u.s. marines and here are a couple of suggestions first to exempt of them marines from the sequestration and that personnel cuts all across the military services and the reason apart from their marine corps anniversary and the vets day is u.s. marines can do anything and everything the u.s. army does but they do it much more effectively and efficiently. now some other stories from around the world an explosion has killed seven and injured over a dozen in the northwest of trial and the blast ripped through a commercial building in the suburb city and shattered windows four far away from the scene witnesses believe the explosion may have been caused by a gas leak in a restroom. three french aid workers held hostage in yemen for almost half a year have been free that they were kidnapped by suspected al qaeda militants at a restaurant east of the capital in may no details have been given about the terms of release kidnappings of foreigners are frequent in yemen but most of the hostages have been freed on harm. in portland police and riot gear have surrounded hundreds of occupy protesters in the

u.s. marines can do anything and everything the u.s. army does but they do it much more effectively and efficiently. all right in just a couple of minutes here it's dimitri with the business news but for now the world update for you here on r.t. an explosion has killed seven people and injured over a dozen in the northwest of china but the blast ripped through a commercial building in a suburb of xian city and shattered windows far away from the scene witnesses believe the explosion may have been caused by a gas leak in a restaurant. three french aid workers held hostage in yemen for almost half a year have now been freed they were kidnapped by suspected al qaeda militants at a restaurant east of the capital in may no details have been given about the terms of the release kidnappings of foreigners are quite frequent in yemen but most of the hostages have been freed unharmed. in portland police in riot gear have surrounded hundreds of occupy protesters in the central park after they ignored you picture officers you batons and threaten th

u.s. marines and here are a couple of suggestions first to exempt the dinner eans from this sequestration and their personal cuts all across the military services and the reason apart from the marine corps anniversary and the reds the is u.s. marines can do anything and everything the u.s. army is but they do it much more effectively and efficiently i doubt it's time take a look what's happening in business to me trees here early this. morning and welcome to business it's good to have your company it's only has no other choice but to exit the euro zone and bring back its national currency even if it means the collapse of the euro so says the u.s. presidential. also known as dr. six countries very silent or to go to italy spain and cyprus that have different degrees of economic fiscal and financial difficulties that one or more of them may need to a structure that uses private and public that's one or more of them they have to take to the euro zone different off of them exit the euro zone than that so frankly implies a breakup of the eurozone well that may be slowing up europe but here in r

especially when america and its allies celebrate the veterans day and they enter a verse or the u.s. marine corps this provides a unique opportunity for the u.s. secretary of defense to tackle the question not what the u.s. marine corps can do for the pentagon but what he can do for the u.s. marines and here are a couple of suggestions first to exempt of the marines from the sequestration and personnel cuts all across the military services and the reason apart from the marine corps anniversary and events day is u.s. marines can do anything and everything the u.s. army does but they do it much more effectively and efficiently. now some other stories from around the world an explosion of skilled seven and injured over a dozen in the northwest of trial the blast ripped through a commercial building in a suburb city and shattered windows for far away from the scene witnesses believe the explosion may have been caused by a gas leak in a restaurant. three french aid workers held hostage in yemen for almost half a year have been freed they were kidnapped by suspected al qaeda militants at a restau

u.s. marines then here are a couple of suggestions first to exempt of the marines from the sequestration and the personnel cuts all across the military services and the reason apart from their marine corps anniversary and the vets day is u.s. marines can do anything and everything the u.s. army does but they do it much more effectively and efficiently. now as it looks from other stories from around the world three french aid workers held hostage in yemen for almost half a year have been freed they were kidnapped by suspectible militants at a restaurant east of the capital in may now details have been released about the terms of the release kidnappings of foreigners are frequent in the yemen but most of the hostages have been freed unharmed. in portland police in riot gear have surrounded hundreds of occupy protesters in their central park after they ignored if they can order is obvious there is used to tang's and threatened arrest if the demonstrators fail to comply the protests are part of a larger movement against social and economic inequality and corporate greed in america and around the

u.s. marines to start training with australian forces in the northern part of the country near the shipping lanes of the south china sea. 250 marines will arrive next year and a full military staff of 25 hundred will be in place within a few years. u.s. aircraft will also operate in northern australia. >> these rotations which are going to be taking place on australian bases, will bring our militaries even closer and make them even more effective. >> reporter: u.s. officials say the agreement is about providing disaster aid and combating terrorism and piracy but the security deal is widely seen as a response to china's increasing aggressiveness. president obama insists the u.s. does not fear china but says the world power will be held accountable. >> with their rise comes increased responsibilities. it is important for them to play it by the rules of the road. >> reporter: china responded with skepticism to the build- up. warning it may not be in the best interest of the international community. but white house officials say other nations in the region have made it clear. they want the u.s.

u.s. marines and personnel. it will mean that we are postured to better respond together along with our r other partners in the asia pacific to any regional contingency including the provision of humanitarian assistance and dealing with natural disasters. in addition to discussing this global force posture review by the united states. and these new initiatives in our alliance, the president of the united states and i have had an opportunity to reflect on a number of other issues, to reflect on circumstances in the global economy. to reflect on a clean energy future for our nations and for our planet. to reflect on the forthcoming east asia summit, president obama will proceed from australia to that summit in indonesia, where he spent time growing up. we've had a comprehensive discussion, a very much welcome president obama to australia. i think he's already seen that the welcome he's getting from australi australians, including australian school children is a warm one. i know it's going to be sustained during to

u.s. marines there. obama says the deployment is important for maintaining security in the pacific and the south china sea. observers believe the move is part of a u.s. military realignment aimed at countering china's growing military power in the region. >>> italy is in desperate need of being pulled back from the brink of an economic disaster. the country now has a new government. to find out more about that and how it's affecting the marks, let's go to auch eed da. >> that's right. the cabinet is made up of entirely technocrats. mario monti has been officially sworn in as italy's new prime minister. he now faces the urgent task of reforming the debt-ridden country. the inauguration ceremony took place in rome on wednesday. monti is a well known economist. he was appointed to succeed former prime minister silvio berlusconi who resigned on saturday after failing to address the country's budget situation. the new prime minister will also serve as the finance and economy minister. monti's cabinet is made u

between the australian defense force and the u.s. marine corps and the u.s. air force. >> the united states will station about 250 marines at multiple bases, including one in a northern city of darwin. >> we'll enhance our abilities to train, exercise and operate with allies and partners across the region. that in turn will allow us to return to nations with a wide range of challenges. >> obama says deployment is important for maintaining security in the pacific and the south china sea. observers believe the move is part of a re-alignment of troops to counter china's growing influence in the region. >>> meanwhile, china has openly expressed its displeasure over the new cooperation. >> translator: some countries are strengthening their military alliances, but whether or not such moves are appropriate in this day and age and whether or not they are in line with the interests of the international community is open to debate. >> the president of the u.n. general assembly says the security council will decide wednesday on the palestinian bid for

the ties have been adversely affected by the dispute over the relocation of the u.s. marine corps futenma air station. but noda's stance has invited criticism from opposition parties who say he is attaching greater importance to u.s. demands than to concerns about possible effects of the tpp on japan. countries negotiating the tpp are expected to make tough demands on japan, adding items exempted from the free trade arrangement. as a late participant in the negotiations, to what extent can japan win concessions from other countries to protect its own interests? the noda administration will be expected to negotiate strategically and with patience. tsuyoshi masuda, nhk world, honolulu. >>> chinese president hu jintao, who is also attending the apec forum, has emphasized that his country will play a larger role in creating a free trade framework in the region, including the transpacific partnership. hu made the remark in a keynote speech to a gathering of corporate leaders from the region on saturday. >> translator: the asia-pacific countries must deepen the integration of the

air force presence in australia by stationing 2,500 u.s. marine troops there. ama says the deployment is important for maintaining security in the pacific and the south china sea. observers believe the move is part of the u.s. military re-alignment to counter china's growing military power in the region. >>> italy is in desperate need of being pulled back from the brink of an economic disaster. the country now has a new government. to find out more about that and how it's affecting the markets we go to ai uchida from our business desk. >> thanks a lot, catherine. that's right. out with the old and in with the new. former european commission member mario monti has been officially sworn in as italy's new prime minister. he now faces the urgent task of reforming the debt-ridden country. the inauguration ceremony took place in rome on wednesday. monti is a well-known economist. he was appointed to succeed former prime minister silvio berlusconi, who resigned on saturday after failing to address the country's budget situation. the new prime minister will also serve a

love, a u.s. marineth legs and one arm just over a year ago when he stepped on an improvised explosive device in afghanistan. his father carried them to the river and an instructor placed anymore the kayak. he attached a prosthetic arm and when he entered the water, he was transformed. >> when i'm in the kayak, it definitely makes me feel free. something about being on the water. it's just... it's therapy. >> reporter: the organization that provides this opportunity is called "team river runner." the instructors are all volunteers. team river runner started small, about seven years ago with just a few kayakers out here on the potomac river. but in recent years with so many injured veterans coming home from iraq and afghanistan it's grown quickly. there are now chapters in more than two dozen states. many of the instructors are also injured veterans, including jared bolhuis. >> team river runner what gave me my life back. it got me... it gave me a purpose again. >> reporter: bolhuis returned from afghanis

follows last week's violent police dispersal of the demonstrators camp that resulted in a former u.s. marine being severely injured our correspondent lucy cavanagh has this report from oakland. we're here in downtown oakland the scene of the occupy oakland to wall street protests that talk a little bit out of hand as you can see right here behind me the wells fargo bank branch with the scene of one of the protests at this specific area obviously the windows got smashed out we were talking to some of the witness this they they saw several people a lot of faces were wrapped in black sort of scarves their faces were hidden in stark contrast really to the behavior of the occupy wall street protesters for the most part carrying downtown oakland we have not seen this kind of destruction of property and now it was quite interesting actually to see some of the witness this sort of disagreeing about these tactics you know and the destruction of the means of wealth the property is this something that could perhaps a big gain greater attention to the cause or something that gives the protesters a bad n

here is the picture from the u.s. marineps museum, south of washington, d.c., down at the quantico marine base. joining us is lieutenant-general richard mills, deputy commandant. thank you for joining us. guest: good morning, paul. thanks for having me. i cannot think of a better place to broadcast from then here at the national museum. thanks for the letting and slid off the week. host: number birthday is it? guest: to order 35th birthday of the marine corps. we started with the marine corps marathon last week. for the next week or so, they will be celebrating it everywhere, from large ceremonies as we will have in washington, d.c., to very small ceremonies at operating bases like afghanistan and iraq, where ever marines are. they will gather together and remember the past and look forward to the future. great time for the marines. host: we have lots to talk about this hour, and we will get yours' -- viewer's comments. what we put the phone numbers on the bottom of the screen. we do have a special line in this morning for a

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u.s. marines would be stationed down under. he spoke to australian troops in of darwin.n city lucku just might be out of turkey.e not bought the demand for organic that turkey's exceeds the number of birds available. have been sold up for months. is due to a trend of going organic and supporting local e.ricultura >> the message of organic versus manufacture poultry is out.ng it encouraging. started taking orders back in march. he said to start think ahead if one for next thanksgiving. really planning ahead. >>> a town in texas is named after turkey. people live there are not suggestion by pizza. town to change their name. aboutt do i think changing the name? it is the stupidest thing i've ever heard. town.y are in this small with less than 500 residents, it is a joke. itpeta was then to change the "tofurkey" >> we love turkey. we are not about to change our name. >> by changing the city's name, for turkey's will be promoted. say it is actually insulting. we are insulted. we love turkey. we are proud of being turkey. >> here is

here is the picture from the u.s. marine corps museum, south of washington, d.c., down at the quantico marine base. joining us is lieutenant-general richard mills, deputy commandant. thank you for joining us. guest: good morning, paul. thanks for having me. i cannot think of a better place to broadcast from then here at the national museum. thanks for the letting and slid off the week. host: number birthday is it? guest: to order 35th birthday of the marine corps. we started with the marine corps marathon last week. for the next week or so, they will be celebrating it everywhere, from large ceremonies as we will have in washington, d.c., to very small ceremonies at operating bases like afghanistan and iraq, where ever marines are. they will gather together and remember the past and look forward to the future. great time for the marines. host: we have lots to talk about this hour, and we will get yours' -- viewer's comments. what we put the phone numbers on the bottom of the screen. we do have a special line in this morning f

u.s. marines and u.s. naval ships to darwin. the move is intended to counter the growing military presence of china. question, was china's reaction to our announcement of the marine base in darwin, was it too strident a reaction for china, a putative friendly trading partner to have made, pat? >> john, the chinese provoked our reaction by their stupidity and their belligerence. they have said that the american fleet must get out of the south china sea, the east china sea, the straits of taiwan, the yellow sea. they have frightened all these countries in southeast asia p even japan and others who are now deciding maybe we don't want the americans to go home, so obama is marching into this opening and this base in australia as part of it. and what you've got is sort of a low-key cold-war beginning. but i will say this, the ecclesiastes communists are themselves responsible for their stupidity. they're alienating virtually every neighbor they have. >> how far away is china from australia? >> you got three, 4,000 miles. >> how long w

u.s. marines will be based in australia. in an agreement revealed today.ncement came in a joint news conference where mr. obama will address the australian parliament. >>> tornado watches in the southeast. severe weather associated with a cold front rolled across the region. it caused several tornados this morning in louisiana and mississippi. homes in both states were damaged. >>> chrysler says it's pumping $1.7 billion into the toledo, ohio assembly plant. the company says by 2013, it will add more than 1100 new jobs at the facility with the addition of a second shift. john casic was on hand for the announcement. >>> take a look at this. a wall of flames ripped across an area in southeast ohio today after a major natural gas pipeline exploded. three buildings reportedly caught fire. one person was hospitalized with respiratory problems. it's unclear what triggered the explosion on the tennessee gas pipeline. investigation is underway. wolf? >> thanks very much. >>> evicted from their urban camp site. protesters planning their next move, but did the new y

u.s. marines. 200 to 250 u.s. marines we will be seeing by the middle of next year permanently stationed in the northern territory of australia. so the part of australia that borders -- that really looks on to asia, and those troops would come in and out in six-month deployments, and you will see that force increased over a few years. up to 2,500 u.s. marines. in addition, the u.s. air force seeing more access to this northern military base of darwin, u.s. military aircraft that would have more access along with the australian air force doing training. the question, of course, is why. when you heard president obama and the prime minister talk about this, the first thing they used to explain this move is to better be able to respond to humanitarian crises, like natural disasters, like what we saw with the indonesian tsunami and earth wake in japan. of course, an obvious question, what about china? it's military star very much on the rise? here's as far as president obama would go when asked that question. >> the mai

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u.s. will deploy up to 250,000 marines to northern australia as the beginning of a new growing presence. e said the number will eventually grow to 2500. president obama say the new deployments show the u.s. is committed to the asia-pacific region. >>> army attackers have attacked a complex near harasta. explosions could be heard. syrian activists say more than 9 # people have been killed in protests over the past two days. cnn cannot confirm these reports. >>> hamid karzai has summoned 2,000 leaders and elders to kabul for a meeting. the grand council session will discuss the country's future peace plans and its relations with the united states. mr. karzai will also announce the next areas where afghan troops will take control from nato forces. >>> italy could begin to see its new government take shape in just a few hours when the prime minister-designate mario monti is expected to lay out his cabinet choices. his first order of business, working to cut italy's massive debt. those are the top stories. i'm monita rajpal. "world business today" starts right now. >>> good morning from cnn lo

. >>> and the body of a u.s. marine killed in afghanistan was brought home to danville today. he graduated last year where he -- 150 flags lined the route. kron spoked to the man who organized this event today. >> i want to show this service member, the community is there to support them. we are here to show the family the importance as a community to honor this young 19-year-old marine that paid the ultimate price. >> long the route residents came to show their appreciation for the fallen soldier. >>> new tonight at 11:00, getting closer to solving one of the most mysterious crimes. details on what investigators are finding out about the db cooper case. with cyber monday and black friday in the books, we are looking at the shopping season as it begins. >>> coming up later, sharks in action in los angeles tonight and some of the post season andrew luck honors and how about a 73-year-old man in a fist fight? later in the broadcast. this holiday season give your family the gift they can all share... ... verizon 4g lte smartphones ! like the droid charge. and the stratosphere. do

facebook page lists his education as having studied death, destruction, terror and mayhem at the u.s. marine corps. but orlando police say smith is not a suspect and that he is so far cooperating with investigators. >> we're not looking at him. we're looking at everything. >> reporter: parker was last seen around 2:00 p.m. thursday dropping her kids off at smith's home. at about 4:00 p.m. her brother received a short text from her but she never showed up for her 6:00 p.m. bartending shift. her cell phone last pinged a tower at 8:00 p.m. and her 11-year-old calls his grandmother to ask where is mom. >> her son called to say is mom is at the salon. no, honey, she went to drop off the babies. she should be home and taking a nap. he said i haven't seen her since i got home from school. >> reporter: on police found her black hummer near an orlando mall she rarely visited and on sunday they searched her ex-fiance's home at and a nearby field. has she ever disappeared before. >> never. >> reporter: never not called. >> no. >> reporter: or took a few hours to be by herself? no. >> reporter: her moth

since his injury was treated early, this record is back on his way to becoming a u.s. marine. >> it keeps us motivated, helps us work our artists and pushed through an graduate as soon as possible. >> incredibly disciplined group. up next, your maryland lottery numbers, and we will get another check of the insta-weather-plus forecast. >> time for your maryland lottery pick three and pick four numbers. >> the maryland lottery celebrates purple friday all season long. >> happy purple friday. i am at sarah fleischer from 98 rock. let's play the pick 3 numbers. visit mdlottery.com and check out the hot 5 ravens cash fantasy prices for november. enter for chances to win. moving right onto your pick four game. the maryland lottery -- let yourself play. >> john has one last check of the weekend forecast. >> the ravens game may get rain, but here, we will be dry right through the weekend. by sunday, we are in the 60's. late monday, tuesday, and wednesday, the rain chances go up. >> thank you so much for being with us for 11 news at noon. watch tonight at 5:00 with donna hamilton and

this is u.s. marine ward vanalsteen and khloe. she was adopted by him in afghanistan. she says the dogs are often used as weapons against u.s. soldiers. >> the taliban knows that it's so demoralizing for when they kill these dogs. so they target them. >> the dogs were rescued and brought here by now zad dogs. >>> american troops spent their last thanksgiving in iraq. in baghdad military men and women enjoyed a traditional turkey dinner yesterday. one soldier commented it never compares to his mom's cooking but it was good. >>> arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords spent part of her thanksgiving serving food to troops at an air force base. it was giffords first event since she was shot in the head last january. she used only her left hand as she served food alongside her husband. give giffords is an inspiration to the troops. >> we have a lot of members that sustain battle injuries. they are dealing with a lot of the same issues the congresswoman has had to deal with. >> giffords continue to under go inintensive rehabilitation. they asked a member of giffords staff to

u.s. marines in australia is seen as a brush back to china, essentially asserting america's face in that veryfar flung part of the world. whether sending the marines to australia seems to you like a bad use of the u.s. military or a great use of the u.s. military, that move today did afford the opportunity in our domestic politics for the republican party's presidential hopefuls to show off their own foreign policy chops. >> i'm the only candidate that's running right now that is currently engaged in foreign policy. >> michele bachmann. you know, in their infinite wisdom, the republican party in the house did decide to put michele bachmann on the intelligence committee this year, so as a candidate, she is trying to use that to claim foreign policy expertise. letting iowa voters know today she is johnny on the spot when it comes to all the latest on foreign policy. >> i heard this morning on the local station here in spencer that obama was sending troops to australia. yeah, that's what i heard. >> are you kidding? for what reason? >> i don't know. >> now, that's -- okay -- -- i don't know what

today, the u.s. marine corps marks its 236th birthday! ds of marines went for a run past the marine corps war memorial earlier this morning. the memorial serves as a reminder of the 70,000 marines who invaded the small island of iwo jima. ♪ >> all right. when you have a chance, and you go to the grocery store this weekend, we hope that you'll pick up some items for a food drive 9. last saturday, the boy scouts delivered about 800 grocery bags. >> 800,000. >> i kind of forgot. that's right. thank you. to homes in maryland and also virginia. that's a lot of bags! good grief! and they're asking that residents fill the bags up with nonperishable items. if you live in the district of columbia, you can go to a safe way store. there are 15 stores that will be collecting food saturday morning. the scouts will meet you there and if you would like to get more information, go to our web site at wusa9.com. >> all right. hey, it is getting colder outside, j.c. hope you brought a jacket this morning. >> did i. >> we were in the upper 50s at 11:00. 40s n

u.s. marines are training to fight overseas here at home in north carolina. we'll show you how. >>> drives in maryland may want to get red -- drivers in maryland may want to get ready to pay more at the pumps, why gas prices could be on the rise.  >>> u.s. marines are building the battlefield at home for training to fight overseas. at camp lejeune in north carolina a 35,000 square foot area has been transformed into an afghan village. fox's elizabeth brandt has more tonight. >> reporter: faced with life like explosions and simulated gunfights -- >> the intenter has been shot in the left arm. >> reporter: -- the interpreter has been shot in the left arm. >> reporter: these marines are training inside a north carolina warehouse for what likely will be the real deal in afghanistan. >> before they come here they are not sure what to expect, don't really know what it is. after they go through it they do well. >> reporter: this immersion trainer is an exact replica of an afghan village with sensory details like the sounds of farm animals a