the dome is like the domes of papal rome.owers at the ends of the building suggest an imperial fortress. begun in 1716, the charles church is the work of fischer von erlach, who studied works of bernini and borromini in rome. it's dedicated to charles borromeo, one of the great counter reformation saints. it's not a coincidence that the austrian emperor at the time was also named charles. for in the lands where absolute monarchs ruled, architecture was part of the vocabulary of royal power. the belvedere palace in vienna was built in 1721 for prince eugene of savoy, the general who led the austrians to their victory over the turks. the architect was lucas von hildebrandt. the belvedere actually consists of two palaces set at opposite ends of an enormous formal garden in which nature has been completely subdued. the design is based on a simple program. the two palaces and the garden present the visitor with an allegory of life's journey. at one end, where prince eugene lived, is the lower belvedere and its gardens representing

he'd come to rome at 19. he climbed over the ruins.e excavated and recorded the past in over 1,000 views, not only the past, but the present of rome, too. copper was very expensive. he put his wife's dowry into an investment into these great plates, so he was very worried. he thought the french might go to athens. although he had french friends amongst these critics and architects in rome, he attacked them. he ridiculed greek architecture. but then, just before he died in 1778, he himself went south to pestum, and in 15 or 16 wonderful drawings, he conjured up the magic of greek architecture as never before. he showed that the column, that the french had thought of as a structural element which they wanted to express honestly, was really a piece of sculpture, a piece of beautiful sculpture. after that, with the discovery of pestum and greek architecture itself, the aesthetic vision of europe changed. so, as often in the history of western art, changes in ways of seeing coincide with and even anticipate social change. so it was in the b

the imperial city of rome, a.d. 200.with a population approaching half a million, it was the center of the western world. rome's immense wealth flowed from a vast empire along the mediterranean sea. an amazingariety of goods came to rome by ship from spain, france, asia minor, north africa and egypt. transportation expert ross hassig. it was closer is terms of the cost of transportation to get to egypt than it was to get a hundred miles inland in italy. you couldn't bring food from a hundred miles inland to rome, because even with carts, even with oxen, it simply cost too much. so rome was able to tap into the production of other areas because it was able to use ships where the cost of transportation was extremely low. keach: but roman seagoing merchant ships carrying upwards of a thousand tons were too large to navigate the tiber river, so cargos were unloaded onto smaller vessels downriver at the port city of ostia. ostia was once a bustling commercial city, with shops and restaurants... villas and apartment houses for

they were called the club of rome because they met there. the writers of the limits of growth came from m.i. jay forrester, a group consultant, summarized their conclusions. the forces are like an onion. peel off one layer, thanother limit. uthat make it impossible a combination of forces fothe high growth rate ofndustrialization and e highrowt of population to continue thugh the ne century. population jay forrester recounts their dire prediction on forces which willalt those forces can be social perception popution growth. that smaller familiesare ney to long-term gh quality of life. or it wi come about byhe sheer pressures of starvation or the social instabilities that will precipitate an amic war. i thought there wasa large. while a professor at yale, henry wallicbegan to confront the doomsayers some years ago, i guess 10 years ago i think they'veections gradually come downople. because population growth has diminished and yieldeto the effect of higher standards of living. with higher standards of living and government persuasion, populat

this tradition is being taken over by egyptians, from rome -- we have this report. when it comes to jobs, it does not get more italian than this. the art of pizza making has been mastered by generations of italians. despite the high unemployment, it seems that this job is off the menu. making a pizza is not as easy as eating it, and -- working hours. it looks like the italians don't want to get their hands dirty. pizza makers are left unfilled. >> pizza-making requires a lot of sacrifice for young people, as their friends go out dancing on saturday. if the family supports them financially they may choose to be unemployed. >> an egyptian bakers are slowly filling the void. >> baking dough is part of our culture and when the egyptians arrived in rome, they learn this quickly. the egyptians have surpassed the italians. >> the shortage is systematic of the resigned attitude among italians. almost 3 million italians did not actively look for a job. but others who were unemployed at least made an effort. it seems that thousands prefer to sit and wait rather than drink in

and angela merkel has met with pope francis in rome. supporters and opponents of the ukrainian president are clashing after both sides held large rallies in the capital kiev. police in riot gear have been attempting to keep the peace. protesters were throwing stones and plastic water bottles. several people were reportedly injured. we will bring you the latest in just a moment, but first a look at the demonstrations in the ukraine, where the former prime minister is in jail and the opposition accuses the president of holding her. >> away from the protests, behind prison bars, ukraine's former prime minister remains the clear symbol of the opposition's campaign, led by this boxing champion, the tally click go. >> i am certain we can oppose this dictatorship. we are united by the fight against today's dictatorship. toare united by the desire live in a modern european country and we will achieve this. we will fight for freedom and win. >> ukraine's government has placed huge obstacles in the country's path towards this. allegations of corr

he's in rome. >> he argued like an italian. he was in rome.>>> what a week in politics. we're not done yet. joining me now for our first look is kevin cirilli, seven, good morning. >> good morning. >> later this morning, steven miller, the outgoing irs commissioner will appear before an irs hearing. is he taking the fifth or telling us anything we don't already know? >> i think he's expected to testify. i think he'll face a grilling today. some of the questions we could see from him regard last year's testimony from before congress. all of this was going on, he made no mention of it. he'll most likely be asked why. >> and yesterday, a second top irs official announced he's stepping down amid this controversy. do you expect to see more resignations? and do we expect to see them at other agencies? >> joseph grant, the official at the ir is rks in charge of the division that was targeting the conservative groups did step down yesterday. i do think we could see more resignations. i think that as investigations continue, including today's hearing,

the artistic and architectural legacies of ancient rome and greece were thought to ennoble the mindst contemplated them. turner recorded their beauty-- the vestiges of power in ruin, history frozen in atmospheric splendor, a lost paradise still tinged by myth. he could capture that beauty like no one else which earned the praise of his friend the painter thomas lawrence. (reader) "the subtle harmony of this atmosphere, that wraps everything in its own milky sweetness... can only be rendered, according to my belief, by the beauty of his tones." (narrator) turner first saw the seductive beauty of venice in paintings by the 18th century venetian artist canaletto, a favorite of british collectors. turner's venice from the porch of madonna della salute was designed to appeal to that market. juliet and her nurse, on the other hand, was a breathtaking work of fiction. turner transported shakespeare's characters from verona-- and set them in the lower right-hand corner of a composition that vibrated with the decadent revels of venice at carnival time. rendered in luminous tones, figures and

same thing in rome. don't go to rome by air. go to milan. i'll give you an example.is from chicago to milan? $1,400. the only problem i have with milan is they named the airport. you know what the airport's name is? mel pen za it means bad thoughts. look at milan. you've got the dwomo, lake como. everything there is a hub. >> and take the train if you want to. >> you should always take the train. i'll give you another example. you want to go to london? that's a $1,600. instead go to new york to london by istanbul. that makes no sense at all except you're going to save $400. the plane lands at 4:00 in the morning and doesn't leave until 4:00 in the evening and you save $400. >> it's great town. thank you so much. >> you got it. >>> up next the multitalented isabellely rossny is here to tell us about her own series mama and about her own mama ingrid bergmen. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." alhl st niarie y h.yoon ar [ female announcer ] the magic begins when jif fresh roasts peanuts to make peanut butter so deliciously creamy. ♪ ♪ it always makes the home

and angela merkel has met with pope francis in rome.

big cities like paris and london and rome, those are going to be more expensive. think about smaller alternatives. for example, when i looked at airfare into italy, instead of flying into rome, look at flying into milan. if you're going to germany, for example, instead of flying into berlin, look at flying into duesseldorf. those types of small changes to your itinerary can save you hundreds of dollars on your flight. - you also looked at what people want as far as freebies at hotels. no surprise, breakfast. a lot of people - i know i'm among them - this is a great little perk. - what's interesting this year is that we are actually seeing hotel rates, on average, year- over-year they have gone up, in all but two of our top destinations. so people are really going to have to look for those additional value- adds, those freebies, to help offset the small increase in hotel rates. breakfast is a big one. for a family of four, that could save you $50, $60 a day. - and jeanine, why is it that americans are so lousy at taking vacation? one in three of us will check in at

. >>> john kerry arrived in rome today on the heels of major developments. during his visit to russia yesterday he met with vladimir putin, discussing what they would hope to be a political solution to the syrian conflict. we have this report from rome. >> reporter: as the civil war in syria rages on with more than 70 thousands dead, the u.s. and russia announced a new diplomatic push yesterday after a marathon day of meetings in moscow. russia, a longtime backer is going to have to try to persuade syrian officials to come to a new international conference while the u.s. is going to have to try to persuade the armed opposition to sit down with those officials without first demanding assad go. secretary kerry warned without a political solution, more turmoil for the region. >> the alternative is syria heads closer to an abyss, if not over the abyss and into chaos. the alternative is that the humanitarian crisis will grow and the alternative is that there may be a -- in syria, or ethnic attacks and ethnic cleansing and other assaults which threaten the stabili

nice to go to rome.shares are jumping after they reported $1.6 billion in the first quarter. they said they expect global steel consumption to rise 3% in 2013. stefan is in paris and has the latest for us. >> hi, ross. the company was unprofitable in the quarter but the core profit was much better, close to $1.6 billion and they maintained guidance for the full year despite challenging economic conditions. they believe they will increase ebidat. they also believe steel demand will pick up this year and will increase by approximately 3% worldwide. that, of course, is the global figures. some regions of the globe will still face difficulty economic conditions like in europe where demand for steel products is likely to decrease by up to 1.5% this year. as expected, china will remain most dynamic part of the globe with growth estimated 3.5% to 4.5%. they assume steel prices, margins and raw material prices will remain stable this year. that seems to be really optimistic. that's something the market likes, th

like nemo fiddling when rome burns. >> i don't think this is anywhere are near rome burning.his is where republicans will get in trouble is overplaying their hands. the change in poll numbers. zero. president obama remains a popular president. for all of the churning and talk about rome burning politically it has been a nonstarter all of these scandals. let me come back to the irs thing. people are trying to parse what the president said and didn't say. he said he didn't know he about it until the inspector general. >> he said he didn't know about the report. very different. >> no evidence when people who are i guess looking for are conspiracies. >> not an answer you give unless you prepared it. >> geraldo: we have to leave it there. very interesting. thank you so much. >> your' welcome, geraldo. >> geraldo: up next, a benghazi whistle blower you have not heard from until now. [ children laughing ] energy efficient appliances. you can get a tax write off for those. a programmable thermostat, very smart, saves money. ♪ cash money sorry. i see you have allstate claim free rewar

great stuff from rome. website, as well. >>> shares are sharply lower after the italian carmaker dropped lower in registration. the first increase since september 2011. on the other side, market leader volkswagen had the opposite result. a 10% rise in registration. peugeot struggled and matched fiat's 10% dip. >>> all right. the best levels of the day, up 0.5% for the cac 40, the ftse, mib and xetra dax up around 0.2%. data points now out just before 10. we'll get consumer index and leading indicators. donaldson will report before the bell on the earnings front. the u.s. futures are set now indicating a more positive start, as well. we're currently called up 50 points on the dow. the s&p 500 trading 5.5 points above fair value. todd joins us now. a very good morning to you. a bit of a softer close yesterday. we closed down near the bottom of the range, but futures are looking healthier this morning. what do you make of it? >> good morning, ross. you know, we're still in the monopoly money trading right now.

i think particularly about ancient rome. very powerful. no one could even challenge them mill fairly. but what happened to them? they destroyed themselves from within. moral decay. fiscaler responsibility. they destroyed themselves. and if you don't this that can happen to america, you get out your books and you start reading. >> we are going to have much more of the doctor's speech as we continue tonight. but whenever someone has the courage to speak truth to power, particularly when it involves the president, he or she quickly becomes a bit of a political lightning rod. that happened in the aftermath of dr. carson's comments as some describing his comments as disrespectful. he will have an opportunity to respond to those critics tonight. whether he also hear him about turning around the economy, and restoring credibility to the healthcare system. we are with a group of voters tonight that dayaled his speech and do they think he might have a spot sometime in the future at the white house? that lies ahead. with we welcome the author of "am

in rome, you will still see rain showers. if you want to go somewhere very warm, look at athens. that is your world weather, here is your extended forecast. >>> and that concludess edition of "newsline." on behalf of our team, thank you for staying with us. ♪ >>> shohei shigematsu was a new york-based architect whose projects span the globe. his firm's work can now be seen in several countries. like the radical tilted towers in beijing. and milstein hall on the cornell university campus which has the long glass case suspended above the ground. from chio

the rome bureau chief for the catholic news agency is at the canonization process and he says they have been in a long time coming. >> the step before canonization 1982 marked the to0th anniversary -- 1980 mark the 500th anniversary, it was kickstart again. there was another miracle in 1981 contributed -- attributed to the intersection of these saints. this was ok'd by the vatican. under pope francis we consider this a continuation of a process that has been underway for 500 years. >> still to come, keeping a watchful eye for pirates in the troubled waters of somalia. find out what has the international space station scrambling. >> hello, again. the syrian government has denied accusations that it was behind the twin car bombing in one turkish town. 46 people died in the explosions on saturday. peacekeepers that were abducted were released last tuesday. the former prime minister of pakistan says they are claiming victory for the party in this historic election, the the final results have yet to- announced. s party is s to be significantly ahead. a professor of political science joins us

warm in berlin. 23 degrees for you and 27 in warsaw, warmer than we normally see in mid-summer. 23 in rome and 22 in athens with thunderstorms. here's the extended forecast. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi. we'll be back at the top of the hour. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: a diplomat who served in libya said the staff at the benghazi mission did not get the military aid they needed, when the post was attacked last fall. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on today's congressional hearing, where republicans renewed charges of a cover-up and democrats said the issue was being politicized. >> brown: then, we update the remarkable story of three cleveland women freed after being held captive for more than a decade. >> suarez: paul solman talks with the new treasury secretary, jaclew out jobs finanal

to rome now. the vatican is now home to the new pope and the old pope. renovated monastery in the vatican garden. benedict resigned becoming the first pontiff to do so in 600 years. california situation today. more than 200 firefighterssare battling a powerful brush fire in ventura county. it spread with wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour. several homes remain in danger. residents should be prepared to evacuate if necessary. those are your headlines this morning. back to melissa and lori. melissa: thank you, jamie. your next vacation could be just a click away. ashley webster is in the fox virtual with just that. ashley: they can offer some great travel deals. most people have a favorite. we decided to do some comparing. a trip to australia. seven days, six nights for a family of four. here is what we found. anywhere from the high 6900. orbit is the most expensive. what about the traditional travel agent. remember those? we called liberty travel. they have an office right here in manhattan. this is what they came up with. $5804 for the same criteria. the

warm in berlin. 23 degrees for you and 27 in warsaw, warmer than we normally see in mid-summer. 23 in rome and 22 in athens with thunderstorms. here's the extended forecast. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi. we'll be back at the top of the hour. >> "california's gold" is produced in association with kcet, los angeles and is seen statewide on california public television. this series is endorsed by the california teachers association, the california school boards association, and the california library association. >> is it possible to drive a car and still have a clean environment? to refine a cleaner gasoline? to build a bridge from oil to renewable energy? could business go further and be a force for good? can 100,000 people in 100 countries come together to build a new brand of progress? we think so. bp is proud to bring you "california's gold." beyond petroleum, bp. >> well, hello, everybody.

call for syrian president bashar assayed to step aside, an accusation that kerry denied today in rome>> there is no way that anybody here believes that the opposition is ever going to give consent to president assad to be running that government. >> reporter: meanwhile, at the u.n. today, the arab states put forward a non-binding general assembly draft resolution for political transition in syria meaning a transition away from president assad and the pentagon continues active planning if called upon to carry out military strikes on the assad regime and in particular, its chemical weapons stockpiles. british prime minister david cameron travels to moscow friday and will be in the u.s. to meet with president obama next week. >> bret: jennifer, thank you. no grapevine tonight. next we go live to philadelphia as a jury wades through heavy testimony to decide an abortion doctor's fate. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthriti

eamon javers is live in the town of rome, new york, with a special team protecting america's internet infrastructure from those hackers. over to you, eamon. >> reporter: hi, sue. take a look at some of these pictures. various web sites around the web have been assaulted by this team, which is apparently some combination of anonymous and islamic-based cyberattackers. they're putting up pictures defacing some of the web sites, causing problems basically, but nothing that seems too, too severe at least so far, but there's a lot of evidence these attackers have been very active today across the entire internet. this comes one day after the pentagon for the first time really called out chinese cyberhackers, and laid out in specific what they think the chinese military is doing. take a look at this report that the pentagon put out yesterday, saying china is using its computer net work exploitation, to support economic and defense industrial-based sectors that support u.s., national defense programs. and speaking of u.s. national defense programs, where i'm standing right here is the cyberin

the co-author of the new book "balance the economics of great powers from ancient rome to modern america i go to you first, i think the sequester stuff was a bunch of scare tactics. what we are seeing is a really strong housing market and consumer spending, decent consumer confidence, the best going back many years a. good stockmarket, blah, blah, blah, nothing has hammond. you wanted to end the sequester, nothing has happened. i say the market likes the sequester. >> i disagree. you got a good point. the question posed to jay carney is a good question. you pose it to me as well. you are right. a couple things, number one, certainly i wouldn't assign any of the good statistics you just mentioned to the sequester. i just don't see any model that puts those two together. secondly, some of the pain of the sequester is yet to come. we are starting to see some of the fur lies, third -- furlough, third, some of the things are bad. they don't show up in the economic data. there are kids losing head slots. you ween see that. >> what deflated the sequester and all of the horror stories around was

i think particularly about ancient rome. very powerful, nobody could challenge them militarily. but what happened to them? they destroyed themselves from within. moral decay. fiscal irresponsibility. they destroyed themselves. if you don't think that can happen to america, you get out your books and you start reading. >> we're going to have a bunch more of the doctor's speech as we continue tonight. not surprisingly, whenever somebody has the courage to speak truth to power, particularly involving the president, he or she quickly becomes the bit of a political lightning rod. that phenomenon happened in the aftermath of dr. carr son's comments with some pundits describing the actions as disrespectful. tonight he'll have the opportunity to respond to the critics and we'll hear about restoring credibility to health care system and we'll have a focus group of voters who actually dialed dr. carr son's speech. do they think he'll have a shot at the white house? it's time to meet the man himself. we welcome the author and director of pediatric neurosurgery at johns hopkins, dr. benjami

rome bureau chief bobby, joins us. bobby, you've been following this extensively for years.resh eyes, if you like, and those eyes saw some things. >> that's exactly right. they turned up about 195 leads that the portuguese police apparently didn't follow-up on. at the time of madeleine's disappearance the portuguese police were very focused on the parents as a primary suspect. as a result, at least according to the british detective on this case, they really overlooked a lot of potential testimony and things, evidence that could have led to the real kidnappers in this case. now, at this point over the weekend scotland yard detectives in operation called operation grange which is what the review of the portuguese police case is called have identified 20 people who they say are persons of interest who may know more about madeleine's disappearance. these are our leads that were found in their review of this extensive dossier that the portuguese police have turned over very willingly to the british police. now, what they've got to do is very complicated is find these people who

. >>> and a mamma mia meltdown in rome. complaining about a disputed call. he even dragged the tv camera over to prove his point. well, it didn't work. he lost the challenge and the match as well. >>> just ahead, have you heard about the wager between steven spielberg and george lucas? well, the winner is still reaping millions of dollars even today. that story when "early today" returns. >>> welcome back on this friday morning. what a difference a couple days make. am, it was just 102 to 103 in areas from phoenix to vegas. today vegas, only 85. that's almost a little cool to be out by the cool. temperatures also cool in the northwest with the showers. that's going to continue. another storm system coming in saturday with an additional chance of rain. notice it's only 66 in portland. 72 in l.a. you've got a pair of cool days. by the time we get to sunday, that's when we'll start to warm up a little bit in the desert. back up to 90s for vegas. phoenix, almost mid to upper 90s. starting to get pretty nice, san francisco, 71 and sunny on sunday. a nice day. pro

. >> al jazeera, rome. >> the world health organization is warning a new strain of the coronavirus could be passed on between people in close contact. it has killed the two more people in saudi arabia, making 18 deaths in total so far in the middle east and europe. the latest case in france is a patient who shared a hospital room with the only other confined to suffer in the whole. scientists say we should not be too alarmed -- sufferer in teh whole. rightists say we should not be too alarmed. cientists are made -- s say we should not be too alarmed. >> it has remained small. >> the government has started to liberalize the economy, introducing private enterprise in limited areas. , that hasom havana been welcomed by farmers who can now choose where to sell their produce. >> take a look at how capitalism is taking root in cuba. this is the first to market that does not belong to the state since the dell castro's revolution. people gather here to buy and sell food -- fidel castro's revolution. people gather here to buy and sell food. now he can set his own prices and sell directly to custo

and there is recognition that berlin is looking increasingly isolated facing criticism not only in rome and athens but also paris and even in brussels, but the chancellor is maintaining a stoic, and termination, perhaps not least because we are now entering the hotter phase of the pre-election campaign. >> melinda, thank you so very much. >> are the domestic front in germany, germans are getting nervous about the austerity measures implemented in other parts of europe according to the gfk consumer research company says that the passion for saving is taking a hit. >> the type book -- take away from the cyprus bailout and the bank levy is to spend cash now 1 hardt i suspect -- on hard assets and precedent has been set for confiscation. >> german's postal workers are set to get a 5.7% pay raise. increased wages mean consumer spending remains brisk in germany. pay hikes are generally higher than the inflation rate of 1.2%, said the gains are real. germans would rather spend than wait around for the state to come and take a cut. >> the willingness to save is at a historic low. the events in

the matter if as people in paris, rome, or madrid, everywhere, distrust of the european project is growing. a pure research study found that only 45% of uses in survey had a positive opinion of the union. last year, the figure was 60%. >> we have talked about the economy being a problem. it has created problems for politics in europe. economic integration should be good for them, but they do not believe that anymore. >> the study also reveals a widening gulf between germany and other eu states. in general, germans were far more upbeat. 75% of germans expressed a positive opinion of the economic condition. in spain, the figure was just 4%. the reason is that germany's economy remains relatively buoyant. meanwhile, spain is suffering under record unemployment, and especially young people see few options looking for work. >> so the next generation of people who have spent their entire lives being educated that the future is in a united europe have begun to lose faith in that idea. >> europe, it seems, is anything but unified, but there is one thing europeans can agree on -- majorities in ever

people from rome they. let me really judge the members. only they know when we have sound some other lunatics who also agree with your demented view of the world however that does not mean that you know what is there what is the mission of the was he is the us or are you not yet if you just go just for it is that it does not just toss you shorted the british people died there a pull by what's happened they want to stroll response from government they don't want a reaction that could be tempered by fears of political incorrectness what should be done there's going to be some strong reaction surely political correctness really has no connection to where the you have a viable response to a terrorist incident stopping terrorism is about having joined up services by intelligence agencies by the police by mental health authorities by schools by the muslim community these are the kind of sensible i don't mean that you take to prevent violence and what about the maintenance is. if you can had mr chen that it is something to do with an intrinsic na

forest shaded now runs weeping on, cities shall grow, and states, not less in fame than greece and rome." ( music ) ( music ) narrator: the east buiing of the national gallery of art in washing d.c.- built to relieve the heavily- burdened facilities ofhe original gallery, to house temporary exhibitions, and to serve as a center for advanced study in the visual arts. within these walls, visitors to our nation's capital are drawn in to a very special place where monumental accomplishments of modern masters await discovery. built on a trapezoidal plot of land adjoining the original gallery, the east building is of a unique and radical design, utilizing triangular shapes with large interior spaces. it was a collaborative effort spanning more than ten years. director j. carter brown worked closely with architect i. m. pei in its development. seven works of art were commissioned it was agreed that a specific piece was needed to animate the unbroken expanse of wall in the central courtyard. but the artist would have to have a capacity for monumental concepts, with a sense of color and scale ap

his center-right party has joined the fragile new governing coalition in rome. >> in germany, tax authorities expect to continue collecting record revenues despite a slight downward correction in their latest forecast. >> speaking at the end of a three-day working session, the german finance minister said the government remained on course to meet its goal of a balanced budget by 2015. he said the government is currently collecting adequate revenues and that there is no need for higher taxes, something opposition parties are calling for in their campaign for elections coming up this fall. well, even in a wealthy country like germany, a full-time job does not always guarantee a wage you can live on. that has been made clear by new figures out this wednesday, which showed that hundreds of thousands of germans depend on welfare payments to help compensate for low earnings. >> the opposition says the solution is obvious -- a national minimum wage. it is a big issue ahead of elections this september. we take a look at a typical worker whose wages are not enough to make ends meet. >> he worked night

. >> we are going to rome, parma and florence. >> much has been cut from the itinerary but at left they will get to italy. a student summed it up best. (speaking italian n (. >> he is very happy. >> it is 4:45. a bay area girl is moving on to the semi finals in the national spelling bee in maryland. an 8th grade from san ramon correctly spelled two food words, another bay area competitor, a 13-year-old from cupertino did not have a high enough score to move on. the final cuts were based on points including a written test^, the competition this morning begins at 1 a.m. our time and you can catch the action on espn2. >> last night, my son wanted to were it because normally during the week we don't watch tv and he says "it is educational mommy ." this airs live and not at night so i tried to get him one... >> if you on tv and you don't walk tv during the week, well have to discuss that contradiction. >> that is the rule for the kids . >> good morning, everyone, at 4:46. here is what is going on as far as live doppler 7 hd, the radar showing how dry it is this morning. sunscreen is the rule

. >>> a woman in san francisco is getting plenty attention in the bay area and all the way to rome after claiming that she was ordained as a catholic priest today. of course, the catholic church says by doing so, she has been automatically excommunicated from the church. maria ites is one of a small but growing number of women who claim to have been ordained as a catholic priest. there are about 120 women worldwide. the ceremony today was held at a lutheran church in san francisco. >> and because this is a roman catholic ordination, we had to find a place that would welcome us. and this lutheran church did, with an open heart. >> ites says she is not concerned about controversy or being excommunicated from the catholic church. she says becoming a priest is right for her and for women and girls who will come after her in the catholic church. the vatican says that women who presume to be priests are committing, quote, a grave sin. >>> a sigh of relief here in san jose as japan's all nepan airlines successfully resumed their boeing 787 flights today. san jose international airport launched

john kerry is in romance as all sides are working on a deal -- in rome and says all sides are working on a deal. israel has approved what could become another obstacle to the peace process. it has given the greenlight to the construction of about 300 new houses houses in a settlement near ramallah in the occupied west bank. the army says they will compensate israelis who will -- were evicted from another settlement last year. a war crimes tribunal in bangladesh has confirmed that has consigned -- has consigned --ammad kamaruzzaman of during the 1971 war of independence. the just -- the jamaat-e-islami party says the charges are politically motivated. on five of seven charges and sentenced to hang. mohammad kamaruzzaman is the third leader of bangladesh's biggest islamic party to get the same sentence. a fourth has been given a light sentence could his wife disputes all the charges. -- sentence. his wife disputes all the charges. >> whatever allegations brought against him are fabricated. my husband is innocent. >> war crimes prosecutors say the crimes were committed when mohammad kama

eventually gently scooping him up and ran him out to the stadium fence where he could rome free.id get a round of applause as he made his way back onto the field. >> the squirrel said hey batter batter batter! >> did you see the gentle touch though? >> sccoming up, weather and traffic on the 1's. >> temperatures are just near 50 degrees in montgomery. near 50 as well in the district of chum olumbia. feast your eyes on this forecast. chilly start tomorrow morning. here is a look at danella with traffic. >> metro not reporting delayed to the roadway. to the dull es toll road. no accidents no construction. short films are one thing. next, one computer maker managed next, one computer maker managed to mi'm tony siragusa and i've been around the toughest guys in football. and now i'm training guys who leak a little to guard their manhood. with man style protection... whoa... of new depend shields and guards. who are you? this is my house. perfect. come with me. built you a little man space under re. how 'bout that. sweet. see depend shields and guards are made to fit guys. that's awes

he'll head to rome tomorrow and he hopes to be back in fresno on june 8th. >>> and roberta i was readingt he actually forgot his pass port on the copy machine at home. and so they had to overnight it to him. >> seriously? >> he is a kid. >> he didn't have his pilot's license on him. >> yes he does. >> that's really impressive. how about the girl scouts today? were you ever a girl scout? >> i was and you were too right? >> you still remember it? >> on my honor i will try -- >> to help other people and at all times to obey the girl scout law. once a girl scout always a girl scout. i earned the weather badge. >> of course. >> i think actually i had to invent it. i don't think it was around then. take a look at. this it's live our kpix 5 weather camera in dublin. a bit of a breeze there, some high thin clouds. taking note of the current numbers across the board, anywhere from 62 in san francisco to now 87 degrees in livermore. santa rosa is in the 70s and same story to the south down in san jose. but check this out. it's a summertime weather pattern doesn't it? just socked in with the low cl

and it was not one of the dynastic families whose favorite son ended world war rome an -- world war ii. nope, it was an ordinary fellow from missouri who came home and opened a haberdashery. i do not think anyone in this country particular plan or he would go. these are the stories we know from our political history. but our country is filled with stories of the unexpected. ruth wakefield, class of 1924. she ran out of chocolate one day and improvised with roque and pieces of a chocolate bar and invented the chocolate chip cookie. people like o'neill who after tornadoes in massachusetts in 2011 created recovers. board to help communities with disaster herecovers.org to help become -- communities with disaster recovery. and ended up a hero with a friendship forged in the heat of tragedy. throughout our history, we have seen people abandon their well when anted plans, opportunity opened up or a challenge to 10. -- hit them. this has been a driver of our success, the willingness to take risks, innovate, adapt when our plans do not work out as we expected. so to all of you that have always

instead, this happens to be a beautiful slow exposure photo of seagull flight patterns over the city of rome on a beautiful evening just yesterday. none of them appear to have any specific destination in mind. >>> up next for us on a friday night, perhaps coming soon to the skies over where you live -- a flight like no other. >>> finally tonight in this age of routine air travel a couple of aviators began a slow journey across the country today. they will push eastward in regular increments flying at about 45 miles an hour. their aircraft took off from an airport in california powered by nothing more than the sun. if all goes well, they will be the first to fly across america in an all solar-powered plane. their story tonight from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: sunrise over san francisco, and solar impulse is slicing the morning sky on a record-breaking flight across america, cruising at 30,000 feet with 12,000 solar cells and not a single drop of fuel. andre borshbar and bertrand piccard are the swiss visionaries and pilots taking turns in the cockpit hoping to put wings on a revolution i

. >> i'm eamon jafers in rome, new york. >>> a recent report from semantics said targeted attacks werene-third of them were aimed at u.s. manufacturing and small businesses. >> and finally tonight, the number of the day for all of you sesame street fans is 121 billion. that according to the new study was the total cost of traffic congestion in america in 2011. the last year for which it was measured. it works out to $818 per commuter. so which city has the slowest of the slow jams? according to inricks of traffic information group, the winner or loser is los angeles. based on the measure, los angeles led the nation or trailed it with a traffic index of 28.8. that means it takes 28.8% more time to make a trip during peak hours than when there is no traffic. >> honolulu, this too their time, susie, the average american wasted 38 hours. that's a workweek! >> i was going to say -- >> one of the cities was bridgeport, connecticut. >> i would have said washington, d.c., the beltway traffic. >> it was number six and it's gotten worse in washington, d.c, my hometown. >> that's it for "nightly

in this hat and road him all the way to the fence where he could let him go and the squirrel could rome he got applause as he made his way back onto the field and nobody got hurt. movie fans may have to start their weekend plans. netflix will drop movies from their catalog. they are move iing movies and ss to their new site. last year netflix and stars pulled the movies. >> taking to the streets. we want to tell you first to look at breaking news to tell you about. all lanes in northern virginia blocked. because of a serious accident involving a motorcycle. this is the second day in a row. why drivers who use the express lanes could be in for a faster commute. co[ male announcer ] what if you could redesign business travel from scratch? chances are you'd make it about speed and efficiency, giving people the freedom to spend their time how they choose -- working, relaxing, ♪ or a little bit of both. however you travel, in first class or business, chances are you'd make it a lot like us. acela. take off. ♪ [ male announcer ] for those who willingly take on the day... ♪ ...to make it bette