earlier, the university told the students they are free to protest, but not with tents. when campus police and sheriff deputies pulled down tents, it led toes arrests of seven people. authorities moved in, and took some of the tents down as well. developing news right now. ken wayne is live at the birth place of the free speech movement where both sides are bracing for another confrontation. >> reporter: in front of sprowl hall, there's probably 50 officers lining the steps in front of the hall, and several

earlier, the university told the students they are free to protest, but not with tents. when campus police and sheriff deputies pulled down tents, it led toes arrests of seven people. authorities moved in, and took some of the tents down as well. developing news right now. ken wayne is live at the birth place of the free speech movement where both sides are bracing for another confrontation. >> reporter: in front of sprowl hall, there's probably 50 officers lining the steps in front of the hall, and several

earlier. how many. when the universe was expanding extraordinarily rapidly and with jets and produced the big bang with which i started my book, the first 30 minutes. >> so somebody says to you -- purdue university in the beginning as when the universe began now? >> i try to avoid the question because we really have pretty good complement in our theories, good enough confidence to trace the history of the universe backs to a time when the temperature was so high that even atomic nuclei could hold together. then we can work out what happen if the universe cooled. what we find is what we see in the universe today. so we know our theories are working. if we go back earlier, much earlier than our theories are no longer applicable. in particular, you get to a time in the temperature was so high that einstein's theory of general relativity breaks down. it just can't make sense. and then, we just don't know. we don't know if there was a beginning. i have no confidence in talking about a beginning of the universe. but i have a l

threatened with closure walls that's going to exacerbate the amount of people can go to university as i mentioned earlier the universities are threatened with closure fundamentally those are catering for people from lower social economic backgrounds and black and i think minorities this program would essentially shut out the poor from the university and turn education to a commodity that only the wealthiest in our society can afford the fee increases up to nine thousand pounds next is that putting people off going to university but i think the figures are showing this in the last year we seen a massive surge in you cast applications at the university of mission service in an attempt to try and beat the rising tuition fees and then this year many academics are pretty predicting a sharp drop in university with many people simply feeling is not for them so i think yes we almost certainly see people from lower socio economic backgrounds who are very dense of us not willing to take on as much as fifty thousand pounds but that's more of the police reaction to this now is this protest phase also rise for the fi

you can be looking back into the earlier universe, and so i have on the slide the universe, when radiation was intended but, of course, we have many objects in the sky and those objects are very sizes. we could talk about galaxies, the solar system, talk about the earth orbit, the sun. as many different sizes and its spending a huge range of skill. one thing that's interesting to about all these scales is that it's the same laws of physics that are applying over the skills. we are not find we need to adjust the laws of physics as we go to different scales. if we go to high density we might need to use relatively but basically we're using the laws of gravity, that we're all familiar with. it's a little bit different in principle if you look at smaller scale. because we think of going out big but you can also go inside. now, of course, a lot of that is much, much harder to actually visit allies. it's harder to visualize the small scales. that is a challenge to me as a writer to try to convey what's going on on these small scales. .. that picture is representing a large hydrant collector. the

one is that you can be looking back into the earlier universe and so i have on the slide the universe when radiation was emitted when it was smaller but of course we have many objects and the sky in those objects are various sizes. we can talk about galaxies. we can talk about the solar system. we can talk about the earth's orbit. there are many different sizes and it's banning a huge range of scales. one thing that is interesting about the scales is it's really the same losses of physics. we are not finding we need to adjust below the physics as we go to different scales. if you go to high density we might need to use general relatively but generally the laws of gravity we are all familiar with. it's a little bit different in principle if you look at the smaller scale because we think of going out big but you can also go inside. of course a lot of that is much much harder to actually visualize. it's much harder to visualize the small scales and that is a challenge to me as a writer to convey what's going on on the small-scale because it is not as intuitive so you need ways to think a

earlier, the university told the students they are free to protest, but not with tents. when campus police and sheriff deputies pulled down tents, it led toes arrests of seven people. authorities moved in, and took some of the tents down as well. developing news right now. ken wayne is live at the birth place of the free speech movement where both sides are bracing for another confrontation. >> reporter: in front of sprowl hall, there's probably 50 officers lining the steps in front of the hall, and several hundred demonstrators out here. about 20 minutes ago, police moved in and took about a half dozen tents where you see a tree near the building. we're showing you pictures of what happened a short time ago, this is all within the last 15 or 0 minutes. police in riot gear with batons moved in, and started punching with their batons to form a human chain. trying to protect the half dozen tents that had been set up earlier today. police had warned them and said that the tents had to come down. they were given ten minutes notice to dispurse the area, or face arrest. after

earlier, the university told the students they are free to protest, but not with tents. when campus police and sheriff deputies pulled down tents, it led toes arrests of seven people. authorities moved in, and took some of the tents down as well. developing news right now. ken wayne is live at the birth place of the free speech movement where both sides are bracing for another confrontation. >> reporter: in front of sprowl hall, there's probably 50 officers lining the steps in front of the hall, and several hundred demonstrators out here. about 20 minutes ago, police moved in and took about a half dozen tents where you see a tree near the building. we're showing you pictures of what happened a short time ago, this is all within the last 15 or 0 minutes. police in riot gear with batons moved in, and started punching with their batons to form a human chain. trying to protect the half dozen tents that had been set up earlier today. police had warned them and said that the tents had to come down. they were given ten minutes notice to dispurse the area, or face arrest. after

earlier times. these days we think that there was a time very, very early when the temperature of the universe was enormously high, the density was enormously high, and my book was written about the three minutes that followed that moment. but that moment may not have been -- there may have been an earlier period. in fact, that we think we have some evidence that there was an earlier period, a period when the universe was expanding extraordinarily rapidly, and which at the end produced a hot big bang with which i started my book, "the first three minutes." >> so, if somebody says to you, or do you ever say in the beginning as when the universe began have? >> i try to avoid the question, because we really have pretty good confidence in our theories, good enough confidence to trace the history of the universe back to a time when the temperature was so high that even a atomic nuclei couldn't hold together. and we can work out together what happened when the universe cooled, and what we find is what we see in the universe today. so we know our theories are working. but if you go back to earlier, much earlier, th

about. [ cheers and applause >> i should note for you when rick perry made his mistake earlier the twitter universe just lit up. a number of folks saying that's it for the perry campaign. we will have to wait and see on that one. remember, less than two months to go now before the iowa caucuses and as of now herman cain and mitt romney remaining the overall front runners. >> again, herman cain has answered to allegations of sexual misconduct flat out saying he didn't do it. but his accusers tell another story. so who is telling the truth? we got an expert opinion on the outward signs of honesty versus lying. >> i'm not a crook. >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman. >> they are two of the biggest lies ever told on camera. minds are now asking if this is also a fib? >> i have never acted inappropriately with anyone. >> reporter: that was herman cain on tuesday night responding allegations like this one from one of his accusers sharon bialek. >> reporter: we sat this man down to offer his observations on the news conferences. in both cases he says there are microexpressions or signs that

line of protestors to bust up the first encampment. 6 people were arrested during that earlier clash and university officials say the protestors can use sproul plazas a gathering spot for one week but again, they say that they cannot camp out. they are protesting the rising cost of higher education. they are planning to gather in force today at noon and again at 6 p.m. >> we do see the one tent behind you. so i guess some of the students actually did spend the night last night, anne? >> reporter: yeah. they did. we see several tents actually. i can count three right now and several students also wrapped up in sleeping bags and police have said they weren't going to allow either of those items here at the camp but they do seem to be standing by and not taking action at this point. >> okay, anne makovec live this morning in berkeley. thank you. >>> cbs 5 has learned that a second raid is imminent to close the "occupy" camp in oakland. >> a number of -- [ chanting ] >> we are the 99% of oakland! >> some city council members held a news conference to say "occupy oakland" is killing business and must be

earlier. from the university of southern california told r.t. the i.a.e.a. report contains more politics and evidence. the tone of the report of the agency has moved more decisively political directions for example. there as mohamed el baradei did former director never talked about united nations security council resolutions and only talked about the technical issues at hand the new the new reports by one or lead a year brings out the political issues right out front the evidence that it presents actually not very convincing a lot of it is a speculation the report itself uses the board's alleged everywhere it uses there was cool maybe might possibly could have been things of that sort so in that sense. reports and tone have moved in a very decisively political direction which in my view actually here's the credibility of our year because as a as i said the task of the agency is not to talk about political issues i'll leave them alone for united nations security council and international community around there just talk about the technical issues. and remembe

crush of reporters outside this home that he wants to respond to questions about the university sex scandal. >> earlier in the day, the university canceled paterno's tuesday press conference. sandusky is charged with sexually assaulting eight boys. paterno has taken heat for not going to police after a graduate assistant saw sandusky in a locker room with a young boy. they failed to alert authorities. paterno's son says his father has no intention of resigning. >> there's been no contact of the university other than coaching football. >> paterno is a legend. during his six decades of coaching, he pushed his players to succeed on and off the field. matt millan played in the late 70s and on the board of the second mile. that's the charity sandusky started for at risk kids. and is where prosecutors say he targeted his victims. >> makes you sick to see that this could happen to this level. >> it's a black eye on the university and its legendary 84- year-old coach. who may be forced to wrap up his last season with the lions. drew levonson, state college, pennsylvania. >> his father has no plans to step down

joe paterno and the university president were fired earlier this month as the scandal broke. stay tuned, we are monitoring what is happening at that press conference. when >>mark: the 49ers have won eight straight games. san francisco is nine-one for the first time since 1997. coach jim harbaugh is facing his brother john hall against the baltimore ravens on thanksgiving night. despite losing a receiver to injuries, the raiders held off for a 27-20 win against minnesota. witended down next for the raiders, a visit from the chicago bears. >>justine: we are learning more information about a sea otter-just a seattle mariners outfielder who was stabbed to death. his brother is now under arrest and being questioned by police. he appeared in 44 games over the last two seasons. he was 24. we will be right back. >>mark: we are slated for some steep losses at the opening bell after a were that the congressional support committee did not reach a budget compromise. >>darya: and temperatures are getting a little bit colder out there. we have a couple of locations in nevada and in napa th

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earlier today we were in the middle of the loudest protest. >> reporter: a peaceful take over at university of california at davis today as students chanted. this building is home to the finance aid office, a police student spent more time at because of tuition hikes. so today they are striking. skipping classes all day. >> tired of doing nothing. tired of all this. >> reporter: at one point a professor lectured in the staircase. and she blocked an elevator with her own body. she said she had to do something after she saw the video of the student being pepper spray. >> not appropriate if they are not hurting anybody. >> reporter: this morning students took over the university of california board of regents meeting. tuition hikes weren't on the agenda but students changed that. he says he feels for the protesters but he hopes to stop the hikes by working within the system. >> we need to find more revenue, find ways to put more revenue on the ballot that california will support for higher education. >> reporter: although the protests were loud and very big, there was very peaceful gathering o

jim boeheim backed off the earlier defense of fine saying the university took the appropriate steps in firing him. corinne redman, abc2 news. >>> another alleged allegation from a victim coming forward saying that he too was sexually assaulted by former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky. a man was sent from a man in a prison. grand jury reported issuing when sandusky was charged in november 5th reporting 8 victims none identified by name but two more possible accusers have claims being investigated. attorney general's office didn't comment on the letter from oklahoma. >>> investigators in pg county are working to determine what caused a fire and killed a 6 year old boy. it broke out sunday morning in the lewisdale community on griffen street. firefighters say the home had no working smoke detectors. and one person escaped but firefighters rescued the 6-year- old and two women. the 6-year-old boy later died at an area hospital. >>> news time 5:03. this baby just couldn't wait to see the world. at 2:30 sunday afternoon, a beeny boy was born in the rest room on concord d at bwia w

university sex scandal. >> we'll try to do this. >> reporter: earlier in the day, the university canceled paterno's tuesday press conference. paterno's former assistant coach, gary sandusky is charged with assaulting boys. paterno told authorities he saw him assaulting a boy in a locker room. the school failed to alert authorities. paterno's son says his father has no intention on resigning. >> there's been nothing other than coaching football. >> reporter: paterno has been a legend here at penn state. during his six decades of coaching, he's won two national championships and pushed his players to succeed off o and off the field. matt millen played for penn state in the 1970s and was on the board the second mile. that's the charity sandusky started for kids and is where they say he targeted his kids. >> makes you sick. to see that this could happen to this level. >> reporter: it's a black eye on the university and its legendary 84-year-old coach. >> joe paterno! >> reporter: who may be forced to wrap up his last season with the nit 18 lions -- nittany lyannes. -- lions. >> paterno says his father plans to

syracuse head coach jim boeheim backed off the earlier defense of fine saying the university took appropriatesteps in firing him last night. corinne redman, abc2 news. >>> another possible jerry sandusky abuse -- victim got in line e says he may have beenpossibly assault by the exdefensive coordinator. grand jury report issued when sandusky was charged this month list 8 possible victims. >>> city police are look for witnesss in a double shooting. the victims were found in a burgandy suv at charles and 23rd. authorities believe the shooting happened on east 22nd street and a 36-year-old woman and 38-year-old man were taken to the hospital. both are expected to be okay. >>> new video and information this morning on a fire that took the life of a 6-year-old boy. it happened early yesterday morning at a prince jarnlg's county town -- george's county town. one relative escaped. >> tragically, a 6-year-old male succumbed to his injuries a short time after arriving at the hospital. however the two adult females one in the 30s and one in the 60s, were resus tatted enough to be transported -- resuscit

paterno said his father wanted to address the scandal earlier today but the universality canceled it. >> we determined that today's press conference cannot be hold. >> reporter: paterno's former assistant coach, jerry sandusky is charged with molesting 15 boys over an eight-year period. paterno said that he saw sandusky assault a young boy in a locker room shower in 2002. the coach told administrators, as the law requires, but they failed to alert authorities. law enforcement is determining whether paterno had a legal obligation to do more. >> reporter: paterno, during his six decades of coaching, he's won two national championships and pushed his players to succeed on and off the field. >> reporter: matt millen played in the late 60s and 70s. >> it's pretty disturbing. >> reporter: millen was also at the charity sandusky started for kids, and is where they said he started. >> makes you sick. to see that this could happen at this level, if, in fact, that has happened. >> reporter: it's a black eye on the university and its legendary coach, who may be forced to wrap up his last season

jim boeheim backed off earlier defense of fine saying the university took the appropriate steps in firingc2 news. >>> investigators didn't find smoke alarms in a house war 6- year-old boy died in fire. it happened early yesterday morning. one relative escapeed and two other women were resuscitate and rushed to the hospital. cause remains under investigation. >>> there was nothing jolly about a snowman during the weekend a man dressed up as frostity snowman was arrested during the annual christmas parade in chestertown. 52-year-old kevin walsh is accused of scuffling with police and kicking in a -- at a police dog. it went down because they tried to escort him away from the crowd. walsh says he was wrongfully arrested and says an officer hassled him after remarking about the police dog's presence. >>> a deadline for the wall street protesters to vacate the encampment outside los angeles city passed. they appear to be staying put. we have been showing you throughout the morning sherrie johnson is live here in baltimore with a look at what protesters what they are saying about it this mornin

university u.c. berkeley graduate student alex the bernard joined me earlier to talk about it from . it's the open university interest sponsor two things one of which is a proposed eighty one percent tuition hike which would certainly be the death of public education in california and then the second reason we called for the strike today in the open university today is in response to police violence that was visited upon. on arms peaceful protesters including myself last wednesday night i was. trying to found the u.c. berkeley campus yet so we've been incredibly clear about what we're trying to achieve and we have very specific demands they're brought to man they're very specific one thing we want is we do not want to see an eighty one percent swishing hike instead we want the u.c. regents who are individuals who run the university of california system we want them to endorse the refund california initiative which would put a tax on the wealthiest and on the banks that would replace the money that's been lost for public bonding and education in addition we want to real response from t

university has done so. >> belva: well, this week there were more hikes. >> there were. the trustees raised tuition 9%. that was on top of 12.5% earlier this summer. in all, i think for both university systems, the price of the undergraduate year is three times what it was ten years ago. at the same time, executive compensation has increased because new executives come in and they get higher packages. there was one that got $100,000 more than predecessor at san diego state. and so, students are i think calling this an attack. it is the republicans in the legislature that says we won't raise taxes. but the students are saying what do you think this is. you are raising taxes on us by raising tuition. >> you say they usually tell people to come here to complain. do you think they were caught a little flat footed this week? they did nit closed doors and now they say vote again on the tuition hike. were they somewhat flat footed by the reaction from this crowd? >> i think they knew there would be something. they didn't know how violent it was going to get. when student protesters and a group called refund california stood up and made the demands, they w

this is it due to an earlier car fire right at university. see stretches of red and yellow on the screen. speeds drop down to about 25 mi. per hour. if this is your commute, attack on an extra 10-12 minutes or, use interstate 280 as an alternate. as we take it look at the bridges, we are no longer falling in the dense fog advisories. we have a second backup at your approach to the bay bridge. the metering lights are still cycled on the traffic is moving smoothly up the incline and across the upper deck. there are no problems or delays in either direction. a live look at the golden gate bridge shows a little bit of sunshine in the traffic moving at top speeds. >>mark: we are watching a gangbuster day on wall street, the dow jones is up over 400 points to 11,970. the nasdaq is up 88 and the s&p is up 41. the snb is over the 1200 mark. earlier this morning, we spoke to david calloway from marketwatch who explained several reasons for those high numbers. >> along with the fed move and the central bank move, this is the biggest three day rally the

university of miami. she was h h s secretary under president bill clinton. they were in conversation together. this was earlier in the month at the university of miami. here is condoleezza rice. >> it is one thing to learn about history in the classroom and another to abort these lessons up close and personal. one of the twenty-first century's chief architect of american foreign policy, the cobb leaders of the lecture series established by ambassador cobb, to the memory of her husband chuck cobb's fiftieth birthday. might send a birthday present. please join me recognizing soo and chuck for 25 years of providing the university of miami community with the opportunity to host insightful and provocative leaders from all walks of life. [applause] i also wanted the students to thank them for donating 300 of secretary rice's very big books which were given to the first three hundred students who attended this year's event. [applause] now, university takes no credit for doing this. i want to thank mitch kaplan of books and books. the university met with him recently to discuss launching a new partnership to bring spe

. >> reporter: earlier in the day, the university canceled paterno's press conference. his former assistant coach, gary dan sandusky has been charged with sexual assault on boys. paterno has been criticized for not going to police after he saw sandusky harassing a boy in the showers. paterno's son says his father has no intention of resigning. >> there's been no contact from university other than, we're coaching football. >> reporter: during his six dekid cades of coaching, -- decades of coaching, he's won two championships and pushed his players to succeed on and off the field. >> matt millen played for penn state and was on the board for second mile. that's the charity sandusky started for at-risk kids and where he targeted his victims. >> it make you sick to see that this could happen to this level. >> reporter: it's a black eye on the university and its legendary 84-year-old coach. >> joe paterno! >> reporter: who may be forced to wrap up his last season with the nittany lions. in state college, pennsylvania, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: the coor

you as police in riot gear have clashed with student protesters at the university of california berkeley after earlier refused to dismantle their camp tans were put out following a march against tuition fee increases for students several activists were arrested and one protester told r.t. some were and discriminately by police with the times. police approached with full force right here and tongs we don't want. to use their tongues for the job was in the stomach and there is a very good. point people to look for and then remember with their mates that there were talks as there on the floor. they were there for if you'll cross the line and arrest him there are people that weren't doing anything. they had me on the arms on the torso in the stomach and they arrested more students and. students the reviewer yelled that we were nonviolent peaceful protesters but they were extremely real in their attack it's with their sticks many people were injured i heard one professor festers our university was was protesting and she's in the hospital and. well this rally in berkeley is part of the occupy wall street mo

earlier this month. >>> back here at home. syracuse university has fired long-time associated head coach bernie fine, as police investigate new allegations that he sexually abused a third boy. the latest accuser, who is now an adult, said fine molested him nine years ago in a pittsburgh hotel room. one of the first reported victims, syracuse ball boy, bobby davis, has released an audiotape recording of a conversation he had with bernie fine's wife, lori. the call suggests lori was concerned her husband was preying on children. >> i don't know everything that went on. you know? i know everything that went on with him. maybe that he's not aware of. but he had issues. he had trusted somebody he shouldn't have trusted. bernie is also in denial. i think he did the things he did. but somehow through it all mental telepathy. >> do you think i'm the only one he's ever done that to? >> no. i think there might be more. there was something about you. >> i was wondering like why. >> davis recorded that phone call and provided it to espn. espn's show "outside

syracuse head coach jim by a mimeheim backed off earlier defense of fine saying the toon -- the university took appropriate steps in firing him. corinne redman. >>> a man who assaulted a flight attendant is expected to be in court. deadline for the wall street protest to vacate the encampment outside los angeles city has passed. this is a live look of what's going on in los angeles. it a-- they appear to be staying put. sherrie johnson is live with a look at what protesters are saying this morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. we are here in downtown baltimore. and let me tell you. we have occupy baltimore behind me. you can see they are a tent city and they have been here for two months now. but as you said, the occupy los angeles group, that he had midnight deadline where they had to clear out a city hall and, of course, as you know, the deadline has come and gone and about 100 demonstrators are still out there and the atmosphere with a celebratory around the l.a. camp. organizers led chants with a bullhorn and los angeles mayor says police will not immediately begin making a

university in cairo. police arrested the three earlier this week and accused them of throwing firebombs at security forces during violent protests in cairo. the students insist they were just watching. thursday morning brought relative calm to the streets of cairo. police and protestors agree to a truce that muslim clerics negotiated. a temporary break after five full days of street fighting that has left more than 30 people dead. the demonstrators want egypt's military to transfer control of the country to a civilian government. officials here in washington are quietly urging egypt's military make sure elections happen on schedule. voters there are supposed to choose a new parliament monday. with violence still gripping parts of the country, demonstrators fear the military will ignore the advice and postpone voting. but egypt's ruling general told reporters today the elections will happen monday. but the military will not step down from power despite pressure from the tens of thousands of people gathered in cairo's tahrir square and across the country. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> the c

that goes back to my comments earlier about the need for universities such as this one to be in the forefront to help our country lead with innovation. that goal occurs in the context that makes a difficult outlook for the country. all of us know that we are generating deficit or dollars and have done so for the last severayears. we are being forced to choose priorities. research is a priority. there will also be the necessary decision making as those dollars flow. that is a decision that we are just about in the process of nsidering -- what will be the structure of research grants going forward? what will that be? as we look to some of our competitors abroad, there is a mindet of centralizing research grants and research, allow for easier priority making, allowing for more focused research dollar grants. in our country, we have seen a proliferation of a lot of innovation. it is not just one university, obviously. we have a much more entrepreneurial, competitive research in farming in this country. -- research environment in this country. we will continue to try to assess whether or not we ar

against iran's influence in the region but mohamed so he may a professor at the university of southern california told me earlier that he questions the basis from which the u.s. is building its own argument. the tone of the reports of the agency has moved more decisively political directions for example. there as moderate abroad they did former director never talked about united nations security council resolutions and only talked about the technical issues at hand the new or the new reports by. year brings out the political issues that france which is not the job that they are you e.m.r. still because our task is technical and scientific it is supposed to inspect monitor and report about some of the various member states to the board of governors so in that sense the our. reports and tone have moved in a very decisively political direction which in my view actually has the credibility of i.a.e.a. because as a as i said the task of the agency is not to talk about political issues and leave them alone for united nations security council and the international community rather just talk about the technical issues t

>> reporter: earlier today, there was a release from the university saying that coach boeheim would have nothing more to say about the matter. there is chatter he may be releasing a statement later in the evening. >> all right, mark schwartz, thank you so much. >>> we turn to the economy now, and to record numbers coming in from the holiday weekend. shoppers spending $52.4 billion in stores and online since thanksgiving day. that's up more than 16 % from the $45 billion a year ago. so, what kind of deals drove the buying and is it an indicator of things to come? here's abc's bazi kanani tonight. >> reporter: this season of giving is starting off with record spending. >> it felt like we had a little bit more room to buy more gifts this season. >> what i call frugal fatigue. >> reporter: shoppers clamored for black friday bargains. they took advantage of early sales, spending nearly $11.4 billion on friday alone. 226 million people shopped in stores and online over the weekend, up from 212 million last year. and many of those who braved the crazed crowds weren't even shopping for others. >

while earlier i spoke to professor from the chinese university of hong kong and he told me political reasons in the us are driving washington's criticism on. it created the difficult days before the us had to raise employment rates. the current the difficulties of the us government creating jobs the fact that the us has lost the compared to its competitive advantage in most of the traditional manufacturing industry so you hear china reduce their its exports to the us by increasing its. other low wage emerging market to countries to quit the stampede to repress china so these kind of debate i think the chinese leaders are quite clear minded upholding that can you think first the national interest of the u.s. presidential election is approaching and. that case the chinese economy and they can use the currency you are used to ask a. scapegoat for you as a difficult economic difficulties again so recent thread that's why i mean the. theory i cannot gain. asia pacific leaders in hawaii were also keen to shield themselves from the fallout in the euro zone in europe itself it's all change a

they all attend cairo university and arrested earlier this week. but today an egyptian court issuing an unexpected order to release those american students. the mom of one of the young men telling the associated press the news of their release is the best thanksgiving gift possible. and now we move to iran. where a state-run news agency today is quoting a lawmaker there who says officials have arrested 12 cia agents. a cia spokesperson declining to comment on the situation except to say the agency does not discuss such allegations. but iran has made similar claims like this before without offering any sort of proof. and it comes at a time of growing international pressure as you may know for iran to stop its nuclear program. iran insisting that program is not for weapons but for power and medical technology. joining us by phone now, fox news national security analyst k.t. mcfarland to talk more on this. she has worked in several administrations, including that of former president ronald reagan. k.t., you are with us? >> yes. >> iran says it has rou

at cornell university earlier this summer a student died of alcohol poisoning there.event and it was part of fraternity hazing that he was forced to drink copious amounts of alcohol. she says that's what led to his death. then last year at rutgers university there was a sorority that put one of its chapters there on suspension because of alleged hazing there. they didn't give details about what the hazing was in that case but there were details at tulane university back in 2008, an event there where police said that pledges were poured -- they had hot water poured on their backs, cayenne pepper, vinegar, things that burned them. that led to some hospital visits there. i'm talking about events that happen at fraternities and sororities, but it is not just limited to them. it is clubs, organizations, private, public campuses, military colleges, all over the place. >> carl, why is it that students still have the hesitation to come forward,er that kind of slow in trying to help their fellow students and report these things? >> there is a national study of student hazing b