he came to beijing with the hope of becoming wealthy. however, reality often falls far shorter than expectations. his family is excluded from social benefits that are typically enjoyed by local residents. this is because he doesn't have urban household residency in beijing. the situation started to affect the education of his 7-year-old daughter. he wants her to start at a good elementary school, where beijing residents usually go. however, because of their rural family registration, she's not permitted to enroll. instead she must go to a school with a growing population where the educational level is said to be low. another problem is the medical system. unlike beijing residents, they are not eligible for medical insurance. so they cannot afford to go to the hospital. he's especially worried about his 1 1/2-year-old son, but all he can do is buy some medicine from a nearby store. >> translator: i came here so our family could lead a happy life. but our living conditions are totally different from beijing household residency holders. we

it is one of the most closely guarded buildings in beijing. he has been under house arrest for weeks. >> liu xiaobo will not be allowed to the to oslo to accept the prize for her husband, liu xiaobo. for weeks, she has not given that allowed to talk to me, and i am her lawyer. >> the intimidation campaign began as soon as the prize was announced friends of liu xiaobo met to celebrate, the police stormed in, arrested supporters, and interrogated them for hours. >> we were only getting together. there is no law against that. but you cannot talk to them. you never know who they're going to lock up or why. >> and there's no end to this arbitrariness. reporters could talk to liu xiaobo for a time, but now he is under surveillance, too. so is his friend, has been under house arrest since the night of the celebration. but in octob, this recording was managed to be smuggled out. >> i am being watched by six security people. they sleep in a hallway in front of my door. ever since the announcement, i cannot leave my house unaccompanied. never before hav

an economist from beijing explains why this is so important. >> they are crucial in stabilizing deposits. if the money does not go into deposits, it will go into other places. this rate hike is the most necessary tool to use. >> threatening to throw the european union's financial planning into a resolution on monday, agreeing just how much the budget should rise in 2011. but the two major ruling parties have been continuing to wrangle over political concessions. >> smiles for the cameras over the deadlock, first between the european union and the states and now between the parliaments. insisting on a rise in the budget for 2011, meetings and debates starting today still must finish the standoff of political issues like switching cash into new projects. there is a final vote scheduled for wednesday. ministers are now working together in closely on big issues. the budget has proved to be the biggest test of this decision process. parliament, for its part, wants more flexibility and a bigger say in the budget next time. but there is no hurry of the parliament into an agreement. >> today mos

beijing makes a bid to stop the gridlock. welcome to "bbc news," broadcast on pbs in america, and around the globe. home for the holidays. u.s. officials tried to reassure the public that it is safe to travel despite the political gap earlier in the week. disagreements over who should pay for the church of the nativity threaten to undermine christmas spirit in bethlehem. the united nations general assembly has recognized alassane ouattara as the winner of ivory coast's disputed presidential election. the vote took place last month, but the incumbent, laurent gbagbo is to, refusing to stand down. the central african bank has now blocked his access to ivory coast funds, and the u.s. secretary of state has repeated her call to mr. gbagbp to step down. >> the violence in ivory coast is stirring serious international concern. it has spread since the week after the presidential election, which appeared to hand power to alassane ouattara. since then, he has found himself protected by u.n. peacekeepers and unable to take power becaus

beijing cause the military buildup irresponsible. elections here this weekend but is this a final fling for alexander look a shinto, the european dictator. alexande-- alexander lukashenko. the founder of wikileaks says that many more leaks are to come but that the u.s. is trying to extradite him. mothers forced to abandon their babies. it is the reflection of the new tensions and one of the world's pressure points, the recent military buildup in north korea and china has raised such alarm over security that japan has announced a major reconfiguration of the defense forces. they describe to p'yongyang as a great source of instability. the chinese -- the japanese foreign minister has responded to the criticism and has affirmed that they are not a threat to anyone. >> they are affirming the shifting balance in asia. they are standing their forces in the south closer to the growing might of china. the defense will also be strengthened to guard against an unpredictable north korea. >> we have been able to perform a defense policy which in

what if other cities besides beijing take the same measures and curtail sales of new cars? the investors sold the shares and were the top losers this day, but they have a lot to offer. they have developed in value this year with volkswagen and bmw doubling in value so far. so there was some profit-taking as well. the daxm also suffer for another reason -- what is raising the elite of interest rates there and people fear this will further affect orders for export from german companies. >> looking at several market indices in a bit more detail, we stay away fact -- in frankfurt, the dax blue-chip closed down 1.2%. the eurostoxx 50 was down about the same period in new york, stocks are moving a tad lower following the interest rate hike by the chinese central bank. the dow jones industrials currently nearly unchanged. the euro is trading for $1.31. the german chamber of commerce, the dihk, says the boy and jobs market is likely to continue throughout 2011. the dihk forecast industrial output to increase by 5%, twice the rate the rest of the german economy. thisncrease is expec

also looking at minus 3 in beijing. shanghai too at 10 degrees. and it's likely going to be getting colder for you as well as we head through the weekend. all right. and a look at north america. here the west. a lot of the intermountain west finally looking a little bit more settled. good news because there's been a lot of flooding and landslides reported across southern california. however, it does remain wet across british columbia. coastal areas will be looking at rain while mountain areas pick up snow. another snowy area is going to be here across the plain states. parts of areas like colorado as well picking up on that snow, but northern central plains also looking to receive some of that white stuff. well, down toward the south it will turn more toward rain as it is warmer, but actually, to looking at a cooling trend going on here. 19 for your high in houston. dropping down to 11 atlanta. we're looking at 3 in both new york and d.c. and then back down to zero again for chicago. over toward europe today, and it is going to be looking a little

and the same goes for beijing into the weekend. we see that coming down even further, minus 19 in ulan bator. if we look at tokyo, ahead of that storm system coming in, 18 is forecast with sunshine. enjoy that over here. let's head to north america. we've got a storm system pushing in further towards central locations of the u.s. this is going to be spreading snow across the northern plains and down into the midwest, too. you can see about 30 centimeters in wisconsin. as that storm pushes further in towards the gulf, it's going to be mostly rain down here, of course, maybe some intense thunderstorms too. that's something to watch out for. widespread snow pushes into quebec. but it isn't going to be very heavy. you do need to watch out for the wind, though, because it will be quite intense. temperaturewise, a little bit warmer in toronto. no negative figures for you here on friday. 2 for the high, new york city also 2, partly cloudy. 6 in washington, d.c. up in winnipeg, a very sunny day, but minus 18 is your high. okay, i want to s

experts want to make the continent all dependent on beijing. as bad lines will next in our spotlight show while going all the talk to russian deputy prime minister writes on to jerk off. for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers.

in beijing china said it would help. crisis experts warn the move will make the continent more dependent on beijing. next we'll look at iran's nuclear program and the concerns surrounding it and our special interview. with. military and intelligence analyst and author of the book the secret war with iran dr thank you very much for joining us. so to cut to the chase is israel planning an attack on iran well i put it i would put it this way israel wouldn't like to. is really neat is on.

the crisis experts warn the move will make the continent more dependent on beijing. coming up next a close look at this week's financial scandals in the kaiser report. i-max kaiser and this is the kaiser report i'm here in london where the bankers are demanding their year end bonuses and the government is asking the please mr berger don't steal any more of our money and the bankers are saying wait a minute if we can steal your money we might leave and the government is saying no we want you to love money meanwhile the.

it is one of the most closely guarded buildings in beijing. he has been under house arrest for weeks. >> liu xiaobo will not be allowed to the to oslo to accept the prize for her husband, liu xiaobo. for weeks, she has not given that allowed to talk to me, and i am her lawyer. >> the intimidation campaign began as soon as the prize was announced friends of liu xiaobo met to celebrate, the police stormed in, arrested supporters, and interrogated them for hours. >> we were only getting together. there is no law against that. but you cannot talk to them. you never know who they're going to lock up or why. >> and there's no end to this arbitrariness. reporters could talk to liu xiaobo for a time, but now he is under surveillance, too. so is his friend, has been under house arrest since the night of the celebration. but in october, this recording was managed to be smuggled out. >> i am being watched by six security people. they sleep in a hallway in front of my door. ever since the announcement, i cannot leave my house unaccompanied. never before h

the talks in beijing are expected to be difficult as the u.s. and china remain far apart on north korean issues. >>> china says north korea has responded positively, meanwhile, to attending an emergency meeting of the chief envoys to the six-party talks. >> translator: china and north korea agreed that countries involved should stay calm and take a responsible attitude to avoid further escalating tensions. >> jiang referred to a meeting last week between chinese state councilor in charge of foreign policy dai bingguo and north korean leader kim jong-il. dai visited north korea to discuss mounting tension on the korean peninsula triggered by the north's attacks on south korea. >>> north korea's secretive stance makes it extremely difficult to gather information about its real motivations. nhk world's shuhei ikihata traveled to china's border with the north to get a closer impression of everyday life on the other side. >> reporter: the chinese city of changbai in the province of jili lies on the border with north korea. across the yalu river is th

yuko fukuyama, nhk world, beijing. >> china's economy is also being fueled by its investments abroad. the country's businesses are expanding their global reach. one place on the radar is brazil. the emerging economy has 200 million consumers. chinese companies are now trying to take advantage of opportunities along the amazon river and that's increasing the competition for japanese businesses that have already set up shop there. nhk world reports. >> reporter: manaus is a city along the amazon river. 1.7 million people live here. the brazilian government has designated manaus as a free zone, offering companies tax breaks and other incentives. i'm in the industrial district in manaus. they cut down rain forests, it attracted many of the world's greatest enterprises because of the tax break. the growth of the city's motorbike industry is especially remarkable. nearly 1.6 million are sold every year. motorbikes are used for commuting and shopping. honda has a market here of more than 70% japan has about 90% of the motorcycle market. but local dealers have been changing their business par

beijing answers back. e.u. leaders agree to create a permanent found help european countries in need of help. and wikileaks head fears charges are coming from the united states. welcome to bbc world news. and ahead of its party's annual conference -- also charity and not perhaps as we know it. a look at how london used to care for its abandon children. >> i did exactly what i was told. i walked the length of this concert hall up to this stage and turned around and my foster mother had gone. >> hello. japan has announced a major reconfiguration of its defense forces in response to new security concerns posed by china. they say china's military rise was a source of national concern. japanese forces will be scaled down in the north where they were to face the sothe union and be faced toward china. this report was sent. >> japan is reshaping its defense in response to the shifting balance of power in asia casting the number of tanks facing russia to the north and instead expanding its forces to the south toward gro

as is in no position to talk about those speaking out against the government beijing says the award is an insult from its judicial system a third of the country's invited to the events have not shown up and support trying to. american companies channeling funds to the whistle blowing web site we have stopped all payments but are still allowing money to flow to violent embraces groups supporters of the site and its founder are now turning against these firms which include pay pal visa and master card. russian authorities detained a woman who was reportedly linked to terrorist groups and had been planning a suicide bombing attack in moscow twenty two year old came to the capital from the southern republic of income check on wednesday. next march andrews tours moscow

ian williams, nbc news, beijing. >>> in this country, the faa is acknowledging it's lost track of key information needed to identify about a third of the private aircraft in this country. there are worries inside the agency that the mess of paperwork for more than 100,000 planes could lead to aircraft being used perhaps by terrorists or drug traffickers. officials are ordering private plane owners to reregister, while their trade association reminded everyone today that at least all pilots are licensed and registered. >>> when our broadcast continues on a friday night, remember the safety questions a while back about the fillings most of us have? the questions are now back. >>> and later, bringing a community together, our "making a difference" report. community together, our "making a difference" report. when it comes to investing, no one person has all the answers. so td ameritrade doesn't give me just one person. questions about retirement? i talk to their retirement account specialists. bonds? grab the phone. fixed-income specialist. td ameritrade knows investors sometimes need re

." >> rising tensions between tokyo and beijing. japan plans to boost defense is to confront china's military might. china called japan's it new strategic stance irresponsible. china reaches out to pakistan. the chinese premier offers economic and political support in islamabad. welcome to "gmt." a world of news and opinion. also on the program -- zimbabwe's fragile coalition government under severe strain. does mugabe want elections early next year? shia muslims are around the world marking the holiest day in their calendar amid tight security. it is midday in london, 5:00 p.m. in islamabad and 9:00 p.m. in tokyo where china's growing power prompted a major shift in military strategy. the japanese government announced plans to overhaul the fences, with an emphasis on china's military buildup to the south, as china looks to tie it up billions of dollars of trade deals with pakistan. more from islam about in a moment but forced the report from tokyo on a move china is already calling irresponsible -- more from islamabad in a moment.

akitaka saiki asked wu dawei to explain beijing's request for a meeting of the chief delegates to the six-party talks on north korea's nuclear program. saiki is believed to have outlined why japan is reluctant to attend. chinese foreign ministry spokesperson hong lei said the main purpose of china's proposal is to ease tensions on the korean peninsula. >> translator: china provides a place for dialogue. we believe other member nations will seriously consider the proposal and respond positively. >> in the meantime, a close aide to north korean leader kim jong il arrived in beijing on tuesday. choe tae bok is chair of his country's supreme people's assembly. he's expected to discuss the current situation on the korean peninsula with chinese leaders during his five-day visit. >>> more details are emerging from the huge amount of classified u.s. diplomatic documents released by the whistle bloeg website wikileaks. the site quotes a senior south korean official as predicting that north korea's regime will collapse two or three years after the death of its ailing leader, kim jong il. the ca

and at an economic forum in beijing china said it would help debt ridden european economies tackle the crisis but experts warn the book will make the continent more dependent on. next on our t.v. u.s. veterans talk about their missions at war and there are grants that some of them now part one of our special report coming up. to be a soldier was a very important thing in a young man's life and to be not just a soldier but to be a good soldier and to be in combat. army. that's where you belong. and that's the southerner in me.

and at beijing central landmark, where normally we do not encounter problems with authorities. so, we are here in tiananmen square which is the very place where liu first angered chinese authorities during pro-democracy protests some 20 years ago. we're being approached here by some police to my left. tomorrow, despite the resistance and heavy hand of china, the nobel prize will be awarded. and, in a prison cell in frigid northeast china, liu will have his honor. clarissa ward, abc news, beijing. >>> and we have another report in our series this week on the war in afghanistan, and the burning question we are posing. can we win? tonight, our nick schifrin has the story of two very courageous men who want to highlight what it means to them if america goes or stays. nick found the first man in kunduz, way up in the north. >> reporter: in his tiny village in northern afghanistan, the best jan mohammad can do is hide. hide from taliban who coerce residents, charge taxes and roam freely. "i couldn't give them what they wanted, so i ran away," he says. "i had to abandon my family for

and at an economic forum in beijing china says it would help the debt ridden european economies tackle the crisis but experts warn the move will make the continent more dependent on major. up next we take a look at iran's nuclear program and the concerns surrounding it in our special interview stay with us. with me i have dr win in bergman a senior israeli military and intelligence analyst and author of the book the secret war with iran dr thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. most welcome so to cut to the chase is israel planning an attack on iran well i would put it i would put it this way israel would like to attack israeli leaders understand the possible horrendous results of such an attack the possible.

celia hatten, cbs news, beijing. >> and that's the "cbs evening news." later on cbs, "48 hours mystery." i'm anthony mason in new york. thanks for watching. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org media access group >>> another soggy saturday but the rain is letting up much what's ahead for the rest of the week. >> i witnessed the end to this policy and these are tears of joy. >>> gay rights advocates celebrate a victory over "don't ask, don't tell." the outcome of a senate vote and the work still ahead. >>> a charity helping care for the homeless this holiday season. cbs5 eyewitness news is next. ,,

and an economic forum in beijing china said it would help that region in economies to tackle the crisis experts on the informal make the continent what it pendant on the regime. next with the iran's nuclear program and the concerns surrounding its you know special interview. with now have been in bergman a senior israeli military and intelligence analyst and author of the book the secret war with iran dr thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. most welcome so to cut to the chase is israel planning an attack on iran well i put it i would put it this way israel would like to attack israeli leaders understand the possible horizon.

at an economic forum in beijing china said it would help debt ridden european economies to tackle the crisis experts warn the move will make the consummate more dependent on. up next a close look at this week's financial scandals the kaiser report coming your way. i max kaiser and this is the kaiser report i'm here in london where the bankers are demanding their year end bonuses and the government is asking the palooza mr broker told still anymore of our money and the bankers are saying wait a minute if we can steal your money we might leave and the government is saying no we want you to stay still money meanwhile the i.m.f. is asking people ireland to suffer more austerity.

bill richardson is currently in beijing. >> arriving in beijing with a message from a p'yongyang. governor bill richardson says he has a new offer from the north koreans. the north will allow a u.n. nuclear inspectors expelled last year back into the country. p'yongyang may also sell nuclear fuel, getting rid of some of the material that could be used to build bombs. and consider his proposal for a joint military commission to work with the u.s. to try to reduce tension along the border. >> my meetings with the north koreans, they are always very strong in their position. they were very strong on their message. they are sometimes -- but i notice a pragmatic attitude on their part. >> inspectors have for years tried to get an accurate picture of the north's nuclear facilities. china welcomed the suggestion. they may be allowed back in. in seoul, lawmakers were briefed by the defense minister on the military drills close to the disputed border. officials have so far given a cool response to the offer from the north, hinting it still has not been officially confirmed by the governmen

we have this from beijing. >> this is the face at the chinese government likes to project, but it is tales of champagne communism that anchors the population. lavish parties and perks enjoyed by senior officials are under scrutiny, and while progress is being made in the fight against corruption, they admit it remains a serious problem. >> the number of cases that have been looked into by the inspection authorities, the numbers have increased slightly compared with the same time last year. officials are required to declare incomes and investments. it is designed to make the authorities more accountable. in the past, there have been high-profile corruption cases, but as the country becomes wealthier, corruption has increased, and perhaps more worryingly, the gap between rich and poor has widened. that's, the party fears, could lead to political instability. for all the talk of fine lines and shark's fin soup, critics say political corruption is deeply ingrained, and without fundamental reform to the way china is governed, the issue cannot be tackled seriously. bbc news, beijing. >> th

international inspectors into a nuclear enrichment facility. -- bill richardson arrived in beijing on tuesday after visiting north korea. richardson was on a private trip. let's talk about consumer confidence. >> germany coming out on the high end. consumer confidence is falling in the euros on suggesting that europeans might cut back on purchases as they prepare for further government spending cuts and higher taxes. it is a different story in germany where a survey shows that consumer confidence remains high in the largest economy. >> consumers have been walking into department stores and shopping centers across germany. some items are now in short supply. germans continue to spend even though some expectations fell from november to december. sentiment is much higher compared to last december. in december 2009, the consumer confidence index was 3.6. since then, it has risen to 5.5. consumer confidence for 2011 is expected to depend heavily on the outcome of wage negotiations. trade unions are expected to have more leverage but public sector employees are generally skeptical about whe

he ended his talks and is currently in beijing. >> arriving in beijing with a message from p'yongyang. governor bill richardson says he has a new offer from the north koreans. the north will allow un nuclear inspectors to go back into the country. p'yongyang may also have -- will also get rid of some of the material that could be used to build bombs. and consider his proposal for a joint military commission to work with the u.s. to try to reduce tension along the border. >> my meetings with the north koreans, they are always very strong in their position. they were very strong on their message. they are sometimes problems, but i notice a pragmatic attitude on their part. >> un inspectors have tried to get an accurate picture of the nuclear facilities in the face of limitations on where they could go and what they could see. china welcomed the suggestion and they may be allowed back in. in seoul, lawmakers were reached by the defense minister wendy military drills close to the disputed border. officials have given a cool response to the offer from the north saying it still has not been

what if other cities besides beijing take the same measures and curtail sales of new cars? the investors sold the shares and were the top losers this day, but they have a lot to offer. they have developed in value this year with volkswagen and bmw doubling in value so far. so there was some profit-taking as well. the dax also suffer for another reason -- what is raising the elite of interest rates there and people fear this will further affect orders for export from german companies. >> looking at several market indices in a bit more detail, we stay away fact -- in frankfurt, the dax blue-chip closed down 1.2%. the eurostoxx 50 was down about the same period in new york, stocks are moving a tad lower following the interest rate hike by the chinese central bank. the dow jones industrials currently nearly unchanged. the euro is trading for $1.31. the german chamber of commerce, the dihk, says the boy and jobs market is likely to continue throughout 2011. the dihk forecast industrial output to increase by 5%, twice the rate the rest of the german economy. this increase is expe

beijing called the new defense policy irresponsible. russia has called on south korea to abandon a live firing artillery exercise planned on an island near the sea border with north korea. the north has warned that they will attack if the exercise it goes ahead. north korea shelled the island last month. that has brought a surge of new recruits to the south korean armed forces, many women among them. this has renewed a debate about who and who should not play a part. >> here, like anywhere, the military is -- but this shows how things are changing in south korea, these are the newest recruits. they are the first female students allowed onto a military training program. this is part of the military's plan to double the number of women in their ranks. this is probably the first time anyone war eyeliner at the enrollment ceremony. -- worn eyeliner at the ceremony. since north korea attacked the southern island last month, the reality of what they're signing up to has become much more apparent. >> before the attack, i always thought of them

we have this from beijing. >> this is the face the chinese government likes to project. but it is tales of champagne communism that anchors the population. -- angers the population. the perks enjoyed life officials are under scrutiny. they admit it remains a serious problem. >> the number of cases that have been looked into by the inspection authorities, the numbers have increased slightly compared with the same time last year. >> officials are required to declare incomes and investments. it is designed to make the authority more accountable. and in the past, there have been high-profile corruption cases, but as the country becomes wealthier, corruption has increased. and perhaps more worryingly, the gap between rich and poor has widened. that could lead to political instability, the party fears. for all the talk of fine lines and shark fin soup, -- fine wines and shark fin soup, critics say that corruption is ingrained in the bureaucracy here. bbc news, beijing. >> the south korean president has called for new six-party talks with north korea. he said that there was no

beijing was recently accused of limiting shipments. germany had to scale back production as a result. >> some countries are relatively poor in terms of mineral wealth, making recycling very important. a german company is extracting silver from industrial waste, old knives and forks, n.d. and silverewelry. lastear alone the recovered 400 tons, mostly for the communications and automobile industry. if the company was ranked alongside silver producing countries, it would be in ninth place. 20% of the world's global silver demand is covered by reclaiming, which presents a great opportunity for countries with scarce mineral wealth. >> at first glance, this looks like an ordinary recycling yard, with stacks of scrap metal piled high. but one man's trash is another man's treasure. this plant recycles piles of industrial waste, old knives and forks, and even silver jewelry. these two men make it possible. they turned this scrap into pure silver. >> our company processes about 400 tons of silver per year. that is a huge amount. if you do the ma

tackle the crisis the move will make the continent more dependent on beijing. now the sports news with natalia. hello and welcome to the sports round up here on r.g.p. thanks for joining us let's have a look at the headlines in the driver's seat russia's only formula one driver dileep it trough will continue his career with renault for at least two more years . aspirations gerry draws me on bail victim one who says their new manager as they hope to improve domestically the spaniard and also make it into the europa league. help in their cars future in jeopardy because of announces its it could miss the upcoming russian premier league season due to financial trouble. and also meet me at the airport rafael adult flies to rick in a private jets to do some shopping and play a few charity matches with roger federer. russia's first professional formula one driver isn't going anywhere for at least the next two years without a bitter old sales he will continue his to new way of the lotus team signing an extension through to twenty twelve was a challenging rukia for betr

let me show you the highs expected in ulan bator, minus 12 for the high, 7 in beijing. warmer for you there. 8 in seoul. 15 in tokyo. and we're going to get progressively hotter as we head to the south. 25 in taipei. and 31 in manila. on we go to north america. all the winter activity is going to be contained in the northern half of the united states and up into canada. i'll tell you why, we have got our jet stream that is dipping a little bit far south, several lows just placed among that. that means the snow will be anywhere from the intermountain west, the cascades, all the way up to even new england there. heaviest snow falling in the dark blue areas fr all the way back just into the lower midwest here. and you can see why. there is that pulse of moisture that will move its way to the northeast quickly over the next 24 hours. temperaturewise, well, it is going to be very chilly indeed where it snows. minus 11 in winnipeg. just freezing in chicago, toronto, 4 degrees. atlanta, 13, miami, cooler, 22. houston, a little better, 23 for the high on friday. and a pair of 6

experts warn the move will make the continent more dependent on beijing. italia joins us next with the sports news stay with us here on r.t. . hello and welcome to the sports round up here in our to you thanks for joining us let's have a look at the headlines in the driver's seat russia's only formula one driver get dileep it trough will continue his career with renault for at least two more years . this is aspirations gerry draws me on bail victim owners as their new manager as they hope to improve domestically the spaniard and also make it into the europa league. up in their cars future is in jeopardy as the globe announces its it could miss the upcoming russian premier league season due to financial trouble. and also meet me at the airport rafael adult flies to zero rick in a private jet to do some shopping and play a few charity matches with roger federer. russia's first professional formula one driver isn't going anywhere for at least the next two years without a patrol of sales he will continue his to new way of the lotus north team signing an extens

p'yongyang and beijing are tricky at the best of times. our correspondent reports on how china has been affected by the leaks. >> north korea and china, allies. it has been issuing grown weary of kim jong il? wikileaks quoted one chinese official as saying that p'yongyang's posturing and missile tests was acting like a spoiled child. another said the north has little value to china as a buffer state. the reality is the cables are on closer reading just diplomats chatter, not a change of policy. there may have been some awkwardness for north korean and chinese officials on wednesday. both sides know that china continues to back kim jong il's regime, propping it up economically. >> north korean leaders are all paranoid. they are always suspicious about china. they will have read the information and will make them more suspicious, but they need china more than ever, so they will not ask china about it. and if they do, will explain that it is just diplomatic gossip. >> damaging in china's eyes is the cable clamming hacker attacks were ordered

the long-time swimming coach at the yoouuniversity of californis assistant coach at the beijing games. now she will head the squad at the next olympics. >> i'm thankful they speak english, especially after being in beijing and not really -- there is a lot of things that just kind of go by you, but i think that will make it especially exciting. >> exciting and historic. mckeever will be the first woman to serve in the head coaching role for the u.s. olympic swim team. >> maybe someday it won't be quite as noteworthy whether you're male or female. >> she's a person who i look up to. >> cal swimmer liz yensen is hoping to qualify for the 2012 games and join her coach at the olympics. >> as women we're doing such great things together, and it's really, really cool, i think, to have a female coach who is so successful. >> if you love sports, there is just not a more electrifying environment than to be able to lead a u.s. team and arguably the best swimming team in the world is quite humbling. >> two cal swimmers went to the olympics in '08. she is hoping to double that number for the summe

international endeavor. >> japan has won the world classic baseball title twice and the winner at the beijing olympics was not the united states or a european country but, rather, south korea. this shows baseball is a sport asians can do well in. i believe china will certainly reach the top level, too. >> if that turns out to be true baseball's current heavyweights will have another formidible competitor to contend with. that day may not be too far away. now time for the weather. >>> welcome to your world weather update. eastern asia, largely settled and dry for china, cold air starting to spread across much of the region. we are going to find wintry precipitation forming over the west and also up into the northeastern corner. again, we're looking at a light dusting of snow here over a wide area. strong winds also impacting the yellow sea will bring some snow to the korean peninsula again and wind storms really kicking up for much of japan. we've been looking at widespread snow as well as strong winds impacting much of the region and that's set to continue throughout your new year's weekend.

. >> reporter: coffee shops have sprouted up all across beijing. the world's largest coffee chain opened its first shop 11 years ago. now the number has increased to almost 400 across mainland china. this nation's coffee lovers are mainly people in their 20s and 30s. a cup of coffee costs about $3, a price that's far more expensive than that of a regular chinese tea, but still, the shop is always crowded. >> translator: young people prefer coffee. tea is bitter, but coffee is a bit sweet. i like it since i can add other things to it to suit my taste. >> translator: we don't have the habit of drinking tea like our parents. i like the flavor of coffee, and i'm attracted by its aroma. >> reporter: the swerp province of yunnan is regarded as the cradle of brewing, but now it accounts for 98% of china's total coffee production. if you drink chinese coffee chances are strong it was grown somewhere in these mountainous regions. the warm weather and a wide raping of temperatures are suitable for growing coffee. the province is at about the same latitude as

china south wouldn't reduce its holdings of european bonds but economist mark up to travel this has beijing support is not a permanent remedy this extends china's political influence in europe by making a lot of european states dependent on china to buy to buy their debt but it doesn't get away from the fundamental problem in europe europe has a big big sovereign debt crisis and the seas if you like a patch to try and help the situation until the europeans managed to put together some some proper reforms some proper fundamental structures to help the euro stay together moving forward and to date they've been very much dragging their heels in and patching up greece and ireland rather than coming to the table to put together fundamental reform of how the euro actually operates. u.s. investigators have slammed the patagonia department of state for knowingly allowing shady jap fuel deals for an american air base in the central asian republic of kyrgyzstan their report released on tuesday showed fuel worth nearly two billion dollars was purchased from russia for civilian use allegedly to avoid h

china said it wouldn't reduce its holdings of european bonds but economist mark opiate for poly says beijing's support is not a permanent remedy this extends china's political influence in europe by making a lot of european states dependent on china to buy to buy their debt but it doesn't get away from the fundamental problem in europe europe has a big big sovereign debt crisis and bases if you like a patch to try and help the situation until the europeans managed to put together some some proper reforms some proper fundamental structures to help the euro stay together moving forward and to date they've been very much dragging their heels in and patching up greece and ireland rather than coming to the table to put together fundamental reform of how the euro actually operates the senior american military commanders are reported to be pushing to expand their afghan campaign into neighboring pakistan washington already regularly conducts drone attacks in the country as lombards has a public backlash is likely if u.s. combat troops begin operating there kathy kelly who campaigns against u.s. led w

really far. ♪ >>> i'm wolf blitzer in beijing this morning. early morning thursday, already here, we're getting ready to head off to north korea in the next fewer hours. i'm here with governor bill richardson, the former ambassador of the united nations. he's been invited by the north koreans to go there. i'm going along to cover this trip and we'll speak with him in just a moment. tom foreman is standing by. this is an incredibly tense moment. the tensions may be the most serious since 1953. set the scene for us. what is going on with north korea's missile capability. >> that is one of the reasons that it's so tense. it's a relatively small area and it's been building up power over time. let's zoom in here to look at what we do know, which is somewhat limited. they have three main types of missiles that we pay attention to. the scud missile, you've heard a lot about it. it's a limited range. if i show you how far it will go, it's about 200 miles. it's not a huge range. it hit south korea and half of that country, if you're firing from the mid

when beijing finally relented, feng was placed under house arrest in shanghai. he describes being guarded 24/7 as mental torture. "i could be jailed at any time using any excuse," he explained. police regularly break feng's mobile phone data chips and illegally seize his computer equipment. but feng's biggest worry: his family's safety. "i have buried my love for my family deep, deep down," he says. "i can't show it because the agents i deep with are very cruel. if they detect your weakness, they will hit it hard." china's history of dissent is a long one. from his prison cell, he dedicated the nobel he won today to the tank man and other protesters, and that's encouraging to many in china who want the global spotlight shined once again on the country's lack of political freedom. >> couric: like china, iran has come under fire for its human rights record. there has been an international outcry since iran sentenced a woman to death by stoning for committing adultery. today, the woman, a 43-year-old mother of two, was shown on state-run tv, apparently confessing t