final tributes are paid to vaclav havel. welcome to bbc news. held george michael plans to say thank-you to the austrian doctors can save his life as he battled pneumonia. this is no pipe dream, the traditional church organ under threats as tastes change. hello and welcome once again. prince philip has undergone heart surgery for an obstructed coronary artery. the treatment is said to a been successful. earlier, buckingham palace announced the queen's husband had been taken to a hospital from the royal estate. he had been suffering from chest pains. our correspondent is that the hospital in cambridge. >> all the information is coming from buckingham palace. the duke is suffering from chest pains. he was brought straight year to the specialist. tests were carried out. there was a blocked coronary artery, the artery that supplies blood to the heart. as my colleague reports. >> he is 90 years old and he has had surgery on his heart. a procedure to open up a blocked artery carried out under local anesthetic. he will remain in hospital for a short ti

on december 29, 1989, vaclav havel was elected president. four years later, his country split in two, forming the czech republic and slovakia. havel served as president of the independent czech republic for ten more years, retiring in 2003. after news of havel's death spread, thousands gathered at the monument of the velvet revolution in downtown prague to lay flowers and light candles. vaclav havel spoke with jim lehrer on the macneil/lehrer newshour in february 1990 shortly after he was elected president. >> you believe that there is something basic in all human beings that relates to freedom? they know what freedom is or even know they never lived through it, even though they may not have even read about it? >> i have no doubt about it. i think that this is a part of the nature of man, the desire for freedom, for dignified lives. of course, man is also a weak creature with many bad qualities. it depends on which of his qualities in a certain social situation and in a certain climate prevail, which qualities will awaken. the totalitarian s

on december 29, 1989, vaclav havel was elected president. four years later, his country split in two, forming the czech republic and slovakia. havel served as president of the independent czech republic for ten more years, retiring in 2003. after news of havel's death spread, thousands gathered at the monument of the velvet revolution in downtown prague to lay flowers and light candles. vaclav havel spoke with jim lehrer on the macneil/lehrer newshour in february 1990 shortly after he was elected president. >> you believe that there is something basic in all human beings that relates to freedom? they know what freedom is or even know they never lived through it, even though they may not have even read about it? >> i have no doubt about it. i think that this is a part of the nature of man, the desire for freedom, for dignified lives. of course, man is also a weak creature with many bad qualities. it depends on which of his qualities in a certain social situation and in a certain climate prevail, which qualities will awaken. the totalitarian s

as such, i trust you. >> vaclav havel was 75. in washington, james rosen, fox news. >> bret: stocks in the u.s. began on a down note. dow lost 100. s&p 500 gave back 14. nasdaq closed 32 behind. congressional investigators say four house lawmakers received discounted loans through countrywide financial. now defunked lender who sub prime mortgage program seen as one of the firm's responsible for the nation foreclosure crisis. oversight and government reform committee chairman republican darrell issa did not name the four in letter to house ethics committee. in 2009, the senate ethics committee cleared kent conrad and chris dodd, despite receiving similar loans from the sub prime lender. the pair said they were unaware they were getting preferential treatment. serious case of are we there yet? i'll, plain next in grapevine. the jaw-dropping feat attributed to the departed north korean dictator. [ male announcer ] if you think tylenol is the pain reliever orthopedic doctors recommend most for arthritis pain, think again. and take al

vaclav havel embodied by the values of the democratic european mainstream. today, and a free and democratic people paid their homage. >> you are watching "bbc world news america." from wall street to the euro zone, it has been a bruising year. a series of powerful earthquake has hit this city in christ church in new zealand 10 months after a quake killed 180 people. this time, there were no deaths, but the latest tremors have shattered the nerves of people. >> the power of the quake rattled the entire city of christchurch. including the supermarket. it sent christmas shoppers into a chaotic scramble for the exit. these people have lived through the last earthquake 10 months ago and knew what it was capable of. >> there were people running to try to get out. it was pretty chaotic. >> pretty violent. >> at a local television station, staff cowered under their desks, fearful of collapsing ceilings. another part of the city, the ferocity of the event was captured in the smallest objects. buildings shook for several seconds forcing people to race to the relative

former czech president vaclav havel has died. a young dissident playwright when soviet tanks rolled into prague in 1968, havel spent four years in communist prisons. in 1989, he led czechoslovakia's velvet revolution-- a non-violent transition to democracy. havel was elected president and later oversaw the czech republic split from slovakia. he was a magnet for western leaders. in 1994, president clinton played sax in havel's favorite jazz bar in prague. long a heavy smoker, vaclav havel died yesterday from respiratory disease. he was 75. the last u.s. convoy leaves iraq. the last u.s. convoy leaves iraq. we'll take you along next. no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want to find a place to park all these things? fuggedaboud it. this is new york. hey little guy, wake up! aw, come off it mate! geico. saving people money on more than just car insurance. my high school science teacher made me what i am today. our science teacher helped us bui

vaclav havel was a poet and dissidents. he died on sunday. world leaders and thousands of checks citizens gathered for the state funeral. the pope praised his visionary leadership. 1 ordinary woman summed it up best perhaps by saying "he was our star. he gave us democracy." >> it is the flag of the country he led out of dictatorship. now the unwanted lime light falls on his widow. immense morals stature abroad leaders of the democratic world here today to honor the shipyard worker who helped topple communism. the french head of state, the brought u.s. secretaries of state, a former president. at noon, they sounded the sirens and the church bells across the czech lands. >> the former u.s. secretary of state madeleine albright, cz ech-born, said that he had confronted his dealers with the truth. vaclav havel was a playwright who emerged as part of a group of young dissidents, determined to confront communist authority. day after day in 1989, he led hundreds of thousands in protests until the communist regime collapsed. he made the journey from

vaclav havel was a poet and dissidents. he died on sunday. world leaders and thousands of checks citizens gathered for the state funeral. the pope praised his visionary leadership. 1 ordinary woman summed it up best perhaps by saying "he was our star. he gave us democracy." >> it is the flag of the country he led out of dictatorship. now the unwanted lime light falls on his widow. immense morals stature abroad leaders of the democratic world here today to honor the shipyard worker who helped topple communism. the french head of state, the brought u.s. secretaries of state, a former president. at noon, they sounded the sirens and the church bells across the czech lands. >> the former u.s. secretary of state madeleine albright, cz ech-born, said that he had confronted his dealers with the truth. vaclav havel was a playwright who emerged as part of a group of young dissidents, determined to confront communist authority. day after day in 1989, he led hundreds of thousands in protests until the communist regime collapsed. he made the journey from

vaclav havel was 75 years old. just ahead, egypt's army cracks down in a weekend of violence. >> mitchell: for a third day, pro bureaucracy protesters crashed with egyptian soldiers. this new round of violence has left at least ten dead. each side accuses the other of creating inistanbul. -- instability. allen pizzey reports. >> reporter: the protesters won't quit and the army is responding with increasing levels of violence. the third day of street fighting was combined to a barricade near the cabinet office. egyptian authorities are trying to turn the tables on the stone-throwing youth, depicting them as part of a conspiracy against egypt. but the frosty of the response by troops won't win the ruling generals much support. the worst was this attack, a young woman not only being beaten, but having her religious road pulled off so her bare midriff and underwear were exposed to the world. one soldier did try to restore a measure of dignity, but the video clip has already gone viral on social networking sites, and th

famous table. >> rose: vaclav havel, the czech dissident and playwright died yesterday. at age 75 it is said that his courage and also his words have brought down communism in europe. here's what the "new york times" said about anymore its obituary. "his moral authority and his moving use of the czech language cast him as a dominant figure during prague street demonstrations in 1989. as the chief behind-the-scenes negotiator who brought about the end of more than 40 years of communist rule and the peaceful transfer of power known as the velvet revolution. a revolt so smooth it took weeks to complete without a single shot fired. they described him as a shy yet resilient, unfailingly polite but dogged man who articulate it had power of the powerless. mr. havel spent five yrs in and out of communist prisons, lived for two decades under close secret police surveillance and endured the suppression of his plays and essays. he served 14 years as president, wrote 19 plays, inspired a film and a rap song and remained one of his generation's most seductively non-conformist writers

vaclav havel was 75. >>> and well before a u.s. army private was suspected of leaking classified u.s. intelligence documents to the wikileaks website, a military supervisor testified that she recommended bradley manning be removed from a secure computer room. a military hearing is under way. manning is accused of leaking war and state department documents to the anti-secrecy on-line group wikileaks. >>> and a woman was set on fire and killed in an elevator in brooklyn, new york. police just released these surveillance photos of the suspect. investigators are questioning a person of interest in connection with this horrible crime. police say the attacker who was dressed as an exterminator, sprayed his victim with a liquid before he set her on fire. witnesses say they heard screams and saw the smoke. >> i smell smoke, like electrical fire i go back outside and see smoke pouring out of the elevator. go back in my apartment and call 911. myself and someone from the sixth floor were knocking on everyone's door telling people to get out.

former czech president vaclav havel has died. a young dissident playwright when soviet tanks rolled into prague in 1968, havel spent four years in communist prisons. in 1989, he led czechoslovakia's velvet revolution-- a non-violent transition to democracy. havel was elected president and later oversaw the czech republic split from slovakia. he was a magnet for western leaders. in 1994, president clinton played sax in havel's favorite jazz bar in prague. long a heavy smoker, vaclav havel died yesterday from respiratory disease. he was 75. the last u.s. convoy leaves iraq. the last u.s. convoy leaves iraq. we'll take you along next. no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want to find a place to park all these things? fuggedaboud it. this is new york. hey little guy, wake up! aw, come off it mate! geico. saving people money on more than just car insurance. my high school science teacher made me what i am today. our science teacher helped us bui

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vaclav havel embodied by the values of the democratic european mainstream. today, and a free and democratic people paid their homage. >> you are watching "bbc world news america." from wall street to the euro zone, it has been a bruising year. a series of powerful earthquake has hit this city in christ church in new zealand 10 months after a quake killed 180 people. this time, there were no deaths, but the latest tremors have shattered the nerves of people. >> the power of the quake rattled the entire city of christchurch. including the supermarket. it sent christmas shoppers into a chaotic scramble for the exit. these people have lived through the last earthquake 10 months ago and knew what it was capable of. >> there were people running to try to get out. it was pretty chaotic. >> pretty violent. >> at a local television station, staff cowered under their desks, fearful of collapsing ceilings. another part of the city, the ferocity of the event was captured in the smallest objects. buildings shook for several seconds forcing people to race to the relative

vaclav havel led the velvet revolution that turned country in a full-fledged democracy. he was a playwright and international leaders including president obama are praising havel's peaceful, but effective resistance to communism, when his country joined nato, havel urged global unity. >> this is a world of a single global civilization, which makes us all participants in one common family. >> havel was nominated several times for the nobel peace prize and received the u.s. presidential made of freedom. he died today at his weekend home in the czech republic. havel was 75 years old. >>> in other news of the world, police in egypt savagely attacked protesters as they demonstrated against police brutality. >> protesters are demanding an end to military rule. instead a third day of violence has rocked cairo. police have conducted beat eggs right in the open, but other beats having taken place under tents evected into tahir square. the u.s.s. secretary-general called for the government to uphold human rights. >>> russian teams are searching for missing worker after a storm tha

we will bring you more on the funeral of vaclav havel coming up on "world one" here on cnn. those are the top stories. i'm monita rajpal. "world business today" starts right now. >>> hello and a happy festive friday for you from cnn london, i'm nina dos santos. >> and hello from cnn hong kong, i'm pauline chiou. this is "world business today." the top stories on this friday, december 23rd. less merriment for an economy this holiday season. >>> we'll tell you what lawmakers are giving millions of american workers this year. >>> and last-minute christmas shopping interrupted in new zealand. christchurch is shaken again by a series of earthquakes. >>> first up, on the last trading day before the festive season kicks off, there's a little bit of christmas cheer on the world stock market. this is largely thanks to encouraging jobs data coming out of the united states and also rising consumer confidence there. this is the picture across europe. we have seen these markets starting out in significant positive territory. they are managing to hold on to that kind of positive momentum.

to rest. >> the life and death of vaclav havel. the u.s. postal service can trace its origins back. post offices across the country are facing closure, a fact that has a 25-year-old traveling across the u.s., recording post offices and collecting postmarks, which could soon be collectors' items. we caught up with the in maryland for this first-person account. -- we caught up with him in maryland. >> when i graduated, i realized i had not explored the country, and i realized i wanted to see more of america, especially rur al america, because i grew up in a city. i went across 29 states around the country, and over time, i began documenting some interesting experiences by going into the post office nearby and getting the postmark. that is a nice one. fantastic. postmarks are a way of documented time and place. if you present something with a postmark, you have a little piece of history. that was here before '71. >> yes. >> and it has been this way since the 1600's, when postmarks were around. postmarks help me remember where i have b

and i think looking back, we should say, first of all, thank you, god, for vaclav havel, and also his velvet revolutions and the revolutions around him made the world a better place. >> here's what's missing from the analysis, i think, as we look at all of these things. i shouldn't say missing, i don't think we talk about it or give it enough credit. human beings, unlike rocks, unlike trees, unlike tables, unlike cars, unlike dogs and cats, hold inside of them what you would call emergent factors. the act to make decisions that dictate what -- influence what happens next. so iraq can't make a decision that influences whether it lives in a more abundant environment or not. we, humans, actually control our own intent in a given day, and can influence what happens next, so, obviously, we're good at imagining what could happen, right, from the horror show to the fantasy, but we don't seem to spend that much time, imogen, taking responsibility for the emergent factor of what it means to be a human being today, and what's an impact on tomorrow. >> it's the human impact, the human stories in

. >> rose: we end th appreciation of vaclav havel, former president of check reap, dissident playwright who died yesterday at his vacation home in the north of the czech republic. >> ( translated ): the world of today is a multipolar and multicultural world. and it's necessary to respect different identities. to have understanding and be tolerant. but at the same time, one should know precisely the specifics and (inaudible) and it seems to me that the united states cannot lie its way out of its obligations to be a certain barrier to evil. >> rose: governor and the late vaclav havel when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: governor mitt romney is here. he is a leading contender for the 2012 republican presidential nomination. in a race characterized by the unexpected, his candidacy has remained stea, but the former massachusetts governor faces a stiff challenge from the rise of newt gingrich, the former speake primary voting begins in 15 days with the iowa caucus. the candidates are making their closin

the tributes flowed amid solemn ceremony today at the prague funeral of vaclav havel, the former czech republic president. he led the "velvet revolution" that put an end to communist rule in what was then czechoslovakia. lucy manning of independent television news narrates this report. >> he led his people overthrowit regime and now his people stood thousands strong to honor him. from playwrite and political prisoner to prize thi presidenta man that changed history. and so world leaders came to acknowledge what he had achieved the prime minister and the former prime minister david cameron said no one of his generation would forget the scenes of the velvet revolution. >> the clintons and formsecret.e he had loved hi music and president clinton'visit there hahad seen the two men jamming n a. >>> -- jazz club. >> the church bell tolled andthr the the man from the east to west. me he proved the pen was mightier than the sword. echoed by a message sent by the pope. >> he defended human rights attm systematically denied to the people of your country. >> after the sound of the rec we iin pres

vaclav havel (vahts'-lahv) l {hah-vel}. >>> the czech government meets today to declare a period of mourning for former president havel. he was the hero of the so- called velvet revolution the peaceful transition that split czechoslovakia into two countries. he was award the medal of freedom by president bush. >>> a bill would extend payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits by two months. the senate passed it but the republicans in the household the majority and party leadership says a two-month extension is not long enough. >> two months is just kick be the can down the road. frankly, we are all tired of it. >> there is a chance house republicans could make changes to the bill but senate majority leader harry reid says the senate is already on vacation and will not return to vote on a revised bill. the current payroll tax cut and jobless benefits are due to expire on new year's day. >>> today facebook finishes its move into a new headquarters in menlo park. 2,000 employees will be in the same complex for the first time. for the past 2.5 years, the company has been split into two buildings and

world leaders gathered in prague today for the funeral of vaclav havel, the anti-communist dissident who became the czech president. secretary of state hillary clinton led the american delegation, which included her husband, former secretary of state madeleine albright spoke in her native czech calling havel a citizen of the world who brought light to the darkest places. winter is here, but where's all the snow? a dazzling light snow from a newly discovered comet. and huge crowds storm the stores just to buy basketball shoes when the "cbs evening news" just to buy basketball shoes when the "cbs evening news" continue how about the beat of a healthy heart? campbell's healthy request soup is delicious, and earned this heart, for being heart healthy. ♪ feel the beat? it's amazing what soup can do. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] some people just know how to build things well. give you and your loved ones an expertly engineered mercedes-benz... ho ho ho! ...at the winter event going on now. but hurry -- the offer ends january 3rd. i wanted support for my heart... and now i get it from centr

world leaders gathered in prague today for the funeral of vaclav havel, the anti-communist dissident who became the czech president. secretary of state hillary clinton led the american delegation, which included her husband. former secretary of state madeleine albright spoke in her native czech, calling havel a citizen of the world who brought light to the darkest places. winter is here, but where's all the snow? a dazzling light snow from a aewly discovered comet. and huge crowds storm the stores just to buy basketball shoes. when the "cbs evening news" continues. how about the beat of a healthy heart? campbell's healthy request soup is delicious, and earned this heart, for being heart healthy. ♪ feel the beat? it's amazing what soup can do. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] some people just know how to build things well. give you and your loved ones an expertly engineered mercedes-benz... ho ho ho! ...at the winter event going on now. but hurry -- the offer ends january 3rd. i wanted support for my heart... and now i get it from centrum specialist heart. new centrum specialist vision...

havel who died on sunday hillary clinton former u.s. president bill clinton and a number of european heads of state will be among the mourners the dissident writer and politician let the czech republic's transition to democracy and over sort split from slovakia over twenty thousand checks turned out on thursday to pay their last respects during a procession. the philippine government says over a thousand people are missing following floods that devastated the southern islands last saturday the number of confirmed dead also stands at over a thousand a month's worth of rain fell in just one night when typhoon washi hit the region triggering landslides and flash floods tens of thousands are now taking refuge in evacuation centers. the pentagon says mistakes led to nato airstrikes in northern pakistan that killed twenty four soldiers a report by the u.s. government said the alliance was retaliating against what it thought was an insurgent attack the u.s. blamed years ago and on poor coordination with pakistani border forces the attack in no

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vaclav havel was a dissident playwright who spent years suffering in communist jails before become his country's first democratically elected leader. he proved that moral leadership is more powerful than any weapon. he passed away at his home in the czech republic, he was 75 years old. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues, caught in the culture wars, outrage and protest at a home improvement giant. >>> later, le hhollywood goes b in time. urism season in years. all because so many people wanted to visit us... in louisiana. they came to see us in florida... nice try, they came to hang out with us in alabama... once folks heard mississippi had the welcome sign out, they couldn't wait to get here. this year was great but next year's gonna be even better. and anyone who knows the gulf knows that winter is primetime fun time. the sun's out and the water's beautiful. you can go deep sea fishing for amberjack, grouper and mackerel. our golf courses are open. our bed and breakfast have special rates. and migrating waterfowl from all over make this a bird watcher's paradise. so if you missed i

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this leader vaclav havel has died at the age of seventy five this is that in play right turn president oversaw his country's transition to democracy as well as the peaceful break up between the czech republic and slovakia have all died at home after a long illness. a mammoth rescue operation is now underway in the southern philippines after floods taught through the area killing over six hundred and leaving hundreds missing a typhoon hit on friday night causing a month's worth of rain to fall in twelve hours tens of thousands have been forced from their homes by the deluge the rescues currently being hampered by widespread power cars and flooded roads. final u.s. troops have officially withdrawn from iraq nine years after the invasion that ousted saddam hussein the soldiers across into neighboring kuwait during the night many now fear surge in terror attacks following america's military departure the conflict saw around one hundred thousand iraqi civilians killed and caused the united states almost a trillion dollars. next we head to one of russia's most volatile regions in the battle

man that led the "the velvet revolution," vaclav havel. the playwright. spent years in communist jails. the former czech president died. charles, his significance for the freedom movement, really? >> he was one of the great heroes of human liberty and the cold war. in the mid-'70s when the soviets were strong and america and the west in retreat, he authored the charter 77. of the year 1977. which declared that sort of the dignity of man against the communist authorities. at a time when everybody imagined that lost cause. he turned it by the moral example and the others who signed it sat and by counterparts in poland, valencia and the worker revolution there liberated eastern europe from within. one of the great successes of our time. >> bret: juan, a lot of people put him in the ranks of even nelson mandela of south africa. >> absolutely. for eastern europe. mandela was in jail and havel was in jail. you think how they wouldn't allow mandela writing and clearly the letters from ulga, from havel to his first wife to talk about picking up on the theme of in

world leaders gathered in prague today for the funeral of vaclav havel, the anti-communist dissident who became the czech president. secretary of state hillary clinton led the american delegation, which included her husband, former secretary of state madeleine albright spoke in her native czech calling havel a citizen of the world who brought light to the darkest places. winter is here, but where's all the snow? a dazzling light snow from a newly discovered comet. and huge crowds storm the stores just to buy basketball shoes when the "cbs evening news" just to buy basketball shoes when the "cbs evening news" continue how about the beat of a healthy heart? campbell's healthy request soup is delicious, and earned this heart, for being heart healthy. ♪ feel the beat? it's amazing what soup can do. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] some people just know how to build things well. give you and your loved ones an expertly engineered mercedes-benz... ho ho ho! ...at the winter event going on now. but hurry -- the offer ends january 3rd. i wanted support for my heart... and now i get it from centr

perhaps they could learn something from the life of the reluctant president, vaclav havel who died on sunday. thanks so much for watching. dylan ratigan is here. and dylan, are you looking forward to our joint holiday celebration this evening ? >> i am, indeed. you've made it very explicitly clear that your goal is to throw a joint event hosted by the two of us with your staff and my staff. >> but just before we do that, i wanted to express my thanks to our director, gena fellows, who just had a baby, recently, so isn't able to attend, but i

to rest. >> the life and death of vaclav havel. the u.s. postal service can trace its origins back. post offices across the country are facing closure, a fact that has a 25-year-old traveling across the u.s., recording post offices and collecting postmarks, which could soon be collectors' items. we caught up with the in maryland for this first-person account. -- we caught up with him in maryland. >> when i graduated, i realized i had not explored the country, and i realized i wanted to see more of america, especially rur al america, because i grew up in a city. i went across 29 states around the country, and over time, i began documenting some interesting experiences by going into the post office nearby and getting the postmark. that is a nice one. fantastic. postmarks are a way of documented time and place. if you present something with a postmark, you have a little piece of history. that was here before '71. >> yes. >> and it has been this way since the 1600's, when postmarks were around. postmarks help me remember where i have b

the tributes flowed amid solemn ceremony today at the prague funeral of vaclav havel, the former czech republic president. he led the "velvet revolution" that put an end to communist rule in what was then czechoslovakia. lucy manning of independent television news narrates this report. >> he led his people overthrowit regime and now his people stood thousands strong to honor him. from playwrite and political prisoner to prize thi presidenta man that changed history. and so world leaders came to acknowledge what he had achieved the prime minister and the former prime minister david cameron said no one of his generation would forget the scenes of the velvet revolution. >> the clintons and formsecret.e he had loved hi music and president clinton'visit there hahad seen the two men jamming n a. >>> -- jazz club. >> the church bell tolled andthr the the man from the east to west. me he proved the pen was mightier than the sword. echoed by a message sent by the pope. >> he defended human rights attm systematically denied to the people of your country. >> after the sound of the rec we iin pres