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United Kingdom forecasters say the rain is the worst since record keeping began back in 1727. More than twelve inches of reported in 24 hours in one area. British soldiers conducting house to house searches. And boats and helicopters also news to help rescue people trapped by all the water. Nearly 1000

talking -- Hamid Karzai now it appears that that secretary of state Hillary Clinton is the kind of become the point person. Between the president and Hamid Karzai is that your sense that maybe the president needs to develop a better working relationship with Karzai as President Bush had when he had these conference calls with him all the time or -- to let the secretary of state -- point -- Now that's a good question and I don't have a strong view I do have if you however. On the fact that I think Secretary Clinton and President Obama have both done a good job this week of finding the right column. Which some other people the administration had not been able to do -- Weeks you have to find a way to work with Karzai you know President Bush found a way to work with Maliki in Iraq -- he wasn't always the greatest leader either. And President Bush even though he's not a -- often thought of as a as an outstanding diplomat nonetheless in this case he did a good job of coaxing out like he along. We have to try to do the same thing with Karzai. He's a man who has a lot of shady friends but I think in the end wants to be. A serious founding father of this nation so I think we have some basis on which to proceed. But I like the town of Clinton and Obama this -- the question becomes would keep hearing even Hillary Clinton said look cracked down. Down on corruption or else and I guess the question is what's the or else -- he would

Well it's not that they don't do homework what we found was happened was as the school was a sign in a lot of homework and my children may be very good in math but they've still have to answer fifty math questions that we knew that they could answer. But we didn't feel we have enough time to concentrate their weak areas. So now what we have the time to do -- night is concentrated on their weak areas. And they can also attend their extracurricular activities without the stress of knowing that they're either not completing an assignment. Or that they have to come home after -- hope for instance my son is in speed skating gets home at 830 at night after speed skating . He's dead on this feature need to sleep.

There is extreme weather today across the pond as they say parts of the United Kingdom are under water including some popular. Places with tourists and with flood warnings in place now the government is calling in the

pressured President Karzai to clean up its government. Our secretary of state Hillary Clinton was among the dignitaries on hand. Yes Cuba sixty softball players from Massachusetts visiting Havana to -- all. That's despite a half century of political tensions between the Communist country in the US this day and start

Join us now John -- he's an engineer was aboard the maersk Alabama when it came under attack -- and you watch this and you watch the captain there thank the crew . You you can you know. What he was going through at that time talk about how important this is to say thank you to the crew of the Bainbridge. Wolf certainly the baby was -- for a former U friend and I can't -- Romanov. I would like to express our gratitude. She got any and then again you know yesterday you find out the maersk Alabama was attacked all over again and this time this time they fought back. They were ready for the pirates when they came

you do is what you did so well aboard that ship John Cronin who was on maersk Alabama job she served.

we mentioned much different story the crew would help for some higher security forces fending off that pirate attack. Now -- until he retired navy special forces . And CEO of Britain -- provides tactical. Technology to good morning to you hope you're doing well why do you think is

day mourning period of knows -- after each explosion in Baghdad. C. United Kingdom about a million and a half dollars will get you this bridge in Oxford Shire. It comes with the right to collect and keep schools. That's a result of a centuries old act of parliament. The owner of the bridge and apparently -- more than 300000 dollars each year since Molly call its -- school. This Frenchman moved to the West African nation as a young man he says he took the snakes and decided to help others overcome their fear of the reptiles. Heels classes for Molly's army local schools and even American Peace Corps volunteers. And that's a wrap on this bus trip round the world. --

maersk Alabama was not equipped and armed to protect itself. He got hijacked they had to come in and kill three of the of the pirates to say that to say and this time they were and what happened. I mean they won't tell us the exact details but I guess in the -- out of water well like -- like the latter better.

thirteen member crew all from Russia Georgia and Estonia were held at gunpoint . Despite the security on November 26. Somali pirates attacked.