the transporter takes her from ukraine and puts her on a boat. in turkey, she's transferred to someone else. she's then sold on to a pimp. >> narrator: we located two women who were trafficked on this same boat six months earlier by olga. >> ( translated ): i thought i was going to work in a shop. we were told that there are lots of women from moldova and russia working there. we were told that we could earn $200 a month. >> ( translated ): i can't say i was very happy or excited. i worried a bit because we were heading for a foreign country. we hoped everything would be okay. >> narrator: turkey has become one of the largest markets for women trafficked from ukraine and the old soviet bloc. its lax visa requirements make it an easy port of entry to europe and the middle east for traffickers like olga. >> she got through customs with absolutely no problem. the traffickers who transport these women have a very easy time of it. because the women know that they're going to be working illegally in the country that they're going to, they actually help

as we all know there have been many projects that russia was launching to avoid having ukraine as a transit partner and commented on that again saying that ukraine made a strategic mistake by not leasing the gas transportation system for russian and european partners to basically service and fill in and that was a big mistake so russia is looking at ways around this has been looking but is still open to basically negotiations with ukraine although ukraine so far is not willing to join the russia belarus kazakhstan bloc for the time being and of course he talked about the one of these projects outside of ukraine that's the pacific ocean pipeline as we know the second phase will be launched as early as next week so we'll be talking about that and definitely something to talk about thank you very much for this report me to mentor danko business analyst the i stock exchange agreed to buy a rival new york stock exchange one of the world's best known trading powerhouses the deal worth about eight billion dollars will close in the second half of two thousand and thirteen pending of course

said that ukraine was the worst hit by severe cold in europe. more than 100 people died then. now volunteers are urging everyone to do everything possible to save lives. the government is opening temporary shelters for homeless people around the country where they can warm themselves and have a hot drink. many have complained that very often these shelters on and on the outskirts of major cities of sometimes too hard to find. >> you need to take a bus to get there but i don't have any money to pay for my fair. i don't think i would be better off there. >> many homeless ukrainians will have to spend the new year holiday in these temporary shelters. according to weather forecasts, if a bit warmer in the ukraine in january. >> an ambitious mission to drill through 3 kilometers of antarctic ice has been cut short. they aimed to explore a lake that had been hidden for half a million years. the project to find hints of simple life existing in these extreme conditions. however, they failed and the team was forced to abandon the project. >> this is science at his toughest into this vi

it is being routed from the black sea to italy and bypasses the current transit country, ukraine. moscow has argued with kiev over fees and gas prices for years. a feud that has often cut off gas supplies to western europe. >> south stream could soon make ukraine much more willing to compromise. kiev could even agree to some form of russian involvement in its pipeline system and its modernization. >> the launch of south stream gives it a head start. and this is supposed to reduce the you's dependence on russia and the dying gasp from central asia. in contrast, south stream is due to start delivering gas in 2015. >> voting is drawing to a close in presidential elections in ghana. the poles expected to test the country's reputation as a beacon of stability and democracy in africa. >> the election will reveal how popular the incumbent is after he took over from the late president who died in july. opinion polls predict a tight race. the winner will oversee the current oil boom, one of africa's fastest-growing economies. soccer fans are no doubt eagerly awaiting the next european foot

but look at the footage from the ukraine parliament.nk washington is the worst in the world at doing things together, look at these clowns, this is quite amazing. this is the ukraine parliament erupting into open physical warfare. now, there is a view that a good old punch-up does tend to resolve these things. maybe john boehner and barack obama should just square off, get in a ring and slug each other out. >> this isn't the first time this thing happened. this happens all the time in the ukraine. >> or the british parliament. it's far more interesting and far more fun when you can throw a little humor and punches. maybe they need to get it out of their systems. >> but british you have rhetorical punches. >> on a vaguely serious point though, margaret hoover, let me ask margaret first and then you marjorie, are we going to get a deal done before christmas? all the hints i'm getting is yes, it's going to be a deal. >> i think we're going to get a deal and i think the question is how heavily scorned is john boehner and how much does that

at least eighteen people have frozen to death in ukraine's cold spell with temperatures dropping to minus twenty three degrees celsius twelve of them were found outside more than one hundred other people sought medical treatment after suffering from frostbite heavy snowfall has also blocked traffic on a major highway trapping hundreds of vehicles. well that's one point six billion settlement for u.b.s. and the financial plans of the newly reelected japanese prime minister that's a much more coming your way very shortly in couple of go and i'll be back with more news thirty five minutes from now. at mission free accreditation free. for charges free. range means free risk free studio types free. download free broadcast quality video for your media projects and free media and on to our t. dot com. download the official application to self choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorites from alzheimer's l.t.v. is not required to watch on t.v. all you need is your mobile device to watch ati any time any. she good leverage sure. was easy to believe when she says to. leave doesn't d

snow has let up in ukraine. so that's good news.now showers will return to this area on thursday. that couldamper recovery efforts unfortunately. meanwhile, severe weather is still ongoing in the eastern half of the mediterranean. 100 klemm purchase-hour gusts in bulgaria. 15 millimeters of rain in the past 24 hours in italy and part of the balkan peninsula. severe weather will continue throughout the day. turkey's going to be seeing the britain of it. off toward the west the next atlantic system is moving into the british isles as well as parts of the western continent, bringing another round of wet and windy weather. temperatures areooking like this. looking ve milou toward the west but very chilly out toward the east. minus 2 in stockholm. minus 16 degrees in moscow. that's about 12 degrees colder than seasonal. this is due to cold air coming in from siberia. the cold air is also affecting the other side of eurasia. blanketing mongolia, northern china, the korean peninsula as well as japan. you saw minus 10 degrees at 8:00 a.m. l

. >>> this is how legislation gets passed in ukraine. take notes, congress. no, we don't want that the. we'll have a full play by play later in the show. >>> first, a bombshell on capitol hill yesterday. susan rice will not be the next secretary of state. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations withdrew her name from consideration yesterday after a standoff with republicans led by senator mccain. who vowed to block her nomination. after notifying the president, rice sat down with nbc's brian williams to explain her decision. >> i made the decision that it was the best thing for our country, for the american people that i not continue to be considered by the president for nomination as secretary of state because i didn't want to see a confirmation process that was very prolonged, very politicized, very distracting and very disruptive, because there are so many things we need to get done as a country. >> the controversy surrounding rice stems from her september appearance on the sunday morning talk shows where she repeatedly characterized a terror attack agai

what touched off this brawl amongst laurnls in ukraine? captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, december 14, 2012. maybe congress should give that a try. good morning, everybody. i'm terrell morning. president obama and speaker john boehner have met trying to hammer out a deal on the fiscal cliff. the discussion was described as frank. the president is apparently holding firm on taxing the wealthy and there are signs of dissension among the republican ranks. susan mcginnis starts us off this morning. susan, good morning to you. >> hi. good morning, terrell. the two men met for less than an hour, and that's not an encouraging sign. neither of them spoke during the meeting but what we heard before and after is neither side is budging on their core decisions, this as time to make a deal grows shorter. house speaker john boehner made the short trip up pennsylvania avenue to the white house thursday to talk to president obama about the fiscal cliff. the tax hikes and spending cuts set to kick in january 1st. they

supports we didn't the eastern partnership program especially as regards ukraine moldova and georgia clue will come that the elections in georgia open up new opportunities to improve bilateral relations and work toward stability in the southern caucasus on the basis of the respect for territorial integrity it is particularly important to address the protracted conflicts i also raised the importance of moving forward in the five to talks on the conflict in transnistria and expressed concerns regarding development in our god look at how but by working together the european union and russia can make a decisive contribution to global governance and regional conflict resolution to global economic governance in the g. eight and in the g twenty and to a broad range of international regional issues i would like to congratulate president putin for taking over the chairmanship of the g twenty i am pleased that in the sentiment that president putin and the european union have discussed all these issues openly in a very constructive atmosphere i want to thank the president of the russian federat

fighting shoving in strong language no it's not a senior late night bar at all sessions of ukraine's newly elected parliament and over its first two days was issued members of the brawl with two of their colleagues accused of swapping sides scuffles took place both inside and outside the building fists flying in the chamber itself. position to this diner barrier around the park and no democratic country has its government fenced off its terms of action was criticized by international observers could imprisonment or cranes opposition media government coverage ruling parties unfair access to state resources. but world headlines now violent clashes have broken out in the west bank city of hebron it's very troops have responded with tear gas to dozens of throwing stones and bottles the clashes come a day after israeli soldiers shot dead a palestinian teenager there a holy site by both jews and muslims who say the youth had a gun but palestinians deny this saying he simply failed to heed an order to stop at the border crossing due to hearing problems. u.n. war crimes tribunal has sentence

that were released earlier by the free syrian army and in one of those she appealed to the embassies ukraine and russia as well as to the syrian government to meet the demands of the kidnappers it's very difficult to say whether in fact these demands will in fact be met she read a text in those videos in arabic in which admitted to having participated in the fighting and having worked as a military interpreter with syria and russian officers but in two years down the authenticity of these videos believing that they were made while she was under do risk now the ukrainian foreign ministry has also released a statement released last month saying that officials were negotiating for her beliefs but they did not offer further details. but the syrian rebels are reportedly threatening to make a russian ukrainian citizens in syria the target and pray saying they shouldn't be allowed to leave the country alive meanwhile moscow is warning that the opposition may win the conflict but i don't unexpected price. he has the details the russian foreign ministry would not exclude the possibility of the syrian

crazy alert getting under ruly in the ukraine all the partisan bickering and name calling in washington is pretty bad at least be thankful that our lawmakers don't start all over the walls in the house and senate chambers the same can be said about lawmakers in the ukraine in its first session yesterday members of the ukrainian parliament broke into a knock down drag out fight over the blocking of an election for prime minister and other parliamentary officials if i got so bad the multiple lawmaker sustained injuries including one member of the parliament who got his here torn off eventually lawmakers decided to cancel the session and rescheduled for today no word yet of fights broke out today as well in other news rumor has it that john boehner as challenge president obama to a fight over the fiscal cliff plays you're going to be taking place tomorrow at three pm at the white house player. coming up the phone lines are now open for our your take my take it live segment so if you want to chance to ask me a question live on the big picture give us a call at two hundred two nine zero four

holds natural gas for it says russia begins laying a new pipeline all the way to the center of the ukraine union that's ahead. the chemical scare on syria is receiving a skeptical response not only from us of government but now the very people seeking to bring him down a singer rebel official has dismissed washington's reports that assad was arming chemical warheads say it was all part of a media game but as always he's going to cheat again reports even fabricated allegations can prove deadly. u.s. officials said intelligence agencies have detected that assad's government has been preparing its chemical weapons stockpiles for possible use the obama administration's message to syria the u.s. is ready to act if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons there will be consequences and you will be held accountable there will be consequences. there will be consequences we have sent a an unmistakable message that this would cross a red line next how does america the media quickly picked up on the alarming news of the syrian government's alleged plans citing secret intelligence for fox ne

we've seen seems like this before from ukraine but you're seeing it again more brawling inside ukraine's parliament this time punches being traded by m.p.'s in the new assembly lawmakers from the party of the current country's jailed former prime minister you get into shank a wall paulo behringer image the slogan freedom for political prisoners attacked two members of their own party accusing them of defecting to the current president . his party secured a slim majority in a disputed election. don't get you give breast of all the news twenty four seven from us at r.t. dot com no buses in the united states may no longer be a place for private conversation that's according to the news website the daily which claims it's got evidence showing public transport is being equipped with ordeal recording devices the multibillion dollar upgrades to boost passenger security apparently and is reportedly already under way in several u.s. cities the man who broke the news michael brick told us the new technology sparks all kinds of privacy concerns though. privacy experts have different concerns that t

survey are a london now fighting shopping and strong language that's not a bar in ukraine but how the first session of the country's new music to parliament started scuffles took place both inside and outside the building fists flying in the chamber so as opposition activists area around the parliament saying no democratic country has its government installed so this election has produced stories by international observers for president to be crazy as it should be pro-government media coverage party's unfair access to state resources. created by some worshipped by others the joys of stalin's death has long been shrouded in mystery a special report investigates. the legacy no one should be proud of heaps of scrap metal littering pristine arctic landscape buildings stilton over their foundation pipes spilling black smoke over the snow covered peaks the traces of the soviet industrial activity on the spitsbergen our. don't make a pretty picture the guiding principle here is the worse the better what was life to tell the story of that back in soviet times when norwegians were visiting bar

weapons in the black market in the middle east and as far as the ukraine is we already know we have to analyze the picture of missiles at the border with that too late just how high why do you usually hear only u.s. officials for chemical weapons being deployed both of our shots are just completely absurd hype are you saying that they are ready weeks you look not only the components you mix the one you already have a weapon already loaded with this components which are kept separate and then the chemical reaction south happens inside the riffle after it has been or your body is mixing and is saying at the moment what we need to speculate but with a certain degree of reason is that the league moving some of its chemical weapons so the won't be captured by some of this is not missed gangs in fact beacher missile isn't that attack weapon is not a deterrent and also especially considering that the syrian army would never launch missiles across the border against turkey because the normal they will be attacking our nato allies. supporting the rebels as one thing but pursing sparks in our so

ukraine has been hardest hit, it has been snowing there for weeks. at least 80 people have died in the ukraine, most of them homeless. in britain, it's the rain. devon in south west england just is one of the areas deluged by storms. even a christmas tree and a town center can not escape getting wet. what about the weather across the u.s. in the next couple of days? the holiday travel season is now under way, and a.a.a. expects more than 93 million americans to be on the move at some point, most of them by car. meteorologist jeff beradelli at our miami station wfor joins us. the next couple of days could affect travelers, could affect shoppers. what kind of weather are we going to see across the country? >> reporter: jim, it's mainly good news. it's pretty quiet across most of the united states right now, with the exception of the west coast. we have a big storm slamming into there. now tomorrow is going to be pretty quiet also across the united states, so travelers shouldn't have too much to worry about. as we head into christmas eve, a small storm

i was in ukraine. we went to an old factory. we walked down these long, dark corridors. stepping over puddles of something, we're not sure what it was. finally we came across some women sitting at a work table. piles of old artillery shells and the women were sitting there taking them apart. by hand. slowly, carefully, one by one. it took decades and extraordinary sums of money to build those arsenals. this is going to take decades and continued investments to dismantle them. it's pain-staking work. missile by missile, shell by shell, we're putting an era behind us. >> joining us is the president of the global security foundation. also a member of the council on foreign relations. thank you for being here. >> my pleasure. >> you were there when president obama gave that speech today. is this -- should we see this as a commemoration of richard lugar at the end of this senate career, or did this have policy significance? >> it's more than a commemoration, although that was a big part of the purpose. he told some funny stories and had warm reminisces about richard lugar. bu

let me first show you a video from the ukraine. a cold snap has claimed the lives of 83 people and hundreds of others have suffering from frostbite. temperatures have been freezing over the last nine days. those suffering from extreme cold be get some relief. temperatures are expected to get back to normal. in moscow things are going to still be cold. we'll take a look at those temperatures later. this system is going to be very action one moving across denmark. the ongoing heavy rain could continue. temperature wise london at 9 degrees. we can get moscow minus 9. frigid, biting cold. now your extended forecast. >>> one more story before owe leave you. defense officials in the u.s. and canada are keeping a close watch over the skies today. they have begun their good will mission of tracking santa claus. technicians with the north american air space defense command are following santa's gift giving travels around the world. they are tracking his progress with radar systems and satell e satellite. officials carry out their special mi

life in ukraine. up next. issue that held lawmakers packing some real punches.what in the world were they doing. kayaker who got a very big surprise. oh, boy. stay with us. abc 7 news boy. stay with us. abc 7 news at 9:00f @ >> do you think the fiscal cliff talks are tough in melee during a partlyabout thi y cloudyment defwhait ukraine. a real fillibuster as in broken nose. they couldn't agree about prime minister so they went to the barricades. when the dust settled the opposition lost. >> north cooep leader has been voted person of the year in "time"magazine annual reader poll. here's the cover. drawing of kim with headline reading lil kim. l time says kim received more than 5 and half million votes and completely unscientific poll. magazine says they were inflated by several on line campaign. the real person of the year keep in mind is made by the editor of time and will be revealed next week. >> unthe heading anything that isn't nailed down. florida woman came home tuesday nature to discover something stolen from her home. her driveway. 300 square feet of

this is the footage coming out of ukraine. ef snow has caused numerous car accident and people are busy shoveling snow off roads. conditions are improving in eastern europe. lower than average temperatures will remain throughout the day. out toward the west turning quite wet and windy across the british isles as well as the western continent and severe weather is happening across the eastern half of the mediterranean countries. this is due to frigid air colliding with warmer air from the south. minus 14 in moscow. that's about ten degrees cooler than seasonal. minus 11 in kiev. further down toward the south pacific ocean we've been tracking severe cyclone evan. this system has produced 200 millimeters of rain. the good news is that it should weaken and go down towards the south. conditions will gradually improve as we head intoheext seral days. here is your extended forecast around the globe. >>> one more story before we go. this year's early sightings of santa claus have him not on a sleigh but a bicycle peddling his way acro

. >> what i learned, is things may be worse, we could be ukraine. take a look at what happened in ukraine. there's a bright side. we're grasping. we're grasping. >> you know what? i bet they get things done. after a fight, i bet they sit there and pass bills. just like tip o'neal. >> if it's way too earlier, it's "morning joe," thank you so much for watching this week, we greatly appreciate it. chuck and the daily rundown starts right now. >>> steam dried, the u.n. ambassador pulls her name from consideration to be secretary of state, telling president obama she doesn't want to be a distraction in telling nbc exclusively what she thinks about the politics of her critics. >>> cleanup on aisle 2013. just 18 shopping days left until the country dives over the fiscal cliff. are there any deals left to be had? there's a bargain bid of plan bs that are starting to overflow on the on the senator side of capitol hill. >>> and a senior gets ready to ride over the fiscal cliff after decades in washington. find out what he thinks about changing the senate's ru

. >> if you think our congress doesn't get along, take a look at what it is like in ukraine. the issues that have the lawmakers packing real punches. >> look outside, these two teens do an acoustic version of gangham style. >> mostly sunning skies from the east bay hills. get ready for another cold night. we have frost advisories in the east bay and patchy frost likely for the morning. chilly, wet weather coming. details are coming up. >> later, a bay area family's successful effort to get the fireplace industry to make changes after their young daughter was seriously burned. >> take a look at the traffic. we are looking at a high 80 from berkeley, perched atop emeryville. slow going in both directions. right side and up towards berkeley, east bound and slow toward the city as well. toward the city as well. stay with u and... take care of them, you know? i feel like we've come full circle. like that! this is how i'll do it. sarah: there you go. wanted to be here for your fist christmas? you see grandma lives waaaay down here, and you live way up here. brian, your cousin, he's

he's in the ukraine.nks very much, alexandra, we'll see you later. >>> when we come back, as a community is rocked by superstorm staandy recovers, we profile a group that is lending a helping hand to those hit the hardest. probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. >>> in the wake of superstorm sandy, hundreds in the town of rockaway, new york, are still putting the pieces back together. and as the community rebuilds, one group is out on the streets trying to give the gift of hope to its fellow neighbors. it is today's "giving in focus." >> this is our opportunity to really help a lot of people. >> we were totally wiped out like many other people. we lost all the belongings. we lost our car. we lost a friend across the street. >> a lot of really ugly basketball games were held right here. >> extremely busy. all good stuff. all the money coming in and got to get the checks in and wr

we are seeing very cold conditions across many parts of russia down through to the ukraine and poland as well. snow and ice is already on the ground and causing quite a few problems with the driving as well. for many of us in the eastern parts of europe, it will stay very cold but the system over the southeastern parts will be spinning around and also giving heavy showers across parts of libya down through egypt as well. for the western parts of northern africa, mostly fine and subtle. not a great deal of problems with the weather. to the east, some of the showers could turn out rather strong. but whether it can also be making its way further to the east, too. already plenty of heavy downpours -- and more heading through thursday. all of it pushing steadily toward the east. kuwait will likely to see clouds and just a chance of thunderstorms. of the people in these camps have fled violence or poverty elsewhere in the country. the government has no where to put them. and elsewhere across afghanistan, aid groups are trying to distribute emergency supplies to the most vulnerable. each fam

scenes like this are not unusual in the ukraine.recent years, there have been many physical fights. not sure this is the best way to settle policy differences. but our government doesn't seem to be doing much better. any suggestions for our government? go to gretawire and we are back in 90 seconds. [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, . [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 c250 for $349 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. military families face, we understan at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >> greta: peculiar new warnings to u.s. troops in afghanistan. but first, the new york newsroom with the other headlines. >> hi, gret a. president ob

. >> a severe cold spell in the ukraine has killed at least 83 people this month. temperatures were as low as 17 below zero celsius. more than 500 have been treated at hospitals across the country. heavy rain in southwest england has left many towns and villages flooded. it has disrupted train services disrupted holiday plans. more rain is expected in the run-up to christmas. the smell from the river catches you from blocks away. the stench comes from toxic waste and then treated sewage. the magazine says the river has made -- the bangladeshi. the worst place to live. >> the level of oxygen is so low that nothing can live in the polluted waters. >> they have started dumping completely polluted water and dead soil, waste, everything into the river. >> the river runs through the capital. they are dumping chemicals used to dye clothes into the water. authorities have done nothing to limit dumping. they return -- they rely entirely on nature to clean up the mess. >> there will be fresh water. the polluted waters will be pushed down. that is the with the rivers will be

scenes like this are not unusual in the ukraine.ecent years, there have been many physical fights. not sure this is the best way to settle policy differences. but our government doesn't seem to be doing much better. any suggestions for our government? go to gretawire and we are go to gretawire and we are back in 90 seconds. having you ship my gifts couldn't be easier. well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and a santa to boot! [ chuckles ] right, baby. oh, sir. that is a customer. oh...sorry about that. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. till you finish your vegetables. [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste they love. could've had a v8. or...try kids boxes! >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty. u.s. military experts say north korea is years from reliable missiles, does he spite this week's successful rocket launch that put a satellite into orbit. while the launch indicates progress, it doesn't

yes i've already tried to help ukraine sell to mean treat me like a foreigner they said i'd forgotten to ask myself. why are you a foreigner i don't know. but they say well why don't we catch you because i got dark skin and black hair it was up to me as want to stop speaking to you know. only one family has put up any resistance and agrees to speak openly to journalists my is. six years ago big left to move into the countryside. the luck of the draw for them to spend krueger's village. to get soon realised what was going on. so i'm just in the mood to. villages insupportable as a constant menace tend to see. for me was when i got married. that night we felt particularly vulnerable between three hundred to four hundred neo nazis in the village and as the night went on drunk i became. we always wondered whether they would be. otherwise we get insulted in the streets as a sin. needs to put up with near nazi neighbors that impose their own laws. and yet today the extremists are lost their leader krueger is in prison. the local little shura was arrested after being found in possession of a

. >> freezing temperatures have killed 85 people in ukraine. temperatures have plunged to as low as minus 20 degrees celsius. the government set up heater tents and thousand s of emergency shelters for the homeless. the cold snap is expected to improve. 150 flood warnings are now in place across scotland, england and wales. christmas celebrations in the philippines are muted this year. typhoon bopha killed more than 1,000 people and devastated many communities. >> a somber moment for the people. typhoon bopha killed more than 150 lives here and left virtually nothing in its wake. the only sizable building still standing is this makeshift chapel. it has back focal point for survivors. >> we're still thankful, even if we only have the capital, the last structure remaining. we're ok as long as people's hearts are directed towards the lord. >> the fill speens one of the most christian -- philippines is one of the most christian countries in the world. they are relying on their faith to get them through the ordeal. >> even if we are facing a difficu

a ship is waiting to take the bauxite to ukraine for processing.nea has no aluminum plant of its own -- another reason why this country profits so little from its vast mineral resource. >> and that's all we have time for on this edition of global 3000. if you want to get in touch and share youur view, you can also find us on facebook. thanks for watching and don't forget to tun in again, same place same time in seven days time.auf wiedersehen and bye bye! captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

ukraine seeing heavy snow, desperately cold weather here in. as for the west, we are seeing that rain pushed in across the uk, down into much of france. flooding is likely. it should be fine across much of the iberian peninsula, 15 degrees expected in madrid. further east, this extends through north africa, so for both tripoli and benghazi, it will be cloudy, the chance of some showers. 19 degrees in cairo as a maximum. along the coast, for the west, whitely dryer -- likely dryer. solutions for america, friday, 7:00 p.m. eastern, 4:00 p.m. pacific. >> hello again. top stories on al jazeera, at least 30 people have been killed in southeastern kenya. the deaths in the delta region have been blamed on fighting between the orma and pokomo tribes. the first round of the draft for the egyptian constitution is planned for friday. u.s. president barack obama says he will work with congress to avert spending cuts and tax hikes in the new year. where republicans budget bill to avert the -- a republican budget bill to avert hit the fiscal cliff was killed

the people of bolivia, the ukraine and honduras couldn't be more thankful.'m looking at your faces and just seeing how grateful you all are. (laughter) >> we don't like it one bit. >> you don't like it? >> no, it's not a good thing. the american political consultants came in to do a full overhaul of his image after he should rightly have been put to jail. so they came up with him smiling on political advertisements and there were simple slogans "i'm listening." >> that's great! >> no, not really. he threw his opponents in jail. >> that doesn't mean he wasn't listening. probably heard something he didn't like and threw them in jail. >> not really helping democracy. >> he won. our system works. >> just because it works doesn't mean that it's necessarily right. a perfect example was gonzalez posada. he was elected president and that was a disaster. >> disaster must be the spanish word for success because tad devine had been in bolivia working on that exact campaign. >> it was a very difficult campaign. our principal opponent had two things going for him: number

also ruin his reputation perhaps the biggest loser in terms of image in two thousand and twelve was ukraine its much publicized deal to build a liquefied gas terminal with spain's help quickly unraveled into a complete fiasco in november and proudly claimed that it will soon overcome its dependence on russia's gas as it signed a one billion dollar agreement to build an l n g terminal in the odessa region at a pompous ceremony with prime minister and the energy minister attending two days later its presumed partner spain's energy giant gas natural phenomena denied any involvement saying it knows nothing about the deal and the man who signed the papers on behalf of the spanish side turned out to be a. former ski teacher turned a con man but there are some who say this really the biggest loser this year has been western europe it's going nowhere it has no political direction and what's worse the only people who are trying to give a political direction are people who want to actually give it a worse economic and but just rather than an opportunity for survival the year two thousand and thirteen

having over the past decade encountered several cases of unreliable ties with its neighbors like ukraine and belarus is now building immensely expensive projects like north korea notably recently launched south stream to ensure supplies but investors are not welcoming that. if gasper were a one hundred percent russian owned company purpose was political or its purpose was. ensuring security for of supply and demand basically for for for both the you and russia and then of course it would make sense but if the your if you're traded company and obviously your number one priority is to maximizing shareholder value and i'm afraid that's not the best. idea to maximize shareholder value and i'm moving on now ten days remain before the so-called fiscal cliff kicks in in the us where when bush's tax cuts expire and the whole wave of spending cuts automatically comes into force republicans and democrats still have not come to any resolution that's our plan being a vote. reducing the chances of a deal by the end of the year and if additional found the us could head into recession again with g.d.p.