this is a tax that is discouraging investment in the uk.he best thing to do is to scrap it altogether. >> of it makes on the board here with some of the markets, but generally, the markets are down with all eyes on italy and mario monti with his technocrat government he put in place yesterday. what will they start with with the monumental task in front of them? italy is facing $1.6 trillion in debt. >> thousands of police have been deployed in happens to avoid violence. the annual rally marked the uprising of the students in 1973 that helped bring down the country's military dictatorship. of course, takes place against the box -- the backdrop of austerity measures. >> students here at athens polytechnic who rose up against the dictatorship in greece in 1973, several people were killed. it ushered in the end of the military dictatorship. today is march will be joined by several thousand people who will spend their anchor at the austerity measures that -- of their anger at the austerity measures the increase will push through. greece is in a

those colleges could have brought in more than 11,000 students to the uk to study each year.just one example of how this government are living up to their promise to get a grip of immigration. >> does the prime minister agree with the vast majority of people that smoking should be banned in vehicles when children are present, and will he encourage the government to adopt the contents of my ten- minute rule bill, which aims to put an end to it? >> i do think the smoking ban is right. i have to admit, as a former smoker, and someone who believes strongly in liberties and who did not support it at the time, that the smoking ban has worked, and i think it is successful. i am much more nervous about going into what people do inside a vehicle. i will look carefully at what the honorable gentleman says, but we have to have a serious think before we take that step. >> the prime minister will be aware of citigroup's report, issued yesterday, on green energy investment in scotland. does he agree that this report very ably demonstrates that the benefits of green energy in the uk are unl

its parliament voted to expel the uk ambassador to iran.ey're both upping the ante on either side. but the iranians, carol, are saying they regret what happened. carol? >>> on another topic, let's talk about the uk hacking investigation. are you going to tell me about the voice of the -- what was her nickname? she had the voice of an angel. >> the voice of an angel. i think that's me. but i'm not quite sure. who you mean. >> besides you. >> the important thing here is that testimony by an ex-"news of the world" reporter accused senior leaders like rebecca brooks at "news of the world," he essentially said that they knew that the phone hacking was going on of celebrities and other really important people and that it was widespread. senior leaders of "news of the world" have said that they didn't know what was going on. and even the ones that indicated they may have an inkling, they seemed to say that they had no idea that it was that widespread. so these are really important allegations. important testimony. what this guy, paul mcmullen, als

uk chancellor george osborne makes -- i'm sorry. we still had the markets up there. anyway, never mind. moody's could downgrade european banks' debt ratings and the banks in 15 european nations could be affected. moody's says it's because government support could be removed. governments may not have the cash to bail them out. these four could all be reviewed. and we're seeing a fairly sharp selloff. off by 1.6%, same story for unicredit. andrew? >> here it was all about the optimism over the past 24 hours rather than what we're seeing in europe right now. certainly we had the big pop in the dow. the s&p was up by more than 2%. huge rallies in europe yesterday. that led to a pretty strong day here across the board. the underperformer but still over 1% higher. asian exporters getting a boost, still getting a boost i should add on the u.s. retail sales number. we had black friday. also had some pretty strong cyber monday sales numbers as well. that's helping the engs porters in the region. the banks also getting a boost as well. hong kong up 1.2%. a lost o financial sto

the fact that the uk's embassy in tehran has been closed.diplomatic officials in london have essentially been kicked out. and we are seeing a response from other european countries as well in solidarity with the uk. both france and germany have recalled their ambassadors and tomorrow in brussels, there could be even further actions taken in the form of sanctions. tamron? >> you mentioned possible further actions, stephanie. the prime minister david cameron said he is considering very tough action in response to this. >> reporter: one of the things that has been floated is an oil embargo which would be very damaging. already, iran is feeling the economic pinch from the sanctions that are out there. and this attack is in response to some of the sanctions that are announced earlier this month including this country serving all financial ties with iran and its central bank. all financial ties with any of its banks which is a american that you are they've never taken before. they're beginning to feel the pinch and there are some divisions reporte

that the crisis in the euro zone could drag the uk into an even deeper hole than it's already in. >> this central forecast seems in their words that the euro area finds a way through the current crisis and that policymakers eventually find a solution that delivers sovereign debt sustainability. if they do not, then there could be a much worse outcome for britain. i believe they are right. we hope this can be averted, but if the rest of europe heads into recession, it may prove hard to avoid one here in the uk. >> so andrew, you know, we've got the united kingdom facing many similar situations to those other countries in the euro zone, which it's not part and not least, we're talking about strikes swm. as well. >> absolutely. all looking depressingly familiar, isn't it? >>> speaking of, we all know how tough a year it's been for the banks this year. they've only just started to recover from the global financial crisis of 2008/2009 when they got hit by the european sovereign debt crisis of 2011. and now dozens of those banks are reeling again after standard & poor's downgraded their cr

front moving through the uk.hat's where the weather is right now across europe, really, as this high continues to stay large and in charge. we do need rain in scotland. thankfully at least we're doing that for the uk here. for the rest of us, and specifically for the alpine region here we are not looking good. i want to show you fascinating nasa perspective satellite imagery here. these are clouds in the wispy white. right here, this is your snow pack. this is a year ago, november a year ago. this is the way it looked opening weekend was fantastic. look at what's happened a year later. we have barely any snow. i mean just the highest peaks here across the alpine region are we seeing snowfall. i'll get you in closer to some of the resorts. in switzerland, a couple resorts have canceled the opening weekend. we just don't have enough snow. watch what happens, a year before, we had plenty of snow on the ground, we had happy skiers and happy resorts here and business was doing just fine, thank you. but this is the way

we're live with more on a massive strike in the uk. it's 13 minutes after the hour. [ female announcer ] lactaid milk is easy to digest. it's real milk full of calcium and vitamin d. and tastes simply delicious. for those of us with lactose intolerance... lactaid® milk. the original 100% lactose-free milk. it's all crossed out... it's 'cause i got everything on it. boom! thank you! [ male announcer ] no need to wait with our christmas price guarantee. if you find a lower price on a local print ad before christmas, we'll give you the difference on a walmart gift card. >>> it is 16 minutes past the hour. welcome back. hillary clinton making history. the secretary of state just arrived in myanmar. she's the first secretary of state to visit the southeastern asian nation in 50 years. the two-day trip comes on the heels of dramatic concessions by the president and his new government. paula hancocks is live in myanmar for us this morning. good morning, paula. come back, paula! paula! i think she's gone. hmm. okay. we're going to call paula b

program, we hear from the spy that never was, how this russian womanhood won her case to remain in the uk. the report by two court- appointed psychiatrists and norway has concluded that the gunmen responsible for the death of 77 people in july is mentally ill. the first plant in a car bomb that went on a shooting rampage at a nearby island. >> the face that haunts the country. they have shown no remorse and there have been intense debate about whether or not he is criminally responsible for his actions. psychiatrists have interviewed him for 36 hours altogether. the 240 page report as a clear conclusion. >> of the conclusion is that he was insane. >> he set out his believes in his manifesto. he saw himself as the head of the norwegian resistance movements -- movement fighting but multiculturalism. he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. >> of the experts examined more closely what they term radios delusions' whereby he believes that he is chosen to determine who is to live and who is to die, and that he is chosen to save what he calls his people. >> is hard to judge if today's report will

we ended up driving to tia juana with our family in order to return to the uk. we then had only five months to verify. we flew back to the u.k. for the interview which cost about $6,000, rather than processing in the u.s. embassies were rude to me and my bike in the process. -- wife in the process. we were a small company but had been in the u.s. for eight years, and had one of our best years. they seemed unaware of general business and tax accounting practices. however, my wife developeafter h the officer, the visa was approved. afton and there was finger wagging saying that you need to come up was something better than two years' time currently, there is no resolution for these types of green card holders. we will have to constantly trouble in the new at the will of immigration authorities. so how does this affect families? it affects our ability to run a business with unpredictable but times. it makes you unproductive and therefore unproductive thanks to the huge amounts of repetitive information required. processing fees which are a burden to the families in

the uk job market has been fairly resilient compared to those of neighboring european economies, but unemployment is a lagging indicator. the head of the employment trends unit at the international labor organization says the youth unemployment numbers across europe may be even higher than the official figures suggest. >> we have not tried to take into account the fact that many young people are dropping out of the labour market. the unemployment figures look much worse then in the books. a lot of young people are not seeking any more for jobs, not holding out hope for future job market changes. >> shares in qantas, the australian carrier, rose to their highest level in three months. the airline was hopefully to reach an agreement with its employees by the deadline. one was illustrated last month after it grounded all of its aircraft because of the -- one was left grounded last month after the ground and all that's aircraft because of the strike. the pilots union said last week it had launched legal action challenging an order for it to and industrial stoppages. although its members

in countries like australia, canada, and the uk, we call it remembrance day. and belgium, it remains armistice day. but it is marked in many countries. people take a two-minute silence at 11:00 a.m. as a sign of respect. here in america, there'll be a ceremony at arlington and a number of regional sites. in britain, the main services will be on sunday. members of the royal family lay wreaths at the center at london's white hall. this is a legacy of world war ii. the commemoration was moved as to not to interfere with wartime production. for those in commonwealth countries, the poppy has become a popular emblem of remembrance day. the poppy's brilliant red color, an appropriate symbol for the blood spilled in the war. i'm wearing the british version. sold on uk streets by volunteers, it is our highest profile charity campaign. this week, there was a national outcry when international soccer's ruling body fifa tried to ban the england team from wearing poppies. the money raised from their sale goes to armed forces charities. dylan recently did a touching segment

it's worth thinking for a moment about the uk because by golly the uk has done so many things wrong in two years. >> to representatives here. >> one thing they did go is 18 months ago they came into power and would use a plan to cut the deficit very similar to what in some ways the bipartisan committee was suggesting late last year, the spending cuts and revenue increases, very similar, demanded. >> we now have reverse growth in the uk. >> and you have incredibly low yields in the market. >> the markets versus people. >> you have reverse growth in the uk but a collapse of growth in the rest of europe because they weren't able to address these issues. >> if i could just say the debt crisis in this country, the root of it, the bush tax cuts two unfunded wars and an economic crisis brought about by the masters of the universe. those who have not had to pay for the economic mess they've paid in this country. at the moment the interest rates in this country are low and the masters of universe on wall street are still doing very well. this is a moment where the crises again of this country i

in the uk, that number is now close to 22%. in ireland, it's closer to 30%.n spain, more than 40% of the youth can't find a job. rajib day has been credited with matching young people with entrepreneurs and startup firms. >> today with the youth unemployment figures, if people have had an inclination to set up a business, it would be a good idea to start your own business and making a job rather than taking a job. >> reporter: here in britain, there are growing calls for skittish companies to take on more youth, but firms want the government to loosen the purse strings and pay to hire youth out of work for more than six months. >> we need to see some targeted measures to help boost growth, for example, for young people. it will cost a bit of money, but it's money well worth spending. >> reporter: one bright spot is the 2012 summer olympics. thousands of young people have been in training to give them the confidence and skills to apply for work around the games. but with tough austerity measures imposed by the current coalition government, it means fewer gover

you are living in dubai, but then you have to move back to the uk where you are from, where you can'tng dogs so you give it up for adoption. the dog gets adopted. sometime later the mom, owner of this dog whose name is holly, finds her on a website and also finds out that holly was about to be put down so she decides i'm going to bring holly home from dubai to the uk and this is the reunion of holly and her best friend, the daughter. she has absolutely no idea that holly is on the other side of the door. >> so sweet. >> good fake-out, too by the parents. >> i think the dog was pretty excited, too. >> time to drop a little national geographic knowledge on you. can we sing the song? >> also known as the spread ator. >> this is a poisonous snake. >> what do you think? >> if it is a diamond head watch out and rounder head it's not poisonous. >> if it's a snake, watch out. >> that's the old nursery rime. it does have fangs and venom it is not dang rous to human beings. >> that is part of the playing dead. it will roll over on its back and let its tongue hang out. it will get dirt in its mo

and now iran is much more isolated. >> we're seeing this cascade of diplomatic solidarity behind the ukulling out its ambassador, germany as well. there will be a meeting in brussels and talk of further sanctions, including an oil embargo. we have an official response saying it views britain's decision as hasty and it will retailate for that decision, so a real ramping up on the rhetoric, and spurred, as you know, from that i want aea report, the u.n. watch dog on iran and nuclear activities, suggesting that they were pursuing weapons, nuclear weapons. >> of course iran has already accused britain of being part of an assassination exactly a year ago yesterday of one of their top nuclear scientists. they accuse britain, the united states and israel in complicity of that. there have been some suspicious explosions at military sites as well, so there's a lot of prizing tension. the u.s. certainly feels that it can sit back and say "i told you so." >> well, to a certain degree. it's also worth pointing out there was an attack on the british embassy -- rather the u.s. and israel is the only

this has become a huge thing in the uk.f course what the inquiry is now to do is to find out the media practices of the journalists. we'll see what they come up with at the end. >> you mentioned one of the cruellest twists. her parents thought she was checking her voicemail when, in fact, it was allegedly a news of the world tabloid reporter hacking into her phone. you can imagine just the despair that her parents felt when this was going on the whole time. thank you very much. >>> wall street has been keeping its eye on the super committee in washington. today we are expecting to hear the group cannot reach an agreement on cutting this nation's massive debt load. allison kosick is at the new york stock exchange. what's the expectation for how it will affect stocks today? >> get ready for stocks to drop at the open because of what's happening or not happening with the super committee following what world markets are doing. look at this. all of the european markets are down 2% each. keep in mind the u.s. markets had low expe

. >> thur cane force winds across the uk now subsiding.hose specifically were right along the coast in unprotected areas. london certainly didn't see that. but very impressive where we did clock these winds. take a look at wick airport, 131 kilometer-per-hour winds. this equates to a category two hurricane in the atlantic. what happened? an intense area of low pressure came in. on the back side of it howling westerly winds took over. we've been covering the sunk ship there in the irish sea as a result of those same winds that kicked up the seas and made for some rough going as far as the rescue efforts under way there. blustery and cold again. right now we're in between systems, so we're going to be talking about better conditions for today. but not for the long. another storm system on the way for the middle part of the week. that also will bring in more rain and gusty winds. in fact, the potential i think for gales once again. they're leaving behind the rest of europe here, we need some moisture to mix in with the cold air to make snow f

. >> in the uk celebrities took a stand to detail harrowing experiences being hounded bit paparazzi.'s part of a probe of tabloid that's reportedly broke the law to break news. >> their latest roles are ones they never wished to play. witnesses in the uk hacking scandal. >> it's difficult to explain to people who haven't experienced it what that feels like. it's incredibly threatening. >> aappearing before a government panel, jk. rowlings says photos were published of her home, security system and children, then, they found a note from a journalist inside of her daughter's book back. >> it's dive to say how angry i felt my 5-year-old daughter's school was no longer a place of purity. >> actress sienna miller says she was hounded. >> anything from being spat at or verbally abused. >> she spoke of the anguish when personal information leaked into the tabloid. >> i accused my friends and family of selling stories. they accused each other as well. >> the investigation began after a former employee of "fuss of the world" blew the whistle on the illegal activity. stars such as hugh grant s

issue and not present in the uk or something like that. to tweak you a little bit, i think if michael jackson was over in the uk, there's the same amount of money involved -- >> sure. >> he could find a doctor that would maybe take one more step, but he'd get his propofol. so it's either, sort of when there's the need for it and there's the will and the way, they're going to get it. >> you keep bringing up the dr. feelgood analogy, which is a little different. because when you take illegal drugs, which a lot of bands do -- >> and a lot of americans do, by the way, pharmaceutical drug abuse is on the rise. >> -- in the music industry -- >> which is where it starts, but i'm not looking to keep it there, because it doesn't stay there. >> when you're taking illegal drugs, you know you're taking that walk on the wild side and do that for a particular reason. but when you bring a doctor into your home to give you a legal drug so that you can go to sleep, i think you expect that he's going to take care of you so that it's not going to go wrong. >

. >> dozens was vehicles are involved in the uk . a man attacked by a colony of wasps. deadly highway crash and fire shooting in the air and some of the 27 vehicles involved and that number could go up. dozens more injured and no word on what caused the massive wreck. columbia, a major set back for the counselry's main rebel group. number one commander killed in a military raid. cono was gund down after a burchinger was bombed. they lead farc, the revolutionary armed warriors was america and south korea. thousands of people protesting free trade agreement with the united states and saying if it is approved it would benefit america. u.s. congress ratified the deal last month and the ruling party planning to take it up next week. china, an electrician stung all over his body by wasps. he was workog a transmission tower. the insects left him nearly unconscious . a co-worker helped to hold him up. he is in the hospital in stable condition. that is a wrap. >> and annual pilgrimage to a rocky desert hill outside mecca is underway. two and half million expect to take part in t

. >> there's a woman in the uk named allison breyerly, a taxideterminist. has developed a craving for roadkill. >> define roadkill. >> define a craving. >> meaning she wants to eat it and she has a taste for it. has eaten things like pigeons, owls, deer and more. >> in what form is this roadkill? >> i wanted to know a similar thing. so we have allison breyerly via skype "right this minute." you're five months, did this craving for roadkill start at the beginning of your pregnancy? and how did you know that that's what you were craving? >> i've seen in roadkill for years. since i've been pregnant i've actually developed more of a craving for red meat. anything with lots of iron and one of the healthiest forms of meat to me is roadkill. it hasn't been through the factory farming. >> what kind of roadkill are you eating? >> what's really popular on business roads is rabbit. so that's everywhere at this time of year, especially. >> how long has the roadkill been on the road? are you worried that maybe it's spoiled? >> i am really concerned about how fresh thing

. >> this video is from diagonal in the uk.ou'll see eric scott one of the world's best jet pack pilots, he's flown over canyons, he's been in air shows and he holds the world record for the fastest jet pack. and this guy, stewart ross from the uk is a rookie rocketer and he wants to become the next jet pack pilot so eric scott invited him to his jet pack school for three days to learn his craft. >> i've given up trying to learn to fly one of these machines. >> i'm going to say, i would like to go to jet pack school. >> how cool is that. >> i never would have thought of this. >> i missed space camp. i want to do this. >> why is there a jet pack school? it's not like jet packs are like skateboards. like not everybody has a jet pack. >> and the school is bring your own jet pack. >> byoj. new jet packs run between $100,000 and $200,000. >> for that? you could buy a plane. >>> he has sort of training wheels, can you see the tether that comes down that has -- >> and then he tries some more skilled jet pack flying. >> he falls over a

. >> there's a woman in the uk named allison breyerly, a taxideterminist. has developed a craving for roadkill. >> define roadkill. >> define a craving. >> meaning she wants to eat it and she has a taste for it. has eaten things like pigeons, owls, deer and more. >> in what form is this roadkill? >> i wanted to know a similar thing. so we have allison breyerly via skype "right this minute." you're five months, did this craving for roadkill start at the beginning of your pregnancy? and how did you know that that's what you were craving? >> i've seen in roadkill for years. since i've been pregnant i've actually developed more of a craving for red meat. anything with lots of iron and one of the healthiest forms of meat to me is roadkill. it hasn't been through the factory farming. >> what kind of roadkill are you eating? >> what's really popular on business roads is rabbit. so that's everywhere at this time of year, especially. >> how long has the roadkill been on the road? are you worried that maybe it's spoiled? >> i am really concerned about how fresh thing

when you talk about ownership and handling of weapons, most killings that's a statistic which in the ukto shoot in the uk, you can go to a gun club but you cannot possess a gunin your home unless there is a license and it has to be locked in a particular place. you can't just walk around with it. i have been watching the debates and wondering if perry is carrying a concealed weapon. >> mitt romney would like to know the answer to that. >> you are a military man and have different relationships with firearms and weapons than many of us do. i feel like the dialogue around gun control in this country is very much dominated by the pro gun lobby. and why that is? we are having an either or conversation on how to address gun control. every day in america, 34 people are murdered by handguns. every single day. the vast majority are actually by illegal handguns. but that still should not take away the fact that we have far too many guns legal and illegal that are falling into the wrong hands. the fact that we have such minimal background checks that exist for people is unbelievable how quickly a

once we got to the uk and doing the shows would be almost a vacation. i don't want to say that because they were going to pay me but honestly. he knew that. >> originally it was ten shows and then made in to 50. i thought, you know, michael, you're talking about a guy not as young as he used to be. 50 shows is pretty demanding even if you're doing 2, 3 shows a week. >> i remember him saying ten shows, fantastic and then i remember a day when the ten shows turned to 34. he said, the 34 shows, i got to do them. that seemed to be like, wow, this is a lot and then i remember it kept growing. what i remember is that he was really honored that that many people wanted to see him. >> i had tickets to the first one. i was excited. i mean, he -- i saw him in paris once. it was the best concert i ever saw. >> he was honored that people wanted to see so as much as maybe 34 or 50 shows were like, oh man, this is going to be crazy but the smile on his face showed me that he felt honored that people wanted to see him. >> let me ask you a different question. did you ev

rowlings gave testimony in the uk phone hacking scandal. she told a london courtroom she felt under steej from intrucive journalists who staked out her home and slipped a letter into his 5-year-old daughter's school bag. >>> 40 beagles used for experiments in an animal testing laboratory in spain have been rescued. they were flown to los angeles where they were set free from their cages for the first time on thanksgiving night. you see their faces there, and they're exploring like beagles do. it is 4 past the hour. now back to maria. you're hanging solo there? >> i am. >> the not really. there are tons of people behind you. >> and i invited a couple friends out here. speaking of friends, this is what being a bff is all about. >> where did you go to school sdm. >> i went to bowling green but i'm going to michigan tomorrow. >> we have great match-ups this weekend, but today we have showers through the mid-sekzcti but the big weather is in the cascades. look out for winds 40 to 50 miles per hour as well. the east coast is looking great today.