saleh raised uncertainty about his plans.horities in beijing have out to public pressure and agreed to release more detailed information about the notorious air pollution. many complain that they rely on monitoring by the u.s. embassy. they say that answers the understates the scale of the pollution. a runaway who was mistakenly deported to colombia is returning to the u.s. state of texas. she was handed over to u.s. embassy officials after they established she was an american. it is not clear why the u.s. authorities at deported hurt to colombia despite her having no colombian identification and speaking spanish. in south africa this weekend, the african national congress marks its 100th birthday. the party of nelson mandela will hold three days of celebration in honor of the milestone. as our africa correspondent reports, the old liberation party is facing an entirely different struggle. >> we have come to a small struggling town. sewage on the streets, one tap shared by a whole neighborhood. how long have you been like thi

it bars saleh from being indicted for any crimes during his 33-year rule. today demonstrators filled streets in the capital city, sanaa, waving banners and chanting slogans. they demanded that saleh stand trial for killing hundreds of people during the uprising that began 11 months ago. >> we reject completely the immunity which has been approved by the parliament. we have already rejected the government that approved this law. we are gathered here with one command which is that the regime should go away with all its symbols and anyone who hurts any yemeny person should be punished or put on trial. >> sreenivasan: president saleh signed an agreement in november, transferring power to his vice president. that is scheduled to take place on february 21. in u.s. economic news, the federal reserve announced consumers stepped up their borrowing in november by the most in ten years. and on wall street, stocks managed modest gains. the dow jones industrial average gained more than 32 points to close above 12,392. the nasdaq rose two points to close at 2676. the oba

as crowds have gathered in yemen's capital as suspicions grow that president saleh well again when they get on his agreement to quit the protesters also want the release of all political prisoners held since anti-government protests began a year ago opposition leaders fear saleh will use the country's own rest to stay in power despite signing a regionally back to deal to head control to his wife's president in exchange for legal immunity. time to bring in more i'll brush a closeout as we continue to explore the country's far east. we have out of school region was on the chinese border and is russia's main gateway to the pacific it's also a center of coal and wood exports to the heavily populated and feel hungry asian economies but as artie's town barton discovered keeping industry alive there doesn't have to be at the expense of tradition. the baro street in russia's far east is becoming a growing center for export to the hungry economies in the south china south korea and japan increasing material exports of ward and coal are going out to the pacific and south understood that they were

general people's congress party yemen's parliament recently approved immunity from prosecution for saleh who's been accused of suppressing protests and ordering the killing of demonstrators. another bombing on saturday night in the north nigerian state of but which killed eleven people including several police and army personnel patrolling a checkpoint two churches in the area were also attacked meanwhile the death toll from a series of bombings in cairo on friday now exceeds one seventy and continues to rise islamist sect boko haram has claimed responsibility for the majority of the violence that's plagued northern nigeria since christmas. at least sixteen people have died and one remains missing after an iranian passenger boat sank in the persian gulf all of the country's southern coast the ship set sail despite a travel ban imposed on line vessels ahead of a storm that captain who survived the accident is now being questioned by police. beijing rings in the chinese new year in spectacular fashion from the bell tower in any part of the capital it's tradition to sound the bell one hundr

take a look at what else is making news around the world this hour yemen's president ali abdullah saleh left his nation after a farewell speech in which he apologized for his mistakes and said it's time to hand over power he's leaving the country to have medical treatment in the u.s. after which he is expected to return as head of the general people's congress party parliament recently approved immunity from prosecution for saleh has been accused of suppressing protests and ordering the killing of demonstrators. another bombing on saturday night in the north of nigerian state of about what she has killed eleven people including several police and army personnel patrolling a checkpoint two churches in the area were also attacked meanwhile the death toll from a series of bombings and canelo on friday now exceeds one seventy and continues to rise islam a sect boko haram has claimed responsibility for the majority of the violence that's plagued northern nigeria since christmas. at least sixteen people have died and one remains missing after an iranian passenger both sank in the persian gulf

miles crowds have gathered in yemen's capital as suspicions grow that president saleh will again run a gone his agreement to quit the protesters also want the release of all political prisoners held since anti-government protests began a year ago opposition leaders fear saleh will use the country's unrest to stay in power despite signing a regionally backed deal to hand controlled his wife's president in exchange for legal immunity. time to bring you a more of russia close up as we continue to explore the country's far east. they have our ask the region lies on the chinese border and is russia's main gate away to the pacific and it's also a center of coal and wood exports to a heavily populated and feel hungry colonies but as our teens town barton discovered keeping industry alive there doesn't have to be a big sponsor tradition at the bar or street in russia's far east is becoming a growing center for export to the hungry economies in the south china south korea and japan increasing material exports of warden coal are going out to the pacific and south and is that they were looking

president ali abdullah saleh suffered major illness during an assassination attempt last june.n a mosque praying when a bomb went off and he suffered severe burns and other injuries in the attack. he was president of yemen for 33 years before relinquishing power last november. the u.s. and other allies have pressured saleh to leave yemen permanently, but he has promised to return home for his country's elections in february. >>> a united nations nuclear team has arrived in tehran. they hope to address recent reports that the country has started developing nuclear weapons. leaders in iran say they're developing nuclear capabilities for energy purposes only. dozens of iranians protested the arrival of the team, saying it's the country's right to develop nuclear energy to help sustain its future. >>> meanwhile, gas prices could soon skyrocket because of iran. officials there say the price of crude oil will go up to $150 a barrel. they are debating a ban on crude sales to european union countries as a response to a planned embargo on iran's oil. the entire standoff comes back to ir

saleh was in a mosque praying when a bomb went off.ered severe burns and other injuries in the attack. he was president of yemen for 33 years before relinquishing power last november. the u.s. and other allies have pressured saleh to leave yemen permanently, but he has promised to return home for his country's elections in february. >>> a united nations nuclear team has arrived in tehran. they hope to address recent reports that the country has started developing nuclear weapons. leaders in iran say they're developing nuclear capabilities for energy purposes only. dozens of iranians protested the arrival of the team, saying it's the country's right to develop nuclear energy to help sustain its future. >>> well, the crisis in syria shows no signs of a peaceful end any time soon. the arab league that was monitoring developments decided to withdraw its observers, saying conditions were just too dangerous to stay. syrian reports say the government forces have killed at least 74 people since thursday. one woman showed nbc news her home that

mass protests have been held in south yemen against a government bill granting president ali abdullah saleh and his aides immunity from prosecution in the city of taiz and they sell the demonstrators were forced to flee gunfire from presidential supporters saleh opponents want him to stand trial over previous deadly crackdowns on activists the president signed a power transfer agreement that will see him leave office next month. at one of moscow's busiest airports there is a new breed of crime fighter on the front line of the war on terror and they are able to work in extreme hot or freezing cold to sniff out explosives wherever they are or disappear all over went to see what they can do the man's four legged friends on the front line in the fight against terror these dogs are special breed part husky part jackal and it's their acute sense of smell which makes them perfect for sniffing out explosives in airports so it turns out that of all the canines it's the jackal that has the best sense of smell so called to use that to improve the sense of smell and dogs basically are grafted a wild be

saleh was injured in an attack on his presidential palace back in june. >>> and i'll be back in one houread at florida's diverse voter population. which candidate might have the advantage in the sunshine state? and how the president's state of the union address might impact the 2012 presidential race. stay tuned. i'm fredricka whitfield. your money starts right after this.

president saleh agreed to step down. he apoll yized to the yemeni people. >>> a woman underwent heart transplant surgery. she was not told that her new heart was dropped on the street on its way to the hospital. the heart was wrapped in plastic when a medic tripped and, oops, it tumbled out of the cooler. that heart literally skipped a beat. >> further proof it's a strong heart. >>> time for the weather across the country. stormy in texas and louisiana with hail, gusty winds and isolated tornadoes. around corpus christi, houston, and shreveport. rain and thunderstorms from dallas to little rock. late-day showers from louisville around cincinnati and indianapolis. snow in the cascades. and rain from seattle to northern california. >> 62 in sacramento. 51 in salt lake city. 48 in boise. 30s from fargo to detroit. new york gets up to 43. miami, 81. 65 in atlanta. and 75 in new orleans. >>> coming up next, we'll update the breaking news this morning. the daring raid by navy s.e.a.l.s in somalia. >>> and the landing of a life

for medical treatment, but a yemeni official said president saleh will stop at a neighboring countryterday, yemen's parliament gave him immunity from prosecution over the deaths of government protesters in exchange he agreed to step down after 33 years. saleh was injured in an attack on his presidential palace back in june. >>> now to italy where families of the 19 people still missing in that cruise ship disaster keep praying for the safe return of their loved ones. they gather in the same church where the cruise ship survivors went to seek shelter the night of the accident. dan rivers introduce us to an italian paster who offered a safe haven to those most in need. >> reporter: watching over the wreck of the costa concordia is a church. amid so much sorrow, it has drawn in the families of the missing to pray for the safe return of their loved ones. but the priest at the center of this tragedy. the church was where hundreds of wet and cold passengers sought shelter in the chaotic hours after the accident. most still wearing their life jackets. there was barely room to stand. the chu

. >>> after 33 years in power in yemen, departing president ali abdullah saleh has left the country and is headed to the u.s. for medical treatment. he was badly burned during a rocket attack on his compound last summer at the height of the violent protest calling for him to resign. >>> arab league foreign ministers propose that syrian president bashar assad hand over power to a new unity government. the ministers had planned to ask the u.n. security council to endorse the plan, but syria immediately rejected it. >>> a 13th victim has been recovered from the cruise ship that went aground off the coast of italy. at least 19 people are still missing, but one rescue official says that number could be higher because unregistered passengers might have been on board. >>> and for the very first time technology has observed a comet being vaporized as it approached the sun back on july 6th. the comet, which was about the size of an aircraft carrier, burned up in about 20 minutes. >>> well, now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. the federal government is cuttin

ali abdulla saleh was seriously wounded by protesters last summer during an attack on his presidentialomplex. a spokesperson said he'll be treated here in new york. >>> in italy, the weather is causing significant delays for those trying to pump fuel out of the "costa concordia" and rough seas are hampering the search for 17 people still missing, including the couple missing from minnesota. we have the latest from the tuscan coast. >> reporter: divers tried to work today. entering cold, choppy water. immediately descending into darkness. along deck after deck of the concordia, down to the crushed edges, barely reachable corners, where the reef displays an ugly tangle of what was inside. mattresses, furniture, and then a single shoe. in this deeply submerged back of the ship, this is where divers did find the body of a woman near an evacuation point. perhaps flooded too quickly that night, while thousands of people above scrambled for lifeboats. 17 victims have been recovered, but nearly that same number are still missing. searchers today wanted to use robotic cameras to help, but the r

yemen's president ali abdullah saleh has left the country after giving a farewell speech where you apologized for mistakes during his thirty three year long route planning to have medical treatment in the u.s. this comes a day after it of parliament approved immunity from prosecution for solitary part of the deal under which he would relinquish power sally has become the latest leader to be toppled by the wave of arab spring uprisings so that with that and in just a few minutes we explore the stunning scenery of southern russia in the caucasus nature reserve but before that we'll take a look what's happening in the world of business with karina. thank you marina hello and welcome to our business this hour as we've been reporting the european union is about to pull the plug on oil deliveries from iran according to sources in brussels an agreement on the oil embargo has been reached in principle the sanctions are part of the plan to stop iran developing its alleged nuclear weapons program iran has counteracted by threatening to block a major shipping quarter for oil now let's have a look at wha

the yemeni parliament has approved immunity from prosecution for president ali abdullah saleh who is due to leave for the us to seek medical treatment he is being accused of suppressing protests and killing yemeni people however those working under the president could still face legal action sol a will formally hand over power next month after thirty three years as ruler and is expected to return to oman after his stay in the u.s. . the russian city of sochi is the host city of the next winter olympics and it's making safety the main priority heavy snow is usually good news for skiers and snowboarders but can also smell spell danger for the thrill seekers. joining those keeping the mountain peaks clear of avalanches. so cheesed avalanche hunters have explosives and cannons on their side. their mission to keep the mountain feeds clear and see. it's been snowing heavily in sochi this weekend for. what may seem is just snow to most of us can provide prize last day to the local avalon chancers. the avalanche team surveys every new concrete any of the resort they see russians love to push

yemen's president ali abdullah saleh has left the country after giving a farewell speech where he apologized for mistakes during his thirty three year wrong rule is planning to have medical treatment in the u.s. this comes a day after the parliament approved immunity from prosecution for selling part of the deal under which he would relinquish power seller has become the latest to be toppled by the wave of arab spring uprisings. during president goodluck jonathan has visited the site of a series of recent suicide bombings in the north of the country the death toll from friday's bloodshed and now stands at over one hundred seventy radical islamists. claimed responsibility for the attacks which were aimed at freeing group members held by these or this violence has plagued northern nigeria since december. one solution to joblessness in the u.s. is a scheme where giant corporations create workplaces for local communities and they are even handed government money to there but somehow jobs still get outsourced to a cheaper foreign workforce and as marina board now reports this allows big businesse

yemen's cabinet has approved a draft law granting immunity from prosecution to president ali abdullah saleh and anyone who worked for him during his 33-year rule. the president has agreed to stand down next month on condition that he and his family aren't prosecuted over the killing of anti-government protesters. south korea's president has arrived in beijing for his first face-to-face talks with the chinese government since the leadership change in north korea. china, which is the north's most important ally, has said peace and stability on the korean peninsula is in everyone's interest. will the euro survive 2012? nicolas sarkozy and angela merkel are having their first meeting of the year in berlin shortly. they do, of course, represent two of the eurozone groups, but given the financial power of their respective economies, their opinions seem to carry more weight than all the others combined. well, our correspondent in berlin, steve evans, outlined what the two leaders are hoping might emerge from this meeting. >> steps towards nailing down the details of that fiscal compound that they

. >>> foreign minister saleh said iran is not concerned about the european union's move to impose new sanctions. eu officials are making final adjustments on their plan to impose an embargo on crude oil imports. iranian commanders have warned they can close the strait of hormuz. tankers pass through the waterway of the straits of hormuz. business leaders say they would consider taking military action if iran tries to close the strait. defense secretary phillip hammond says any attempt would be illegal and would fail. >>> a senior u.s. official has expressed support for the arab league's monitoring mission in syria. u.s. assistant secretary of state, jeffrey feltman met on thursday with arab league secretary-general, nabil el arabi. arab league monitors have been working in syria since last month to investigate the crackdown by the president bashar al assad's administration. and have been criticized for failing to halt the violence. >>> egyptian prosecutors have sought the death penalty for hosni mubarak. the former president ruled egypt for three decades. the petition came during muba

insurgent base in an area taken from the government following the ousting of former president ali abdullah saleh the country has been locked in months of political turmoil and violence which soars and battled leaders stepped down last month and head to the u.s. for medical treatment. for u.n. nuclear watchdog a three day visit to iran to monitor the country's nuclear facilities and on tuesday despite an offer from tehran to prolong their mission u.s. lawmakers say they intend to impose more sanctions on iran even before the inspectors publish their findings tensions have been running high between the islamic republic and the west amid accusations that iran's nuclear program is not peaceful. the search for the remaining fifteen passengers still missing from the stricken costa concordia cruise ship has now been called off italian officials say the effort was too dangerous for rescue workers the search had already been suspended several times due to poor weather around choppy water seventeen bodies have been recovered from the concordia since it ran aground off the island of giglio earlier this mon

yemen's parliament has approved immunity from prosecution for president ali abdullah saleh who is due to leave for the u.s. to seek medical treatment he's been accused of suppressing protests and killing yemeni people however those working under the president could still face legal action will formally hand over power next month after thirty three years as a ruler that is expected to return to a man after his stay in the united states. police have clashed with protesters who were attempting to pull down an e.u. fly the head of the country's membership referendum on sunday it happened at the. end of a protest rally made up of around one thousand mostly war veterans and right wing protesters opposed to croatia joining the european union demonstrators carried banners reading and noted the e.u. and chanted slogans according to a recent survey around sixty percent of croats do not want to join. heavy snow is always good news for skiers and snowboarders but it can spell danger for thrill seekers artists and he's put out a good talk to those who are fighting our largest in the host city of t

other stories making headlines across the globe in a farewell speech yemen's president ali abdullah saleh apologized for his mistakes and said it's time to hand over power he's leaving yemen to have medical treatment in the u.s. the country's parliament recently approved immunity from prosecution for a solider who's accused of suppressing protests and ordering the killing of demonstrators he's not expected to return to yet. another bombing on saturday night in the north nigerian state of thought which he has killed eleven people including several police and army personnel patrolling a checkpoint two churches were also attacked in the area meanwhile the death toll from a series of bombings in keto on friday now exceeds one hundred seventy continuing to rise is a lot of a second boko haram claims responsibility for the majority of violence plaguing over the nigeria since christmas. the battle over scotland's possible split from great britain is dividing opinion in an increasingly disunited united kingdom scots have been told they can hold a referendum on independence but only on the governm

the yemeni parliament's approved immunity from prosecution for president ali abdullah saleh is due to leave for the u.s. to seek medical treatment he's been accused of suppressing protests and killing yemeni people but those working under the president could still face legal action solly will formally relinquish power next month after thirty three years in control and is expected to return to oman after his stay in the u.s. . heavy snow is always a good news for skiers and snowboarders but it could spell danger for thrill seekers dennis polaski talk with some of those fighting avalanches in the host city of the next winter olympics sochi. avalanche hunters have explosives and cannons in their song and. their mission to keep to be clear and see. it's been snowing heavily in sochi this weekend. magnificent but what may seem is just snow to most of us can provide prized it's a little. the avalanche team surveys every new can cranny of the resort they say russians love to push the boundaries and many skiers like riding off the beaten track need is the team's lead expert he uses computers

insurgent base in an area taken from the government following the ousting of former president ali abdullah saleh the embattled leader agreed to step down next month he's now in the u.s. undergoing treatment for injuries suffered during an assassination attempt last june. the u.n. nuclear watchdog a three day visit to iran to monitor the country's nuclear facilities ends on tuesday despite an offer from tehran to prolong the mission u.s. lawmakers say they intend to impose more sanctions on iran even before the inspectors publish their findings tensions have been running high between the islamic republic and the west amid accusations that iran's nuclear program is not small. i have more headlines in about five minutes time by that will be after dimitri and the business. thanks henri emerging market currencies are seeing the best start of the year since well the turn of the century russian ruble along with the mexican paso and the brazilian reale have outperformed currencies from the major developed nations sentiment is supported by rising risk appetite after e.u. leaders signed up for a stricter

other stories making headlines across the globe in a farewell speech yemen's president ali abdullah saleh apologized for his mistakes and said it's time to hand over power he's leaving yemen to have medical treatment in the u.s. yemen's parliament recently approved immunity from prosecution for a solid who's been accused of suppressing protests and ordering the killing of demonstrators he's not expected to return to the country. another bombing on saturday night in the north nigerian state of she has killed eleven people including several police and army personnel patrolling the checkpoint two churches in the area were also attacked and while the death toll from a series of bombings in kanal on friday now exceeds one hundred seventy continuing to rise islamic sect boko haram claimed responsibility for the majority of the violence plaguing northern nigeria since christmas. republican presidential hopeful newt gingrich has convincingly won south carolina's g.o.p. primary in the u.s. the win comes as a surprise since gingrich finished last in two other states south carolina seen as a signifi

south of the path with was militants take advantage of your breast which is calling for president saleh to quit. thanks for being with us tonight just let you know we've got sports news coming up shortly including the latest from the australian open tennis but let's get across the business next can we demand a campus here. thank you karen hello and welcome to our business update this hour good to have you with me germany has called for the introduction of independent european rating agencies following the recent downgrades in credit ratings eurozone members the proposal would see them become an alternative to u.s. based agencies such as standard and poor's and fitch european officials say their moves complicate the currency union's efforts to undo the worsening debt crisis however simon for them fletcher from our nation's asset managers is skeptical about the creation of european agencies. the astonishment of a european only. she's a little it's a little on the silly song and it's basically the sort of slap down saying we don't want to point you've said so we're going to set up a road.

president ali abdullah saleh can keep his political and legal immunity altering law proposed by the temporary government paper said the subways administration should also be immune from prosecution but under the new ruling they can be tried on corruption charges it was produced at the end of last year and signed by as a precondition to his departure following nearly ten months of civil unrest but before that though he had been president for about thirty three years. i think it's from around the world already have their sights firmly set on the next winter olympics in sochi that's happening in two years' time and the host city which is always been a lure for scores of thrill seekers is making safety a main priority today artie's it's a nice polaski reports on the brave men who are fighting the danger lurking behind the picture perfect mountain peaks. so chiefs avalanche hunters have explosives and cannons on their side. their mission to keep the mountain peaks clear and safe. and this is the air support. the hydrogen prove called daisy valve is deployed from a helicopter to blow up snow banks

yemen's president ali abdullah saleh has left the country after giving a farewell speech where he apologized for mistakes during his thirty three year long rule he is planning to have medical treatment in the u.s. this comes a day after the parliament approved of unity from prosecution for trial or part of the deal under which he would languish power that saddam has become the latest leader to be toppled by the wave of arab spring uprisings. one solution to joblessness in the us is a scheme where giant corporations create workplaces for local communities they are even handed government money to that and but somehow jobs still get outsourced to cheaper foreign a workforce as marina work now reports this allows big businesses to prosper while small towns suffer. in one of america's most economically depressed cities resides the world's largest producer of home appliances whirlpool corp is headquartered in benton harbor michigan where sixty percent are unemployed ninety percent live in poverty and per capita income is roughly ten thousand dollars the citizens of benton harbor are living from on

to the streets of yemen's capital sanaa demanding the country's president stands trial ali abdullah salehremains in office despite signing a power transfer deal in the vampyr political turmoil has been ongoing in yemen for years now demands the president steps down. argues the big show across dogs coming your way as we put the points of the controversial stop online piracy act to the test first though the business update with katie. welcome to the business program russia's passenger jets have ruled through the skies of the middle east of the bahrain the one hundred sixty why super jets has been the star of the exhibition washes top officials see the region as a priority market with expected to quadruple that over the next two decades paul ryan air is already eyeing three to five c. for jets with a final decision likely within months. has more. this is the middle east they blew off russia's new passenger aircraft two points the bridge at its manufacturer there are a lot of the aircraft operations out there richard is one of the priorities that market for the company if they believe the pol

to the streets of yemen's capital sanaa demanding the country's president stands trial ali abdullah salehremains in office despite signing a power transfer deal in of amber oracle turmoil has been ongoing in yemen for years now the man's the president steps down. well it's time now to take it was having a business with katie. thank you arena thank you. russia's passenger jets have rolled through the skies of the middle east of the ball rain the one hundred sixty white super jet has been the star of the exhibition russia's top officials see the region as a priority market with the airline traffic expected to quadruple that over the next two decades there is already eyeing three to five super jets with a final decision likely within months. mall. this is the middle east they blew off russia's new passenger aircraft the food poisoning project its manufacturer there are a lot of the aircraft operations out there richard is one of the priorities that market or they can put it they believe the political situation here will soon double lives and the region or our beloved. and comfortable secure