demonstrators paid tribute to steenkamp by protesting violence against women in pretoria. >> pistoriusis less than three weeks away and some reporters are calling it south africa's trial or the century. i guess down there that's not an overstatement. >> it's not when you have a news channel that will be dedicated 24 hours, seven days a week to televising the trial. >> sound to me like the trajectory of the bullet is going to be key, because he has made the claim that he thought he heard an intruder are got out of bed, walked on his stumps into the bathroom so he was low to the ground. the claim from the prosecutors is he was standing. he put them on. that was the moment of premeditation, so if the bullet is going down, it's one thing. if it's going up, it's another. >> at we speak there are forensic experts examining the information and getting ready to present it at trial. experts have come for the defense and say this evidence is going to be key. was he standing or on his stumps? he said the felt threatened because he was on his stumps and throughout the intruder was coming and he wa

. >> to south africa where protests in the ecangala township east of pretoria is more violent. residents torched several buildings, including a clinic. they are angry about expensive and inadequate electricity, housing and water supplies. people have been unhappy with the conditions since the early 1990s, but say nothing has been done for them. the united nations says that a third of the children in myanmar work for a living. some are given the opportunity to study. >> the bus is parked but inside passengers are going on a journey they never thought they'd take again. the students here started working in tea houses when they were young to help support their family. >> it's been a year since this 13-year-old left school. he is eager to catch up, enthusiastic. despite having been up through early morning. >> it's not a problem because classes are three times a week and there are break times during work. the studies are for our own good. >> many of the older students were too shy to speak to us, embarrassed that they could barely read or write. >> for the children and teenagers th

. >> and armed robbery in pretoria . the owner of this jewelry shop says he has been attacked so .ften he now carries a gun on this occasion, he shot and wounded two of the robbers. no person that can protect you but only yourself. they will first kill you and then rob you further. it's only yourself that can protect you. this -- southins african police say the country's crime wave is receding, but for thathere, it does not feel way. private gun ownership is one response and a nation with some 45 murders a day. today, of course, south africa's most famous gun owner is oscar pistorius. he spoke of his own fears of violent crime at last year's bail hearing, saying that was the reason he shot his girlfriend, mistaking her for an intruder. he kept his own pistol under his bed at night. >> crime and the fear of crime are huge in south africa, but the reality is a lot depends on where you live. this is where oscar pistorius killed reeva steenkamp, but in seven years, there has only been one of the reported incident of crime, a

oscar pistorius faces murder trial next month in south africa in the capital of pretoria. prosecution says the 27-year-old double amputee killed her pre-dawn after an argument. he says he shot her by mistake believing she was an intruder in the bathroom. oscar pistorius says in his statement the loss and the complete trauma i will carry for my life. >> the deadly winter storm that will not quit is pounding the east coast this morning with power outages and airline cancellations. we have the latest from washington, dc, where they have been working through the night to clear the snow. >> mother nature's valentine's day gift. the rain, ice, sleet and thunder snow, the final punch from the winter storm this socked 100 million americans. >> horrible. horrible. horrible. holy could you! what can i 10 -- say? >> from georgia to maine it is a mess. in brooklyn, new york, a pregnant woman was struck and killed by a snowplow and the baby delivered by emergency c section. in new hampshire, a firefighter helped this woman get through the snow. the philadelphia art museum steps bill a

thousands of workers at the site in the west of pretoria walked off the job four months ago. there's no sign of an end to the strike. situations such as this are driving foreign investors away. in johannesburg they said they're worried by the falling value. >> i think we're looking long-term and long-term this is the right place to be. so yes the short-term doesn't look like very promising. >> reporter: leaders in emerging countries are struggling to pull their economies out of the downpardon spiral. >> japan's finance minister taro aso said the emerging economies need to press ahead with economic reforms and correct the problems. he spoke at a news conference before he left for sydney to attend the g-20 meeting. >> translator: many emerging economies have high inflation, and huge current account deficits. it's important for those nations to try to resolve these problems on their own. >> aso also said the fed's tapering is a sign of improvement in the u.s. economy but he noted that fed officials should be careful in winding down the massive bond buying program to prevent exce

operations at many minds of the hopi let us dispense men's side in the midst of pretoria and walked off the job four months ago. there's no sign of a man to decide issues such as this downgrading the snow that's falling in this dazzling. he's just too darn nz trade show in johannesburg said they're worried by the falling value of july. in luke the long term and allegiances is the rice place to be. ses to shelton doesn't look like they're promising. the rest of the muslim countries are struggling to pull their economies across the downward spiral. japan's finance minister carole also says the emerging economies also need to press ahead with economic reforms and correct the problems. he spoke at a news conference before he left for sydney to attend the g twenty meeting you will be done. you go. in many emerging economies have high inflation and the huge current account deficits will tune in. it's important for those nations to try to resolve these problems on their own. in view. haas also said the fed's tapering is a sign of improvement in the us economy. but he noted that fed officials s

yummiest not take the humanitarian intervention missions in africa us assistant secretary of state pretoria news and sparked outrage in the eu on thursday hours after she met with ukraine's president viktor yanukovich morte of the recent phone conversation between having the u s ambassador to ukraine was late and posted on the internet which russian subtitles the green unisex or unwelcome human involvement and assaulting ukraine's crisis and i like that and explained to the dusky kiki had his head. now aren't you now exactly and i think we've got a good topic to make it stick together because she quickly apologized for the choice of words which were described by german chancellor and the man who as totally unacceptable the list that spot blamed russia for the key to fund compensation. berlin film festival opened on thursday evening. he was a star studded that with some of the hotel taxes will connect all that good in sports democrats. including the cost of getting the team. wes anderson's the ground speed past a tile. in the film based on its basic course he has written on wavering sensitiv

top female ski jumpers have suffered knee injuries including canadian olympic hopeful alexandria pretoriasy does she do that? >> coach stone says injuries are a part of the sport. for women an men. >> i worry for any of our skiers or any skiers that go down. but i don't think there is any gender discrimination in terms of sports injuries. it's just what happens. >> reporter: critics of women's ski jumping say difficult rehab and long-term damage are the other strikes against the sport. the athletes themselves say it's their bodies. and their right to fly. don dahler, cbs news, new york. >> jeff: there is controversy today over a european zoo's decision to kill one of its giraffes. the giraffe named marias was healthy in only two years old. but officials at the copenhagen zoo in denmark say he had to died to prevent inbreeding. the giraffe was killed with a stun gun and cut up and fed to the zoo's lions as spectators watched. still ahead, looking back on that wild l.a. fire fight one year later. [ male announcer ] this is the age of knowing what you're made of. why let erectile dysfunction

in 1964 nelson mandela stood in the dock in the pretoria supreme court. he was making the case for his life against apartheid and in that speech he invoked the example of britain. he said i have great respect for british political institutions and for the country system of justice. he said i regard the british parliament is the most democratic institution in the world. our parliament, our laws, our way of life so often down the centuries, the u.k. has given people hope. we have shown that democracy and prosperity can go hand-in-hand, that resolution is found not through the bullet at the ballot box. our values are of value to the world. in the darkest times in human history there has been in the north sea a light that never goes out. and if this family of nations broke up, something very powerful and very precious the world over with go out forever. so there is a moral, economic, geopolitical ,-com,-com ma diplomatic and yes let's say proudly emotional case for keeping the united kingdom together. but still however strongly we feel we can be a reticent na

. >> our north of northwest by johannesburg is pretoria.he heart of apartheid. here you can find a father/son butchery, restaurant and themed museum. i just don't know how i feel about this place. it doesn't fit in with my white liberal guilt sensibility. >> with this paraphernalia in it, it just wouldn't be accepted. couldn't exist. >> as any south african butcher would, they sprinkle salt, brown sugar, more vinegar. pack in layers, repeat. after 24 hours, remove and hang to air dry for a week. voila. a tasty jerky treat we can all get behind. chef andrea burgener, south african by birth, english and german by background, can usually be found in the trenches of her joburg restaurant, the leopard. she's known for her playful menus but loathes culinary fashion. she strives for a locally grounded cuisine. today, however, she's my guide through this twilight zone. ♪ >> it's weird here. and though i'm told the place usually reflects the changing demographic of modern south africa, today, not so much. the customers may or may not have feelings a

it's hard to put pepperoni pretoria having a constraint. it's like the singer died in protests reaching across south africa just months before the next scene. many residents angry at the lack of basic sentences like was done and i just see and be acknowledged by the cool pharisees. we have to be we don't have a choice we ask who is above the government is motivated to his in laws them by transmitting really been missing . the independent candidate for ministry thousand said is that if we play sets the record it and then becoming increasingly vital. it's of any tension the broncos state's residents towards deputy station kenny and i agreed to mounting back to sutton says and while the bills. simply react to the lethal bullets killing nine people said bob in ca and triggering even more anger. but i like the tot of taking us don't really get the point is that not one to help me. that's what i'm going to do because they don't have lots and says mommy any problem facing the routing and see headed elections on the seventh of may. iran insists its

he faces murder trial next month in the south africa capital of pretoria.cution says the 27-year-old double amputee killed steenkamp in the pre-dawn hours after an argument. oscar pistorius says he shot her by mistake believing she was a nighttime intruder coming in the home. oscar pistorius says that loss of her and the come most trauma of the day i will carry for my life. >> trading is under way on wall street at 6:48 so we will look at the dow which is down 16 points and trading at 16,010. >>> a merger in the works in the clothing industry. eddie bauer is bought by joseph bank which itself is being pursued by men's warehouse. >> and mike nicco is tracking the rain which is a big deal because the chinese new year parade is tomorrow night and you know what the joke is, or, not, joke, but saying. >> it never rains in southern california and it always rains on the chinese new year's parade. >> we have a thousand flight cancellations today and 7,000 yesterday. before we get to our weather, if you traveling this holiday season, we have snow skirting st. louis

. >> reporter: an armed robbery in pretoria.is jewelry shop says he's been attacked so often he now carries a gun. on this occasion, he shot and wounded two of the robbers. >> there's no person that can protect you but only yourself. the robberies are so brutal. they will first kill you and then rob you further on. so this is the biggest problem. that first 120 seconds is only yourself that can preprotect you. >>reporter: which explains this. south african police say crime is receding. for many here, black and white, it doesn't feel that way. private gun ownership is one response in a nation with some 45 murders a day. >> there's a lot of crime. i feel like you are empty. >> the reason why i need to defend myself is i don't think there's any south african who hasn't been exposed violent crime. i believe it's right to defend myself and my family and my business. >>> today of course, south africa's most famous gun owner is oscar pistorius. he shot his girlfriend, mistaking her for an intruder. he kept his own pistol under his bed

they were out on the streets of pretoria. legal efforts i spoke to say she will make great efforts to be fair. with high-profile personality as oscar pistorius, double amputee, olympic athlete, huge media attention we've seen is expected again. i'm told it will be decided next several days whether there will be cameras in the courtroom. this is not usually done in south africa. that is not stopping a 24-hour television channel to be started up next couple days exclusively covering the event. we learned that the families of both pistorius and steenkamp are pretty low profile on this anniversary day. we have spoken to one person close to the steenkamp family. he said they are still traumatized but they are trusting that justice will be served. again, march third starts the trial. scheduled to last three weeks. figuring to last much, much longer than that. back to you, jon. jon: greg palkot live from london. thank you very much, greg. in a little bit we'll be talking with our legal panel today about this unusual murder case in s

this rescue is happening right now at an abandoned gold mine in a suburb near pretoria in south africa. emergency services there say they've been able to make contact with about 30 men who are trapped below ground, reportedly those men weren't meant to be down there. the men say they became trapped by falling boulders and they say that 200 more men are trapped even further below ground. heavy lifting equipment and cranes are there trying to clear away. so far no reports of casualties, but sadly, people being hurt and people dying is nothing new in south africa's abandoned mines, where men go down into the shafts, the incredible risks apparently outweighed by the potential rewards. erica? >> all right, dun tcan golestan thank you. >>> in central colorado rescuers will scour the mountains looking for two people missing after an avalanche, with a group of skiers in lake county when the avalanche struck saturday evening. so far this winter 12 people across the country have died in avalanches including six just this past week. >>> the storm-soaked uk is now bracing for ice. forecasters issu

in 1964, nelson mandela stood in the dock in the pretoria supreme court.he was making the case for his life, against apartheid, and in that speech he invoked the example of britain. he said, "i have great respect for british political institutions, and for the country's system of justice. i regard the british parliament as the most democratic institution in the world." our parliament, our laws, our way of life -- so often, down the centuries, the u.k. has given people hope. we've shown that democracy and prosperity can go hand in hand, that resolution is found not through the bullet, but the ballot box. our values are of value to the world. in the darkest times in human history there has been in the north sea a light that never goes out. and if this family of nations broke up, something very powerful and precious would go out forever. so there is a moral, economic, geopolitical, diplomatic, and, yes -- let's say it proudly -- an emotional case for keeping the united kingdom together. but still, however strongly we feel, we can be a reticent nation. it can