. >> in rome? >> in rome, yeah. >> now is this the pompeii just south of rome? >> no. that's the name of a city, but pompeii was the name of a man who was a general. >> so you are talking about the man pompeii in this case? >> yes. right. >> pompeii was now dead by this time. and ceasar was pretty much the man in control. >> all right. the senate in rome. how many would have been in the senate? and what day, what year? >> it was in 44b.c. it really marked the end, ceasar's death marked the end of a 500-year republic. after he died, civil war broke out. augustus took over and he became the first emperor and you had an emperor system going after that. but from, oh, about 500-something b.c. to 44b.c., rome was a republic in development. i mean, the people fought for tribal assembly, they fought for some land redistribution, the senate's powers were very great and then they receded and then they were great again. there was a period of dictatorship where he restored all the powers to the senate. so it was an active 500 years of all kinds of struggle that went on. >> how man

i'm in rome at the moment. the government on the other side of town, towards my right, will soon begin debating -- will be hold be a $7 billion bid auction. later on today it will be debating a 79 billion euro austerity package, crucial to this country. as the senate begins that debate, this country's own debt stands at no less than $2.6 trillion. that really gives you an idea of the magnitude of the kind of scale of what we're talking about here. there's a lotali alilot at stak. of course, if italy were ever to default and fail to pay its debts wouldn't just be international sophisticated investors who would be affected. it would also be the average person on the street. now, the italians say they really don't want austerity but they do realize it's time to make sacrifices. rome, a city famous for the sweet life, no amount of sugar can mask the bitter pill the italians will soon have to swallow. at this cafe, one customer tells me she's worried, very worried. she doesn't think the politicians will be able to g

she's been live in rome all week. and nina, i'm curious to get your take on what the average italian is saying on the street. you've been there in rome for about four days this week, popping in and out of stores and talking with taxi cab drivers and cafes. what are people saying about these austerity measures? do they feel that it's a bitter pill that they all have to take eventually? >> there is to a certain extent quite a bit of cohesion here. a lot of people have been quite surprised that the government has managed to move so quickly on these austerity measure, with you then again, although the italians do realize they have to make sacrifices, they are concerned that the bulk of these measures will hit the middle classes rather than the top people in society who are the richest. and that brings me on to another interesting point. of course the prime minister of this country is one of the richest people in the world. and so a lot of people have been saying it's a question of do as i say and not do as i do. we should

rome bureau chief was a pretty nice gig. >> yeah, you're living in rome, beautiful italian women. what's not to love, huh? >> the women wouldn't have done so much for me. i like to look at beautiful things, period. but, you know, i had a reason, a charge to travel around one of the most beautiful countries in the world to find interesting stories. i mean, i remember at one point doing a story on water cops in venice cracking down on speeders and spending a day just riding around on speed boats through the canals of venice, and i thought, it is kind of criminal i'm getting paid for this. >> you've got this incredibly wide ranging brief now. you've been writing about everything from the shuttle to harry potter to gay marriage and so on. do you like that kind of freedom where you can literally choose anything that rocks your boat? >> you know, i do. i tend to have a real roving eye when it comes to public life. i'm very interested in politics. i'm a big movie buff. i'm a big reader. so for me, it's just -- it's the perfect thing to be able to flit from one subject to another because

. >> i'm nina dos santos at rome. here are the top stories on wednesday, july 13th. italians set their differences aside to pass painful austerity measures, but bankers are still betting on a bailout. >>> china's economy cools slightly, but still hot enough to beat the forecast. >>> uk lawmakers close ranks to try and block news corp's bid for bskyb. first up though here in the italian capital, the government is preparing to speak to parliament for a marathon debate over the next couple days, designed to gain the necessary approval for painful austerity measures. these are ones designed to prevent this country from becoming the fourth eurozone nature to go cap in hand to the imf, the eu and the ecb. pauline. >>> european stock market investors are watching italy's debt crisis very closely. here is where they stand at the moment. let's take a look at the moment. the london ftse making some gains, so is the xetra dax t. zurich smi is pretty much flat at the moment on this wednesday morning. nina? >>> pauline, of course, the effects of italy's debt crisis are being next

susanne carella sigra lives in rome with her husband alessio and her son orso maria. [translator] i work because i was brought up to do so. my mother always taught me that independence is a fundamental, even for a woman, so when i finished studying, i started to work immediately. [speaking italian] women now do lots of things. they take responsibility for a lot of things, always according to the family problems that they may have. undoubtedly, women without children get around more easily and get involved in more things. also, they have more time available, and therefore they can produce more and commit themselves to more-- both to their own job and to their different interests. [speaking italian] probably women like that can have a career and have more interesting jobs. but people with children who are tied to the family with one or more child-- they're always limited because they have someone else to think about, another type of duty, and so they can't do more than that. [speaking italian] i work until 2:00 in the afternoon, and then i help my husband, family commit

i like to tell people that she had come from rome. people say, wow, she is from rome.ughter] while. and then i say georgia and they say, zero. and my father comes from virginia, from southern virginia to washington d.c. which is where they met. had they not been part of the great migration, i wouldn't have existed. and realize that i spend a lot of time understanding and has spent more time with other people's parents and grandparents than i had with my own. i realize that i needed to talk with them. my toughest interview by far was my mother. i absolutely did not want to talk. this was a generation of people in the class of people alternately all of them, the only reason why, under appreciated part of american history is because the people themselves did not talk about it. it didn't even tell their own children about it. every reference to my family in this book, and there are not very many of them because i felt that the story needed to be about the whole, these three people represent the 6 million, and i didn't want it to be considered something so personal a tommy

and i have tell people that she had come from rome. and people say wow, she's from rome? file.nd then i say jory jack and they say so. my father had come from virginia, from southern virginia to washington d.c., which is where they met. had they not been part of the great migration that would have existed. as one of a lot of time understanding the more times and people scream parents and grandparents and i realized they needed to talk with them. my toughest interview by fire with my mother. this is a generation of people and the class of people, ultimately all of them. this is sort of an under appreciated part of american history is because people themselves did not talk about it. they didn't even tell their children about it. so every reference to my family and i spoke in there are not many of them because i felt the story needed to be about the whole. these three people represent the 6,000,019 wanted to be considered something so personal about me and my family. they did not know any of the things that are in the book better about my family and i think that is a stunning thin

cross talk what's going on in egypt now i'm joined by rula jebreal in rome she's a journalist and author of in london we go to now el saadawi she's a writer and political activist and often referred to as the mother of the revolution and in zurich we crossed the lower end zone to dino he's an academic and security expert who specializes in islam and political violence in europe and north america all right folks this is cross talk that means you can jump anytime you want i very much encourage it through i'd like to go to you first in rome what is the condition of the revolution now is it lived up to expectations is it going in the right direction. but it's really thought our lives to say that it's lived up to expectations because if the first expectation was that mubarak stepped down yes he did is he in trial today yes he hears but is that enough for the people that lives in egypt every day of liberty freedom dignity democracy i think we're far away from that. that the behavior of the military is is the part that we need to watch out very closely because what they're doing is they are giv

at talks in rome, delegates agreed to begin airlifting more food, starting on tuesday. called million people are starving in somalia, ethiopia, and kenya. tens of thousands are already dead. >> she is starving. unless she gets help very soon, she will die. she is also going to die because of a lack of vitamin a. the famine in east africa is hitting babies and children the hardest. more than 2 million are already suffering from severe malnutrition. at the emergency meeting in rome, aid organizations issued an appeal for concerted action. delay means more unnecessary deaths. >> we have to save lives and protect people's means of subsistence. we must respond now to present the -- prevent the state of emergency from getting worse. the combined effects of drought, inflation, and conflicts have created a disastrous situation that demands a massive and urgent international aid effort. >> aid organizations say the 700 million euros funding gap needs to be filled in the coming months to avert a major disaster. long term, farmers need support to develop sustainable practices. the

he married her anyway, broke with rome, and took control of the church of england.onverted to the protestant faith. >> celenza: this is one of the moments in the 16th century that leads to the fracturing of christianity, and to much of the bloodshed and the wars that, especially, the later 16th century was known for. >> safer: as man explored the planet, a scientific revolution was also under way. by the mid-17th century, navigators had mapped much of the world in remarkable detail. >> roth: rio de janiero. cuzco. mexico city. >> safer: galileo turned his eyes and his telescope on the heavens. here, from 1612, are his drawings of sunspots. for his insistence that the sun is the center of the universe and the earth moves around it, the church branded him a heretic. >> collins: the pope at that time, pope urban viii, was a very good friend of galileo. said to him, "look, you know, i agree with you. you're right. but i can't approve of this because i'm the pope. and if i go against this, it looks as if i'm going against the bible. and i'm going to shake to the foundati

. -- our rome correspondent has been following the debate in the senate for us. how does austerity look for ordinary italians? >> the big weakness of this budget is it puts off some many of the cuts and tax increases until 2013, 2014. that is not coincidental. there is a general election in june 2013. all of this will have to be done by the next government. in the meantime, there is going to be a gaming tax, increased health charges, cuts in pensions, but only for the highest pensions -- and in italy, pensions are pretty generous. this is not a budget which in the short-term is going to lead anybody into destitution. >> in other news, syrian pro- democracy activists say government forces have killed at least nine people as protests against the president continue. reports indicate the military crackdown on opposition activists in damascus and hana. police have arrested members of opposition supporters. non-governmental organizations say at least 1600 people have been killed since the uprising began four months ago. 13 turkish soldiers have been killed in an attack

angela merkel called on the parliament in rome to respond by approving spending cuts, but so far, the italian government and lawmakers have yet to agree on a common way forward. suddenly, this man is in the sights of the markets. the italian finance minister. he has long been seen as an anchor of stability in the government, but a corruption scandal arou a close adviser and disputes with cabinet colleagues have thrown his future in doubt. now investors are worried his latest austerity plan will not get through parliament, and those worries are driving up italy's borrowing costs. berlin is trying to calm things down. >> i have great confidence that the italian government will pass the budget. i spoke about parsley -- precisely that with the italian minister on the telephone yesterday. it will make it clear that italy is committed to consolidation and tackling its debt. then there was a similar message from the german finance minister. >> i have no doubt whatsoever that italy will make the right decision. >> but the stakes are high. failure in italy could blow apart europe's approach of

cross-talk what's going on in egypt now i'm joined by rula jebreal in rome she's a journalist and author of miral in london we go to now el saadawi she's a writer and political activist and often referred to as the mother of the revolution and in zurich we crossed her lorenzo but dino he is an academic and security expert who specializes in islam and political violence in europe and north america are you folks this is cross talk that means you can jump any time you want i very much encourage it through i'd like to go to you first in rome what is the condition of the revolution now is it lived up to expectations or is it going in the right direction what it's really thought.

streets in athens and i just wonder how long it will be before the people are also in the streets in rome and in lisbon until this thing is contagious this thing will move right across the continent specifically in the mediterranean and the bigger issue you know facing the autopia union is this really really is the third largest economy in the eurozone this place largest economy in the world i think the euro zone can actually cope with greece and portugal the smaller economies but if italy goes the whole thing could cave in because if italy goes it's all these economies intertwined with spain's kind of spain and italy go then we are in serious trouble the euro is inextricably to the whole project and it's going to the european union if the eurozone goes quite frankly you can see this whole thing breaking go up but that is why they're so desperate to keep it that's why this was desperate to say that we in the u.k. are fed up with bailouts are the only way for these countries to survive is to break out of this prison which is the auto zone. now is take a look at some other stories from arou

roman empire gradually declines in power and to the point it was taken over by dramatic barbarians and rome the west roman empire suffered a drastic decline in political complexity so it's true that the western roman empire not everybody go right but the it was a decrease in political and economic complexity which one could call a collapse ok and i am sorry ed or up to you in mid sentence you were you were heading into it a second one. my second example is a famous romantic example is the polynesian society on easter island easter the most remote habitable scrapple land in the world an island twenty three hundred miles west of the coast of chile and near absolutely nothing easter island is famous for its dry can tick stone statues when up to eighty tons erected by polynesians and then gradually all of those statues were eventually pulled down and broken by the descendants of the very polynesians who were wrecked with them it's now clear that east reuland underwent the struggles saudi underwent a dramatic collapse that's a huge increase in political complexity and also population numbers as

who thought rome is perfect. we have plenty here in rome. of course they have malaria, syphilis and dead people to the lions. how about 1955? you have rossi and harriett, happy days, the eisenhower era. we should have said enough in 1955. enough didn't mean more material goods. 1954, tens of thousands of children were struck with polio. would it would have been enough? when did it david and? when jonas salk a lab rat if you will, came out of his laboratory one night with a vial made up of chemicals but created through his sweat, through his tireless effort, through his running around trying to devise something new. thank god he didn't say enough. these questions, these questions for anyone who condemns the darwin rat race we are in, without the heated competition we have with life expectancy of present from 47 to 80? in 1800 affluent people towered over less affluent people, literally inches taller. wood and poor people still be shrunken today if we didn't have this rat race? wooden poor and median income people the morning over at dead infa

cross talk that means you can jump any time you want my very much encourage it to go to you first in rome what is the condition of the revolution now is it lived up to expectations is it going in the right direction what it's read it's all our lives to say that it's lived up to expectations because if the first expectation was that mubarak step down yes he did is he in trial today yes he hears but is that enough for the people that lives in egypt every day of liberty freedom dignity democracy i think we're far away from that. that the behavior of the military is is the part that we need to watch out very closely because what they're doing is they are giving a long leash to the people saying yes we will do it not today tomorrow but the question is they still holding power yes they are and they want to keep it for a long time and what do you see even the tension between moslems and christian cops and all of that it's just i think it's a big need for their part to say listen we have to stay in power there is no security in the country there is a religious tension and we have to keep the powe

he has an extensive criminal record including car theft and there is buzz coming from rome. fans are anticipating news about woody allen's latest flick. and cruz spotted in rome yesterday. and this is the first shooting it features roberto banini. congratulations to jewel and husband, professional bull rider ty murray named the little one case murray. for more celebrity news visit otrc.com. >> take a look. this woman is half the size she used to be, now winning beauty pageants. her secret could help you, just ahead. >> it's an amazing story. >> first laid yeef fitness giving in a bit. michelle obama's shake escape, ahead. >> and there is out of fun for popular camp leaving family short changed and with few option autos and checking traffic once again, looking at 680 in walnut creek, traffic moving slow z.starting to slow down northbound. coming back with more on the news at 4:00. ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> former preside

. >>> from hong kong, and rome, this is world b"world business." rupert murdock's news corporation is facing new investigations into whether its journalists allegedly tried to hack into the voice mails and phones of crime and terror victims in the united kingdom. and on the other side of atlantic, the fbi has now said that it is looking in to allegations that murdock controlled news outlets tried to tap into the voice mails and phones of september the 11th victims and also their family. and now there's also cause for congress to investigate. brian todd reports from washington. >> reporter: a law enforcement source tells cnn looking into the news corporation is now a high priority, so high that the fbi has already launched an investigation. the source says the probe is focusing on allegations that murdock's employees or associates may have hacked into phone conversations and voice mail of september 11th victims and their families. anyone acting on behalf of news corporation is being looked at the source says from the top down to janitors. frank loud

what happened to octavia in rome? he is the first roman emperor. rome is a republic and then it falls in to chaos. so octavia comes in. the bottom rises up. make it stop, octavia. then he comes down but he leaves them with the illusion of the republic. leaves them with the illusion of republic. so the real question is what is the illusion of the republic that george soros has planed? because if we all know this guy is in bed with all of these guys and we know that, you won't sit down, unless remember this guy said we have an f.b.i. agent who infill traited his weather underground who said they will kill 25 million americans. 25 million americans won't do it, won't sit down for it so they'll kill 25 million americans. so we know he is willing to. wouldn't it be easier if this guy could convince the youth, this guy could convince faith groups. these guys could just keep everybody in line. these guys can figure out a way to make it look good there has to be the illegal. there has to be the illusion of the republic remaining. that is what you look for.

a specially as rome is considering more cuts. >> other crisis, at this time is italy's finances in trouble. national that is almost 120% of gdp. twice the amount allowed. the headline spell out and doom and gloom. but the finance minister says he has everything under control. not all italians are convinced it is over yet. >> there is a lot of speculation because there are a number of lobbies that govern this country. they see their own -- the middle class gets poorer and poorer. the rich stay rich. that happens all the time. >> the problems are not going to disappear overnight. the country is deep in crisis. will readily be the next target for speculators? >> it is the transfer, and a repositioning. due to the events of politics. this has nothing to do with the people attacking italy in particular. >> defending the country is the job of the finance minister. he has pushed through a tough austerity package and is promising to sort out the country's finances. >> the decree to balance the budget will apply for a time of four years. this austerity package will be approved by friday. >> is a st

some fought rome is terrific. we have plumbing. they had malaria and syphilis and fed people to the lions. what about 1955? ozzie and harriet, the eisenhower era. we should have said enough in 1955. we didn't need more material goods. 1954, tens of thousands of children were struck with polio. when did it end? when jonas salk, a lab rat came out of his laboratory with a native chemicals created through his sweat and tireless effort and running around trying to devise something new. thank god he didn't say enough. these questions for anyone who condemns the darwinian raffle raise without the heated competition with life expectancy have risen from 47 to 80? in 1800 affluent people tower over less affluent people. literally inches taller. wouldn't poor people still be shrunken today if we didn't have this rat race? wouldn't for and median income people be morning over dead infants as they did before the rat race began because only rich people have surviving babies? this is freedom for rest. there is the question of freedom. in traditi

spokeswoman that represents his gallery says that he had cancer for number of years and died today in rome. >>> tourists love them but some residents are crying foul over chickens in san batista. the council says it's working on another plan to be released in a couple weeks. >>> an iconic american space program is coming to an end. a local astronaut will be had for the final mission. >> reporter: a national icon is set to lead -- to lift off for the last time. >> at the time they said it would operate once a week. >> reporter: scott harbored says although they have launched, it is time to move on. >> a good friend of mine commented that when you go around the earth he may be exploring diverse 30 times but after that you are not exploring, you are just going around in circles. >> reporter: the 2003 columbia disaster came up with one key decision. >> and use high risk, expensive, and should be recertified or replaced. >> reporter: rex will be one of three astronaut. >> i am proud of him and he is a good man. >> reporter: they all train on a vertical motion simulator at nasa ames. everyone is

the sixth one is that we are not imperial rome. what i mean by that is that as soon as this meeting is over, theovernors are going to meet to deal with the question of dual status command for the northern command across the country with regards to the relationship of the national guard to the u.s. military in the pentagon. one of the reasons we have 1% dealing with iraq and afghanistan as we no longer have the draft. we have araft by default, the national guard. it is a benchmark, if you will, from my observation a i would like you to comment on it. if we do not come to grips with the question of whether or not we will act as an imperial rome- typewriting help to whatever takes place and that we are the point of that spirit, i do not think we can come to grips with some of the rest of those elements that were central to your thesis or your multiple pcs today -- theses today. this is not a democrat or republican issue. the deployment of the national guard goes back to president clinton, kosovo, iraq, afghanistan. my basic observatio

interest to try to give support for so i cannot see them making too much of the faa's -- too much of rome = = -- too much of a fuss. item r, there are none. item f are board members report stereo -- board member report said. goo>> i know we also reviewed te budget once again within the city, and i thought to review our budget. i know i have already mentioned half of the report. >> in the second half, we were hearing about candlestick waynpt agreement, and part of the was paying the zip code if they attended now, paying them a stipend, and also, there are jobs for those residing in nia 92124 zip code. >> they also included the valley community as well, we were able to facilitate some of those conversations with folks. providers from the traditional age youth. and get them the employment program. >> thank you. report from augmented ad hoc. we did that already. >> i wanted to report that we're not having a meeting in july. we had scheduled that. >> the report from the augmented growth policy and legislative committee. >> the item was a legislative overview. they did not take any positions un

they are calling for increased cooperation in the opening of the aids conference today in rome. figures from the world health organization. seven thousand people become infected and die from aids-related illness. >> thousands of people gathered in golden gate park this morning for the aids walk. organizers say it was a great success and raised more than three million dollars and this topping last year's total. it was raising money for the san francisco aids association . they bring people together. energy in the park and it is a wonderful event and people from all over the bay area and walks of life coming together and creating a community that is united around one goal to end hiv and aids. dan ashleigh served as speaker of the walk . mayor ed lee and chloris leachman. >> jeff martinez is in and they have had decent weather out there. >> clouds and temperatures are in the 50s and they burned off nicely and this afternoon and early evening it is gorgeous out there right now. sunshine and temperatures in the 60s and most areas. high definition, beautiful, and clear conditions, fin

i believe that's what's called the sac of rome.n in 1504, an angry and depressed michelangelo sculpts his ex-boyfriend dave, giving him rock hard abs but in a bitchy and vengeful move gives him an incredibly small cannoli. then after that nothing gay for 500 years. straights were on a role until the '70s when gay made a comeback when paul lynn was given the center square. impressionable children homesick from school watched him, were converted, and boom, ever since it's been gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, thus endeth the lesson, which brings us to our first pop quiz: if a society begins teaching its children about gay history in 2011, how long until they all become gay and a great country crumbles into dust? a, instantly. b, all of the above. second period. [bell rings] social studies. nation, i don't keep an eye just on education in america. i also watch what they're doing in china. someone needs to teach those kids better penmanship. i'm going to say "l," a very lazy "t." whatever. well, china is exploring a new frontier in education w