that's what we are looking for. >> welcome back to msnbc undercover, sex slaves, uk.ation pentameter 2" a nationwide effort is making good progress. local police forces working in close coordination are climbing up the criminal ladder to first identify then capture the people who are bringing in women from asia and eastern europe to work against their will in british brothels. the next person in their sights, a man by the name of shu, yu, wang. two months after the original police raid on one of the brothels, it reopens for business but under the ever watchful eye of the police. >> yes, yes. >> the police allow the brothel to reopen in order to gather additional evidence against the man they believe to be the owner shu wu wang. they also suspect he is a key player in britain's international network. they have been using the extensionive closed-circuit tv network to secretly track wang's activities. >> she's the one that went into the -- >> she is banking now. >> yeah? >> they think the woman has been depositing woman from the brothel into shu yu wang's account. >> she

a study on attitudes to immigration and the uk has come out with a very surprising finding. london and scotland, areas with the widely different experiences of immigration, are united in having a less negative view of incomers then the rest of the uk. 69% said they wanted immigration reduced. it seems the official definitions of immigration do not match those of the people surveyed. 62% are more likely to think about asylum seekers when talking about immigrants. only 29% think about students, despite the fact that students are the most numerous in revenge group coming into britain. robert is the business editor @ "economist." first, the basic question. what do you think drives popular attitudes towards immigration? i am not just thinking of the uk, but across the world. where do people get their opinions from? >> a lot of it comes from the media. there's a popular idea out there. it is powerful in recessions, like the bad times we're having at the moment, that migrants come here and they take other people's jobs or drive down wages. there's pretty much no evidence that this

so i was already making plans to stay in the uk, to start drama school in the uk, because the drama schools over there are really good. so i was really kind of moving on with my life, moving forward, regardless of whatever was going to happen. i was not going to put all my eggs in the broadway basket, you know? >> hinojosa: you ultimately did... they did... >> yeah. >> hinojosa: i guess it was actor's equity that basically had to make a decision to allow you to perform. >> right. >> hinojosa: but opening night there were picketers, there were protestors. >> there were picketers throughout previews, too. i mean, during one of the preview performances there were picketers that came into the balcony. and so we were doing this... we were onstage already, we were doing a preview performance. and then we just hear this screaming in the balcony. and i'm thinking... i'm looking up going, "what's going on up there? we're trying to do a show," you know? "are you going to give us a little respect?" >> hinojosa: people were also very upset about the fact that miss saigon... you know, the terms that wou

i think i'm right in saying the first uk personnel are already deployed? somebody might tell me if that is right. >> we have three pilots currently. >> there you are. and i had an opportunity to talk to the u.s. secretary of the navy and he assured me that the u.s. is fully committed to cooperating with us on this program and delighted with that we are reacquiring carrier capability and will do everything necessary to support us in regenerating the capability. by the way, i perhaps should just say that i had the opportunity to talk to the chinese naval attache at the defense council reception and he has an aviation r aircraft carrier the skills he has to learn from scotch without the support of the united states or any other partner. and he said is it a major challenge and we are lucky to have an alli that is prepared to support us in this way. >> can you confirm that we have no intention of selling to the chinese [ indiscernible ]. there has been some speculation about it. >> i have not thought of selling to the chinese and no one has suggested it to me.

considered unacceptable, namely that there be a protocol written into the treaty which enabled the uk to opt out of a certain number of rules applying to financial services. we're not able to accept that. we consider quite the contrary. >> so the 17 euro zone members along with 6 others in favor must now press on with what's being called an intergovernmental agreement. their goals, well, to introduce binding control on the budgets of those 17 countries, also to implement a new fund known as the european stability mechanism capped at 500 billion euros by july. to lend a further 200 billion euros to the imf with a view to supporting nations in need. and already the ecb's guidance to steer the current bailout fund, the esfs beyond the threat of a credit downgrade. it's almost the bazooka they wanted but far short of what they wanted. it wasn't just britain opting out either, was it? >> no. the czech republic and sweden said they need time to think and hungary on the other hand just flatly said no. as the united kingdom's main rejoction, the tenacity behind that particular rejectment. tak

i is -- it is disproportionate on the uk, so it is a deal that helps up primarily the eurozone theory why should the u.k. they for it? >> business is smoke -- boeing and his business is confident your three years ago, the city was gripped by the global financial crisis and bankers and traders did not my -- find much support among their fellow londoners. >> we are now at a time when you do not need to be nervous about seeing your banker. i used to hate it. you go to a nightclub or bar or meet someone at a dinner party, it was prettily -- pretty horrible to tell people you were a banker. that he says those times are gone, but the renewed confidence in the sector has given it new power in politics, and that has proven to be problematic. the government is backpedaling, saying that britain will not leave the eu. the jamaica white house around the corner is a popular place for bankers and traders to get a drink after work and talk shop. >> the anti-eu sentiment has properly maintained its strength. the mall while it is still unclear what britain's new path will be from the viewpoint of the

and the uk. and that's thanks mainly to the size, scope and transparency of its banking and finance sectors. a silver light in the gloom. welcome back. you're watching "world business today" live on cnn. >>> a unique crisis is spreading across norway. we're talking about dwindling supplies of butter. the result, rising demand and spiking prices. it all comes at a critical time, too, as butter is a key ingredient in many traditional norwegian holiday treats. >> we have to apologize for the norwegians in preparation for christmas, they make these christmas cakes and so on. and butter is a very important ingredient in that. if you don't have butter, you can't make those cakes. >> in addition to holiday demand, lower than expected milk production and a low carbohydrate diet trend are also being blamed for this shortage. >> i don't know what happened. but everybody wants to lose weight, eat butter and bacon and lose weight before christmas when they can eat more food for christmas and even get thinner

the "financial times," andrew, said the uk could be contributing about 30% to 40% of the total turbine tax contributions if it were to be introduced here. it is a very contentious subject. i should also remind you the city of london, the financial district in london brings about 11% of the total tax revenues to the united kingdom, money badly needed at a time when the uk government is trying to cut its deficit as well. in any case, mr. cameron's high stakes decision has opened a rift not only with europe but also at home within his own governing coalition. nick clegg who leads the democrat minority within the coalition says he was bitterly disappointed in the move. clegg wasn't even by the prime minister's side when he explained his decision to parliament. >> -- national interes and that is what i did. let me refer back to what i said to this house last wednesday. i made it clear that if the eurozone countries wanted a treaty involving all 27 members of the european union, we would insiflt on some safeguards for britain to protect our own national interests. some thought that the safeg

i want to stay to that theme about the uk. david cameron, this is not a good deal for the uk.is -- they are standing on the sidelines. the train has left. they are a very big and important player here. >> well, absolutely. and britain has had a very tortured, tangled relationship with continental europe now for decades. this just crystallizes attention building for a long time. there are many people in the city of london extremely unhappy with the direction of regulation and in the rest of the european union. saying clearly would do not want to be part of that. for david cameron to not have taken a stance would have been incredibly popular domestically. at the same time, i think the scars of this confrontation are going to last quite a long time. i mean, sarkozy did not even shake david cameron's hand. i think a lot of resentment now. >> it is amazing when you think over the past 60 years europe has been trying to come together. after a very painful period. and now some of these animosities and strains and rifts, i mean, this is money causes problems among friends and family.

. >> the uk struggles to emerge from recession into play down the government that. in 2010, the economy grew by 7.5%. strong exports from brazilian national champion jes, the high price of export commodities has also helped. and brazil has seen a surge in the production of crude oil. it does not mean richer citizens. amongst the population of 200 million people, it is three times the size of the uk. the u.k.-based center for economic research as brazil is typical of emerging economies struggling with a developed ones. it predicts that by 2020, russia will have overtaken germany. it predicts that india with a population of over 1 billion people, france will take fifth place. husband hiszabeth's spending a fourth night in a hospital where he has had treatment for a blocked coronary artery. >> a spokesman for buckingham palace as the duke remains under observation and is in good spirits. the queen is being kept informed. yesterday, six of the eight grandchildren came to a hospital and spent 45 minutes at his bedside. they included prince william, prince harry, and the

this is the uk's premier heart center. tests were carried out.t showed that he had a blocked coronary artery. that supplies blood to the heart. a tube goes in and expands and opens up the artery. >> he is 90 years old and he has had surgery on his heart, a procedure to open up a blocked artery carried out under local anesthetic. he will remain in hospital for a short time while doctors monitor his condition. just two months ago, he was in australia and doing what he has done for nearly 60 years, supporting the monarch. on that occasion, delighting children through the crowd and his dominant personality content to take second place as he always has. his health has generally been good for a man of his age. there was a scare three years ago when he was laughed admitted to hospital with a chest infection. he emerged after -- when he was last admitted to hospital with a chest infection. he emerged after three days. but it might be time to slow down. >> i reckon i have done my bit. with less responsibility, less frantic rushing about, less preparation,

notably absent though, the uk. they were absent.ery dapper this morning here in the u.s. richard, can there be progress without britain on board? >> that, of course, is the key and crucial question. yes, they can have an intergovernmental agreement and the 17 plus, as they're known, 26 it's believed or 23 plus. doesn't matter which. most of them have agreed to come together to have a fiscal compact. they will share a budget deficit. they will do things like have automatic sanctions. they will have much greater supervision, inclusion, all of those sort of things. it is the uk that is saying no. now what is the significance? it is as if one of the u.s. states suddenly turned around and said, well, actually, the rest of you can't do this. you can get together and have a nice little chitchat, can you do what you like amongst yourself, but you can't use all the penalty of power, institutions of the european union. frankly, don, it is going to move into a legal nightmare because the union itself, the president of the union, the president

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

finding is that 72% of the uk's butterflies have seen their numbers falling. among the biggest decline, a rare species. the population is down by 70%. it is also found in fewer areas. researchers believe the key factor behind a pole in so many species is the lack of or deterioration of habitat. they found it's not just the rare butterflies that have declined. >> the declines are much broader. a lot of the species we're worried about have continued to decline. we have reversed these declines quite well. >> among the success stories, the large blue, once its stake in the u.k. -- once extinct in the u.k. >> it is a scene you would normally see in a movie, but this time it was for real. these dramatic pictures show a car plowing into a restaurant in california. miraculously, no one was seriously hurt. it gives a whole new meaning to drive-thru. >> this is gmt from "bbc world news." i am george alagiah. the headlines -- tens of thousands of security forces still patrol the streets of moscow as people protest against the elections. french president nicolas sarkozy a

coastal areas off the uk saw high waves and rough seas. hurricane force gusts well over 150 kilometers were recorded in scotland. the strong winds prompted bridge closures as well, not just winds but flooding rains and snow also affected parts of the uk and island. now the storm is headed toward the scandinavian peninsula and as it moves inland, it should weaken a bit. however though the strong winds will likely prevail across the wide area over the weekend. a bout of precipitation, heavy snow is moving northward over the scandinavian peninsula and mix of rain and snow moving over continental europe toward the southeast and about the british isles, heavy snow showers are lingering in the northern portions but that should ease by friday morning. however, another round of snowy weather is expected to impact the same region again starting saturday. down towards the south, turkey is still dealing with thunderstorms, hail, damaging winds as well as mountain snow and that will continue on friday. temperature wise, we're expecting zero degrees in

for now, the panda population of the uk stands at two.simmons, nbc news, london. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. coming up next, "football night in america" followed by "sunday night football," lions versus the saints. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] now there's a mileage card that offers special perks on united, like a free checked bag, united club passes, and priority boarding. thanks.

today the uk ordered the embassy closed. they pulled their people out, ordered all iranian diplomats out of the uk immediately. >>> and a history-making visit by secretary of state hillary clinton to myanmar, the first visit to that repressive regime by a top u.s. official in more than half a century. there have been some signs of reform recently. secretary clinton says she is there to see how real they are. vice president biden is on a visit to iraq just a few weeks before u.s. troops there complete their withdrawal. among the more than 1 million americans who have now served in iraq over the past eight years, biden's own son beau in the delaware national guard. ann curry is traveling on this trip with the vice president and is with us tonight from baghdad. ann, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. that's right. vice president biden is marking the final weeks of the eight-year u.s. war in iraq. he's saying the obama administration is fulfilling a promise to the american people. he reaffirmed the final withdrawal

for now, the panda population of the uk stands at two.simmons, nbc news, london. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. coming up next, "football night in america" followed by "sunday night football," lions versus the saints. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

. >>> big-time protests yesterday across the pond in the uk. an estimated two million public workers walked out of their jobs because the british government is proposing pension reform. >> ooh. >> one guy who claims to be a taxi driver in a university lecturer took to youtube to explain why he was among the protesters. >> i'm going to try to do this without swearing or shouting. everyone knows it's not just about [ bleep ] pensions. this government, right, it is trying to do away with the human rights. this government is trying to do away with the minimum wage. this [ bleep ] government is trying to privatize the nhs. >> it gets a little more intense. this government is appalling, it's sitting alongside a liberal democrat that's [ bleep ]. this government should be protecting the people from the corporation. it's protecting the corporations from the people. >> he's fired up. >> he makes a reference to the ongoing protests that we've seen around the world. but also here in the united states. >> we've had enough. we're [ bleep ] striking about al

he was asked on thursday if the uk has plans to handle a breakup of the euro zone. king would not be drawn on specifics but he did say the british government is bracing for all kinds of scenarios. >> the government together with the fsa and the bank of england are making contingency plans against my range of contingencies. i'm not going into detail as to what those are. we are making contingency plans. >> markets here in the asia-pacific region are closed for the week. most managed to lock in major gains from thursday after the world's biggest central bank said they would be cutting the cost of borrowing u.s. dollars. investors taking a breather after the big rally on thursday. there is a little bit of profit-taking going on in shanghai, i see down a fraction. markets mostly up ahead, as i say, of that key jobless numbers. looking at the numbers now, the nikkei is up, up for two reasons, nikkei up about 0.5%. first reason, goldman sachs and ubs says tokyo's measures to recover from last year's earthquake and tsunami will push the nikkei higher next year. next, tokyo

his final appeal and after that, the decision will be made either to extradite him or keep him in the uk atika shubert, thank you very much. >>> we're working to bring you several big stories at the top of the hour including iran's claim that it shot down a u.s. spy plane. now it's promising to take an aggressive response. we'll have the latest trait from the pentagon. after the break, is stevie wonder ready to put on his dancing shows for live tv? details ahead. it's 48 minutes after the hour. this is your "a.m. wake-up call." for a limited time, passages malibu will be giving away free copies of the alcoholism & addiction cure. to get yours, go to ssagesmalibubook.com. >>> herman cain, as you know, is out of the presidential race, but still on the minds of comedians like the cast of "saturday night live." here's your punch line. >> this whole ordeal has been crazy. it's nonsense. it's character assassination but i'm sorry, it's true, i am suspending my campaign. now, listen, this is a decision that i made with the help of my family, no one forced me out. >> so you still deny the allega

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yesterday a huge storm hit the northern part of the uk, particularly scotland. here is video shot by a guy who was waiting out the storm. >> what? now officially the storm was called hurricane freed helm. but people in the twitter world started calling it hurricane balding a. >> why? >> why wha do you mean why? >> bob ag is a spottish term meaning the male private area. >> i'm no doctor but i believe you're referring to the scrotum. >> like a ball in a bag? >> it's not ball bag. it's baw bag. >> this whole time we thought you were saying ball bag. >> no. baw bag. at first the bbc welcome back site, the harold major news sources wouldn't touch the term. then the daily record gave it a whirl and it became one of the top trending terms on twitter in the uk. >> our next video, images of bravery under fire. >>wahthis. it is up close and personal footage of the u.s. fire fight in afghanistan. >> they will crawl in and engage us from there. >> this video was taken by a marine photographer. and this particular battle which we are right there in was one that we didn't se

for now, the panda population of the uk stands at two.simmons, nbc news, london. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. coming up next, "football night in america" followed by "sunday night football," lions versus the saints. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> pete: from the superdome, it's a matchup between two teams from the nfc playoff pitcher. one we're used to sees there, the other, not so much. two seasons removed from their