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>> hello and welcome to "newsday." >> right police clashed with demonstrators in new york city. more than 200 protesters are arrested. and man is charged with accused of assassinating -- trying to assassinate president obama. >> the new prime minister went a vote of confidence after outlining his plans to tackle the country's economic crisis. >> it is 12:00 noon in singapore. >> is 4:00 a.m. in london. this is "newsday." >> thousands of people who

supports the occupy wall street movement had been walking over brooklyn bridge in new york. that mark the end of the day of protest in which 200 arrests were made. the flash point was around the park. similar rallies were held across the united states. two months after the demonstrations began. >> protesters are dragged away by police near wall street. this was the scene by the symbol of america's financial system during morning rush hour in manhattan. the demonstration against corporate greed turned violent. >> we are trying to say this is a crisis that needs to be treated like a crisis. we cannot let people on wall street go about their business. we wanted to bring the attention to them. >> there have been

confrontations between police and protesters all day. the protesters want to show that even though they cannot count out any more, there's -- there is still momentum in the their movement. >> do you want to get arrested or do you want to move? >> there are hundreds of police officers on the streets of lower manhattan. the protesters were evicted from this park to days ago. they can still gather here, but not camp. the marchers said they are more determined than ever. >> it was not a movement to get the right to camp out. despite the fact that we are no longer your day and night, i think it can be a great step in the evolution of this. >> they are on the move again would plans for a mass rally tonight. wall street traders look on.

the protest against corporate access disrupts the city. >> in london, occupy protesters outside st. paul's cathedral have had eviction notices attached to their tents. demonstrators tore down the notes. they have vowed to stay put. the man accused of shooting at the white house last week has been charged with attempting to assassinate president obama. ortega-hernandez is alleged to have fired shots with an assault rifle. the president was not in the white house at the time. >> this is the 21-year-old hispanic american from idaho who allegedly fired at the white house intending to kill the president. crossers sag -- prosecutors said he had a grudge against the federal government and the

called obama the devil and the antitrust. it was last friday night when the police responded to reports of gunfire on constitution avenue. you can see the white house they're in plain sight. a few hundred meters from this main road where a witness reported seeing shots fired from a moving car. shortly after that, the police found an abandoned a vehicle containing an assault rifle and several used shell casings. the car was quickly linked to ortega-hernandez, the was arrested at this pennsylvania hotel. it was on tuesday that two bullets were found in the white house grounds. both had struck the building, one piercing an altar window of the first family's living area. president obama was thousands of miles away on friday watching a veterans day basketball game on the west coast. the engagement had been publicized in advance, but that

seems to have diluted the suspect. those close to him say he has psychological problems, depicting a young man who thought he was jesus. >> we have some breaking news coming to us from the capital of the philippines. the former philippine president has been charged in court this friday with a vote tampering. that has been confirmed by the electoral commission spokesman. he says they're going to file a case of electoral sabotages. the maximum penalty for the crime is life imprisonment. these are the first criminal charges to be filed against the former philippine president. that is coming to us in the past few minutes. >> there are some signs that

burma's long political isolation could be coming to an end. >> burnett is being welcomed back into the international -- burma is being welcomed back into the political fold. burma has taken significant steps towards democracy. the leader of the democracy movement is expected to announce that her party will stand. >> burmese people support her would something close to reverence. she is mobbed everywhere she goes. conditions that prevented her party's standing in elections were lifted recently and all the someone to wait for further reform, it is expected when they meet tomorrow, they will decide to register again. there is no doubt which way the

leader will vote. >> i am not entirely sure of the reasons why. the great majority of our people will go in for a registration. >> what sorts of reforms are we seeing here? when you look at what has happened in the last six months, pal do you see in burma changing? >> -- howard do you see burma changing? >> you are interviewing me. you are out among the people. >> this is the first burmese generation for more than half a century that may not have to grow up under a dictatorship. there is no doubt in the extraordinary affection hold here. she is on the eve of making the most important political decision of for life. the issue is not whether they are opening up, it is the speed

of which these reforms are being implemented. if she goes to parliament with the strength of that genuine democratic mandate, that will help to transform politics in burma. another sign of the way things are changing with the seal of approval from neighboring asian leaders at the afghan summit. >> it is not about the past. it is about the future. what the leaders are doing now by confirming the designation in 2014. when you're trying to ensure that the process of change continues. the momentum is maintained. >> the leader looks as if she is running for office already. the cost has been great, the long years of seclusion that prevented her from singer don

has been. this nobel peace prize winner says she has not suffered. >> i never thought of it as suffering. i find it rather embarrassing when people talk about my suffering. people have died. it seems to me that nobody who is still alive as a right to complain. >> she told me that the new reformist president is a good listener. the voice of the burmese people is not hard to hear. >> the decision to allow burma to -- was not a surprise. >> the announcement was widely anticipated. a couple of days before the leaders' summit, we were hearing sounds from foreign ministers that they were willing to endorse the chairmanship. this morning, i was speaking to some members of the burmese press. they are extremely excited.

they are excited about hosting the games. burma will get the meeting, it will also get the east asian summit. remember that? very controversial because the u.s. president is expected to attend the east asian summit. that is what we are looking out for today. any comment from the u.s. delegation. we are waiting to see what kinds of commons will be made about the decision -- comments will be made about the decision. before the decision was made, we did hear from the u.s. president while he was speaking in australia. he mentioned that there is some progress in burma, there are human rights violations that persist. berman knows what it needs to do to be able to get more -- a better welcome on the international stage. more on the latest

developments. the expected announcement that her party will stand and the forthcoming elections. we can cross over to bangkok. why is the national league for democracy now planning to stand in the elections again? >> we should be a little bit cautious. they have not made the decision yet. they are still meeting today, but the expectation is that they will vote in favor as every registering as a party. not everybody agrees with that move. the party was split last year about whether to contest the elections. in the end, they chose not to. there is a lot of history. there is a lot of sports feeling within the movement as to what is the best thing -- split feeling within the movement after what is the best thing to do. the feeling is she thinks it is now time to rejoin the political process and to allow members to

contest forthcoming elections. the reason would be that there is undoubtedly a process of change under way in burma. a process towards reform. she says she believes the new president is genuine and serious about this and that he probably need support. it is worth rejoining the political fold to influence and encourage the process. >> if they do indeed register and rejoined the political system, what are analyst telling you? what will this mean for the political landscape in burma? >> it would be that the clearest endorsement yet of the process that has been taking shape in burma. there is a split opinion outside burma as well about how a genuine that reform process is. there are those that are still very cynical and wary.

the more of the evidence builds up over direction of travel, the more of the diplomatic community believes there is something under way, if they rejoined that process, if she were to run for one of the elections, that would give a clear signal to the outside world that it is worth tentatively encouraging what is going on. there is a process of change. it appears now to have a genuine momentum. i think it would be a way of showing be outside world, we think this is good. it is positive and we need to be inside the system now to be able to have the maximum influence. >> thank you so much. you are watching "newsday."

we are live from singapore and london. >> italy's new prime minister lays out his plans for cutting the country's debt. we are back in new zealand trying to see how it is recovering from the devastating christ church earthquake. at least six people have been killed and powerful storms in the united states. the severe weather produced at least 20 tornadoes in the southeast of the country. the twisters left a trail of disrupt -- destruction in four states. >> this is what a tornado can do to the neighborhood. in south carolina, some homes were ripped from the foundation. others were left with no roof. there is debris everywhere. homes and buildings are torn apart their contents left spewing out of the rubble.

in louisiana, winds of more than 160 kilometers per hour through one house 15 meters into the air. >> it was like the wizard of oz. i felt like i was on a roller coaster. >> some managed to gather up a few of the things that were precious to them, others were caught off guard. they escaped with their lives, but lost everything they owned. her home was completely destroyed. she is heartbroken and clearly still in shock. >> it is a lot. i am thankful i was not home. i am thankful that my dog is ok. it is overwhelming. >> springtime is tornado season in the u.s.. it is not unusual for a second round to appear in the autumn. at least 20 tornadoes were reported in the south east of the country within 24 hours.

the strength of them brought down trees and power lines across four states. the cleanup has already begun. it will take a while to repair the damage that has been done to homes and lager for the emotional scars to heal. -- longer for the emotional scars to heal. >> this is "newsday." these are the headlines. riot have clashed with demonstrators in new york city, arresting more than 200 protesters. >> the man accused of shooting at the white house has been charged with attempting to assassinate president obama. italy's new prime minister won a crucial confidence vote in the senate to pursue widespread reforms and introduce austerity measures. earlier, his government outlined initiatives to rein in government spending and boost

the economy. they include a crackdown on tax evasion and reform of the pension system. >> a final touch to the speech, then he confronts the nation's financial crisis. [applause] threaten theles entire euro zone. >> if the euro collapsed, decades of european economic process could be lost. he promised rigorous control of italy's spending. at the same time, he promised fairness in all the reforms to come. and more jobs for the young. these young italians are not convinced. as mario monti laid out his

plans, they marched to parliament in protest. they do not trust the prime minister and his cabinet. they are after the wealthy, the bankers. >> the only solution is to make the people you love made the crisis pay. -- who have made the prices paid. >> there is a strength of opposition. a lot of italians feel that already, their lives are hard enough. already, they have been forced to make too many sacrifices. for all the frustration, the mood among the students does not seem to represent the feelings of the great majority of the nation. most italians, for the moment, are behind mario monti's efforts

to fix their economy. how long will the support last if the austerity drive starts inflicting real pain? >> leading a major european power is not an easy job during the best of times. david cameral and angela merkel diplomatic skills we but to the test later. the meeting promises to be a lively, to say the least. >> when david cameron and arrives in berlin, he will know that some german impis' -- mps have directly criticized britain. angela merkel has admitted her intentions. she and the prime minister have very different visions for europe. >> this demands a great deal of

political sensitivity. i personally want a europe with great britain and its. " >> earlier this the, angela merkel spelled out her ambition. she spoke of building political unions. it would mean it not less europe, but more in europe. a short time later, david cameron was speaking in london. he describes himself at as a skeptic who is ideal europe would be a network. >> not the rigidity of a block. " britain was accused of looking out for its own advantage. i am told that the differences between britain and germany are significant, but they do not amount to a raft. the chemistry between david cameron and angela merkel is usually a good. angela merkel wants closer integration for the euro zone. she wants a tax on financial

transactions. cameron sees it as a bullet aimed at the heart of the city. one way to help fix the euro zone crisis is to make the european central bank the lender of last resort. angela merkel says no. in spain, and even while they were protesting against cuts, the borrowing costs were edging higher. in france and, they were facing the dangerously high interest rates. the fear of the debt crisis spreading will overshadow the meeting between david cameron and angela merkel. >> there is frustration in new zealand about the pace of reconstruction after the earthquake. >> for residents of christ church, nine months after the devastating earthquake, the mood of celebration is master of one

of uncertainty about their future. >> it was the moment when christ church changed forever. februaries earthquake struck at the very heart of the city was terrifying force. 181 people lost their lives and the nation was left in shock. almost nine months on the new zealand famed garden city remains in ruins. 11 billion u.s. dollars has been invested by the government into reconstruction. progress is slow. the task of recovering from the christ church earthquake is proving a long and painful one. this is the red zone. 65 actors of the worst hit enter city. -- the worst hit inner-city. an estimated 20,000 people have left the city. among those that remain, there

is frustration. >> very slow. >> it has gone nowhere. -- they still have streets were you cannot drive. >> as far as having all the infrastructure, it could be a long time. five or six years. i have to keep my head in a space that looks some years out to make sure every decision is going to build a more secure future. >> at the disaster caused christ church -- the local economy continues to suffer. how has business been effective? >> it is really bad. it is quite quiet, as you would expect.

>> canterbury tv was one of the worst victims of the earthquake, losing its headquarters and many of its staff. today, it is back on air from the studios. the conditions are cramped, but each broadcast speaks of defiance. >> we are seen as a symbol of the recovery. you have come back. if you can do it, canterbury can do it. >> despite such resilience, new zealand second largest city continues to struggle with long- term uncertainty. the task of recovering from his darkest day, the greatest challenge the country has ever faced. >> scientists said they may have established a mountain range came to exist under the antarctic.

the mountains, gamburtsevs, were first formed a billion years ago. they were first discovered by a russian seismic survey. >> you have been watching "newsday." it has been reported that the former president of the philippines will face charges of large-scale of vote tampering. the chairman of the philippine election commission says formal charges could follow later, paving the way for her possible unrest. she did try to leave the philippines on tuesday, saying she was seeking medical treatment abroad. she was stopped at the airport because of this ongoing investigation. that is it from the us. thank you for your company. take care.

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