gary lane has more from sydney. >> >> 40 years ago, you would rarely see muslims on the streets of sydney or melburn. muslims having sought refuge and opportunity down under. >> many will settle into neighborhoods exclusively islamic. they have little chance to hear the gospel. >> life tv is an arabic television channel broadcasting christian programming in australia and other parts of the muslim world. launched in australia, former muslim michael austri. he started the channel with his own funds and feared persecution from the muslim community. they air christian programs in a way muslims understand. >> it is so important to muslims, we love him as a man andrew russo -- and her as a woman. the lord protects us and a special mission like that tlord will provide for them. he died for them. they deserve the message of salvation. who is going to give them the message? >> australian muslims are not only hearing it, they attend this church in sydney. ala bazi has pastored here for 2 years, it is called alabore which means cross over. some come here secretly because they fear being discovered b

eisenhower said, all right, sydney, if you say yes, okay, we'll do it. and that was the guy who became the treasury secretary. so they've been behind the scenes very powerful for a long time. i think, ironically, as a result of, you know, paulson being the treasury secretary in -- and all the trouble goldman has found itself in politically and from a public relations point of view, it's unlikely that the current ceo, lloyd blankfein, is going to get the call from president obama to be the treasury secretary. [laughter] so they've had an incredible amount of power on wall street and in washington and, frankly, the rest of the world in governments around the world for about 100 years. and as a result of this crisis, i think maybe the spigot has been turned off a little bit, although they still have the head of the commodities future trading commission was a former goldman partner and deputy secretary of state is a former goldman partner, the head of the world bank and the guy who's about to -- mario dragge, who's considered to be the leading candidate to t

exceptional courage and pursuit of human rights it's my great great pleasure to present you with the sydney peace medal for your conviction that truth matters and that justice depends on it and for your car each and the leadership and tenacity in journalism and publishing we think that you and wiki leaks. look we've seen kids that watch a show in journalism. if australia views a scientist work with wiki leaks as a noble act especially when the whistleblowing site released a treasure trove of data of two hundred fifty thousand diplomatic cables now the sydney peace foundation's director pointed fingers at the us government saying that he is appalled by the violent behavior of major politicians in america and just to put it on a perspective for you the gold medals also been awarded to individuals like nelson mandela and the dalai lama in the past so let's just compare that phrase in london and in australia to the reputation that julian assange has on the other side of the ocean here in the us politicians are calling him a terrorist because of massive job of government secrets puts the country

exceptional courage and pursuit of human rights it's my great great pleasure to present you with the sydney peace medal for your conviction that truth matters and that justice depends on it and for your current leadership and tenacity in journalism and publishing we think that you and wiki leaks. thoughts of what we think is a watershed in journalism. if australia views aside his work with wiki leaks as a noble act especially when the whistleblowing site released a treasure trove of data of two hundred fifty thousand diplomatic cables now the sydney peace foundation's director pointed fingers at the us government saying that he is appalled by the violent behavior of major politicians in america and just to put it on a perspective for you the gold medals also been awarded to individuals like nelson mandela and the dalai lama in the past so let's just compare that phrase in london and in australia to the reputation that julian assange has on the other side of the ocean here in the us politicians are calling him a terrorist because of massive job of government secrets puts the country at risk

rita braver visits the soaring sydney australia opera house. martha teichner admires the works of a world-famous jeweler and much more besides. first let's go to russ mitchell in the news room for the sunday morning headlines. >> reporter: good morning. it is may 22, 2011. in the middle of the night message indiana governor mitch daniels has announced that he will not seek the republican presidential nomination. daniels told friends and supporters he has decided not to sacrifice his family's privacy. but in atlanta yesterday, another republican, businessman herman kane, said he would seek his party's nomination. kane is a favorite of the tea party and is in favor of replacing income taxes with a national sales tax. he has never held elective office. tonight president obama departs for a week-long overseas trip. tomorrow he visits ireland where his great great great grandfather lived before coming to the united states in 1850. the popeed out to the heavens yesterday. benedict xvi bestowd blessings upon the 12 astronauts now at the international

to sell you live in sydney you dismiss it as this impressive south of here yeah it's a lot of the finest in the world relieved it under the roof wow you know lots of information about shopping malls. shut this shopping here is a special thing is a special club it up all the russians and especially the most polite. that russians love shopping and they spend almost all their money in this shopping for buying things into buying clothes food and if a man and some other things. made people below save money put the case not their kids many of them to look out for to buy a house or apartment and this is why they don't have to do the savings for future and male doesn't belong to a save in the future and they just spent all that spent on the head of. the house an englishman spending time in but. one thing that is a parent's fear of the price is that if this is no expensive here then the setup itself is also safe it's a problem with our religion and that's really most of the russian but the customs of this thing and it's true the prices are really sometimes twice higher than in europe but still lo

a news helicopter in australia caught an amazing sight off the coast of sydney. check it out. a water spout. inside that spout winds can reach up to 60 miles an hour. they've been known to pick up sea life off the ocean and then just dump it on land. a heavy storm across the coast north of sydney resulted in three additional water spouts, too. like tornadoes, water spouts often appear in clusters. in this case we're happy to report that no one was hurt. >>> another evidence of wild weather we're seeing all over the place, including right here. not quite as severe but certainly not typical. >> definitely. we did have the seven tornadoes reported just last week in northern california. and another layer of this weird weather. take a look at this. in santa rosa for the month of may, we had 2.18 inches. in january, one. and january is when we should have been getting that rainfall but we were well below average. also these temperature down into the 60s today. 68 in los dpat he is on, 66 in livermore. only 59 in san rafael and 62 in santa rosa. a little chilly out there. showers to

sydney already explained our history, what president carter did for us, and what we are doing for ourselves, joining the whole city and region in celebrating asian-pacific portage month. i am so grateful to the board of supervisors for this whole four months of leaving this great city. i will say once again as i have said through many corners of the city, whether it is a town hall meeting or just your regular family association dinner, the hundreds i have been too -- i really feel proud of our asian community as a whole for allowing me to serve this great city and for all the years of struggle and coordinating and push to keep the doors of government open and to keep opportunities for many generations of asians to serve this wonderful city. thank you. i continue to thank the board of supervisors for this historic vote that happened in january. saying that, i want to kick off the celebration by doing the appropriate thing, signing the declaration that declares this month asian pacific american heritage month. i would like you to join with me the fantastic group of council generals here. if i

three monster waterspouts were spotty loot off of sydney australia. i live look out from are roof cam and let us see what it will look like for the rest of the day >> it is starting to pick up some rain drops to the north and east of us. even see the satellite radar churning around the bay area. we will be seeing spotty interment showers for most of the day. we will be dry and later on and into the afternoon. temperature starting in the '50s as you can say more raindrops may be in store tomorrow. thursday we dryout been more showers for friday and saturday >> the bay bridges all looks good no hot spots to report. i'll look it the inclined. no blockage or slowdowns at this time a wet deck on southbound 101. >> a fatal accident on this one on one. jackie sizzle is a valuable >> this was an overnight accident that left one driver dead carian right past the redwood landfill. the car was t-bond by another car that did not some. the left lane is still blocked and will remain locked for the next half hour 45 minutes until we get this accident scene cleaned u

from houston and boston and let them in sydney, sydney, ireland, was i realize this i knew how to proceed and what i would do but i would write a book. it sounds easy. the forgotten what is written for them. it is full lourdes jean moynahan who is no better than she should be. she has a big passion a big folly and a glorious mistake and the man has a daughter. the same themes and the gathering of biological love and the indescribable thing and the sexual love that often is describing things, those two same tensions is in the gathering. and what is an older man because this series of mistakes turning into the greater life and it is a love story. i forgot the beginning of that sentence. wanted to write about adultery because i thought i would have more fun and they and writing about marriage. i have acquired enough life on my own. also a good subject. arlington been through an amazing bloom looking at literature after the second world war in america and adultery is a great subject for a society in transition as money makes things possible with different kinds of choices that are made. i als

. >> reporter: they've fished off sydney for more than 20 years and never seen so many. >> one, two at the most. all right tak . >> reporter: it took just seconds to go from potential menace to memory. >>> those stunning pictures were captured off the central coast of the state of new south wales. that's about an hour north of sydney. >>> to recap some of our top directory fifa officials are meeting in zurich preparing to vote this wednesday for the leadership of world football's governing body. current president sepp blatter is standing unopposed despite a rash of corruption allegations against fifa officials, he says there is no crisis. a fifa committee has suspended two ex executives including blatter's only opposition. >>> and e. coli virus has killed 14 in germany and made hundreds ill. german authorities say the infection was probably caused by contaminated tomato, could you consume bers and lettuce. the food safety agency says two spanish cucumber producers may be involved. you're watchinged "world one" live from london. >> thank you for joining us. we leave you with another loo

he said at the premiere you guys had the premiere there in sydney, it was like your whole family was there and there was a lot of hemsworths there. >> a few. i had a guest list of 80 or 90 people. kind of -- >> jimmy: how big was the theater? >> 600, i think. good percentage of us. and it was kind of pushing the friendship with paramount and marvel when i said, you can have ten guests and i said, i got, like, 80, 90. >> jimmy: well, you're thor. you have to get your way. >> just storm the building. >> jimmy: very interesting, your brother was on the show about a year or so ago. very nice guy. he was one of the finalists to play thor and you trumped him. >> trumped him, yeah. yep. it was -- haven't spoken since. >> jimmy: he's your younger brother? >> yeah. >> jimmy: it should be that way then. >> i said, sorry, you know? >> jimmy: was there any real, like, rivalry or -- >> no, we have a good healthy competitive relationship as brothers do. but you know, it became a bit of a team effort. we were never in it head to head. i would call him, he would call me, what do you think ken wants,

i was born in sydney, australia and have lived in japan and hong kong, and went to school for 12 years -- but i have lived in san francisco longer than any other place in my life. this is a gateway to the pacific. i love the natural beauty and also the diversity, for someone like myself who has a by cultural background. my father was a career diplomat in taiwan, and my husband, james, was near port commissioner in the city. as you have seen in my biography i have been active in the community for many years. i bring extensive and relevant experience with citibank and wells fargo. i am excited about the ports commission. i think that this is the right timing for me in terms of my life. i have my experience from the private sector, and i think that this is the right use of my business and finance skills. this is one of the prime assets, and this is unique with seven and a half miles of border front. this is unique in its visibility. it is unique in its uses, with the commercial real-estate and open space. and unique in its different characteristics that reside along the northern waterfron

water spouts off of the coast of sydney. inside the spout, winds can reach speeds up to 60 mile-per-hours. they've been known to pick up sea life, believe it or not, and dump it on the land. heavy storm across the coast sydney noted three additional water spouts. like tornadoes, water spouts often appear in clusters. >>> that's amazing video. >> yeah. it was crazy. >>> jeff, when the -- when the form of a water, is there a risk of them coming on to land, becoming tornados? >> yeah. >> causing damage? >> yeah, of course. that happened in florida. when it does cross over on to land, it's a tornado. it's, you know, hard a lot of times for water spouts to cross on to land because of the dynamics. when it does, it's call add tornado. now get a look at the may rainfall. we've been talking about how rare it is to get may rainfall. so how has things played out for us in may? we've seen over two inches of rain here in santa rosa for the month of may. santa rosa is a good extreme of where we tend to pick up the most rainfall. so for t

the opera house in sydney served as the centerpiece. it takes place in the winter season and is a great way to get people out of the house in an otherwise dreary season. >>> it would sink or swim in one competition in florida. participants at think regata built their boats using material including duct tape. most had trouble keeping their vessels afloat. some quickly lost their footing and paddled. they went down fighting. that's the spirit. it gets it done. >> it breaks the myth. duct tape can't do everything. >> crazy glue as well. that i know from experience. >>> time for an early look at the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. president obama will announce changes from the department of defense from the white house rose garden. he's expected to nominate the chairman of joint chiefs of staff replacing admiral mike mullen. >>> and the national memorial day parade will proceed past the white house to honor those who have died in military duty. astronaut buzz aldrin will be in attendance. >>> on this day in 1922, the li

the institute for economics and peace based in sydney ranked 153 country and regions. it used 23 indicators including domestic and international conflicts, crime rates, terror threats and the ratio of military spending against gdp. somalia was the least peaceful nation in the world. libya slumped from 60th place to 143rd. violent clashes continue between anti-government groups and security forces. egypt fell from 49 to 73. bahrain from 72 to 123. >>> government forces opened fire on demonstrators in central yemen. more than 15 people have been killed and 120 others are wounded. tens of thousands have been occupying a square for days. they were demanding the president's resignation. early monday morning, government forces used live ammunition and tear gas to disperse the protestors. at least 200 died since january in a series of government crackdowns. the political upheaval allowed al qaeda-affiliated groups to take control of some cities. there is growing international concern over the situation in yemen. >>> time to check on some of the stories we gathered from broadc

. >> memberof the refugee aion coitio have gathered outside the immigration departnt i sydney,ustria. tell u more. >>his is a small, but isy prests by campaigners clearl angry that australia's ofadda paucits -- auralia's asylum policies. they have gatred to send ylumeekers to malaysia and pop and guin. they need ts to relieve ercrowding. and ao to stop a steady flo of asum seekers heading into australia posing northn waters. protesrs claim that the government isevisg inhume policiesf the previous conservative administrion at took aard-line stance against asylum skers and shi them to the cam i the south pific some o tm have rnedombi asks to seup policies ofhe pa have been brought bk to the -- fm thdead. >> a ho o african leaders in uganda have attended te official the inaugurion the priden tusands ofuppoers were on the stree welming their leader. the two crt collidein t traffi cha wh the pporters of the previous president. >> 25 year after hfirs became predent h is sworn in again. heon frua's electioby a wide marn. e opposition for the first time rejectethe tcome. >> it was a triumph o

. >> i'm sydney he kohara. anne makovec has the story of the saddle being anchored on the bridge. >> reporter: it is a slow process. you can see that piece creeping up there ever so slowly. it started at 6:00 this morning and they are expected to have it in place by 7 p.m. >> milestone-wise, this is a big one, because this is the crown that sits on top of the pedestal that's the main tower for the new suspension bridge. >> reporter: since the bridge will tower 500 feet over the water, that's how high they will be lifting a 450-ton piece of steel, the largest saddle in the world for the longest self- anchored suspension span in fact world. >> this is a cross-section of the cable that holds up the bridge. what we're putting in place today is a saddle that this cable sits in right at the very top of the bridge. >> and that will hold the cable that will hold the entire structure up. this animation shows the plan for the day caltrans did a dress rehearsal with all of these pieces on dry land to make sure they will f

the national phenomena happened near the town of teri gall, 45 kilometers north of sydney. waterspouts take place when they form over warm ocean currents. it reached heights of up to 600 meters. stick with us. be right back with the in depth report coming up in one minute. stay tuned. >> welcome back, everyone. the german government announced that by 2022 the country will end its yenration of nuclear power. huge step for highly industrialized country by germany. especially since just last year, chancellor angel merkel's coalition government decided to extend the life of the country's nuclear reactors. but that was all before fukushima. public fear of a nuclear disaster here has impacted regional elections bolstering the green party and threatening the chancellor's ruin -- ruling coalition. the chancellor's crisis created a crisis in the heart of berlin. >> we have this report. >> it was the disaster at fukushima that had a radical change of heart in the german government. chancellor merkel long argued germany needed nuclear power for four decades, during the transition for

know about it look at sydney surprised to hear about facts which seemingly. well you know you thought in many countries and you lectured lectured people of different. where did you see the best knowledge of the history of the second world war and it's still your. list include russia they are supposed to put them in such places you do and. why because because why do you think because these were the countries that suffered a lot or because the communist propaganda. noising to begin v.t. to because you know family peace somebody which is usually a gram for example no longer felt their grandfather who was involved either getting so shocked or just fighting. but zanny you have it. much closer to oneself it's like the living history when you hear the stories from the decision there's exactly zero in numbers of people who actually close. down as years go by so the ignorance is rising yes i sense a spotlight i asked people in the streets of washington london and paris which country contributed most to the victory of the nazis let's now listen to opinions from differe

this is near sydney australia. this was captured on film, a rare scene spotted off of the new south wales coast. they have some extreme weather down under in other parts of the region. there are a few of them. the waterspouts reach heights of nearly 2,000 ft. coming straight out of the sky. closer to home, take a look at this video. a long funnel snaking out of one of several storms that moved across northeast nebraska. the stormy weather spawned a small twisters and heavy rains, wind and hailed of up to 4 in. in diameter. >> the latest out of joplin missouri, nine days after a tournedos destroyed one-third of the town. environmental dangers could be lurking in the air, water and piles of debris. crews with the environmental protection agency has been inspecting the devastated city but they say no major spills have turned up even though among the ruined structures are chemical suppliers, paint manufacturers, the tornado killed more than 130 people in the town and destroyed over 8000 homes and businesses. >> live in

severe storms battered the country, spawning several waterspouts north of sydney. the news channel that captured the spouts said they reached 2,000 feet before reaching land. spectacular video. >>> the unofficial kickoff to summer got off to a wintry start in the fresno foothills. several inches of unexpected snow sent families packing earlier than expected. they went to swim and fish but were forced to bundle up. maybe ice fishing. >>> record-hot temperatures slammed the midwest and northeast. it was so hot in chicago yesterday, four people on north avenue beach had to be hospitalized. emergency officials had so much trouble getting through the crowd, they actually evacuated the beach. the fire department used their hoses to cool off people as they left. just last thursday, chicago was in the 40s. pretty amazing, when we consider the swing there. >> amazing contrast. >> really unusual. >> fire and ice here, with the two different, heat and cold. >> good way to put it. >>> taking a look at this morning's weather, from all around the country. it's snow out west. we'

. >>> take a look at these water spouts near sydney, australia. they measured 2000 feet high and fizzled out when they got close to shore. >>> the world's soccer governing body is under fire due to corruption allegations. the head of fifa denies wrongdoing. the two biggest sponsors are expressing concern. zain verjee is following the story from london. i admit it. >> carol. >> listen, imagine the nba wrapped up in scandal with allegations of bribery and corruption at the highest level, at stake the prestige, sponsorship and the fans are hopping mad. they are furious. that is pretty much what is going on when it comes to the world of soccer. it is in a major crisis mode. let me break it down for you. what's happened is that soccer's governing body's executive is in total turmoil. they suspended two people for allegations of bribely and corruption. you have the president, standing for election tomorrow. nobody is opposing him. he has been there 13 years. people say he needs to go. lastly, the big question is, also, did qatar buy the world cup for 20

. >> jimmy: the world premiere of the movie was in sydney, australia. >> it was. and we had a great chance. chris, who i believe you will see this -- >> jimmy: he's here tomorrow. >> fantastic. he's a darling fellow. as big as a house and built like a concrete shipyard as we say back home. and very, very fetching with his kit off. we were able to -- that's shirt in -- >> jimmy: okay. >> in english speak. >> jimmy: i thought you said kilt. i wasn't sure. >> maybe he wears one of those. you wouldn't want to see what's under -- let's not go there. >> jimmy: we've got children here playing scrabble. >> exactly. you've got very ferocious canadians -- well done, boys. excellent. [ applause ] listen, listen, i think -- i mean, you pulled it out of the bag there with -- phasing? >> jimmy: literally. >> jimmy: yeah. i was going to be with shaping but i didn't have a spot for it so i went with phasing. >> thrilling work under pressure. >> jimmy: thank you. >> how did you cope with the great big sporting gesture there? >> jimmy: i have to say, it threw me. >> slightly unnerv

was pronounced cantaloupes won the men's two hundred metres gold at the two thousand summer games in sydney. the women's one hundred meters silver which should have been promoted to gold after describes champion marion jones was stripped of her medals in two thousand and seven also enclosure and in case but never received the top gong because she herself had been involved in a similar investigation. out of football in france coach lauren braun has been cleared by the country's sports minister of racial discrimination he and football federation colleagues had allegedly discussed whether to curb training academy access for young french players of june nationality many of them black and arab but after the investigation sportsmen is that shunned so it's no answer discrimination laws were broken she called the coach's discussion at a meeting last november as borderline racist but said the idea was subsequently dismissed and quotas were never implemented. well over a grand from actually rodriguez scored his second hat trick in three games at liverpool triumph five two from a monday night to boost

in the russian capital on stranger tides the film stars johnny depp to kill the cruise to perth to sydney start creating a real buzz in the council. to kerry. who builds english in most homes with such a ration point is he says he losing its identity. both as christians let's meet this week's guest. the cellular to me the specifics of this impressive sounds to hear yeah it's one of the best in the old relieve. under the. shock this shopping here is a special thing because the festival could be up all the russians on the pressure that must go by. that russians love helping and they spent almost all that money in this pumping into buying things to buy stuff look. if a man in some other thing. many people do not save money for the case not their kids many of them cannot afford to buy a house or apartment that's why they don't have to put a savings for future and make them doesn't belong to a save in the future and they just spent all that spent on the head of. the house of english when spending time in but. one thing that is apparently here are the prices it is more expensive here in the sou

here's the cyclone and storminess that's been affecting parts of sydney. that's where that action was. basically, it happens a lot, though, in the u.s. across parts of florida. this is -- this happens in the tropics when things get -- when we get a little sea breeze front. and that happens in the summertime. we'll get a line of thunderstorms that develop and kind of move onshore with the sea breeze. if there's a front here, you'll get, you know, winds that kind of go in different directions. remember when we talked about the tornadoes the past month, that's really the key to get the earth to spin -- or not earth, but the storm to spin itself. and you don't have the thermodynamics you don't have down than, say, in tornado alley. so you don't get the super cell. but you have enough to where things get pretty intense. that's video of -- that's the real deal there. we're not going to see that down in florida too often, and they didn't see that in australia. but we did see that recently, or last night, in nebraska. and that batch of storms is heading towards th

to appeal when terrorists won the men's two hundred meters gold at the two thousand summer games in sydney also claimed the women's one hundred meters silver which should have been promoted to gold after disgraced champion marion jones was stripped of her medals in two thousand and seven also in a perjury and doping case but never received the top gong because she has self had been involved in a similar investigation. out of football in france coach long has been cleared by the country's sports minister of racial discrimination he and football federation colleagues had allegedly discussed whether to curb training academy access to the young french players at your nationality many of them black and arab but after an investigation sports minister sharon says no anti discrimination laws were broken because of the coach's discussion at a meeting last november as well. adeline racist but said the idea was subsequently dismissed quotas were never of them and says. oh all over england ranks the rhetoric has scored his second hattrick in three games as little paul trying to five to a full on monda

expected to appeal and their us won the men's two hundred meters gold at the two thousand summer games in sydney also claimed the women's one hundred meter silver which should have been promoted to gold after disgraced champion marion jones was stripped of her medals in two thousand and seven also in a perjury and doping case but funny never received the top gone because she has south and been involved in a similar investigation. citing now and riders in the judo that earlier observed a minute's silence before the start of stage four in memory of rider vato vaillant who died after crashing in stage three on monday well as friend tyler far left the tour after the fourth stage which was made noncompetitive as a token of respect for the late belgian fellow riders also wore black armbands for the stage one of the teams took the lead in turn its balance left the track team the first to cross the finish line on monday the twenty six year old came off his bike around twenty kilometers from the finish on the bako ranson pass doctors were on the scene within seconds and said he'd suffered multiple head f

and australian police have arrested three men for running a massive terrorist siege in sydney forty two kilograms of the drug were hidden burnisher some coffee from the village of st but the smiths substance of the story through really one of the suspects both malaysian nationals are going to appear before court on thursday. guilty and face the problems life imprisonment. over the last decade the us government has expanded its domestic surveillance networks to president levels of rows of streets cameras to a base of what pat downs only say that civil liberties and privacy are being cast aside jeez that's essential going to have a story from america's most monitored city. welcome to chicago the most watched city in the u.s. from all school blue light cameras to cameras with state of the art technical capabilities watchful lenses fill the streets in what has been dubbed operation virtual shield thousands of public and privately owned security cameras have been put in place and linked together creating a capsule of surveillance over the entire city more extensive than anywhere else in the

something that is no longer interests against them for example the one simple choice the company's sydney yes no but so it's there may not be giving grants for everyone for its money but it's definitely creating the book that this is something that is a great step forward for russia during that monster of a business card. and that's the latest business for now we'll have more fuel in just under an hour's time stay with us the headlines next. wealthy british scientists scientists sometimes tirelessly. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mikes concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars a report on. the commission's free couldn't take three months for charges free coming from the free risk free. to types priests. the old free born can come in video for your media projects and free media john to our tetons tom. comes. more than a month. in one of the most extreme environments on the planet this is it and charge it up and people have to be aware that they're far away from civilization sean thomas discovers what makes sen

went to the polls in local elections the ruling socialist party has suffered a bruising defeats in sydney in response to its handling of spain's mounting economic crisis with ninety one percent of the floods counted in municipal elections that rival conservative popular parties almost ten percentage points ahead at least thirty thousand feet. i have been occupying the trade central square for days with the government's economic policies and the soaring unemployment to have a nationwide demonstrations to i would be crippling recession she's terrified her course if the situation doesn't change soon spain could be next in line for any the rescue package. first greece then. and now portugal as the u.s.a.'s bailout but number there are now serious concerns that spain could be the next to topple the protesters throughout europe i can bring to a case even more taxpayers' money being plowed into rescuing others was out on to the very. thing it got there and that is the government. i don't think my brakes about it probably banks with forty three percent of under twenty five that is what i didn't l

expected to appeal and their us won the men's two hundred meters gold at the two thousand summer games in sydney on friday also claimed the women's one hundred need to silver which should have been promoted to gold after this race champion marion jones was stripped of her medals in two thousand and seven also in a jury and doping case but never received the top gong because she has been involved in a similar investigation. as football and france coach long brawn has been cleared by the country's sports minister of racial discrimination he and football federation colleagues had allegedly discussed whether to curb training academy access for young french players at your nationality many of them back in the arab rights after an investigation sports mr shand said no discrimination laws were broken she called the coach's discussion at a meeting last november as borderline racist but said the idea was subsequently dismissed and quotas never implemented and we were allegations have been made in the british parliament that for fisa members sought bribes in return for backing england's pails twenty eight

australian police arrested two men for whom last apparent seizure in sydney forty two kilograms of the drug were hidden furniture driving's going to see from the injured district value to see substances estimated at fifty two million dollars the suspects both malaysian nationals or due to appear before court on thursday for duty place defines what imprisonment. over the last decade the us government has expanded its domestic surveillance networks on president levels for burns of street cameras to invasive airport pat downs when they say that civil liberties and privacy have been cast aside as an essential as the story from america's most modern city. welcome to chicago the most watched city in the u.s. from all schools blue light cameras to cameras with state of the art technical capabilities watchful lenses fill the streets in what has been dubbed operation virtual shield thousands of public and privately owned security cameras have been put in place and linked together creating a capsule of surveillance over the entire city more extensive than anywhere else in the united states the n

school student studies things that american students on study until four years into the university of sydney got about sums it out of what is going to change not only in the system but more importantly in the mentality. first of all we indeed used to have a good educational system of law it was very adapted to the country we lived in at the time and it had its flaws and one such issue was that when the country changed completely here those who had previously received a good education fails to adopt the lesson learned here is that as we reform the educational system to teaching students to adapt to change our world and its value succeeded must be at the heart of what you do why are we doing it today our country changed back in the ninety's. because the money because at any given time people pay either more or less attention to education the educational system underwent considerable reforms during the soviet era as well it is worth noting go over that in the 1980's when the need for reforms was already there because experience dramatically or profound change the definition was put on the back

lot of praise around here founder julian assange was awarded a gold medal just the other day from the sydney peace foundation for his exceptional courage and human rights but just as a sign was honored the statement acquired a copy of a document that might surprise a lot of people it looks like the master leaker feels threatened by other leakers according to the british news source assigned to handed out a confidentiality agreement to everyone who works with the whistle blowing web site which basically is a gag order this document explains that anyone who releases any and i mean any type of information acquired by wiki leaks will face a fine of twelve million pounds that translates to almost twenty million dollars now another thing that we should note if you continue reading the document it states that releasing this classified information would damage the whistle blowing web site saying a loss of opportunity to sell the information to other news broadcasters and publishers after reading that line we can't really help but wonder is this really about the money after all right think about it a

around here wiki leaks founder julian assange was a war of the gold medal just the other day from the sydney peace foundation for his exceptional courage in human rights but just as a son was honored the statesman acquired a copy of a document that might surprise a lot of people and looks like the master leaker feels threatened by other leakers according to the british news source assigned to handed out a confidentiality agreement to everyone who works with the whistle blowing web site which basically is a gag order this document explains that anyone who releases any and i mean any type of information acquired by weekly will face a fine of twelve million pounds that translates to almost twenty million dollars now another thing that we should note if you continue reading the document it states that releasing this classified information would damage the whistle blowing web site saying a lot of opportunity to sell the information to other news broadcasters and publishers so after reading that line we can't really help but wonder is this really about the money after all we think about it and ass

in the public option is of no use to me and it will send shivers that shares you could see my e of sydney only. issues reason it will be met by years that we need you on the other covered. was legally demeanor. with the president on. your p.c. or to see did you on the national stage only. what was that in this issue of liberation some its legitimacy only but it's the us that shell's the. vision if there is no can we listen was a national survey in the period only to meaning it looked ugly but surely. it is it isn't. you bill. you know you're with amused it is only a little on this must perhaps there are some legal swore it may not be should lineament is viewed as you have an exchange of views on the development of our country and on some international affairs so once again i would like convenience you think you for your interest to do the us conference seriously what i'm sure that you will have some interesting questions for need matthew i don't know if my answers will be as interesting for you i'm ready to start working all the way to you if you don't get to your so let's start that were

now from montreal or london or sydney and the children are being born and grew up there. is zimbabwe itself that is interesting is the struggle going on for over 10 years everybody feels the pressure so there is a kind of bonding in the trenches is one of the opposition leaders by no means. >> you hear a lot about him. but the one coming out of zimbabwe it is looking at as the rabble rouser who edges the polls on they get very nervous he was from a rural black constituency and he does not see some of looking back but the fact is so do his constituencies so would everything gone outside democratically summon her as a black constituency has the offensive and race is less and less important for crop i guru been the days of rate -- wage roll out and still looking at roy bennett to say how does this work and try to figure out the race anglo the story he was imprisoned and i saw him with his own constituencies that is more about class and race. he was living among his constituents those from the highly educated parachuting into the election and then going on to the capital they

this incredible video shot from a tv helicopter off sydney australia, capturing a series of powerful water spouts whipping across the ocean measuring 2,000 feet high. as soon as they approached shore, they dissipated. powerful storms and heavy rains causing severe flooding in sydney right now. >>> rob marciano is in the extreme weather center for us right now. some record-setting weather across the country yesterday and today, rob? >> it's toasty, especially east of the mississippi, guys, and in places like chicago, they're heading to the beach. in their case, that would be on lake shore drive or lake michigan. here's video of that. yesterday temperatures easily got into the 90s. feeling like the middle of july than memorial day. so enjoy that as you soak in the sun, but don't forget to wear the sunscreen. today's temperature similar but not quite that. a little rainfall move into the chicagoland area. here it is on the radar scope with the thunderstorms rolling through eastern nebraska. they had a slew of tornado reports across parts of nebraska yesterday. now this front and associa