in the face of the term an unprecedented antiwar movement and military. collapse the nixon administration announced the policy of vietnamization and effort to shift the burden of combat to the south vietnamese army while american jets bombarded north vietnam from the sky. nixon promised that american ground troops would no longer be involved in offensive combat. this is richard boyle firebase pace two climbers from the cambodian border sitting in a bunker but it doesn't run the first captain a lot of people kind of wonder if anybody back in the world knows you were out here . like. two batteries or a tourist posters the grocery nobody we don't even exist. you just need a miracle ships we're not supposed to be in combat that's why the american army did nine hundred that they were there you know that far as america was before this i got there were no american troops on the border. it would be fighting for democracy . why no or if you all like to go back home the north vietnamese were had they had two regiments to crack regiments stoli surrounding the fire b

during those years he opened an unprecedented dialogue with religious groups. born in australia and is now a u.s. citizen and he's written an autobiography known as a glowing life. kim spoke with him. >> during his decade as president of the world bank he was a force to be rec owned with. while he was praised to help the world's poor, people were protesting against him for not doing enough, wolfensohn sparked an unprecedented international conversation about poverty and development. i asked him if he believes the united states has a moral obligation to help poorer countries. >> personally, i believe so, and it is the stated intention of just about every president to make a contribution on the field of poverty and on the field of development, and i think they make an assumption that the nation agrees with that. >> promoting international development is not only the right thing to do, he says, but the practical one as well. >> i regard it as a moral responsibility. i think also, though, in terms of peace and security on our planet it's important to have economic

in a cramped detroit hotel a new organization vietnam veterans against the war held an unprecedented investigation that exposed a much deeper truth i think the winter soldier investigation was to try to point out it wasn't really in defense of cali but it was going after the notion that the policies of the u.s. military created things like me lie ok but it was a policy it was both a written and an unwritten policy and the truth has to be told you can't duck away from the truth you can't lie and put up a smokescreen and say oh this is a the words they used back then an isolated instance of aberdeen behavior you are just coming home saying i'm against the war you're saying this is what we did this is how we did it this was a crime this was wrong helped people to really cross the bridge and to see us in a way that i think the anti-war movement had not seen g.i.'s before america went through went through a choke ok because they didn't want to believe that these things occurred in the name of the american people supposedly is supporting freedom and liberation and democracy throughout the

a native of these committees reflect the need and we have for an unprecedented collaboration during a time of transition with the challenges we are facing regarding budget deficit, local economy, and many challenges we are facing. i think it is important we have a structure that allows us to work together as well as we karen. i have just circled a letter to our clerk. i am pleased with the following assignments. our chair will be supervisor chu. the third member will be supervisor came, and starting on march 1, the temporary members will include supervisor wiener and myself. this will be chaired by supervisor avalos, and supervisor elsbernd will be the third member of that committee. supervisor: will serve as share along with supervisor avalos -- supervisor cohen will share along with supervisor avalos -- chair along with supervisor avalos. plan to use, supervisor cohen will serve second. at our rules committee, supervisor came will serve as a share. supervisor elsbernd will serve as vice share -- chair. these committee assignments will be effective as of thursday. next week we do not

this is an unprecedented opportunity and perhaps it is just what san francisco needs at this time and in our moment of history. ness an opportunity to come together -- this is an opportunity to come together, to roll up our sleeves and go to work on the significant challenges we all face. for the benefit of all san franciscans. i hope to move us past the labels that have pigeonholed us at city hall or at least to not be bound by them. because if you're a so-called moderate, then i'm a moderate. i've spent the past two decades trying to make this city work, to work for all of us. for its entire history, people have flocked to san francisco with their hopes and with their dreams. they've invested in this city, not only with their money but with their sweat and with their blood. i understand that not only do people need to flourish here, but business needs to flourish here. i understand what is at stake. what is invested here in all senses of that word. it's our responsibility to see that this investment isn't squandered. but with all due respect to the talent of many leaders with whom i

this is in the midst of an unprecedented scandal. >> you are watching bbc news. focusing on the royal image. we asked americans living in london what they think. the former head of europe's biggest entertainment company has been found guilty of embezzlement by a court in paris. they will appeal his suspended sentence. >> he was once the darling of global business. he took a water utility in turned into the media giant. he even called himself a master of the world. the purchase of universal film studios cost a fortune. the dot com bubble burst in he was ousted after the value collapsed. for the first time, he is convicted of criminal charges. in the court found that he deliberately misled the market about the company's's true financial position. >> we don't understand the steps taken by the courts. especially the advocation of public funds when nothing like to his pocket. >> it is an important -- >> the court was not unfair. the crime of insider trading. they used it for their own personal enrichment to the detriment of the company for which we are shareholders. >

australian military aircraft are flying in aid to areas affected by an unprecedented flooding in queensland. african leaders have been meeting laurent gbagbo but he seems far from agreeing to step down peacefully. cup to christians in the u.s. and europe are on high alert. saturday's suicide bombing killed 21 christians. the latest in a series of attacks. anti-terrorism police are investigating threats. there were clashes overnight with police and new checkpoints have been set up. >> even the slightest movement is agony. she was burned over much of her body. the nurses have to move her. it is not an easy sight to watch. in the next door bed, her mother it is suffering his -- her mother is suffering her own agony. >> whoever did this, they're not human beings. they're animals treate. >> the doctor shows me the bits of shrapnel. the bomb was packed with old nuts and bolts. this was the moment a little after midnight when the bombers struck. inside the church, the explosion near the blows in the doors. outside in the street was carnage. 21 allied dead. 90 others were injured. the church is sea

." >> an unprecedented event in tunisia. a new man in charge leads the country. a state of emergency has been declared. thousands have marched through the capital demanding his resignation. rick profile zine al-abidine ben ali, the man who ruled to asia as a police state. a very warm -- who rolled to an asia -- ruled tunisia. the death toll rises to 500 and many more are still stranded. prosecutors are investigating silvio berlusconi over a nightclub dancer. >> to asia is probably best known as a tourist's playground. -- tunisia. the north african country is just experiencing a dramatic few hours of political unrest. zine al-abidine ben ali was president for a quarter of a century. his extended family is spread in positions of power. he has fled the country and the people -- in a tv address the prime minister said he had taken over as interim president. he vowed to respect the constitution. >> icall on the all the sons and daughters from all walks of life and from all factions to try to be responsible and show unity. to enable our country which we love dearly to

with an unprecedented turnout. he is hanging on to power with excuses that are not acceptable. >> good to have you with us. do stay with us if you can. if you want to get clean, you have to pay. why cubans may have to stay dirty. a scare of poisoned eggs have escalated. thousands of chickens are being culled. authorities are trying to control the crisis affecting industry. farms are closed if they had links to the producer of contaminated feed. >> as a precaution, we closed because we found them on the delivery list where dioxin- related and that was used. >> the dioxin was detected on this farm in the north of germany. by the time of the discovery, 55 tons of the substance had been fed to chickens and more than 100,000 contaminated eggs had gone to market. >> the worst is the loss of rec- reputation. we're not responsible for what is happening. it is a mistaken whether it is deliberate or due to negligence is secondary. the damage to our images there. >> chemists were trying to pinpoint the source of the dioxin. o

all very different countries but in each an unprecedented level of popular protests. tinny jet and anti-government this -- demonstrations in yemen. thousands on the streets calling on their leader to leave. in egypt, demonstrations have run into a third day despite a security crackdown. we will have the latest from there. first, the tensions in yemen. >> sanaa, the capital. the protests echoed those from the streets of today's jet and egypt. a wycombe call to authoritarian leaders throughout the -- a wake-up call to authoritarian leaders to end corruption. it will not be easy but there is no denying the strength. >> we are saying no to continued corruption. this is our first move to reject this. the people will not back down. >> yemen is struggling with the unemployment and a stagnant economy. while sanaa is imperative -- well off, most live on $2 a day. most are run by tribal leaders. it has been an entrenched al qaeda base. the president has been in power for nearly 32 years. he has plans to change the constitution so you can stay longer. america has been urging lea

. >> this offers an unprecedented level of civic engagement and public safety. >> well, the cprapp is only available on the iphone but designers are working to make it available on other devices as well. >> stay with us. back in a moment. a throne for the tv... room for movies... your workout gear... non-stop football... it's a man cave! the boys next door will never leave. who says we want them to? >>> there is a reminder about our schedule tonight. state of the union begins at 6:00. >> we'll carry both the speech and republican response live four. they will be streamed live on abc 7 news.com and on the ipad app. >> coverage of the president's speech will then be immediately followed by a special edition of abc 7 news at about 7:30. >> and the focus of the remarks tonight expected to be about jobs, jobs and more job autos yes. >> world news is coming up next. i'm cheryl jenning autos from all of us here, thanks for watching. we appreciate your time and we'll show you a live picture now of the u.s. capitol.

we have been talking about an unprecedented situation and circumstance here. i am of the opinion that for an orderly transition of leadership, we do need a date certain. not having a date certain is creating confusion and uncertainty that we have right now. i would ask and hoped that we can understand what that date certain will be because that is compounding the situation that we have here. simply an observation. >> >> just to follow the questions. i love the way that supervisor campos asked his questions. sometimes you past the first part but not the second part because i know that you will know what the answer will be. if they ignore the two presidents that happened, if weakside to ignore all of that and try to appoint someone and declaring a date -- if we decide to ignore all of that and try to appoint someone and declare a vacancy, can you explain, if we go through that process and there is that proceeding.

we have been talking about an unprecedented situation and circumstance here. i am of the opinion that for an orderly transition of leadership, we do

it is an unprecedented 11 to 0 vote in the board of supervisors.mayor mentioned some of the many people that worked over their holidays to get this agreement signed. now the work has just begun. there's a lot of engineering to do. there's a loss of construction to do. in 2013, i believe we will have more than 14 teams. we have 16 teams here representing more than a dozen countries from around the world, contesting for the oldest trophy in sport, the america's cup, which is that last year in san francisco -- here in san francisco. thank you. [applause] [laughter] >> larry for in interim mayor. i like that. thank you. most importantly, we want to thank everybody in this room for all the tremendous support in bringing the america's cup to san francisco bay. it is because of our great city and our great community that we were awarded the solder. a big round of applause to everybody in this room. [applause] let's bring this to a close. thank you very much. the media, please report right across the way for a press conference. the rest of you can take a p

these are some of the retired military officers from britain, an unprecedented open letter complaining about corruption and lack of accountability. they fear if the king does not act the torrent of the public rage may sweep all before it. >> we are unable to control the spark. it is light -- like a gas cylinder. it will burst. >> we don't know what will happen in the future. we are waiting for our country. -- we are worried for our country. >> what has happened in tunisia -- in the beginning it was very small. somebody burned himself, he was suffering. you can see what happens now. >> for now, the king remains untouchable. the monarchy is a much respected institution although abdullah is not quite as popular as his father. his wife the queen is for many a symbol of all that is going wrong in jordan. >> look up the queen on the internet and you can see what a glamorous image she projects. the official web site really stresses her social role. if you go on to twitter, she has 1 million followers. but it is not quite how she is viewed by many jordanians. she is accused in private of being

this is an unprecedented opportunity and perhaps it is just what san francisco needs at this time and in our moment of history.

san francisco giants defeated the texas rangers, what followed was an unprecedented postgame celebrationtwo days later, hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets of san francisco to share in the glory. perhaps the most amazing video of the year captured by ktvu was that the mavericks surf competition. i'm sure as a series of maverick waves demolish stages and knocked dozens of people off of their feet leaving several people injured, none of those injuries were life threatening. that is a brief look back at 2010 and we head into a new year. in the newsroom, ken pritchett. >>> take a look back at the national big stories of 2010. the images that have captured our attention puts the famous people who died over the year go to ktvu.com and click a year in review tab. >>> they may call it the monster pothole that will not go away. on monday caltrans said it would be repaired by tuesday. now we're learning that the repairs will actually continue into the new year with lane closures on monday, tuesday and wednesday of next week on that highway to try to get the road shored up. >>> just

opposition groups joined in and protests on an unprecedented scale broke out. in a square in downtown cairo, more than 10,000 people called for the resignation of president mubarak, who has been in power for nearly three decades. they fought with security forces, and a number of people were either killed or injured. the egyptian government tried to stem the spread of the unrest by putting restrictions on the use of mobile phones and the internet, but the demonstrations have continued. leading to violence between dissenters and security forces across the country. >>> and joining us now in the studio our reporter who covers middle east issues. is the situation in egypt unprecedented? >> yes. in egypt large scale anti-government demonstrations are rare. when a rally occurs the government normally stops it using overwhelming force. several days, very unusual for the country. >> will the mubarak administration be able to contain the unrest this time? >> even if president mubarak gets through this hard time uses security forces, this unprecedented protest will likely

this is an unprecedented opportunity, and perhaps it is just what san francisco needs at this time and in our moment of history. this is an opportunity to come together, to move the city forward, to roll up our sleeves and go to work on the significant challenges we all face for the benefit of all san franciscans. i hope to move us past the labels that have pigeon hold us at city hall or at least to not be bound by them. because if you're a so-called moderate, then i'm a moderate. i spent the past two decades trying to make this city work, to work for all of us. for its entire history, people have flocked to san francisco with their hopes and with their dreams. they have invested in the city, not only with their money, but with their sweat and with their blood. i understand that not only d

. >> very different countries but in each an unprecedented level of protests. yemen is now the latest country to see thousands on the streets calling on their leaders to leave. on the third day of the egyptian protests, police have killed a protester. now the ruling party has responded to the unrest with an offer of dialogue. one of the leading opposition leaders has just returned. >> in a small town in the desert, young man joined the protests. one is shot. his friends could do nothing to save him. he died later. flying into cairo tonight, the nobel peace prize winner and would-be candidate for egyptian president. he said he would join the demonstrations. on the streets of central cairo, more arrests and more violence. authorities are conscious of tunisia where street demonstrations toppled one of the world's most oppressive regimes. energized arabs want more freedom. for more authoritarian arab rulers, the big question is, who is next? on tuesday this week, demonstrations started in egypt. they would like an end to 30 years of president mubarak's role -- rule

it was a historic world series win and what followed was an unprecedented post game celebration. two days later, hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets of san francisco to share in the glory. ken pritchett, channel two news. >> the golden state warriors ended 2010 on a winning note. the warriors lead the charlotte bobcats basics and with one minute remaining, stephen jackson put up a shot that just missed and the warriors held onto the win, 96-95. >>> new year's eve is more than just hot air for one woman. a zeppelin lady is getting ready for tonight's celebration. and will the wet weather hold off that we have your new year's eve forecast. and if there is no tv nearby, you can watch bakery a news at seven on your computer at ktvu.com. >> tomorrow tomorrow in pasadena, a day of football, roses and a parade. more than 40 votes will travel in the 20 second annual roses parade. one of the most colorful closers from the illinois state fair, if you a futures if you use an display of flowers, plants and seeds and other floats honoring 9/11 victims and paying tribute to rona

this is an unprecedented challenge for the authority of egypt's unyielding rulers. challenge they will find impossible to ignore. john ray, itn, cairo. >> one story we'll be watching closely. >>> and now, here's another. in russia today, officials at the highest levels are promising retribution and doing damage control after yesterday's deadly suicide bombing at moscow's busiest airport. our own stephanie gosk is in moscow for us tonight. stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good eveing, brian. russian president dmitri medvedev has postponed his trip, and has instead decided to stay here to convince russians that the government is capable of protecting them. a day after the attack flowers replaced bodies and blood on the floor of moscow's airport. investigators try to piece together exactly what happened. so far no one has claimed responsibility. but what they do know, says president medvedev, is that the security system failed. >> people working for the airport, as well as the airport's top management should be held to account. >> reporter: on his orders, security

last year, in an unprecedented failure, congress chose not to pass or even propose a budget. the spending spree continues unchecked. we owe you a better choice and a different vision. our forthcoming budget is our obligation to you to show you how we do things differently. how we will cut spending to get the debt down. help create jobs and prosperity and reform government programs. if we act soon, and if we act responsibly, people in and near retirement will be protected. these budget debates are not just about the programs of government. they're also about the purpose of government. so, i'd like to share with you the principles that guide us. they are anchored in the wisdom of the founders. in the spirit of the declaration of independence and in the wores of the american constitution. they have to do with the importance of limited government and with the blessing of self-government. we believe government's role is both vital and limited to defend the nation from attack and provide for the common defense. to secure our borders. to protect innocent life. to uphold our laws and

an unprecedented decline in its working population.s is destabilizing social security and shrinking the economy, setting up a vicious cycle that could lead to the collapse of society. we call this problem the japan syndrome. nhk world will bring you a series of reports about this in the coming months and the efforts being made to find a solution. people aged between 15 and 64 account for a major part of economic activity such as consumption and production. japan's productive population probably began to shrink in the mid 1990s, a decline of more than 40% is expected by the year 2050. japan's rate of decrease is the biggest in the world. many other countries, including germany and south korea, are also expecting declines in their productive populations but at a much slower rate than japan. currently, symptoms of the japan syndrome are cropping up across the country. but they're most apparent in the nation's smaller cities. nhk world's atsushi watanaanabe reports. >> reporter: tokyo bureau chief of a british magazine "the economist." he