god bless our egyptian suppliers right god bless them. i swear obviously if you lived as a straight to jail. for that you say you'll wind up in prison do you think i want to go to jail. go get a bag for up a statement of the if you've got one that's great. but you cannot eat anything else by them. and i have to pay the workers. those that for most of them will notice a myriad of gods and one thousand six hundred dollars. for all the workers on the site. still in my. words one day more fool you one more or less i don't care any other i'm giving you one thousand six hundred dollars you sort out. ok but sometimes there's nine of us and sometimes less than fifty that's going to be yeah i meant you got it all in your notebook driving me nuts if you want my case you pay me for ninety days i don't get worked up. some tunnels transport weapons you should let me. i must tell c.n.n. or the islamic jihad's they organize it to bring their own weapons back and we're trying to get around the embargo. no you did the president has served us and you will

this book the egyptians found it blew it up in the. middle of. a lot of damage one day's work at most if we can bring some stuff back. open two days time the tunnel will be full of merchandise. why don't the egyptians leave us alone. we've already got enough problems with the israelis. ok. i'll bring you back a bottle of coke. she was a prisoner of war we need planks for three meters and she would be entrances full of sentiment that we need to remove it and it will take a day on the national who does obviously men want to use it yes and when when everything's ready. to. move. all and my friend. how are you doing. i wasn't going to. notice things in egypt was a hellish there are roadblocks everywhere. we can't get anything through. there checking everything is not good at all we need to find a solution it cost me twenty two thousand dollars to repair the trauma and i have to pay my men. were being closely watched right now. yes the police are causing the trouble with. the first time i've seen so many cops . agree on it's a major operation. just bu

why don't the egyptians leave us alone. because. we've already got enough problems with the israelis do you go. oh. wow i'll bring you back a bottle of coke or. she was a prisoner of war we need planks for three meters and she went to the entrances we need to remove it and it will take a day on the national do you want to use it oh yes and when when everything's ready simple the smooth. move. all right my friend. how are you doing. things in egypt is the most. hellish there are roadblocks everywhere. we can't get anything through. checking everything it's not good at all we need to find a solution it cost me twenty two thousand dollars to repair the trauma and i have to pay my men. we're being closely watched right now. yes the police are causing the trouble with. the first time i've seen so many cops . recruiting on it's a major operation. just buy me something to bring back i have to pay the man. there are checkpoints all around my place. we'll keep working in the tunnel if you give us we'll see what happens in a few days probably

conversion to islam is easy, but thousands of egyptians who converted to christianity or reverted to it are refused to register as christians on their id cards, where religion must be stated. and that can ruin a life. >> i cannot go to any government office because my papers say i'm still a muslim. that means i cannot marry a christian like myself because i would not be able to register the marriage, and if i had children, i would not be allowed to register them as christians either. >> rubbish is the stock in trade of many of monica's fellow confidants, sorting and recycling it is an overwhelmingly christian occupation. not all cops are at the bottom of the social heap, but very few have top jobs at institutions. many say that is because of official discrimination. >> the egyptian state has no love for radical islamic groups. it cracks down hard on the muslim brotherhood to prevent it winning seats in the recent elections. it is afraid of sectarian violence, but with religious passions growing in society, the government seems unable or unwilling to fully protect the christian minori

an israeli spokesman has said that the egyptian minister must have seen "jaws" one to many times. for fans of the beatles, tomorrow is the anniversary of when john lennon was shot and killed outside his home. we have this. >> and john lennon first set foot in new york as a member of the beatles in 1964. >> ♪ help me >> he commented on the freedom he enjoyed in his new dwelling. >> i am just known on/off, but on known enough to get around, which is nice. >> but his peace was about to be shattered. >> on december 8, 1980, mark david chapman it shot john lennon. drummond was taken to the nearby roosevelt hospital. -- john lennon was taken to the nearby roosevelt hospital. >> i tried to massage the heart. we knew there was no way we could restore circulation. >> back in britain, the news is that was broken on the today program. >> our reporter tom brook. >> they are playing lyndon music. a lot of them are in tears. >> ♪ imagine all the people living life in peace you ♪ >> on this 30th anniversary, some of the biggest names in music are paying tribute to him. >> my whole life as an art

the head of the egyptian died in ministry said the hunt is going on because one of the sharks did not match photos taken by the divers. this is highly unusual, for the sharks to attack humans, particularly close to shore. only nine such attacks have been recorded worldwide. also just in -- japan and the united states have signed the biggest ever joint military drill on the korean peninsula. much more on that on facebook and twitter. thank you. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click to play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank offers unique -- has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> there is one stage that is the met and carnegie hall. >> o, that this too, too solid flesh -- >> it is the kennedy center. >

conversion to islam is easy but thousands of egyptians have converted to christianity or converted have refused to register as christians on their id cards where religion must be stated. that can ruin a life. >> i cannot go to any government office because my papers say that i'm still a muslim. that means i cannot marry a christian like myself i cannot be allowed to register the marriage. if i have children, i would not be able to register them as christians see there. -- as christians either. >> rubbish is the stock and trade of many of the congregants. sorting it is overwhelmingly christian of peak -- occupation. very few questions have top drops. that is because of official discrimination, they say. -- very few christians have top jobs. the government cracked down hard on the muslim brotherhood. they are afraid of sectarian violence. the government seems unable or unwilling to fully protect the christian minority. the state denies any discrimination and there is official connivance and forced marriage which is very rare and punished. the constitution guarantees that all citizens are

built on misconceptions so here was a subject we could tackle where you could say we think she was egyptian but she was greek,y we think she was beautiful but she's charismatic and cunning hher world is more sophisticated than the roman world that conquered her, she's the most wealthy woman in that world, it's the great all-star cast of the ancient world, seize are and mark antony, cleopatra, supporting cast of herod, a fantastic group of characters. >> charlie: and john wood. a man who is bringing books to millions of children around the world. >> it took a couple of years foget off the ground, 2000 was a terrible time to launch a charity with the markets melting but year three we started to take off because people everywhere with resources realized they have education to thank. without education, you're not you, i'm not me so we remind people to say this is the chance to pay it forward in a part of the world where kids don't have the access to the simplest things. >> charlie: group onon, cleo pat radio and room to read. >> maybe you want school kids to have more exposure to the arts, mayb

out of losses collided with a truck near the southern egyptian city of aswan killing eight americans and injuring over two dozen other people the vehicle was carrying thirty seven passengers and was traveling in convoy to the ancient egyptian temples the bus then hit the truck which have broken down at the side of the desert road. and london streets may be quiet for now but that could all change in the new year angry students whose massive protests disrupted the capital last month are likely to return while the government pushes through plans to trouble college fees and they've got the backing of one high profile elder statesman as our team here is later. i believe it will build up and build up because i think it is a threatening the whole nature of our society and so i would expect it would have very very profound political effects in the future there are moments in history when people look around and say we are being controlled by those who don't have to listen to us we've got to trade the right to be educated right and yeah and the right to produce justice our human rights. and mo

and a tourist bus has collided with a truck near the southern egyptian city of aswan killing eight americans and injuring over two dozen other people the vehicle was carrying thirty seven passengers traveling on boy to the ancient egyptian album symbol temple's the boston hit the truck which had broken down at the side of the desert road. severe weather conditions are causing massive disruption across the eastern coast of the u.s. thousands of travelers are stranded s. no force hundreds of flights to be canceled a state of emergency has been declared in maryland north carolina and virginia forecasters say the wintry weather is moving north with more snow and freezing temperatures expected. cars may be skidding and sliding their way through the wintry snap but there is one russian mode of transport that's galloping ahead once again the traditional troika has fans young and old even czars and so we leaders have been big admirers through the centuries. and here's how horse power is making a comeback it's not very often that the thought of a horse carriage becomes the symbol of an entire nation

the egyptian bus driver and a guide were also hurt in that accident. >>> "playboy" founder hugh hefnertting married again. the 84-year-old hefner and his 24-year-old girlfriend, crystal harris, got engaged on friday. no relation to dan. hefner says when he gave crystal the ring, she burst into tears. there's a few ways you can interpret that. >>> finally, two game show contestants lost hundreds of thousands of dollars when they gave a wrong answer which actually turned out to be the right answer on the game show "million dollar money drop." the couple lost $800,000 when the answer they gave to that post-its were sold publicly before the sony walkman was ruled to be wrong. the answer was correct. they've been invited to appear on the show again. tomorrow they will be on "good morning america." >>> now a quick look at the weather. the massive storm moving up the east coast is forecast to bring over a foot of snow to the northeast. heavy snow as far as the carolinas. and elsewhere, cold and dry weather is forecast in the midwest. 50 degrees and sunny in houston, bianna. >> ah, thanks for

carrying thirty seven passengers traveling in a convoy to the ancient egyptian abu simbel temples the bus then hit the truck which was broken down on the side of the desert road. cars maybe skidding and sliding their way through the wintry snout but there's one russian mode of transport that's galloping ahead and once again the traditional troika has fans young and old even as ours in soviet leaders have been they get meyer's through the centuries and here is how horse power is making a comeback. it's not very often that the type of horse carriage becomes the symbol of an entire nation and yet that's exactly what's happened with the troika a true symbol of russia come join me for a ride in what is possibly the world's most exciting full of transport. probably the reason the troika is so famous it's because it looks like it shouldn't work but it does troika me three in russian so this carriage consists of three horses reversed amazing thing about them as they using different stats at the same time the whole of the middle is trotting with ones around that are galloping a troy can develo

it is her name, egyptian- american foundation. i do that because i want to save the lives for many people who have my own problem like me. if there is a heart attack for a young man like me, i survived by your support. thank you, god bless you, and a half feet new year for all of you guys. >> stop the corporate rate of the public library. do not give money to the friends and foundation. do not accept money from the franzen foundation. they propagate the myth that we owe the corporations gratitude for ripping us off. then they protect their status by destroying whatever democratic institutions there used to be. public records show that last year the donation to the library dropped 29%. at the same time, the executive director's salary went up 19%, and the total employee payroll went up 18% from 2.1 million to 2.4 9 million, said the increase of 498,000 was more than the total for the library curator -- for the library. we know that in the years since the bond issue, the private fund raisers have total income of 31 with $7 million.

it is her name, egyptian- american foundation. i do that because i want to save the lives for many people who have my own problem like me. if there is a heart attack for a young man like me, i

six women and two men were killed. 19 other americans, egyptian driver and a tour guide were injured. >> there are two cases admitted in the icu, both cases have been managed and we are in stable. they are fully conscious and no problems for them. we are waiting to complete our investigation. >>> 87-year-old man from san francisco was taken to the hospital after suffering minor injuries. he is retired federal agent. his wife, a retired professor is okay. >>> it looks like the full body scanners and thorough pat-downs are here to stay for a while. that is according to homeland security secretary janet napolitano who made the remarks in a television interview today. she was asked if tsa will change its procedures because of the complaints. >> not in the foreseeable future. we are looking to improve systems, but the new technology, the pat-downs, just object i feel safer for our traveling public. >> she dismissed news reports about tests in which guns and knives made it past screeners. many of those airports were high failure rates are very old and the new procedures and new machinery ha

berlusconi called the police himself, claiming he -- indirectly she was a relative of the egyptian president one time, his allies deserted him, saying he was damaging the reputation of italy. >> because of his way of life, in italy and even abroad, it is not a good image of our institutions. >> inside and outside of parliament, silvio berlusconi is making the case that italy needs him. >> he should remain in power because he is good for this country. emily is showing the world the best way to get out of the economic crisis -- italy is showing the world the best way to get out of the economic crisis. >> i asked what she thought about the young girls attending the prime minister's parties. >> berlusconi is a typical italian male. he likes women. >> in the bars and restaurants around the chamber, awash with rumors. one party leader said it was like a cattle market. an official investigation has been launched. there are still reasons why it silvio berlusconi might survive. the opposition is seen as a peek at without a strong candidate. then there is the crisis in the eurozone p re-ed it makes it

. >> authorities in the egyptian resort are warning people not to go into the sea after another shark attack on a tourist. a woman has been killed. four people were seriously injured last week. >> this is the beach, the scene of the latest sharp attack. it is in front of one of the smartest hotels of the resort. this woman was on the last day of her holiday when she witnessed the attack. >> the water was full of blood. the woman was screaming and screaming. it was terrific. >> seeing the shark just taking bites and keeping on going back to attack this woman. ellen was right by it. it was ghastly. >> one of this majestic species of sharks is believed to be the culprit. it is unusual for it to attack humans. experienced divers sometimes swim with it. >> i have a small chill on my back sometimes because you never really know what is going on with the shark. >> this is believed to be the photograph of the actual chartres' involved. it has a distinctive chunk carved out of its fin,. after the earlier attacks these sharks were caught and killed. the government then reopen the beaches. did t

they egyptian and tour guide were injured. he says his 76-year-old mother suffered a gash on her leg and his 87-year-old father had bum -- bumps and bruises. >> the chairs around him crumbled in, apparently forming a roll cage which probably saved his life because from what i understand , and i wasn't there, so it is not factual, but the people in front of him died and the people behind him died. >> he says he is leaving for cairo tomorrow to bring his parents back to san francisco where they lived. his father is a retired fbi agent. laura, his mother, is a retired french professor. >> shoppers returned to the malls today to take advantage of the after christmas sales. they jammed into san francisco's westfield center for what is traditionally the third busiest day of the year behind black friday and the saturday before christmas. economists say the crowds are a good sign that the economy is making a come back. here is abc7's thomas roman. >>> if you are looking for deals on clothing, jewelry and toys, retailers offer you more

but it matches eyewitness reports from sunday's egyptian elections. over the balcony go ballot boxes. the boats are destroyed. -- votes are destroyed. more put it appears to show but intriguing. two men are busy putting marks on ballot papers. others take them away to put them in the box in what looks like a procedure very familiar. it is impossible to authenticate, but many witnesses described polling stations on sunday with ballot boxes already stuffed full of ballots. the opposition, the muslim brotherhood, have reacted with fury. >> rigging is the way this -- operates. this is a serious issue. >> forging one document is a crime. what about four to the will of a nation? they have gone from 88 seats in parliament to zero. they could win more in the run- up election on sunday. already, opposition supporters have been involved in a serious clashes outside of polling stations and vote counting stations. the government newspaper found for the ruling party. the opposition must decide whether to contest the runoff or to condemn what they call a fraudulent

six women and two men on board were killed. 19 other americans, the egyptian driver, and a tour guidee injured. david lied of walnut creek said his mother suffered a gash on her leg. his father had only bumps and bruises. >> in my father's case, the chairs around him crumbled in like a roll cage which probably saved his life. from what i understand -- i wasn't there so it's not factual -- but the people in front of him died and the people behind him died. >> he says he's leaving for cairo today to bring his parents back to san francisco where they live. his father is the a retired f.b.i. agent. laura, his mom, is a retired french professor at city college. christmas may have come and gone but now it's time for the after-christmas sales and shoppers are back to take advantage of those opportunities. at san francisco's west field center, business is still building as throngs of shoppers hit the stores. a good sign the economy is covering. if you're looking for deals, now's the time. retailers may offer you more for your money. >> businesses are after shoppers like mary south and hoping

the egyptian population only two hundred years backwas two point five million and now we are one hundred million and obviously this brings down steeply the per capita share. >>reporter: that population is increasing at more than eight per cent a year. to feed them it's been estimated the country will need to cultivate an extra two and a half million more acres of farmland by the end of the next decade alone. all of which will need to be irrigated. >>reporter: the government has started, with so far limited success, trying to get famers to manage their water supplies better - using closed rather than open drainage pipes and drip instead of flood irrigation.another solution is to encourage farmers to grow less water intensive crops. >>ahmed el quosy: you produce one kilogramme of wheat per m3 of water but you might produce 5kg of citrus and you might produce ten kg of vegetables for the same cubic metre of water. >>reporter: another problem is that many of the country's farms are inefficient small holdings - sometimes as little as half or quarter of an acre. the government has set up a sch

egyptians broadcast a dram tiization of zion. the egyptian government receives $27.1 billion a year what happened last year when another one appeared? this time in the swedish tabloid where it was falsely claimed where jews were murdering people. the swedish government refused. instead the swedish prime minister said freedom has to be protected and at elect times he has to edit all strange contribution to debate. in order the principle freedom of speech inhis that demonizing jews. it's a strange contribution to a be date. and in this he was inadvertantly right. it is indeed part of a debate. there is a debate as to whether or not jews are monster who stand apart from the massive human kind. and such a discussion has always by the way been the operative procedure of anti-semitic campaign. in order to treat jews as monsters to be eliminated, one must first persuade other people that they're monsters. let me tell you about the strange contributions in this debate. last year a dutch journalist insisted in the largest daily newspaper

it's the last road on the southern edge of gaza before the egyptian border but street is also the starting point for a network of smuggling tunnels we take you on a journey into the kindest daily life there. live not only next to the border but egypt but also on the border of peace and war. they are responsible not only for themselves. but also for their loved ones. they're ready to take any risk. and of course you can see that reporter now it's time here on our team. the next rocket set to blast off to the international space station has been raised into launch position be so yes it will head off on its journey from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan wednesday its international crew of three will carry out experiments and take seasonale yes to those currently on board the u.s.s. parties riffles. the soyuz t.m.a. twenty rocket is being raced up onto the launch pad just behind me now the process of doing this can take up to hours depending on the weather the most high tech science in the world and it all comes down to what the weather's like it's too windy they constantly have to wait fo

and a few hours on our team we take you on again underground journey between gaza and the egyptian border. they live only next to the border. but also on the border of peace and war. they are responsible not only for themselves. but also for their loved one. they are ready to take any risk. on the way how russia's relations are racing ahead with its northern neighbor we have an exclusive interview with finland's president coming up that's after a business update stay with us. for the full story we've got it from the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. working to business precious metals again in for a second day as investors look for protection from the tumbling dollar the federal reserve is due to meet later on tuesday to discuss interest rates and the second round of quantitative easing q e two as it's become known is intended to boost economic growth by creasing the amount of money available to buying but investors fear the injection of billions of extra dollars into the market will bring inflation. gold is trading at just over fourteen hundred dollars a

the vehicle was carrying thirty seven passengers and was traveling with the convoy to the ancient egyptian abu simbel temple's the bus and hit the truck which a broken down to the side of the desert road. london streets may be quiet for now but that could all change in the new year angry students was massive protests disrupted the capital. last month are likely to return while the government pushes through plans to treble college fees and they've got the backing of one high profile elder statesman as r.t. hears later. i believe it will build up and build up because i think you need the whole nature of our society and i would expect it would have very very profound political effect in the future there are moments in history when people look around and say we are being controlled by those who don't have to listen to us we've got to trade right to be educated right and yeah and the right to justice are human rights. more from the veteran british politician tony benn in ten minutes time here on our team before that cars may be skidding and sliding their way through the wintry snap but there is

at abu simbel, its huge statues have been drawing visitors since the reign of ramses the second, egyptian tour operators could be facing real trouble if they can't convince the world their roads are safe. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> mitchell: coming up on tonight's "cbs evening news," why the u.s. government is handing out bonuses to combat troops who served overtime. another heart attack could be lurking, waiting to strike. a heart attack that's caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save lives. plavix, taken with other heart medicines, goes beyond what other heart medicines do alone, to provide greater protection against heart attack or stroke and even death by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming dangerous clots. ask your doctor if plavix is right for you. protection that helps save lives. [ female announcer ] certain genetic factors and some medicines, such as prilosec, reduce the effect of plavix leaving you at greater risk for heart attack and stroke. your doctor may use genetic tests to determine treatment. don't stop ta

and a few hours on r t would take you on a dangerous underground journey between god and the egyptian border. if you live next to the. beach. but also on the border of peace. they are responsible not only for themselves. but also for their loved ones. they are ready to take any risks. on a large. well sort of the in the program we hear about russia and france getting even closer than they are but first let's check in at the business desk. now and investors seem nervous ahead of the opening bell on wall street why is that the supreme market trading is choppy head of u.s. retail sales figures out today that should give us a sign of the economic recovery we'll have more on that in a minute but first precious metals again in for a second day as investors look for protection from the tumbling all of the federal reserve is due to meet later on tuesday to discuss interest rates and a second round of quantitative easing q e two as it's become known is intended to boost economic growth when creasing the amount of money available to banks but investors fear the injection of billions of extra do

for now it's the last road on the southern edge of gaza right before the egyptian border but channel street is almost the starting point for the network of smuggling tunnels into we take you into the contest on a daily life there. if you live next to the border with gaza and egypt but also on the border of peace and war. they are responsible not only for themselves. but also for their loved ones. they are ready to take any risk. in the streets on a large. as you can see that report in ten minutes herald. korea is here to tell us what's going on in the markets and the rest of the business news korea yes thanks carrie but before we go to that let's see what's happening at the skulk of innovation for the government is putting its political and financial capital behind modernizing the economy but also needs to find innovative goods the rest of the world might want to buy now as part of that search officials have held a competition for young scientists and i'm talking mess for more details i'm joined now by i want to know the close up of science. innovation complex hello again in tulsa so

today as a group of 160 americans and three buses were traveling from the side of the nature and egyptian temple it's about a thousand miles from cairo. the bus ran into a parked truck from a single lane doesn't grow. 21 others injured in the crash. road accidents are common in egypt because of bad roads and ports traffic enforcement. an estimated 8000 people die in car accidents each year in the country. still ahead on kron 4 news weekend at california deputy says a family from the burning home. we'll have that story for you. if i live look over walnut creek, looks like they still have a little bit of overcast conditions out there, but the rain should clear up today. " you right back. we are back at 11:00 a.m. with a live look outside in san jose with the current temperature of 46 degrees. a real high today of 57 degrees. the news at this hour san diego area counting their christmas busing's this morning after an alert sheriff deputies save them from interest as morning fire. deputy crews were patrolling the neighborhood in spring valley when he saw flames coming from this house. he jump

egyptians broadcast a dram tiization of zion. egyptian government receives $27.1 billion a year what happened last year when another one appeared? this time in the swedish tabloid where it was falsely claimed where jews were murdering people. the swedish government refused. instead the swedish prime minister said freedom has to be protected and at elect times he has to edit all strange contribution to debate. in order the principle freedom of speech inhis that demonizing jews. it's a strange contribution to a be date. anin this he was inadvertantly right. it is indeed part of a debate. there is a debate as to whether or not jews are monster who stand apart from the massive human kind. and such a discussion has always by the way been the operative procedurof anti-semitic campaign. in order to treat jews as monsters to be eliminated, one must first persuade other people that they're monsters. let me tell you about the strange contributions in this debate. last year a dutch journalist insisted in the largest daily newspaper in holla

everyone's bad once and for five seconds ago it was not banned now it is banned as that's why the egyptian government who's the a mother and i was a muslim brotherhood remembering are in the are lame is to destroy western civilization from within and the muslim arabs where i get anywhere where i have this is like a mask badly on the muslim american society well yes actually well you are other good it's on the muslim brotherhood it's on the muslim brotherhood website the muslim brotherhood as i said the most americans as i was at iran so the lesson is rather like it's on the muslim brotherhood website listen to what i'm saying it's on the muslim brotherhood site that the met muslim american society is the public face a stablished by the muslim brotherhood if you're for ninety one ninety these only ever a few that are is that it's not years old it's not it's not one quote it's not an article please go into the evidence show you are not in the i want to get this all over then you know you know there are a. i didn't read all that documentation because we can talk about the muslim brotherhood a

are like asking the egyptians to abandon their nile valley culture and go and live in the desert. the effort is change -- is based on two unchangeable fact. the population has reached unprecedented numbers, and the land remains confined to a narrow strip. both food and energy supplies are inextricably tied to an undiminished flow of nile water. agriculture represents one-third of egypt's economy, all of it dependent on nile water. rhetoric is growing extremely heated, with the prime minister of ethiopia and warnings egypt that it cannot win a war with ethiopia over the nile waters. the current treaty governing the use of nile waters was signed in 1929, during the british occupation of egypt in the sudan. under this pact, egypt is entitled to 150 cubic meters of nile water. the other seven countries have spent over 10 years tried to modify this agreement to little avail. a new deal to share the nile waters was signed by ethiopia, kenya, uganda, and tons on yet in may giving the other countries one year to signed on. egypt and sudan have rejected calling on the pact a national secur

they were en route to visit a site of an ancient egyptian temple. they were transferred to a military hospital and airlifted to cairo. last month, eight foreign tourists were killed in a bus accident and in october, six belgian tourists died in a crash. >> the town of bethlehem is seeing the biggest holiday crowd in years. more than a hundred thousand pilgrims and tourists have poured into the west bank town since christmas eve, twice as many as last year. the rooms are booked solid for the week. worshipers packed the roman catholic church next to the grotto. >>> there is another bout of violence in the middle east. israeli military killed two suspected palestinian terrorists today. a helicopter gunship attacked them while they were trying to put an explosive device in. tensions are increasing along the border after two years of relative come. when israel invaded gaza. now hamas is threatening to escalate hostilities against israel. >> over two million men and woman have been deployed in iraq and afghanistan over the last nine years. life on the fro

but one thing the egyptian government could do to speed up that process is to reduce the amount of subsidies it currently provides for traditional power generation. >>abubakr: we can say that roughly the total cost to the government, with the transmission and everything is around 4.5 to 5 cents per kilowatt hours so you can see that the subsidy is about 40% moreat this stage. >>zahran: if you're looking at economic studies that are only five of six years old, five or six years in the future, then it doesn't make sense because fuel is strongly subsidised, but if you look at it for 25 years which is the lifetime of most of the renewable energy equipment; then yes it does make sense >>reporter: the government says it is in the process of removing these subsidies. >> rachid : today for 74% of our industry has zero subsidies in terms to energy and this is what islabeled to be heavy energy consumers like cement and steel and fertilizers and petrochemicals and so on and these are industries that don't enjoy any subsidies at the moment; for the rest we have a plan that by the end of 2011 there will