pleasing very sharply in. 54 >>darya: it always seems like they do not take into account the people stop looking for jobs. >> that is something of to worry about. flickr things get really that people stop looking for jobs altogether. >> employment has been rising. >>mark: we are reaching a point where companies have nothing else to trend. the thing that corporate profits will start to come down? >> the current recession, it has taken so long to recover. finally, employment is going up. we saw similar news at the beginning of to the of 11. >>darya: i do not want to be negative, but it seems like businesses show a profit by cutting, maybe more people are getting jobs employers are adding, but it seems like you have to do more at your job but they are paying you last. are things really better? >> the figures that came out at the end of last we

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nicolas cage returns as comic book character johnnie blaze in ghost rider, spirit of vengeance. it's also offered in 3-d. it should have $29.5 million. reese witherspoon's romantic comedy, this means war, is expected to draw a large audience. it's expected to debut with 17 million. none of the films are expected to beat last weekend's champ "the vow" which should pull in 30 million. heard good things about this. finally, stephan colbert unexpectedly suspended production of the colbert report due to what comedy central said were, quote, unforeseen circumstances. a source says colbert's mom is seriously ill. we wish her all the best. a lot of the audience members got e-mails saying this is going to be suspended. it's the first time they've missed a scheduled episode. >> they don't have fill-ins for that. >> exactly. we wish them the best. >>> this comes to us from kxas where nearby garland, texas, a little girl took on city hall and won. a great story here. 10-year-old allison loves spending time playing, but her friends couldn't come to any of the city's 42 playgrounds because th

i want to thank our colleagues, especially true nicolas and everyone else, for being extremely helpful in providing inside. i also want to invite the neighbors who have concerns and insights to join us. and we are going to have a town hall at the richmond public library. we will begin at 5:30, and everyone here is invited, and we want to thank everyone here. >> what is the topic? >> the town hall is on public safety. we want to invite sfpd. the commissioners are invited. we are going to discuss issues that are ongoing, and we want the public to have a chance to give some feedback you're a good >> are there members of the public who would like to address this issue? thank you for coming. >> i own and dirty tricks, the neighboring business. from the police reports, there has been an escalating pattern of violence over the last two years, particularly on reggae tuesday night, but that is only the half of it. from october, 2009, gay bashing show to the most recent headliner, filthy rich, when booking shows, the record room has ignorance for the well-being of merchants and residents alike.

german chancellor angel merkel and french president nicolas sarkozy insist cuts must be made by february 15th, before allowing another loan. >>> overseas this morning, toyota reported a stronger than expected quarterly profit and raised its annual forecast. mining company xstrata and glencore agreed on an equal valued $90 billion. >>> yesterday, boeing fell 7%. netflix was surprisingly hire despite news red box and coin star will launch a rival video streaming service. >>> humana dropped 5% after weaker than expected earnings. yum brands positive sales at pizza hut chains but taco bell had another struggling quarter. disney weighs in with earnings later today as speculation swirls about a positive deal with univision to create an english speaking cable news channel for latinos. mcdonald's has apologized and pulled a radio ad that said eating its new chicken mcbites was less risky than petting a stray pit bull. finally, after eight rent-free months in a texas home, kevin robinson's luck has ran out. his website bragged about playing 1 fee. but bank of america was the new owner yesterday.

. >>> nicola riley is up against first degree murder charge. the law had not been used against abortion there is. her attorney is -- doctor. her attorney is arguing that she is immuned from it. riley's former partner has always been charged. >>> the trial in the man accused of killing yeardley love is expected to pick up again tomorrow. one of george huguely's attorney was sick. >> reporter: the reason there would be perhaps one more expert, along the lines of the cause of death and it could very well be that there are friends, witnesses of the defendant who might be in a position to testify as to what they're understanding of what the defendant's state of mind on the night in question. >> christian schaffer is in charlottesville covering the trial. if you want the latest, you need to follow him on twitter. he tweets up to the minute. >>> we have breaking news out of annapolis right now. the last 2 minutes abc 2 news has confirmed. he has accepted the protection. according to one of his aids, there was suppose to be a debate on the house floor

. >> there we have it, nicolas sarkozy, a president not known for his short answers, are responding tohat has been achieved today in a series of cooperation agreements, in particular, a nuclear deal, which will see half a billion pounds worth joint operations. is the one year anniversary of the overthrow of muammar gaddafi. also talking about syria, trying to get food aid into the worst hit towns by the violence and in syria. also talking about iran, the need to maintain sanctions on the iranian regime. it prefers, real breakthroughs. -- breakthroughs, real breakthroughs. we will bring you more as we wrap up the news conference a little bit later on. david cameron is still talking and for the time being. germany's president christian wolff has resigned following a steady stream of press allegations he received favors from powerful friends. his political ally, chancellor angela merkel said she regretted his resignation. >> happier days, president wolf is germany's head of state, the symbol of the nation. chancellor merkel is the political power and he represents the country itself. but

german chancellor angela merkle and french president nicolas sarkozy insist cuts must be made before allowing another loan. >>> overseas this morning, toyota reported a stronger than expected quarterly profit and raised its annual forecast. >>> xstrata and glencore have agreed on a merger of equals at $90 million. >>> boeing fell after one report with a problem on its 787 dreamliner. >>> netflix was surprisingly higher despite news that red box will launch a rival video streaming service. >>> humana dropped 5% after weaker than expected earnings. >>> taco bell had another sluggish quarter. >>> toy maker hasbro said rough holiday sales hurt its quarterly revenue. >>> diz me that weighs in with earnings later today. >>> mcdonald's has apologized and pulled a radio ad that said eating its new chicken mcbites was less risky than petting a stray pit bull. >>> and finally, after eight rent-free months in a foreclosed texas home, kenneth robinson's luck has run out. yesterday a judge ruled bank of america the legal owner. that was just a matter of time. >>> coming up, the clippers win in ov

the french president nicolas sarkozy has ordered his military to adopt a new law about the armenian genocide. for more -- from wall street to london where the occupied movement has made its mark. but as of today, the campers outside the cathedral are no more. british police cleared the demonstrators to set up tents in the shadow of the icon landmark. >> st. paul's cathedral, a world-renowned place of worship, of four months' home to the occupied encampment, on high alert, expecting trouble. they stayed in overwhelming numbers. here they are to clear it out. scuffles, yes, but little real violence. after months of occupation and a long protracted legal battle, the tents are finally being cleared away. they are being loaded up in the dump trucks. the protesters insist they will remain. the message went out for all supporters to come and join the cause. the police cordons blocked the way. the court order was for the removal of tents and other structures, and the old bailey regretted sending in the bayless, but it had no choice. ultimately, the result was never in doubt. >> i think it is an oppo

meanwhile, french president nicolas sarkozy and the german chancellor stressed urgency of the situation. >> translator: time is running out. it is just a matterdays. we need a conclusion. >>> romania's prime minister is stepping down. emil boc made the announcement today. he announced he was stepping down to ease political and social tension. romania imposed spending cuts as part of a deal for 20 billion euros in fiscal aid from the european union and other organizations. the government slashed public workers' wages and raised the sales tax from 19% to 24. public anger at the austerity measures triggered street protests. the row man yan president emil boc asked the former foreign minister to try to form a new government. >>> now let's check the markets. the nikkei is down to 8,920. the strong yen over the credit problems are cooling market sentiment. many invest ors are waiting to see if greece will accept the austerity measures. the u.s. dollar currently trading at 76.56. the euro against the yen is 100. 100.42. the look at the latest interest rates. this is the ten-year japanese gover

nicolas? go for it. >> there was a belated request for a cantonese interpreter. i am checking with the applicant to see if he wanted to proceed or not. vice chair joseph: do we have an interpreter? >> no. vice chair joseph: and you just got the request? does the applicant want a continuance? > i just checked with him and he said no. this is mr. chang, the owner and operator. this is a place of entertainment permit for karaoke. i'll turn it to him. vice chair joseph: mr. chang? do you speak english? >> a little bit. ce cirjoseph: a little bit. can you telle atbout you >> do liketaur. we jnt tgee entertainment?eph: whatustomer >> singing karaoke. ce cir joseph: ok. anybody have any questions? commissioner cavellini: have you had a karaoke bar before? ye commissioner cavellini: i am sorry. i do not speak chinese. in san francisco you had a karaoke bar? or you have been working at a carrier cou barefore? >> mostly, i do entertainmen around the b area for many years. tellmewherer cavellini:can yo >> san franciscoe soni center. a chinese concert over there. at the city

san nicolas is a small, remote fishing village far from the electricity grid.there aren't even any roads that lead here. almost the whole village flocks to see karen's solar lamp demonstration. magda is the wife of a fisherman and a mother of 12. she's excited about the solar lamps because they provide light and can be used to charge cell phones. karen knows magda, so she doesn't hesitate to make a deal: magda can purchase the lamp and pay it off in small monthly installments. >> the light will help when our ships arrive in the dark and we have to dry the fish on the beach. if i can charge my cell phone too, i can ring our customers when we have a good catch. >> card bank wants everyone to be able to afford the solar lamps -- it offers microcredit loans at only 3 percent interest. many of the bank's customers earn less than 200 euros a month. they'd be unlikely to get a loan elsewhere. but card specializes in socially responsible rural development. villagers who take out loans have to take part in regular training courses. >> we teach them the value of money, h

the britain's david cameron and the french president nicolas sarkozy have agreed to work more closely on military operations and civil nuclear power. their partnership had come under scrutiny after the u.k. refused to join a european fiscal tax. mr. cameron said they had strong relationships based on strong interests. armed robbers stole up to 60 ancient artifacts from the greek museums. the greek culture minister has submitted his resignation over the raid. from a highest to an amazing counterfeit, italian police say seized fake u.s. treasury bonds worth six trillion dollars which equals half the entire u.s. national debt. they were hidden in false compartments in three safety boxes in the swiss city of zurich. >> they are calling this the largest ever seizure of its kind. fake u.s. treasury bonds worth a staggering six trillion dollars. and enough to endanger the stability of the international credit system. it has emerged that the bonds were found in the strongest in a warehouse in zurich back in january using information, the police helped their colleagues make this. this was a so

nicolas sarkozy may not be the favorite to win the french presidential election, but he seems to notave lost his taste for campaigning. he lost his reelection campaign on thursday. reforms have been put consistently in the league and he has also been on the campaign trail. >> his first official day on the campaign trail for an election that he is in danger of losing. he did not quite take tea with the voters, but he did visit a tea shop, joking that he should drink more of it. then there was the unlv party rally -- the u.n.p party rally. he promised at a referendum on state unemployment insurance and on immigration. it seems to have gone down well here at least. also on the stump was his main rival. he was ahead in the polls. >> to me, my project is youth. we know the situation they face, a crisis. it is painful. it is hard. how will we cope, by bringing about industrial recovery, by being productive. >> mr. sarkozy will also have to fight off a challenge from the leader of the national son and from a number of other candidates. it will be a campaign dominated by the economy with the

meanwhile, french president nicolas sarkozy and the german chancellor stressed urgency of the situation. >> it is a matter of days. we need a conclusion. >> romania is getting caught in the storm. the prime minister has resigned after weeks of protests against austerity measures. he announced he was stepping down to ease political and social tension. romania imposed spending cuts as part of a deal for 20 billion euros in fiscal aid from the european union and other organizations. the government slashed public workers' wages and raised the sales tax from 19% to 24. public anger at the austerity measures triggered street protests. the romanian president asked the former foreign minister to try to form a new government. >>> now let's check the markets. overnight the dow eed lower, weighed down by conrns of greece's on-going debt deal. to see how stocks are opening in tokyo, let's go to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. ramin, looks like profit taking after last friday's gains from strong u.s. jobs numbers. how are stocks kicking off this tuesday morning? >> good morning to you,

david -- nicolas sarkozy said the differences had never been personal. >> it was not so long ago that the french president advised david cameron to shut up and called him obstinate. today's meeting was a time for smiles and compliments. david cameron began by wishing the man he called his friend all the best with his reelection campaign. >> i admire his leadership and courage. >> not quite an endorsement but president sarkozy was in a generous mood. >> i speak from the heart when i say i wish to pay tribute to the prime minister. >> the prime minister, who was joined by members of the cabinet, said that britain and france have enjoyed the closest relationship since world war ii. the two leaders had been close allies over libya and david camera does david cameron gave a warship shell from that operation. they expressed their frustration they cannot do more over syria. >> i am not satisfied that we're taking all of the action that we need to. >> the message was that if the united, it would be easier to help them. >> tell us how we can help you and that is what we will do. >> a meeting m