st. andrews university back in 2001. both flocked to the seaside college town, hoping to marry a prince. but kate caught his eye. >> he noticed this beautiful brunette with long, flowing hair, that would go running in the mornings and turned up at breakfast. he wanted to sit with her at breakfast. that's really how he got to know her. >> reporter: shen, she took part in a fashion show. william in the crowd. >> she was modeling frilly underwear on a catwalk. >> he was sitting with his friend, ferguson, at the time. and he turned to ferguson and said, wow. kate's a knockout. she's gorgeous. and i think that was the turning point for them. >> reporter: love blossomed. they lived together the last two years of their studies. unheard of for a man who will be king. they've been living in sin for quite some time. >> living in sin, according to the older cultures. perhaps just living a contemporary relationship according to the rest of us. >> reporter: william is breaking with centuries of tradition by marrying kate. british pri

st. andrews university. they have been a couple for eight years. they broke up for a short time in 2007. kate has not spent all her life in the public eye. she has had to deal with the photographers and a media frenzy that is sometimes reminiscent of that surrounding her fiance's late mother. kate middleton is a popular figure in the country can look forward to what promises to be the wedding of the year in 2011. >> i spoke to our ndon correspondt and askederow the news was going down in britain. >> it certainly could not have come at a better time for the british government. the british people will look forward to this wedding. it will deter some of them from the cuts that were announced that will be felt next year. i think the majority of the british people -- i am not sure if they're enthusiastic. there is nothing dramatic about them. we have not seen any scandals. that will be expected. people are happy and they wish them well. i have not seen anyone dancing in the streets today. >> kate middleton will be the subject of scrutiny. how well equip

st. andrews university in scotland. both started out studying the history of art. she certainly caught his eye at a charity student fashion show. the prince paid 200 pounds for a pot -- for a front-row seat. they lived together in a flat, then to a farmhouse on the edge of st. andrews or they could have more privacy. >> william of wales. >> the same graduation ceremony -- some about their relationship would not survive the transition from university to the wider world. but william made clear he was i going to be rushed into marriage justice for his father's wedding. he was asked of his own romantic intention. >> could a wedding be in the cards perhaps some time? >> know, i have been so. >> by 2006, the relationship to be firm. when he passed from his officer training course, she was a special guest at an event attended by the queen and other senior members of the royal family. the relationship survived a split in 2007 and she was there again when he received his wings at cromwell. three years on, the prince has put the question that her parents are free to speak fo

st. andrews university. they have been a couple for eight years. they broke up for a short time in 2007. kate has not spent all her life in the public eye. she has had to deal with the photographers and a media frenzy that is sometimes reminiscent of that surrounding her fiance's late mother. kate middleton is a popular figure in the country can look forward to what promises to be the wedding of the year in 2011. >> i spoke to our london correspondent and asked her how the news was going down in britain. >> it certainly could not have come at a better time for the british government. the british people will look forward to this wedding. it will deter some of them from the cuts that were announced that will be felt next year. i think the majority of the british people -- i am not sure if they're enthusiastic. there is nothing dramatic about them. we have not seen any scandals. that will be expected. people are happy and they wish them well. i have not seen anyone dancing in the streets today. >> kate middleton will be the subject of scrutiny. how we

st. andrews and they always strike you as normal people. prince william is also very lovely and down to earth. i think that they really fit each other. definitely. >> the one criticism is that for her educational advantages, she has chosen an aimless life since university. she withdrew from her all women rowing team in the face of scrutiny. much of her recent life has seemed to revolve around regular holidays with william and her social life. holidays, nightclubs, social events. sometimes she goes alone, but usually she is with wm. if he is playing polo, half she is in the crowd, doing her best to keep a low profile. now she will have to step out in her own right as a royal princess. friends believe that she is up to it. >> her character is perfectly suited to the role she will now have. she is a very sensible girl. she is also incredibly loving and caring, which is incredibly important. probably one of the most attractive things about her. i think that this will put her in good stead during which he does not complain. i think that she will

st. andrews, due to marry his fiancee. his colleague, from perth, graduated two years ago. there was a deep tunnel drilled into the hillside into the ranges in new zealand. the trapped men are thought to be more than two kilometers inside. there is fresh air, emergency supplies of oxygen are there. officials are drilling a 15- centimeter-wide bore hole. they are also preparing to send in military robot to see if it is safe for rescue teams to finally begin their search for their missing colleagues. pictures of some of the missing miners have been released. they are aged between 17 and 62, and the youngest was on his first day as a miner what happened. >> the international criminal court has been presented with its most high-profile defendant since it began its work eight years ago. jean-pierre bemba faces charges for what was done in an african republic. we have this report from la hague. >> from the outset of this trial, the prosecutors are rying to show that bemba's responsibility was paramount and that he used rape as a weapon of war. it is said that unspeakable crimes w

st. andrews university in scotland.if prince trulls, the tip of the news today wall of the public appearance. british prime minister david can recall the great news for england. the government for ready to do his thing we could to help make sure what we'll go will be a great day of national celebration that will be a great success. william kate say william's mother diana could be here to celebrate. kate's engagement ring is always blow to the princess of wales they say it's their way of including her. it will be back after this break. the black widow spider's severe bite can cause coma and even death. the african black mamba can kill a man with one bite. but there's an even deadlier predator a live look from the bay bridge toll plaza still sunny out there right now but the sun starting to go down a temperatures will drop off once it does. was already cooler this afternoon to ratify to 10 degrees cooler with temperatures close to the coast line. '50s and '60s in the north bay in landed down south. cooling off in san jose

st. andrews who is due to marry his new zealand fiancee next month. his colleague is 40 and from perth and migrated here two years ago to start a new life. a potentially catastrophic combination of toxic gas and searing heat has prevented rescue teams from searching for their colleagues. a police superintendent lee charges realistic about the prospect of finding the men alive. >> it's a very serious situation and the longer it goes on, hope fades and we have to be realistic. >> it is a draft mind, a deep tunnel drilled into the hillside. the trapped men are thought to be more than 2 kilometers inside. there are ventilation shafts providing fresh air and emergency supplies of oxygen are dotted throughout the seam. officials are calling a 160 meter hole into the body of the mine to assess the quality of air and at lower listening devices. more pictures have been released of some of the 29 miners. their ages are between 17 and 62. the youngest was on his first ever shift underground when the explosion tore through the coal mine on friday. in the last hou

st. andrew's church. 47th ave. a lot of artists and writers and people you might call bohemians at the time went to cargill. it was an artistic place to hang out. you have people going out, maybe getting into landscape, maybe just partying. >> but wasn't there some push back? it had an unsavory reputation. >> in 1913, the lead was settled, and it was supposed to be sold, and a lot of people did not like it because they thought there was a lot of romantic rendezvous happening there that perhaps should not be. they had a ceremony there to burn the car out of cargo, so they have a big bonfire. it was the fourth of july, so they threw some fireworks in, too, and they were trying to announce that it was a new neighborhood. it was respectable. that is essentially the last and best carville house on the highway. two cable cars that are joined together. they took out the walls and connected the rope and of course, as a bedroom. and i would like to buy it. >> i think we have a photograph of the inside of one of these cars.

st. andrews, a cold coastal college town in scotland.undreds of young women, kate among them, came, too. depends on who you listen to, but the first time they met was either over breakfast or when she was modeling in a fashion show. >> she was modeling on a cat walk. >> he was sitting with his friend at the time and he turned and he said, wow, kate's a knockout. she's gorgeous. and i think that was really the turning point for them. >> reporter: she's not bad looking. >> no, she's not at all. she's very, very gorgeous. and i think more so in the flesh. she has this wonderfully radiant skin, very beautiful, very fresh-faced. she has a great figure. i very much see her becoming a star light just as diana dade. >> she's very beautiful. she's got a lovely smile and a lovely manner about her. and i think that friendship obviously turned into something else. >> reporter: within a couple of years, they moved in together. for years, they've lived in sin, as they call it, another gigantic break from royal tradition. >> they've been living togethe

st. andrew's. we were friends for over a year first. and it just sort of blossomed from then on. we spent more time with each other, had a good giggle, lots of fun. >> it was a total shock when it came. so excited. >> euphoria rules in the shock. >> euphoria rules in the u.k., prince william will marry kathy middleton. what explains the american fascination with the royals? eleanor? >> well, they have been together for like nine years, so they are not rushing into it. i think it looks like a fairly stable union, and i think americans are fascinated by the monarchy because they do everything to such excess. given the hard times that the brits are going through, i think they are going to be careful about not spending lavishly, it's going to be a great tourist bonanza, because americans and people all over the world are fascinating by this family. >> let me try this. euphoria is not universal in great britain, however. your question? >> one out of five brits said the monarchy does not cut it anymore. they want to eliminate the monarchy and replace it with an elected head of state an

holiday last month now william and kate started dating eight years ago while studying together at st andrews university. well a spy thriller with the russian intelligence agency as their protagonists but it's not the latest hollywood movie it's a georgian film based on an alleged russian spy network busted just weeks ago moscow has slammed tbilisi's accusations calling them a political fasts and as it's easy to get a job reports there are few rather a few lapses in the spy story. he's the hammer and sickle book casual and the f. is be all in this movie georgians have used classical russian stewart types to put zest into the spy thriller it's georgian state t.v.'s version of the rest of the team people accused of being russian spies in reality the only evidence police is given to reality is the apparent confession of one of those arrested a super agent who actually turns out to be a georgian spy. i personally enrolled him he was my agent from ninety two to ninety four after the rose revolution he was recruited to work for george intelligence also his brother runs the security service of the w

st. andrew's in scotland. she had caught his eye, it's said, at a charity fashion show. he bought a front row seat. >> they are just a normal couple who are in extraordinary circumstances. >> reporter: as william went through his military training, kate middleton was his special guest as he graduated. but the chattering classes were not always kate's biggest fans. she wasn't royal, she wasn't even aristocratic, her parents were in the toy business. her mother had even been a flight attendant. what kate had was staying power, and the prince's eye. in marrying a woman he's known for a long time, who's his own age, and who has already been subjected to the media spotlight, william is avoiding some of the pitfalls that helped to doom his father's first marriage. but comparisons between diana and kate are inevitable. the camera loved diana. it likes kate, too. diana loved fashion. so does kate. diana was hounded by the paparazzi. kate's had her share of that as well. in the chess game of royal succession, this modern marriage settles a future that looks shaky not too long ago

during a holiday last month when kate started dating eight years ago while studying together at st andrews university. now the landscape of the camp check a peninsula in russia's far east been continuously molded by sentries a volatile geological activity that is documentary team takes you on an exclusive adventure to the learned volcanoes. are you. comfortable. just. observing the urgency. on the moon. craters. scorching. are included. a photo of the wild lunar rover. and we'll take you on a tour of russia's wild far east in the next hour well from all natural beauty to a crime against nature the gulf of mexico oil spill was one of the world's worst environmental disasters hundreds of millions of gallons of oil spewed into the sea get coverage of the disaster is virtually disappeared from america's media however bob kavanagh who's written about the catastrophe told r.t. that industry regulation remains unchanged and the problem still remains that's in a special interview next on r.t. . six months ago the worst environmental disaster took place in the us a b.p. oil spill unleashing more th

st. andrew's university in scotland and were just friends the first year sharing a love of art history anda keen sense of humor. >> she's a run of the mill ordinary girl that managed to land the heart of a prince. >> royal watchers say it's her loyalty and discretion who hooked prince william. >> she kind of nurtures prince william. she's very supportive. and i think kate middleton has the sort of credentials that i think will make prince william, possibly, one of the most popular kings, obviously, for many a year. >> reporter: and reaction today in a country hit hard by recession and cutbacks has been overwhelmingly positive. >> the country is under a bit of pressure at the moment and this will really help the country in getting -- feeling good about itself again. >> i want to marry prince william but she's beautiful and she's down to earth and she's a proper english lady. >> reporter: from this happy day on the lives of william and kate will never be the same. and tonight, prince harry weighed in as well saying he was delighted that his brother popped the question and he's finally gettin

a holiday last month william and kate started dating eight years ago while studying together at st andrews university in scotland. and there's another eye catching ring for one lucky lady who's in line for possibly the best christmas present ever check out this rare pretty pink diamond it's the most expensive stone ever sold at auction selling at southern bees in geneva for a cool forty six million dollars who says there's a recession for bidders competed for the twenty four carat stone but it was british diamond dealer lawrence a graph it was made with a cut above the rest a previous record was a thirty six carried gem which sold for twenty four million dollars back in two thousand and eight. well from rod beauty to a crime against nature of the gulf of mexico oil spill was one of the world's worst environmental disasters hundreds of millions of gallons of oil spewed into the sea yet coverage of the disaster has virtually disappeared from u.s. media but bob cavanagh who's written about the catastrophe tells r.t. that the industry regulation remains unchanged and that deep deep problems re

lives and with their families -- particularly peter rodger from perth and malcolm campbell from st andrewsi know that our high commission and the consular officials are in touch with their families and doing everything to help at what must be an impossibly difficult time. the honorable gentleman has been a long-standing campaigner on the issue of tips and has done some excellent work on it. it is right that tips should be distributed to staff and should not be used to top up the minimum wage. they should not be diverted in any way. the law is very clear: tips must not be used to back up the minimum wage and enforcement officers should take action to ensure that that does not happen. the honorable gentleman should meet business, innovation and skills ministers and they can look at the important code of practice that was produced and ensure that the hospitality industry is meeting it. >> will my right honorable friend take steps to sort out the mess in parliament square, particularly ahead of 29 april? does he think that it is reasonable that visitors to london from home and abroad should be

a holiday last month william and kate started dating eight years ago while studying together at st andrewsuniversity. coming up the landscape of the cum chopped up peninsula in russia's far east has been continuously molded by centuries of volatile geological activity or he's documentary team takes you on an exclusive adventure to the land of volcano. lehner you. are comfortable. this is. just. the urgency. on the. greater purpose. scorching. are included in. the photo with the wild lunar rover. stay with us here on r t that fall documentary coming your way in about ten minutes . first though from rob beauty to a crime against nature of the gulf of mexico oil spill one of the world's worst environmental disasters hundreds of millions of gallons of oil spewed into the scene yet coverage of the disaster was a virtually disappeared from u.s. media but bob cavanagh who's written about the catastrophe tells r.t. that the industry regulation remains unchanged and that deep problems remain. six months ago the worst environmental disaster took place in the us a b.p. oil spill unleashing more than

during your recent holiday in kenya two started dating eight years ago while studying together at st andrews and university in scotland the wedding will take place next spring or summer in london. now the russians may not have sent a man to the moon but on in this day forty years ago the soviet union guided the first on manned rover to the earth closest neighbor the atomic remote controlled robots also known as litter tanks rolling the moon's surface in the nine hundred seventy s. revolutionizing space exploration is maria has their story. back in the nine hundred sixty s. the lights were on day and night within these walls the soviet union had come up with a plan to send an unmanned rover to the moon but the question was how would it move around their familiar surface once it got there the solution was finally found at this institute when you do them first we want to do use caterpillars we used to make turnings and we loved tanks but it became clear that wheels were more reliable than caterpillars could get stuck that would ruin the whole mission and we couldn't afford to make a mistake or

during a recent holiday in kenya the two started dating eight years ago while studying together at st andrews university in scotland and the wedding will take place next spring or summer in london. during the nine hundred sixty s. the united states and the saudi union were engaged in a fierce space race the americans were first to get a man on the moon but on this day forty years ago the saudi it's guided the first manned rover to the earth's closest neighbor the lunar tanks or a little hog successfully explored the moon surface. has their story. back in the nine hundred sixty s. the lights were on day and night within these walls the soviet union had come up with a plan to send an unmanned rover to the moon but the question was how would it move around their familiar surface once it got there the solution was finally found at this institute we institute them first we want to use caterpillars we used to make turnings and we loved tanks but it became clear that wheels were more reliable than caterpillars could gets dark that would ruin the whole mission and we couldn't afford to make a mistake

st. andrew's by the sea. so here it is in that incarnation. in the back there's a shed there. that's the sunday school, it says. you can see the fence. it was necessary to sort of fight the sand and keep it at bay. it's another pretty famous house on the great highway. it looks sort of like a mechanist myian temple or something. it kept being boxy and then growing. it's in the center here. it was made up of about four or five cars, actually. you could see people had different takes on it. some people liked to keep their cars very exposed and open. kind of have that old sutro land quality to it. so people could see it was a car. and others really rushed to shingle over or hide the caffers -- cars inside the architecture. this is the house on 40th avenue you see he has two cars. then he builds a more conventional little cabin on the right. again, it was sort of like you're showing off the cars. you don't necessarily need them. you could build a very small little cabin. the stars are made up, by the way. i just put those in. so carville becomes -- like we said, we had these rich

st. andrews in scotland.we will take a break, here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza was about 80 moving well past the toll gates and no issue on the span. real your backwe will be k with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. and we're back to check on the forecast today things are pretty mild out there. during thes >> temperatures are much cooler than there were yesterday bridge of of trees at their clear conditions as they head into the afternoon it is now agree to be quite as warm as for were yesterday pretty positive. oakland 55, high temperature 73 degrees by in a clock back down to 60. and along the coastline, 45 degrees for half moon bay,: santa rosa, 43 napa, fairfield. 492 concord, such as the temperatures in the mid-50s same for livermore valley. everyone should be in the '60s by 10:00 a.m. all of this hellish as for the '70s will move into the picture by noontime, north bay, napa, livermore all in the '70s topping in the '60s, '70s for the afternoon but that

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st. andrews. she's the daughter of a flight attendant and a successful british businessman. >> is a great moment. kate comes from an ordinary, common family. they are self-made millionaires. we should be celebrating that. >> it is a noble safire surrounded by diamonds. >> it is my mother's engagement ring. she is not around to share of in this. this is my way of keeping her close to it. >> at this british pub in washington, d.c., the fish and chips are being served up with a sign of congratulations to the happy couple. >> the royal family has been in her a lot, so this is an opportunity to celebrate. >> i believe this is what diana wanted for her children. she won the best for them. >> is prince charles, and his father, becomes king, that means william become the prince of wales and she will become the princess of wales, just like diana. >> history repeating itself. >>> the wedding is set for sometime in the spring or summer of 2011, but the venue has not been made. william and kate are both at ag

st. andrews in scottland. >>> congress will vote on the banning earmarks. scott mcfarland is live. good morning, scott. >> reporter: good morning to you. it's a sign that tea party is brewing here in washington both house and senate republican leaders say that vote to ban earmarks. and the white house will support that ban. the massive incoming class of freshmen members of congress almost all republicans. they are here this morning for training and orientation. that is a block of 60 republican votes that forces the hands of gop leaders to push forward with this ban on health traditions. i asked one of the freshman why this is a priority. >> we were wanting to shake things up. i don't care about the tradition. i'm trying to make something happen here. >> reporter: if it happens a lot of money for bay area projects would be in jeopardy. millions for work on oakland harbor. $1million for equipment for san francisco police. a half million for new programs and work at san jose state university. a lot of money at stake when senate republicans vote later today on this ban on earmarks. liv

st. andrews in scottland.of their engagement broke early tuesday morning in a statement made by the princes' father. >> it's true, thank you very much. >> reporter: according to the royal statement, the prince and middleton were engaged in october during a private trip to kenya and the wedding will take place next spring or summer in london. british prime minister says the upcoming royal wedding is good news for england. >> the government stand ready to make sure the great day of national celebration will be a great success. it was wonderful to pass on my best wishes to him and to everybody else. >> reporter: perhaps most important, the queen approves. word from buckingham palace is that queen elizabeth and husband prince phillip are quote absolutely delighted for them both. in washington, i'm samantha hayes. >>> it remains california's only uncalled statewide election race. the now both candidates for attorney general are accusing each other. harris retained a lead over cooley. thousands of ballots still need

st. andrews in scotland. news of their engagement broke tuesday morning.also commented on the news while touring in cornwall. >> thrilled. thank you very much. >> reporter: according to the royal statement, the prince and middleton were engaged in october during a private trip to kenya and the wedding will take place next spring or summer in london. british prime minister cameron said the upcoming royal wedding is great news for england. >> i said obviously the government stood ready to do anything we could to help make sure what could be a great day of national celebration will be a great success. and it was wonderful to have that to pass on to him and everybody else. >> reporter: most important the queen approved. word from buckingham palace is they are absolutely delighted for them both. >>> less than 24 hours on itunes, the beatles are topping the charts. their catalog of hits is now on there. this first day the beatles occupy 15 spots of the top 50 spots on the top itunes charts. >> did you write down abby road to the icecap successful where it's goin

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st. andrews university where they lived in the same dorm and develop a casual friendship.en at a studt fashion show, kate modeled a slinky see-through dress. >> she got up there and she did her stuff and looked fantastic. >> reporter: they quietly started dang. once the relationship went public, the spotlight on kate grew white hot. at 25 years old, kate was facing the same pressure from the paparazzi that diana did at the age of 19. to make matters worse, william had been spotted out at nightclubs without kate. >> kate basically got fed up and she didn't want to be made a full of. she pushed him into a corner and said, william, you can have this fun. you can go and dance at nightclubs and meet girls but you can't have me at the same time. >> reporter: in 2007, came a shocking announcement. prince william and kate middleton were splitting up. >> he said i think we need a break and she gave him that break. >> reporter: it was short-livedful less than three nths later, they were back together. then william whisked kate away to a private island where he made a pledge >> willi

st. andrew's in scotland and been dating for seven years. >> maybe some good news for beatles fans today. might be able to soon download your favorite beatles songs via itunes. the "wall street journal" reporting that the bate -- the beatles are on their way. apple set for a major announcement later this morning. >> we'll talk more about that in our business beat straight ahead. >>> also, yellow cabs, a staple of manhattan. but there is a competition under way to design a new new york taxi. we'll talk about the frontrunners and some changes that maybe you will see on the streets of the big apple soon. stay with us.  >>> facebook announced its brand-new e-mail service yesterday and now anticipating is building around a big announcement expected from apple. ashley webster with fox business network is live in new york with our business beat. why don't we start with that? what is this big announcement we are anticipating? >> you know, opportunity it seem like every other week steve jobs is out there in his black turtleneck telling us something new. >> yes. >> at first, there

st. andrews university in scotland where she met the prince. and much like his mother, the late princess die an, a middleton is no stranger to style. back in 2008, she joined the likes of the first ladies. michelle obama, francis sarkozy on van fair's international best dressed list. much more coming up on this story. and more of the interview. >>> his nickname is the merry chance of death and he has allegedly smuggled weapons of death all over africa and the middle east. now he is being taken right here to the united states to face charges. why is russia calling it, and i'm calling it, outrageous justice? >>> plus a young american hero receives the medal of honor for extraordinary courage in afghanistan. you'll feigned out what would make him give the medal back in a second. >>> and ground breaking day in dallas. familiar faces join george w. bush on a key milestone for his presidential library including the former vice president, dick cheney. you'll see all of that coming up here in "the situation." we've used hydrogen in our plants for decad

st. andrews. we were friends for over a year first, and it just sort of blossomed from then on. spent more time with each other, had a good giggle, had lots of fun. she has a nice sense of humor, which helps me because i have a dry sense of humor. so it's fun. we had a good laugh. >> kate, what did you think of william? he's clearly not quite the same as meeting your average, you know, maybe it was. i don't know. what was your first impression? >> i went bright red, feeling very shy about meeting you, and actually william wasn't there for quite a bit of the time. initially he wasn't there. so it did take a bit of time for us to get to know each other. but we did become close friends from quite early on. >> there's a story that you had a picture of him as your wall as a child. >> he wishes. no. i had the levis guy on my wall. not a picture of william, sorry. >> it was me in levis, obviously. >> so you ended up sort of in the same flat. if you don't mind me asking before you were going out? >> no, we had been together as friends. we lived with others as well. and it just sort of b