>>vicki: all three students were studying at the american university in cairo. >>brian: some nice weather today. temperatures to date reached 60 degrees. this is the ice skating rink at the embarcadero. right now we have mainly clear skies in san jose with temperatures into the '40's. the rain will stay out of the bay area. fog will be a problem for the next few nights. dry weather will stick around for the next seven days. visibility is above a mile in most places. here is a look at fog tracker 4. the foggy eventually clears by noon and then completely clear into the afternoon. temperatures in the mid- upper 30's. mostly sunny for the afternoon. close to 70 degrees for san jose. here is a look at the 7 day around the bay. monday and tuesday foggy. a couple of nice days with chlorine free conditions. cooler as we head into the weekend. >>vicki: an unusual debate topic for presidential candidates. the subject of airport screening. at the center of the controversy, muslims and people of middle eastern descent. >>reporter: at airport security and who gets screens,

>> reporter: derek sweeney along with two other students studying aboard at american university in cairo were arrest on the roof of a university last tuesday accused of throwing fire bombs to security forces. today, he was on a way home. >> it was an emotional roller coaster to say the least. we are so happy that he is on the way home. he called us from frankfurt airport, letting us know that he was out of handcuff and no police. the other time, i could recognize his voice but this time sounded like my son. it was wonderful. >> reporter: derek and his family were not able to communicate with each other often. >> we spoke for 90 second the first time and a minute after he landed in cairo, he was on the pay phone and then we spoke for a few minutes on thanksgiving day. that their was a discussion and and a half. and then we spoke right after we found out that all the release paperworks had come through and they were going to be taken to the airport, for about another 30, 40 secs. so we really have had three very brief, four very brief conversations. >> now, the 19-year-old is grateful to b

of throwing molotov cocktails during a violent protest in cairo half the three attended the american university there and they deny any involvement in those firebombings also freed today and award winning documentary producer who was arrested while filming close to the interior ministry building in that city. >>is their life on mars? nasa scientists are now on a mission to answer that a brand new space rover named curiosity is set to launch tomorrow morning commission called mars science laboratory or ms cell is the most sophisticated vehicle ever sent to the red planet with the ability to detect signs of life after traveling 350 million mi. we will know the answer by august of 2012 coming up next with the bears' third string quarterback was doing before he got the call >>and live music this midday

they were all studying at american university in cairo and were accused of throwing gasoline bombs from a rooftop at security forces in tahrir square. forces who were clashing with protesters. a prosecutor said the young men denied the charge and said the empty bottles that were found belonged to their friends, not to them. after their arrests this week, the boys were released. sweeney's parents say they did nothing wrong and were falsely accused. the students are free and are already en route back to the states to their respective homes celebrating a be lated thanksgiving, certainly in more ways than one, due back late tonight, t.j. and in derek sweeney's case, his dad says he has no intention of returning to cairo to finish his studies. not a surprise there. >> that's it, they're done, they're not facing any charges over there? this is just an ordeal that's

and the last tweet yesterday, reports of tear gas being fired from american university cairo, university officials have started investigating. we just got off the phone with the state department official, who tells us that an embassy official, united states embassy official in cairo, is expecting to get access to these three young men at some point tomorrow. remember, it's after 10:00 people now in egypt. >>shepard: the real headline is they had a million people in tahir square, the biggest since the revolution and the roost the protest is the military government is not working and they want the military government to resign immediately and give the people's country back to the people. >>jonathan: two things: impatience and fear. impatience that the revolution that began in february has not moved quickly enough to new civilian democratic rule. and, fear that the military which took over in february, is trying to cling to power. so, we have seen a lot of violent rests. i believe we can also show you a live shot of tahir square, cairo now, where many are still out there, tens of thousands

. >> now, derek and the other boys were studying at the american university in cairo, i understand. were they in the wrong place at the wrong time when this happened? >> i believe so. i have not heard the full story. we spoke three minutes the first time, and then he was on a pay phone in cairo and spoke for a few minutes on thanksgiving day. there was a discussion and a half and then we spoke right after we found out that all the release paperwork had come through and they were going to be taken to the airport, for about another 30, 40 seconds. so we really have had three -- four very brief conversations. >> as we said at the tonight show, they were arrested on the roof of a university building another tahrir square. they were accused of throwing fire bomb at security forces. did they have legal representation and how difficult was that to secure for them? >> actually, one of the boys, i think their parents had got that taken care of from here. i don't know how that was. we were not in communication until much later in thegame with the other parent. however, our son and luke, his r

american university eagles charles henkel the star of this one. finished with 31 points. 74-73. >> go eagles. >> other team in action tonight, george mason easily over albany and george washington sneaks past austin peay 54-52. the redskins may have a little bit of trouble scoring on the grid iron, but today they spent time scoring points with fans and helping those in need of food in the holiday season. some teammates handed out 4500 turkeys to prince george's county residents today at fedex field while landry helped. they know it's time to get back to work although they helped today. >> we're going to keep fighting and we have to regroup. do it with meaning. go in and don't just talk about it, mean it. we'll take what we want. that's what it's all about coming together as a team. >> time to vote in a special playoff edition. your choices this week include south county, liberty at kettle one go to dc.highschoolsports.net. finally tonight, you know how you can always get the little added exercise walking upstairs. this lady took it to a whole new

and then in his last tweet yesterday, he wrote reports of tear gas being fired from american universityro campus on tahrir. university officials have started investigating. now, an american university spokeswoman has just said that those three were visited by a prosecutor and questioned today in the presence of an american embassy official. and we understand from the state department, shep, that officials are working for their freedom. they hope to see them again tomorrow. >> shepard: let's hope. jonathan hunt, thank you, on the latest in cairo. as we mentioned that there are troubles in syria. united nations cranking up pressure on syria to stop bloody crackdown on civilians. the human rights committee is voting overwhelmingly to condemn violations by bashir assad's government and call to the end of the recent violence. we have amateur video reportedly showing some of that fighting. can't verify it because the syrians won't let our journalists in there the u.n. estimates the fighting has killed more than 3500 people if the last eight month. today's revolution has more than 60 co-sponso

all right thanks for your analysis james walston professor of international relations at the american university of rome thank you well bankers may be making off with the wealth of europe and the u.s. but across in china expectations are very different even in a criminal community as max and stacey explain coming your way at fifteen thirty g.m.t. here's a peek. in china scolds woman for having nothing of value to steal so women in china woke up and found an intruder in her apartment in the middle of the night but rather than run away the guy stayed there he criticized her for more than ten minutes telling her she needs to get educated work harder in accumulate some kind of wealth before she gets old the man went on i am but a simple thief yet i have more than you so i thought this could possibly be jamie diamond he read that there was all the silver going to china and he was like a cat burglar around looking for some silver to meet a snake it short physicians well i think something a lot of the translation actually because the woman is actually sleeping on a mattress filled with us dollars and a

the men were studying abroad at an american university in cairo when something went terribly wrong. >> there was teargas everywhere. today claimed that they were taking us to these eight plays. >> and egyptian authorities accused the three of the rhine molotov cocktails. >> that was one of the scariest moments in my life. they did not have any evidence connecting as to any crimes. >> looking back, i have no regret that i went to the protests. >> both families and students are grateful for their return, just in time for a belated things getting. >> i am thankful to the back. >> i am happy to have them home. >>vicki: in a developing story, occupy a loss angeles protesters are running out of time as of this city imposed deadline to vacate city hall approaches. currently there are about 500 tents set up near city hall. protesters say they are not going anywhere. >>brian: a lot of fog around the bay area. high clouds are making it tough to see the sun at times. right now we are live at the bay bridge toll plaza. for tonight, look at the fog to develop. mostly sunny skies into tuesday. by t

three american students reported arrested just outside of american university. the families of the students in touch with the u.s. embassy hoping to get some information. >>> the deficit super committee is now a super failure. how will washington deal with $15 trillion debt? tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning. >> reporter: hi, laura. they're done. they're disbanding with no deal on the $1.2 trillion they were supposed to cut from the debt. president obama said if republicans would have just agreed to tax the wealthiest 2% of americans we could have had a deal here. his opponents are saying if he was more involved, then they could have gotten something done. they didn't. now we're looking at $1.2 trillion in automatic budget cuts. the defense secretary saying this could put a team in our nation's defense. we got in here before the automat tests kick in. if democrats and republicans can agree on another $1.2 trillion to cut, then president obama says he'll okay rolling back the automatic cuts. >> we'll closely be following this one. >> all eight can

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all three have been studying at the american university in cairo. they were arrested during monday's protest. they're accused of throwing molotov cocktails at security forces. a u.s. embassy officer was present when the students were questioned but the case so far has not been resolved. >> gop presidential hopefuls in decision 2012 tackle the nation's security and foreign policy in the 11th debate of the year. topics were wide ranging at the cnn showdown hosted here in d.c. at constitution hall, touching on everything from iran's nuclear development to u.s.-pakistan relations and cuts to defense spending. newt gingrich broke with his opponents when it came to immigration saying long-time illegal immigrants should stay in the united states. >> i don't see how the party that says it the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here a quarter century. >> well, during the debate president obama was in the crucial state of new hampshire to cam pan for reelection and for an extension of the payroll

were taken to a medical exam and the authorities will return them to the dorm rooms at the american university in cairo. they were arrested this week, accused of throwing fire bombs at security fortses in the violent protesting in the city. the students said they were just watching. there was pretty much calm in the streets there, the protesters and the police agree to a truce that the muslim clerics negotiated, that after days of protesting that left over 30 dead. the control is being moved to the people there and with violence in parts of the country, there is fear that the military will ignore what they were asked to do and postpone voting. they said that it will happen on monday, but the military will not step down from their places as the negotiating is continuing. >>> the five-day protesting was the longest since the 18 days that led to the down fall of that 30-year regime. >>> a russian woman was found dead in baltimore county in the bay in june. the police said she was murdered and her son could be involved in the death. no charges have been filed against anybody. >>> a lawyer for a fo

embassy in cairo for all of the things they did for us as well as the administration at the american university in cairo for all of their help and support. >> reporter: his classmate landed in st. louis late saturday night. square remained relatively peaceful saturday but protesters threw rocks at police outside of parliament when officials tried to break up a group demanding the military immediately step down from power. violence in egypt intensified and at least 40 people died this week. egyptians are preparing to head to the polls monday to elect a new parliament. danielle notingham, cbs news. >>> church and rescue teams are still looking for survivors after a deadly bridge collapse in indonesia. a suspension bridge collapsed during construction yesterday. at least four people are dead. 24 people are still missing. the crash sent workers and cars crashing into the river below. >>> right now us and pakistan relations are frayed after an air strike. nato aircraft suspected of hitting two pakistani outposts in one of the tribal regions. in retaliation pakistan ordered us troops to vacate an air

three boards go to different schools and were at the american university in cairo for a study abroad program. >> he is from the area. it is exciting. i am glad. go to these foreign countries and get into harm's way. >> george on university's president issued a statement -- georgeotwntown university's president issued a statement -- as you can hear from the voices of these boards parents, the families most of all are eagerly awaiting the return home. >> we're happy he's coming hoping. me. i know he was happy to hear our voices. he's just so excited about coming home. >> the boys have received a medical examination. earlier today, on twitter derrik sweeney's sister said the boys remain in a holding cell. they expect the release on sunday. >>> well, congresswoman gabrielle giffords made a rare public appearance on this thanksgiving day. >> she and her husband mark kelly held serve thanksgiving meals at a tucson at military bases. >> this is giffords' first constituent event since the shooting last jenrette. >>> american soldiers are marking this thanksgiving overseas. in baghdad, troops

the american university in choir row will study a bar program. dozens of people were killed in the protest throughout the past week. in mexico bodies were found in this van in well traveled area. that's mexico's second largest city. they were more in a gray van and more in a small cargo truck. in all the body of 20 vehicles were found in the three cars. police spokesman said message left with the bodies he wouldn't say what was exactly in that message. gun violence has gone up 200% since the gun war began back in 2000. >>> respect for human rights after -- excessive and unnecessary force against protesters. commission by they said used violence against civilians threatening rape and electrocution. 3,000 were detained during prolonged protest from february into march. >>> sad thanksgiving for one family and very important member of their family who wasn't there. plus how long it took for police to be informed when she was missing, that's coming up. and a fight come on a camera, one girl missing some teeth. she had nothing to do with it, we're goin

their classmates at the american university of cairo agree. >> i know them personally was that there was no way that they could have had those. i don't think they could have figured out how to get them. >> reporter: they are taking a stronger stand with egypt's military and the obama administration is calling on the generals running that country to transfer power to civilians now. that is what tens of thousands of protesters have been calling for in a series of clashes that has injured thousands and killed more than 30. the demonstrations took on new energy this morning. the protesters are upset at the military's decision to appoint a prime minister to head the next government who was part of has knee hosni mubarak's regime. the first round of voting is supposed to begin monday. >> today's rally against the military comes a day after one of the ruling generals apologized for the lives lost in the clashes with police. >> for three days the state fair growns turns into a winter wonderland for the festival of trees and they opened this morning. the 22nd year for the largest holiday even

and the attempt to hide it and now a narrower but deeply troubling scandal at a distinguished american university. what kind of person knows about the abuse of children and does not do everything to stop it? well, tonight, fingers are pointing at a man millions long considered a symbol of decency. here's abc's dan harris. >> love you, joe! >> reporter: tonight, an extraordinary show of support for joe paterno, the embattled penn state legend, his house mobbed by hundreds of students, linking arms, chanting and singing. ♪ for the glory >> with penn state, i'm proud of you. i've always been proud of you. >> we love you, joe! >> reporter: that joe paterno is fighting for his job tonight is an epic reversal of fortune for a man who built penn state into a national brand, charging to victory under the motto, success with honor. a man now possibly about to be cast aside by the very institution he trans formed. all for what he did or did not do when alerted to child sex abuse in a case that has parents all over america asking, could my child be abused without anybody ever telling me? the saga started wi

thank the embassy for all of the things they did for us as well as the administration at the american university in cairo for all of their help and support. my lawyers ted in egypt and here who worked to get my freedom. i am so glad to be back. >> the other two students and all are due to arrive in the u.s. today as well. >> still ahead -- an annual tradition much up to 34th street and it is a winter wonderland. were you 600 decorated trees and a gingerbread houses. >> the grant stays well to the west. at least for the time "although it may not feel like christmas, it looks like it on 34 street. residents looked on it like for what is called the miracle on 34th street tonight. in baltimore tradition that draws clouds record -- crops from all over. the lights can be seen each night from now until new year's. residents of hamden are not the only ones getting into the holiday spirit. the festival of trees is being held this weekend at the maryland state fair grounds. there are more than 600 decorate it trees, wreaths, and gingerbread houses and live entertainment. kids will love santa land where th

all three were attending american university in cairo on a semester long study abroad program and say they are innocent. porter was clearly happy to be back in the u.s. tonight. >> i'd like to thank the nebs cairo for all the thing thez did for us as well as the administration at the american university in cairo for all their help and support. and my lawyers ted and both in egypt and here who worked tirelessly to obtain my freedom. i'm just so thankful to be back. and i love to be in philadelphia right now. >> the other two students arrested with porter, derrick sweeney and luke gates are also returning to the u.s. from egypt at this hour. >>> syria is running out of allies. you can add the arab league to its list of critics. finance ministers from the league want to punish damascus for its crackdown on protesters. new video on youtube showed enthusiastic demonstration with syrians pledging with the league to hit the regime hardment something you don't normally see in public. proposed sanctions would include freezing government assets and those belonging to syrian officials along with

all three were attending american university in cairo on a semester long study abroad program. porter was clearly happy to be back in the u.s. >> i'd like to thank the embassy in cairo for all of the things they did for us. as well as the administration at the american university in cairo for all of their help and support. and my lawyers ted and both in egypt and here who worked tirelessly to obtain my freedom. i'm just so thankful to be back and love to be in philadelphia right now. >> the two other students arrested with porter derek sweeney and lou gates are also returning to the united states tonight from egypt. >>> the pressure is growing on the military to give up power in egypt. these are live pictures of early sunday morning in cairo's tahrir square. last february, this of course, was the site of huge celebrations when president hosni mubarak stepped down. but this time the revolution is far from over. there was -- this was friday, some video from friday. this seething crowd of people demanding that the military give up power immediately. and this time, they say they wo

the embassy in cairo for all the things they've done for us as well as the administration and american university in cairo for all of their help and support. >> tahrir square remained relatively peaceful saturday, but protesters threw rocks at police outside of parliament when officials tried to break up a group, demanding the military immediately step down from power. violence in egypt intensified and at least 40 people died this week. egyptians preparing to head to the polls for parliament. danielle noddingham, bay news. >>> a south san francisco neighborhood into a flooded muddy mess. the water main break happened yesterday. shooting a plume 60 feet into the air. more than a dozen homes flooded. this pipeline serves more than 2 million customers. everyone has water service tonight. investigators are trying to figure out exactly what happened. >>> a fire ravaged an apartment building. it will begin monday. a lot there with students. buildings and roads partially closed until the protests go down. >>> occupiers making scarves, hats, and gloves, a knitted for the sit-in. care packages. knitters s

all they have been studying at the american university in cairo. they were arrested during monday's protest. they're accused of throwing molotov cocktails at security forces. a u.s. embassy officer was present when the students were questioned but the case also a not been resolved so far. >> we have just six weeks until voters head to the polls for the first time in decision 2012. gop hopefuls tackled security and foreign policy in their latest debate. the show was hosted here in d.c. at constitution hall touching on everything from iran's nuclear development to u.s.-pakistan relations and cuts to defense spending. new front-runner and former speaker newt gingrich broke with his opponent when is it came to immigration saying long-time illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the u.s. >> the party that says it's the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here a quarter century. >> just before the debate gingrich led a new poll with 24 thrs, romney with 20% and cain was third with 17%. >

they were accused of throwing firebombs at security forces outside the american university campus in cairo. they denied the charges and we're told they are all in good shape, as well. >>> a warning from one of the bay area's biggest supermarket chains this morning. >> credit and debit card scanners at 19 lucky stores were tampered with recently. stores in the south and east bay areas as well as on the peninsula. sharon chin is in san jose with what lucky is doing about this problem. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is one of the lucky stores affected here in san jose. it's on el paseo de saratoga. for the nationally lucky has no reports of money stolen from any customer. lucky says it was doing maintenance on debit card and credit card readers in the self-checkout lanes and discovered that they had been tampered with at 19 bay area stores. the company did in the say exactly what the crooks did with the information. but lucky is warning customers to keep a close eye on their bank accounts. the card readers are attractive targets for thieves because they can store your car

how are we putting american universities at the top? >> let me respond by saying, american universities, and rice being in the premiere rankings, are some of the crown jewels of this country. if you think about where we are headed this century as a country and how we are going to continue to lead, we are going toead by being innovators. that innovation stems from the kind of efforts and research that is ongoing in places like rice. we have to be committed, as a country, to allow for an enronment for that research to continue. from a funding standpoint, from creating an environment for public-private partnerships, creating an environment where we can take that research and those ideas and innovation and translate them into commercialization, bring them to market. right now, what we are seeing is that that process has become too difficult in this country. as students, you're going to look for opportunity in jobs when you graduate. that same difficulty in translating that resource into commercialization exists for job-creators in this coun

eric sweeney, gregory porter and luke gates were studying at american university in cairo for the semesterhen something went terribly wrong. >> there was tear gas everywhere, and we were -- they were shooting bullets. then they said they were taking us to a safe play. we were hit a bunch. >> they were accused of throwing molotov cocktails as protests swept the square. >> that was the scariest moment in my life when i was in that room. i did faint. i don't know if it was before or after this picture was taken. they didn't have any evidence connecting us with any crime. >> the students say they went near the demonstrations to see politics in action. >> looking back, i have no regret i went to the protest. i went closer than i should have. >> both the families and the students are grateful for their return, just in time for the a late thanksgiving. >> i'm so thankful to be back, and love being in philadelphia right now. >> so happy to have him home. >> barbara hall reporting. >> many people returning to work tomorrow. >> leigh: a little fog tomorrow morning, and then tuesday and wednesday, th

we've called the american university of cairo a couple of hours ago.said they were involved in crisis talks, which suggesting maybe they are, in fact, the students are involved in this. the u.s. embassy here told us one american student, a female, was detained by egyptian police yesterday, and later released. egypt is a major destination for tourists as well as for students. so expect that there are a number of foreigners mixed in to the crowd of tens of thousands right now. carol? >> i'm assuming, ivan, the pictures you were showing of the young men, the americans we were talking about. where would they is been taken if they had been placed under arrest? >> reporter: i presume to some kind of a police station or prosecutor's office to be looked into that. and this is going to play into one of the trends that we've seen over the course of the last year. there's a lot of scapegoating of foreigners that often goes on, particularly on the side of government-controlled media, and that raises paranoia among the egyptian populist and sometimes has led to att

next up, my alma mater american university's school of communications. their investigativrertg workshop teaches students, among other things, how to focus on data journalism. their banking crisis stories really loyotoigeer. they've been tracking the banks all over the country and allow you to type in your location to see if your bank is in trouble, anlastly, columbia university, the school that answered the call of joseph pulitzer to train journalists, is now partnering with several w media sites, sites like the huffington post investigative fund. this partnership is already producing headliner stories. these universities ar attempting to bridge classic watchdog function with the best in new media tools. >> thanks, sonya. are you confident that given all this change that we're gonna have a strong, vibrant investigative journalism future, or is this something att e d the day, despite the experiments, is truly endangered? >> i think it's--there is a danger here. i really do believe that. i thk a building a new system, and it's not clear how it's gonna be p

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>> i study the middle east basically for my major at directional and the american university in cairowas basically history before my eyes happening less than a mile away from where i was staying. i fell like with my studies being focused on the area there's no way i could not go down and witness history in the making with my own eyes. >> gregory, you now a part of history, along with your two friends detained by authorities there. explain how that happened. >> well we were -- we started out in the square proper in tahrir square and right in that square area it's relatively safe environment. it's mostly peaceful. right around in a split second when walking around the square it becomes very violent where there's clashes with the police and there's distinct front lines going on, and so we started venturing around the area around the streets and all of that, and all of a sudden were at one of the front lines watching the protesters stand in front of the police, chanting slogans and demanding their rights. it was one of the most heroic things i've ever seen a person do, standing there wait

american university in cairo identified them as luke gates from indiana, derek sweeney from missouri, and gregory porter from pennsylvania. authorities claim the students were throwing firebombs from the roof of a university building. relatives and school officials say they are trying to work to free them. >>> president obama is in new hampshire today urging congress to approve the payroll tax cut extension, included in his jobs bill. the house of representatives is set to vote next week on the president's pleasant. so far republicans have rejected the jobs bill including its plan to extend and expand the cut in payroll taxes that fund social security. >> it's time for the folks running around spending all of their time talk about what's wrong with america to spend time roll up their sleeves to help us rebuild america and rebuild our middle class and give young people opportunity. >> without the legislation's approve of, the white house says taxes will rise by $1,000 for an an average family. the republican presidential candidates will hold a debate tonight a few blocks away from the

the american university in cairo has confirmed that they are american students studying here and haveined, apparently being held by the egyptian prosecutor's office for throwing stones or somehow being involved in clashes that have been taking place here. richard? >> a compelling evening. as always, compelling reporting from our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel. thank you. >>> nbc news is reporting that the penn state sex abuse investigation may be widening to include obstruction of justice charges. we're learning that the second mile, the charity founded by accused predator jerry sandusky was the focus of a secret contempt motion filed back in july. that motion was withdrawn after some missing expense records were produced. but sources tell nbc news that some records are still missing. new lawyers for the charity are looking into whether those records were destroyed to hinder the investigation into sandusky's relationships with children. those alleged relationships. i'm joined by "sports illustrated" senior writer john wirtheim. when you hear about this concern, this obstru

taken for a medical exam and eventually authorities will return them to their dorm rooms at the american 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 peopl

the three are reportedly part of a study abroad program at the american university in cairo. egypt's military took power last february after a revolt ousted president hosni mubarak. now, many protestors are pushing for a second revolution to force the army out. and tens of thousands are answering the call. tina kraus, cbs news. >>> coming up next, howard and the forecast. >>> j.c., a chilly rain continues to fall across most of the region. in fact, some areas still in the 40s north. look at the regional radar as we go to break. you can see the rain streaming in from west to east. i'll tell you when the rain will stream out of here and what you can expect for thanksgiving and the upcoming weekend. 9news now at noon returns in just a moment. >>> former fbi director louisiana-free is leading the -- louis freeh is leading the scandal at penn state. the university's board of trustees formed a special committee to investigate allegations that former assistant football coach jerry sandusky sexually abused eight boys during a 15-year period. some of the alleged abuse happened in camp

the three students are taking classes at the american university of cairo. now. and protestors are continuing to clash with military rulers now and insisting to hand over to civilian government right away. here's the latest from jerusalem. >> reporter: pay up in cairo. tips of thousands of protestors packing the square, calling for military rulers to transfer power to the civilian government right now. threatening a second revolution. if the request is not met. >> we're not demanding more than to set a scheduled deadline for the power. >> reporter: the military holding a five-hour crisis meeting with civilian politicians. the military appointed cabinet resignations was accepted. the discussions on the political parties and how to form a new civilian cabinet and the presidential elects moved up the end of june 2012. the chief of the military addressing the nation, arguing they were never looking to take over the country. only to serve it. but those confessions were rejected by thousands of protestors who were calling for those in power to step down immediately. th

the embassy in cairo for all the things they did for us as well as the administration at the american university in cairo for all their help and support. >> reporter: tahrir square remained relatively peaceful saturday, but protesters threw rocks at police outside of parliament when officials tried to break up a group demanding the military immediately step down from power. violence in egypt intensified and at least 40 people died this week. egyptians are preparing to head to the polls monday to elect a new parliament. danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, one of the other two students, an indiana native, just arrived home a few moments ago. as for derrik sweeney, he is expected to land early tomorrow morning. >>> tensions between the u.s. and pakistan are rising after nato helicopters killed 24 pakistani soldiers. pakistani officials accuse the u.s.-led coalition of firing on pakistan's army checkpoints in retaliation. today, the pakistan government closed a key order crossing that nato uses to move supplies into afghanistan. officials are investigating the incident. >>> back in bus