WEBVTT 00:00:06.700 --> 00:00:14.700 [Music] 00:00:14.700 --> 00:00:16.066 Good afternoon and welcome 00:00:16.066 --> 00:00:18.866 to Toronto Today. I'm Rebecca Ananda and 00:00:18.866 --> 00:00:20.932 I'm Julia Mohammed. It's a cold and 00:00:20.933 --> 00:00:22.933 overcast day here in Toronto. 00:00:22.933 --> 00:00:25.266 Here's what's happening - two major fires 00:00:25.266 --> 00:00:26.866 spread through the city today, 00:00:26.866 --> 00:00:29.032 elementary teachers are set to strike, 00:00:29.033 --> 00:00:30.933 and the UN votes on Palestinian 00:00:30.933 --> 00:00:31.833 statehood. 00:00:31.833 --> 00:00:34.133 Here's julia with the top story. Thanks 00:00:34.133 --> 00:00:35.199 Rebecca. 00:00:35.200 --> 00:00:37.100 A fire at Jane and Shepard overnight 00:00:37.100 --> 00:00:39.266 took the lives of an elderly man and his 00:00:39.266 --> 00:00:39.999 son. 00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:42.000 The Toronto fire department responded to 00:00:42.000 --> 00:00:44.066 a two alarm fire before midnight 00:00:44.066 --> 00:00:46.066 at Cherrington crescent. It took 00:00:46.066 --> 00:00:48.232 firefighters hours to recover the bodies 00:00:48.233 --> 00:00:49.833 from their family home. 00:00:49.833 --> 00:00:51.833 Two people were rescued at the scene 00:00:51.833 --> 00:00:53.999 and taken to hospital for severe smoke 00:00:54.000 --> 00:00:54.933 inhalation. 00:00:54.933 --> 00:00:56.866 This was one of the two fires that took 00:00:56.866 --> 00:00:58.632 place last night in Toronto. 00:00:58.633 --> 00:01:00.699 The other was in Chinatown in a vacant 00:01:00.700 --> 00:01:02.233 building on Spadina 00:01:02.233 --> 00:01:04.799 Avenue. Here's Aaron Sally with that 00:01:04.800 --> 00:01:07.200 story. 00:01:07.900 --> 00:01:10.066 The fire department responded to a two 00:01:10.066 --> 00:01:13.499 alarm fire at 2 am this morning. 00:01:13.500 --> 00:01:15.433 Police say the fire was started above a 00:01:15.433 --> 00:01:17.666 storefront between Baldwin and Nassau 00:01:17.666 --> 00:01:18.532 streets. 00:01:18.533 --> 00:01:20.399 A man was taken to the hospital with 00:01:20.400 --> 00:01:22.633 minor burns. It became a second alarm 00:01:22.633 --> 00:01:24.399 fire which involves about a dozen fire 00:01:24.400 --> 00:01:27.100 trucks and probably 40 50 firefighters 00:01:27.100 --> 00:01:29.266 but they put it out quite quickly. You 00:01:29.266 --> 00:01:30.699 know a couple hours they were all done 00:01:30.700 --> 00:01:32.866 and cleaned up. 00:01:32.866 --> 00:01:35.032 The fire was suffocated before it spread 00:01:35.033 --> 00:01:37.033 to other buildings along the street 00:01:37.033 --> 00:01:38.833 but the structure was virtually 00:01:38.833 --> 00:01:40.133 destroyed. 00:01:40.133 --> 00:01:41.666 Neighboring residents have been fighting 00:01:41.666 --> 00:01:43.266 to have the building demolished for 00:01:43.266 --> 00:01:44.632 years. 00:01:44.633 --> 00:01:46.299 This has been the second fire in the 00:01:46.300 --> 00:01:48.233 past three years in the building. 00:01:48.233 --> 00:01:50.133 Residents and Toronto fire officials 00:01:50.133 --> 00:01:52.833 believe the cause could be due to 00:01:52.833 --> 00:01:54.633 squatters. 00:01:54.633 --> 00:01:56.699 Officials speculate that homeless people 00:01:56.700 --> 00:01:58.533 may have been burning candles to keep 00:01:58.533 --> 00:01:59.333 warm. 00:01:59.333 --> 00:02:01.333 Angie Vasdel lives in the area and 00:02:01.333 --> 00:02:02.699 remembers the first fire 00:02:02.700 --> 00:02:05.733 three years ago. I was fast asleep and 00:02:05.733 --> 00:02:07.033 then as I'm sort of 00:02:07.033 --> 00:02:09.099 you know turning in my bed. I'm sort of 00:02:09.100 --> 00:02:10.700 starting to smell. I'm going what it's 00:02:10.700 --> 00:02:11.200 like. 00:02:11.200 --> 00:02:13.666 I'm half asleep but I feel like I'm 00:02:13.666 --> 00:02:15.199 smelling tar. 00:02:15.200 --> 00:02:18.000 And I finally sort of wake up and I look 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:19.266 up my window 00:02:19.266 --> 00:02:20.866 and there literally there must have been 00:02:20.866 --> 00:02:22.932 at least a dozen fire trucks. 00:02:22.933 --> 00:02:24.533 The fire marshal is conducting an 00:02:24.533 --> 00:02:26.633 ongoing investigation to determine the 00:02:26.633 --> 00:02:28.066 cause of the blaze. 00:02:28.066 --> 00:02:32.199 For Toronto Today, I'm Erin Sally. 00:02:32.633 --> 00:02:34.633 Elementary teachers say they will strike 00:02:34.633 --> 00:02:35.733 come December. 00:02:35.733 --> 00:02:38.533 They are protesting Bill 115 which would 00:02:38.533 --> 00:02:40.133 allow provincial government 00:02:40.133 --> 00:02:42.799 to quash strikes and freeze wages which 00:02:42.800 --> 00:02:43.500 teachers say 00:02:43.500 --> 00:02:46.133 is unconstitutional. York region, Rainey 00:02:46.133 --> 00:02:46.633 River, 00:02:46.633 --> 00:02:48.866 Trillium Lakelands and Kawartha Pine 00:02:48.866 --> 00:02:50.632 Ridge have already embarked 00:02:50.633 --> 00:02:53.199 on work to rule campaigns. The rest of 00:02:53.200 --> 00:02:54.133 the school boards 00:02:54.133 --> 00:02:55.899 will be in strike position throughout 00:02:55.900 --> 00:02:58.400 December. Negotiations are expected to 00:02:58.400 --> 00:03:00.133 last until the end of that month. 00:03:00.133 --> 00:03:03.433 The strike will affect 76 000 teachers 00:03:03.433 --> 00:03:05.899 and even more students. Parents will be 00:03:05.900 --> 00:03:08.400 given 72 hours notice before strikes 00:03:08.400 --> 00:03:10.133 begin. 00:03:10.133 --> 00:03:12.233 Toronto Police have arrested a second 00:03:12.233 --> 00:03:14.699 suspect in connection with the $2 million 00:03:14.700 --> 00:03:16.833 toy theft from a Salvation Army 00:03:16.833 --> 00:03:19.033 warehouse. 61 year old 00:03:19.033 --> 00:03:22.066 Umesh Ramratan was arrested 00:03:22.066 --> 00:03:24.399 last night. Police have confirmed the 00:03:24.400 --> 00:03:26.400 arrest happened after police raided a 00:03:26.400 --> 00:03:27.600 Brampton warehouse 00:03:27.600 --> 00:03:30.866 and seized 26 skids of stolen Salvation 00:03:30.866 --> 00:03:32.299 Army donations. 00:03:32.300 --> 00:03:34.800 The donations included toys, school 00:03:34.800 --> 00:03:36.466 supplies and food. 00:03:36.466 --> 00:03:38.866 Ram Rattan has been charged with 40 00:03:38.866 --> 00:03:40.532 counts including theft over 00:03:40.533 --> 00:03:43.733 5 000. Since the thefts police have 00:03:43.733 --> 00:03:45.333 arrested 51 year old 00:03:45.333 --> 00:03:49.499 david rennie who faces the same charges. 00:03:49.500 --> 00:03:51.600 How about Geeks for George as a campaign 00:03:51.600 --> 00:03:53.666 slogan? The latest contender in the 00:03:53.666 --> 00:03:55.099 liberal leadership race 00:03:55.100 --> 00:03:58.133 is computer nerd George Decatch. Decatch 00:03:58.133 --> 00:04:00.866 hopes to politically engage the 1.5 00:04:00.866 --> 00:04:02.399 million computer gamers 00:04:02.400 --> 00:04:05.200 who don't often vote. The 55 year old is 00:04:05.200 --> 00:04:07.600 joining front-runner Justin Trudeau, 00:04:07.600 --> 00:04:10.466 Toronto lawyer Debra Coyne and BC MP 00:04:10.466 --> 00:04:11.732 Joyce Murray. 00:04:11.733 --> 00:04:14.233 Ex-spaceman Mark Garneau is also in the 00:04:14.233 --> 00:04:14.866 race. 00:04:14.866 --> 00:04:16.866 The new Liberal leader will be elected 00:04:16.866 --> 00:04:18.866 April 14th. 00:04:18.866 --> 00:04:21.499 Toronto mayor Rob Ford may have lost his 00:04:21.500 --> 00:04:23.500 job this week but he's won the battle 00:04:23.500 --> 00:04:25.333 against the bag ban. 00:04:25.333 --> 00:04:26.933 Yesterday, Toronto city councilors 00:04:26.933 --> 00:04:28.933 decided not to continue with a ban on 00:04:28.933 --> 00:04:30.933 single-use plastic bags 00:04:30.933 --> 00:04:33.333 and just in time. The ban was due to take 00:04:33.333 --> 00:04:34.933 effect January first. 00:04:34.933 --> 00:04:36.699 Nicole Servinis has the rest of the 00:04:36.700 --> 00:04:39.100 story. 00:04:40.933 --> 00:04:42.866 In the last three years, Toronto has 00:04:42.866 --> 00:04:44.632 placed a 5-cent fee 00:04:44.633 --> 00:04:47.333 on single-use plastic bags and have 00:04:47.333 --> 00:04:49.033 tried to ban them all together. 00:04:49.033 --> 00:04:51.333 Only to remove all restrictions there's 00:04:51.333 --> 00:04:53.099 no doubt it's been the plastic bag 00:04:53.100 --> 00:04:54.533 industry. The companies that actually 00:04:54.533 --> 00:04:56.533 make the bags that have been out there 00:04:56.533 --> 00:04:59.999 spending a lot of time and money 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:00.866 probably, 00:05:00.866 --> 00:05:02.466 trying to convince people that they can 00:05:02.466 --> 00:05:04.466 that they can't live without 00:05:04.466 --> 00:05:05.899 plastic bags. 00:05:05.900 --> 00:05:07.733 Franz Hartman for the Toronto 00:05:07.733 --> 00:05:09.499 Environmental Alliance thinks people 00:05:09.500 --> 00:05:11.100 against the ban were just not well 00:05:11.100 --> 00:05:12.233 informed. 00:05:12.233 --> 00:05:13.999 We're going to see a whole bunch of 00:05:14.000 --> 00:05:16.133 plastic bags out in the environment. 00:05:16.133 --> 00:05:17.833 Again you know littering, 00:05:17.833 --> 00:05:19.499 creating environmental damage and it's 00:05:19.500 --> 00:05:21.100 completely unnecessary. 00:05:21.100 --> 00:05:23.600 There's 1400 tons of plastic waste in 00:05:23.600 --> 00:05:24.133 Toronto. 00:05:24.133 --> 00:05:27.099 A year that's equivalent to about 200 00:05:27.100 --> 00:05:28.000 elephants. 00:05:28.000 --> 00:05:30.233 So what do Torontonians really care 00:05:30.233 --> 00:05:31.599 about convenience 00:05:31.600 --> 00:05:34.800 or the environment. And I don't bring 00:05:34.800 --> 00:05:38.300 recycle back from home to store. It's 00:05:38.300 --> 00:05:41.600 really not convenient as the plastic bag. 00:05:41.600 --> 00:05:44.133 Yeah, I have mixed feelings. I know it's 00:05:44.133 --> 00:05:44.633 not 00:05:44.633 --> 00:05:46.233 good for the environment at the same 00:05:46.233 --> 00:05:48.866 time they are very useful. 00:05:48.866 --> 00:05:50.466 I think it's kind of silly because they 00:05:50.466 --> 00:05:52.532 had a ban first and then they revert 00:05:52.533 --> 00:05:52.866 the 00:05:52.866 --> 00:05:55.099 decision. I think the government needs to 00:05:55.100 --> 00:05:58.633 really analyze what it's doing. 00:05:58.633 --> 00:06:00.733 Even though the ban was overturned, 00:06:00.733 --> 00:06:02.933 environmentalists hope that the new year 00:06:02.933 --> 00:06:04.633 will bring in a new ban. 00:06:04.633 --> 00:06:08.933 For Toronto Today i'm Nicole Cervenas. 00:06:08.933 --> 00:06:11.199 Beef inspectors at the XL foods plant 00:06:11.200 --> 00:06:12.233 were told to ignore 00:06:12.233 --> 00:06:14.533 signs of contamination on carcasses 00:06:14.533 --> 00:06:16.466 intended for Canadians. 00:06:16.466 --> 00:06:18.466 This is according to memos picked up by 00:06:18.466 --> 00:06:21.332 CTV News. The memos state that inspectors 00:06:21.333 --> 00:06:22.866 should overlook signs of 00:06:22.866 --> 00:06:25.332 fecal and intestinal contamination 00:06:25.333 --> 00:06:27.899 except on meat headed to Japan. 00:06:27.900 --> 00:06:30.466 XL foods is home to the recent e coli 00:06:30.466 --> 00:06:31.199 outbreak. 00:06:31.200 --> 00:06:33.200 The outbreak caused Canada's largest 00:06:33.200 --> 00:06:34.233 meat recall 00:06:34.233 --> 00:06:36.633 where at least 18 Canadians in four 00:06:36.633 --> 00:06:37.499 provinces 00:06:37.500 --> 00:06:41.566 became sick because of tainted meat. 00:06:41.900 --> 00:06:43.600 It's been a year since the United 00:06:43.600 --> 00:06:46.000 Nations failed to recognize Palestine as 00:06:46.000 --> 00:06:46.233 an 00:06:46.233 --> 00:06:48.633 independent state but that's something 00:06:48.633 --> 00:06:51.099 Palestine isn't willing to give up on. 00:06:51.100 --> 00:06:53.433 Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas 00:06:53.433 --> 00:06:55.599 plans to ask the UN to recognize 00:06:55.600 --> 00:06:56.633 Palestine 00:06:56.633 --> 00:07:00.633 as the west bank Gaza and east Jerusalem. 00:07:00.633 --> 00:07:03.033 But Canada, Israel and the United States 00:07:03.033 --> 00:07:04.466 believe the move will only be 00:07:04.466 --> 00:07:07.199 detrimental to peace talks with Israel. 00:07:07.200 --> 00:07:09.500 The UN general assembly is expected to 00:07:09.500 --> 00:07:11.900 vote in a few minutes. 00:07:11.900 --> 00:07:15.033 Now back to local news. Rob Ford took off 00:07:15.033 --> 00:07:16.933 many afternoons during the high school 00:07:16.933 --> 00:07:18.066 football season, 00:07:18.066 --> 00:07:20.066 suggests a story published today by the 00:07:20.066 --> 00:07:21.732 Toronto Star. 00:07:21.733 --> 00:07:23.999 The Star obtained a copy of disgraced 00:07:24.000 --> 00:07:26.400 mayor Ford's daily itinerary. 00:07:26.400 --> 00:07:28.633 Ford coached the Don Bosco Eagles - an 00:07:28.633 --> 00:07:30.133 Etobicoke high school football 00:07:30.133 --> 00:07:32.533 team, to a Catholic league championship 00:07:32.533 --> 00:07:33.666 this year. 00:07:33.666 --> 00:07:35.666 Ford is fighting to stay in office after 00:07:35.666 --> 00:07:37.499 the Ontario Superior court 00:07:37.500 --> 00:07:39.433 ruled this week that he violated 00:07:39.433 --> 00:07:43.033 Ontario's conflict of interest law. 00:07:43.033 --> 00:07:44.933 The next time you're in a rush to catch 00:07:44.933 --> 00:07:46.799 a subway, your trip may be a little 00:07:46.800 --> 00:07:47.666 easier. 00:07:47.666 --> 00:07:49.266 If you ride the go train you could 00:07:49.266 --> 00:07:51.599 already be familiar with the Presto card. 00:07:51.600 --> 00:07:53.600 If you ride the subway get ready to use 00:07:53.600 --> 00:07:55.200 that card a lot more. 00:07:55.200 --> 00:07:56.933 We head underground for more on this 00:07:56.933 --> 00:07:59.799 story. 00:08:01.266 --> 00:08:03.032 Tired of scrounging for change while in 00:08:03.033 --> 00:08:05.033 a rush to catch the next train? 00:08:05.033 --> 00:08:06.866 Don't worry - you won't have to for much 00:08:06.866 --> 00:08:08.932 longer. The Toronto Transit Commission 00:08:08.933 --> 00:08:11.266 has teamed up with the Presto fare card 00:08:11.266 --> 00:08:14.932 to help make commuters ride smoother. 00:08:14.933 --> 00:08:17.033 So you might be wondering what exactly 00:08:17.033 --> 00:08:17.999 is Presto. 00:08:18.000 --> 00:08:19.900 Well it's one of the most complicated 00:08:19.900 --> 00:08:21.333 fare systems in the world. 00:08:21.333 --> 00:08:23.266 But it's made so simple for you right 00:08:23.266 --> 00:08:25.332 here on this one little card. 00:08:25.333 --> 00:08:27.666 All you do is tap on when you're heading 00:08:27.666 --> 00:08:28.466 somewhere 00:08:28.466 --> 00:08:31.599 and tap off once you've arrived. 00:08:31.600 --> 00:08:34.066 Danny Nicholson says Presto is already 00:08:34.066 --> 00:08:36.132 processing millions of transactions a 00:08:36.133 --> 00:08:38.299 month. 00:08:38.300 --> 00:08:39.666 It'll just make it quicker and it'll 00:08:39.666 --> 00:08:41.832 also save the TTC about 10 million 00:08:41.833 --> 00:08:43.033 dollars a year. 00:08:43.033 --> 00:08:44.933 That's would be, it will cost us less 00:08:44.933 --> 00:08:46.699 to collect fares. So that, that 10 million 00:08:46.700 --> 00:08:47.666 dollars can be 00:08:47.666 --> 00:08:49.732 allocated to other areas - perhaps things 00:08:49.733 --> 00:08:51.266 like you know, buying new equipment, new 00:08:51.266 --> 00:08:52.699 buses or streetcars or 00:08:52.700 --> 00:08:55.333 or just fixing up the TTC in general. 00:08:55.333 --> 00:08:56.933 Well it's faster because you can only 00:08:56.933 --> 00:08:57.499 use a card. 00:08:57.500 --> 00:08:58.800 Just pass the carD and that's it. You 00:08:58.800 --> 00:09:00.233 don't have to search for money, look for 00:09:00.233 --> 00:09:01.499 change and anything like that. 00:09:01.500 --> 00:09:03.266 So just type your card that's it and 00:09:03.266 --> 00:09:05.266 you're in. 00:09:05.266 --> 00:09:07.432 The entire project is set to be complete 00:09:07.433 --> 00:09:10.066 by 2016. 00:09:10.066 --> 00:09:11.599 Although you might have to wait a few 00:09:11.600 --> 00:09:13.500 more years until you can tap on at every 00:09:13.500 --> 00:09:14.633 one of the stations, 00:09:14.633 --> 00:09:16.633 you can look forward to a quick and easy 00:09:16.633 --> 00:09:18.233 commute coming soon. 00:09:18.233 --> 00:09:20.633 For Toronto Today. I'm Shannon Cuziz, 00:09:20.633 --> 00:09:23.033 tapping off. 00:09:23.033 --> 00:09:24.866 The former president of engineering 00:09:24.866 --> 00:09:26.866 giant SNC Lavalin 00:09:26.866 --> 00:09:29.266 was arrested yesterday in the Montreal 00:09:29.266 --> 00:09:30.699 corruption investigation. 00:09:30.700 --> 00:09:32.633 Pierre Duhain has been charged with 00:09:32.633 --> 00:09:35.433 fraud. Duhames stepped down as CEO in 00:09:35.433 --> 00:09:35.999 March. 00:09:36.000 --> 00:09:38.133 over a series of suspicious payments 00:09:38.133 --> 00:09:40.866 totaling 56 million dollars. 00:09:40.866 --> 00:09:42.699 These inflated construction contracts 00:09:42.700 --> 00:09:44.000 involve bureaucrats, 00:09:44.000 --> 00:09:47.433 the mafia and construction companies. 00:09:47.433 --> 00:09:49.499 Back-to-back explosions took place in 00:09:49.500 --> 00:09:51.666 southern Iraq today and at least 00:09:51.666 --> 00:09:55.266 45 people have been killed nationwide. 00:09:55.266 --> 00:09:57.499 The attack targeted Shiite communities 00:09:57.500 --> 00:10:00.000 in Baghdad but it isn't the first one. 00:10:00.000 --> 00:10:02.300 Today's bombings took place three days 00:10:02.300 --> 00:10:04.400 after three car bombs exploded near 00:10:04.400 --> 00:10:06.400 Shiite places of worship. 00:10:06.400 --> 00:10:08.633 The violence continues. Earlier today 00:10:08.633 --> 00:10:10.866 security forces were attacked. 00:10:10.866 --> 00:10:13.199 Everywhere else in Iraq authorities say 00:10:13.200 --> 00:10:15.333 a suicide bomber drove his car into 00:10:15.333 --> 00:10:19.799 checkpoint killing three people. 00:10:20.066 --> 00:10:21.499 Two winning ticket numbers were 00:10:21.500 --> 00:10:23.266 announced this morning for the second 00:10:23.266 --> 00:10:24.632 highest top prize 00:10:24.633 --> 00:10:27.266 in u.s lottery history. The winning 00:10:27.266 --> 00:10:27.832 tickets 00:10:27.833 --> 00:10:30.533 sold in Arizona and Missouri matched all 00:10:30.533 --> 00:10:33.299 six numbers to win 00:10:33.300 --> 00:10:35.266 587.5 million 00:10:35.266 --> 00:10:38.066 dollars, the richest Powerball jackpot 00:10:38.066 --> 00:10:38.932 ever. 00:10:38.933 --> 00:10:40.799 Chuck Strut, the executive director of 00:10:40.800 --> 00:10:43.033 the multi-state lottery association, 00:10:43.033 --> 00:10:46.466 said 130 000 tickets were being sold per 00:10:46.466 --> 00:10:47.099 minute. 00:10:47.100 --> 00:10:49.500 Coming up to Wednesday's draw the 00:10:49.500 --> 00:10:52.066 jackpot rolled over 16 times without a 00:10:52.066 --> 00:10:52.699 winner. 00:10:52.700 --> 00:10:55.100 It is still unclear if the lucky winners 00:10:55.100 --> 00:10:56.133 are individuals 00:10:56.133 --> 00:10:59.266 or groups. The Leveson inquiry into 00:10:59.266 --> 00:11:01.266 journalism practices in Britain has 00:11:01.266 --> 00:11:03.332 released its findings today. 00:11:03.333 --> 00:11:05.266 The inquiry was set up by British prime 00:11:05.266 --> 00:11:07.732 minister David Cameron after reporters 00:11:07.733 --> 00:11:08.799 for the tabloid 00:11:08.800 --> 00:11:10.633 News of the World, were found to have 00:11:10.633 --> 00:11:12.466 used phone tapping. 00:11:12.466 --> 00:11:14.399 News of the World reporters tapped the 00:11:14.400 --> 00:11:15.833 phones of celebrities, 00:11:15.833 --> 00:11:18.299 politicians and victims of crimes 00:11:18.300 --> 00:11:18.933 including 00:11:18.933 --> 00:11:22.299 murdered school girl Millie Dahler. 00:11:22.300 --> 00:11:24.300 Speaking today in London, Lord Justice 00:11:24.300 --> 00:11:25.600 Levenson was harsh 00:11:25.600 --> 00:11:28.133 in his crisis criticism of the paper's 00:11:28.133 --> 00:11:29.499 actions. 00:11:29.500 --> 00:11:32.400 This has damaged the public interest, 00:11:32.400 --> 00:11:33.433 caused real 00:11:33.433 --> 00:11:36.799 hardship and on occasion 00:11:36.800 --> 00:11:40.833 wreaked havoc in the lives of innocent 00:11:40.833 --> 00:11:44.466 people. After the scandal broke, News of 00:11:44.466 --> 00:11:46.466 the World was shut down by its parent 00:11:46.466 --> 00:11:48.399 company, News International, 00:11:48.400 --> 00:11:50.700 owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch who 00:11:50.700 --> 00:11:52.400 testified before the inquiry. 00:11:52.400 --> 00:11:55.100 Earlier this year Justice Leveson 00:11:55.100 --> 00:11:56.500 recommends an independent 00:11:56.500 --> 00:11:59.200 self-regulatory body be established 00:11:59.200 --> 00:12:01.600 backed up by formal legislation to 00:12:01.600 --> 00:12:03.333 monitor the press and encourage 00:12:03.333 --> 00:12:08.233 high standards. Six million European Jews 00:12:08.233 --> 00:12:10.866 died in the holocaust. Today the word 00:12:10.866 --> 00:12:13.032 holocaust is enough to shake up the few 00:12:13.033 --> 00:12:15.266 survivors that are still alive. 00:12:15.266 --> 00:12:18.232 Hattie Epstein still trembles 70 years 00:12:18.233 --> 00:12:20.299 later. She still tears up when telling 00:12:20.300 --> 00:12:21.500 her story. 00:12:21.500 --> 00:12:23.600 But it's a story that needs to be told 00:12:23.600 --> 00:12:25.733 and Hedy wants people to know. 00:12:25.733 --> 00:12:27.666 Ryerson University's Chang School 00:12:27.666 --> 00:12:29.499 students have paired up with the 00:12:29.500 --> 00:12:31.600 Israeli foundation to meet with 00:12:31.600 --> 00:12:33.733 survivors and produce memoirs 00:12:33.733 --> 00:12:36.866 for future generations. Here is Haley 00:12:36.866 --> 00:12:37.332 Chan 00:12:37.333 --> 00:12:41.433 with Hedy's story. One of my classmates 00:12:41.433 --> 00:12:41.733 came 00:12:41.733 --> 00:12:45.899 up to me and said 00:12:45.900 --> 00:12:49.733 Hedy I want to ask you a favor. I said 00:12:49.733 --> 00:12:53.333 what can I do? She said when you go 00:12:53.333 --> 00:12:57.199 back after the war, find my boyfriend 00:12:57.200 --> 00:13:06.300 and tell him how much I loved him. Why are 00:13:06.300 --> 00:13:08.800 you telling me this? 00:13:08.800 --> 00:13:11.500 You tell him. And she looked at me and 00:13:11.500 --> 00:13:14.633 she said. I know I won't make it 00:13:14.633 --> 00:13:21.899 and I know you will. 00:13:21.900 --> 00:13:25.100 This is Bev. She's meeting with Hedy a 00:13:25.100 --> 00:13:26.300 holocaust survivor. 00:13:26.300 --> 00:13:30.200 Hi henry. Hi come on in. 00:13:30.633 --> 00:13:33.899 Hi. Bev meets with Hedy here in her 00:13:33.900 --> 00:13:34.700 apartment 00:13:34.700 --> 00:13:37.833 every week to relive her past. The two 00:13:37.833 --> 00:13:40.933 have grown close over the past few weeks. 00:13:40.933 --> 00:13:43.499 Hedy shares her memories as Bev takes 00:13:43.500 --> 00:13:46.066 down every detail. 00:13:46.066 --> 00:13:49.032 She's writing a memoir but it's not 00:13:49.033 --> 00:13:50.066 always easy 00:13:50.066 --> 00:13:53.666 for Hedy to tell her story. 00:13:54.300 --> 00:13:57.433 Okay Beverly, I 00:13:57.433 --> 00:14:00.799 spoke to you about my childhood 00:14:00.800 --> 00:14:04.400 growing up in Romania. 00:14:04.400 --> 00:14:08.866 I started talking about my story, 00:14:08.866 --> 00:14:12.299 maybe five six years ago, for 00:14:12.300 --> 00:14:17.200 about 50 years. I couldn't, 00:14:17.200 --> 00:14:19.333 I couldn't speak about it without 00:14:19.333 --> 00:14:21.433 breaking down 00:14:21.433 --> 00:14:25.333 and even though we tried 00:14:25.333 --> 00:14:29.033 to tell to talk to our children and did. 00:14:29.033 --> 00:14:32.633 i did not believe in, in not giving them 00:14:32.633 --> 00:14:36.699 information if they were ready to listen. 00:14:36.700 --> 00:14:40.233 The holocaust memoir 00:14:40.233 --> 00:14:43.833 program was put out to both graduate 00:14:43.833 --> 00:14:44.699 students and 00:14:44.700 --> 00:14:47.733 members of the over 50 00:14:47.733 --> 00:14:50.933 programs and what they did is they had a 00:14:50.933 --> 00:14:53.833 training session for the volunteers 00:14:53.833 --> 00:14:56.933 and then matched all the volunteers who 00:14:56.933 --> 00:14:58.699 were going to take the memoirs 00:14:58.700 --> 00:15:01.333 with holocaust survivors and that was 00:15:01.333 --> 00:15:02.866 the process. 00:15:02.866 --> 00:15:05.432 So I got matched with a woman a year ago 00:15:05.433 --> 00:15:06.466 and now with Hedy, 00:15:06.466 --> 00:15:09.499 to my great delight, Sandra Kerr 00:15:09.500 --> 00:15:11.733 is part of that matching process. Her 00:15:11.733 --> 00:15:13.899 partnership with the Israeli foundation 00:15:13.900 --> 00:15:15.666 sets up students with holocaust 00:15:15.666 --> 00:15:18.066 survivors. 00:15:18.066 --> 00:15:21.032 I think it's, it's important in many 00:15:21.033 --> 00:15:21.599 ways 00:15:21.600 --> 00:15:23.900 for both groups. I mean there is the 00:15:23.900 --> 00:15:25.600 opportunity for the survivor to tell the 00:15:25.600 --> 00:15:26.000 story. 00:15:26.000 --> 00:15:28.000 Sometimes they've never spoken about the 00:15:28.000 --> 00:15:29.100 story before 00:15:29.100 --> 00:15:30.800 so it's an opportunity for them to 00:15:30.800 --> 00:15:32.466 release that at last. 00:15:32.466 --> 00:15:34.699 Sometimes they have and they want to 00:15:34.700 --> 00:15:36.000 make sure that their 00:15:36.000 --> 00:15:38.700 family get to see and hear this story. We 00:15:38.700 --> 00:15:39.666 have a number of 00:15:39.666 --> 00:15:42.632 our students, our writing partners who 00:15:42.633 --> 00:15:43.833 continue to meet 00:15:43.833 --> 00:15:47.199 regularly with their survivor within 00:15:47.200 --> 00:15:48.700 moments 00:15:48.700 --> 00:15:51.833 of my father 00:15:51.833 --> 00:15:55.499 going with the man, 00:15:55.500 --> 00:15:59.333 never to be seen again. I also lost my 00:15:59.333 --> 00:16:00.799 mother 00:16:00.800 --> 00:16:04.533 who went ahead 00:16:04.533 --> 00:16:07.266 on the road, which later I found out led 00:16:07.266 --> 00:16:08.299 straight to the 00:16:08.300 --> 00:16:12.933 gas chambers. When I tried to follow her, 00:16:12.933 --> 00:16:16.133 I was stopped by a nazi soldier 00:16:16.133 --> 00:16:19.666 who ordered me to go with a group that 00:16:19.666 --> 00:16:22.466 was a young woman next to me 00:16:22.466 --> 00:16:28.766 and I never saw my mother again. Either 00:16:29.333 --> 00:16:30.933 it's almost like two girls walking 00:16:30.933 --> 00:16:32.866 through the x. 00:16:32.866 --> 00:16:36.532 Well it was yeah, no inkling at all 00:16:36.533 --> 00:16:39.033 that what was to come in such a short 00:16:39.033 --> 00:16:40.799 period of time. 00:16:40.800 --> 00:16:42.700 But things started looking brighter for 00:16:42.700 --> 00:16:45.333 Hedy although Hedy's family never made 00:16:45.333 --> 00:16:45.666 it. 00:16:45.666 --> 00:16:48.299 She had a chance at a new life. We were 00:16:48.300 --> 00:16:50.866 liberated in April 14, 00:16:50.866 --> 00:16:54.299 45. That's a big day in my life - my second 00:16:54.300 --> 00:16:55.900 birthday. 00:16:55.900 --> 00:16:59.100 life was good in Canada to us. 00:16:59.100 --> 00:17:02.000 It was very satisfying to be able to 00:17:02.000 --> 00:17:05.333 make my way. Besides the stool her father 00:17:05.333 --> 00:17:07.733 left her, there was lots Hedy left behind. 00:17:07.733 --> 00:17:10.866 We missed family. My children grew up 00:17:10.866 --> 00:17:11.832 without 00:17:11.833 --> 00:17:16.066 extended family and 00:17:16.066 --> 00:17:19.899 I did too. Although Hedy lost her family, 00:17:19.900 --> 00:17:22.933 it's helped Bev connect to hers. Sitting 00:17:22.933 --> 00:17:24.299 and hearing Hedy's 00:17:24.300 --> 00:17:28.133 story is at times 00:17:28.133 --> 00:17:32.299 very difficult and emotional. 00:17:32.300 --> 00:17:35.500 But when I think about my emotions 00:17:35.500 --> 00:17:39.666 and my getting upset it's nothing 00:17:39.666 --> 00:17:42.399 to what I know she has experienced and 00:17:42.400 --> 00:17:44.700 what she continues to experience. 00:17:44.700 --> 00:17:47.200 I am Jewish. My father never talked about 00:17:47.200 --> 00:17:47.733 it 00:17:47.733 --> 00:17:49.999 I knew very, very little through my 00:17:50.000 --> 00:17:51.600 family connections. 00:17:51.600 --> 00:17:53.600 so this program really gave me an 00:17:53.600 --> 00:17:54.700 opportunity 00:17:54.700 --> 00:17:58.800 to have a really intimate 00:17:58.800 --> 00:18:03.433 in a sense experience, but knowledge 00:18:03.433 --> 00:18:06.233 about what people actually went through. 00:18:06.233 --> 00:18:08.399 It's enhanced my 00:18:08.400 --> 00:18:11.833 understanding of, in a sense where I 00:18:11.833 --> 00:18:12.699 came from, 00:18:12.700 --> 00:18:15.200 where my father came from. What the 00:18:15.200 --> 00:18:17.100 Israeli foundation, the purpose of 00:18:17.100 --> 00:18:20.233 it is, is as an educational tool 00:18:20.233 --> 00:18:29.666 and also a vehicle for never forgetting. 00:18:29.666 --> 00:18:32.232 Gustavo Valencia Gomez is set to appear 00:18:32.233 --> 00:18:34.466 in court next month on charges of fraud 00:18:34.466 --> 00:18:36.799 and pretending to practice witchcraft. 00:18:36.800 --> 00:18:38.633 The Mississauga man was charged 00:18:38.633 --> 00:18:40.533 yesterday by police. 00:18:40.533 --> 00:18:42.699 Gomez allegedly told a Brampton woman 00:18:42.700 --> 00:18:44.066 that he was a healer. 00:18:44.066 --> 00:18:46.132 The woman then hired Gomez to cure her 00:18:46.133 --> 00:18:47.899 of throbbing headaches. 00:18:47.900 --> 00:18:50.633 Gomez charged her over fourteen thousand 00:18:50.633 --> 00:18:53.033 dollars to perform rituals and provide a 00:18:53.033 --> 00:18:54.133 spiritual cure 00:18:54.133 --> 00:18:56.299 for the headaches which gomez said were 00:18:56.300 --> 00:18:59.433 the result of a curse. 00:18:59.433 --> 00:19:01.333 The fate of three aging elephants at the 00:19:01.333 --> 00:19:04.233 Toronto Zoo has finally been decided. 00:19:04.233 --> 00:19:05.999 After months of deliberation, city 00:19:06.000 --> 00:19:07.900 council voted on Wednesday 00:19:07.900 --> 00:19:09.266 and the elephants are moving to 00:19:09.266 --> 00:19:13.399 California to enjoy their retirement. 00:19:13.733 --> 00:19:15.999 Iringa, Toca and Thicka will be 00:19:16.000 --> 00:19:18.400 transferred to the Paws sanctuary in San 00:19:18.400 --> 00:19:21.033 Andreas by December 31st. 00:19:21.033 --> 00:19:23.333 The move will go forward despite earlier 00:19:23.333 --> 00:19:24.799 concerns about TB 00:19:24.800 --> 00:19:27.266 at the facility. Council examined an 00:19:27.266 --> 00:19:29.832 independent study on infectious diseases 00:19:29.833 --> 00:19:31.899 and determined that the sanctuary is a 00:19:31.900 --> 00:19:33.900 safe home for the city's beloved 00:19:33.900 --> 00:19:35.600 elephants. 00:19:35.600 --> 00:19:38.000 A Toronto garbage truck operator carried 00:19:38.000 --> 00:19:40.233 an extra heavy load this morning 00:19:40.233 --> 00:19:42.233 according to Toronto police, a man fell 00:19:42.233 --> 00:19:44.133 asleep in a dumpster after drinking too 00:19:44.133 --> 00:19:46.466 much alcohol and was eventually 00:19:46.466 --> 00:19:49.332 unloaded into a truck as the truck made 00:19:49.333 --> 00:19:49.999 its way 00:19:50.000 --> 00:19:52.300 to a lane near Ossington and Queen. The 00:19:52.300 --> 00:19:54.133 driver heard the trap man yelling for 00:19:54.133 --> 00:19:54.799 help. 00:19:54.800 --> 00:19:56.800 The man was taken to a hospital with no 00:19:56.800 --> 00:20:00.000 injuries according to police. 00:20:00.000 --> 00:20:02.066 A new study suggests that a Facebook 00:20:02.066 --> 00:20:03.732 post from the right person 00:20:03.733 --> 00:20:06.399 can possibly reduce the chance of a cold. 00:20:06.400 --> 00:20:07.500 Naomi Denis 00:20:07.500 --> 00:20:10.033 has more. 00:20:10.866 --> 00:20:13.266 A trip to your local drugstore with so 00:20:13.266 --> 00:20:14.866 many medicines to choose from 00:20:14.866 --> 00:20:18.066 may seem confusing. A new study suggests 00:20:18.066 --> 00:20:21.032 more people are turning to Facebook. 00:20:21.033 --> 00:20:23.266 Tracy King says her family doctor 00:20:23.266 --> 00:20:25.432 is not always available which has caused 00:20:25.433 --> 00:20:27.033 her to turn to Facebook to help her 00:20:27.033 --> 00:20:28.466 prevent colds. 00:20:28.466 --> 00:20:30.699 Tracy often doesn't get the medicine she 00:20:30.700 --> 00:20:32.400 needs from her physician 00:20:32.400 --> 00:20:34.800 so she's taking advice from her Facebook 00:20:34.800 --> 00:20:35.500 friends. 00:20:35.500 --> 00:20:38.533 Often friends of mine may 00:20:38.533 --> 00:20:41.099 give me their advice their personal 00:20:41.100 --> 00:20:42.133 advice on 00:20:42.133 --> 00:20:45.033 what to take if I'm feeling ill. Even 00:20:45.033 --> 00:20:46.333 though wait times might be 00:20:46.333 --> 00:20:47.833 excruciatingly long, 00:20:47.833 --> 00:20:50.466 sometimes the doctor just knows best. 00:20:50.466 --> 00:20:52.299 Self-diagnosis is a big problem these 00:20:52.300 --> 00:20:52.700 days. 00:20:52.700 --> 00:20:54.233 It's causing a lot more problems because 00:20:54.233 --> 00:20:56.233 people, you know they buy vitamins or 00:20:56.233 --> 00:20:57.266 minerals or 00:20:57.266 --> 00:20:59.199 they start doing things that they think 00:20:59.200 --> 00:21:00.400 will benefit them because they think 00:21:00.400 --> 00:21:01.433 something's wrong with them. 00:21:01.433 --> 00:21:02.699 But really they have no idea. They're not 00:21:02.700 --> 00:21:04.700 a doctor. I mean you have to go talk to 00:21:04.700 --> 00:21:05.733 someone who knows what you're talking 00:21:05.733 --> 00:21:06.133 about. 00:21:06.133 --> 00:21:07.833 With the cool winter months ahead and 00:21:07.833 --> 00:21:09.599 the cold and flu season among us 00:21:09.600 --> 00:21:11.666 be sure to get the right advice so you 00:21:11.666 --> 00:21:13.499 don't catch a cold and you can enjoy in 00:21:13.500 --> 00:21:14.633 the winter fun. 00:21:14.633 --> 00:21:18.533 I'm Naomi Denis for Toronto Today. 00:21:18.533 --> 00:21:20.699 Now joining us in studio is Erica 00:21:20.700 --> 00:21:22.133 Eucalack with sports. 00:21:22.133 --> 00:21:23.833 How are you doing Erica? I'm doing great. 00:21:23.833 --> 00:21:25.499 Thanks so much. 00:21:25.500 --> 00:21:27.266 Some good news finally for Toronto 00:21:27.266 --> 00:21:29.432 sports. According to Forbes magazine the 00:21:29.433 --> 00:21:30.633 Toronto Maple Leafs 00:21:30.633 --> 00:21:33.266 are the first NHL team worth one billion 00:21:33.266 --> 00:21:33.999 dollars. 00:21:34.000 --> 00:21:35.733 The Leafs, who haven't won the Stanley 00:21:35.733 --> 00:21:37.599 Cup since 1967 00:21:37.600 --> 00:21:40.233 are worth 250 million dollars more than 00:21:40.233 --> 00:21:41.833 the next most valuable team, 00:21:41.833 --> 00:21:43.899 the New York Rangers. The Montreal 00:21:43.900 --> 00:21:46.066 Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, 00:21:46.066 --> 00:21:48.466 Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings 00:21:48.466 --> 00:21:50.632 round out the top six most valuable 00:21:50.633 --> 00:21:51.333 teams. 00:21:51.333 --> 00:21:53.266 These teams are also the league's six 00:21:53.266 --> 00:21:55.432 original franchises. 00:21:55.433 --> 00:21:57.833 Minnesota Wild goaltender Josh Harding 00:21:57.833 --> 00:21:59.733 spoke openly for the first time 00:21:59.733 --> 00:22:01.899 about being diagnosed with multiple 00:22:01.900 --> 00:22:03.333 sclerosis. 00:22:03.333 --> 00:22:05.199 Harding decided to share the news to the 00:22:05.200 --> 00:22:07.600 public during this NHL lockout to create 00:22:07.600 --> 00:22:09.433 awareness for those suffering 00:22:09.433 --> 00:22:12.233 from this disease. Multiple sclerosis is 00:22:12.233 --> 00:22:13.199 an incurable 00:22:13.200 --> 00:22:15.200 autoimmune disease that affects the 00:22:15.200 --> 00:22:17.433 brain and central nervous system 00:22:17.433 --> 00:22:19.599 but harding says that this will not end 00:22:19.600 --> 00:22:21.666 his playing career. 00:22:21.666 --> 00:22:23.899 In soccer news, Toronto FC has their 00:22:23.900 --> 00:22:25.600 first ever president. 00:22:25.600 --> 00:22:27.900 Kevin Payne arrived in Toronto to take 00:22:27.900 --> 00:22:30.133 on this role after spending 17 years 00:22:30.133 --> 00:22:31.833 with DC United. 00:22:31.833 --> 00:22:33.899 Payne boasts an impressive resume having 00:22:33.900 --> 00:22:36.466 won four MLS championships. 00:22:36.466 --> 00:22:38.532 Payne just might be what TFC are looking 00:22:38.533 --> 00:22:40.866 for after posting a franchise worst 00:22:40.866 --> 00:22:43.899 in 2012. With only five wins 00:22:43.900 --> 00:22:46.933 and 21 losses, Payne spoke to the local 00:22:46.933 --> 00:22:49.666 media yesterday about his move. 00:22:49.666 --> 00:22:52.466 I think the opportunity here is 00:22:52.466 --> 00:22:53.999 absolutely phenomenal. 00:22:54.000 --> 00:22:56.866 The opportunity to turn things around on 00:22:56.866 --> 00:22:58.066 the field 00:22:58.066 --> 00:23:00.932 and repay the fans for their 00:23:00.933 --> 00:23:02.533 unbelievable level of commitment and 00:23:02.533 --> 00:23:03.999 passion, 00:23:04.000 --> 00:23:06.133 is one of the most exciting challenges I 00:23:06.133 --> 00:23:08.799 can imagine. 00:23:08.800 --> 00:23:10.700 FIFA has announced the final three 00:23:10.700 --> 00:23:12.866 nominees for both men's and women's 00:23:12.866 --> 00:23:13.999 player of the year. 00:23:14.000 --> 00:23:16.700 Barcelona's Lionel Messi Andres Iniesta 00:23:16.700 --> 00:23:18.800 and Real Madrid's Christiana Ronaldo are 00:23:18.800 --> 00:23:20.300 the finalists for the men. 00:23:20.300 --> 00:23:22.000 Where Messi is looking to become the 00:23:22.000 --> 00:23:23.500 first player to win the award 00:23:23.500 --> 00:23:26.133 four times. Canadian women's captain 00:23:26.133 --> 00:23:27.999 Christine Sinclair didn't make the final 00:23:28.000 --> 00:23:29.600 three nominees for the women 00:23:29.600 --> 00:23:32.300 but Americans Abby Womback, Alex Morgan 00:23:32.300 --> 00:23:33.100 and Brazil's 00:23:33.100 --> 00:23:35.100 five-time winner Marta have been 00:23:35.100 --> 00:23:37.333 nominated. The winners will be announced 00:23:37.333 --> 00:23:38.533 on January 7th 00:23:38.533 --> 00:23:41.499 In Zurich. That's it for sports back to 00:23:41.500 --> 00:23:42.700 you. 00:23:42.700 --> 00:23:44.400 Thank you Erica for that wonderful 00:23:44.400 --> 00:23:46.000 report. 00:23:46.000 --> 00:23:47.833 Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan was 00:23:47.833 --> 00:23:50.399 arrested last night in New York City. 00:23:50.400 --> 00:23:52.000 Police were called to the Avenue 00:23:52.000 --> 00:23:54.000 nightclub at 4 a.m. 00:23:54.000 --> 00:23:56.466 Police arrested Lohan at the scene and 00:23:56.466 --> 00:23:58.066 have charged her with misdemeanor 00:23:58.066 --> 00:23:58.699 assault 00:23:58.700 --> 00:24:00.866 after she allegedly struck another 00:24:00.866 --> 00:24:02.299 female patron. 00:24:02.300 --> 00:24:04.466 Lohan is currently on probation for the 00:24:04.466 --> 00:24:07.332 theft of a necklace in 2011. 00:24:07.333 --> 00:24:09.499 In Lohan's latest acting effort, a film 00:24:09.500 --> 00:24:11.266 for the Lifetime Network titled 00:24:11.266 --> 00:24:14.232 Liz and Dick, released this week, Lohan 00:24:14.233 --> 00:24:16.699 plays the title role of Elizabeth Taylor. 00:24:16.700 --> 00:24:19.333 The film has been widely panned by 00:24:19.333 --> 00:24:20.933 critics. 00:24:20.933 --> 00:24:23.733 Two and a Half men actor Angus T. Jones 00:24:23.733 --> 00:24:25.899 does not plan to quit the series despite 00:24:25.900 --> 00:24:28.533 his public condemnation of the show 00:24:28.533 --> 00:24:29.833 earlier this week. 00:24:29.833 --> 00:24:31.833 The actor called the show filth and 00:24:31.833 --> 00:24:33.733 urged viewers to stop watching in a 00:24:33.733 --> 00:24:34.533 video 00:24:34.533 --> 00:24:36.133 associated with the Seventh-day 00:24:36.133 --> 00:24:37.733 Adventist Church. 00:24:37.733 --> 00:24:39.833 Jones has not retracted his statements 00:24:39.833 --> 00:24:41.599 but has since apologized for offending 00:24:41.600 --> 00:24:43.266 the cast and crew. 00:24:43.266 --> 00:24:45.199 The show's creator Chuck Laurie is 00:24:45.200 --> 00:24:47.200 reportedly furious over the actor's 00:24:47.200 --> 00:24:47.733 comments 00:24:47.733 --> 00:24:49.433 and the show may choose to end Jones 00:24:49.433 --> 00:24:51.099 contract preemptively. 00:24:51.100 --> 00:24:52.800 The nineteen-year-old actor is currently 00:24:52.800 --> 00:24:55.200 paid over three hundred thousand dollars 00:24:55.200 --> 00:24:57.833 per episode. 00:24:57.833 --> 00:24:59.599 Glenn Beck paid tribute to some 00:24:59.600 --> 00:25:01.833 controversial artwork with his own art 00:25:01.833 --> 00:25:03.199 stunt today. 00:25:03.200 --> 00:25:06.133 The former Fox News persona submerged an 00:25:06.133 --> 00:25:09.499 Obama doll in a jar of fake urine. 00:25:09.500 --> 00:25:11.500 The pieces that inspired him are a 00:25:11.500 --> 00:25:12.933 photograph called 00:25:12.933 --> 00:25:15.999 piss christ by andres serrano and 00:25:16.000 --> 00:25:17.333 another work that depicts 00:25:17.333 --> 00:25:20.133 Obama as Christ. Beck claims he's 00:25:20.133 --> 00:25:20.866 defending 00:25:20.866 --> 00:25:23.099 freedom of expression and an artist's 00:25:23.100 --> 00:25:24.700 right to blaspheme. 00:25:24.700 --> 00:25:27.266 Art critics have yet to respond to 00:25:27.266 --> 00:25:27.832 Beck's 00:25:27.833 --> 00:25:31.199 performance art. Deadmau5 lit up London 00:25:31.200 --> 00:25:33.033 last night in a surprise street party 00:25:33.033 --> 00:25:35.099 show that wowed the audience. 00:25:35.100 --> 00:25:37.333 The musician teamed up with Nokia for a 00:25:37.333 --> 00:25:39.333 spectacular visual performance in 00:25:39.333 --> 00:25:41.433 Southwark's Flat Iron square. 00:25:41.433 --> 00:25:43.733 The evening began with Dead Mouse on top 00:25:43.733 --> 00:25:45.733 of a roof of a motorcycle. 00:25:45.733 --> 00:25:47.899 And after getting on Central London on 00:25:47.900 --> 00:25:49.733 their feet, the artist whose real name is 00:25:49.733 --> 00:25:51.499 Joel Zimmerman, tweeted 00:25:51.500 --> 00:25:53.433 thanks for tuning in folks - was a bit 00:25:53.433 --> 00:25:56.299 chilly, but we had a great time. 00:25:56.300 --> 00:25:58.800 Celebrity chef Guy Fieri is in Toronto 00:25:58.800 --> 00:26:00.800 filming for his hit tv show 00:26:00.800 --> 00:26:03.833 Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Word is that 00:26:03.833 --> 00:26:05.999 Fieri hit popular dining spots like 00:26:06.000 --> 00:26:07.433 Kamplansky's Deli, 00:26:07.433 --> 00:26:09.899 the Lakeview, the Stockyards and Hey 00:26:09.900 --> 00:26:10.933 Meatball. 00:26:10.933 --> 00:26:13.033 Fieri will be in town until the weekend 00:26:13.033 --> 00:26:14.399 when he is hosting 00:26:14.400 --> 00:26:16.400 chef's challenge the ultimate battle for 00:26:16.400 --> 00:26:18.866 a cure the benefit will be held at Mount 00:26:18.866 --> 00:26:20.399 Sinai Hospital. 00:26:20.400 --> 00:26:22.933 Food fans keep an eye out for Fieri and 00:26:22.933 --> 00:26:25.599 his bright blonde hair. 00:26:25.600 --> 00:26:27.666 And that's it for Toronto Today. I'm 00:26:27.666 --> 00:26:30.299 Julia Mohammed and I'm Rebecca Ananda. 00:26:30.300 --> 00:26:33.266 This is our last newscast of 2012. If 00:26:33.266 --> 00:26:35.099 the Mayan apocalypse doesn't cause the 00:26:35.100 --> 00:26:36.066 end of the world, 00:26:36.066 --> 00:26:40.066 we'll see you next year. Thanks for watching. 00:27:02.700 --> 00:27:04.766 foreign