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three out of every 10 in paris.dreds of passengers are camped out in waiting rooms across the continent. here in germany, some airlines are suggesting passengers give up and take the train. but rail officials said might be better not to travel at all. even the roads offer only a poor alternative. clearing crews are having trouble keeping up with the new snowfall, and traveling by car can be treacherous opposition. here's a look at the travel situation across europe. >> even santa claus is no real comfort this christmas. most people at frankfurt airport just want to get away. that is one present he cannot come up with. the forces of nature have brought many european airports to a virtual standstill, just when they're needed most, a few days before christmas. all people can do is remain stoic. airport workers face a dual task. deicing planes in keeping the runways clear of snow and ice. >> that takes time, which adds up. as a result, we're seeing massive delays and cancellations. >> that means more aircraft stuck on t

>> not in paris, no. women wear lower shoes or -- if they wear heels they're not wearing five-inch heels but definitely not wearing tennis shoes. >> never. >> unless you're working out, you don't see it very often, not like you do in d.c. >> great to hear about this contest. who were the runners-up? do we know? >> we didn't have any. i think she stood out among the group. >> great to hear. congratulate her for us. sounds like a wonder. prize to win. >> it was. >> a trip to paris and take your friends with you. >> absolutely. it was a great trip. >> thanks so much for coming in. >> thank you, barbara. >> will she be featured in the next issue? >> she's featured in our cuent issue. >> thanks so much. >> thank you. >> vy nice to have you. >>> we'll take a look at some of the stories we're following on news 4 this afternoon. t lawson muse joins was a preview. pat? >>> coming up on news 4, we'll tell you about a federal judge's ruling on the konls tugs nconst of the national health care law. plus another disap

airports in london, paris, frankfurt, are badly affected. there are delays and cancellations that may be beyond christmas day. we will have the latest from one airport where some passengers are preparing for their fourth day stranded at the airport. we have the latest on the situation in europe. >> and going nowhere fast. for many passengers at brussels airport, monday brought cancellations and frustrations. they could clear the runway, but did not have enough liquid needed to de-ice the plane. clearing the backlog of stranded travelers even if they are able to get back up on their feet on tuesday will still take time. in berlin, the trams are still running. the pavement was glacial. as of this aviation hub in frankfurt, two-thirds of flights were canceled. it was a similar picture in france. the main airport, scores of flights were left grounded. >> we are here from saturday morning at 6:00 a.m.. >> the transport minister got a taste of passengers frustration. >> worry for three days. >> in australia, people traveling to europe for christma

she kicked off her latest tour of a small vineyard in paris. -- a small venue in paris. >> i like itsings along. ♪ come home, come home ♪ >> it is like suddenly having a choir of 500 or 3000 people. >> she is very original and explores many different musical facets. she has her own recognizable sound. >> they have maintained their artistic freedom. they dance to their own drum and not the dictates of the music business. it could be just the right recipe for another smash hit. ♪ ♪ i am a new soul ♪ [applause] >> something different. good luck to them. the term "made in germany" has a certain gravitas around the world. it stood for quality industrial products for years. now, at eight smaller manufacturers here have started a new type of branding with the slogan "handmade in germany." the products are divorced and have three things in common. timeless, expensive, and handmade. -- the products are diverse and have three things in common. >> custom created wallpaper. high end speakers. they are all products bearing the new steel. the suppliers are members of the initiative of german manuf

this paris boutique beluga specializes in design products for children. here, too, it is the chairs that are particularly popular, and they come in all shapes and colors. >> designers simply love to create chairs. they are especially popular as a collector item. nearly everyone has a special model at home. what people don't realize is that children's desirer -- designer chairs have existed since 1960. >> thag why she also offers original vintage products like children's chairs by these designers. they have a sitchpleaks nation for the increasing demand of children's designer furniture. >> parents are not just interested in having good-looking children's room. children used to have to remain in their rooms and now they bring their chairs into the living room. no one wants an ugly chair in the living room. so things have developed. >> all the rage at the in a moment paris are original school desks from the 1950's to the 1970's. this designer is also profitting from the boom in vintage items. her little studio she restores children's furniture. >> this wagon

. >> i spent a lot of time in europe and paris. i lived in paris when i was 16. >> jimmy: who do you live with when you're there? >> it was one of those model apartments. not as glamorous as they sound. >> lo and behold, my cousin chris said he still having -- >> the temper trap. ♪ ♪ ♪ love don't change a thing [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: jimmy k ymy kimmel lik in two minutes. ♪ ♪ , [ female announcer ] tide with acti-lift technology helps remove many dry stains as if they were fresh. ♪ tide with acti-lift. says i'm too...obnoxious. oblivious. exactly. so i bought k-y kissable sensations for the body. chocolate for her. strawberry for me. it increases our desire so our experience together is -- ♪ ahh! [ laughing ] [ female announcer ] shown in a clinical study to increase desire. new k-y brand yours and mine kissable sensations for the body. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- mark wahlberg. from "tron: legacy," beau garrett. and music from the temper trap. with cleto and the cletones. ♪ it's "jimmy

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. >> no se necesita que llegue a veracruz, lo importate que cuando fue a paris hacer una especie de ayudaisma. >> se cree de mucho mejor familia del momento que se casó con el francés y mira al mundo diferente.+>> ellos hablan por si solos.>> nunca dejara de ser mexicana. >> en esta epoca de fiestas y fin de años pensamos en los famosos y acá con las imagénes de una famosa. >> ana kournikova la trataron muy natural. >> a diferencia que esta vez pasó muy normal y no la reconocieron. wse lo habrían tenido que hacer igual. >> ella se le ve su anillo de compromiso con enrique iglesias. >> me causa gracia y tienes opcion cuando pasas o que te chequen manualmente. >> ana kounikova sabiendo que el aeropuerto de los angeles está lleno de paparrazzi. >> le dicen la reviso aquí. >> tania cuando vueles tienes la opción de decir no quiero que me toquen y si que me pasen a un cuartito. >> eso es lo que la saca y la pusieron de espalda. >> valoro humildad y sencillez. >> la humildad anillo que muestra en la mano. >> el anillo que lleva no se lo quita para nada y unido con el otro es de bodas. >> se lo

but moscow seems to be so used to the snow that it makes traffic not as complicated as in paris i can tell you well you should say thank you to moscow authorities it's not the snow it's them that that try keeping it keeping immoral as normal for visitors like here from vienna for the he's ok now let's talk about finance. the one of the main news for everybody not only for for for a financial experts was a was actually count on them who called for a social revolution against french banks and he said that on the seventh of december the people should withdraw their money from banks this didn't happen but what was your personal attitude to come to know as revolution that i think everyone should play to their skills is skill is clearly to be a fantastic soccer player football player and i don't think that you should expand beyond your area of skills that was my immediate reaction on the merits of it. i have to say that the financial industry relies on several factors one of which is trust. and our job as members of government anywhere in the world is to make sure the trust is warranted tha

duties namely he heads the recent french commission on building a north of the center in the heart of paris it will be located just a few steps away from the eiffel tower and latinos as it can become one of the city's new sites. causing thank you for coming to the show. my first question is about the restoration of the german chancellor. is being restored to becomes a residence of the russian president and you have spoken to the press about it before saying and i quote that's the building will serve as the venue for a large number of official events that currently take place in moscow starting from advance attended by the president to those organized for deputies and of quote my question is what's the point of organizing events for top officials in a remote place like kaliningrad that must cost a lot of money. so i have to correct you here. we're not building a presidential residence we're building a state residence including red according to the prince but there's a big difference because the presidential residence is where the president alone leaves and works whereas the building we are w

icing chemicals meant hundreds of flights were canceled in paris europe's second busiest international hub the problem was made worse by workers at france's main anti-freeze factory going on strike travelers have also been stranded in ireland in danmark and germany's dusseldorf airport has been closed due to the weather. and the i re coast opposition leader is called on the country's army to protect civilians against foreign mercenaries and militia and although assad atar has been recognized as the winner of last month's disputed presidential election incumbent the wrong babo is refusing to step down west african leaders threaten to use legitimate force to remove with the region central bank cutting off access to funds

but he said to sally having the summit in paris that is another interesting story how she got to paris she made him promise if she went back to america with him, because she was pregnant with their first child, he would fried any children that they had. the only people freed in his will or the having six children four of his children to walk away with from the plantation two of them are freed in the will and two other and then others were freed as well and giving them their freedom meant a valuable property was not available to be sold so patty jefferson randolph could have more so keeping his promise to sallie cummings came at a cost for patsy randolph. thomas jefferson will not go around to say i love this woman would not be leonardo dicaprio. [laughter] show urging it to the world but i don't know if we can have a stronger testament but all the children were freed in new all lifelong according to their son they knew they would be free. love is complicated and the other thing this book about incredibly complicated this is i am not saying it was always good for them more for him love

three out of every 10 in paris.eds of passengers are camped out in waiting rooms across the continent. here in germany, some airlines are suggesting passengers give up and take the train. but rail officials said might be better not to travel at all. even the roads offer only a poor alternative. clearing crews are having trouble keeping up with the new snowfall, and traveling by car can be treacherous opposition. here's a look at the travel situation across europe. >> even santa claus is no real comfort this christmas. most people at frankfurt airport just want to get away. that is one present he cannot come up with. the forces of nature have brought many european airports to a virtual standstill, just when they're needed most, a few days before christmas. all people can do is remain stoic. airport workers face a dual task. deicing planes in keeping the runways clear of snow and ice. >> that takes time, which adds up. as a result, we're seeing massive delays and cancellations. >> that means more aircraft stuck on the

reports from paris. the crime a massive financial crisis entire countries going belly up governments be forced to impose a sturdy measures the culprit public sentiment points to banks and the people that run them these are predatory monstrosities made up of weapons of mass financial destruction his sole purpose is to kill themselves and others are suicide bankers or predatory bankers and their financial terrorists and therefore they need to be eliminated for those who agree the question is how. do you know days what does it mean to be on the street what does it mean to demonstrate this isn't the way anymore three million people with their placards on the street they should go to the bank withdraw their money from the banks and it will collapse a real revolution no stranger to heating a call to arms especially coming from a football superstar the french wasted no time online groups were formed urging people to participate in a coordinated worldwide bank run on december seventh the number of compton as luc

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all these young ladies in paris idolized her. so i was friends with carla and she says this is jacqueline, i don't think they knew each other. i said go next to her, we'll take a picture. and then it's the kind of... i like it. jacqueline is wearing this incredible dress and carla is smoking and it was at a party, a very glamourous party at a palace in venice and it was fun. >> there is john agneli. >> he was a captain on his boat for about two hours but then he got bored. cup couple hours, leave. >> rose: he once told a friend of mine that he could hardly remember movies he'd seen all the way through. he'd get bored and leave. >> he would have a screening room in his house and he would put... let's say four reels, reel one, reel two. then say put number four. >> rose: next picture is mick jagger and around schwarzenegger. >> this was at the cannes film festival many years ago and mick is protecting the big arnold against the paparazzi. >> rose: next is roman polanski and his wife and michael douglas. >> that's very late at night

this is paris. and as for the forecast, leigh glaser will tell us what to expect as we head into christmas. >> mike: the raiders are still alive in the playoff hunt as they hold down tim tebow and his broncos. >> alan: winter has arrived in europe and there's a fresh coating of snow on the ground in paris. one of the snowiest seasons on record in france. 40% of all flights were cancelled. they're also cancellations in germany, london and am kerr -- amsterdam. tomorrow, the only lunar he clips tomorrow night. coincides with the winter solstice. the first time it's happened since 1554. the full moon pass through the shadow created by the earth, blocking the sun's light. some indirect sunlight will pass through and give the hoop a -- moon a ghostly color. starts tomorrow night at 11:41 and should raft -- laughs 3-1/2 hours. will we be able to see it? >> leigh: we might. we're seeing some partial clearing in some locations tonight, and we may see the same thing tomorrow night. so keep our fingers crosse

manager says many of these delays were caused by the rain storm in san francisco, but heavy skillet paris france led to the cancellation of this man's life. he pledged to sleep that sfo would tell the next flight to paris, that is three days away. >> there doesn't seem to be many hotels, i'm going to have to wait here. hopefully they will have showers here. >> with more rain on the way, airport officials expect to see delay leading up to christmas. this is bad timing due to the fact that is a busy time of the year for this airport. reporting from as that " all in kron4 news. >> you can get out whether at any time that on what on kron4, and just click on the weather cat. just ahead, to the expiry drills with the analyst looking on and. the leaders tried to stay alive in a playoff spot, antron is back in theaters kicking in big bucks at the box office. wilhelm kron4 news. these are still some of those stories coming up on kron4 news. many big dams in the center no gas line explosion do not know how their taxes will be affected by the payments they receive. congressman jack is pure lead to a

some light snow flurries i paris and some light showers in london.reak in the frigid weather. we will find that temperatures will fall away dramatically by the end of the week. 5 degrees in london today. 3 in paris. and then we've got more ow forecast for berlin and vienna. all right. re yr teedoras now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> once again, the headlines this ho, business sentim at japan's major manufacturers worsened for the first time in 21 months. a strong yen and the end of government subsidies on ecofriendly cars are the main factors. the bank of japan released its quarterly tankan survey of short-term business confidence on wednda cerg or 11,000 firms. the closely watched index for large makers stood at plus 5 points during the past three months. th'shr-pnt decline from the previous survey. besides ending the eco-car subsidies the government has also cut financialsstae for buyers of energy-efficient home appliances. this has led electronics maker to reduce their output. as a result the indices for both electronics andut we dn by over ten points. looking ahead

they're in the archives in paris. so ballet itself doesn't have a written notation that is widely accepted there are these little nuggets and fragments, so i took some of those. i put on my ballet shoes, went back in the studio and really tried to understand, you know, what kinds of steps they were doing, how did it feel, were those steps that they were doing, for example in the early 19th century, were those easier than we are doing now? it turns out, no, they're not. >> they're actually incredibly difficult. so any idea of the progress of the art form moving towards a more and more different u. difficult athletic kind of prowess is just not true. there are different moments where that is valued, and the 19th century was one of them. but then the other side was i was trying to take these sort of narrow and technical developments to a much larger cultural and political picture. so what did it mean for ballet, which was an aristocratic art form at its origins to pass through the french revolution? what happened to it?

delays and cancellations hit airports in paris, munich, and berlin. gatwick airport was closed for the second day in a row. there is no end to the traffic chaos in sight yet with more snow forecast well into the weekend. >> we have seen some very dramatic news on the soccer world cup today, there has also been a very interesting meeting in frankfurt. >> it has been a very busy day. this is a meeting of the european central bank. they are trying to shore up confidence in the european central currency. they kept interest rates on hold at 1%. this news was expected. they resisted pressure to commit to a massive bond program to contain the debt crisis. the president jean-claude trichet said that the bank would keep the costs of borrowing steady in that they desire to create a liquidity safety net. >> they kept the interest rate on hold and this was widely expected and was the decision to give thanks liquidity until well next year. they did not pledge to step up the pace of purchasing government bonds. since may, they have bought 67 billion euros of govern

paris isn't much better. there are flight delays and plenty of anger. >> i'm standing in the same shoes i've been wearing for three days. we can't get our luggage. they say too many bags, too many bags. >> reporter: northern europe is buckling under unusually arctic cold and snow. and many have been caught by surprise. at the brussels airport, they ran out of de-icing liquid. lack of snowplows has been blamed for heathrow's mess. but it's not an excuse many here accept, including london's outspoken mayor. >> aviation policy is not yet within the purview of the mayor of london. i do not run the airports, yet. >> reporter: it's flurrying here, brian, and there's snow forecast for later in the week. i'm about to join the thousands of other passengers crossing their fingers. i have a flight booked for thursday morning. >> stephanie gosk at london heathrow. what a mess and tragedy for all those families. stephanie, thanks. >>> now we turn to capitol hill in washington. a different kind of backlog there. the clock

>> yeah, i spent a lot of time in europe, in paris.jimmy: yareally? by yourself? >> i did. yeah, it was interesting. >> jimmy: and who do you live with? >> it was one of those models apartment, which are not as glamorous as they sound -- >> jimmy: they sound fine to me. >> they probably do. you would have -- >> jimmy: i would have liked it. >> i lived there and -- >> jimmy: with other models? >> yeah, but i had my own little space and i was kind of like the mamma bear. >> jimmy: at 16? >> yeah, the other girls were crazy. i was kind of a hermit. >> jimmy: that's what you told your parents? i was. i was a hermit. i read -- i missed the whole high school experience, so, i kind of just educated myself in paris. >> jimmy: and now you're in the movie, and in this -- what is this suit made of? >> i couldn't tell you. >> jimmy: you can tell me. i won't tell anyone. >> it's a bunch of -- it's a four-layer suit, so i had a corset first, and then i had a barrier and i had electrical suit and then on top of that was the suit. the corset puts you

bracing for more freezing weather today, a paris police are saying telling residents to leave early, stafford's this evening. they're expecting lots of snow fall tonight. the mall, had over www.kron4.com you could take a look at all the local weather conditions right there on our weather page on www.kron4.com. >> new details now, the good samaritan who helped the san jose woman sendoff an attack by two pit bulls was called on today by animal control officials to help the one of those animals off the street. kron 4 jeff pierce has the story. >> late tuesday night san jose animal control officer captured the speedball who they feel was one of two dogs that attack the san as a woman in her driveway on monday night. one of the launch of a cam to her rescue is being hailed as a hero. >> not to many want to jump in and help a person out to especially with being with dogs. i think he really saved her. >> a man was sergeant j. of animal control today to help confirm that this is one of the dogs he threw stones at a brick at to get them to stop the attack. >> the pattern and color on top of h

the situation is just as bad in paris and frankfurt. the service will be crippled until at least wednesday. >>> a terror plot is two thwarted by the police. they were arrested in a massive raid. remarkably no officers were hurt. charlie dagit with more on the counter-terror operation. >> reporter: there was increased security all around london after the british police arrested 12 men in pre-dawn raids in three cities. the suspects were reportedly planning multiple bombings at multiple locations in the u.k. but the police who rounded up the men were not armed. that could indicate the attacks were not imminent. >> with the information that we had, i believe that today the arrests were absolutely necessary in order to keep the public safe. >> detectives say the suspects had been under surveillance for months. the arrests are not believed to be linked to recent concerns that teams of gunmen were planning attacks on european cities similar to the mumbai massacre in 2008 that killed 170 people. that alert prompted the police here in london, a

beat out paris for fashion capital of the world. my friend anna has joined me for a shopping spree. first stop, the golden quad: a 5-block section of town famous for its designer fashion. the window displays and store interiors alone are worth the visit. we stopped in at brioni, a designer house known for outfitting men like clark gable and pierce brosnan of james bond fame. brioni's women's line debuted in 2001. but if the prices in the golden quad are too steep, don't despair-- milan has plenty of alternative shopping areas. discount stores called stock houses sell last year's surplus for cut-rate prices. i found this store-- salvagente-- by searching for milan stock houses on the internet. so the retail price here is $715, and they are selling it for 285. i would say that's a markdown. maxa, voice-over: it's helpful to come knowing your european clothing and shoe sizes. many web sites offer conversion charts. oh, delightful. isn't it great? i really like that. is that ok? it's perfect. maxa, voice-over: bring cash. salvagente accepts very few american credit cards. for an in-dept

during the nixon years he accompanied henry kissinger to the peace talks in paris afternoon alongside kissinger and clark clifford. holbrooke aspired to be a great man himself. his signature achievement negotiating an end to the war in bosnia at the dayton peace talks in 1995. that ended a religious and ethnic war that had raged among the former yugoslavian nations. tearing europe apart leading to ethnic cleansing against minority muslim, rapes and genocides until he negotiated a peace treaty signed in paris at the end of 1995. >> this the best alternative to continued war. >> reporter: he served as ambassador to germany and then to the united nations under bill clinton. a close adviser to john kerry, holbrooke was known to have aspired to become secretary of state had kerry been elected. instead of next democrat to occupy the white house was barack obama who offered the state department job to hillary clinton. clinton carved out a special envoy role for holbrooke awarding him the toughest assignment of all, pakistan and afghanistan. his difficult relationship with afghan president ha

and that rain will push into paris and the low countries, lisbon, as well as the rest of portugal and parts of spain. temperatures are going to be doing better. we're not going to be seeing those freezing temperatures anymore. 5 in london, 5 in paris for the high, 10 for madrid, minus 7 for berlin, snow flurries in vienna, kiev and warsaw, minus 7, but dry in stockholm. here's your extended forecast. >>> 2010 is the year of the tiger and the chinese zodiac, 2011 will be the year of the rabbit. the outgoing and incoming animals came face-to-face in an event in the japanese city of osaka. the annual event was held at the famous tower. a tiger cub and a pair of rabbits symbolized the passing of the year. the president of the firm that owns the tower reflected on 2010 on behalf of the tiger. >> the head of a local zoo responded for the rabbits. >> visitors took pictures of the animals in the hope of a bright new year. >>> that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm james tengan in tokyo. thanks for watching.

where it's colder is going to be across anywhere from, say, paris over towards the baltic states. look at the temperatures. minus 3. that's your high. bitterly cold evening temperatures. 1 for the high in london. minus 6 in stockholm. just freezing in vienna and we're seeing 17 in athens. here's your extended forecast. >>> a company in japan is hoping a popular domestic street snack will get mouths watering in china. it has opened a fast food store in shanghai to sell takoyaki dumplings. shirohato food corporation opened the store on friday. takoyaki is named after the octopus pieces contained in each dumbibling. a package of six at this store costs 20 yuan or $3. e pre relively hi for a snack food in china but ris omed l line in front of t shop. edition of "newsline

this time, it is a paris airport that has been worst hit. one terminal had to be evacuated because of snow accumulation. in germany, some roads and rail routes are nearly impossible. >> freezing rain loaded motorways with eyes, causing numerous accidents across german in the eastern state of saxony, several trucks collided, and cars created a pile up as their cars lost hold on the slippery surface. at least one person died. another died in the central state where his car slid off the road and crashed into a tree. nine other vehicles were involved in the accident. travelers who took to the rails faired a little better, but there were delays. before dawn, for as an overhead power cables meant hundreds of passengers were stuck on the route from hannover to berlin. travelers put a brave face on the situation. >> nothing more can be done in this weather. i will be happy to arrive at all. >> at some point, i will be sitting by the christmas tree. >> a shortage of deicers kept many planes grounded in paris. thousands of people are stopped, and pass

there's only 15,000 restaurants in paris. there's 160,000 restaurants in tokyo.bviously more restaurants. more michelin stars. >> and m. insists all michelin stars are consistent. whether given to places with place mats or white linen. if you're thinking she might just have the greatest job in the world, think again. do you get to bring friends, family, when you go out? >> most of the time, we dine alone. it gives us the ability to really focus on the food and the ambience and capture the entire experience. of course if we're going somewhere, where it would be very strange or obvious to see someone dining alone, we'll tag along with another inspector and write two papers instead of one. >> table for one. the saddest words. that's your life. >> it's actually okay, you know, when you're really, really into food, everything else that's going on around you isn't so important. >> so finally, you want to get a hot dog or something? maybe a slice on the street? so i can see you work? is that allowed? >> no, i'm going to lunch now, but i can't tell you where. >> foiled.

and it's getting cold again. 1 in london. 2 in paris.ll towards the east a little bit milder right now, we're looking at 3 in kiev and then 8 degrees in vienna. so back up from those subfreezing levels. but that's all going to be changing with the weekend. we're seeing those temperatures drop yet again. areas like paris looking at subfreezing levels by saturday, and sunday vienna showing a big drop too, by saturday drop down to 1, sunday looking at minus 3 degrees. so it's going to get chilly again for those of you here. all right. that's a look at your weather for now. and here is your three-day outlook. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> once again, the headlines this hour, another bird has tested positive for avian flu in southwestern japan. this time it's a white-necked crane. earlier this month a hooded crane was found in the same region with the highly virulent h5n1 avian flu virus. both species on the verge of extinction. the infected white crane, or white-necked crane, was found in kagoshima prefecture's izumi city. a major wintering ground for cranes. i

but the story too from joe laughlin he's director of the institute for democracy and cooperation in paris he told us the latest wiki leak demonstrates that u.s. foreign policy is based on a healthy approach. there is an incredibly immature and frankly dangerous attitude on the part of american diplomats to categorize the world only in terms of whether people are friendly towards america and whether people whether countries want to be like america this shows i think the the real intellectual floor at the heart of american foreign policy because it shows that america at least the state department at any rate is the victim of a sort of political autism in other words a political in the billeted to deal with the other to deal with other people with all the difficulty and differences that that implies interview on u.s. primetime t.v. vladimir putin made washington its allies and automated more missile defense if moscow doesn't get treated as an equal partner it will be forced to put more missiles on its borders as an act of self-defense putin stressed that provoking a new arms race is the last

not just in paris and in prague of course young people leading the struggle for freedom and first the students moved and then to work this is exactly what's happening here except i think it will be in a much bigger scale right across europe and of course as chris knight says this is not an isolated incident this is part of the why me and so we we are seeing this violence spreading and continuing and certainly as i say that the protesters that i spoke to yesterday all determined to come out on the streets again what some are already calling a winter of discontent dmitri medvedev is likely to run for a second term as russia's president according to his aide who gave a t.v. interview he said that he came to the conclusion from the way made better behaved in the initiatives he was undertaking according to our. head that it is clearly not feeling like he is a lame duck president you sure whether made you better for sliding your putin would run for the presidency has raised a lot of speculation in both of russia and abroad that paris said that they will make a joint decision on the issue la