he's been in israel, he is in amman and i assume he will go to cairo soon. you wrote a column in which you said "we will know this region before egypt and after egypt." tell me what after egypt is going to look like and what's going to define it and what's going to characterize it and who's going to influence it? >> well, that's obviously in playwright now, charlie. today was an important day. obviously i'm watching the news here from cairo, from amman, like so many jordanians. and, you know, the sense i picked up today just from my own reporting on the street with people and conversation with both friends and professional people is that the situation in egypt seems to be getting out of control. certainly the... you know, the beating up of protestors, the beating up of the opposition that's manifested on the street and the beating up of journalists. and what i think that's doing is frightening just a lot of people in the region and if a week ago there was a sense that this could really spread, certainly if egypt ends in a chaotic way that kind of democratic

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening from amman, jordan. the pro-democracy movement in neighboring egypt took a turn today. as die hard anti-mubarak activists held their ground refusing to negotiate in tahrir square, the formerly banned muslim brotherhood were at the bargaining table, winning sweeping concessions from the embattled government on everything from freedom of the press to a promise to end martial law. most telling, however, that was those deals were being agreed to by egypt's new vice president, not president hosni mubarak who it appears is slowly being squeezed out of the picture and out of egypt's future. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel remains on the ground for us in cairo and has today's new developments for us. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. the government today did offer major political concessions but the protestors in tahrir square are digging in and want more, but the longer this goes on, they risk alienating many egyptians who want both political reform and stability. >> report

ky from amman, jordan. we hope to see you back home in new york tomorrow night.d night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we want to follow-up on developing news we've been following all afternoon.

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meanwhile in the amman to anti-government protesters have been killed and dozens injured after supporters of the country's president opened fire outside a university in the capital sana tens of thousands of rallies across the country for two weeks now demanding the resignation of ali abdullah saleh the president who has been in power for over thirty years has refused to leave office saying he will step down only after national elections in two thousand and thirteen. the u.n. haskin down the libyan leader over his crackdown on protesters and cold for an end to the bloodshed u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton also described the violence as completely unacceptable r.t. is going to count as more from washington. the situation in libya has been critical for more than a week now the protests there turn out to be a lot more violent than they were in egypt or anywhere else in the way john but washington's we action as analysts point out has been as slow and cautious as ever only this tuesday did secretary of state hillary clinton come out to the press and call for libya to stop the bloodshed

lester holt is in amman, jordan.coming up in this half hour, lester, we're going to talk about lindsay lohan, her troubles continue this morning. there are reports she could be arrested for allegedly steeling a high priced necklace from a store. she is denying the charges. what could this mean for the troubled actress? we'll tell you. lester? >>> also, she's becoming the american face of the crisis in egypt, mary thornberry. she has been trying to leave for days. we caught up with her while she waited at the cairo airport yesterday hoping to get home this morning. we have a pretty good update to that story. we'll share with you in a few minutes. >> that's a good story. rvelgts >>> so nfl super bowl xlv cull minute ats tonightment are you going to be able to watch the game throughout? >> we have a split crew of american and then folks from the london bureau. so the americans will be up all night. our british friends will be sleeping well. yeah, we have a place. quet is if we can find decent nachos and buffalo wings. w

according to the couple's blog, they were heading to amman from there. the quest's home port is in marina delray in california. >> this is really a ransom case and i don't know how they're going to get out of it. very, very scary. >> in those waters, you're not that well protected so i'm a little surprised that they would even put themselves in that position. >> this morning the white house is assessing possible ways to respond to the hijacking which happened just days after a somali pirate was sentenced to 33 years in prison for the hijacking of the mersk alabama. >> if you drive around fremont in san jose, you can't miss it. we have got the snow to help us, san jose, 39 degrees this morning, that's pretty close to sea level, so you know oow hills getting close to 2,000 feet. quick tour here on the radar, you'll see scattered showers, yo n u ca see a few light showers meound san francisco and stiu s snow flurries across the hill tops there out towards the tri-valley. that cold air offshore is going to keep snow levels at times close to 2,000 feet, some

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judge the hotels church in new delhi hotel the mario babyhood tones her in collection ramona plaza the amman may. it was a movie didn't notice and it was punished with a precocious premise. three thirty am in moscow these iraqi headlines bro marines the alarm bell fearing a tidal wave of immigrants fleeing turmoil in north africa could overwhelm italy thousands of refugees have already reached the italian island of lampedusa with as many as three hundred thousand more feared to be on the way the interior minister is appealing to the e.u. to help provide resources necessary for such a large influx of people. the news of the proposed media fund outraged protesters in greece where a general strike is paralyzing the country fierce clashes rocked athens as thousands rallied against strict austerity measures many fear a new government will pick up the tab for sending aid to troubled middle eastern countries at the expense of their own population. and hiv patients in ukraine blame corruption and mismanagement for delays in getting a lifesaving drugs some are supplementing their treatment with alter

eighty her tones clearing collection ramada plaza the amman maidens photons pagosa medicine shift itas promised to taper cush promise. middle east fire protesters in libya burned government buildings amidst reports the country's leader has fled experts and politicians blame western involvement for stoking the violent unrest in the region. writing past wrongs washington jews want compensation for what they lost during world war two and claim their governments turning a blind eye to the crimes of the nazis who are considered a liberating force in the country's official history. and the u.s. is facing an increasing population of out of work graduates as the struggling economy fell by employment. law from our studios in central moscow you're watching archie with me and he said no way thanks for being with us it's six pm here in the russian capital five pm in tripoli libya where dozens of people have been reported killed in the capital overnight as violence continues to spread across the country key administrative buildings have been set on fire with thousands of anti-government activists

and in amman, jordan, people took to the streets in the seventh straight day of protests demanding king abdullah dismantle the political system and grant more freedoms. here in cairo the plan is for another big event here next friday, same time, same place, tahrir square. brian. >> ron allen in cairo. pretty clear what we're witnessing now in the middle east. ron, thanks. >>> we mentioned at the very top of the broadcast two health stories in the news tonight. one of them will make a lot of women take notice when they hear about it. it's about breast cancer and biopsies. our chief medical editor, dr. nancy snyderman, here with more on this. nancy, this is apparently needle biopsies versus surgical. >> right. this pertains to women who have abnormal mammograms or find lumps in their breast and need a biopsy. the study reinforces what they have known for a long time and that is most women can do just fine with a needle biopsy, but a report says more women are getting open surgical biopsies. in fact 30% of women are getting the open procedure and it should be no more than 10%. why does it

to step down after more than thirty years in power clashes also erupted in jordan's capital amman where government demonstrations according for reforms and abolishing the peace treaty with israel to protest. at least thirty five people have been killed in clashes with security forces are reported to have used forearms to disperse the crowds meanwhile in egypt people. once again gathered in tahrir square to celebrate a week since hosni mubarak huge pressure on him to quit the presidency the military council which runs the country suspended the constitution and dissolved both houses of parliament middle east specialist james denselow from college in london has told me there are no significant changes in egypt so far because the barracks associates are still in power. is interesting to see today crowd celebrating the successful ousting of mubarak yet this hasn't really been a revolution in a traditional sense mubarak's power structures his cronies are still really in a similar place as they were before this wall of battle. has been won the war over the future of egypt has really yet to be

as a result, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff will hold meetings in amman tomorrow with the jordan king. jordan is a close u.s. partner on the war on terror and a key player in the mideast peace process. after a visit to jordan, amman will lead to israel where leaders are worried mubarak's resignation could jeopardize the peace treaty with egypt. >>> and as the admiral heads to the middle east, president obama is hopeful for the future of the egyptian people. >> people of egypt have spoken. their voices have been heard, and egypt will never be the same. egyptians have made it clear that nothing less than genuine democracy will carry the day. >> the president made the comments from the white house yesterday. he went on to braise the egyptian military, saying it has served responsibly during the unrest. but he did call for military leaders to end the current state of emergency declared by former president mubarak. >>> come monday, the white house is going to have a new press secretary. the man formerly on the job, robert gibbs, left his post yesterday. president obama presented gibbs

victims and married couple and their two friends had been hijacked on their yacht off the coast of amman while attempting to sail around the world u.s. military forces had been training the vessel and trying to negotiate with the pirates but on tuesday they stormed the yacht after hearing gunfire over three of the hostages were found dead and the fourth died later from her wounds. ukraine's health ministry is under fire for failing to provide hiv sufferers with vital life prolonging drugs supply cuts are being blamed on government corruption country has europe's worst aids epidemic and is ati's election reports many hiv positive are resorting to risky medication changes just to keep themselves alive. ever since you learned the learned she was a child positive her life has been a nightmare and the last few months have made matters even worse a local aid center which had been providing iliana with medication told her that they no longer had human illogical serum for her three year old son dre also infected with a deadly virus when. they told me that i have to give my pills adult ones to an

a european citizen peacefully debating islam with a muslim is nothing unusual in amman to cultural country like france but it's a topic not always discussed in such gentle fashion i advise you not to burn the koran about your worried. about studying what islam stands for with learning how to play to know your enemy elizabeth supper to channel has been on trial in a vienna court on charges of making what is described as a hate speech against islam a left wing all strand magazine recorded and published a speech at one of his seminars lending her. i have nothing against people who want to practice their faith. but i would like them to do this in the privacy of their own homes your ideas she says are nothing new and when europe's political elite express them they are not prosecuted for the same views multiculturalism has failed this is nothing new and my group and i have been saying this for years now all of a sudden. and others come out of hiding and agree with us i don't know why but elizabeth subjects will proponents say she crossed the line here a speech is up raged not only the muslim com

saleh to step down after more than thirty years in power clashes also erupted in jordan's capital amman go on to government demonstrators calling for reforms and abolishing the peace treaty with the zero protest and violent to me there where twenty thirty five people have been killed in clashes with security forces police are reported to have these firearms to disguise the crowds meanwhile in egypt people once again gather in square to celebrate a week since hosni mubarak bostic huge clash on him to quit the presidency and lead the military council which runs the country suspended the constitution and dissolved both houses of parliament and leave in a british journalist and policy analyst says it's not clear yet whether the military is going to give up power in september. what we've heard so far is basically a military coup the question is whether the military is on the one scale by now of popular protest to hold free elections and on the other hand of course believes that it can to a degree controlled in other words that it can. see it can manage the elections in such a way that the ne

saleh to step down after more than thirty years in power clashes also erupted in jordan's capital amman where anti-government demonstrators are calling for reforms and abolishing the peace treaty with israel protests turned violent in libya where at least twenty four people have been killed in recent days and clashes with security patches police are reported to have used firearms to disperse the crowd meanwhile in egypt people once again gathered in tahrir square to celebrate a week since hosni mubarak to huge pressure on him to quit the presidency or the military council which runs the country suspended the constitution and dissolved both houses of parliament for more analysis on this let's cross live to middle east specialist james denselow he's from kings college in london james good to have you here on r.t. it all started in tunisia egypt was next then other countries so what led to this wave of mass protests all across the region and why do you think it's happening now happening. i think there are certain structural problems facing all these states whether you talk about their stat

victims a married couple and their two friends have been hijacked on their yacht off the coast of amman while attempting to sail around the world u.s. military forces have been training the vessel and trying to negotiate with the pirates but on tuesday they stormed the yacht after hearing gunfire over three of the hostages were found dead in the fourth died later from her wings. well let's get more on the continuing unrest across the arab world and in his recent article published in the wall street journal it would look back a writer and u.s. military strategist said that the removal of egypt's hosni mubarak would lead to either anarchy or coming to power and spoke to him to get more insight on this and that's in our interview next. edward luttwak thank you very much for being with us today who do you think pulled the rug from under mubarak and pulling the strings right now well spoiling the strings nobody's pulling in the strange because this is a crowd action crowd this is the popular insurrection it's not a revolution it's not a coup it's not some clever colonel who takes three plant

tyrants have killed four americans taken captive aboard their yacht off the coast of amman the victim's husband and wife and their two friends were attempting to sail around the world u.s. military forces trailing the vessel were attempting to negotiate with the hijackers stormed the yacht in response to sounds of gunfire and killed two pirates while securing the boat three of the hostages were found dead at a fourth died later from her warns. train services to peruse historic march a picture ruins have resumed following a closure due to flooding from rail line runs along the river that have risen following twenty days of heavy rain many people got stranded on their way to the popular attraction last year in early february flooding near the site kept it closed to tourists for two months. experts sound the alarm that scientific study is suffering find out why objectivity is being brought into question later on r.t.e. . the stress is nutritious and this is products on the price healthy eating. meat to test these toxicity allergenicity immune response lower nutrition and for environmental

to step down after more than thirty years in power but clashes also erupted in georgians capital amman where anti-government demonstrators are calling for reforms and then polishing the peace treaty with israel. protests turned violent in the area where at least twenty four people have been killed in recent days in clashes with security forces and police are reported to use firearms to disperse crowds thousands of mourners gathered in bahrain at the funerals of anti-government protesters killed in a brutal crackdown on thursday. for more analysis on all of this happening and developing in the middle east we're going to cross live to london where i have told the even joins us he's a british author journalist and policy analyst. they serving with us mr levin anti-government protests we've been hearing have been spreading all across the region why is that what do you think is the force behind these movements. it seems to be simply that all the governments in the region have failed to meet the needs and expectations of their people development has very widely failed or where it's occurred

pirates have killed four americans taken captive aboard their yacht off the coast of amman the victim's husband and wife and their two friends were attempting to sail around the world and u.s. military forces trailing the vessel had tried to negotiate with the hijackers the stormed the yacht in response to sounds of gunfire and killed two pirates while securing the boat three of the hostages were found dead and the fourth died later from her warns. train services to peruse historic march a pitcher rooms have resumed hallway enclosures do. flooding the rail line runs along the euro bomba river that had risen following twenty days of heavy rain many people got stranded on their way to the popular attraction last year in early february flooding near the site kept a close to tourist for two months while crosstalk is on the way but first it's the latest business news with. the start time for a quick business update on the shop rise in the oil price due to then rests in the middle east has raised fears the global recovery might be stopped in its tracks economists argue that high energy costs

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to retain the vast wealth mubarak family may have as much as seventy billion dollars stashed away amman each amal who is a professor at princeton said that mubarak's assets are most likely in banks outside of egypt possibly in the united kingdom and switzerland mubarak his wife and two sons were able to also accumulate wealth through a number of business partnerships with foreigners well they clubbed across the plunder together stayed together you know this is the global kleptocratic class and they are all working together there colluding as adam smith pointed out in any situation where capitalism is the prevailing economic model you have naturally a to propensity toward collusion and that's why you need very stiff regulations to try to keep these guys from fixing prices but all the regulations are now in the mid two thousand a lot of the regulations that were taken away in egypt it was deregulated and this is when the wealth and income gap just skyrocketed and it's also why the central banks of their money printing to feed the pockets of the kleptocrats of causes huge spike in food pri

fight they step down after more than thirty years in power clashes also erupted in jordan capital amman where anti-government demonstrators are calling for reforms and abolishing the peace treaty with israel protests turned violent in libya where at least twenty four have been killed in recent days and clashes with security forces police are reported to have used firearms to disperse crowds thousands of mourners gathered in bahrain at the funerals of anti-government protesters killed in a brutal crackdown on thursday many facts bird modded darrius. says that although the region is in turmoil it's hard to say just how fundamental the changes will be . these are revolts and not revolutions yet people's mindsets or revolutionary they want change they're fed up with these a revolt until the structures in place change it won't be considered a revolution so in order for a democratic position to occur people need to elect their officials right now we're not seeing that we're seeing the status quo in egypt the military state and all those things changed it's a formal change was the mubarak was

according to the couple's blog they were heading to amman from there. >> this is really a ransom caset of it. very, very scary. >> in those waters, you're not that well protected. so i'm a little surprised that they would even put themselves in that position. >> this morning the white house is assessing possible responses to the hijacking which happened two days after a somali pirate was sentenced to 33 years in prison for the 2009 hijacking of the mersk alabama. the price of gas continues to spike state wide, the average is 3.50, but of course we pay higher prices here in california and it is the highest level ever in february. in some parts of the state, the price has already surpassed $4 a gallon. political unrest along with state refineries operating below capacity have led to that spike. to help you out, we checked out gas buddy.com for the lowest prices throughout the bay area, in concord you can find gas 3.36 is the price you can pay. and 3.37 in try son. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," we will have all of the day's top stories for you, plus that extended weather

. >> reporter: the quest had been traveling from india to amman with a group of other boats but somehow got separated and that's what the pirates moved in. crossland said her family had been in constant contact with the navy. when they reached the vessel, they found all four hostages had been shot. crossland was told mckay was still alive at first but mortally wounded and ultimately couldn't be saved. now, crossland says that her aunt would never have gone to that part of the globe without doing her research ahead of time about the potential dangers. they're still hoping to find out more about exactly what led the yacht, the quest, to be right there. live in san francisco, tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >>> oakland police say they have a suspect in the robberies, recent robberies of five east bay women. each of them attacked after driving home from the safeway supermarket in the lincoln square shopping center just off of highway 13. luckily none of them was hurt, but they did lose their purses, their cell phones and of course some money. opd says the investigation is not over and of co

. >> suarez: when you look two steps to the east to amman and king abdullah firing his cabinet and looking ahead to a regime change there, are you concerned? >> no. i'm not. king abdullah of jordan is extraordinarily intelligent, thoughtful, sensitive, in touch with his people. the monarchy there is very well respected, even revered. i think there are many things that they can do and will do in approaching this that can meet the aspirations of their people. but, you know, i think secretary clinton gave a very fine speech in qatar a few weeks ago really on the cuss-of all this. she made it very clear i thought in very direct and candid terms that the middle east was facing the very challenge that has now erupted in tunisia and in egypt. i think that, you know, for some time many of us have been talking privately with leaders over there and occasionally publicly. last year i spoke at the islamic conference and similarly laid out thoughts about what was to come if there wasn't better governance, if there wasn't a response to the aspirations of people if they didn't work to address the humilia

guest: i am in amman, jordan, and i worked as a journalist. host: good afternoon and thank you for speaking with us. tell us what is going on in the jordan. the decision that was made to change the government structure, but of course not nearly as dramatic as people are calling for in egypt. give us the rundown. guest: basically the government structure has not been changed. merely the prime minister has been dismissed and his government. now many jordanians say they are not happy with the appointment of the ex-army general and ambassador to israel and they pledged to continue their protests. the reason they are unhappy is they say they see him as part of the establishment that has failed to bring about economic and political reform. they say he did not accomplish real reform during his last tenure in office during 2005- 2007. host: dale gavlak, now, the king of jordan made this move. is this something that will be able to preserve his leadership? guest: ok. basically, king of the bill up, the ruler of, seems to be above the political fray. ba

lester holt is covering the crisis in egypt from amman, jordan.g. >> reporter: it's day 12 of the protest and though the demonstrations have become more peacefulle f fuful for now, ver. president mubarak is showing no signs of stepping down. many of us have been following the plight of mary thornberry, a texas grandmother who's lived in cairo. she was telling us about living under siege in her apartment at the edge of the fighting. she loves egypt but is desperate to leave. we'll find out the good ending. a wonderful update coming in a moment. >> looking forward to that. back at home we are keeping an eye on the weather. will it wreak havoc on the super bowl? we have a live report from arlington coming up. and food fight -- chef jamie oliver is trying to change the way america's kids eat but school officials say the reality show may have another motive in mind and they are refusing to let oliver in the kitchens. we'll see what's behind the battle. >>> and how is this for a michael jackson impression? ♪ >> we're going to introduce you to an unknown

supposedly who told amman pour, -- told christiane ahmanpour, if i resign now there will be chaos and i am the trade the muslim brotherhood will take over. i said to obecause mark you do not understand what will happen. the mention of egyptian culture in this interview figured as a way to change the channel from issues at hand, issues which are crystal clear. we shouldn't miss the fact that mubarak has been talking this way for 30 years now, telling egyptians and the world that with his regime, they'll get stability and with the existing alternatives, his code word for the muslim brotherhood, they'd get nothing but chaos and ruin. it's a 30-year-old policy of fear mongering and this is the same message that's always been at the core of the regime's official cultural policies that i'll get to soon. it's also noted that this choice between stability and chaos links the attitude of lord cromer, egypt's colonial viceroy under british rule, who used to talk about the natives understanding only the whip, it leads to commentators here who talk about the muslim brotherhood as if it were some