musharraf, he is accuseded of treason for suspending pakistan's constitution and imposing rule, that back in 2007. he says he was trying to stabilize the country. musharraf could face the death penalty. >>> south sudan's president has declared a state of emergency in this country where the spiraling violence is causing a humanitarian crisis. at the same time, there are peace talks about to happen between the warring factions. u.n. peacekeepers are trying to protect 200,000 civilians forced from their homes because of all of this violence. they are now living in these

and they are accusedded offing linked to the muslim brotherhood. and that's a group that the leaders have ruled to be a terrorist organization. >>> when we come back on aljazeera. half a billion-dollar is missing from the government of mali. >> mike hannah has more from the capital city. >> reporter: the modest high court in the capital is the setting for the corruption trial on an unprecedented scale. charges are being brought separately to individuals, and as many as ten simultaneous hearings are underway. it will be one of the country's polices and business people. the prosecution will argue that government computers were hacked into, and sumses of private money were transferred into private accounts, and the amounts are staggering. the country's president estimates that as much as 30% of the country's budget has been stolen over the past decade. it was president joyce bander that ordered the investigation that has led to the criminal proceedings, though evidence indicates that the widespread corruption that flourished under a previous administr

they are being accusedded to approve a new constitution, one that would undue many of the rules brought in under the proposed president. changing that some believe would give the military and political elite more power over every day life. >> yes to the institution and regard bring calm to the country. many people have been lost, and may god bring us victory. >> these are some of the changes. the military will be charged with appointing the defense minister for the next two presidential terms. several give the president more powers, including making it easier to dissolve parliament. the police too will be empowered with the creation of a new council comprising senior officers. critics say this will protect the force from civilian oversight. the draft says that the state is committed to the tenants of international human rights law. egypt's army chief cast his ballot at a polling station. >> this constitution is a reflection of egypt's current situation. along with the challenges egypt and the egyptian society faces. therefore, there's a great focus on free comes, rights, without neglect

. >>> prosecutors are expected to decide if a 14-year-old suspect accusedded of killing his older sister should be charged as an adult. the teenager surrendered to police yesterday, six days after his 17-year-old sister was shot and killed. investigators say the boy had been in hiding but did not tell police where. in an exclusive interview, ktvu talked to the young suspect's lawyer just hours after the boy turned himself in. >> what was his demeanor? >> well, as you can imagine, very emotional. you are having to say, you know, your last goodbyes if you will, which is obviously something that his sister did not get a chance to do. >> the attorney also disputes the family's initial reports that the boy shot and killed his sister because she bleached his clothes while doing the laundry. >>> it's a whirlwind of events as the first lady visits the bay area today. ktvu's sal castanedo is in san francisco where preparations are underway and joins us live with what the first lady's plans are during her trip here. good afternoon, sal. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. as you might imagine, when

musharraf, he is accuseded of treason for suspending pakistan's constitution and imposing rule, that 2007. he says he was trying to stabilize the country. musharraf could face the death penalty. >>> south sudan's president has declared a state of emergency in this country where the spiraling violence is causing a humanitarian crisis. at the same time, there are peace talks about to happen between the warring factions. u.n. peacekeepers are trying to protect 200,000 civilians forced from their homes because of all of this violence. they are now living in these makeshift camps. you see how tough it is for them. arwa damon is joining us from juba south sudan. tell us what people are going through now. >> reporter: it's an unimaginably difficult situation, suzanne, for so many here, especially because right before this crisis broke out, by all accounts, things seemed to be going well. businesses were coming in, wanting to invest here. people thought the worst was behind them. and then this violence just exploded, surprisingly across the entire country. you're talking about the refugees i

he doesn't talk about it, but he gets accuseded of orchestrating that. >> but no, look, for me, this is the right place to be because i'm not off with everybody's head. you think i'm off with everybody's head. >> nobody is off with everyone's head. >> that's anyhow not true. i know some people on the left who are off with everybody's head. >> but do you really think there are people on the left that want to make sure the middle class doesn't do well? >> we all agree. >> these platitudes -- >> the thing is, we have different ways of trying to get there. >> but i think the way he -- anyway, the opportunity argument is a good one. let's go through a couple of the things that he talked about, include m.y.r.a. >> m.y.r.a. >> what is it and more importantly, because i don't think anybody really understands, how does it work? >> the way it works is there's no tax benefit involved because you can't confer a tax benefit until congress goes along with you. it is a vehicle that companies establish in conjunction with the treasury that allows people to have an automatic amount of money set aside