elisabeth talks to her grandson in switzerland.ats tend to involve a lot of different emotions. >> am i never coming home? >> gregor is familiar with the questions. he patiently reminds his grandmother of how unhappy she was in the swiss nursing home and that she was no longer able to stay at home. still, the medical student says his family did not make the decision lightly. his mother spent several weeks with elisabeth in thailand to make sure it was the right place for her. martin woodtli has heard all of the reproaches and criticisms,+ both from strangers and from the patients' families, who often feel guilty about simply shipping off their demented aging relatives to thailand. >> if you use words like shunted off, you can just as easily applied to a german or swiss nursing homes. but it has been my experience that distance can create closeness. the families come here to visit and see their parents or grandparents from a different perspective and spend a lot of time with them here. and just think how it is in germany and switzer

we took another seven-hour flight to zurich, switzerland, and then it got interesting.r ride into the alps followed by a two-hour high altitude train ride making our entire trip 6,489 miles. our grand total for the week, 25,170 miles. we have spent over 55 hours in planes, trains, and helicopters. coming up, we'll talk about the eiger, one of the most iconic peaks in this area. normally it takes a team about three days to climb it. we'll meet a guy who claimed it in just under three hours, ann. >> all right. very impressive, matt. to make you feel better, you don't look any worse for the wear. we'll see more from you in a little bit. >>> we begin this half hour with michael jackson's doctor, just days before he was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death. conrad murray sat down with savannah guthrie for an exclusive interview. she joins us. good morning. >> good morning to you. conrad murray decided not to testify at his trial so this is the first time we see him answering questions about the case. and what was clear right away. to this day the do

because where you do have direct democracy in switzerland and in some american states it's controlled by representative government and that's why i emphasize that it's got to be done independent of representative government and i have legislation that i have worked on. it took me seven years to write it and it can be applied in any country in the world and it would empower people by going around to government i have no confidence that the government would ever ever empower the people ok so this is what you're into now director my whole life is in there ok and as you've just described it you are a globe trotting with a basically a do it yourself kid how you can be democratic if you follow these simple flat pack kind of you're right it's like an ikea you know you simply put it you can screw it is simple here's a simple you take the best i would a sound from what the founding fathers of the us had to offer and he makes it on with some other cicero and a few other bright minds of that from the ages and you go into it and you go into these countries are going are all over the world this ar

here in switzerland, 47 pounds of cheese. but there is a revelation. >> picking up cheese, it's an ingrained routine of life here that borders on obsession. much the way every american's refrigerator has a carton of milk the swiss have their cheese. >> i bought this for tomorrow morning. >> and it'll be gone? >> for breakfast. i need it for breakfast, yes. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: here, high in the alps they boast they make the best cheese in the world. >> this is fondue. >> this is fondue, yes. >> reporter: heidi married into a family of cheesemakers. she is used to correcting americans like me who ask about swiss cheese. where is the swiss cheese? >> that's all the swiss cheese. >> reporter: like the grindewald mountain cheese crafted here in the alps, not for export. >> the farmer makes it up in the mountain. >> reporter: up in the mountains? from 3400 feet we climbed even higher into the alps to the kaufman farm. adolph and his family have 15 cows. for four generations his family has had no problem sharing why the cheese here tastes like no other.

researchers in switzerland are looking for ways to make it real. the theory is that a computer in a car could detect the drivers intentions. >> cars are getting smarter all of the time this is the latest method to detect potential hazards. now, a new project is looking to take things further by trying to read the minds of drivers. this is alex, who is working on a driving stimulator all day. this skullcap monitors his brain waves. these days, researchers are just analyzing brain signals, attempting to prove context in the next move. it might be possible to stop driving errors before they happen. >> we are using the brain measurement as a means of trying to understand. we are looking at keeping the driver active and in the loop, improving the driving experience. >> this is not the only way that scientists are trying to use brain signals. this fall controlled wheelchair is also being tested. other groups are looking to use it with prosthetic arm science. back in the laboratory, time for a novice to take the wheel. >> usually when you play these kinds

. >>> and a small town in switzerland wants you. the campaign that will have you saying -- >> i like it. >>> we begin the second half of our show with a kind of disturbing story. steven you have all of these details. >> you could call it that. you know your cooking is bad when it stinks up the entire neighborhood. that is what happened in pakistan. police were called to this neighborhood here because they smelled something foul. the police ended up at a 32-year-old woman's home. she was making some stew with these pots and pans right here. guess what kind of stew she was making, guys? husband stew. >> and not for her husband? of her husband. >> oh, shut up. >> this 32-year-old woman is now being held by police on suspicion of killing her husband, and then carving his body into small pieces, to try to cook him and dispose of the body. >> you can see the kitchen utensils that she used. your standard butcher's knife, there's the woman there being held by police. not only showing parts of the video, because it's kind of gross and graphi

well it also took a civil war in america before america was united there was also civil war in switzerland because switzerland became a federal state the differences between the peoples of europe are much greater than they were between americans obviously there there's not a single language for a start and there's no real federal in your except among the various we pay if we go to yourself in brussels which i mean maybe this civil war comment is really germane here because as anglo-american has pointed out and the other european leaders of the second world war isn't that long ago in the unification is so very important here the reproach moment between france and germany is world historic when you look at the two countries history that my point is is that either you keep you have to keep pushing ahead or you just drop the whole idea altogether because the status quo simply is not tenable you also for you think about that in brussels . well that's what it is we have to remember that monetary unions never come about by finding the ultimo currency zone you know this is the most monetary unions

accountable for war crimes and february of two thousand and eleven bush had to cancel a trip to switzerland after threats of prosecution and in spain the court agreed to consider opening a criminal case against six former bush administration officials want to drop that case under pressure from the obama administration as a wiki leaks cable revealed so on the malaysian tribunals decision what's necessary carry any legal weight i think is a valid effort to hold bush responsible for his actions and let him know the world has not forgotten. now coming up next everyone's favorite social networking site making it even easier for law enforcement to get their hands on information about you could have details on that high school time award and it was eight years in the making the latest mars rover is finally going to start its journey to the red planet from the state with a space historian about the significance of this trip and if that might be the last . thing they're still police corruption is. not a protest that nobody seems to know. but never a pepper sprayed the face quite hard they are going

the president of switzerland young socialist party wants to highlight the undemocrattic nature of theum. so far they have not been granted permission to set up the ig goo camp. >>> cities and schools have non-traditional ways to boost coffers and one way is to sell advertising. suburban salt lake city school district will post ads on buses. in golden, colorado, there are ads on student's report cards. the ads raise $30,000 a year for the district. >>> "usa today" reports delaware will allow a neo nazi group to participate in the state's adopt a highway program but the word "nazi" is not allowed on the sign. instead of the group's ke declared name, the national socialist freedom movie nazi party, they will list it as the freedom party. >>> senior government officialofficials in pakistan se taliban there agreed to cease-fire. they will continue to bat the taliban and other militants. tonight, correspondent connor powell introduces us to a warrior doing it longer than the rest. >> jumping out of an armored vehicle, staff sergeant don nicholas looks like any young soldier. he wears the sa

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sotheby's is auctioning off the largest pear-shaped fancy vivid yellow diamond next week in switzerland. the rare gem appropriately named sundrop is expected to sell for an estimated $11 million to $15 million. at over 110 carats, auctioneers expect no difficulties finding a buyer. >>> at a museum in paris pac-man can be see under the same roof as picasso. an exhibit focuses video games as an art form paying tribute to vintage classics and its influence on cultures around the world. the collection traces the development of video games to the '70s. everything from pong to playstation. >>> and finally, a pair of penguins at a zoo in canada have developed quite the friendship. a bromance if you will. pedro and buddy are part of an endangered species brought in to encourage mating, but they are not cooperating. in fact, the two are inseparable. zoo officials are stepping in to split the pair up in order to meet some suitable ladies. fear not, they will be reunited once again. zookeepers say, "we just need them to do their thing." >> you can't force men into those situations. we like to wine

her sister was committed in switzerland and it is conceivable that the mother also had it. >> disabilities on his side? >> not that we know of. certainly he blamed her. >> well when he died, his brain was extracted and his eyes were extracted. and the rest was cremated. correct? >> yes. >> the brain was then divided into parts, was it not? >> yes. >> many parts. like over 200? >> yes, i think it was 400. >> was it reas assembled? >> i don't think so. >> they have reconstructed it on the base of the photographs. i saw that on a television program. >> how good is that? >> how idiotic if you want to somehow see the whole brain, you are going to be able to find the source of his genius. >> did he have an affair with his best friend's niece? >> his best friend's niece, yes. he also had an affair with his future wife's daughter, or tried to. he tried to marry the daughter of elsa. >> he proposed to her? >> we only know that indirectly, again. she wrote to a letter that einstein was putting the make on her and she wasn't really that interested. >> what does that phrase mean? >> putting the make o

other countries like france, switzerland, and belgium charge for bags while italy has banned all non-, postal bags -- non- compostable bags. santa cruz and san jose have just approved laws that would also charge for bags. santa cruz, malibu, and others expanded their plastic bag band and charge to all stores and restaurants without broad resistance from industry. as a result, as a 2007 ban, san francisco has seen some good results. the department of the environment and others think they can be improved. the city has seen an 18% decrease in single use plastic bags in the waste stream, but we feel like we could do better. the question has been raised of why charge. why charge customers for these bags? research indicates clearly the check out back charge was reduced consumer use of single use plastic bags dramatically. we have seen an 18% decrease in san francisco. in one example, in washington, d.c., a bag charge reduced single use bags by 81%. ireland has seen a reduction of 90%. i will conclude soon. in 2010, supervisor mirkarimi interest legislation which expanded the plastic bag ban

a research center in switzerland traveled faster than light. startling finding that tore a hole in ieinstein's theory of relativity. now another team of scientists studying the same particles show their first group is wrong let us know when you agree, guys. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," why this black friday could be the biggest ever. plus mila and the marine. the a-list actress is the bell of the ball. this is the "cbs morning news." [ female announcer ] we all want cleaner laundry. we all want fewer chemicals. all free clear oxi-active. a free clear detergent that's tough on stains and gentle on skin. try all free clear oxi-active. i can't breathe... so i can't sleep... and the next day i pay for it. i tried decongestants... i tossed & turned... i even vaporized! and then i fought back: with drug-free breathe right advanced. these nasal strips instantly opened my nose, like a breath of fresh air. i was breathing and sleeping better! [ female announcer ] exercise your right to breathe right... get two free strips at breatheright.com. h

to do a one year internship in particle physics at the center for european nuclear research in switzerland. she is 14. she already has all of her high school requirements and 40 college credits under her belt. >>> people in one bay area nursing home, including many grandparents may be alone this thanksgiving. not because friends and family don't want to visit. juliette tells us it's because they are not being allowed to. juliette. >> ken, we're outside the country villa nursing facility. and what happened is there was a nirovirus outbreak. those are flu-like symptoms. it can be very serious to the elderly and unfortunately, sometimes fatal. during this timing right before thanksgiving, it's hard for folks not to have visitors. >> i talked to them daily on the phone and he is angry that this is keeping him from having visitors. >> janice hasn't been allowed to visit her husband since last week after a norovirus outbreak. >> my daughters who only get to see him now and then are hoping things are back to normal and he can go out to have thanksgiving with us. >> but you don't know yet? >> i do

then into northern italy, switzerland as well.icking up almost 200 millimeters of rain, maybe even more than that in some places over the next three days. so into sunday, so landslides and flooding, flash flooding are going to be very high concern. temperatures, meanwhile, are looking pretty moderate here. but moscow is getting down to just 1 degree for the high. so you'll need to wrap up there. here's your extended forecast. >>> before we leave you, our top stories once again. greek finance minister, vinezelos says the country has dropped its plan to hold a referendum on the european union's bailout package. in a statement on friday, he said he told euro group chairman jean claude junker, european commission economy and military affairs chief, ole ran and wolf gang schebel of the announcement of the calls. the announcement came ahead of a vote in parliament on the cabinet of george papandreau later on friday. venezos said he told the european officials that the aim of the confidence vote is to form a government of unity. he said

the fed's coordinated move today with the central banks of europe, england, japan, canada, and switzerland, cut the cost of borrowing dollars for european banks. in the fed's words, "to sees strains in financial markets." but that won't solve europe's long-term debt problems, says david lot. >> you know what, anthony, it solved the immediate problem and the immediate problem was make sure we didn't have a failure of a major financial institution that could have caused lehman brother's type impacts. >> reporter: the markets like the key numbers on jobs, housing, and manufacturing, all coming in stronger than expected. more fuel for the near-500-point rally. the next mile marker for the markets will be the unemployment number that of which comes out friday. >> pelley: anthony, does this mean we're out of the woods on those enormous debts owed by some european governments? >> reporter: well, european leaders are holding a summit in brussels on december 9, scott. that's a week from friday. the markets are expecting and will be disappointed if they don't get some kind of deal out of that meetin

to the truth it's not like playing war as many mistakenly think of this game has been played in switzerland for many years and it's fully legal action every shot and on the contrary by pressing the delete button the so to speak at a correct floor tendencies like mosques and it's not a rule that there are no swastikas no weapons that's what helps reallocate the floor tendencies and of course it can't be interpreted as a myth. should turkey be allowed to join the european union is a spectator. our respect and turkey's a fantastic country a proud country a live fantastic culture with fantastic economic success also which in stride respects all that that they're we respect his accomplishments of every turkish man made justly proud of his country just as we have a part of our country and for turkey is not a part of it he does not belong there graphically or historically and culturally and i want europe to stay within its borders i do not want to see a lot of experimenting going clearly non european countries which will turn europe into a european asian african nation it would mean the end of eur