we do not eradicate poppy. what we do is provide the secure environment, the stability to enable them to have an alternative livelihood. >> narrator: that "alternative livelihood" is an ambitious infrastructure program for growing substitute crops like wheat or maize. but it's slow in coming and, meanwhile, these farmers say they've been unable to earn what they once got from opium. >> narrator: the farmers say they would all grow opium again if they could. >> narrator: not surprisingly, some farming communities are beginning to fight back. this footage, also taken by the freelance cameraman, documents farmers in nangarhar demonstrating against the police to get the right to grow their opium crops again. the police, unable to quell the demonstrations, finally begin firing on the farmers. (gunshots) while some farmers battle the police, there are others growing opium poppies far from the reach of the government. to get to them, you have to travel towards the pakistan border into taliban territory. drug smuggling

prices began rising in 2010 after much of the poppy crop was wiped out. as a result, higher prices were predicted in 2011, but the u.n. says it has exceeded expectations. many farmers say they want to plant more opium poppies because of the high prices. the u.n. officials say opium is now a significant part of the afghan economy, which funds the insurgency and fuels corruption. opium 90% of the world's comes from afghanistan. it has claimed tens of thousands of lives every year. >> haitians marking the second anniversary of the earthquake that struck the country in 2010. there have been church services and memorial ceremonies and a national day of remembrance. the government has said the disaster killed more than 300,000 people with 1.5 million displaced from their homes. nigerian trade unions are suspending their protests for two days against the government's decision to scrap fuel subsidies. the move will have no impact on a separate action by oil workers. they have threatened to shut down crude production by the weakened if the government does not rein

poppy harlow has a look at what's coming up in business news. poppy? >>> thanks so much, fell lisa.the january jobs report. it is the first reading of the new year. 2011 ended on a high note with 200,000 jobs added in december. the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in nearly three years. last week the federal reserve said it is more optimistic about the labor market than it was just a few months ago. that's good news. policymakers expect the jobless rate to average somewhere between 8.2% and 8.5% this year. we'll track it all for you all week leading up to the jobs report on friday. you can find it all on cnn money. fredricka, back to you. >> thanks so much. jacqui jeras for our weekend weather, windy. >> a real problem across parts of the great lakes. we have kind of a weak clipper moving through but it's been a windy one producing wind gusts on the range of 30 to 50 miles per hour. in fact, take a look at this video out of indianapolis. the big super bowl there next weekend. the nfl experience has been going on already this weekend in those tents and they had to close the

prices began rising in 2010 after plant diseases wiped out much of the poppy crop. as a result, higher prices were predicted in 2011, but the u.n. says these have exceeded expectations. many farmers say they want to plant more opium poppies because of the high prices. u.n. officials say opium is now a significant part of the afghan economy, which funds the insurgency and fuels corruption. around 90% of the world's opium comes from afghanistan and claims tens of thousands of lives every year. bethany bell, bbc news, vienna. >> haitians have been marking the second anniversary of the devastating earthquake that struck the country in 2010. there have been church services and memorial ceremonies and a national day of remembrance. haiti's government has said the disaster killed more than 300,000 people and displaced 1.5 million. this is "bbc world news." i'm adam parsons. the headlines -- burma has begun releasing more pressures, including several prominent dissidents as it seeks the lifting of international sanctions. pakistan's prime minister, yousef gilani, will table

prices began rising in 2010 after diseases wiped out much of the poppy crop. as a result, higher prices were predicted in 2011. many farmers said they want to plant more opium poppies because of the high prices. u.n. officials say that opium is a significant part of the afghan economy which funds the insurgency. at around 90% of the world's opium comes from afghanistan and the claims tens of thousands of lives every year. >> indian health officials say the country has been free of new cases for a year. the world health organization this tribes the statistics in the milestone to eradicate polio. it was one of the most deadly diseases of the 20 century. 8 particularly affected children. 8 -- a vaccine was discovered in the 1950's. in the late 1980's, it was intimate in many countries. a concerted effort was made to battle polio. in 2009, 739 indians fell sick with the disease. the following year, that figure fell to 42 and now it has gone down to this area. afghanistan and nigeria still have an endemic problem. we're speaking now with the project manager at the

farmers say that they want to plant more opium poppies because of the high prices. u.n. officials say the opium is a big part of the afghan economy, which funds the insurgency and fuels corruption. aournd 90% of the world's opium comes from afghanistan and claims tens of thousands of lives every year. >> taiwanese voters will have to go to the polls to elect their president. >> that is right. the outcome could change tie 1's relationship with china, the giant neighbor its split from 60 years ago. the president is running for reelection. he has spearheaded a dramatic improvement in relations with beijing. his opponent warns that he is moving too fast and becoming too close to the mainland. >> getting a taste of taiwan. this is a souvenir shop in taipei. sales at the store have gone up 10 times. the president opened doors to china in 2008. thousands of tourists flood in every day. china is now tie 1's biggest customers. -- taiwan's biggest customers. >> we are worried how the whole industry will be affected. many hotels were filled. this could be just breeding mosquitoes.

poppy has a look at what's coming up in business news. poppy? >> thanks so much.re coming to you this week from the world economic forum in davos, switzerland. looking ahead to next week in the united states we'll get the january jobs report. it is the first reading of the new year. 2011 ended on a high note with 200,000 jobs added in december. the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in nearly three years. last week the federal reserve it is more optimistic about the labor market than a few months ago. policymakers expect the jobless rate to average between 8.2 and 8.5% this year. we'll track it all for you leading up to that jobs report on friday. find it all on cnn money. back to you. >> thanks so much, ladies. checking our top stories, occupy protests on both sides of the country, in washington, d.c., protesters must stop camping in two parks near the white house or face arrest. national park service has been distributing flyers warning protesters. on the west coast, oakland, california, assesses the damage today after a night of violence. more than 100

poppy harlow took a plane ride over there. some beautiful, snowy trees behind you, poppy harlow. you've been talking to some of the most influential people on earth. what do they tell you when you're asking about the world economy? >> two things, brooke, that have really stood out to me. first, how dire the situation in europe is. just yesterday we got the latest reading from the international monetary fund which greatly reduced the growth projections, so what happens to europe and their situation greatly matters to us in the united states. but my conversation with leaders today was their projection of soulful unrest is going to continue. i sat down with rabini, dr. doom, the economist who predicted last year we would see great social unrest. it played out. here's the reaction from both of them. >> you are right there has been national unrest both in the united states in the economies. we're back to what was the quality in 1999, the onset of the great depression. >> will we see more social unrest this year? will the situation get worse? should politicians pay more attention to wh

poppy harlow looking at the exploding computer science sector. so, this is delicious okay... is this where we're at now, we just eat whatever tastes good? like these sweet honey clusters... actually there's a half a day's worth of fiber in every ... why stop at cereal? bring on the pork chops and the hot fudge. fantastic. are you done sweetie? yea [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. hey, i love your cereal there-- it's got that sweet honey taste. but no way it's 80 calories, right? no way. lady, i just drive the truck. right, there's no way right, right? have a nice day. [ male announcer ] 80 delicious calories. fiber one. >>> millions of americans are looking for work, and a lot of them aren't having any luck. but the technology sector is hiring and they need a lot of help. i've got details right after our top stories. >>> a strong warning from the british government about traveling to kenya. the uk foreign office says terror groups in kenya may be in the final stages of planning attacks. the u.s. issued a similar warning in november. >>> and iranian offi

go to cnn.com/money to read more of poppy harlow's pieces. >>> in just a couple minutes, we'll go live to south carolina. we are getting news frommore's campaign regarding the new iowa results that show he actually lost the caucuses there. >> plus, let's take a moment to get nostalgic. remember this songing? our i-reporters have been amazing. they've been paying tribute to the american company that helped them really chronicle their own lives. look at this. they're thinking kodak. they have sent in their personal kodak moments. the kodak too long may be headed toward becoming an memory. it's now filed for bankruptcy protection. how the industry icon plans to save itself next. trending toda company that helped us make our memories. kodak revolutionized photography, brought picture making to the public. remember the commercials, songs like true colors that made you, you know, get a little tearyie eyed. >> time and time again, the world's great pictures are trusted to one film. kodak. why trust your memories. >> here's the news with kodak. they

cnn's poppy harlow going one-on-one with aol's ceo tim armstrong. good afternoon to you, poppy.preview of that? >> good morning to you, as well. we do have him here live, tim armstrong, ceo of aol. you get a real sense of what all these ceos do on the ground here. tim, let's start with that. why is it important to be here? what are you talking about here that is going to affect people at home? >> i think this is the one chance you get all year to see people, global leaders, both government business, not for profit leaders and get a sense of the global economy. i think the themes this year is that the u.s. has had a slight recovery from where we were a couple of years ago. europe is now facing that. it's very -- i think it's very concise way you can come here for a couple of days and really get a sense of how you get investments going forward and economy and jobs. >> we just had tim geithner here. you came out of a meeting with tim geithner and a number of ceos. relatively speaking the u.s. looks pretty darn good. we still have a massive jobs crisis but what is your read on the r

. >> you heard poppy right, manmade earthquakes.minutes we're going to show you what may be to blame. but first, if you watch this show regularly enough and i hope you do, pretty big music fan. i like to go to live shows like i did last night. interview the artist and bring tunes to you. up coming from weekend i'm going to share my passion with you in an half hour pack we'd music. we're calling it "sound check." take a look. ♪ ♪ ♪e time, but we were determined to see it through. today, while our work continues, i want to update you on the progress: bp has set aside 20 billion dollars to fund economic and environmental recovery. we're paying for all spill- related clean-up costs. and we've established a 500 million dollar fund so independent scientists can study the gulf's wildlife and environment for ten years. thousands of environmental samples from across the gulf have been analyzed by independent labs under the direction of the us coast guard. i'm glad to report all beaches and waters are open for everyone to enjoy. and the econo

here's a preexcerpt of poppy's testimony at the hearing -- brief excerpt of poppy's testimony at the hearing, and i quote, i feel with no doubt that it would be appropriate that this prayer be inscribed in some manner at the world war ii memorial. those reading this prayer will be able to recall the sacrifices made by our military , also those on the home front. this prayer came at a perilous time, yet it was answered in victory at a dear cost of lives. today this prayer can pertain to any military action. under present circumstances it is also appropriate. now, i don't think anybody or anyone in this body could be more succinct and articulate than mr. fouler. and i thank him again for coming to washington to testify on behalf of this legislation and for being here for today's debate and final vote in the house. before i close, i also want to thank my fellow ohioan, chris long, for his tireless efforts to gain support and momentum for this legislation. this legislation wouldn't be on the house floor today without chris' efforts. like poppy, i have no doubt that the prayer should be i

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thanks, poppy. >>> it is still the number one campaign issue -- creating more jobs.e republican candidates believe cutting taxes and government spending will allow the free market to come back on its own. newt gingrich would like to make the bush era tax cuts permanent, lower the corporate tax rate and eliminate estate tax. he promises to repeal banking and financial regulation reform, make major changes to how the environmental protection agency and food and drug administration operate. mitt romney has a 59-point plan to get america back to work. at the heart of it is cutting government spending, rolling back regulations on banks, cutting taxes for corporations to 25% and cutting discretionary spending by 5%. >> government does not create jobs. free american people pursuing their own dreams. that's how we create jobs. >> rick santorum wants to push the corporate tax rate to zero for american manufacturers. he's also dedicated to cutting government spending and rolling back regulations. >> i believe in cutting taxes. i believe in balancing budgets. i propose cutting

. >> jimmy: poppy?my: had to muster up kind of the -- >> as soon as i did it, i realized i made a huge mistake. the look that came back in her eyes made me do a lot of calculating in probably one nano second. i'm like, i can get to the door, get out of here and hold the door shut for a little while till she kicks it through. it was a lot of calculating. >> jimmy: i always thought it would be, you know, to be in a fight scene in a movie where the hero and you win would be something i'd watch over and over again. but here you wind up in a fight scene where you get beaten up by a woman who weighs how many pounds? >> i don't know. i have no idea. >> jimmy: 130 pounds or something. >> totally. >> jimmy: we have the clip here. if you don't mind, i think it's probably a good idea to show it. >> awesome. >> jimmy: here it is. it's called "haywire." it opens january 20th. >> you're really not getting in the car, are you? >> no. >> thank you. >> you got any -- >> you need to get in the car. >> jimmy: oh, see, now

was there i noticed how much poppy was in the town and it's a fairly decent town. that's when i started noticing the look at the migrants face i mean there's more resigned capital and you know they're at the bottom of their world basically i have to work almost every day on the bottom of my world. analog man in the digital world. going back into the year you were going back into it pretty much got to make sure you were armed regardless of where they're going to. margins or drug dealers or anything like that there's a lot of rattlesnakes back there. and they tend to get them to finally you know nobody you have orders you know you get a shark in with you. about this noise. bothers people. already and we're on our way to. the best highway that leads to america i grew up in the sixty's i participated in a lot of the marches that were back then and i was a young kid i was fifteen years old ran away with the hippies all of this started we stimulated and it's unfortunate because like i say i know how much they have to deal with all the tears and it's nonsense but on the o

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poppy harlow gets us up to speed. >> i'm poppy harlow in new york. u.s.w year's holiday but when they re-open tuesday wall street kicks off 2012 with a host of economic news. key reports on construction spending, car and struck sales, we could desome strength there and factory orders. all leading up to the critical december jobs report. that comes friday morning. investors, of course, eagerly anticipating that number and hoping for an upside surprise. we'll track it all on cnn money. >> thanks so much. the ball dropping in times square, america's new year's tradition but you probably have some new year's rituals and superstitions of your own. maybe some of which have been passed down through the family. i asked you to send them to me and you did via twitter and facebook. it's supposed to be good luck for a man to be the first to walk through your day on new year's day and black-eyed peas are supposed to be lucky if you put a few dry ones in your purse and melody writes "it's supposed to be bad luck to wash clothes on new year's day. it's said to lead to a

poppy harlow has a look at what's coming up in business news. poppy? >>> thanks, felicia.et turns its attention to corporate earnings this coming week. aluminum giant alcoa and jpmorgan chase will kick things off. analysts expect companies in the s&p 500 to report 12% growth in fourth quarter earnings, not bad, but a few months ago expectations were higher. we'll also get the latest look at retail sales, the fed's beige book, and the latest consumer sentiment reading and in detroit the auto show kicks off. cnn money will have a team of reporters in detroit tracking it all for you. fred, back to you. >> thanks so much, ladies. appreciate that. much more straight ahead in the "cnn newsroom" with don lemon. >> just a few minutes away, right? these debates, the pious, let's cut the pious whatever. i was like, okay, that was interesting. two big debates as the candidates prepare for the first president yial primary in new hampshire. i'll speak with former cbs news anchor dan rather about the election. he's not holding back. he has a few choice words and folksy, driving through

was there i noticed how much poppy was in the town and it's a fairly decent town. that's when i started noticing the look in the migrants face i mean there is poor design capital and you know they're at the bottom of their world basically i have to work almost every day i'm at the bottom of my world. i'm a analog man in the digital world. going back into the area we're going back into and pretty much got to make sure you are. the girl is what they're going to. march into drug dealers or anything like that there's a lot of rattlesnakes back there. and they tend to get them to finally you know nobody you have or you know if you get a shark and when you. talk about this noise. bothers people. already and we're on our way to. the best highway that leads to america i grew up in the sixty's i participated in a lot of the marches that were back then i was a young kid i was fifteen years old ran away with the hippies. all of this started least stimulating and it's unfortunate because like i say i know how much they have to deal with over the years and it's nonsense but on