good day to you. we begin this day in athens greece. cnn is learning new details of the government s plan to save the country from bankruptcy. and it apparently means a return to unpopular austerity measures. athens is hoping to get a third bailout loan. in exchange it is proposing tax hikes on hotels tv advertising, changing its pension system and push for privatization of greek rail ways and ports. there were huge crowds demonstrating outside parliament in athens on thursday. banks there have been closed for nearly two weeks and people are limited to 60 euro daily from atms. let s good now to cnn s isa suarez. good day to you, isa. good to have you with us. as we learn more about this
because that city needs money. that s going to change. that s the significance of this bill. this landmark legislation, will return our municipal courts to their intended purpose. serving our citizens and protecting the public. you will recall the federal investigation of the traffic tickets came after the police shooting of michael brown in ferguson last august. his death sparked allegations of excessive police force and bias against african-americans. the greek parliament will spend today debating the government s new plan to save the country from bankruptcy. the spokesman says there will certainly be a deal today. huge crowds of demonstrators gathered outside the building in athens on thursday. the government is hoping to get a third bailout loan from
many thanks to you. also watching and waiting to hear from greek leaders on their plans for a new bailout loan. it s not clear how much money they are asking for but they are promising tax and pension reform in return. the banks will still be closed until at least monday and people are limited to withdrawing just 60 euros a day. the crisis has taken a painful toll on greeks. as cnn s phil black cease the signs of suffering in a once thriving town which is experiencing one of the highest unemployment rates in europe. reporter: in greece even economically depressed industrial towns are very beatiful. this is a town about an hour s drive north of athens. but the stunning scenery means little here. these are mostly pensioners
start to drop money on the states, on the insurance companies and hope that some money gets on the ground so that all of these millions of americans who had their policies cancelled can actually give them insurance. just please, god, give them insurance, we ll give you whatever. the news that broke yesterday evening was the fact that they have laid the regulatory ground work for the bailout. the law provides a bailout loan to go to the insurance industry. the new york times found entered into the federal register, this is how we re going to provide the future bailout to the insurance companies that we have regulated to the edge of oblivion, this is not cool. the president made the promise that he didn t keep, about keeping your plan. then the decision, he offered a fix, the fix was, i ll try to make my promise come true if the insurance companies will go along with you. well, the insurance companies are saying we re not going to let those people keep their
good morning to you. it is tuesday, december the 20th. i m ali velshi joined again by alina cho this morning. good morning. good morning to you. so glad you re with us and up first, the u.s. keeping an eye out for advancing troops and any other threatening moves after the death of a dictator in north korea. north korean media show the images of kim jong-il s body laid out in a glass coffin. his third son and successor, kim jong un, paying respects. and live for us in seoul, south korea, anna, good morning. the south korean government sending its condolences along with a dose of what some are calling christian mystery diplomacy. what s that all about? reporter: that is right, alina. the sense of condolence, the official wording from the south korean government. this is a real thorn in relations because relations between the two countries hit rock bottom of late. it s worst of the relationships for years. offering sympathies certainly seems to be an act of south korea reach