>> this is the the journal. >> thank you for joining us. the headlines, the egyptian vice president invites the muslim brotherhood into talks and launches a full investigation into the violence in cairo. german chancellor angela merkel demand an end to the attacks. a massive winter storm dumped snow on the u.s. from michigan to new mexico. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> in egypt, the government appears to be trying yet again to reach out to the protesters and put an end to more than a

week of unrest. speaking on state television thursday, the vice president invited the banned muslim brotherhood in for talks. they said, not a chance. this situation upon tahrir square remains chaotic. 10 people have died in violent clashes today. >> the area in and around tahrir square continues to be a battlefield. crowds are throwing stones at each other. the shots are ringing out. after 10 days, the exhaustion is visible among many anti-mubarak protesters, but they say they will not leave until mubarak leaves. >> this is a revolt for our dignity. we need justice. we need those who have committed crimes against humanity to be punished.

>> the prime minister apologized for the violence, pledging a full investigation. meanwhile, the vice president signaled a new openness to dialogue. >> today, the president has instructed me to talk to all political parties immediately in order to have a dialogue about all of these issues. >> all the same, violence continued unabated on tahrir square. protesters are reported to have attacked and wounded foreign journalists. makeshift hospitals are being set up. the army has at times moved against anti-mubarak supporters , and attempted to create a buffer. but they have had little effect on the continuing violence. >> we are joined by a correspondent in cairo. the government spent the day

apologizing. how has that gone down amongst the opposition? >> they are resolved to stay in the square. they have resolved that there will be much bigger demonstrations tomorrow. they say tomorrow will be the biggest demonstration cairo has ever seen. they are in good spirits, despite the fact that those around them are bombarding them with stones. now we are coming to the decisive hours. the effect tomorrow may be a decisive day with a big demonstration. >> opponents are saying that friday is going to be "a departure date" for the president. are there specific events planned?

>> they plan to have a friday prayer at noon. they have announced a change to the whole atmosphere after the friday prayer. this began last friday after the friday prayer. now they are saying that after the friday prayer, they will all walking a into the square and get this tucked away. >> what about the army? what are they doing or not doing right now? >> let's talk about what they are not doing. the army is not really doing much. they are in downtown cairo, except to the area that is occupied. >> thank you. well, the international pressure

on egypt has grown as well. on thursday, angela merkel said she told president mubarak to start dialogue right away. she met withthhe spanish prime minister, and the two leaders endorsed a european declaration calling for an immediate transition of power in egypt. france, germany and italy have all signed a statement condemning the violence. >> europe is piling on the pressure. the german prime minister perished -- the german chancellor urged any end to the violence. >> it is not particularly important that the political dialogue begin in egypt. i also urge the egyptian president to begin this dialogue. i spoke with him on sunday.

>> the message from madrid is that each needs to make a new beginning. the country has been clear that they will settle for nothing less. >> meanwhile, algeria has announced a state of emergency. a broadcaster said that the president will relax longstanding restrictions on political activity. that involves giving their time to all political parties. that is one of -- giving airtime to all political parties. that is one of the request of protesters. there are protests in yemen. tens of thousands took to the capital in a "day of rage." they demanded the immediate resignation of the government. their leader said he would not speak another term in office,

ending a three decade rule, in 2013. a similar number of government loyalists held a counter protest. the sudanese government has widened its crackdown on the opposition by barring at least 10 journalists. riot police have been instructed to break up demonstrations by disaffected youths this week. meanwhile, the u.s. has urged southern sudan to create a multi-party democracy when it becomes independent in july. an overwhelming majority of voters backed succession in a referendum last month. that was part of a peace deal that ended a decade of civil war. southern sudan says they are not striving for a one-party state.

hundreds of palestinians waving flags have been demonstrating in the gaza strip. this is the first public display of support permitt by hamas. cairo has a political ally in the muslim brotherhood. but protesters have other things on their mind. >> this devastation in the gaza strip is just a few meters from the border with egypt. this attendant says he has no more gasoline to sell. all they can offer his customers is diesel, but that will not last much longer either. >> whats happening over there has caused us to have been just a little these the left and almost no petrol. in a few days, it will all be gone.

>> they are an important supply route for gossip. the unrest -- for gaza. the unrest in egypt has inspired many palestinians. people in gaza are troubled by the latest events. >> it is unfortunate. we had hoped for a peaceful transition, that egypt and the egyptians would not have to go through this. it is a difficult situation, and it affects the palestinians too, because we have such close ties to egypt. now the border is closed to egypt as well as israel. >> this is one of the last gateways to the rest of the world. now it is closed too, and no one knows when it might reopen. >> back to the euro's down. -- eurozone.. >> as you mentioned, angela

merkel met with the spanish prime minister. they have been talking money and politics. the european debt crisis is high on the agenda. they hope to raise 3.5 billion euro on the bond market. they still face many challenges, with a huge deficit and 20% unemployment. but angela merkel says she is impressed with reforms. >> there was a show of unity from the two leaders added -- ahead of the european summit. a deal is aimed at boosting competitiveness. >>spain has never really done its hallmark. i think spain is on that -- spain has a now really done its homework. i think spain is on the right track.

>> the package of measures aimed at improving coordination between the 17 members of the european zone. the debt crisis is not the only problem at the moment. the european central bank is getting more and more worried about inflation, which is now well above its target. they said they will keep interest rates at an historic low for 19 months in a row, but pressure is mounting for a rate surge. >> the common currency is shedding value more quickly than the central bank would like. in january, prices rose by two 0.4%. despite that, the bank's president said things are broadly balanced, although rising commodity and energy prices could push rates higher.

it said they will continue to watch developments closely. >> as you know, we have a reputation ofç doing what is necessary for price stability. >> he also called on the governments to do more to keep their national budgets in control. he said nothing about a possible interest-rate hike, but others say it is just a matter of time before the cost of borrowing goes up. >> we have this roundup of the frankfurt stock exchange. >> they managed to save a little game at the end of the day. it was a difficult effort, a difficult job. there was a lot of insecurity. you can seee that on the big blackboard behind me. the insecurity stems mainly from looking at egypt and the escalation of violence there.

people want to know what that means for the process of finding democracy in the country, and for the world economy. still, there was good news that kept things at relatively high levels. that came from companies, but also from the u.s. economy. also, the euro came back a little. it is still at a high level, and a magnet for money being invested in yorkshire. >> the dax is uphel a little bi. taking a look at the dow, it is up 0.18%. the euro is trading at $1.36. turmoil is gripping the country in egypt. vice-president omar suleiman

says 1 million tourists have left. the central bank insists the economy will be up and running again soon. they have been closed this week amid fears of a bank run it depositors gain access to their funds. the central bank government says it will reopen on sunday, although cash withdrawal will be limited and opening times will be restricted to just a few hours a day. transfer abroad will resume. we have some news from my home state. >> australians have emerged from their shelters to find that a the cyclone was not as bad as they had feared. there were no deaths or injuries. wind blew it up to 280 kilometers per hour, uprooting trees and cutting power lines. a devastated of the region's

crops. australia is the world's third largest exporter of sugar. cities and towns across the united states are digging out after a massive snowstorm. large parts of the country. snow, sleet and is it more than one-third of the u.s. chicago is one of the hardest- hit cities with0 inches of snowfall. air travel is also a mess. most people are fed up with the winter weather and cannot wait for spring. >> the snow storms have brought chaos to one-third of the country. sidewalks were turned into skating rinks and services were brought to a standstill. airports were open but ineffective. this week alone, some 13,000 flights have been cancelled. the storm drenched through areas on thursday, and americans work

to dighemselves out. there were record levels of snowfall. >> i am suspicious. when will i be done? >> although the winter is not over yet, many have already had enough. >> i hate it. i hate winter. people drive slow. nobody knows how to drive. schools closed, which means my son is comihome. it is no fundinn. >> the ground hog that is part of an american holiday predicted an early spring. many people hoped he got it right. >> he should move over to germany and make spring happen here.

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>> welcome back. we are seeing all too clearly how difficult it can be in africa to reform the state, but imagine forming one from scratch. that is what is happening now in south sudan. after five decades of fighting, the south now has a chance to shape its own future. but it is starting out with practically nothing. what they do have is hope. >> these people are returning home to southern sudan's main city after years in exile. they headed north during the civil war, and only now are the returning, on flights paid for

by the government of the autonomous self, soon to be a country in its own right. -- autonomous south, soon to be a country in its own right. local officials are waiting to greet them. >> i say, see this place with the forest. it has been inhabited. we're very happy to receive our people. >> the government takes, comers to the countryside to join their relatives. a barge makes its way up the nile. several returnees have hitched a ride. the journey takes 11 days. the home commercers have no one waiting for them, no relatives,

and a reception committee. >> my husband is a soldier in the sudanese army. he says we should return to the south. he says he does not know what will happen in the north after the referendum. it will be safer year. >> many people have been living in this emergency camp for several days now. the children have never seen the south. that south is now to be their home. >> we had a house with three rooms and electricity, light and drinking water. we had lots of nice neighbors. but here, there is none of that. >> christina's father is working with the local government. he says that what most people need is a patch of land to farm.

he says that absolutely the most important thing they need, as they would be content with land. the southern government can do little to help. it relies on food aid from abroad to feed its own people. >> southern sudan is one of the poorest regions in the world. it is underdeveloped. it has no infrastructure. it is not in a position to cope with a large number of people coming in at the same time. >> but they keep coming. this person was 3 when he left. now common 22 years later, he is free -- now, 22 years later, he is returning, with his wife and two children. he says there is hardly any u.n. presence here. but he is sure that if people explain to the authorities and

that they need help they will get it. first, he asks the local authority. the official tells him he is in the wrong place. this is where the process those people that want to join their relatives in the countryside. but he wants to stay here. this man shows him where to go. finally, he finds what he is looking for. and he is one of the first in the cupolqueue. waiting underneath the corrugated iron worker are un officials and aid workers. -- iron roof are un officials and aid workers. one by one, the officials called out the names on the register. only those whose names are on at

the list received a yellow food card. >> this one will help you for two days. >> we want to get a yellow card. >> i wish we had won. >> he sits behind the officials, holding a list of people who arrived on the barge. he hopes and now he and his family will get something to eat. like many of the estimated 200,000 people who have recently returned to southern suzadan, they have nowhere to go. >> i would take any jobs so that i could send my children to school. they should have a better life than not live on the streets. >> the people here know that it will all take time, but at least they have a free country they

can call their own. >> for more, i am joined by my colleague who has reported extensively from sudan. sudan is a failed state. why is there reason to believe that a in an independent south sudan will be able to function? >> the process of referendum was very peaceful. the outcome was accepted from the north. but what you can see here as well is that hundreds of thousands of people want to come back to their home in the south, and the south is a very poor country. the infrastructure is down a, is very poor. they have maybe some rough erodes, but they do not have enough food or health services. there is no electricity.

people like starving. altogether, it -- people are starving. altogether, i would say that the development needs here are very great. >> is one of the least developed regions in the entire world. what do you think needs to be done first? >> fares, it is critically important that there should be a program of post-referendum meetings because stability and security are very important for the people, first of all, but as well as for the donors and investors. the border demarcation is not clear yet. it is not clear how to share the oil revenue, and there are still some ethnic conflicts going on in the area. to solve all of these problems, this is very important to begin.

it is important that the international donors worked closely together to cooperate. >> your their best allies both politically and in terms of aid -- who are their best allies in terms of both politically and with a? >> the united states, britain, norway, they all play a role and they have political influence. it is very important because the self needs a huge infusion of capital in the next -- the south needs a huge infusion of capital in the next months or year. and other leaders expect the selfisouth to have good governm. i am sure they will keep an eye on it. >> thank you very much. that is it for us. thank you for watching.

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