andrea, you heard richard say it. something like this never happened in the middle east before now. >> reporter: it's unprecedented. it is amazing. the u.s. is now trying to respond to the dizzying pace of change in the region, but, brian, it is not an easy adjustment. there has been criticism that the administration was slow to recognize the strength of the protest movement in egypt. and for a while, it sent out mixed messages out of concern for what it thought was stability and perhaps misplaced loyalty to other arab strongmen. u.s. officials say they have consistently been pressing even their closest allies to reform but they were constrained by strategic alliances. now they are telling governments in bahrain and jordan that small reforms will no longer be credible and they will be vulnerable too until their young, educated and jobless population see real progress. their approach, though, is very different in iran. unlike the administration's ambivalence during the green revolution you saw in richard's spot back in

the san andreas is the main fault. there is the hayward fault. the difference between the two is that the san andreas is predominantly offshore. the hayward fault actually crosses beneath populated areas and poses a larger threat. as we speak, there is a 67% probability of a major earthquake on one of these faults in the next 30 years. it is of major -- high probability. it is a magnitude 6.5. the 1906 was 7.9. the 1957 earthquake was 5.7 on the san andreas. the loma prieta was 7.1. it was so far with it we got a little effects of it. that is the overview of the geology. >> i would like to setup a wonderful old chart of san francisco from the 1850's and 1860's. let's look at this northeast corner of the city. it is really interesting. i am sure that frank has a lot to say about it. the thing i find absolutely surprising about this is that there is this large area called mission bay. out in the middle of the bay is mission rock. many of you have been to mission rock resort. this is part of the shore line now. look how far off shore it was in the 1

brian. >> incredible day, andrea. of course it goes on. andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom. >>> as we continue to try to figure all this out, we're joined in that endeavor by professor fawaz gerges from the london school of economics. professor, in plain english what did we just witness happen here today? >> well, brian, what we witnessed is a regime disconnected from reality, clueless, out of it. president mubarak and suleiman, his vice president, don't appreciate the gravity of the crisis. in fact, brian, i would say that the mubarak regime has tested positive for cancer, yet mubarak and suleiman have deluded themselves, they have a migraine. and that's a very, very dangerous situation because disconnected from reality, it's a recipe for escalation, a recipe for a disaster for egypt. >> and, professor, as you pointed out earlier today on the air, they may be being cheered on quietly by other arab leaders who would love to see strength and resolve on the part of mubarak? >> you're absolutely correct. tonight is a good day for arab

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andrea is in our washington newsroom tonight. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the obama administration is toughening its message to president mubarak, but this is an awkward diplomatic straddle, trying to support the protesters without undermining other arab leaders, fearful that they could be next. as the protests grow, so does the white house pressure on mubarak. without calling for egypt's leader to step down, the message is clear. >> i do believe orderly transition means change. what they have advocated from the very beginning is that the way egypt looks and operates must change. >> reporter: the u.s. wants mubarak to negotiate with opposition groups, cancel a 1981 law outlawing political organizations, guarantee that presidential elections are free and fair, and free political prisoners. a message the president delivered to mubarak himself and is now being reinforced by a veteran retired diplomat, former ambassador to egypt, frank wisner. >> we have asked him to add his perspective to our analysis on

peggy noonan, former mayor willie brown and andrea mitchell. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. we go first live to cairo where nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel is joining us again live on the scene in cairo. richard, what is the latest there? >> reporter: there appear to have been major breakthroughs after negotiations today between members of the opposition and the vice president of egypt. according to a government statement that we just received, egypt has made several very significant concessions. one, two end the emergency law that has been in place in this country since 1981 as soon as security on the ground here permits. two, to allow more candidates to run for president, to allow greater freedom of the press , o suspend future meetings of parliament until allegations of corruption and electoral fraud are flushed out, to respect and appreciate the youth movement in the streets, to form a follow up committee to make sure all of the promises of reform are carried out and to form a commission t

andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. as soon as american diplomats and civilians were safely out of libya, the white house announced it will impose sanctions on moammar gadhafi and declared he has zero legitimacy after attacking his own people. galvanized by the blood shed, the u.n. security council heard a dramatic plea for help from libya's ambassador. >> please, united nations, save libya. not blood shed, not killing of innocents. >> reporter: it was a rare display of emotion for the u.n. as his fellow ambassadors got up to embrace the libyan diplomat and the u.n. secretary general called for a broad range of sanctions against gadhafi's government. in geneva, the u.n. human rights council applauded the diplomats as they defected to the opposition. the council voted today to investigate libya for human rights abuses and called for libya's suspension from the human rights council. at the white house, president obama decided to close the u.s. embassy in tripoli, suspend limited military cooperation, freeze arm sales and

andrea mitchell in d.c. tonight. andrea, thanks. >>> now we turn to a startling allegation about the u.s. military in afghanistan. a reporter for "rolling stone," the same reporter whose award-winning profile of general stanley mcchrystal led to the four-star general's resignation has a new story out. in this one an american general is accused by one of his own officers of using military psychological tactics, known in the trade as psy-ops, on u.s. senators to get funding for the war. our pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski, has our report. >> reporter: the explosive charge in an article for "rolling stone" claims the u.s. army illegally ordered soldiers in psychological operations to manipulate american senators into providing more support for the afghanistan war. >> 4:59 a.m. >> lieutenant general william caldwell, in charge of training afghan troops, was seeking more money and american soldiers to to target lawmakers with a propaganda campaign filled with favorable news on the training and the war to win thei

of andrea mitchell in our d.c.wsroom, thanks. >> again, we're here in amman where because of this wave, this spark of uprising here in the middle east, the feeling starting in tunisia, spreading across the region that, we may be on the brink of some sort of big change. the king here in jordan suddenly decided this week to change his government before even the suggestion of it was forced on him. our own martin fletcher is here with us. he's a veteran of the middle east, but, martin, i think it's fair to say none of us have any experience in what we're seeing happen right now. >> reporter: absolutely, brian, this is new territory for everybody, including the king of jordan today. today the king and prime minister of jordan met with thed leaders of the muslim brotherhood for the first time in a decade. the first official meeting in ten years, another sign they're hoping to avoid egypt's meltdown. the call is spreading, "down with the regime." more demonstrations in yemen today. tens of thousands in several cities, cal

the rest for such a quake on the hayward fault is 31%, 21 percent on the san andreas fault and 7% on the calaveras fault in the east and south bay. more news coming up after the break. >>pam: leader of libya promising to remain in power in spite of angry protests by those who want him out. train address today he brushed off the man's to step down even as he faces more pressure to leave. >>reporter: >>reporter: they say warplanes have been firing at opposition supporters from the air, while troops and armed mercenaries have been targeting anti- government protesters on the ground. that appears to stifle opposition demonstrations in the square filled with supporters on tuesday. speaking from the compound in 1986 by u.s. aircraft, he told libyan sea will die as a martyr. >> it's not possible and leave this place. i will be a martyr at the end. >>reporter: there were more signs that his grip on power is slipping. among the most high-profile power, a stunning split between the top two diplomats at the un. while libya ambassador stood by khaddafi his deputy resigned on monday. >> we came t

hola, andrea.s dos agentes estadounidenses en mÉxico fue bÁsicamente un asesinato. aÑadiÓ que atacar a esos dos hombres porque son agentes de inmigraciÓn fue un acto de guerra. los carteles de mexicanos de la droga se vuelven cada vez mÁs eficientes y si la situaciÓn en mÉxico se mantiene la violencia en mÉxico va a elevarse. >> los choferes de los vehÍculos en colombia llegaron a un acuerdo preliminar con el gobierno sobre el aumento de tarifas por flete que es su principal demanda. la policÍa procediÓ a desalojar a los camioneros usando gases lacrimÓgenos para levantar los bloqueos produciÉndose enfrentamientos con los huelguistas. >> conmemoran con rezos, discursos y cantos la primer semana de la caÍda del ex gobernante hosni mubarak. se identificaban como seguidores de mahoma y jesÚs, lo llamaron viernes de victoria y continuaciÓn en los que mantuvieron su presiÓn a los nuevos gobernantes militares en egipto para llevar a una nueva era democrÁtica, dicen. >> luz verde a la propuesta s b 126. pe

this is closest to the san andreas fault. many people believe that the closer you are to default, the greater the ground motion might be. that is a portion that is a south westerly portion of san francisco that has some special earthquake hazards. we are here to talk about the geology of this area. why don't you tell us about what is going on? >> there is a giant step here at the edge of the escarpment, the edge of the landslide. all the land to the west of us is part of a landslide that is upwards of 200 feet deep. it goes underneath the ocean. it causes damage and it was mapped by the earliest geologists'. there are many kinds of rocks here. there is a big sequence of merced formation. this is a base in deposit that was formed by the interaction at the end of the continental margin. >> this is just on top. this is the same material that we were looking at at the last site. you can see it is on our way to the last side. it is deposited here by wind. it is 40-50 feet thick. this acts as a big sponge. the water flows through a

first, andrea canning has more from the head-spinning day she spent with sheen.really wanted to prove to you that he is clean now. >> reporter: yes. good morning, george. no drugs right now. but we did talk a lot about his past drug use. charlie sheen has never been more candid about it. and makes no excuses for it. he shared some of what really happened last month, when he was rushed to the hospital after a drug-filled night with porn stars. your anger and your hate, is coming off as erratic. >> my passion. >> reporter: your passion is coming off as erratic. >> you borrow my brain for five seconds. and just be like, dude, can't handle it. unplug it. it fires in a way that is, i don't know, maybe not from this particular realm. >> reporter: i think some of the things you're putting out there are making people think something's wrong with you. >> that has nothing to do with me, really. they're entitled to, i suppose, interpret stuff. >> reporter: some are saying you're bipolar. >> wow. what does that mean? >> reporter: i guess that you're on two ends of the spectr

i'm andrea canning for "nightline." >> thanks for that.ly, the topic of tonight's online closing argument. should a beauty queen lose her crown over accusations over weight gain? that's the story. we hope you join the discussion at the "nightline" foo

san andreas is about 1 mile to the west. the plant would be quite susceptible to damage, should aim earthquake occurred. as such, we looked at the integrity of the various facilities and discover that these two reservoirs' -- this one here and this one -- may not withstand a major earthquake. so we would do a new reservoir here and do further seismic improvements to the various facilities. the costs are actually increased by almost double as a result of that. supervisor chu: from that point in time, given where we are today with the current bid climate, it looks let it will be lower by another $700 million, the cost? >> yes, that was the engineer's estimate. fortunately, because of the business climate, we got a bid for about $175 million. supervisor chu: thank you. why don't we go to the budget analyst report on the issue. >> on page 4 of the report we have on 0 table 2, hdr engineering showed the highest score under the request for reposal. they scored 84.65 out of a total of 100. we do recommend that you approve this reso

the libyans didn't bite. >> andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom with the rest of this story tonight. thanks. >>> we'll be watching oil prices here each night with all this ongoing turmoil in libya. for a brief while today oil hit $100 a barrel before falling back a bit. at the end of the day closing above $98 a barrel. highest it's been, by the way, since the oil price spike back in '08. >>> now we switch to the disaster zone in new zealand where it's already thursday and chances of finding survivors in the rubble of that devastating earthquake are fading by the hour. the death toll is now more than 70. it will almost certainly climb, sadly, given the number of those believed to be trapped. our own george lewis is with us live from the city of christchurch tonight. george, good evening. >> reporter: brian, it's a city of frayed nerves tonight. we've been feeling aftershocks all day long as the effort to rescue people trapped beneath the quake rubble continues around the clock. as they survey the damage, many people in christchurch compare

andrea mitchell, nbc news, simi valley, california. >>> and that's "nbc nightly news" for this sundayian williams will be back tomorrow. i'm lester holt. our thanks to our entire team here in amman and back in cairo and for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

here is nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: moammar gadhafi has always been eccentric, but on his most recent trip to the united nations two years ago, he outdid even himself. he raged on for 95 minutes and 8 seconds waving a copy of the u.n. charter and then pretending to rip it up. diplomatic cables disposed by wikileaks show that gadhafi fears flying over water, prefers staying on the ground floor, and almost never travels without his trusted ukrainian nurse. >> these statements are all designed to appeal to a domestic audience. >> despite his bizarre behavior less than two years ago, he was exchanging handshakes and dining with president obama and other leaders at an economic summit. and in 2006 it was george w. bush's state department that removed libya from its list of nations that sponsor terror. gadhafi had agreed to end a suspected nuclear program, and turned his equipment over to the u.s. he also agreed to pay millions of dollars to the families of victims of pan am 103, bombed by libyan agents in 1988. it was a diplomatic truce after years of hostility. in 1986 libya was acc

. >> the most famous is the san andreas fault. >> reporter: it's similar to the san andreas fault which famously leveled san francisco in 1906. it's also similar to the east bay's hayward fault. >> we have that prospect to consider as well. in 1868 we had an earthquake on the hayward fault that goes right through populated regions. >> reporter: mooney says like the quake at christchurch, the hayward fault is near a populated area and new for an event. >> it's like the san andreas and the hayward fault. it's a sliding kind of a motion on the fault. >> reporter: he says every quake, no matter where it is, is far more than images on the tv. in places like the bay area, it's a wake-up call. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. >>> while in oakland, another delay in the trial of the man accused of chilling journalist chauncey bailey. today's change of venue hearing was put off until thursday at the defense request. attorneys for bailey's accused killers say they can't get a fair trial in alameda county. the judge is expected to decide that issue on thursday. then opening statements could begin

you get a taste coming up this morning on "good morning america." >> talking to andrea canning.e your own assessments from that clip. it will be interesting to see what else he has to say. >> no kidding. >>> when we return, what were they wearing? >> the stars, the fashion, who looked great and who did not. >> the stars, the fashion, who looked great and who did not. looked great and who did not. ♪ skinny so skinny >> now, who's not excited to talk about this? all the oscar fashions. you woke up this morning and said, let's go. >> raring to go. i couldn't wait. >> time to get straight to it. if you watched the oscars, you know some people busted out great outfits, some not so much. let's talk about the best dressed. let's start out on a high note here. take a look at mila kunis and natalie portman. you have to admit, both from "black swan." natalie portman expecting and pulls it off beautifully. >> nice colors. they really look good. >> purple was a big theme throughout the night. a lot of actresses out there in purple. it was pretty hot on the red carpet. these two, cate blanch

. >>> era el mejor amigo, el padrino de andrea nicolás, y a quien lo encontramos en un evento, y comoaben pasan las cosas. cualquier persona tiene que hacer ejercicios, esté bien o mal no es pretexto. muy dedicada, lo está haciendo bien. >>> era oscar madrazo. >>> qué dijo? >>> que esta situación de perder a s padre, que son dos emociones grandes el perder a su padre y tener un hijo, y suelta todo lo que le pasa por la cabeza, sabiendo... >>> está soltando las noticias que todos sabemos, y jorge convivió desde pequeño con paulina. >>> este señor está haciendole publicidad a esta agencia, tanya lo dijo, cualquier persona puede suponer que una persona recién parida está deprimida. >>> me vas a decir algo más? >>> no entendía el punto que con este tipo de amigos... >>>e lo grafico. >>> a paulina no le gusta que nadie hable de ella. >>> más adelante le contamos que jhonny ventura suelta la noticia. y el tijeretazo del día se lo lleva una mujer. y a qué enemigo le manda laura bozzo un mensaje. y "la tijera" tiene la fuerza de un gran público. ya regresamos. >>> y más adelante: yanixan resp

andrea canning has gone and looked at these and what i called virtual cyranos.with the dating. >> yeah, how about having somebody pretend they're you, george, what do you think about that? >> i don't know. >> there are actually services now that will find and vet potential suitors for you and they will write e-mails to them on your behalf. so-called ghostwriters. they do all the work. but some critics say this is the ultimate in deception. >> reporter: it's the siren song of the busy single. how busy is your life? >> incredibly busy. booked solid monday through sunday. >> reporter: meet sarah madison, a 31-year-old marketing professional. with a ride range of passion from skeeball to cooking. with a busy social calendar taken up by work, friends and family, one thing she's very short on is time. >> you've got to constantly check it then communicate. there's just so many steps. >> reporter: in hopes of ending sarah's dating drought, "gma" brought in lori davis from eflirt expert to help. to pay someone else to take care of their online romance. >> they work a mil

hang in there, andrea. >>> let's get back to sam in chicago.ple out and about. >> look at this. something chicagoland will be pretty proud of. the buses are actually running down town. we've seen a lot of plows clearing out the snow. as a matter of fact, we can give you a good shot at the road surface here. looking pretty good. i know it's not that way all around in the outlying areas. and we have plenty of big drifts and piles. but some downtown areas are looking good. let's get to the boards. our picture out of new york city. the icicles that are hanging off the camera this morning. as sleet, ice and freezing rain. you're at 30 in some places in the city. 32 in some places. we're hoping it will warm up within the next hour and take you to some rain. in boston, it's likely, you'll continue to collect snow and maybe water right along the coastline. in comes the cold blast after this storm. and look at where the temperatures go. chicagoland will be near zero. we're looking at boston getting into the 20s, as well. philly stays in the 20s. it's co

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andrea maintained online resources to provide information as well. my final slide before handing it over to syria to explain why this all matters, the metropolitan transportation commission doesn't have an update to the plan that i mentioned. it distributes about $200 billion of funding. that is about $6 billion in the last plan that is not quite keeping with our significance in the region in terms of how much trouble we accommodate, transit trips, he had a we are closer to 14. the funding formulas are based on population and outdated things like freeway lane miles. it's not really pertinent to policy today. how do we reduce our carbon footprint? the policy question is to what extent will they redirected discretionary funding? let me give this back over to sarah. >> i will talk a little bit about the other process. the housing means allocation that you will have heard me talk about plenty, basically our housing target that we are required to meet for the five- year housing elements. as you know, we are assigned a regional housing target to buy income

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and yesterday sheen told our andrea canning, he is nearing a deal on a new show at hbo.s at hbo. they said, not true. they are not in discussions with him. >> and losing the "two and a half men" show will cost the studios something like $250 million. >> reporter: they say the overall value of the show, with syndication and otherwise, is $1 billion. >> we've been talking about this story for months. a lot of people were talking about when the producers of the show going to step out. looks like they finally did. >> jeremy hubbard, thank you. >>> let's get the rest of the morning's headlines now with ron claiborne. >> good morning, everyone. in the news, the united nations security council meets today to discuss the crisis in libya. and considers sanctions. the u.s. has frozen assets of the libyan government, moammar gadhafi and four of his children. >>> and former president george w. bush has canceled a trip to denver this weekend for a global leadership summit. mr. bush pulled out after learning that wikileaks founder, julian assange, had also been invited to attend. >>>

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andrea maintained online resources to provide information as well. my final slide before handing it over to syria to explain why this all matters, the metropolitan transportation commission doesn't have an update to the plan that i mentioned. it distributes about $200 billion of funding. that is about $6 billion in the last plan that is not quite keeping with our significance in the region in terms of how much trouble we accommodate, transit trips, he had a we are closer to 14. the funding formulas are based on population and outdated things like freewayan

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