other side of the atlantic hear the u.s. former bbc director general, mark thompson, is the incoming new york times company chief executive. he was at the helm of the bbc last year when the investigation into jimmy savile's alleged child sex abuse was dropped. thompson claims he was unaware of the program's investigation and had no involvement in the decision to cancel the report. for more we go to london where we're joined by lark turner via videostream. shias been researching and writing about the bbc scandal involving jimmy savile for the new york times, where she recently worked on the peace, "complaint ignored for decades is heard at last in bbc abuse case." the article profiles deborah cogger, a teenager in reform school where she says jimmy savile molested her and others. we contacted the bbc for comment, but they did not respond by airtime 3 rasa joined by tim gopsill, longtime reporter who is editor of the free press magazine in london. he has written that much of the criticism directed at the bbc's handling of the scandal com

and the bbc is all about trust. the bbc needs to be trusted. if we have not got that, we have not got anything. what i have done over the last day -- and it has been a busy day -- if i have not focused on creating a central chain of command and in news, work on how i can get assurances from the man and charged that the output we have is fully trustworthy. >> i am going to pick up on the were trustworthy. that is what the bbc prides its reputation on, and how it has affected the reputation. >> this boils down to the way the bbc is funded. remember, it is funded by a license fee on television sets up and down the country. >> in the uk. >> so it is vital the public do have faith in the bbc. i suppose the good news for the bbc is that it is a reputation is quite high amongst the british public. for example, the coverage of the olympics this summer or much of its global news coverage. for example, the coverage of syria or bend burma. so, in that respect it will rebound from this. >> also it is a global organization -- bbc world being an example. how

report on this but dropped it, sparking allegations against the bbc of a coverup. >> the bbc axed thismning report from its news night program instead airing a growing tribute to jimmy savile the day after christmas. (audience reacts). >> jon: (laughs) the audience tonight is like a living emoticon. (laughter) let me recap this for a second. huh? a top bbc employee systematically abused children for decades with no one in the entire company at any point going "hey, what's all this then?" (laughter) then when they finally investigated, the bbc news found out-- only a half century too late-- it (bleep) canned its own report on the sex offender and aired a tribute to him instead. (audience reacts) this is rock bottom, right? please tell me this does not get worse. >> things got even worse when the bbc's flagship program "news night" aired a story wrongly implicating a former politician of sexual abuse at a children's home. >> jon: holy (bleep). (laughter) although, on the bright side, at least someone got accused of pedophilia, right? (laughter) not the right buy but baby steps. i've got

for decades, one of the bbc's star hosts. >> it really is one of the most serious crises the bbc has er faced. >> reporter: there are continuing questions as well about the man who entered a few months ago was the bbc's director general and editor in chief, mark thompson. tomorrow is he scheduled to become the ceo of "the new york times." in a statement, thompson said, "during my time, i never heard any allegations about jimmy." but nbc has spoken to one journalist who says he informed thompson's personal assistant about the claims. >> i absolutely said that. i always felt it extraordinary that no senior people within the bbc, including mark thompson as director general, ever addressed this issue. >> reporter: the bbc disputes his claim, but admits in the report it did call thompson's office. they've seen public trust stop and his successors step down. now some predict more of thompson's former colleagues may have to resign before this is all over. keir simmons, nbc news, london. >>> there is more ahead on this sunday evening. when we come back, one of the most famous dresses in movie

wrong man and retracted part of the story. bbc news night also apologized. >> tonight this program apologizes. >> reporter: this has stunned the british public. >> we are into new territory where i don't think people know what to believe anymore. >> reporter: the bbc's prior director general mark thompson is scheduled to become the chief executive of the new york times starting monday. he maintains he did not know at the time what the bbc's investigation into jimmy savell was about. lester? >> michelle kosinski in london. thank you. >>> when we come back, the race to save the animals when the superstorm came ashore. >>> we are back now with some of the untold rescue missions before, during and after superstorm sandy came ashore nearly two weeks ago knocking out power and flooding aquariums along the coast of new york and new jersey but thankfully sparing most of the animals. we get the story tonight from mara schiavocampo. >> reporter: though it's filled with the wonders of the sea, during hurricane sandy, the ocean devastated con

failed to tell the world. le "bbc news." >> the too many of the former palestinian leader yassir air fat is being exhumed. testing will be determined to determine if he was exposed to radioactive material before his death. today france become the first european country to recognize the anti-assad government. here is our report. >> here at the very edge of europe, the destitute and the scared are waiting in home. this is where they count the days and the hours. the refugees wait in anonymous hospitals, like this family, who fled syria a month ago. the young and the old have lost their country. 2-year-old lauren suffers from the blood disease hemophelia. in the war, health services have collapsed. >> this room is too small, and there are seven of us living here. my son is sick, and that affects all of us. my hope is to go to a european country and take care of my soften. all i am asking for is treatment for my son. >> but the short sea journey to europe can be pirro luis. in august nearly 60 people drowned, mostly women

the bbc produces hundreds of hours of broadcasting every day from international news to local radio. supporters say would be very unfair if one is program into painting the entire brand. >> a quick look at other news from around the world. at a summit, leaders said force might be needed to dismantle what they call terrorists and criminal networks. reports from kenya said the number of peace officers killed in an ambush by suspected cattle rustlers has reached 40. more bodies were found on monday in northern kenya, where the ambush took place. leaders are meeting in brussels to discuss whether to release new funds to index increase. -- indebted greece. a top aide of luna da silva has been sentenced for corruption. ruling communist party will announce new leaders. it is a once in a decade transition. economic reforms have sped ahead, making china the world's second-largest economy. for many, the pace of political changes to slow. our world affairs editor looks at how an old political system is operating in a changing nation. >> this was once a place without a name. just a number. some s

wrong man and retracted part of the story. bbcght" also apologized. >> tonight this program apologizes. >> reporter: this has stunned the british public. >> we are into new territory where i don't think people know what to believe anymore. >> reporter: the bbc's prior director general mark thompson is scheduled to become the chief executive of the new york times starting monday. he maintains he did not know at the time what the bbc's investigation into jimmy savell was about. lester? >> michelle kosinski in london. thank you. when we come back, the race to save the animals when the superstorm came ashore. want to spend less and retire with more? then don't get nickle and dimed by high cost investments and annoying account fees. at e-trade, our free easy-to-use online tools and experienced retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan. and with our no annual fee iras and a wide range of low cost investments, you can execute the plan you want at a low cost. so meet with us, or go to etrade.com for a great retirement

the bbc has agreed to pay mcalpine about $300,000. the corporation's director general also resigned to take responsibility. in a statement the bbc said the settlement is comprehensive and reflects the gravity of the allegations that were wrongly made. britain's media watch dog ofcom has launched an investigation into the false report and says the bbc program raises issues about preventing unfair treatment to an individual in unwarranted infringements of privacy. ofcom has also opened a probe into a show aired by itv last week. it disclosed a list of individuals allegedly linked to child abuse. the bbc and itv both say they'll accept the investigations and apologize to the relevant parties. but the scandals are fueling criticism of british media and its reporting methods. >>> japanese researchers are helping to build a stronger heart. they used induced stem cells that can develop into any type of body tissue. scientists have considered glucose to be necessary in cultivating heart muscle. a team from ko university challenged that notion.

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the bbc didn't check the basic facts. show a photo to the victim to double-check, they didn't go to chitchat the allegations and so they had to do a complete u-turn and issue a very kind of humbling apology and it's all resulted in the directed general of the bpc, the most senior executive here having to resign. standing down late last night. other heads may well roll as well but this has been a really stormy couple of weeks for this institution here in britain. >> yeah, it certainly seems so. but the bbc's also in the middle of another sex abuse controversy, this one, one of its owner former employees, a presenter. what happened there? >> reporter: well this would have been bad enough. he was completely innocent, but it came just a week after the bbc had to apologize again for failing to air allegations about one of its own presenters. this is jimmy savo who they worked on a very long piece, setting out numerous allegations against jimmy savo. it was a solid piece of journalism but pulled at quite a late stage. no one is

and i think we can speak now to our reporter, who joins me from the bbc's arabic service. i wonder what more you can tell us about this. >> all the information we've got so far from the news agency and eyewitness accounts, they all talk about a road traffic accident, an unfortunate one, when the driver of that gas tanker was surprised to see traffic in front of him stationary because of another road accident. he tried to veer off, and it was a very heavy tanker, and all i could find was another flyover that hit -- he hit that pylon, and eyewitnesses also talk about, as soon as it happened, a gas in the tanker allowed a big cloud of gas to come out of the tanker and through the area, and as soon as flames caught with the tanker, the flames were spread all over the place, destroying the residence, as well as shops nearby. do we get a sense it's under control now at least? >> well, so far, the emergence of confidence have been too busy cleaning up the area and trying to also fend for the casualties, the injured, and get as much as possible from the circumstances, and also try

. >> a scandal is shake up the bbc broadcasting network. i'll have the story coming up. >>> i've been combing through the day's daily deals and retailer websites to find you some deep discounts. sears has a veterans day sale on mattresses. you can get 50% to 60% off and there's also 36-month financing available and free delivery and hall away and other -- haul away and other savings with this offer. also you can get a 90-minute body work massage with a hand and foot rub add malee thai massage and bodyworks in falls church. the capitol deal has this offer. $r59 for an -- $59 for an 8 to 9 foot christmas tree at ridgefield farm and/or charred in harpers ferry, west virginia. if you have a deal for our viewers, i would love to hear from you on facebook. i'm jessica doyle, 9news now. >>> more top bosses have stepped down from the british broadcasting corps amid tough questions -- corps amid tough questions over the child sex abuse scandal. we get the latest now from monika. >> reporter: the bbc denies it's in crisis but more bosses are walking o

the bbc took to the streets. >> taxi delays greeted commuters this morning at the river crossings. it was the journey from hell. this was the bus queue in brookline -- in brooklyn. spare a thought for those who took a car. a painful crawl that tested the patience of even the most hardened new yorkers. >> i have just come from doing it 12-hour shift. this is crazy. it has taken me 45 minutes just to get from right there on third street. i have never seen traffic like this in my life. >> for those running out of fuel, even longer queues for the dwindling number of petrol stations that have yet to run dry. we are finally crossing the bridge into manhattan now, and one of the things the mayor's office has done in theory to make the flow of traffic smoother is to say that every car has to have at least three people in it, but it has still been a torturous journey. at checkpoints, police were counting heads to enforce that new rule. while in neighboring new jersey, the national guard has taken the lead, moving residents out of water log homes. among them, those who will speak stories of

another huge mistake by the bbc. at the beginning of november, "news night" yet again.uggesting that a number of influential british men had effectively run a pedophile ring. without menging any names, the report showed an alleged victim on camera who said he'd been abused back in the 1970s and '80s by a prominent politician in margaret thatcher's government. turns out the victim later aadmitted after seeing a photo he'd made a mistake. the damage was done. the politician named lord mccalpine is now suing the bbc. you have two major scandals and calls for the bbc to be dismantled. so far the british government is not going for that. it wants an overhaul, but it's still supporting the bbc, which, of course, over decades has been the voice of britain in many ways. this is really a huge scandal over here. back to you. >> jim, thank you very much. great pleasure having you on. the difficult report that you had to cover there. thank you. >>> still ahead on our "news nation" gut check, first new york banned giant sodas. now l.a., have you heard? they're encouraging meatless m

i'm joined by the bbc's emily buchanan from the church headquarters in london. emily, it ain't easy, is it, being the figurehead leader of the worldwide anglican communion. i think dr. williams said he famously said you need the height of a rhinee. did justin welby look like he had the height of a rhino and ideas on how to keep the church together? >> it's interesting, just listening to him speaking there, how carefully he was choosing his words. i mean, he perhaps, more than any other candidate for this post in the anglican church, knows how deep that rift is across the anglican communion over homosexuality. he himself said he's been to nigeria more than 60 times, helping in reconciliation work and various fractions, including in northern nigeria, which was, if you remember, the first part of the country to bring in sharia law. so he has more experience really than anyone else just to try and bridge this huge gulf. he also knows, from the experience of rowan williams, the present ash bishop, how difficult it was for him and how bitter some of the disputes have

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choose the perfect hotel >>> more heads are rolling at the bbc. al resigned over the weekend, and today the head of the news division has stepped aside at the bbc. this latest resignation came after a politician was falsely accused of a sex abuse scandal at the network. not the only skamdz. the former kids tv host who died last year has since been accused of being a pedophile. the network is said to be getting their reputation back. mark thompson used to run the bbc and now works for the "new york times". >> like many people i'm very saddened by repeat events at the bbc, but i believe the bbc is the world's greatest broadcaster and no doubt it will once again regain the public's trust both in the u.k. and around the world. it's a very important institution, and i think it's full of people with great talent. >> dan rirz is live from our london bureau. dan, plane to us how they think these resignations will help. >> well, i think just sort of trying to sort of clear out minimum who could have been held responsible for these decisions. the problem tha

the fact that bbc's prior director takes over as chief of "the new york times" has led to questions there, what did he know, when did he know it, calling him appearing willfully ignorant. the head of the bbc governing trust said it might be time for a radical overhaul. britain grew up on the bbc, the largest broadcaster here. its level of respect has been impeccable, now shaken deeply. back to you. >> also in the uk today, the crown jewels are still safe. but today royal officials are reporting a close call with burglars at the ancient fortress that holds the jewels. guards caught a guy who broke into the tower of london and stole several keys last tuesday. as a precaution, all affected locks at the tower were changed immediately. security staff are still being disciplined. the tower of london dates back to the year 1078. >>> there's more to come on news4 at 4:00, why your boss might insist on reading your e-mails and text messages. if you take your personal phone to work. >>> and honoring our veterans today, the man who's running across the country to help wounded warriors. >>> on this v

the bbc north american editor has been with the obama campaign in wisconsin. he starts our coverage. >> win or lose, it's the last time he'll campaign to save his job. he's chriscrossed a disenchanted nation, traveling 8,000 miles in three days. cajoling voters for giving him another chance. bruce springsteen add as final push. he adds more than star power with songs of the shattered american dreams, of the working american class. ♪ i believed in a promised land ♪ >> he defended the president and explained why that land has prove so hard to reach. >> i'm here today because i lived long enough to know that the future is rarely a tide rushing in. it's often a slow march, inch by inch, day after long day. and we're in the midst of one of those long days right now. >> barack obama needs voters to embrace that explanation. it's not that he failed, it's that change is so very hard. he looks exhausted, dogged, determined. >> we'll win this election. we'll finish what we started. we'll renew the bond that binds us together. we'll reaffirm the spirit that makes the uni

the award. that's all from sportsday. you're watching bbc news. before the business. the main story this evening is the us presidential election which has entered the final day of campaigning. barack obama and mitt romney are targeting voters in the crucial swing states. david cameron says he has ordered an urgent inquiries into sexual abuse allegedly committed by senior conservatives in wales during the thatcher era. the living wage, the hourly salary required for a basic standard of living, has risen to £8.55 and £7.45 and the rest of britain. now the real business news. let's begin with hsbc‘s reports on its third—quarter results with first—half profits halving to just underi.5 first—half profits halving to just under 1.5 billion. that is the big news of an additional 500 million to be set aside for money laundering funds. grace's government is putting a new austerity package to the european government, promising to cut 13 billion euros from its budget with the threat of bankruptcy if it fails. ryanair is flying high, reporting a 10% rise in pr

for more, i'm joined from new york by the bbc's ben thompson. ben, as steve was reporting, there has been a lot of controversy over whether the marathon should go ahead. what's behind this final decision? >> yeah. many people here in new york -- staten island is really still a dissenter of recovery efforts in the wake of hurricane sandy. incidentally, staten island is where the new york marathon begins every year. that marathon then passes through fire boroughs of new york city. but a lot of conservativecy here that resources should be better used to make sure that the reese cue efforts are completed and that people are back in safety. although that the facilities should be used to make sure the power is back on. still thousands of people here in new york city and beyond still do not have power. within the last few minutes we've had a statement from the mayor's office. i just want to bring you some of that. they say that while holding the race would not require the diversion of resources from the recovery efforts, it's clear it's become a source

the bbc's top executive is among the first to go, jumping before he was pushed.ge when he walked with a payoff of more than $700,000, despite being on the job for less than two months. it was a rare moment when british politicians were united in sound and fury. on his first day at his new job as ceo of "the new york times," the former bbc director general said he has faith the corporation will recover. >> like many people, i'm very saddened by recent events at the bbc, but i believe the bbc is the world's greatest broadcaster. but no doubt it will once again regain the public's trust. >> reporter: the person appointed as acting bbc chief, mark davy, is a marketing man with no journalism experience. he'll need to restore that trust in the bbc. first came the decision to kill a story on the flamboyant '70s star exposed as a child molester who even preyed on children at mental institutions. things got even worse when the bbc's flagship program "newsnight" aired a story wrongly implicating a former politician of sexual abuse at a children's home. >> there is quite a

the public trust here too. it's a connected world. that bbczation does something dumb, covers up, isn't straight with readers and viewers, it hurts the reputation of all journalists. fred francis, jackie kucinich, thanks for coming by this morning. that is it for this edition of "reliable sources." i'm howard kuz. glad you could join our

dozens of young men have been shocked by the military in northeastern nigeria. welcome to bbc world news. also, the world bank says burma and will get its first development plan. and, tackling the energy question. human rights groups have condemned a video posted on the internet which appears to show syrian rebels of executing captured government soldiers. amnesty international says if confirmed, it constitutes a war crime. we are asking whether this is something new. >> it has happened before. but now it is becoming more and more obvious that the rebels are committing killings like the regime, and at the same level, both of them. it is just days before a big conference in doha where the opposition is asked to unified under one group, in order to bid but to lead the rebels on the ground, because there's a big discrepancy between the political leadership and the rebels on the ground who are fighting, in their aspirations, in the way they are conducting their rebellion. >> are they out of control? who is funding these groups? whether it coming from -- where are they coming from?

staffers at the bbc could face punishment for airing the story.gabe slate tech report >> if someone closed to you, friend, family is a gamer, you may want to say goodbye to them for a while. the highly anticipated halo has just been released. rooit is being touted by professionals in the industry as the greatest version. >> sometimes the story line got a little bit convoluted in the past or strange and difficult to follow but now, there are still bits that are difficult to follow but i think that they did a good job with producing this a land-world. this big sci- fi adventure of an alien world >> halo is a game that is only on microsoft platform x box not on any other council. it is its bp, a cash call, multibillion- dollar franchise. it is it's the be--a cash cow. -they are trying to break into the smart tablet world but they are not there yet. however, this could appeal to more mobile devices. >> this game will help sell x box counsels. and once that tax off, then it the this could help provide the x box experience on tablets and smart phones. t

the papers may be able to find an easier way of getting people to pay for what papers do. bbc news, berlin. >> the state of the ice sheets is getting wide attention. the biggest collaboration yet between scientific experts is revealing that melting is much worse in the northern hemisphere that in the south. david schlecker and has more on what this means in the debate about global warming. >> the crash of ice and ocean. this is green land, the great forces at work here are incredibly hard to measure. and for years, scientists have disagreed about how fast the ice is melting. now different research teams have joined forces to assess the latest data. in greenland, if on the fastest rate of change. the red areas are where the immelt has accelerated in the past 20 years. the blue areas are where the ice is getting thicker. is the red of rapid melting that dominates. >researchers have also combined their debt on antarctica. little has changed here. but one region to the red -- to the west is melting fast. and the leading scientists all agree. >> people have been confused in the pas

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