and includes fifa, international committee, antidoping agency and cycling body the uci, switzerlandve for many reasons including the geographic location, attractive tax regime and relaxed meal code but now tougher law also be introduced to allow financial transactions to be examines, exemptions for money laundering will be lifted and fifa president will be defined as politically exposed persons meaning they could be prosecuted if found guilty of corruption. we will have more on this and we can speak to the swiss politician who has driven these changes and why have you been campaigning for this change? >> the pressure has become bigger and bigger during the last few years and pressure on the outside and people from the swiss people who say if these international sports federations don't do anything by themselves we have to do something because they are really tarnishing the image of our country. >> what will these changes mean for organizations like fifa and the ioc? >> we just heard that they are people that have the status of politically exposed persons and it's the same state as a

back to switzerland. where he still had enemies. and there was another round of this. dulles wrote to his uncle burt saying, he should come home for the al. the second secretary in the u.s. embassy continued to intrigue against him, which led -- when all this got back to president wilson, let wilson to very tartly write to secretary lansing, i'm sorry that the alleges of the u.s. embassy should feel as they do about mcnally but they should abide loyally by our decision to keep him in switzerland. we see more elements involved than they do. i don't know who dolbert is but whoever he is you should be told emphatically to mind his own business or come home. mcnally stayed there. after the war is over, he's immediately relieved and he died a year later. the state department was probably happy to see him go. navy department. office of naval intelligence was created back in 1883 as part of a reform movement in the u.s. military that led to the development of the first permanent intelligence organizations in u.s

because of switzerland and other parts of europe and cincinnati there were horrendous pollution problems and health issues involving the of workers but ultimately they came to toms river to get rid of the waist and a place to have more privacy and they found that with toms river the publication was in the middle of the woods and set apart from the rest of the town and was ideal. >> host: for what purpose? >> guest: of main product was die. people don't realize it but that is the wellspring of the of modern chemical industry. all of the big names that we know so well like basf the latter day stands for and 11 or emmeline die. it is a great synthesize product it was invented by a teenager at the time he was 18 and experimenting in his in london trying to find a cure for malaria and instead he discovered that madison this molecule left a beautiful purple staying and he thought of it that would be a useful commercial product that is how the synthetic dye industry began and was dominated by countries -- companies in france and switzerland and they expanded to other synthetic products products

. >>> and switzerland introduces new laws targeting corrupt sports behavior. >>> 32 people have beenilled in a twin bomb attack in nigeria's northeastern city. there has been no claims of responsibility, but the attack has been blamed on boko haram. it happened on the same day the ruling and opposition parties officially named their candidates for next year's presidential elections. >> reporter: another attack in a crowded city market creates a trail of carnage. the state government says two suicide bombers detonated explosives here tuesday night. targeting packed areas in major cities has been an ongoing trend for boko haram. >> translator: we heard the sound of the blast, not ab minute later, the second bomb went off. i saw a lot of bodies scattered on the ground, everywhere. >> reporter: the state government says dozens of people were killed and injured, the explosions took place in the evening as shopping were closing. that significantly reduced what could have been a higher casualty toll. >> translator: when i discovered that [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: the bombing of markets, b

switzerland introduces new laws targeting corrupt behavior by top sports officials. we'll have the details later. >> two major trade unions organized protests to reform the job market in italy. the countries airports and hospitals have been affected. labor reforms are said to be needed to counter high unemployment and bring the country out of recession. the plan changes to employment laws is expected to make it easier to hire and fire workers. we are in rome. >> perhaps the biggest problem, the thing that most exercises people in italy is unemployment, across the board of people of working age, 15% are jobless, among the youth, one in two, 45% have no job. the government's answer has been the hugely contentious jobs act passed earlier this month, containing some of the most sweeping labor reforms that italy has seen in many, many years. it will make it easier the government says to hire people, better for business. the union's say it simply makes it easier to fire people removing laws against unfair dismissal. they are also unhappy about the budget for 2015, wimp the

czech republic and switzerland. second period, the game tied. scores on the rebound. rod was the shark's second round pick earlier this year. they get the assist. switzerland rolls, 5-2 is your final. terry, he is smooth on the ice. isn't that right? >> if i don't slip and fall too badly. i was never a hockey guy. >> you were something. >> thank you very much, henry and thank you for joining us. we'll see you back here tonight at 11:00. until then, have a great evening. >>> i believe in the idea of amnesty for those who have put down roots and have lived here. >> immigration reform is in the crosshairs of american politics with critics accusing president obama of violating the constitution, but is he doing anything his predecessors haven't already done? >> i think there's a bit of a scare mongering effort to make this seem like this is going to be much more impactful to californians than it really will. >>> the oil lobby says they'll boom rang right back up and then some in krocalifornia. is there any truth to that claim? >>> oakland grabs the crown of california crim

everyone a passivist or socialist everyone ended up in switzerland, neutral switzerland including lenin in the central library writing a book on imperialism or capitalism. i can't remember one of the titles. i'm sure one of the scholars here would know twa what it was. the thesis was predictablely the capitalism was a system would lead typical perry allism because you need more profit, you know. so you have to go elsewhere to get your profit and that in turn would inevitably lead to war. that's one way of looking at it. that was sort of the, he, of course, went off suddenly disappeared from zurich some time in watch 1917 to make real revolution elsewhere and a& nightmare for the czar. there's also that going on. one has to be the huge sort of rather like the map that we were showing earlier on, you know. i think there was all this happening, an awful lot of stuff was happening. i doubt any of the three could do anything about it. but in the early years, if this early years if people -- if the family had handled willie right, or an even bigger what if he didn't have that terrible breach

switzerland. russia riaaised the overnight let to panic levels to not money go to switzerland. partied this weekend, josh did not. he read on russia. the feeling i have is we have seen this before. is that what it looks like? >> we've seen plenty of emerging market crises. this has a familiar ring to it. >> in economics 101, chapter 16 or 17, linking banking and finance into economics. facing,what russia is banks are front and center. >> they have not developed the thickness and richness and their economy that they can withstand these kinds of shocks. they are so dependent on oil and that is what people are concerned about. >> something even vladimir putin admitted in his press conference, that russia did not diversify. >> he's going to dig in his heels. he did not say we are going to set a new course. it is focusing on nationalism thetrying to circle all wagons. that is the issue. where is the plan? how are you going to develop a richer and broader base of growth so you can survive tougher times?

the top scorer of course scored in the game in switzerland, but now he is a big presence, so he will certainly be glad to have him back. what it will be hook to play here in the dream and potentially taking this through. so they know they are in for a real game here. as i say, a few months ago. a real stiff test if they are going to qualify for the stages. >> they will go through with the draw and the victory if they need a win to qualify. the italians could top the group if they beat by two goals or more, if they lose they are then in with a chance of qualifying. 74-year-old brazillian has been treated for a urinary tract infection. where he was transpired to a special unit, but he is now set to spend christmas back at home. >> i want to remind all of you, in the olympics only three professionals can may, so i am one of those three. >> who died last month. >> the match began with 63 seconds of applause. he died two days later. he has been named the 13th man for this game. and the match itself, david warner scored his 10th as the home team put themselves in a good position. to suppor

. >> latvia is not necessarily a new switzerland, but maybe a want to be switzerland. ?global affairs -- >> mark is a global affairs professor. -- [indiscernible] secureccounts linked to investment.com were 10 times larger than domestic ones. the account became active just weeks after latvia joined the euro in february. >> it was a potential opportunity for money launderers and criminals. the holy grail was always to get the money into the most difficult financial systems and the most solid and sound currencies as possible. >> the accounts were opened by a citizen of another nearby for mere -- former soviet state that plays no role in europe. >> driving for the border with belarus, the very edge of the eurozone and the financial education goes with it. >> this border fence, marking the boundaries of a pariah nation under u.s. government sanctioned, served as a very real barrier for our cameras. but in terms of trade, crossing to or from belarus has really been so easy. it is now considered a new backdoor to your, for men, materials, and of course my money. the head of la

you name it they ended up in neutral switzerland including lenin.rote a book on imperialism and capitalism. it was certainly imperialism and the thesis or was it predictabye and it was banned to lead to imperialism because of course you need more profit. so you have to go elsewhere to get your profit. that in turn will lead to war. that was one way of looking at it and that was what he went off and disappeared from zurich in april 1917 to make revolution elsewhere. there was also that going on. one has to remember the huge thing we were showing earlier on. i think there was all this happening. an awful lot of stuff happening. i doubt that any of the three could have had anything about it. in the early years, if this is just throwing out an idea, but in the early years, if people -- if the family handled willie write or an even bigger what if, if he hadn't had that breech birth and he was the brightest of those three and hadn't fallen into the hants of them, you could imagine a different out come. that's not the way it was. >> hello. i recently plead

turner's interest in the sublime led him to travel to switzerland in search of wild landscapes that wereillingly vast, and remote. he turned edmund burke's vision in any direction he chose. he imbued biblical subjects lie the fifth plague of egypt with the awesome power of nature's destructive forces. the swirling mists of the alpine blizzard that the carthaginian general hannibal and his army encountered while crossing into italy merged the sublime with the vaunted genre of history painting. turner was always attentive to his career. he had opened a gallery of his own where he could show his works-- and keep the sales commissions. the 31 year-old painter was appointed professor of perspective at the royal academy. he used that pulpit to promote the possibilities of landscape painting as equal to history painting, urging his students by saying-- (reader) "to select combine and concentrate that which is beautiful in nature and admirable in art is as much the business of the landscape painter in his line as in the other departments of art." (narrator) turner lived through one of the most p

those in italy, germany, switzerland, and greece are closed for the entire day.the conversation on twitter. let us know what you think about the show. tell us how you are feeling the day before christmas. bridget jones is treating. -- trending. why is bridget jones trending? wearingy colleagues are funky christmas jumpers. they are laughing because they know it is true. i have to stare at them all morning. they're trying to get me to where the christmas jumpers by the end of the show. i don't do jumpers. they are too hot. i like both of yours. penguins. all sorts of things. you're thinking i'm going mad. saudi may think it can stand oil at $20 a barrel. my next guest says current levels are unsustainable for the market. we will talk oil investments. ♪ let's go back to the markets. the dow hit over 18,000 for the first time ever. let's bring our guest into the conversation. aon hewitt. 18,000, eh? 172 days to took 18,000. give me a reason to buy equities when valuations at are at a five-year high. >> the fall in oil prices going to see consumer spending up. the tr

he of course scored in the game in switzerland a couple of months ago.l certainly be glad to have him back. and they were talking about what it would be like to play here. to liverpool know they are in for a real game this season. there has been a couple of draws and the defeat for liverpool as i say a few months ago. so i think the reds are in for a real stiff test. >>> here are the other games, monaco will progress with a draw or victory. in the nba golden state eked their 13th straight win on monday 102-86 their victory over minnesota. the british royalty got the chance to see basketball royalty. but king james as lebron is known, didn't disappoint. he had 18 points. final score 110-88 for cleveland. that is their seventh win in a row. >>> okay. more sport later on. >> thank you very much. thanks for watching the news hour. for our viewers in the united states back to our regular programming on al jazeera america, the rest of our viewers i'm back in a moment with more news. stay with us. ♪ >> the controversial release of a senate report on enhanced in

i went over to europe and what did austria, switzerland and denmark. so in austria, they have a really intriguing private public combination. they support with consequential subsidy organic farming there. and cash payments go to the farmers and men both government and private certifiers chaddock. if there is a violation, if there is a violation, they've got to give the money back. so what is the extent? and denmark it's all done by the government. so if you trust your government and it would be nice to be able to trust your government, then that should give you some confidence. those two countries and switzerland have the highest per capita consumption of organics in europe. i went down to costa rica and spent some time with another american expatriate who is coffee bean got any gas organic coffee. he doesn't bother with certification and with the usda stamp. he develops relationships with its customers, many of whom who come down and visit and he tells them what he does than they are confident in his product. as you may know, you can't do that in this

the americans mix sweden with switzerland. >> jon: i'm sorry.e not the first one. >> jon: did i even offer you the traditional swedish fish tacos. >> it's kind but not swedish, unfortunately not. >> jon: i wasn't here for a debit on swede-mex cuisine, our country needed help on dealing with the gridlock on anger (ranting) >> jon: we're having trouble with the two-party system. it's almost impossible to pass bills. how do you expect to pull your two parties together? >> in the parliament we have eight parties. >> jon: eight parties? right. >> jon: i is that a metric number? >> metric number, i don't understand that. we have eight parties and it did works. >> jon: how do you deal with eight parties. >> it takes negotiations to keep contact with your constituentsy and meeting with trade unions. >> jon: when do you find time to campaign? >> i just got into govern, i just started work. >> jon: plenty of time to govern after reelection. >> i choose another strategy and we need to act now better future for children. >> jon: can children vote in your co

around a quarter of switzerland's 8 million people are foreigners. had the bill passed, the swiss government had to reduce immigration from 80,000 to 16,000 per year. >>> hundreds in new delhi took to the streets to march for grey rights. it was the indian appear tal's first pride march since the country's supreme court reinstated a ban on homosexuality last year. a lower court had decriminalized gay sex in 2009, but the supreme court struck down the decision saying politicians, not the courts, could change the law. gay rights activists say the ruling is a setback but them not give up. >> we need to keep the pressure on because i also think people do change their attitude, they do the way they think about issues and we can't give up clearly. >> violators of the law can be punished with up to ten years in jail. >>> tomorrow is world aids day, which has been observed every year since 1988. it's a time to assess the impact of a deadly disease and focus on efforts to eradicate the virus. since the disease was identified, it's killed 35 million people wor

navalny is clinically motivated as opposed to the case against the former oligarch now living in switzerland. next it's a valid comparison. he regards -- putin regarded him as the main challenger 10 years ago. he really came out of the blue, use the internet and has been able to organize a large portion of the population. >> let's move over now to asia where indonesian officials have confirmed the debris and bodies found in the java sea are from the air asia flight which went missing on sunday. >> the indonesian president has expresses deep condolences. he says every effort will be made to locate all the bodies. there were very emotional scenes as the news came in. >> after days of waiting came the awful certainty -- passengers relatives broke down in tears upon hearing bodies and wreckage had been found. indonesian television broadcast this the own for achieving corpses from the crash site. more and more pieces of debris have been spotted. the wreckage was found 160 kilometers southwest near the island of borneo, 10 kilometers from where the plane lost radio contact on sunday. crews have st

he made the comments at a conference in switzerland with top diplomats to discuss the conflict in eastern ukraine among other issues. he will meet with his russian counterpart later today. less than two months ago, europe commemorated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. right now there is another divide going on in europe being dubbed project wall, an ambitious plan by the ukraine government to tighten security among its 2000 mile border with russia. it comes after another attempt to shore up a cease-fire between government rebels in the eastern part of ukraine. >> kilometers of barb wire and watchtowers, a divide under construction. none of this existed two months ago until ukraine decided to take control of its border with russia. >> do you see any movement on the other side? >> no, it's all quiet. >> the aim is to isolate rebels and the tour russian incursions into ukraine which kiev claims are commonplace. the defenses include ditches and vehicle barriers with the military alleging progress is monitored by moscow. >> a day does not go by with a helicopter flying at lo

even without that, so much of our aid is wasted ed td to cor politicians who send it off to switzerland. >> you could be more -- >> i don't think. when has that ever been successful? >> measure to my competition. how about corruption? if you're low on corruption, a better chance of -- >> who is not -- who is low in corruption? put it in a positive way, in this world today? you're never going to find a way of keeping the corrupt people from getting their hands off this money. >> the ones low in corruption quite simply don't need foreign aid. >> good point. >> we keep talking about funding countries that are corrupt and it's achieving nothing. i don't see why the american workers should suffer reduced economic growth so a that we can fund corrupt politicians around the world. >> rich, it's like what we were saying before about natural gas in the united states. you know, the market knows how to deal with things. the market -- the good market companies don't need government help, but it's the same with countries. >> yeah. you know, i think aid in africa is better done by ngos, churches, doc

. >> reporter: thomas coffman from switzerland is in charge of this six-week, often 14-hour a day program >> reporter: this day culminates in a formal dinner with friends of real estate mogul syyon du. she's bank rolling the operation. china has developed rapidly and the demand for services getting stronger, she says. we're not negating chairman mao, but we need to keep the good part and remove the bad parts of his views. as dinnertime approaches tensions rise. >> are you kidding me. >> reporter: simon, the 25-year-old butler to be says western dining may be elegant, but he'd feel uncomfortable at a table like this. for us chinese, all it takes is a pair of chopsticks he says. for western, you've got the knife, the fork it just doesn't seem casual. how has dinner gone? >> overall, it's gone okay. there's been a couple hiccups. >> reporter: what are the hiccups? >> generally on the guest's part. >> reporter: we seen it cast aside to make room for cell phones. and more than a few texts were sent from the table. it seems lessons in etiquette may be needed by more than just the butler. seth d

switzerland allows assisted suicide as long as the person takes the lethal drug themselves. meeting clinics attracts crinkly ill patients from all over europe. france has one of the continent's strictest anti-euthanasia laws. mps will debate the new proposals in january. >> the funeral of belgiaum's former queen has been held. fabiola was clean from 1960101993. she and her husband oversaw belgium's withdrawal from congo. her death has created a sense of unity in the country that is divided during the flemish speaking north and the french-speaking south. climate talks in peru are entering their final day. countries have been discussing what kind of plans they should present in the run-up to a key summit in paris to be held next year. there has been no major progress in the slow-moving negotiations. there is disagreement over who should rein in carbon pollution. >> ban ki-moon al gore, and ministers from around the world traveled to lima to discuss global warming. reaching a deal is no easy task. u.s. secretary of state john kerry said there was no time to waste. >> if we fail

foreign ministers from around 50 osce countries attended a two-day meeting in basel, switzerland.he ongoing conflict in ukraine was high on the agenda. >> the russian foreign minister slams the west for blaming russia for the crisis in eastern ukraine. tensions in the region remain high, despite thursday's agreement on a cease-fire, which is due to begin next week. >> our correspondent has been covering the osce for more than a decade. we asked him if it was true that the conference and basil did not provide any breakthrough between the west and russia. >> there was no consensus among members of state street. 57 of them to issue a joint declaration on crane -- ukraine, which they wanted to do. that is not stop to speaker from criticizing the actions of ru ssia. it is a platform for russia to defend its actions. we just heard the u.s. ambassador talk about destructive and illegal actions by russia. what we see here is the osce struggling to come up with answers when one of its members, in this case russia, doesn't play by the rules. >> the international criminal court in the hague

. >> i want to talk about switzerland and the surprise move. suggestion of a statement that something happened. what has pushed them to go negative this time around? this is driven by russia and the oil price. stimulus inonetary the eurozone next year will have implications. they are getting in front of the curve. >> is there a russia element here? on the backething of the story they are trying to fight? ago, we wouldeek we'll seeker euro and it strengthen. you look at the yields and the strength of the euro. you can see the safe haven flows. russia stabilized and you expect some of that to be unwound. we are higher. the ftse 100 is higher. the stocks are overshadowed by what is going on in the fx market. the swiss franc is lower. the swiss national bank takes a surprise move and takes the deposit rate negative. up next, it is about risk and we will have the latest. we will be live in athens. short.me minister fall the move. back to on we are 10 minutes into the open. it is about risk. the ruble in the currency market rally. the dollar ruble si

switzerland has a long history of providing strong and loyal warriors to foreign powers. the city's famous lion monument recalls the heroism of more swiss mercenaries. the mighty lion rests his paws on a french shield. tears stream down his cheeks. the broken-off end of a spear is slowly killing the noble beast. the sad lion is a memorial to over 700 swiss mercenaries who were killed, defending marie antoinette and louis xvi during the french revolution. the people of luzern take full advantage of their delightful river with a variety of cafes and restaurants along its banks. this evening, we're enjoying the setting as much as the food. i'm having the local pork. my producer, simon, is having eel, fresh from the river. with a picturesque setting like this, the dining experience makes for a wonderful memory. >>> hello, you're watching "newsline". health officials say they've confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm. they found the h5 strain of the flu in three birds. they conducted a genetic test after 29 birds were found dead on the farm. workers began counting

to ryan,efore we go breaking news from switzerland.as s introduced at negative interest rates. the swiss national bank introduced a cap versus the euro . the level has been getting precariously close to the 120 euros level. today, it has taken a step to ensure it defends its currency and make sure the country does not slip to deflation. some are two what the eurozone is doing. >> -- similar to what the eurozone is doing. forecasting only 1/10 of a percent growth. now it is down to zero. they have brought down there for the 15 forecast. changes afoot in switzerland. >> they are saying they will continue to enforce it with the utmost determination. reaffirming minimum exchange rates. they are hugging the 120 level. let's move it on. back to russia. our man from russia, ryan chilcote, is here. from the speech that putin makes , where do we focus the spotlight? the russian president is going to talk mostly about how the situation is under control. he wants to prevent panic on the streets. we have had people panic buying in anticipation of

the ceo tells us it had to be sent back to switzerland for repairs and said we value our customers and are sorry they had a negative experience. as a result, swiss watch takes action to make it right. >> i >> very nice watch. >> we're thankful for channel 7. we won't forget you. >> swiss watch says it repairs 6,000 watches every year and this is a rare event. if you have a foreign made watch you may want to consider a local jeweller that specializes in the repair to save your watch a trip. >> looking calm except for clouds and fog. and into central valley. a mile and a half in concord and half moon bay, three quarters of a mile. arriving and continuing through the day thursday. these are concerns from the storm thursday. tomorrow, sunny, warm conditions, cloudy skies and here is the accu-weather forecast. stormy weather throughout the day. tapering off on friday, dry, saturday. a second storm coming our way sunday night and monday. >> thank you. >> yes. >> well, larry is here with sports. >> yes. it's been a season long storm. >> yes. >>> good evening. ten months after a knee injury, n

the ceo tells us it had to be sent back to switzerland for repairs and said we value our customers andhey had a negative experience. as a result, swiss watch takes action to make it right. >> i >> very nice watch. >> we're thankful for channel 7. we won't forget you. >> swiss watch says it repairs 6,000 watches every year and this is a rare event. if you have a foreign made watch you may want to consider a local jeweller that specializes in the repair to save your watch a trip. >> looking calm except for clouds and fog. and into central valley. a mile and a half in concord and half moon bay, three quarters of a mile. arriving and continuing through the day thursday. these are concerns from the storm thursday. tomorrow, sunny, warm conditions, cloudy skies and here is the accu-weather forecast. stormy weather throughout the day. tapering off on friday, dry, saturday. a second storm coming our way sunday night and monday. >> thank you. >> yes. >> well, larry is here with sports. >> yes. it's been a season long storm. >> yes. ♪ ♪ my baby drove up in a brand new cadillac. ♪ ♪ my baby drove

and switzerland. and the u.s.re encouraging other natio nationso offer other drug companies immunity. some experimental vaccines have already proved to be successful, in clinical trials that are underway across the world. in the u.s., this kind of immunity is only issued under special circumstances, it won't be granted to other products, officials saying the end goal is to contain a virus that continues to threaten 10s of thousands of people. andy gallagher, al jazerra. >>> zimbabwe's new vice president will be sworn in on friday. the president named two men as his second in commands on wednesday. the reshuffle follows the sacking of joyce, he accused her of working with the opposition on a plan to out of the him. >>> al jazerra says it's deeply concerned by the kenyon government's threat to pros cute itsal journalists who report odd a secret assassination program. in the documentary inside kenya's death squads, members of a counter terrorism unit admitted killing so-called radical muslims on government orders. ke

he is doing it from switzerland. one year after his release from prison.hill coat -- he was not in prison. that was written badly. we'll have these two guys talking. there are a lot of fascinating insights. >> you can follow us on twitter. guy johnson is at guy johnson tv. i'm at flacqua. keep it here. pulse pulse continues. we have a cracking show. mark mobius and uber, western europe. ♪ >> welcome back to "the pulse" live from bloomberg's european headquarters in london. i'm francine lacqua. >> and i'm guy johnson. these the bloomberg top headlines. >> the international energy agency that is cut its forecast. this as oil prices continue to drop. trading at the lowest price since 2009. saudi arabia continues to question the need to cut output. re r two big depart chers in the i tal fashion house gucci. gucci has struggled as customers have switched to labels they perceive to be more exclusive. >> alibaba founder has become he richest person in asia. a 60% search in shares means he had added 25 billion dollars this year. he is now worth $68 billion. >> the

kim jong-un has vanished after binging on cheese imported into vast quantities from switzerland.it has been claimed. as the rest of the country saw, he has ballooned in wait facing a so much cheese. i could go on and on it. there were nuggets of truth but the fact it is acceptable in outlets like the "huffington post," international business times, outlets to just throw together this nonsense and present it based on the lucid claims i think shows some of the series of challenges that we are facing in terms of north korea. it led to other ramifications. morris responds with people in d.c. from new focus international, or new focus, rather, when the disappearance happened there was a conference held with senior exiles, and coincidentally they were talking about their hypothesis that kim jong-un is not really in control. so when some journalist saw that and also saw that kim jong-un was missing, it was a perfect time to go over this theory that's being come he's been pushing for the last year or so. and that then led to headlines saying there had been a coup. those started echoing a

that is not only a topical .4 euro length and sweden and switzerland that expectations are decliningally and that in thisat grates country are too high and a negative factor of huge gross prospects of the economy not being supported by adequate rear rates. that is an additional factor. why want to do here is that all it takes are praying in but no pressure to the left or the right and those that are running in respect of the exchange rate are a profile which is not supportive for currency. >> let's finish things by talking about monetary policy. you talked to climbing inflation expectations. you and i sat here four month ago talking about a rate hike at the end of this year and everybody is talking next year now, is that the place we are at and another factor for a weaker pound? you can see the expectations concerning rate hikes that have been declining everywhere on this low point -- i think here .he u.k. is maybe an example rate expectations can change in an environment where the global economy is a low inflation economy. you need to look from where do you get inflation? on wages,

. >> on 13th of november, the people of switzerland voted overwhelmingly to retain freedom of movementuropean union, because their politicians talked about the economic benefits of being in the single market. will the deputy prime minister continue to do what the city, the cbi, and companies in my constituency want, talk about those benefits for the uk and reject the politics of knowing the cost of everything and the value of nothing? >> i strongly agree with him that freedom of movement, which is a privilege and entitlement that more than 1.5 million british citizens benefit from across the european union, is something we should defend. but freedom of movement is not the same as, and is not synonymous with, the freedom to claim, which is why there is now a very healthy debate about how we ensure that freedom of movement can be protected while the rules surrounding access to benefits can be changed. >> closed question, mr. graham allen. >> i am grateful to the honorable gentleman and the committee he chairs for their work on the operation of the fixed-term parliaments act 2011. fixed-t

a former neighbor from maryland, she and her husband saw brad bishop in bassal, switzerland. him, right in his eyes. and then there was roy harrell, who is a friend and colleague. >> all these years -- and i really thought nothing more of -- about brad bishop until sorento. i don't normally speak to people in men's rooms. i thought he was a vagrant. he was sitting there, and i came and stood right next to him. for some reason, turned. in my mind's eye, i stripped and turned and ran. i have no doubt that -- that it was him. >> after that many years, a book was all of a sudden found. >> it really is as good as a bloody fingerprint at the scene. >>> i have been involved in madge the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ho, ho, ho, ho] lease the 2015 ml 350 for $579 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. amam rich. my social circle includes captains of industry, former secretaries of state, oil tycoons, and ambassadors of countries known for their fine cheeses. yes i am rich. that's why i dri

italy, germany and switzerland, plus greece are closed for the whole day. -- the dow pushed a nice little number as we closed out the year, 18,000 clear yesterday. what's in store for global markets in 2015? we'll forecast a critical eye over the new year. ♪ >> it's 11 mental past the hour, and we're looking forward to 2015. nice to see you. so, 2014, the last act of 2014 has been to see the u.s. economy deliver some really stellar data. put that in context for us. what does yesterday's g.d.p. number tell us about 2015? >> the first thing it tells us is that the chances of rates finally going up, we've spent years waiting on rates going up, and it's not happens it next year. last time we got a growth number as strong as this was 2003. i would argue all day long they were too sluggish to raise rates then. the fourth quarter is going to be weaker.+++ but liftoff or not, the economy is not growing at a speed cannot with zero rate. >> no. and this was pre the injection of low oil prices as well. how much does that add into the mix, do you think? >> well, it cer

he was once russia's richest before spending a decade in prison and moving to switzerland. >> i can saye is a 50% chance putin -- regime will be overthrown in 10 years and the likelihood he will be replaced by a european government, 50%. the likelihood of success in the next decade is about 25%. those are decent odds. >> you talk a lot about russia post-vladimir putin. you said that the first government will need to be a temporary government and not a democratic government, that you are prepared to lead. explain that. >> unfortunately, it is obvious that the current regime can't be changed through democratic elections because everything putin has done has been aimed at preventing a transfer of power. it is pretty clear, when the government changes, it won't change as a result of democratic elections. it is the sole duty of the toernment, in addition maintaining stability, to carry out fair and honest elections. >> you've really thought this through. how much time the you spend thinking about revolution in russia? >> i'm not sure we need to be talking about a revolution. i'm talking abou

in europe kind of not only in germany, we have kind of a movement to where it's being a larger switzerland. the small entities. people can decide more and i can also say no, you know, to the -- >> european union has expanded d people say they are much more identified with their region or customs exactly where they live. or they may even travel internationally all week by going to the market in their particular hometown is very important on saturdays. everybody has got to find ways. >> but you described the initiative that i mentioned, how would you promote the kind of tolerance and acceptance you're talking about? >> i would say people need distance. we don't have mingle so much together. what's the problem? we have to talk more going by he issues. question of immigration and so on. we bring more humor into this situation and we must take other eople serious. >> i think if you look honestly in germany there's been a reunification, it's interesting because it's different in bloc countries because basically west germans came and it's there model that got taken over. in every other place it's

the decision has been welcomed in switzerland saying whatever city is chosen will be a "strong contender." delegations from san francisco, boston los angeles, and withed with, made the pitch to the united states olympic committee. san francisco things they have an advantage over the other united states cities because of the newer areas like at&t park and we levi stadium. the decision to represent the bid is nut -- not made until january. >> i said "we are never going to lose again." >> i tried to block it out because i figured it was like the "sports illustrated" jinx. >> the warriors 16-game winning streak helped after being overpowered by the warrior grizzlies. grizzlies. the fine final tomorrow night so it is not getting easier. >> 6:09. >>> we are thinking wet and rain. >> meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. the forecast. >> we have a heavier shower and around daly city at 87 and washington street and sullivan avenue to the west of 280 and south of john daly boulevard taking in the area to south san francisco and bayview to the bay bridge and toward 580 around emeryville to ri

switzerland voted against initiatives proposed in a ballot over the weekend.iss voted not to curb breaks for wealthy foreigners and did not impose a strict immigration policy. the nation also voted on a measure that would deal with gold. the commodity sank on the news. the chinese government manufacturing gauge dropped in november to 50.3, lower than the analyst estimate. the fall comes after the government ordered a factory shutdown outside of beijing. it is surrounding promises to curb pollution. now, china's manufacturing may be slowing but it is getting a boost elsewhere. joining me now to talk emerging markets is the managing director of macro strategy at trusted sources. right to have you with me. i want to start with china. everybody struggles to understand what is going on. it matters because it is the world's second-largest economy. what does it mean? what is happening, a slowdown or something more? >> all the points you make are correct. there are some doubts about the data. the bigger picture here, and our economist has been pointing this out, the e

. >> he says the perfume was made -- >> switzerland. >> made in india.ove new york, christmas ornament made in china. yes, the bag that tore was made in america. that was manufactured right here in the good old usa. quality. >> all of the products are made from the highest quality genuine leather and it continues to show how to do it but it has nowhere it is made. i suspect vietnam. >> the finest leather in vietnam. >> made in bangladesh. >> made in bangladesh. >> those little kids clothes probably made by -- that's right. marry christmas. >> well, my next guess doesn't like the fact that so many products are being made overseas. wants to raise awareness in support for american products and workers. joining me now is john ratzenberger. great having you here today. i watched that tape. it is embarrassing to see that so many of the products are made everywhere but the u.s. it's frustrating. it really means that there are a lot of americans who are supporting jobs for everyone but americans. >> yeah. i think people are coming to realize too that the more yo