and there was a show of support from sydney, australia. in beirut protesters held up banners saying journalism is not a crime. you can follow developments on our story on website and across social media. the hashtag is free aj staff. this brings you to the end of this edition of "inside story." thank you for being with us. in washington, i'm ray suarez. >>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters and here are the stories we are following for you. >> i indenned to continue fighting for the future of ukraine. >> viktor yanukovich is speaking as the armed forces are occupying. >> attempted assz nation of ran old reagan and the gun control that

. >>> for the past couple of weeks at a pub in sydney, australia, there's been some speaky scenes happening. >> ghostly. check this surveillance video out at this pub, carlisle castle hotel. >> as this guy goes into this, wine bottles fall out. the beer taps have been turning on by themselves. lights flickering. >> keep watching. other weird stuff starts to go down. you see this woman, she's not moving around. this time, watch, it's a wine glass that falls and breaks about itself. >> watch. >> what? >> if that's not enough to convince you, watch this video. an empty room, same bar. looks like a flashlight but some are saying it making human-like motions, like an arm. >> no, no, no. that i don't buy. that's a reflection on the camera lens or something. i don't buy that. wine bottles shooting off the rack, something's weird. >> peter bradbury's the owner of the place. put it on facebook to document it. the ghost has expensive tastes, it's always pricey, red wine bottles the thing goes after. patrons have theory whose this could be. one theory, a guy named old peter. >> old pete. >> elderly ma

i'm an industrial designer living in sydney, australia.e been designing and making wooden bowties. >> i'm not so sure about that. it's almost having a propeller on your neck. >> you use several types of wood to go with your different suit colors or shirt colors but it's kind of neat. it's interesting. this is what you get for somebody who has everything. >> okay, do you know what, this could be kind of cool. i could see a red carpet dude, somebody on the red carpet wearing it. >> all this guy needs is somebody like farrell to wear a wood w one time and do you know what, he'll sell a million of those. >> look what he did for the arby's hat. everybody wants one now. >> i don't know about everybody. >> this is part of a kick-starter campaign. he's almost halfway to his goal of $9,000 australian. >> he'll get there. >>> dog loves fine dining. ♪ ♪ >>> if they passed out academy awards for vine videos -- >> my name is logan paul and this is a really bad idea. >> logan paul would be wracking them up. you know logan, of course, he had his previous

on his agenda for this weekend's meeting of g-20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs in sydney, australia. lew says domestic demand has powered japan's economy in the past two years but he's worried whether it can continue to drive the country's growth. and says japan should push structural reforms. lew made those comments in a letter to fellow delegates attending the upcoming g-20 meeting. he says the u.s. wants g-20 delegates to discuss what japan can do to minimize the effects of the sales tax hike. officials attending the talks will also discuss how the tapering of the u.s. fed stimulus program is affecting currencies in emerging markets, and how that may impact the world economy. lew dismisses those concerns. he says the u.s. economic recovery will have a positive effect on global growth. >>> now let's have a check on the markets. european equities are actually trading lower at this moment. london's ftse is down almost 0.3%. paris is trading lower, as well. and frankfurt down 0.35%. investors waiting for more cues to trade on later in the day, the u.s. federal reserve is going to rel

this is surveillance footage from a train station in sydney, australia, pay close attention to the man on the top of your screen. that is 19-year-old tim whitaker and in this moment you see him fall down right toward the edge of the train tracks, he was having an epileptic seizure, as he's having it there's no one to help him, keep watching the video his body inches closer and closer to the train tracks. >> of all the places for that to happen. >> he falls onto the train tracks between the platform and that first rail. moments later, a train enters the station. >> oh! >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, they didn't see him at all. >> maybe if they did, i don't think they had time to stop. >> the conductor did notice at the last second that this man was on the tracks, he was unable to pull the brakes so in all three cars did end up going over whitaker. but he was in that safe zone. after the train does come to a stop, people spring into action quickly. rescuers get there, they get whitaker out from under the train. >> i feel like the luckiest man alive. >> a current affair in australia actually spok

>> sydney, australia. >> and is this your first time here? >> no, it's our second time. >> how do you like it? >> yeah, i really love it. it's amazing. >> what do you think about the illumination effect? >> we came in this afternoon, we couldn't really see much. it's so much better in the night time. >> thank you, ladies. have a great time. as you can see the sapporo snow festival attracts a lot of people. more than 2 million people are expected to come this week. the event runs through february 11th, with illuminations continuing every night. akane nakajima, nhk world, sapporo. >>> there's another snowstorm rolling across the u.s. just when the icy roads started to melt. our meteorologist robert speta has more on that. >> gene, first start off by talking about this system, which has already resulted in several deaths out here into the central plains, including kansas, over to missouri, as well. we first got a video coming out of kansas, where that snow continued to come down, and just absolutely treacherous driving conditions out there. you

its agenda for this weekend's meeting of g twenty finance ministers and central bank chiefs in sydney australia loose as domestic demand as power japan's economy in the past two years but he's worried whether it can continue to drive the country's growth and says japan should push structural reforms. whew made those comments in a letter to fellow and two fellow delegates attending the upcoming g twenty meeting he says the us wants g twenty delegates to discuss what japan can do to minimize the effects of the sales tax hike. officials attending the talks will also discuss how the tapering of the us festival this program is affecting currencies in emerging markets and how that may impact the world economy who dismisses those concerns he says the us economy recovery will have a positive effect on global growth. new new new. japanese snowboarder toll will contact you. she has won a silver medal at the winter olympics in sochi she competed in the world in the women's parallel giant slalom kayaking which is the first japanese athletes to win a medal in the sport that ritzy at the murder of and switze

and of the g twenty capturing in sydney australia the united states and international monetary fund have also to assist ukraine and rebuilding its economy. us treasury secretary's jacob who is akin to signs that washington with you the very countries including russia is ready to assist the stock one night stay is that ukraine's debt laden economy is now facing default. its top spot causing widespread panic on my pants in other news at least nine people with codeine like how bomb attack near a field hospital in the syrian town of apnea. in the border with turkey. the hospital liaison by the son of the great gulf based businessman it's still not clear who carried out the attack that happening is in terror tree held by rebels fighting to overthrow the scene can send us a cent one of the wells minus one to try to ban smoking guzman on initial g has been a breeze to make the cut he was the leader of the sinaloa cartel which stifles ski jump bounce of illegal drugs in the us does not have been on the run since escaping a high security prison in the laundry basket. in two thousand and one. you

finance ministers from the grip of twenty industrialized nations are meeting in sydney australia on this weekend to tackle the issues facing the globe economy. on this show to be lots of discussion about the troubles in the matching my kids recently developed economies like a new way as has been unwinding a stimulus programs and money has been quickly flowing out of emerging markets including brazil south africa and turkey. the scandals markets and stealing offences. it's nice just to make it to me in immediately. they presented to mr khai in humans or don't is because the team is studying the entire team. why wait the glued to the limp when the dollar goes up and prices here go up with it when prices go up. customers buy unless it suits me as i get some of my goods abroad hannah getting more expensive for me. this issue the needy and the new missiles twenty percent against the donna. india's rupee has lost thirteen percent of that period please feel free now eighteen percent. and south africa's rand has announced that seeks to the chinese ahead of the countries china india and south afr

in sydney australia the guru have pledged to add money to the economy.entral bankers representing over 80 countries will increase investment and employment was post austerity. i don't think alike those details. hopes it will boost gdp more than forecast. in the ukraine storming protesters have found a treasure trove with the fugitive a president. taking over the estate uncovered financial documents that shows millions of dollars worth of assets including 12 million in cash also tea room decorations worth more than $2 billion. and a statue of a wild boar with a $100,000 value. to try on the brink of bankruptcy how this could harm in the entire municipal market and hit your wallet. at the end of the day it is all about money. i keep telling you that. adg flor in real time. ♪ the shell brought him great fame. ♪ but then, one day, he noticed that everody could have a magic seashel [ distinct talking ] [ le announcer ] right there in their trading platform. ♪ [ indistinct talking continues ] [ male announcer ] the magic ell went back to being a...shell. get l

events are underway in sydney, australia, focussing on difficulties journalists faces. it's a worldwide day of support for mohamed fadel fahmy, bard rsh, and peter greste, on trial for aiding a terrorist group, something al jazeera denies i spoke it australian news anchor hugh riminton, about our colleagues. >> that international legitimacy cannot be enhanced when you lock you have respected international journalists doing their job in a well understood way, reporting both sides of a complex story - in fact, all the sides of a complex story. "not proper to put them in jail on charges that wouldn't be sustained outside egypt. it won't do anything for the powerful feelings, what they must have. >> we'll have coverage. international day of average throughout the day tomorrow. next - crop crisis. citrus farmers who survive a drought. they have a tougher crisis on their hands. >> literally hundreds of millions of children every day have nothing more. >> how one man's vision of a better soccer ball could help more than 21 million children worldwide. ♪ what is this place? wher

leaders of gathering in sydney, australia to discuss the future of the markets.down for an interview with our chief business correspondent. he was upbeat about the u.s. economy. >> we look over the last year. we made new progress. we have seen a little bit of regularity returned to washington. we had a budget agreement at the end of the year and appropriation bill in january. there was agreement after years on a farm bill. maybe, just maybe we will continue doing business that way. >> more action in four months than two or three years. >> the economic growth over the last six months and progress. >> that's it for me. newsroom with brooke baldwin starts now. great to be with all of you. i'm brooke baldwin. before i begin, a warning off the top here. some of the video you are about to see is quite graphic. >> in ukraine, the battle on the streets has intensified and snipers are firing

events are underway in sydney australia, focusing on troubles journalists around the world. the three al jazeera journalis journalists, baher mohamed, peter greste and mohamed fahmy, charged with aiding a terrorist group, something al jazeera vee metropolitanly denies. hugh, why did you decide to speak out on this? >> well, i think the fact that there is an australian, peter greste caught up in this, it helps us as australians to kind of refocus on a much larger issue. it's plainly been an issue around the world. over 100 journalists were killed last year, according to the international federation of journalists. we saw justice week in hong kong of all places, a liberal minded np editor being brutally attacked. it is not a save world to be a journalist. just brings again an opportunity for us to look at these issues and also to exert such quiet, soft pressure as we can on the egyptian authorities to think again about what they're doing. >> as you say there are many other countries where journalists are in danger. but what specifically do you think is going on in egypt right

the leaders at the g-20 summit in sydney, australia, vowing to booth the entire world's economy withhopping $2 trillion, though in these times it doesn't seem like that much, over the next five years. we asked or senior correspond to come in and explain to es the significance and hopefully the impact of this cash infusion. where is the money coming from, brenda? and will we benefit? >> here's the deal. it's all very well and good to say and i wish, and we will infuse the world economy by 2% or $2 trillion. i would like to look like jennifer aniston. i don't have that chance. i don't think this is going anywhere, either. it's just a statement. it says we're going to increase the world economy, but at in the point they have no road map to getting there. >> so all these countries can talk and throw out numbers, and no one is willing to put up the money? >> it's not so much the money. it's going to be government policy. the next step is that every country will come up with a plan to how they're going to grow their economies. of course, they want to grow their economies anyway, but we see

matthew taylor is joining us live from sydney, australia. the nikkei just opened. 8% on japan. pushing that market further into correction territory. of course, over the month of january we saw that japanese markets sink by more than 8%. we're down 2% yesterday and it looks as though we're going to have another drop for the japanese market of 2% today. well below that 15,000 level. 14,348 is where we sit on that main index. we're likely to see the selling in japan exacerbated. we have a stronger japanese yen. below the 101 level against the u.s. dollar, the strongest level for the yen since the middle of last year. the move is likely going to prompt a sell-down in those japanese exporter stocks which are well on the overall index. the australian market that has been running for more than an hour, we've been pressured by the big mining stocks like rio tinto. copper prices, of course, the ninth executive drop that we've seen bringing about the worst losing streak for copper in 18 years the gold plays are moving higher. a big key risk event here in australia that reserve bank meet

that meant was pointed out to police and she was attending a promotional event in sydney australia couldould cancel the show was done in australia and. >> : she told police when she stopped to talk to fans that of that and pose for photos and then grabbed her. he was released on bail and back in court back next month break. >> : insiders are to seven and entertainments at 730. none >> : i to be a big changes in store will talk about the weather coming after the break. presidents' day is over, but the savings go on at sleep train. through sunday, save up to $500 on beautyrest and posturepedic. get a sealy queen set for just $399. even get 3 years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. plus, free delivery, set-up, and removal of your old set. keep more presidents in your wallet. sleep train's presidents' day sale ends sunday. superior service, best selection, lowest price, guaranteed. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ take a look at the video of lightning striking in asheville. thousands of people are without power. tonight protestors are predicting severe storms an

australia, heavily there with demonstrations in sydney earlier today. south-east asia started to come alive. a big block here in nairobi. i remember that is where peter greste was based. a lot of support for him there. what is interesting - it's 5:30 on the east coast of the united states, but that big hash tag there, when it comes up, of course, is washington d.c. which shows a lot of interest in the united states as well. let's take you around the world. it's 10:30 gmt, afternoon in the middle east. late afternoon in asia pacific. >> this is sydney where the crowds grabbed. journalist, human rights activist. peter greste is australia. we go to kuala lumpur and malaysia with their signs, and "free the media". this was a short time ago in yemen, the nobel peace prize winner was a journalist and part of the event. she turned politician, the face of an uprising. she is part of it. >> this is an example of how this goes behind the staff. this is a group of armenian journalist using a simple them, "i am a journalist. have a look. >> yes, "i am a journalist"

sydney australia actress haley dunphy arrest new south wales assault two men pleaded guilty to felony charges for brutally beating a san francisco giants fan outside dodger stadium in 2011. louie sanchez did face 11 years in prison had he been convicted on all counts.but will get eight years in this plea deal. marvin norwood faced 9 years.but the plea deal gets him down to four years. the two men showed no emotion as they were being sentenced. that lack of emotion prompted the judge to break his customary silence. he called sanchez a "public nightmare." bryan stow's father and sisters poured out their pain.but the criminals were still unmoved. stow, a santa cruz paramedic and father of two, suffered severe brain trauma that will require daily assistance for the rest of his life. last year, stow returned home when his insurance company stopped paying for his stay at a live-in facility. the judge in the case. also made his thoughts known. about what norwood and sanchez did to stow, his family and his friends. one of the prosecutors said. the sentences the suspects received were very clo

. >> what did you pay for the airline fare to sydney, australia?pensive. >> it was $100 for an $18,000 ticket. you are changing people possible lives. what is the number one thing we do wrongly five. we fly? when >> the biggest thing is credit cards. the bonuses, american has 100,000 mile offer. there is a $450 annual fee, but it can get you into business class for a $5,000 ticket. even with u.s. airways, the australian trip i took, you can buy miles from u.s. airways at a cents apiece. even buying a miles, you can buy enough miles to fly first class. charles plosser, when was the last time you flew on miles? >> not recently. >> i think my wife has. she flies on my miles. >> if i go to your website, there are how-to's to figure out how to do this. >> i have a beginners guide. i have the top credit cards. i have written posts on using american express points to go to africa and australia. >> why do men like to hoard their points and women like to use them? >> it is a national issue. tom, when was the last time you used miles? >> i have never used my

. -- meeting down in sydney, australia this weekend.ng home sales coming out at 10:00 a.m. a decrease by about four percent month by month. bank of america saying that it weatherto poor conditions. investor demands for existing properties have overall dwindled. we have been seeing that throughout the housing data yesterday. twitteranswer our question of the day. we ask you, which company needs a marketing makeover gekk? >> definitely microsoft. we knew microsoft was going to be in there. product makeover. facebook needs a business makeover. >> wow. >> >> throwing in everybody. --le actually made >> facebook may be uncool. >> they had issues of trust. your privacy settings and so forth. that does scare some people. are you a fan of the new let me get to the last one. and facebook, user interest will be the end, like myspace. facebook like myspace. that hurts. long bitng to take a of attrition before they start to fall. at 10 timesding earnings. even at apple, a different story. andhey're doing some things looking at other revenue sources

. >>> in sydney, australia, demonstrators urged athletes and fans to hold the hand of a person of the injured from a snowstorm that's dropped ten inches in tokyo. >>> and back here in the states, a winter storm in western, oregon, is making driving downright dangerous. some 600 car accidents are blamed on the weather. snow and ice have brought down trees and limbs in the area, and they're causing lots of damage. >>> and the crews have whittled down passengers without electricity to around 5,000. originally more than 850,000 had power knocked out mostly in the philadelphia area. >>> let's go to jackson, florida, where the trial of michael dunn is continuing. he killed a boy over the car volume. his fiancee took the stand and was asked. >> what did the defendant say? >> i hate that thug music. >> and what was your response to the defendant? >> i said, yes, i know. >> let's bring in american civil rights attorney. how important is that testimony to the case? >> it goes to the state of mind of mr. dunn that he already has this feeling that he dislikes what the kids are doing, he doesn't l

this will with the first olympic ceremony since the summer olympics in sydney australia where the presidentrst lady has not represented the u.s. napolitano will attend several competitions, including the u.s. women's ice hockey game against finland, ice dancing, figure skating and speed skating and snowboarding events. several uc alumni are competing in the games. those opening ceremonies will get underway in just a few minutes. u.s. athletes have been arriving all week. s most expensive olympic games ever are getting underway surrounded by security and terrorism concerns. the president of the international olympic committee says though, many other olympics have faced similar issues. >>> we had threats on athens, we had threats on sydney, maybe you remember the situation in salt lake city. there were many, so you cannot sing loud to those games in this way. >> the competitions got underway in fact, the americans did not do as well as expected in the new team figure skating event. they are now in 7th place out of 10. but there's still plenty of time for them to improve their team score. >>>

. >> that was andrew thomas reporting from sydney, australia. >> amy is a reporter with roiters in thailand. >> you are in bangkok where protesters disrupted the voting. what is the situation like there on the ground right now? >> well, we are now at the end of a long day. even though there were disruptions as you've seep in various clips that you have shown, bangkok and the south, there were disruptions there. it's relatively peacefully. what happened today doesn't bring thailand any closer to solving a long eight-year crisis. and the street protesters look set to continue. also after today it looks set to go on. >> do the people in thailand have faith in this election. >> the protestors, the anti-government protesters don't have faith. they never wanted it to happen. they are fighting for sweeping reforms, they want political, national reforms and the government out. they want to rid the country of the prime minister and her family's nupes, and want her brother's influence out of the country, thaksin kicked out in 2006. they feel the election should not have taken place. have you to remem

by the way los angeles opens in sydney australia on march 22nd against arizona. that wraps up sport for this hour. >> the business of legal marijuana still is not working. marijuana dispensaries in colorado are expensive. they are making a lot of money but the banks don't want to touch the drug money the guidelines have been issued to allow banks to have transactions with the marijuana businesses. shop owners are city reluctant to do business. >> we are getting the red light from the banks. there's no change. >> bankers are afraid of getting licences suspend, if they were caught violating complicated laws that deal with marijuana. >> back to the top story, the uprising in ukraine. that's a live look at key, where many protesters think viktor yanukovych is corrupt. they want him out of power. >> al jazeera's marie snow talk about the gap between the poor may be fuelling the fire. >> a fight for a better future and yun havesal human rights. there are many divisions columbia university's yoourie says there's one factor. they agree on one thing, and that is economy.

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australia, sydney is up by about half of one percent. our is it for this part of "on the move."ies of the day so far. ♪ . >> we're live from hong kong and this is asia edge here go -- this is asia edge. looking at our top stories for are seeing a fourth straight game for asian stocks. the trade imbalance is worth it. >> the air show this week in singapore. we will hear from the head of turkish airlines. we are going live in jakarta to look at an impending deal. there are other issues to consider, including dealing with zero gravity. >> i am john dawson. we are seeing strong gains for china and japan. china currently rising as we eat. speak. hong kong is now in the red. the singapore straits and the klein. australia, jakarta, taiwan, a bit of a mixed picture but more or less a strong u.s. gain, even their jobs came in

sydney. more are expected in perth. not everyone is on the same page. in western australia there's support for the cull. the number of people using perth beaches, swimmers and surfers are down. those going in the sea stay close to shore. there's genuine fear. and a degree of hypocrisy. the beaches in sydney have shark nets, killing other wildlife and sharks. likewise up in queensland there has been drum lines attaching and killing sharks. >> people don't know the reality of the nets and drum lines in queensland. this issue is happening now. we cap get in on the ground to prevent it being established and educate the people who were unaware of these issues. >> it's been a successful issues. there are now big sharks in australia seas, and more people than ever are using the ocean for recreation. conservations say it's inevitable a few tragedies would occur, but a cull of sharks is a massive overrehabilitation. >> you can find that report and the rest of the news on the website aljazeera.com. >> goodbye january, and good riddance, your investments took a beating. i'll tell you what is could mean for 2014. a

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sydney's main index ended at a level not seen in six weeks. australia's s&p asx 200 dropping the most in six months. it gave up 1.75% finishing at 5,097. the country's central bank decided on tuesday not to cut its key rate further. this dealt a blow to the already weak market. now the hang seng index suffering the biggest single-day loss that it's seen in more than a year, finishing down nearly 2.9%. 21,397. shares of chinese companies and especially cyclical stocks faced pretty heavy selling. and the negative sentiment is also hurting european markets at this hour. london is down by nearly 0.4%. 6,442. while frankfurt is declining nearly a percent, 9,096. and we've got paris' cac 40 lower by 0.2% at 4,099. resources stocks are among the day's major losers. investors are worried about global demand for raw materials. turning to currencies now. the dollar is rebounding from a 2.5 month low it hit during tokyo trading hours. right now dollar/yen at 101.24 roughly. analysts say some traders bought back the u.s. currency after it had fallen to the upper 100

australia. minutes have been released. we have the details in sydney.rst meeting of the reserve bank of the year. what did the r.b.i is amusing the dollarfact that would assist more balanced growth. what they are trying to say is it what help the markets. the key of economic growth in australia has been somewhat patchy. they also said for the time being, the right setting is prudence. opposed to moving either way. the aussie dollar didn't drop sharply -- it did trop sharply on that news. the inflation index has been quite puzzling. it is been somewhat stronger. and wanting a lower dollar, do a lot ofes not his inflation. at the moment, the arbeit -- the which isin the range somewhat above 2.5%. around the three percent range. this, not at all of whole set of minutes. the same in the room which is the actual strength which is r.b.i and wanted to see it, down. said it will be a preferable level at the moment. ,urrently i'm a -- currently that is the case. >> the minutes. other stories making headlines in australia. sydneyis a dumping in after profits surg

australia just bad behavior caught on camera. again, with a child. we're at a train station in sydney. this is surveillance footage. look to the right of the screen a man comes in with a child. >> why would he do that? >> he doesn't let go of the child, but you can imagine this child and other people must have been terrified seeing this. the problem, though, nobody reported this. and officials are now looking for him because once they saw this video and once they showed this video to other people, people were astounded. they want to find this guy and question him. >> imagine the conductor of the train. he could have slammed on the brakes. could have caused injuries to people who would have fallen in the train. >> you don't do this in front of a train, a moving train. >> luckily the child was unharmed, but you're absolutely right, things could have gone horribly wrong. >>> i have a base jumping video for you guys. it's not a fail, not a near miss, not faulty equipment. it's very beautifully executed jump in france. this guy here, that's extreme athlete chris mcdougall. he is on a cliff in france. it's absolutely bea

environmentalists say, amounts to putting the interests of australia's coal industry above those of its greatest resource. andrew thomas, sydney>> it's been a month since colorado has legalized recreational marijuana. raising a lot of legal problems. john hendren reports. >> after a month of legal mj marijuana sales are in. chaos. for the two dozen or so retail dispensaries in operation so far -- >> these are our retail edibles. >> business has grown faster than the budding talks in their greenhouses. >> we have constant flow of customers and revenue coming in. 15 to 20 patients, now we're seeing about 100 to 150 people a day. >> some sellers have run out of stock but with another 100 dispensaries expected to open next month the problem isn't supply. it's a completely system that hasn't caught up with the drug that's still illegal under fell law. this shop has changed banks several times. as soon as they figure out who they are dealing with they shut the accounts down but they do take credit. >> we're on our seventh or eighth bank account. it's been terrible. it's also dangerous because i'm walking around with a large amount o

australia. >> this is kind of creepy. this happened during a shoot in sydney photograph. that man allegedly groped her chest. >> the 29-year-old suspect has been charged with indecent assault and could face up to five years in prison. tweeting this, sorry to all of the fans outside the event that i didn't get to say hi to but had to leave due to an inappropriate touch of a fan. >>> more big news for christina aguilera. she just got engaged on valentine's day. now we are hearing the 33-year-old singer is having another baby. >> aguilera has a 6-year-old son with her ex-husband and now is reportedly pregnant with fiance matt rutler. the couple has been together three years. she is sitting out of season six of "the voice." >> could the genius behind "sex and the city" be conceiving a new "sex and the city" movie? >> not out of the realm of possibility. the iconic hbo series went off the air exactly ten years ago this month. raking in nearly a quarter of a billion dollars. >> now executive producer michael patrick king is telling "entertainment weekly" that there

much longer because they're actually going to open their season in australia with games that actually count. they're playing at sydney'st too excited about it, zack greinke. he said, quote, there's zero excitement for him for going to australia. i can't think of one reason to be excited for it, says zack grein greinke. >> aren't there worst places you could be than australia? >> yeah, it's the middle of summer down there. needless to say, some of the organizers, not too happy with zack. we will see what his reception is. unfortunately red sox are back at it. they won the world series last year. they are working out right now, ft. myers, florida. oddly enough, excuse me, they open their grapefruit league play today. split squad games against two college teams. they will get at it for real against an actual major league baseball team tomorrow. they start for real march 31st in baltimore. yankees, couple of big items from them. always lots of news from them. that's tanaka, he'll be paid $155 million for seven years. we will see what happens. derek jeter's last spring training. their first game, april 1st in houston. maybe

australia's qantas, 15% of the workforce. the struggling company says it plans to freeze wages, reduce its fleet and sell off older jets. andrew thomas reports from sydney. >> over a 25 year career as a flight attendant, conhad a lot of memories and exciting moments. two weeks ago he took voluntary redundancy. >> it was an amazing company. if not i wouldn't have been there for 25 years, i would have left a long time ago. it is an amazing company. amazing people. hopefully it will find its way. >> others will call qantas their former employer. the airline is struggling, revealing a $211 million half year loss. it's facing growing competition. the boss announced painful changes, including the cutting of one in six of the company's staff. >> taking the $2 billion in costs by the end of the financial year requires difficult decisions across all aspects of our business. today i regret to announce that we will reduce our employee numbers by the equivalent of 5,000 full-time staff over the next three years. >> trade union leaders are furious. the job cuts are the latest. they think qantas's problem is poor management, not excessive staff. >> what we say is for

australia. we are heading to a somewhat uncertain 2014. >> dan petrie is in sydney. we go to japan.t monetary policy statement. a two-day meeting wrapping up this morning. the gdp missed. everybody is looking at whether they will be increasing their stimulus, and what they say about that. >> the banks of japan are putting pressure on the bank of japan to extend loan stimulus. we reported yesterday that japan's economy grew at half the forecast pace in the fourth quarter. a dismal number. it led to early declines yesterday on the market. today, we are seeing the yen weakened versus its counterparts. 16 major trading counterparts. stocks are advancing. exporters in japan generally move higher when the young moves lower. exactly. >> we will see whether that takes any further moves to the downside when we get the policy statements from the boj around lunchtime. that meaning is wrapping up this morning. is, will thetion bank of japan be forced to an additional stimulus? in the months ahead, the sales tax is going to rise, and that is a challenge. how one of asia's youngest airlines is pl

. >> now to australia where wildfires are scorching wide areas, firefighters are battling flames in melbourne and north of that, close to sydney. many families have been forced to flee their homes. hot and dry conditions create most serious continues for fires in five years. 150 are thought to be burning. >> a zoo in denmark is under fire after killing a giraffe. the copenhagen zoo killed the 2-year-old giraffe, feeding the remains to the lions. the zoo went ahead with a decision, ignoring a petition signed by thousands, and offers by zoo, including a private individual to save the animal. >> translation: we, of course, have to manage our animal population, it means when we allow them to breed we must be aware that there may be a surplus. this is the case. the emotions come into play. >> man, after an autopsy the giraffe was dismembered in front of an audience including children. that's why we have the pictures of it. bad weather is threatening homes in the u.k. residents banded together to build sand bag defenses. one road is open in one village. other roads are cut off. it's the highest risk of flooding. >> from flooding in

so as we prepared for sydney, we expected nothing but, you know, a good opportunity but also we saw some potential threats. frankly, when you're working with a country like australia, who is a close ally with very advanced capabilities, the most that the u.s. government does is offer assistance. it's that government's show. it's their olympic games. and as the united states and other governments, we certainly -- who have capabilities to provide assistance, offer it. but it's something that is only -- is offered and we attempt to provide whatever assistance we can. we do in our -- and are concerned about our athletes, frankly because we know that the united states is a target. much like israel and our other allies. we can always expect that if there is a threat to athletes it would be directed at some of those key countries that we know. with that in mind, we do have to work with the host government's security elements to make sure that our athletes are provided for and that we ave a liaison effort between our athletes and the host government's security apparatus. that function is provided by state department's diplomat exsecurity. when we were actually overseas, o

australia's qantas airlines is cutting 15% of its workforce, 5,000 jobs, after posting half year losses of $220 million. from sydney, andrew thomas reports. >> over a 25 year career as a flight attendant, a lot of memories were gathered along with exciting moments. two weeks ago, he took volunteer redundancy. >> it is an amazing airline. if it wasn't, i wouldn't have been there 25 years. i would have left a long time ago. but it is an amazing company, amazing people. hopefully, it will find its way. >> soon, many others will be calling qantas their former employer. the airline is struggling, revealing a two hundred eleven-dollar half year loss. qantas boss announced painful changes, including cutting more than one in six of the company's staff. taking the $2 billion in cost by the end of financial year 2017 requires difficult decisions across all aspects of hour our business. today we will be reducing our employee numbers by the equivalent of 5,000 full time staff over the next three years. >> trade union leaders are furious. these job cuts are just the latest. they think the problem is poor management,ness excessi

sydney airport about to embark on my latest travels. in the past five years, i've been to 58 different countries. kyrgyzstan, mongolia, you name it. we talked about distance, how far australia was. we were down under away from the rest of the world. i think it's now down under to down wonder. and the power of proximity has changed from the tourney of distance. we're in the same time zone. we have strong economic links. when i go to a country i try to go to key decision makers, the government, central bank, trade unions, business groups. i just get a feel for an attack on their own country and then i try to talk to the australian businesses, the american and british economists to find out what foreign investors are thinking of. >> good day. how are you. here's my passport. as we host the g20 in australia, it's quite a pivotal time. we just signed a tree frayed agreement with tore ria. we're moving from the mining boom to the dining boom due to the great demand for agricultural produce. we have a clean green supply of food. we used to be known as china's quarry and japan's beach. if you look at our architecture building up all over a asia and a lot of professional services we

australia's biggest rail freight operator. izon holdings boasting its results today, forecasting a steady rise in the amount of coal being moved this year. lance hockridge is the ceo and he joins us from sydneythank you for joining us. a little bit of a fallback when it comes to the profit side of things. you are thinking things are going to get better this year. even the fallback that you refer to is evident from the change we are making, the transformation in the company. it is an impairment charge that we have taken because through all the transformation we are making our kid do more. we have improved the productivity of our local fleet. 20% just in the last six months. the whole theme of transformation, of making this a world-class company, is really starting to get traction. >> it is quite astonishing, some of the cuts you have made. 598 engines come you have cut your locomotive fleet down almost one third. you cut your wagon fleet by 12% as well. are these cuts done now? are you now right sized as some would say? >> yes, we believe so. particularly in an environment where we continue to be optimistic about the future of the resorts sector. we continue to see on the back of the solid vo

australia. i mean, i live and work here. and i'm buoyed up by it. i'm inspired by it. >> stahl: as she took us for a walk along the sydney coast, she talked about hersband, the only member of the family we'd be allowed to film would be the dog, fletcher. her home and her children were off limits. in the late '90s, she and upton moved to england, and her movie career took off. but in 2006, the sydney theater company invited them to come back and take over as co- artistic directors, and they jumped at it. >> blanchett: it was one of the quickest decisions i think we made, once the offer had come our way, apart from how quickly we got married. ( laughter ) maybe in the same spirit, strangely. >> upton: yeah, i think it was in the same spirit of adventure. >> stahl: it's a job they shared for six years. it kept cate in sydn, ng her to spend more time with their children, and to return to her first love, theater. so this is wardrobe. while she acted in some of the productions, she also became an administrator, overseeing things like wardrobe and props. she and upton hired big name directors, and brought the company international acclaim with ambitious p