in just 355 days, the summer olympics open in london. the 2012 games will be the third time the british capital has hosted the world's top athletes. more than 10,000 are expected to compete. we take a look at london's preparations. >> this synchronized team put on a spirited show for the delegation. the hosts of next year's olympics are confident they are doing a good job. >> that water looks good enough to drink. it is clean and clear. there is nothing floating at the bottom. >> almost all of london's facilities are complete, including a slalom center set to open soon for preliminary competitions. the city both tried and tested venues from wimbledon to wembley stadium. the organizers in london are more prepared than many of their predecessors, but the work is not over. >> you could not stage an olympic championship in there tomorrow. a mountain of work. technology, testing. the athletes have to come here knowing it absolutely works. >> londoners celebrated the one- year countdown in trafalgar square. the event featured the first live br

potter film is being held in london tonight. thousands of fans turned out to say farewell to the characters who have grown up over the last 10 years. >> the boy wizard himself. in front of the fans. like many of them, he has come of age with harry potter movies. before the premiere in london, he had no comment on his alter ego. his co-stars had more to say. >> i will miss my character. >> ron became her love interest. >> it is such a huge part of my life. >> thousands of fans came from far and wide for the premiere of "the deathly hallows part 2." >> we are the three potter generation. we have so much to talk about. >> after half of their lives with harry potter, now for daniel radcliffe and others, it is all over. >> are you into the harry potter world? >> sure, i don't know how it ends, but i hope that good wins out. them always. stay tuned for "in depth." >>> the german parliament has passed controversy legislation that allows the genetic screening of embryos under certain conditions. the issue has divided governments around

potter film is being held in london tonight. thousands of fans turned out to say farewell to the characters who have grown up over the last 10 years. >> the boy wizard himself. in front of the fans. like many of them, he has come of age with harry potter movies. before the premiere in london, he had no comment on his alter ego. his co-stars had more to say. >> i will miss my character. >> ron became her love interest. >> it is such a huge part of my life. >> thousands of fans came from far and wide for the premiere of "the deathly hallows part 2." >> we are the three potter generation. we have so much to talk about. >> after half of their lives with harry potter, now for daniel radcliffe and others, it is all over. >> are you into the harry potter world? >> sure, i don't know how it ends, but i hope that good wins out. them always. stay tuned for " >>> the german parliament has passed controversy legislation that allows the genetic screening of embryos under certain conditions. the issue has divided governments around the world,

. >> amy winehouse's funeral has been held in london after a private ceremony for family and friends in a jewish cemetery, her body was taken to the -- amy winehouse was found dead in her flat in london on saturday. the cause of her death is not clear. she had been battling drug and alcohol problems. she was 27. stay with us, i will be right back with our in-depth report. don't go away. >> there was tears at the u.n. on tuesday. this began with a debate on the middle east but it turned into a dramatic dress rehearsal for the assembly conference. that is when the palestinian territories will seek recognition as a state. their representative called on the israelis to end their occupation. the israeli ambassador responded by asking who will ask for a palestinian state, mahmoud abbas or hamas? the palestinians and israelis have been farther away from peace then in a long time >> it is a new diplomatic strategy. mahmoud abbas is try to drum up support for a u.n. vote to recognize independent palestine. peace between the photog grouping and their rival, hamas. mahmoud abbas said that recon

. >> we begin in london, where a parliamentary inquiry has been under way in the phone-acting scandal that led to the demise of rupert murdoch's tabloid newspaper "news of the road." the former editor, rebekah brooks, was answering questions after being arrested on allegations of hacking and bribing police while at the newspaper. british parliamentarians also grilled media mogul rupert murdoch and his son james pre- empt rupert murdoch apologized for the phone hacking, but he denied that he was ultimately responsible. he interrupted his son to say that the day was the most humble in his life. the proceedings took a dramatic turn when a protester hit rupert murdoch with a foam pie. >> there was a police escort for rupert murdoch as soon arrive for the parliamentary hearing. he and his son james appeared together. they faced tough questioning but were not r0quired to answer anything self incriminating. his son james was talking, and rupert interrupted. >> this is the most humble moment of my life. >> , murdoch said he had lost sight of "news of the world" and that he really did not know

. >> we begin in london, where a parliamentary inquiry has been under way in the phone-acting scandal that led to the demise of rupert murdoch's tabloid newspaper "news of the road." the former editor, rebekah brooks, was answering questions after being arrested on allegations of hacking and bribing police while at the newspaper. british parliamentarians also grilled media mogul rupert murdoch and his son james pre- empt rupert murdoch apologized for the phone hacking, but he denied that he was ultimately responsible. he interrupted his son to say that the day was the most humble in his life. the proceedings took a dramatic turn when a protester hit rupert murdoch with a foam pie. >> there was a police escort for rupert murdoch as soon arrive for the parliamentary hearing. he and his son james appeared together. they faced tough questioning but were not required to answer anything self incriminating. his son james was talking, and rupert interrupted. >> this is the most humble moment of my life. >> , murdoch said he had lost sight of "news of the world" and that he really did not know

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. >> rupert murdoch came to london last weekend to take charge of the scandal. he has been since to -- he has been forced to abandon a bid for bskyb. he has been summoned to testify before a parliamentary inquiry. his empire has been shaken by more revelations. the markets have reacted nervously. news corp.'s share prices have plummeted as the loan scandal widened. the scandal is moving closer to report murdoch's base in the u.s. the fbi is investigating reports that a news corp. journalist tried to obtain full information on 9/11 victims. rupert murdoch owns the fox news channel. any damaging revelations here could hit them hard. the investigation into the death of a russian contradicts the government's investigation. she was a well-known human rights activist. she was kidnapped two years ago and later found dead. >> she was barely 51 years old when she died. she knew she was in danger. her relentless reporting revealed chairman rights violations in chechnya stage by the security forces. she was a folk hero. her body was dumped on a road. >> we have evidence to

. >> thank you so much from london. the half brother of the afghan president has been assassinated in kandahar. he was shot dead by his head of security. this was call it -- this was called one of their top achievements by the taliban. the murder took place where the french president was on a state visit. -- while the french president was on a state visit. >> nicolas sarkozy had come to announce the withdrawal of french troops by the end of next year. that news was overshadowed by the assassination. for the afghan president, the death of his brother is a political loss as well as a personal one. "we hope that there would be an end to the pain and suffering of the afghan people and peace and security will be established in our country so that no other family has to suffer such pain. >> ahmad wali karzai was the provincial chief of kandahar and of the most powerful men in southern afghanistan. this death will leave a power vacuum in be -- in the battle against the taliban insurgency. he was stopped by allegations of corru

. >> investigators searched the london home and confiscated large amounts of material. he was arrested on friday. he used to spend a lot of time at 10 downing street. he went on to become prime minister david cameron's spokesman before resigning in february. cameron is now in political hot water. he has promised a vigorous response. >> everything that happened is going to be investigated. the witnesses will be questioned by a judge under oath. no stone will be left unturned. >> the pledge is not enough for the opposition labor party and its leader. he notes camerons close working relationship with colson. the prime minister still does not seem to get it. i am afraid he will not be able to lead the cnge we need in the way the press works in this country. he cannot bring himself to apologize for hiring andy colson. >> it is thought the journalists tapped thousands of phone calls in pursuit of exclusive stores. the targets include british soldiers and terrorism victims as well as the parents of two murdered girls and other crime victims. one of the biggest british tabloids

. >> i would go to london because i've never been there. a lot of my camp counselors are from there. i'd love to go visit them. >> i know where i'd like to go. wherever shia labouf is. for "teen kids news," i'm sam. >>> this season we were invited to do some behind the scenes reporting on the new york yankees. here's this week's segment. >> tyler here with the field report. today we're getting a tour of yankee stadium with tony morante. let's go check it out. >> how's it going? tyler. >> good morning, tyler. how you doing? >> good, nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you! we're going to visit some sites, like the museum, monument park, and talk a lot about yankee history, and !ç whatever else comes along. >> great. >> right now we're in the museum. this is where we have some of the artifacts and memorabilia. you'll see the trophies. trophies didn't come about until 1967, and the tiffiny people introduced them. we're very proud of the fact that we do have seven in all. great ball players, icons, legends that have contributed to them. i starte

. >> investigators searched the london home and confiscated large amounts of material. he was arrested on friday. he used to spend a lot of time at 10 downing street. he went on to become prime minister david cameron's spokesman before resigning in february. cameron is now in political hot water. he has promised a vigorous response. >> everything that happened is going to be investigated. the witnesses will be questioned by a judge under oath. no stone will be left unturned. >> the pledge is not enough for the opposition labor party and its leader. he notes camerons close working relationship with colson. the prime minister still does not seem to get it. i am afraid he will not be able to lead the change we need in the way the press works in this country. he cannot bring himself to apologize for hiring andy colson. >> it is thought the journalists tapped thousands of phone calls in pursuit of exclusive stores. the targets include british soldiers and terrorism victims as well as the parents of two murdered girls and other crime victims. one of the biggest british tabloi

. >> well, i learned the flute as a little boy with my uncle and ondon, went to school in london to a royal college. then i went to paris conservatory, i came back and i lady jeanne, my name is favorite thing about playing the flute? >> the thing i love about the and my favorite thing is just being able to k play it every d. >> my name is gordon and i'd like to ask if either of you get stage fright while you're tqfo? iÃnever did because i was always very well prepared to do things. i never turned up unprepare and being unprepared makes nervous, i think,gî+dówvx( for anything. >> hi, my name's eliza and i was &/7 wondering from both of if you you think it's important to make %;l=kinstrument. >> sometimes maybe you're playing the wrong instrument. maybe a that's why you don't like it, because instruments are really different. perhaps, forne instance, i can' play the piano but i can plate flute because my fingers don't work right on a piano. >> hi, my name is wondered if musicians like yourself that play the kind of music you do get the same respect from kids and adults that pop artis

thank you very much, david art and jonathan birdwell in london. thanks a lot. >> brown: much-needed aid is on the way to more than 11 million famine victims in east africa. the world bank today pledged to donate some $500 million in assistance to the drought- ravaged horn of africa. kevin rudd, australia's minister for foreign affairs, witnessed conditions firsthand today at a u.n. world food program camp in somalia. he warned that the situation is dire. >> this will be five times as bad come the end of the year if we don't act now. it's as simple as that. people like the brits, the canadians, ourselves, we put our best foot forward and there are other countries as well, but we do need more. but it is a direct appeal to people across the world, governments across the world to do their bit. >> brown: a u.n. donors conference set for wednesday in nairobi, kenya, will try to raise as much as a billion dollars in aid money. meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled from somalia into kenya. martin geissler of independent telelvision news i