howard freeman advises companies that want to go public. he says the stock rotation can bring its own set of headaches. >> it affects investor relation, strategy, and as a public company you are subject to analysts and customers of the company, trying to balance those demands to be successful, long term. >> it is one of the most anticipated events in silicon valley and hear on wall street. it is no guarantee of success. some fear that the investors have some doubts about social media listings. all of that could affect facebook in 2012. >> george, if you want to get in, you had better get in quickly without one. >> very true. thank you very much. >> despite a national task force protecting the seas off somalia, there is still in the tax off of the indian ocean. the government has told its citizens that they must have anti-piracy training. >> the tanker makes its way through pirate-infested waters. it is suddenly under attack. taking place on dry land, thousands of malt -- thousands of miles away, the government has made it compulsory for all

he transplanted the new cells by injection into one of sue freeman's eyes. she noticed this after two weeks. >> i said "oh, my god, i can see my watch." it was a little blurry but i said "i can see the numbers." i was just, like, wow, this is incredible!" >> reporter: but freeman's retina had changed very little on examination and dr. schwartz wondered if somehow the placebo affect was at work. results were quite different with patient number two, a 51-year-old woman also legally blind but with a juvenile form of macular degeneration. >> this patient we've got some real evidence that we can hang our hat on that there's at least a biological signal we may be on the right track. >> reporter: the second patient asked we not use her name. in this woman's case, dr. schwartz saw the new cells had taken root in her retina. we asked her to compare vision. first in the eye that wasn't treated. now do the other eye. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: what does it look like now? >> the, i see your face way better than my right eye. like, i can see your whole face. if you told me

freeman on saturday afternoon. amid the singing and a sense of loss, an anguished plea for the driver or witnesses to come forward. anybody who saw or heard but spring these guys to justice. told freeman worked here in oxford. a dedicated custodian. only limited information about vehicle. great compact front and the damage. if you have information, call county police. >> a tough state. >>> marilyn will remain closed the discovery of a ii munitions. the ordinance was found in an of the park. authorities say the munitions been rendered harmless but are want to make sure there not any more of them. >>> tomorrow marks the anniversary of the tragedy in tucson that left six people and others wounded including gabrielle giffords. latest on her the future. >> she can now walk and talk and husband has said she wants return to washington. the nation celebrates that spirit and remembers those lost. >> her idealism is an inspiration to all of us. >> gabrielle giffords made her appearance last night, plaque.g a she still has li

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funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in. working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> this week, we travel to china. the forbidden city is forbidden no longer. increasingly prosperous and increasingly confident, what does it want in the world? >> more responsibility, more influence on this world. this does not mean more military threats. >> we find out what the word freedom means in china to the urban poor and young men about town. >> you cannot get rid of the communist party. >> chinese community is a throughout the world celebrated at the beginning of the new year as the rabbit gave way to the dragon. dragon years are considered exciting and unpredictable. this might be one of those rare occasions where imagination matches reality. no

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funding for this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu newman's own foundation focus features and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business. offering specialized solutions and capital to meet your growth objectives, we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." targeted in tehran, a nuclear scientist in iran is killed by a bomb attack that is blamed on israel and the united states. and it explosion goes off in the city of palms. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. an assassination more fitting of the movie. on a busy street, it draws alongside his car, attacked as a magnetic bomb, and kills the iranian nuclear scientists. the latest in a series of attempts a scientist involved in iran's nuclear program. the claim is denied by the white house. >> it was about 7:00 in the morning, i told the driver to speed up. >> he

funding for this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu focus features newman's own foundation and union bank. >> at union bank, our to know your business. offering specialized solutions and capital to meet your growth we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> hello and welcome to "news the" -- "newsday" on the bbc. the u.s. military says they have identified two of the four marines who were filmed urinating on taliban fighters. the huge profits from afghanistan's opium trade. india marks a year without a single recorded new case of polio. >> broadcasting to our viewers on pbs and around the world, this is "newsday." >> the american military has identified at least two of the four marines saying urinating on the corpses of taliban fighters. american and afghan officials have called the video deplorable. the defense and secretaries of state have called this deplorable. >> this is an appalling violation. in this video, a small

." >> funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> looked into "new staples." -- welcome to "newsday." china's economic growth is slowing down as exports weakened. there is turbulence in europe and the united states. the captain of an italian cruise liner is blamed for drafting of course, with deadly consequences. six people have died. 29 are still missing. >> and emergency services are warning that the fuel on board could leak. in other news, syrian troops accused of targeting children. we have a special report. >> it is 12:00 in singapore. >> welcome to "newsday." >> it is one of the world's fastest-growing economies, but china's economic growth is slowing down. the world's secon

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funding for this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu newman's own foundation focus features and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business. offering specialized solutions and capital to meet your growth objectives, we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> the lasting american troops in afghanistan leave. allegations of abuse and a reminder of past violations. the u.s. military investigates a video of the u.s. marines apparently urinating on the bodies of dead militants in afghanistan. hello and welcome to gmt. i am george alagiah, with a world of news and opinion. also in the program, two years since the haiti earthquake, all those donations, all those promises, and still, hundreds of thousands of people are homeless. why are so many tunisian is still setting themselves on fire? it is midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, and 4:30 in the afternoon in kabul, where u.s. mili

funding for this presentation is made possible by -- freeman foundation of new york; stowe, vermont; and honolulu; newman's own foundation, focus features, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business. offering specialized solutions and capital to meet your growth objectives, we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, bbc world news. >> and it is possible that the constitution could be properly in march or the first two weeks in march. and most parrots want parliamentary procedures to take part once it is approved. in my last speech, i said elections should be, and in response to demand from the people, the constitution should be linked to the new constitution 10th parties -- so the timetable for the new constitution is it two or thee months. in march. so the new elections should be at the beginning of may or the beginning of june. i just wanted to explain this so that now we know we have a deadline. a timetable. >> as far as international immunity, we spoke

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funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions in capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> the daring u.s. special forces raid rescues two hostages held by a somali kidnappers. jessica buchanan and paul tisted are safe after a shootout in which several somali gang members were killed. >> hello and welcome to gmt. i am george alagiah, with a world of news and opinion. also in the program -- state of the union speech or election opener? barack obama accused of class warfare after he calls for the rich to pay more taxes. at davos, we will have the latest on the gathering of the rich, famous, and powerful. one year since the egyptian uprising began, we hear very different views on whether it has been a success or not. it is mi

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funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business. working to nurture new ventures. we offer expertise and tailor solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> this week, derided recoveries, can they teach the stumbling economy is of the world? >> there are parts of the i economy that deserve a lot more praise. >> hundreds say that hungary is drifting into a store turn is them. >> this could lead to a standoff with the european union itself. >> this is democratic post saddam -- iraq kurdistan. -- this is democratic, post saddam kurdistan. >> tokyo was buzzing and the rest of the world could not get enough. then japan's bubble burst, the stock market crash sent the economy tumbling. they call the next 10 years the lost decade, a time of slow growth and unemployment. other countries are worried as they are destined to follow japan posture tikrit and what lessons must be learned to avoi

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>> this is "bbc world news made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer and expertise and tailor solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news >> headlines this hour. french approval when but turkish angora as the senate passes a controversial -- turkish anger as the senate passes a controversial new genocide law. >> international criminal court on charges of for your politicians in crimes against humanity, and we have a special report. it is 10:00 in the morning here in singapore. >> broadcasting to viewers on pbs and america and around the world. welcome. turkey has reacted with fury to the latest moves by french lawmakers to condemn the mass killing of armenians by turks in 1915. the justice minister has called this unjust and lacking respect for his country. the armenian prime minister said this wo

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funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business. offering specialized solutions in capital to help you meet your group objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, bbc world news. >> i am in singapore. >> and i am in london. here are the headlines. libya's security is under threat. un officials are concerned about the activity of militias loyal to the former regime. wall street stocks soared as the federal reserve says interest rates are likely to remain exceptionally low for the next 2.5 years. >> two western aid workers are freed in somalia after a nighttime raid. a new law to help those suffering from abuse. for many, it is too little, too late. it is 7:00 a.m. in singapore. >> it is 2:00 a.m. in london. this is "newsday." hello again. senior united nations officials have expressed their concern about militias l

funding for this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu newman's own foundation and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business. offering specialized solutions and capital to meet your growth objectives, we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> eurozone crisis deepens as france loses its aaa rating and other countries are also downgraded. >> this is a very very big blow for sarkozy and his party. 100 days from the election, this is very bad news. >> elsewhere, talks of the greek debt are in danger of collapse. taiwan goes to the polls to elect a new president. how will this affect relations with china? welcome to "bbc world news." new tests for the man that killed 77 people last july in norway. back to earth with a bang, the russian satellite is due to crash land this weekend and no one knows where. >> standard and poor's has downgraded france's aaa credit rating. the decision coul

funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vt., and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business. an offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailor solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now bbc world news. >> hello and welcome to newsday on the bbc. i am in singapore. >> i am in london. >> rage and disbelief as the captain of the cruise ship said that he fell into a lifeboat. rescue teams are forced to suspend operations. more than 20 people are still missing. >> wikipedia 1, washington 0. the stargazing but as many local sky word. a map of the heavens. it is 10:00 a.m. here in singapore. >> it is 2:00 a.m. here in london. this is newsday. #v; rough seas could cause this -- the italian government says that there is a serious risk that rough seas could cause the stranded cruise ship to split. the captain is reported to claim that he accidently

." >> funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your objectives. we offer expertise and tailor solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "pbc world news." >> the eu appears closer to a new round of the sanctions over its nuclear proposal. foreign ministers are discussing a ban on oil pumps. >> the pressure of sanctions is to make sure that iran takes seriously our request to come to the table. >> hello, and welcome to gmt. the international criminal court confirms that it will try four kenyan officials accused of orchestrating election violence four years ago. saudi arabia pulls out of the mission in syria. we will ask how damaging this is for the arab league. it is midday in london, early morning in washington, 1:00 in the afternoon in brussels. european union appears close to imposing new san

funding for this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu newman's own foundation focus features and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business. offering specialized solutions and capital to meet your growth objectives, we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." opposition suu kyi's party gets the green light to take part in burma's elections. william hague visits the country and is told change is irreversible. what does the opposition think? >> it is not as fast as a lot of us would like it to be. >> hello and welcome to gmt. i am george alagiah, with a world of news and opinion. also in the program -- several explosions leave dozens dead in iraq. the attacks lead to fears that the political crisis has turned into full-blown sectarian violence. the family of the indian student shot dead on boxing day are in london. a senior mp says foreign students are safe in britain. it is midday in l

funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business. offering specialized solution in capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise for small business and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> a special report from damascus as the united nation debate as peace plan for syria. at least 100 killed by faulty medicines in pakistan. we meet those demanding answers. >> a two-year trial of burglary and theft but the law catches up with the barefoot bandit. >> welcome to "bbc news" broadcasting in america and also around the globe. coming up a little later for you,ably zards in the balkans, snow caps brings trance fort a halt. what makes a great olympic ceremony? we'll talk to the people who know. >> hello again. the united nations security council has been discussing a draft resolution designed to end months of violence in syria. ackvists estimate more t

funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, noholu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relatiship managers work hard to know your business. offering specialized solutions in capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." 10 months after the uprising in syria began, the bbc gained rare access to the city where the demonstrations first started. >> have asked us to come and talk to them. they spotted the cameras. he is saying that we are being occupied. >> the search officers of the concordia while more of the tape reveals the confusion after the ship ran aground. and getting a look behind the lens of patti smith, the famous singer an artist speaks to us about the images she has captured one click at a time. >> it is now 10 months since demonstrations sparked an uprising against president al assad. since then, thousands have b

funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions in capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america" reporting from washington. audacious assault, at two kidnapped western aid workers are plucked from somalia as u.s. navy seals to get their release. a year after the revolution began in egypt, hundreds of thousands are back in the center of cairo with a whole new set of demands. making a meal fit for a queen, school children across britain are honing their cooking in the hopes of an invite to buckingham palace. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in the dark of night deep inside of somalia, u.s. navy seals carried out a daring operation to free two foreign aid worker

funding for this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu newman's own foundation focus features and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business. offering specialized solutions and capital to meet your growth objectives, we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> for 18 years, one of britain's most notorious unsolved murders. now the guilty men will be sentenced. they were part of a racist to gain that killed a black teenager. the case led to profound changes in policing and the law. >> hello and welcome to gmt. i am george alagiah, with a world of news and opinion. also in the program -- mitt romney by a wafer thin margin. the republican race to find a challenger to barack obama is still too close to call. tribal violence leaves thousands homeless in south sudan. what does the conflict say about prospects for the world's newest country? >> it is midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washingt