constantin snow golf cup this is a private competition with the three sponsors, rothschild group and rolls-royce cars... and after... that is open to everybody, all the tourists who is in megeve can play directly in golf and after we have a competition for old sports champions and then the megeve winter golf club starts on friday and saturday and we close this long two weeks by the world championship snow golf cup. >>reporter: lead sponsor vacheron constantin has been involved with the competition practically since it first teed off. even if the event is more than a little unconventional. >>guten: we need to find events which are very exclusive which are in line to be able to treat our clients and not giving something they've seen everywhere and this event is part of this philosophy. >>reporter: like many of these events it's mainly a marketing exercise, but one that does provide a good fit forluxury brands, keen to meet clients that come from across europe, china and beyond. >>neubauer: our resources are very small and very special company so we are not able to do some advertising likethat so b

the seemingly unstoppable rise in the price of gas, and the responsible rolls royce.our early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, he has created a whole new image for himself on the big screen, and it's selling like hot cakes at the box office. >>> coming up, a 20-year-old makes history at the daytona 500, and kobe bryant puts on a show at the nba all-star game. you're watching "early today." >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. a marine scientist warns the bp oil spill has decimated life in parts of the gulf of mexico. there is crude remaining stuck at the bottom of the sea floor. she also disputes an assessment by bp that the gulf will recover by the end of next year estimating that microbes have only consumed about 10% of the leaked oil. >>> texas lawmakers are expected to approve a law soon allowing students and professors to carry concealed weapons on college campuses. if the measure is approved, texas will become the second state following utah to pass

rolls-royce celebrated the 100th anniversary of its famous hood ornament.rit of ectasy, otherwise known as the flying lady who made her debut in 1911. to mark the occasion, 100 rolls-royces made their way lieu central london passing by notable landmarks including the house of the parliament and big ben. >>> one snow festival in japan attracts giant crowds who come to see giant ice sculptures. visitors brave chilly temperatures to see more than 250 sculptures including cartoon characters, athletes and national landmarks. it took a month of hard work and 6,000 loads of snow. as one of japan's largest tourist attractions, the week long event drew over 2 million visitors last year alone. wow. >>> at one competition south of that snow festival, digging yourself a hole will make you a winner. thousands of competitors, mostly pros who dig holes for a living, turned out for a hole digging contest. sure, prizes are awarded for depth, but there are also winners for create sxift costume. this year's winner, a nearly 11 foot deep hole which earned its team about $1200

so what i figure, if we sit here on television and we say we like rolls royce phantoms, hey -- >> jimmyghter ] >> jimmy: no, not for me at least. maybe for you. i wish. >> you can have some of my marmalade. >> i would rather the rolls royce, but i'll take marmalade. but really, i'm happy. look at this press here, you've got some good press. look at how beautiful. cover of "vogue" there. ooh-la-la. [ cheers and applause ] this is beautiful. >> thank you very much. >> jimmy: and i heard that this day, weirdly enough, when you were doing this photo shoot, you were just -- you didn't know you were pregnant? >> i had no idea, and i cried through the whole shoot. >> jimmy: you were very hormonal? >> the whole shoot. i was really hormonal, i had no idea why, and every time anyone said, "are you okay?" oh my god, i was crying. and i'm thinking -- >> jimmy: i'm just gonna change the flashbulb. "no, no. don't change the flash." [ laughter ] >> it was exactly like that. and then i think, "pull yourself together. this is "vogue." this is a big deal. what are you doing?" >> jimmy: imagine if you loo

constantin snow golf cup this is a private competition with the three sponsors, rothschild group and rolls-royce cars... and after... that is open to everybody, all the tourists who is in megeve can play directly in golf and after we have a competition for old sports champions and then the megeve winter golf club starts on friday and saturday and we close this long two weeks by the world championship snow golf cup. >>reporter: lead sponsor vacheron constantin has been involved with the competition practically since it first teed off. even if the event is more than a little unconventional. >>guten: we need to find events which are very exclusive which are in line to be able to treat our clients and not giving something they've seen everywhere and this event is part of this philosophy. >>reporter: like many of these events it's mainly a marketing exercise, but one that does provide a good fit forluxury brands, keen to meet clients that come from across europe, china and beyond. >>neubauer: our resources are very small and very special company so we are not able to do some advertising likethat so b

i sat in the rolls royce and fondled the umbrella. >> the other thing about it, the access to the auto industry ceo's. i ran into an old family friend dave fisher, one of the people behind the event. it was fun to see him. it's nice to come back to detroit. >> detroit's in your blood, no doubt about it. >> i grew up in birmingham. he grew up in detroit hills. my father's company bought steel from bob's father. the auto industry is definitely in our veins. it's great to be here. >> that's the thing -- you can move away from detroit, but you can't move detroit out of you. >> so you are both here tonight. >> having a great time. great cars. just an exciting time. >> terrific. thank you so much for taking time to talk to me and giving me the reminiscing from 1963. >> that's when it came out. >> what chevrolet had was a corvette body. they would lift it way up to show the guts and flip it around. we were like, wow. the studebaker was introduced here too. it's a fiberglass sports car which i now own one because i thought, i have to have that car someday. >> well guys, thanks for being here.

worries over political instability in the middle east seem to be easing but it sounds so high rolls roycesigh after the engines giant unveiled on long term service is still with airline emirates worth more than two billion dollars and resource stocks are also rallying in london b.h.p. billiton and xstrata a both up about one of the hot. and in russia they are ts in the my so it's. i have slipped into red retreating from the early mornings games up to last week's roller coaster ride all the blue chips the low the salad with world companies leading to trouble myself. and the world's largest al-ameen producer has reported a three percent increase in its total of medium output in twenty ten year on here who sells first deputy c.e.o. says twenty attempt showed a recovery of global of many of consumption to pre-crisis levels but china leading the way within the five years china will switch to the new and improved and i think you will see the signs already in this year in two thousand and eleven may be may be at the end of the year but in two thousand and twelve i think differently imports from c

princes all over the world there take a minute billions to keep these guys rolling around in their rolls royces for what so they can sell overpriced gas to american s.u.v. drivers well that's all over with you got to get real jobs now guys i suggest you apply down at your local mcdonalds you have this information transmitted in this week's cable took place in november two thousand and seven when sadat husseini a geologist and former. of exploration of the saudi oil monopoly around cairo he met with a u.s. diplomat so this was during the bush administration remember when cheney kept on dick cheney kept on flying over there to saudi arabia and set out all hussein he told them that iran twelve point five million barrel a day capacity needed to keep a lid on prices could not be reached yet they don't have the oil pump now this is going to be interesting going forward because america doesn't have the money to buy higher priced oil china however does because china has all of america's money they've got three trillion dollars in reserves so they can afford to pay up for oil and gas the u.s. so ever ca

healthy percent and lloyds banking group shedding point nine percent shares of air space for a rolls royce group slipped one percent up to posting at seventy six percent in two thousand and ten net profit. and russian stocks declined for a third day investors are shifting their assets out of developing countries concerned that inflation will hurt growth in emerging markets the r.c.s. is losing two percent of the my xix is down one and a half percent energy majors are the main drag as oil drops to eighty six dollars fifty three cents a barrel its sixth day of decline lukoil the country's second biggest producer is down point seven percent gas problem is dropping two point three percent investors are worried the refinery will suffer most if the russian anti monopoly was dark horses fuel prices lower noise may kill is also shedding over two percent all the articles. and all in north america is recovering from yesterday's losses spog by an unexpectedly strong inventory's report in the us through ports showed that the gasoline supply was at its strongest and twenty one years brant crude for del

rolls royce and british aerospace are large employers. we need to make sure that they go on and employ people. >> i would like to congratulate the prime minister and the chancellor and the quick actions they took on stopping the money. can the prime minister explain about the action about the u.n. resolution? >> the most important thing is trying to encourage and good in place terms as quickly as possible. i think is encouraging others to take that step before widening the net and putting even more pressure on the regime. >> thank you, mr. speaker. perhaps the prime minister should recall that under the last tory administration, we never paid for it. looking an interview, would you look at the export credit part played in providing cover for unstable military is? >> the trip down memory lane i was taking with john major was to celebrate the fact that this country played a part in bringing about kuwait's liberation. should we continue to have a strong relationship with that country and is taking steps to greater openness. should we have a

and rolls royce offered the department of defense a fixed price contract. their offer saves $1 billion in the first five years and puts cost overruns at the risk of the contractor. this is an unprecedented move in major defense acquisition. finally, providing for a competitive alternate engine will serve as a hedge against operational risk and ensure that a fighter that makes up 95% of our tactical fleet is not grounded due to engine failures. fully funding the alternative engine is not only prudent risk management but an acknowledgment of the fundament responsibility that congress has to protect and provide the most reliable equipment to our men and women in uniform. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to vote no on this ill-guided amendment. it will not save taxpayers money in the long run. i'm not even sure it's going to save them money in the short run. and i yield back my time. the chair: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut rise? >> strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes