many of them had voted for ahmed shafiq and others for clomid -- mohamad mursi. people here and really do feel this is their last chance to have their voices heard. it remains to see what will happen in the hours ahead, but certainly analyst i have spoken to since the election results renounced said that it has become clear that the candidates have to reach out to these young people, the liberals, the people who took part in the revolution, to reassure them that they are not going to have some kind of agenda for the country that will exclude them. to show people here that they must include people that might appeal more to them. >> the result from the first presidential election show that the muslim brotherhood candidate won a first-round 23.4% of the vote. shafiq came in second with 1% less. >> the electoral commission speaks, but there are no surprises. four days after polling, investment -- they investigated a number of complaints and rejected them all. >> the commission has rejected for appeals because they were not based on reality. >> egyptians now face a st

they said they do not like ahmed shafiq, the former member of the mubarak regime. at the same time they certainly do not want the muslim brotherhood who is going to base the egyptian state on islamic law. >> some people are already chanting, "down with the next president." >> stephen: yes, down with the next president! hey hey! ho ho! tbd has got to go! [ laughter ] this may look bad, but there's nothing to worry about. look at the facts: nobody likes either candidate, angry protesters are screaming in the streets, and only 46% of registered voters went to the polls. which means egypt has finally achieved american-style democracy! [ laughter ] fork america! -- for america! because democracy isn't about getting everything you want! it's about not getting most of what you don't want! egyptians understand this. look at the sphinx. that was a compromise between voters who opposed a giant statue of a man and voters who opposed a giant statue of a cat! [ laughter ] that's what we americans are going to do this fall. in november, we'll go to the polls, hold our nose and p

. >> for those -- ahmed shafiq represents everything they have been fighting against. he is a former fighter pilot, like mubarak himself. both military credentials have gained him the trust of many voters, who say this is exactly what egypt needs. >> i did not want him to win in the first round. i wanted to be ahmed shafiq, so that the total authority is not just in the hands of the muslim brotherhood. the brotherhood are not good. i voted for them in the parliamentary elections, but there needs to be a variety. >> whoever the president will be, he will have a long list of demands. high on that list are security and the economy. the constitution has not yet been written, he will first need to know what actual powers he will be able to exercise in egypt. >> nearly a third of the olympic games tickets had been made available to the british public earlier this week. that means there is now a real prospect for the first time since it went on sale last year that belonged in games will not be sold out. the organizers are expected that all tickets would be snapped up quickly

hundreds ransack ahmed shafiq's headquarters. thousands have gathered in tahrir square. a brutal massacre in a syrian town. >> 13 children are among 19 killed in a shopping mall fire in qatar. a special report on the tax taking place in the country that will affect the championships next month. >> it is to block in the morning here in london. broadcasting here in america and around the world, welcome to newsday. >> egyptian protesters have attacked the campaign headquarters in cairo of the presidential candidate shafiq. at several hundred people ransacked the building tearing up posters and smashing the building. it came just hours after final election results. this was the scene at tahrir square a short time ago. it will remember it was at the center of protest leading to the fall of hosni mubarak last year. hundreds remain in the square, protesting against the run of results, saying they neither want to return to the old regime nor religious rule of the muslim brotherhood. earlier we got this update from tahrir square. >> earlier in the day i was here in tahrir square

brotherhood candidate mohammed mursi will stand against a longtime associate of the mubarak regime, ahmed shafiq. the runoff is scheduled for june 16 and june 17. >> the bond markets are rocking today. interest rates on italian debt -- and spanish that have hit new highs. >> the spanish government says the country may use more sovereign debt to recapitalize the bank its director has asked the rescue fund for billions for losses on residential mortgages. >> bankia has told the government it needs another 19 billion euros. the government says it will come up with the cash, but just how is far from clear. because the bar wing is allred -- the cost of borrowing is already soaring. this is more than spain spends on education each year. many say the money is going to the wrong hands. >> this money comes from taxes taken from people at the bottom. those on top do not have to cut back on anything. >> i don't think it's right for us to pay the debts of a private company whose managers produced the debts. no, i do not think it is fair. >> and the government may have to find more money to keep other banks

other strong cteer a ahmed shafiq a former air force commander an prime minister and amr moussa. he's a former foreign minister and secretary-geral. egyptians voted in parliament e econbeeeas november and january. islamic parties won the largest share of votes. threlt of the votes should be known within the week. no one is likely to win a majority. so the first andecdla finishers will face each other next month in a no. e winner is to become egypt's first clearly elected president. tomoko yaguchi, nh world, cairo. >>> saudi arabia is one of the most conservative arab nations, especially when it comes to women's place in society. they have been long been banned wkn e service sector. but change is coming at least whent meto sling underwear. >> reporter: from the shopping mall, saudi arabia is a man dominated society in eryway. >> translator: women should defer to their husbands. >> translator: islam teaches that women belong in the home. >> reporter: jeddah is one of saudi arabia's commercial cities and intshoing malls all the sales people are all men. seven years ago it became leg

the leading secular candidates include mubarak's former prime minister ahmed shafiq, who insisted he was his own man-- then, and now. >> i worked for myself. i worked for my family. i worked for the big family of egypt not for someone or for the regime. i am serving egypt, egypt and egypt. >> ifill: former foreign minister amr moussa is also a veteran of the mubarak years, but says he firmly supports egypt's turn to democracy. >> ( translated ): this is a good start for the second republic and if god wills it the majority of votes will bring the right president to egypt. >> ifill: many of those votes were expected to be influenced by rising concerns about crime and the economy. >> ( translated ): regardless of the fact that mubarak was corrupt, life was easier, life was a lot cheaper. >> ifill: and no matter who wins, it remains unclear whether the losers will accept the outcome and whether the ruling military council will readily cede power. voting lasts through tomorrow, with a runoff likely in mid-june and a winner announced june 21. for more on today's historic election, we turn

and other strong contenders are ahmed shafiq, a former air force commander and prime minister and amr moussa, an arab league secretary general. >>> voters expect to hear the results by next tuesday. none of the candidates is likely to win a majority. the candidates who finish first and second will head to a run-off next month. >>> many voters considered security and the economy when they made their choices. but many female voters care more about equality. they won freedoms in recent years and they believe a victory by an islamist candidate would put those freedoms in jeopardy. tomoko yamaguchi reports from cairo. >> reporter: support is growing for the muslim brotherhood. the group's leader, mohamed morsi, is leading the presidential race. during campaigning, he advocated building a nation based on islam and repeatedly made remarks about restricting women's rights. his remarks posted on the internet are also proving controversial. >> reporter: in parliament, islamist lawmakers are submitting bills about women. including one that would limit the rights. the secular policies adopted by

protest efrs attacked ahmed shafiq's office just hours after they announced he will head into the run-off. he'll face mohamed morsi. they ran an announcement that sparks demonstrations across the country. many young voters protested last year in tahrir square to demand the removal of president hosni mubarak. they are upset his prime minister is a contender to replace him. morsi finished on top in the first round. he won more than 24%. shafiq came second. the run-off campaign is expected to be a divisive showdown between the islamist and the secularist reminder of the old regime. >>> kofi annan is trying to salvage his plan to end the violence in syria. the joint envoy of the u.n. and arab league hopes to meet later in the day with president bashar al ashaud. assad. annan returns to damascus. they killed more than 100 people. many of the casualties were women and children. >> our goal is to stop the suffering. it must end, and it must end now. >> the government forces have not let up in their attacks. human rights activists say nearly 70 people were killed in the past two days. >>> police

they demanded the withdrawal of ahmed shafiq from the runoff. shafiq was the last prime minister under the deposed president hosni mubarak. >> translator: it wouldn't be right if shafiq becomes the president. i strongly oppose it. >> on monday, protesters set fire to shafiq's campaign office in cairo, after the election commission announced we would head into the runoff. the muslim brotherhood candidate, mohamed morsi finished on top in the first round. the runoff campaign is expected to be a showdown between the islamist and secularist reminder of the old regime. >>> kofi annan tried before and failed, now the joint u.n. arab league envoy is again asking syrian president bashir al assad to agree to a cease-fire and end his crackdown. the pair held a meeting in damascus according to syrian state media. annan wants to salvage a six week old peace plan, but his trip is being overshadowed by attack that left more than 100 civilians dead. government forces shelled the village of houla on friday. locals say attackers went after dozens of civilians, m

former president hosni mubarak's last prime minister ahmed shafiq came second with more than 23%. but no one secured an absolute majority, so the two front-runners will enter a runoff june 16th and 17th. protesters ousted mubarak last year in the swell of the arab spring. young egyptians spearheaded the uprising, but the youth failed to field a strong candidate in the presidential poll. the runoff campaign is expected to be a divisive showdown between the islamists and a reminder of the old regime. >>> people in japan's northeast are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster, but it won't be easy. they have to rebuild homes, businesses, entire communities. we'll show you their struggles and their successes on "the road ahead" every wednesday at 1:00 p.m. japan time here on "newsline." >>> japan's former prime minister is defending how he led his country through one of its most challenging times in history. naoto kan was in charge on march 11th, 201, when an earthquake shook the nation, triggered devastating tsunami and sparked meltdowns at fukushima daiichi. he gav

on one hand, former prime minister ahmed shafiq, the last prime minister to serve under hosni mubarak and the head of the muslim brotherhood here in egypt. he is the other candidate. many egyptians are disgruntled by the results that these two individuals are the final two. and so they went back to tahrir square yesterday. they also assaulted the campaign of prime minister shafiq. >> ayman reporting from cairo. thanks so much. i'm sure we'll be back checking with you through the week. >>> domestic politics. one year ago this week, mitt romney launched his presidential campaign. he can officially and will officially become his party's nominee by winning the majority of delegates in tonight's republican primary in texas. 152 delegates up for grabs in the lone star state. and romney needs just 60 of them to clinch the nomination. the general election fight is already well under way. marking memorial day, mr. romney addressed military families alongside senator john mccain at an event in san diego while president obama paid tribute to the country's fallen troops at arlington national ceme

ahmed shafiq. why are you voting for him? >> he has a good education and many things. >> you're not sure who to vote for? >> not sure. >> why? >> i do not hear well. i do not see well. i do not discuss yet. >> what do you want from your president. what is most important? >> i need one who has vision. >> these are also the numbers that matter now in egypt. this is the stock exchange in cairo, the measure of a country's economic activity. for many egyptians, that's what matters in this election. since the events of last year, the economy has taken a nosedive. unemployment is up. tourism the main exchange earner, is down. this trader tells me political events are what influences the market now. if the election runs smoothly it will have a big impact on the economy. indeed, the first truly open poll will determine what happens next in the new egypt. bbc news, cairo. >> an egyptian court has given 10-year jail sentences to five policemen for their role in killing protesters in the uprising which toppled the former president last y

one man is a former military person, ahmed shafiq.e may argue that he is not wearing the uniform now. that is another issue. it is still there. islamists, that is a big issue. the whole issue of this, we are going to be like what? usually people are asking, is egypt going to be -- i am asking a lot of questions. it is question time. i do not believe there is an answer to it. unless you have a crystal ball. the question is, a question or a challenge, how islamists are going to control this situation. if they want to monopolize, probably, that is what they want to do. how can they do it? that is the big question. who is going to do what? who is going to form the government? people say, the parliament forms the government. according to military people, there are some ministers who do not want to get rid of the department. the foreign ministry, defense, finance, and interior minister. they want the president to appoint them. what kind of power will the president have? will he be able to dissolve the parliament? another factor is, we have

and going to be mean muhammad morsi who is a member of the muslim brotherhood and former general ahmed shafiq. is this another case where we have to remain on the sidelines even though we are not happy about the muslim brotherhood taking control. >> you do see a movement toward free and timely elections which is what needs to happen. not everybody there is thrilled with the two choices including a lot of egyptians. but you are seeing some good omens. now, that you had a couple more of the candidates who got out of the race because of the last round you have the two who are remaining moving in a little more centrist fashion trying to get the vote and support of the other people. the most important thing you can't really move ahead in egypt until you have this settled. there has been a lot of complains about military council rule. this is the first step in making sure that it happens. >> chris: looking at syria and egypt and the continuing stalemate and looming deadlines in iran and we will get to that in detail in a minute. how much of a role will foreign policy play? >> up until right now it

muslim brotherhood candidate seen here on the left could face off against former prime minister ahmed shafiq on the right in the country's first free presidential election. there may not have been two more polarizing figures among the eleven candidates. some in egypt fear that either candidate could chip away at democratic gains made during the uprising that toppled former president hosni mubarak's regime. >>> saddened and shocked. that's how a vatican spokesman describes pope benedict after the pontiff learned of the arrest of one of his closest aides. investigators say that man stole and then leaked some of the pope's private documents to a member of the media. joining me by phone is journalist barbie nadu. hello to you. what is the scene like given this news at the vatican? has something like this ever happened before? >> no. this really is the first sort of breach of this magnitude of any kind of vatican secrecy. hundreds of documents were leaked that talked about, you know, many of them with the power struggle within the vatican. there were allegations among members of the hierarchy at

among the main contenders are mohammed morsi of the muslim brotherhood and ahmed shafiq, the last prime minister under former president hosni mubarak. results are expected on may 29. it's widely anticipated a run- off will be needed next month. iran's nuclear negotiations with the u.s. and five other countries ended in baghdad today with no breakthrough. the iranians insisted they have a right to enrich uranium. they complained world powers want to maintain tough economic sanctions, until iran gives up its nuclear ambitions. on the other side, catherine ashton, the e.u. foreign policy chief, had this take on the two days of talks. >> it's clear that we both want to make progress and that there is some common ground. however, significant differences remain. nonetheless, we do agree on the need for further discussion to expand the common ground. we will go back to respective capitals and consult. >> holman: in washington, secretary of state hillary clinton said the six-nation bloc will try to narrow its differences with iran in the next round of talks next month, in moscow. syrian governm

muslim brotherhood candidate mohamed mursi will face ahmed shafiq, the last prime minister under ousted president hosni mubarak. the electoral commission rejected allegations of fraud in last week's first round of balloting. what was left of tropical storm beryl soaked parts of georgia and florida today. the storm weakened into a tropical depression after making landfall just after midnight. but it brought sustained winds of nearly 70 miles an hour, along with bands of driving rain. no major damage was reported, beyond power outages. in new mexico, the trouble is not enough rain. a massive wildfire in the southwestern part of the state has burned across 190 square miles since last week. firefighters worked to contain the blaze on sunday, helped by lighter winds. they built a protection line around the nearest buildings, the privately owned ghost town of mogollon. and in michigan's upper peninsula, a wildfire on the edge of lake superior has blackened nearly 32 square miles and destroyed nearly 100 buildings. it started with a lightning strike last week. those are some of the day's major

right now for them to win, the election, you know, in three weeks between their candidate and ahmed shafiqthey're going to have to broaden the coalition. they understand there's a lot of resentment about shafiq. he's a technocrat and part of the former regime, the military like him. don't underestimate the importance of the military, not just organizationally but the fact is there are security services members and their families, extended members of their family have a stake, hundreds of thousands of people, possibly millions so he does have some support. but there's a lot of resentment of him and the brotherhood is beginning to play on that and they're going to try to appeal to the liberals against him and unless they do that, they don't -- they can't win. host: quick follow-up on hosni mubarak. did he expect the arab uprising? is this something he thought was going to happen? guest: no, undoubtedly, though. not in his wildest dream. even after the tunisian uprising started, he was just laughing at it, you know, this can't happen in egypt and the very fact that he was, you know, grooming

muslim brotherhood candidate seen here on the left could face off against former prime minister ahmed shafiqountry's first free presidential election. there may not have been two more polarizing figures among the eleven candidates. some in egypt fear that either candidate could chip away at democratic gains made during the uprising that toppled former president hosni mubarak's regime. >>> saddened and shocked. that's how a vatican spokesman describes pope benedict after the pontiff learned of the arrest of one of his closest aides. investigators say that man stole and then leaked some of the pope's private documents to a member of the media. joining me by phone is journalist barbie nadu. hello to you. what is the scene like given this news at the vatican? has something like this ever happened before? >> no. this really is the first sort of breach of this magnitude of any kind of vatican secrecy. hundreds of documents were leaked that talked about, you know, many of them with the power struggle within the vatican. there were allegations among members of the hierarchy at the vatican about corr

ahmed shafiq, the former civil aviation minister and hosni mubarak's last prime minister, won 23% ofherefore, they will be facing off for the second and last round of the vote, the presidential vote, on the 16th and the 17th of june. now, what's interesting is that for egypt's parliamentary elections which concluded earlier this year, turnout was a very respectable 62%. but for the presidential election for the first round, turnout was a somewhat mediocre 46%. perhaps reflecting a lack of enthusiasm among the electorate for any of the 13 candidates on offer. also perhaps suggesting that egyptians are beginning to weary of the frenetic politics of this country. for those unhappy with either of these two choices as presidential candidates, there's always the street. some supporters of the number three, the one who came in third with 20% of the vote, are already going into tahrir square. some people are already chanting down with the next president. i'm ben wedeman, cnn, reporting from cairo. >>> former president jimmy carter was a witness to egypt's historic vote. he led a group of ele

the other guy is ahmed shafiq. he's part of the old guard. hardliner. so nobody from the middle.he extremes, if you like. >> how did that happen though? i'm a little confused. you've got the protesters in tahrir square, who say they want democracy. half of egypt's 50 million came out to vote. how did the two extreme guys get the most votes? >> well, pretty simply, i want to make it clear the two guys we're talking about, the muslim brotherhood, who are all over the counting, they are the ones saying these are the two leaders at the moment. there's nothing official yet, about you they have a pretty good political machine so everybody is quoting what they're saying. how did we end up this way? essentially the easiest way to describe it is they were the moderates or let's say more moderate among the candidates, they split the vote. there were too many of them. people wanted mussa, some wanted a couple other guys that were more in the centrist line, so they split that moderate vote. >> mussa was the former head of the arab league, a moderate. >> moremoderate. >> what does it mean for