did it end in sydney? we will have a live shot. it's not only go tile. at the end of the show, we'll find out if it's stop time. go. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> cenk: all right the whole crew's here. anna ben michael and we were discussing a little politics here in the beginning. first of all let me give you guys awesome poll. is the gop too extreme. >> that would only be 53% of all americans saying yes in fact 22% of republicans say the party is too exveal. those are really strong words and they certainly had it coming. meanwhile, they're working on an extreme plan right now trying to pass plan b. which has nothing to do with contraception, obviously they would be against that. it has to do with taxes and the so-called fiscal cliff. their proposal, they say for people making more than a million dollars we'll go back to the clinton era rates, 35 to 39%. capital gains goes from 15% to 20%. of course, they keep the bush's safe tax at incredibly low rate that it is, plus take away a couple of your deductions, including the earned income credit and child tax credit. th

sydney, nice to see you and welcome. you have four of the worst c.e.o.'s of the year, beginning with number 4, mark pincus, manager of zynga that relies on facebook for its success. what brought mark to your list. >> facebook and zynga announced they would go their separate ways and no longer be tied in and you can guess who that will affect more, facebook or zynga. one executive manager after another has left and that is always something i have seen as one of the reason warnings signs of something going wrong. along the way acquisition was made for $180 millujjy didn't take them more than half a year to write down 50% of the value of that acquisition. so it really look like a company that is floundering and mark pincus along the way ended out cashing out as quickly as possible raising eye browse in the possible. >> to the makeup industry and fashion. andrea young, the former c.e.o. of avon, still the chairman. this company rejected a buy outr offer earlier in the year when the share price was closeÑi to 3 where it is now. is that why she is on the list.

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tom hudson talks with sydney finkelstein of the tuck school of business at dartmouth. >> sydney finkelstein is with the tuft school of business at dartmouth, with us again from new york. we spoke last time about your four worst c.e.o.'s. you had two more that were really seen at visionaries but really brought down-to-earth this year. they almost made your list of bad c.e.o.'s. the first is well-known mark zuckerberg, c.e.o. of facebook. the company seems to be trying to get its legs under it now that it is maturing a little bit here. >> whatoied me aou mark zuckerberg and why he almost got on the list is he has created a little dictatorship as facebook, even though he only owns now a small percentage of the company because the jewel's stock structure and the way he controlled the board of directors he will be a tough guy to get rid of if something does go wrong. so classic traditional and valuable, corporate governance measurements have been thrown out of the door. at the same time i think zuckerberg has been very slow in addressing the rise of mobile has a way in which so much of the inter

been no good. -- kylie minogue. 7 tons of fireworks filled the air above sydney harbour bridge. this city's style is rather different. john yang has held what for help -- it's believed to be the first public new year celebration in north korea. burma has joined the global party. ♪ >> the end of the year would not be complete without the viral pop hit, "gangnam style" being performed with great enthusiasm. while hong kong celebrate with a virtuous so show over victoria harbor. fireworks lit up moscow's red square. in dubai, they filmed the midnight moment under the world's tallest building. the gulf states is eager to take its place among the world's best known venues for the dawn of the new year. >> no happy new year in syria. the situation is as great as ever. the bodies of 30 people found with signs of torture in a suburb of damascus. the international peace negotiator of syria urged to push for peace talks between the government and rebels. the country could become a failed state ruled by warlords. in iraq, a wave of attacks killed nearly 23 people and injured more than 80 as

and sydney poitier present immediate with the oscar. and at 11:30 we were wheels up and i was on the kennedy center stage at 9 in the morning. >> rose: oh boy. and then that night you got this award, you walked out with your son who is now work with you on this. >> yes, that made it possible. >> rose: what did it mean for sydney poitier to give new lifetime achievement? >> well, sydney i think is really one of the great figures, not just in the performing arts but as a man. and-- . >> rose: he defines class and elegance and integrity. >> yeah. and it's an amazing story how he, you know, growing up so poor in the bahamas, and becoming this symbol of the best in american life. so to receive it from sydney was very moving. >> rose: i want to talk about people who influenced you on your life. tell me about your faefer who you made a documentary about. >> i was blessed with a great father. >> rose: yeah. >> and which was not the norm. sons of famous fathers in hollywood were not always going to have the best outcome. and he for your audience

and cuts on his face. >> oh, goodness. >> apparently working at a very prestigious restaurant in sydney and he also comes from a very well-known winemaker family in california in napa valley that owns the smith ma droen winery. >> did he drink, like two bottles of wine before this? >> reports say he had fallen asleep on the bus after celebrating that he'd been working there about six months. >> this is basically the result of a party and a nap on a bus, and then he takes all of that out on this poor bus driver? >> the bus driver, who apparent will had been assaulted 11 times, and after this he finally retired. smith was sentenced to jail and while in court was embarrass bawd he was trying to hide himself behind a beanie, blond wig and embarrassed too. kniss this is not appropriate behavior. >>> a camera catching motorcycle action. guess where this one is heading? >> a couple of rolls there. >> see what the camera catches and survives, next. >>> don't know how they got in the birds nest. >> she seem to be quite cozy. >> moving into the treehouse on "right this minute." >>> every once in

so to receive it from sydney was veryoving. rose: i want to talk about people who influenced you on your life. tell me about your faefer who you made a documentary about. >> i was blessed with a great father. >> rose: yeah. >> and which was not the norm. sons of famous fathers in hollywood were not always going to have the best outcome. and he for your audience, he made gungadin and shane and a place in the sun, and giant and the diary of ann frank and swingtime. >> rose: about as good a list as it is. >> i think so. >> rose: and in world war ii ma so incredible footage of the fighting in kbot wars. >> exactly. i mean he left, he was 36 years old. he didn't have to go in the army. and he asked for a commission. and he headed up the combat motion picture photography for the war in europe, d-day, the liberation of paris, the liberation of daukau. and i worked with him. i worked with him on "shane" i worked with him on "giant" to a certain extent. i was his associate producer and directed the locati sces f the diery of ann frank.

here in the streets of sydney, there's still support for the team. >> she didn't sound like the queen. >> no, not at all. >> i think it was an amazing prank that has gone tranlcally wrong. >> reporter: but the global backlash has been fierce from online death threats to calls for prison. >> the question becomes as a legal matter what possible crimes were committed by the prank itself? i think it's going to be nearly impossible to legally connect the prank to the death. when it comes to criminal charges. >> reporter: the station announced it is suspending phony phone calls and advertising indefinitely. >> the real punishment here for the deejays and the stations can come from the public and from advertisers. that's going to be the way that they can really suffer. >> reporter: as for the popular deejays, they may be silenced and out of a radio job. but they have one final thing to say to a grieving family. >> we thought about this a million times in my head that i wanted to reach out to them and give them a big hug and say sorry. i hope they're okay. i really do. >> reporter: for "night

sydney, home to the radio station whose prank call has caused such tragedy. two radio personalities persuaded two blundered nurses -- london nurses to give them information over the phone. one of the nurses is now dead. presenters are giving their reaction and their account of the call they made. let's go to duncan kennedy, joining us from sydney. >> in many ways, this was a very difficult interview for these two to carry out. it was too full. it was emotional. not surprisingly, they have been receiving counseling because of all the public anger directed at them. they said they wanted to tell their story. more importantly, they wanted to say sorry. >> today, michael christian and mel greig are two yong people under intense -- two young people under intense pressure. >> emerging after days in hiding to give their version e theirvents. in a raw -- version of events. in a raw and tearful interview, they said they were guided by what had happened -- gutted by what had happened, the death of jacintha saldanha. >> we could not see this happening. >> do you feel sic

on the streets of sydney, australians we met seem more forgiving. some people are saying that they should be held criminally responsible or that they should be fired, any of those? >> no. >> no i thiit was only meant as joke. >> i feel bad. >> well, the d. are expected to reach out to the nurse's family. a spokesperson for the radio station we'll be hearing a public statement this week. >>> lot more shoes to drop on this story. we'll continue to cover it here on "good morning america." >>> meanwhile, lot of news developing overnight. we turn to john muller. >>> good morning, everyone. for the second time in as many weeks the nfl is mourning the loss of one of its players. the dallas cow likewise josh brent will in court this morning. we're hearing from brent for the first time this morning. abc's clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: police say that josh brent was speeding down this road when his mercedes crashed, flipped and caught fire. in the passenger seat, his teammate, jeff brown. brent was given and failed field sobriety tests. brown wa

. >> and running the sydney yacht race for a sixth time. >> within the next hour, president barack obama is set to meet with top republicans to discuss the nation's looming fiscal clit. white house aides have indicated that obama will discuss measures for avoiding the rest of the automatic spending cuts and tax hikes that will bite if lawmakers fail to come up with a plan. >> pessimism remains the prevailing mood in washington as the january deadline rapidly approaches. neither democrats nor republicans have any new proposals for a workable compromise. >> the starbucks coffee chain has urged its workers in washington, d.c., area to write "come together" on the cups, a plea for party leaders to work out a compromise, but some customers say that is not enough. >> i mean, i like with starbucks is riding on the cups. i wish they would write, like, something else, like "republicans, stop being stupid." >> i think the solution will probably be neutered and not very effective, but ultimately, i think they will avoid the fiscal cliff. >> but neither side appears willing to give in. democrats, fo

all from sydney loura from danville! we thank you. mike is here from the alameda county food bank. how many families will this feed? >> this will feed actually provided about 1,000 meals with this check. >> 1,000 meals! how does that make you feel? >> that makes me feel really good that 1,000 meals are going to be donated. >> reporter: can i give you a big hug? >> yeah! >> aww. >> reporter: if you want to help out, all you have to do is visit us online at cbssf.com/food. we'll be right back. alerts" for the elderly.,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the c-h-p unveiling the pro >>> we have amber alerts for missing children. now there are silver alerts for the elderly. the chp unveiled the program to find missing dementia and alzheimer's patients. starting next month families can get immediate help from law enforcement without waiting 24 hours. one big difference though, no alerts on highway signs. >> the overhead freeway signs won't be activated. additionally, there won't be necessarily a break in broadcasting programming on television. that kind of has to be determined by the tv station. >> califor

but on the streets of sydney, australians we met seem more forgiving. some people are saying that they should be held criminally responsible or that they should be fired, any of those? >> no. >> no, i think it was only meant as a joke. we have a dry sense of humor. they're just taking it too far. >> i feel bad. >> reporter: well, the deejays are expected to reach out to the nurse's family. a spokesperson for the radio station said we'll likely be hearing a public statement this week. >> so interesting to hear the public retlax as opposed to the rest of the world. >> cecilia, thank you. lot more shoes to drop on this story. we'll continue to cover it here on "good morning america." >>> meanwhile, lot of news developing overnight. for that, we turn to john muller. who's in for ron claiborne. >>> good morning, everyone. for the second time in as many weeks the nfl is mourning the loss of one of its players. the dallas cowboys josh brent will be in court this morning. he flipped his car early saturday morning that killed a teammate. we're hearing from brent

of anger, the radio hosts behind the prank have been taken off the air at sydney's 2day f.m.he company they work for refuses to fire them or condemn them. >> it's unfair to be drawing conclusions from what is really a deeply tragic matter. our main concern is for the family. i don't think anyone could have reasonably foreseen this was going to be the result. >> hello, there. could i please speak to kate, please? >> reporter: the prank had been cleared by the radio station's lawyers. and just yesterday, the two deejays had been gloating about the successful call to the hospital, in which they pretended to be the queen and prince charles. and were able to obtain personal information about the duchess' serious condition. >> we expected to be hung up on. we didn't know what to say. >> we got put through. and now, the entire world is talking. >> reporter: as the australians learn of the suicide of the nurse jacintha saldanha who answered the phone at the private hospital where the duchess was being treated, revulsion engulfed the two radio hosts. their twitter account has been sus

this is in sydney, australia. video from just a few minutes ago, you can see the celebration featured a fireworks display over the harbor bridge and opera house. the party now continues moving west across the globe ending tonight in the united states. >> looks like they got a beautiful night down under. we got some live pictures here still partying down there. >> they are still partying. look, the fireworks are still going. can you imagine being there watching those fireworks? beautiful, right. >> it would be nice. very nice. >> we are going to have some pretty good viewing right here in the bay area, too, apparently. >> i don't know if i can make it until midnight tonight. >> i don't think you're going to make it much past this show, michelle, the way you're going. >> 7:00 she will be like i have to go now, see you later! >> she is so sick, i feel bad for her. but we have some good news. we have better weather coming our way. couple of clouds making their way across our skies this morning. it's going to be a fros

. >>> the new year has already arrived in sydney, australia [ explosions ] >> take it in. this is video from just over an hour ago. the celebration featured fireworks displays over the harbor bridge and opera house. the party now continues moving west across the globe. it ends tonight in the united states and hawaii and we are how many hours away? >> i don't know how many. >> i don't know. >> i'm not good at math. >> it's creeping up on us. >>> time now 6:11. emergency in the sky. the scare for passengers when an engine panel fell off midflight. >> and the bad guy didn't see this coming. how a bottle of vodka came in handy during an armed robbery. we have the video coming up. >> and start counting your change. the weekend parking perk coming to an end in one bay area city. [ male announcer ] the career landscape of america is changing. new jobs are here, and by 2025, we could have millions more that demand qualified college graduates. many in the bay area. at devry university, our market-responsive bachelor's and master's degree programs can give you what you need to succe

say hello to sydney, america.benefit a sick child in need. we, in fact, sent abc's ginger zee to find out what christmas really means to kids like sydney. >> reporter: 'tis the season for decking the halls. as the big day draws near, we had some pretty pressing questions that needed answering. just who is santa? >> he has a white beard. >> a red suit. >> he's chubby. >> reporter: and where does he live, exactly? >> in his house. >> reporter: kids across the country agree, there's one thing that's newly special about the holiday season? >> i get to spend time with my family. >> reporter: everyone knows this time of year is about giving back. and macy's has a pretty easy way to help. for every stamped letter to santa claus that's dropped in a believe box at macy's across the country, macy's will donate $1 to make-a-wish, up to $1 million. we're going to write a letter to santa. and some kid will get what they need. >> i want a bunny. >> reporter: what do you leave santa? >> this year, i want to try to leave him a pr

that's the latest from sydney. back to you. >> despite that, aussie dollar actually edging higher against the u.s. dollar 1.05. aussie dollar moving higher after a rate cut suggests very much priced in. where do we go from here? >> that was very much priced in. i think probably what surprised people today was just how neutral the statement was that we got from the rba, in effect how similar it was to the november statement where they held rates unchanged. from here, i think really the focus turns to what's happening globally, particularly negotiations around the u.s. fiscal cliff. now, we think those negotiations will continue and that the deadlock between politics will continue, as well. that and he unlikely to be supportive of risky assets and we think the australian dollar will probably suffer because of that. >> the rba i guess trying to stimulate other sectors of the economy. what hope do they have of doing that? >> they have a high hope. what they want is a smooth transition, the mining sector of the company

and we shot most of in the sydney and it's weird. are only 100 japanese people who live in the country of australia and they play 15 roles each. if you watch carefully they are all rotating. but we did shoot in japan. >> jimmy: part of it? >> a month we shot in japan. that is an experience i will never forget. we had about two days off. i climbed mount fuji with my son, oscar. he is only 12 and it's a serious climb with oxygen tanks. i didn't know that until we got up this. they were selling them up there for $3,000. >> jimmy: did he mknow? how long does it take? >> ten days. each station is a couple hours climb and we stayed on the eighth station. that's close. we had been going six hours. and you then sleep until 1:30 in the morning and climb the rest. in japan they give you a meal and you go to sleep in these shelves. there are shelves laid out and they all just pile in like sardines and all the japanese people like this is normal and it's fine an they climb in and they give you a pact of rice as a pillow. >> jimmy: what? as a pil

this is sydney, australia, rocking in the new year.sands lining up along sydney's harbor to watch the mayesive fireworks display. >> awesome shot. >> if you are planning to yew uber-to plansh be prior pedestrian to pay. they're using surge pricing. soo when more being available, the price will go back down. customers should expect to pay twice the normal fares tonight. in some cases there could be a minimum of $100. >>> i guess if you have a lot of people. >>> coming up on news4, going dark. why 2013 means the iconic american light bulb is a thing of the past. >>> the secret exposed. what's on one of d.c.'s most exclusive [ fingers tapping ] [ rain pattering ] [ heels clicking ] [ female announcer ] yoplait light tastes great now... ♪ ...and feels great later 20 delicious flavors of yoplait light, now at 90 calories each. yoplait, it is so good! come on, kid. i'm drew brees. and i'm harry. who? from one direction. platinum album. dudes. won the super bowl. on the cover. mvp. oh, yeah? [ girls screaming ] yeah. [ crowd cheering ] if you

more than a million people saw the show at the sydney harbor bridge. it started with a ringing of a pel in tokyo, japan, at 10:00 this morning. closer to home, thousands of people are expected to bring in the new year at the celebration in al kpand rhee i can't. tony has a preview. >> reporter: i can tell you it's the time of year when people celebrate. they throw parties, make resolutions and promises for the upcoming year. in old town alexandria it will happen into the evening. it will be pretty packed. it was a quiet morning but the sign in this bookstore displays a subtle clue about the festivities. over 21 local spots including live music and children's activities. for the finale, a return of fireworks. a sure fire good time for folks celebrating the new year. >> go on a party. the redskins made my new year last night. >> or not. >> i have no big plans. >> anything you can think of will likely be represented in old town tonight like here at hotel monaco. they will throw a party in the restaurant. come dressed up. >> 15% off. come dressed to celebr

timber shares in sydney are 22 degrees. it is trying 9:30 p.m.astern here on link tv. >> hello again. a recap of our top stories on al jazeera. the names of 20 children killed at the sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut have been released. south african prime minister jacob zuma is speaking at a conference. and the conservative liberal democratic party has been returned to power in japan. the party has secured a 2/3 majority in the lower house. hundreds of protesters have been blocked from staging a rally outside kuwait's parliament. politicians have been groot -- coleen their first sessions -- politicians have been holding their first sessions. >> the first set of reforms start with the meeting to analyze and look at reasons so that reforms can be dealt with in a better way. the parliament has the responsibility of planning and preparing a program that can be put into practice. >> in syria, gun battles have been reported in a refugee camp in damascus, home to thousands of palestinian refugees. these pictures show some of the figh

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. >> sydney putting on a spectacular welcome to 2013. kylie minogue sang the tunes to the display. 7 tons of gunpowder bait. the bridge in light for more than 1 million revelers. along with fireworks, they had a traditional bell ringing ceremony. even north korea accepts they cannot stop the passage of time. they clearly have money to burn in 2013. celebrations may be winding down in asia, berlin is still warming up in anticipation of the midnight hour. the biggest parties will be in front of the brandenburg gate with a 1 million people expected and a lavish pyrotechnic display lighting up the german capital. >> the prime minister of samoa was among the first to welcome in the new year. last year, they catapulted themselves across the international date line by setting their clock 24 hours forward. >> citizens in venezuela are less happy as new year's approaches. they have called off public new year's eve after the government said the cancer stricken president hugo chavez had taken a turn for the worse. >> the streets of caracas were qui

in 2010, then 11 month old sydney had to have skin taken from her thigh to repair third degree burns on her hands. a year later, she still was wearing compression gloves to protect her hands and faced more surgeries ahead. all because of this, a glass fireplace in her home. her toddler brother had started it with a remote during the day with a sitter. no one realized that the tiny flame was heating the screen all day long. in the summer time until late that evening when little sydney pressed her hands again the screen to stand up. the fireplace had come with an instruction booklet in french. they wished the manufacturer had done more to protect them. >> just a big fat red sticker on the window that says these things get 500 degrees would have been a good start. >> the other thing is i didn't know it was on. so i felt like, you know, a red light or something. >> reporter: now the manufacturers are doing something, enacting a voluntary standard for permanent attached screens or barriers on all new fireplaces start not guilty 2015. industry group stasis in the past several years, there

they work for a sydney radio station called today fm. the station has offered its deepest sympathies. the nurse was on night duty at king james hospital. at 5:30 on tuesday morning, the prank call came through. she answered it and was taken in by the callers' impersonation of the queen. she was put through by a second nurse who was monitoring the duchess. the nurse had not been disciplined or suspended as a result of what happened. the nurse was married with two children. >> now to the pressing economic deadline facing the united states, which has global implications. the fiscal cliff, a combination of tax increases and spending cuts. right now there is a political standoff, which the head of the imf, christine largarde, has a duty to stop. >> the fiscal cliff -- when you talk to people around the world, how concerned are they about the ramifications of americans going over this cliff? >> people around the world are concerned about it. it used to be the case that they were more concerned about the eurozone than the fiscal cliff. now thin

. >> [[cheers and applause] ] >> fireworks at sydney harbour at the opera house. the celebrations in wellington were canceled because of dangerously high wins. in south korea, a large bell that marked the start of 2013 was wrong. it was used to keep time for the ruling emperor. now it is wrong on late at midnight on new year's column total of 33 times. the start of the new year means a big change for one popular magazine. newsweek's final print issue hits the newsstands today. cover features a picture, of the newsmagazine's former offices in new york with a telling deadlineheadline. it cannot afford to stay in print and will be on line only, next year. and it's a new beginning for many couples in maryland. same-sex couples or will be able to get married in maryland starting tomorrow. baltimore city hall will be open at midnight, but most couples will have to wait until the second to officially tied the knot because of the new year holiday. the referendum was passed in november. a celebration of another kind in the washington area today. if you've not heard, the re

this is a look at the spectacular fireworks show in sydney, australia. thousands of people lined up as 7 tons of fireworks were fired off from harbour bridge. today marks the beginning of the baltimore ravens run to the super bowl and get ready for the city to be awash in purple. purple lights will be displayed on nearly every building in baltimore city and to mark, acre well-paid city hall and several parts of federal hill in purple and black. the ravens dropped their regular-season finale against cincinnati but most of the raven's starters did not dress for the game and the rest played only a few snaps. the bengals won 23-17 and the attention has shifted to the indianapolis colts for the plight of game and the ravens know when they will host baltimore's favorite team to hate. kickoff is slated for 1:00 this sunday. coming up next, it has almost been two months since superstar and send it ravaged in the east coast and now an update on how some eastern shore residents can receive additional aid to. >several maryland laws will take effect next year and a

. >> there is a gang culture in sydney but rarely sees members shot. those are numbers washington politicians should consider. >> it can easily be considered a poor nation. a lot of people have access to mobile funds and there is a well-established process. the rise of e-cash in mogadishu. >> some good news. the message on her phone says she has been given $150. an equivalent of two months' earnings to turn her tiny store into something like a supermarket. >> the money gives the power to buy and sell things. >> it is all part of a scheme to support people who aid agencies have identified as vulnerable and who need help. the money arrives on the phone itself. the problem with cash, there are plenty of temptations to waste the money. research has shown when you give it to women, they invest in businesses or in their children. >> they developed a system they call e-cash. this is the first time it has been used to deliver aid. >> it is safe, quickly, everything. >> security is what makes it ideal here. not only does she received the money electronically, b

. >> reporter: sydney started off the world's major lysacek celebration with a big bang, almost $7 millionorth of fireworks. the party spread to asia. hong kong hosted its biggest ever fireworks display. they also rang in the new year in tokyo. the pope celebrated new year's eve with a service at the vatican saying reflexion and prayer can help heal wounds. heading east, there were scenes of beauty like in red square in moscow. one of the biggest celebrations in the world and perhaps the most iconic is right here in times square. hundreds of thousands are already gathered to watch the famous waterford crystal ball drop, wishing you a very happy new year in times square. >> there's much more ahead at 5:30. we'll be right back. >>> as we check out this new year's eve forecast, cloudy, a gray wintry day but no precipitation coming down. a little bit of verga, rain evaporating. it looks good as you travel to your favorite new year's eve event. as we go later in the night, 35 degrees, cold but dry. there are two changes on tap for the first week of the new year. we got those coming up. >> with