thursday. egyptian authorities say they re investigating whether the groups are getting illegal foreign funding. u.s. state department official says egypt must stop what it calls harassment. time has run out this year for india s proposed anti-corruption law. parliament s upper house failed to vote on the plan to create a watchdog agency before the winter season expired wednesday. as samoans go to sleep over the next few hours it will still be thursday night there. when they wake up, it ll be saturday. the pacific island nation is skipping right over friday because officials have decided to change time zones. the move will put them on the same schedule asamoah s biggest trading partner s. those are the top stories. i m zain verjee. world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london. i m charles hodson. i m andrew stevens from hong kong. welcome to world business today. the top story this friday, december 30, the final wbt of the year. penultimate. any
iowa caucus goers. patti ann: yeah, romney s numbers not really boosting, although he s got that big lead now, his numbers are not gaining as much as some people thought they would by now, so it remains what will happen in five days in iowa. scott rasmussen sharing with us his very latest polls, and you can find more of those on rasmussen reports. thank you, as always, for joining us. thank you, patti ann. gregg: why pay tax and rent on a restaurant when you could, well, be a garage gourmet for a fraction of the cost? iron chef wannabes from coast to coast who have figured it out with the food truck phenomenon rolling into nearly every major city in the nation, but sit-down spots are steamed saying the culinary carts are taking a big bite out of the bottom lines. adam houseley s live in san francisco, so what s going on with the grub there? reporter: you know, san francisco one of the meccas for
here s what s happening. gadhafi s son speaks out from his hiding place, revealing new information about cease-fire talks. could his father be ready to surrender? that exclusive report is just seconds away. tropical storm lee is picking up speed and putting parts of the gulf coast under water. cnn reporters are positioned in towns right in the storm s path. we ll take you there live. then we ll head to an area still reeling from hurricane irene. president obama pays a visit to new jersey, a live report is just ahead. but first, to libya, exclusive developments right here on cnn. moammar gadhafi and his influential sons appear to be running out of options, that s according to cnn s senior international correspondent nic robertson. that s nic with moammar gadhafi s son earlier this year in tripoli. that was before the capital city fell to rebel forces. nic has spoke within the younger gadhafi in the past few hours, mostly about the dwindling chances for a cease-fire. and