how many did you get in portugal? >> portugal was a different venue layout, a different city.t was difficult to get a good number auto portugal because it was more spread out over the beach. whereas, in plymouth, we had a small area, like san francisco, where it was much easier to take a look at that area. if we know that there is ample, we pretty much know how many people. it is difficult to put a number on portugal. it was well attended but we did not try to put a reaction -- a member of the crowd reaction that we got. we never saw anybody in there on the beaches over the weekend, but when we were there, it was standing room only. there were a lot of people there, but it would not be accurate for me to put a number on it. >> is the 22,000 about when you were hoping for? >> averaging over 10,000 during the day in the week, over 20,000 on the weekend, that is great. the main thing is that it was full. if we were here and we only had 20,000 people, it probably would have looked like a low-attended event, but where we are, it looks great. >> from july 4 to september 1, what is g

portugal is no longer being governed by or for its own people. the dishes. the 27-year-old marine biologist takes care of the household. his wife is the family's sole breadwinner. it is unusual in portugal. he has been unemployed for a year and serves the internet for jobs. given portugal's economic problems, he has had no luck. >> i write java applications all day. i hardly gets any responses. -- i write java applications all day. >> the unemployment rate in portugal has soared to more than 12%. it is the result of harsh austerity measures. big wage cuts and tax hikes have hit people your hard. the unions had urged citizens to join a general strike. they're calling for a radical change in policies. >> if we become even poorer, we will not be able to pay our debts. we need economic growth. the people need money to keep the economy afloat. >> they have a household budget of around 2000 euros each month. half of it goes towards rent. he is frugal with their shopping. he asks for discounted oranges. a cheap bottle of wine for dinner. that is about it. he says p

portugal critias sweden on euro two thousand and four when huge greece make up the foursome into threequote from denmark the czech republic i'm not a lens will be drawn last from for russia or dick advocaat with their fingers crossed don't come together with spain's portugal on france will step up to the. hospital where the n.b.a. has not cancelled all of its games until at least the middle of the sembler that clears deciding to go down the lawsuit route against the team owners events of course he looks at how the disagreement moved from courtside to the court room. the league's labor stalemate is nearing the one hundred forty day mark but the battle for a new collective bargaining agreement is yet to reach its climax the only thing that n.b.a. commissioner david stern and players representative billy hunter agree on at this point is that the two thousand and eleven two thousand and twelve season is under threat fans of the game of course don't want to hear that especially after last season's wildly exciting spectacle we saw the dallas mavericks upset the odds and secure the n.b.a. cro

job in the czech republic through a shed the republic of ireland and portugal become to live. with their birth euro twenty well. hardwood hardship it seems early a day goes by lately without another twist in the n.b.a. lockout so we get to grips with one of the most from rooney is tales in recent american sports. on hitting new heights a group of dirt devil mountaineers retell the stunning story and most school of conquering the world thirteen the highest peak in the winter a feat which had never been done on. a football where we now know the sixteen teams who will fight it out for european glory next summer portugal the republic of ireland czech republic the last side's to secure their euro twenty twelve places after tuesday night's second leg playoffs the russian interests was focused on the turkey encounter a draw on the night for the turks would ensure a russia favorable placing in part. for the finals draw or not is what happened in the final score in zagreb croatia essentially with the tie in the bag after the opening leg they won by three nil the defeat seeing turkey pa

don't come together with spain portugal on fronts step up to. the ball where the n.b.a.has not cancelled all of its games until at least the middle of the samberg the players deciding to go down the lawsuit against the team owners even. disagreement moved from courtside to the court room. the league's labor stalemate is nearing the one hundred forty day mark but the battle for a new collective bargaining agreement is yet to reach its climax the only thing that n.b.a. commissioner david stern and players representative billy hunter agree on at this point is that the two thousand and eleven two thousand and twelve season is under threat fans of the game of course don't want to hear that especially after last season's while the exciting spectacle we saw the dallas mavericks upset the odds and secure the n.b.a. crown the owners insist on bringing the cost of players under control by introducing a hard salary cap teams could exceed the total salary limit through luxury tax and other exceptions under the previous agreement something the players would like to keep intact. the m

so portugal will be caught with creation. but if you the objective for your advantage will get the same as we had in previous competitions try to do the best we can now it's time to enjoy the moment and then prepare for the great journalist we want to do well in poland and ukraine but it's clear to me and it's been my opinion for a long time that the portugal are not favorites to win a european or any world championship there are teams that are stronger than us with a lot of quality and above all have already had the experience of getting great competitions. but really the republic of ireland made it through to the finals of a major international competition for the first time in a decade following a five one aggregate win over the start and divide it up the tallest man had a massive advantage against their opponents following their forty zero victory in thailand so their return leg and double was made at and that one always finished that stephen ward and constantine said if this score is so joyous denmark france and the czec

portugal also earned their right to take part in euro time to twelve crucial now then company a fresh bosnia and herzegovina in their return leg clash six two in lisbon remember their first match finished pelisse this time or another added race how the push to get was also with a double there for the hosts in this image and the spotlight on the scoreboard for the boys and so portugal will be in the third quarter with pressure. but if the objective for your advantage well there's the same as we had in previous competitions try to do the best we can now it's time to enjoy the moment and then prepare for the great competition we want to do well in poland and ukraine but it's clear to me that i am due to be in my opinion for a long time political not favorites to win a european championship teams that are stronger than us with a lot of records and above all already have the experience of winning great competitions where that would be the republic of ireland made it through to the finals of a major international competition for the first time in a decade following a five one aggregate win

and we've got a recession or it at least stagnation and italy spain and portugal i think ireland will get out of the problem because it is restoring its competitiveness ireland is really improving but still will have forty percent of the eurozone in trouble and what these countries have to do is to improve and increase their competitiveness and sydney they cannot devalue within the euro zone they have to bring about a sort of a domestic develop ration by reducing salaries by cutting the public sector of making their labor markets more flexible and this is very hard to do because people immediately feel the pain and they start protesting against it's not only against those measures against the entire project of the european union some people are saying that european union is like the soviet union. while they both try to be a sort of union and what the soviet union showed is that if you want to hold more noice everything too much in an unnatural way that it will collapse so what we have to be careful about is that we do not try to harmonize everything that is under the sun and legislate

and portugal hits a new low as its debt has been classified as junk by one of the world's leading ratings agencies. well scott says it's not planning to halt the reset of ties with washington but is ready to pull out of the nuclear arms reduction treaty if the u.s. goes ahead with its defense shield plans in europe washington says it will not review its program despite russia warning that it could move its own offensive missile systems to its borders in response in the sonali exclaims. first his reaction to the active development of plans for this missile defense shield in eastern europe came in the form of an announcement from president mids major where he highlighted five steps that the russian federation would take if the u.s. and nato don't reconsider their plans first of all activated immediately will be early radar warning stations in kaliningrad which is russia's most western enclave the country's nuclear strategic forces will be strengthened significantly he pointed out that this needs to happen quote urgently at the country's strategic missiles will be fitted with advanced penetr

for one question of collective borrowing for the eurozone continues to divide the region's leaders portugal finally succumb to the crisis its debt now classified as junk by one of the world's top ratings agencies. from out of this world we report on how it feels to have your feet firmly on the ground after a lengthy stay way up above the clouds. moscow says it's not planning to hold the reset of ties with washington but is ready to pull out of the nuclear arms reduction treaty if the u.s. goes ahead with its defense shield plans in europe washington says it will not review its program despite russia warning that it could move its own offensive missile systems to its borders in response he said he said our explains. press's reaction to the active development of plans for this missile defense shield in eastern europe came in the form of an announcement from president medvedev where he highlighted five steps that the russian federation would take if the u.s. and nato don't reconsider their plans first of all activated immediately will be early radar warning stations in kaliningrad which is rus

for all all for one easily this pledge closer ties but collective barring remains a divisive issue portugal hits a new low that is classified as junk by one of the world's leading ratings agencies . and a no choice for justice we report on why colonel gadhafi son saif al islam hasn't been extradited to the war crimes court amid fears of a death penalty waiting for him at. moscow says it's not planning to hold the reset of ties with washington but is ready to pull out of the nuclear arms reduction treaty if the u.s. it goes ahead with its defense shield plans in europe washington says it will not review its program despite russia warning that it could move its own offensive missile systems to its borders and response teams and he said now reports. press's reaction to the active development of plans for this missile defense shield in eastern europe came in the form of an announcement from president needs major worry highlighted five steps that the russian federation would take if the u.s. and nato don't reconsider their plans first of all activated immediately will be early radar warning stat

well meanwhile new protests erupted in portugal one of the first e.u. states to force of austerity transport and public services were paralyzed as thousands rallied on to the streets to voice their opposition to the war cuts the organizers of the strike argue that it will still images team countries economy would sink even further. desperation to show its crisis management credentials as with tremendous pressure on israel to carry on with the cuts. and to fuel a growing exodus from the debt ridden country. now expect rita's ready to go leaving her home and has probably never being easier the capable he got why stay in portugal when we know that architects with five years' experience are paid just eight hundred euro's a month is a question a lot of young specialists have been asking themselves legally and a surprising answer may be to leave for portugal's former colonies like brazil just fallen through and has been rather stable they had their national truth and then a massive break up in the reconciliation process began so there will be support of civil

portugal is also under pressure.re have been austerity measures there as well. >> it was not just in athens and rome. portugal has confirmed its commitment to the fiscal austerity required by its rescue. portugal's parliament approved a package of measures that include a tax hikes and wage cuts to the government pledged to introduce the tough budget as part of the deal allowing it to receive 70 billion euros in imf and eu bailout fund earlier this year. the austerity will trim the deficit, but critics believe the measures could also plunge portugal into its worst fresh session in decades. spain has provided a reminder that the road to recovery will be long and difficult, according to data unveiled friday. spain's economy recorded zero growth in the third quarter. domestic spending has fallen as confidence in the future continues to wane. spain's unemployment rates are the highest in europe at 22%, meaning a lower income tax revenue for the government in more benefit payout key factors as the government in madrid spea

because why stay in portugal when we know that architects with five years' experience are paid just eight hundred euros a month is a question a lot of young specialists have been asking themselves lately and the surprising answer may be to leave for portugal's former colonies like brazil testifying to and has been rather stable they had their national truth and then a massive record in their record special process began so there are a lot of opportunities for a civil construction companies especially and a lot of portuguese construction companies winter and there are currently there are very active angola maybe know something but many portuguese are starting to hear it at least as a present day. an african country rich in diamonds and oil resources presents an appetizer an opportunity for a lot of people who have lost hope of finding a decent job at home before a member of ever i tell i'm moving abroad invariably says brill and can you get mad job doing friends haven't asked me to take their c.v. . according to some reports around ninety thousand portuguese are currently living in goa com

all of those countries was hit by the crisis portugal has received a vote of no confidence from ratings john fits lisbon's credit score was reduced to junk status fitch cited high debt levels and low growth despite a seventy eight billion euro bailout earlier this year this comes as the country has grown to a halt over twenty four hour strike workers have walked out of their jobs angry at the cost of the government imposed to balance the books air traffic controllers joined the protest the ranks practically grounding the flights in and out of this bins international level and that even a political reports more and more desperate portuguese and all seeking a better life abroad. now expired readers ready to go leave your homeland has probably never being easier i think it will become eistein portugal when we know that architects with five years' experience are paid just eight hundred euros a month is a question a lot of young specialists have been asking themselves lately and the surprising answer may be to leave for portugal's former colonies like brazil since the father through has been

patrick young there was one of those countries worst hit by the crisis portugal has received a vote of no confidence from ratings giant fitch lisbon's credit score was reduced to junk status which cited high debt levels and low growth despite a seventy eight billion euro bailout earlier this year this comes as the country has ground to a halt over twenty four hour strike workers have been tied to their jobs angry at the deep cuts and the government has imposed to balance the books air traffic controllers joined a protesting rights effectively grounding all flights in and out of lisbon's international airport as artist i mean there are reports more and more desperate portuguese are now seeking a better life abroad. now expects readers ready to go leave your home which has probably never been easier to take of my stay in portugal when we know that architects with five years' experience are paid just eight hundred euro's a month is a question a lot of young specialists have been asking themselves legally and surprising answer may be to leave portugal's former colonies like brazil to prese

bosnia and herzegovina are preparing to take on portugal in lisbon after a goal a strong the first leg of remains all to play for in the portuguese up little portugal will enter its big favorites the prize of a first ever major tournament place for the visitors will surely spur them on again look to manchester city striker eddins echo to make a breakthrough in front of goal while portugal with we're not only in attendance will of course also take some stopping and it's. i'm sure that there will be ghouls today if someone would ask me the result will be to see him as ins and he can and i replies that i don't believe it because both teams have been testing forwards and bill seems only taking an open food bowl and i hold this beach allows us to play a fantastic match which barring an epic collapse the republic of ireland will be playing competitive football next summer giovanni trapattoni charges thrashed this stony affordable entirely on friday on will be hoping for more of the same in dublin this evening the home side's memories of losing to france in the twenty ten world cup qualifying

he completed his feet off the coast of portugal. it is an area notorious for its enormous the swells. that the mayor caught a massive 30-meter waves. -- mcnamara, a massive 30-meter wave. amazingly, mcnamara managed to stay on his feet throughout. amazing. stay with us for in depth. we will be back in a moment. >>> welcome back. that is just over eight months since japan was hit by an earthquake and tsunami which triggered the worst disaster in the world in 20 years. nobody narrows -- nobody knows how much damage was done by the fukushima nuclear plant. at the time, there was an outrage at the handling of the crisis by the operator of the plant as well as the government. the anger remains. tens of thousands were evacuated from their homes. many say they will never go back there to live, at despite the potential dangers, some people like those just on the edge of the 20 kilometer exclusion zone either refused to leave or have started to return, including some young families with children. life there is bleak. they receive little outs

they were trying to transition to western-style democracy; this is portugal, spain and greece, while burdened with underperforming economies, soaring levels of inflation and unemployment and political unrest. the ford administration was particularly worried about four nato allies; italy, spain, portugal and great britain. italy's communist party was exploiting economic discontent to try and maneuver its way into a coalition government. britain's government, meanwhile, had warned washington that it was on the verge of running out of cash. if imf turned down its appeal for another loan, said prime minister callahan, he would have to implement an austerity program so harsh there would be riots in the streets of london. the governments of spain and portugal were effectively broke and in danger of being ousted by extremists. said president ford to the ambassador, the situation in several countries is very serious. any increase in oil prices adds to the danger of a financial crisis to failure in governments, even to the danger of a military crisis. of course, this is in the context of the

at twenty four hour strike is underway in portugal as workers across the country protest and hysterically budget designed to help the country cut its debt lisbon's international airport has canceled all services with air traffic controllers walking away from their posts it comes as poor prospects and the country's fragile finances drive more young people abroad. now explains. now expired readers ready to go leaving your home which has probably never been easier critical for my stay in portugal when we know that architects with five years' experience are paid just eight hundred euro's a month is a question a lot of young specialists have been asking themselves legally and the surprising answer may be to leave for portugal's former colonies like brazil over and go to prison through as being rather stable they had their national proof and then a massive record in the reconstruction process began so there are a lot of opportunities for a civil construction companies especially and a lot of he's still a construction companies went there and they're apparently they're very active and go to mayb

the mass exodus of portugal's young smart educated may pretend the end of an era for the country a lot of specialized people where higher education scientists brain drain as you call it that to go and work we've abroad and study abroad and to stay there and watch of course we will most likely never recover those human assets like rita we hardly think twice before moving abroad it is hard work for a decent salary far outweigh any possible fear of flying if you go score eighty has been. and you can head over to our t. dot com for more on the debt crisis marching through the euro zone but across the atlantic the u.s. has apparently found an unconventional way to save its own currency that's what some say could be behind the recent threats of a strike against iran's nuclear sites more on that story line and also there we explore some of the possible reasons behind the failure of russia's interplanetary probe focus grunt among the suggestions is interference from an american research station in alaska. now let's check out some other international news triple bombing at a busy market in the

countries or portugal has been hit by a twenty four hour strike workers are protesting an austerity budget designed to help the country reduce its debt lisbon's international airport is console or services with traffic controllers walking away from their posts it comes prospects and fragile finances are driving more young people abroad it is a ridiculous cover of course. now expect readers ready to go leaving her home and has probably never been easier critical why stay in portugal when we know that architects with five years' experience are paid just eight hundred euros a month is a question a lot of young specialists have been asking themselves legally and surprising answers to leave for portugal's former colonies like brazil since two thousand and two and has been rather stable there the national truth and then a massive reconstruction process again so there are a lot of opportunities for a civil construction companies especially and a lot of what she is still construction companies winter and they're currently very very active and go maybe know something about any portuguese are starti

bosnia and herzegovina are preparing to take on portugal in lisbon on tonight's after a goalless draw in the first leg it remains all to play for in the portuguese capital and although portugal will enter as big favorites the prize of a first ever major tournament place for the visitors will surely spur them on will again look too much sister city striker to make a grapefruit in front of goal while portugal with ronaldo and now me in attendance will also of course take some stopping in that. i'm sure that there will be goals today if someone would ask me the result will be to see reasons anita and i replies that i don't believe it because both teams have been tested forwards and bill seems player taken in open food will and i hold this beach allows us to play a fantastic match which we should barring an epic collapse the republic of ireland will be playing competitive football next summer giovanni trapattoni charges crush this story for neil and tell him last friday and they'll be hoping for more of the same in dublin this evening the home side's memories of losing out to france in th

the fabric of the european union. >> portugal has received a $110 billion bailout. and besides cuts in spending it's seeking to boost exports to the u.s.. the portuguese president is keen on tie was stanford to foster entrepreneurship in his country. and portugal imports more than it exports, largest are machinery, tools and vehicles and related materials. now, european economic crisis is a major concern for the u.s. economy. and companies such as apple and large corporations do a sizeable amount of sales in the european union countries. a deepening recession there means it will be harder to recover from problems. in san jose, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. >> and still ahead this afternoon, san francisco city officials say it's time to stop use prog ducts like these to get rid of rodents. methods they're recommending, next. also on the way. >> how do you feel? >> good. >> is it pain snfl hard? >> difficult. >> and an abc news exclusive, interview with congress woman [ male announcer ] steak & lobster is on the menu at sizzler. a fresh cut tri-tip sirloin serve

from a stare at each to go on while many of portugal smartest and sharpest are taking off to find jobs and some unexpected places in africa and south america. after colonel gadhafi is a battlefield execution last month there have been hopes he has captured son saif al islam would receive a fair trial but they are growing theorist out won't be the case in the hands of libya's new rulers and as our panel reports there are some powerful figures outside the country who could influence the course of justice. say feliz longet daffy is a man with a lot to say he's the last chance the world has to know how to get that the regime turned from public. enemy number one the prison buddies with britain and the other western powers but the international criminal court in the hague says it's not going to extradite him allowing libya to try him instead libyan officials already calling for the death penalty many fear it's a tactic to keep those dirty secrets hidden forever it's a controlled forum where the western interests look at look at what happened with the trial of which you can be sure that the i

of young specialists have been asking themselves legally and surprising answer may be to leave portugal's former colonies like brazil over in good discipline for one dollar has been rather stable they had their national truth and then a massive record in the reconstruction process began so there are a lot of opportunities for construction companies especially and a lot of these sort of construction companies went there and they're apparently they're very active and go maybe you know or something but many portuguese are starting to do it at least in the present day. an african country rich in diamonds an oil resources presents an appetizer an opportunity for a lot of people who have lost hope of finding a decent job at home from them going to who ever i tell a moving abroad invariably says brilliant can you get my job two friends even asked me to take their c.v. . according to some reports that ninety thousand forgeries are currently in poor compared with just ten thousand in two thousand to somebody for their income but most are simply looking for something something better than the ever

young specialists have been asking themselves lately and surprising answer may be to leave for portugal's former colonies like brazil. and probably through as being rather stable they had their national truth and then a massive reconstruction process again so there are opportunities for a civil construction companies especially and a lot of watching is still construction companies winter and they're currently there very happy if i'm going to maybe know something about many portuguese are starting to view it at least as a present day. an african country rich in diamonds an oil resources presents an appetizer an opportunity for a lot of people who have lost hope of finding a decent job at home from embroider or who ever i tell i'm moving abroad invariably says ruined when you get my job two friends even ask me to take their c.v. . according to some reports around ninety thousand portuguese are currently living in cooler compared with just ten thousand in two thousand to some golden key for better income but most are simply looking for something something better than the every worsening situ

the parliament of portugal are set to talk about next year. it's also trying to renegotiate the terms for its euro 70 billion bailout. increasingly, commentators are betting on these periphery economy's been forced to exit the eurozone. ncker tried to reassure them that brussels was behind them. >> they should not have the impression they're totally isolated. there is no euro without portugal. >> let's have a look at what else is on the business agenda. china is feeling the effects of a weakening global economy, according to the latest trade figures. export growth was the weakest in eight months and close to the levels of 2009. in mports surged, though. the man from emerging economies like china has been given a boost to germans industrial giant, siemens. it has reported weaker than expected quarterly profits, but said revenue was up 12% in asia, supporting a 5% rise across all markets. new orders were down, but there were also a bit better than expected. i want to show you how the markets have been reacting to the italian bond auction. at the

that's over the entire amount of their gdp, and we've already given portugal and italy, or portugal and ireland over 100 billion dollars, and that far from-- >> you would let it go. if greece couldn't get its act together and italy and ireland and portugal and some of the other bailouts couldn't get their act together, sianara or whatever the proper term. >> we need some tough medicine. >> neil: the imf says it's tough medicine. >> it's not tough enough. what i've seen is more like what we see in america, maybe a decrease in the rate of growth of government spending, right around the edges, but this path of record deficits, record bailouts, the federal reserve, quantitative easing, it's making our economic crisis worse. it's deepening the hole and threatening a crack around the world as we see this policy of bailing out record bailouts. >> neil: congresswoman, we're getting reports that there could be a super committee deal on trimming debt over the next ten years. maybe substantially higher than the figures we were earlier told they need to shave about 1 1/2 trillion dollars, talk is,

investors began to sell government bonds of those countries after portugal's sovereign debt rating was downgraded below investment grade. italy's ten year yield rose to 10.7%. it will make it difficult for the country to rebuild its finances on its own. spanish bonds remained at the 6.6 level and belgium bonds reached 5.7% level. stock prices in london and frankfurt fell for a ninth trading day thursday as the market lacked new incentives. >>> let's check the markets. u.s. stocks closed for thanksgiving thursday. but european stock markets traded lower on continued concerns about the euro debt problems. ramin mellegard joins us. >> good morning to you. u.s. markets closed for thanksgiving, a bit of focus on how european markets closed. we saw the major indexes trading below. let's look at the nikkei and topix this morning. they are marginally down. both indexes trading a touch lower. the benchmark hit a closing low making it the third straight day of lows. the nikkei is at the lowest level since march, 2009. trading value has also fallen on the tokyo stock exchange below the 1 trillion

s largest economies from following in the footsteps of greece and portugal. bombing for billions companies from countries that too part of the. look to cash in on reconstruction lucrative contracts in the pipeline have sparked new questions over the real motives for the military strikes . russian space aspirants are struggling to face technical problems and boarding probe launched martian moon a few days ago the ambitious interplanetary mission was aimed at getting a soil sample from the moon to obtain a better knowledge of how the universe of all. god is next year narky and today we're exploring the russian capital through the eyes of business travelers. he's telling. me. dynamic. to friends a. month ago. a . trusted secretary that a welcome to the show this week for them to take a look at the business the seventy's and locations in the russian capital every week thousands of business bad i women come to moscow for various meetings conferences and situations and most stalls off by riding one of the bus cars made and poles terminals there are three internatio

as the largest economies from following in the footsteps of greece portugal. companies from countries that took part in the pain to reconstruction a lucrative contract in the pipeline of spot new questions over the real motives for the military strikes. russian space struggling to fix the problems on board a probe to a. few days ago now. interplanetary mission was aimed at getting a soil sample from the moon of phobos to obtain knowledge of how the universe. or if you have to stay with us. today we are exploring the russian capital but through the eyes of business. military. history. frankly. dynamic. so do friends but he. must go. to. a. trusted secretary that hello i walked into the show this week we're going to be taking a look at business he said it isn't like patients in the russian capital every week thousands of business men and women come to moscow for various meetings compass is exhibitions and most starts off by arriving here on a bus guys made poles terminals there are all three international airports in moscow sheremetyevo in the north to the south

as you have been hearing, public services have been shut down in portugal. trade unions will be general strike against austerity measures. now hundreds of flights are being cancelled. a train and bus service also seriously disrupted. portugal facing a plan of that reduction in return for the bailout rock -- package from europe and the imf. the former chief executive of olympus is back in tokyo, being questioned by japanese investigators trying to find out who was involved in certainly one of japan's biggest scandals. this is his first return since he was removed as ceo. shares of hcc tumbled after it slashed its forecast. it now says revenues will not grow at all. it previously forecast a 30% growth. the world's number four smartphone maker facing a slow down as competition intensifies and as the global economy continues to weaken. a quick look at the markets. this is what we saw in asia. still reeling. a bit of bargain hunting certainly in europe, after the dismal falls. of the previous five sessions, lost about 7% off the market value. we are seeing a bit

s largest economies from following in the footsteps of greece and portugal. bombing four of billions of companies from countries that two part in the libyan campaign look to cash in on reconstruction lucrative contracts in the pipeline have sparked new questions over the real motives for military strikes. russian space x. birds are struggling to fix difficult problems on board a probe launched martian moon a few days ago the ambitious interplanetary mission was aided at getting a soil sample from the moon phobos to obtain a better knowledge of how the universe evolved. osgod is next and today we're exploring the russian capital through the eyes of business travelers. she's telling her. frankly. dynamic. friends. among. a. trusted secretary that hello and welcome to the show this week program will be taking a look at business facilities and locations in the russian capital every week thousands of business in bed i when it comes to moscow for various meetings conferences and exhibitions and most also by riding a bus goes main poles. there are three internationa

remains all to plea for in the portuguese capital portugal will enter its big favorites the prize of a first ever major tournament place for the visitors will surely spirit in on bill again look to munch mr city striker eddins echo to make a breakthrough in front of goal while which a goal with rinaldo on the me in attendance will of course also take some stopping in it. i'm sure that there will be goals today if someone would ask me the result will be the same as ins and he can reply is that i don't believe it because both teams have fantastic forwards in blue seems in an open food will now hold this peach allows us to play a fantastic match which barring an epic collapse the republic of ireland will be playing competitive football next summer giovanni trapattoni charges thrashed this tony if. on friday on they'll be hoping for more of the same in dublin the same thing their own side memories of losing to france in the twenty ten world cup qualifying playoffs remain fresh while captain robbie keane is also aware much qualification will mean to his country. it's amazing you know resu

that's the level that forced greece and portugal to seek bailouts. u.s. investors sold stocks on worries italy may not be able to pay its debts. the dow plunged almost 390 points, the nasdaq was down 105 and the s&p fell about 47. >> susie: you might be wondering, what's the connection between italy's financial problems and the u.s. economy? as erika miller reports, there could be a big impact on the economy here. >> reporter: italy is a relatively small country, about the size of arizona. but make no mistake-- if that country defaults on its debt, there could be serious domino effects around the globe. italy is the third largest economy in the eurozone after germany and france. economist bob brusca says italy's crisis creates doubt about the future of the european union and its common currency. >> suppose you are trading currency. suppose you are trying to make a bet on whether the euro is going to go up or down. it makes a big difference whether the euro is going to be the euro with the same currencies in it, or whether the weak countries like greece an