right now it is down by 34 points. go live to the new york stock exchange in just a few minutes. 30 years, 30 million funerals. now there is new hope. it is world aids day. everyone from u.s. presidents to rock super stars, they are talking about the ongoing fight to end this epidemic. make no mistake, we are going to win this fight. the fight s not over, not by a long shot. the rate of new infections may be going down elsewhere, but it s not going down here in america. the infection rate here has been holding steady for over a decade. so what is next for the battle against aids? we ll take a look at the latest medical advancements. i m going to talk to bono about the possibility of a generation without aids within three years. that interview s coming up in the next hour of newsroom. the lawyer for jerry sandusky, the former penn state defensive coach says the time may come when his client has to think about a plea deal. that s right, the lawyer says that a plea could
i m christine romans along with my friend, carol costello. happy day before friday. up first this hour, iraqi officials honoring the service and sacrifice of u.s. and coalition troops as well as their own. special ceremony at camp victory overnight. vice president biden was on hand. the event coming just weeks before american troops complete their withdrawal from iraq. cnn s martin savidge live in baghdad. we were hoping you could attend that ceremony but you could not. reporter: good morning to you, carol. you are right. we were told about 12 hours before that ceremony was to begin that members of the media were not allowed to attend. even though the buildup a week and a half we were told absolutely we would be there. the explanation that was given was security. does not appear we were the primary security threat but the concern was that they honl limited space. this is going to be held indoors for security reasons at a palace out there at camp victory because they neede
people were killed and 30 wounded when a car bomb was blown up at an outdoor village market, 75 kilometers north of bagdad. in a separate incident, seven people were killed when a gunman struck a town. when he meets with the eu foreign ministers thursday, hague shutdown the embassy and expelled diplomats in response to an attack on demonstrators on tuesday. he says iran should be ashamed of failing to protect britain s interest. today is the 24th annual world aids day. people, organizations and retailers are working together. in 2010 34 million people have the virus, nearly 17% than a decade ago. i m zain verjee and world business today starts now. it s 9:00 a.m. in the morning here in london. a very good morning to you. i m nina dos santos. it s 5:00 p.m. in hong kong. good afternoon. i m andrew stephens. you re watching world business today, the top stories this thursday, december 1st. steps to boost lending send asian markets soaring, banks and property stocks see
alarming study showing that so many people don t know how to treat or protect themselves. this is your a.m. wake-up call. and good morning to you. this is your am wake-up call for thursday, december 1st from the time warner center in new york. i m carol costello. here are your top stories. stocks around the world surging after the federal reserve and other central banks make a move to stop a global financial meltdown. the dow had its biggest one-day point jump of the year. talking to his wife, checking the cash flow, herman cain getting close to making a decision on the future of his presidential campaign with new allegations of an affair threatening to tear it down. marking the end and the beginning. iraq holding a ceremony this morning honoring u.s. soldiers who are leaving after more than eight years of war. let s head to atlanta now for a check of today s weather. rob marciano is here. good morning, rob. good morning, carol. things at least on the eastern ha
good morning, everyone. it is thursday, december 1st. we begin with the trail of devastation in the wake of more than 30 tornadoes that have touched down in parts of the south over the past two days. as of right now, there are at least five confirmed deaths and dozens of injuries across tennessee and alabama. this video you re seeing is from polk county, tennessee. that s where officials say a husband and wife were killed in their mobile home. the tornado damaged at least 50 homes, a fire station, and a post office. my husband said get in the closet and lay down. i live in the little house next door to this post office i worked at 20 years. i looked out and all this stuff was done. i screamed at my husband saying there s a tornado coming, get the kids, grab the kids. so we grabbed the kids and we