chouse day the body of the former palestinian leader yasser arafat was removed from it's where it's been for the better part of eight years since he died back in two thousand and four and since that time the question has never been on syria to hear exactly what exactly killed our five most how this thing is believe that israel was behind his killing although israel has repeatedly i'm consistently denied this at the time of his due if there was radioactive material that was found on his clothing what we witnessing now is an investigation that is seeing a team of international investigators take samples of these tissues they will lead any case to gauge and various countries around the world will be told that it will take several months but then hopefully one simple there will be an answer to the question as to what exactly killed the former palestinian leader when we talk about the death of yasser arafat is a lot of the scenes political maneuvering and repeatedly experts and critics and media analysts have pointed out that the old dizzier network has been at the forefront of investigating

after years of uncertainty palestinians could finally find out what killed their leader yasser arafat his grave has been open. for clues about whether he was poisoned. also exposed to politics a former u.k. defense minister says dropping a neutron bomb could bring peace to one of the world's most troubled regions. and another default of the e.u. shells are cash for greece involving more pails in exchange for day shift austerity we get live reaction from germany on this latest development. on air online live from our new center here in moscow this is the nationwide protests are underway in egypt with thousands gathering in car as tahrir square to oppose president morsi is the latest decree morsi made himself and the islamist dominated upper house of parliament into any kind of oversight including from the courts and is in current and joins me now live with the latest tom what is going on at the moment what is the mood among the protesters where you are. well bill as i'm sure you can hear the sights the sounds and indeed the smells of protest and of civil disorder are thick in the air o

after years of uncertainty palestinians could finally find out what killed their leader yasser arafat his grave has been opened so scientists can dig for clues about whether he was poisoned. also explosive politics the former u.k. defense minister says dropping a neutron bomb could bring peace to one of the world's most troubled regions. and another default averted the. cash for greece more payouts in exchange for. on air online live from the new center here in moscow this is. international teams of medics are hoping to dispel the controversy surrounding the death of iconic palestinian leader yasser arafat eight years ago his body was so they could take tissue samples for the investigation into allegations that arafat may have been poisoned his remains of now being buried in the middle east correspondent paula has more. chouse day the body of the former palestinian leader yasser arafat was removed from it's more than where it's been for the better part of eight years since he died back in two thousand and four and since that time the question has never been on said to him exactly what

after years of uncertainty the palestinians could finally find out while the kid the leader yasser arafat's his grave has been able and scientists can dig for clues about whether he was poisoned. clashes in cairo as thousands pour into the streets for protest against president morsi is news reaping powers saying he and his muslim brotherhood stole the revolution. and another default of virtue to the e.u. shells out more cash for the release of ali won't pay out of exchange for dangers austerity. you're watching live from moscow with me tom would say international teams of medics are hoping to dispel the controversy surrounding the death of iconic palestinian leader yasser arafat's eight years ago his body was exam so they could take tissue samples with investigation into allegations that are fired may have been poisoned his remains have now been ribera to in ramallah artie's middle east correspondent policia has more. choose day the body of the former palestinian leader yasser arafat was removed from it's more than where it's been for the better part of eight years since he died back in two

after years of a certain palestinians could only find out what killed their leader yasser arafat's his grave has been so scientists can dig through the news about whether it was poisoned. clashes in cairo as thousands go into the streets for protests against president morsi abused sweeping powers saying he and his muslim brotherhood stole the revolution. another default of her to the e.u. shelled out more bailout cash for greece more payouts in exchange for day she's a star. you're watching r t live from moscow kitchen have you with us international teams of medics are hoping to dispel the controversy surrounding the death of iconic palestinian leader yasser arafat's eight years ago his body was exhumed so they could take tissue samples for the investigation into allegations that arafat's may have been poisoned his remains have now been reburying in ramallah arches middle east correspondent policia has more. chouse day the body of the former palestinian leader yasser arafat was removed from it's more than where it's been for the better part of eight years since he died back in two thou

after years of uncertainty palestinians could finally find out what killed their leader yasser arafat his grave has been opened. for clues about whether he was poisoned. also explosive politics a former u.k. defense minister says dropping a bomb could bring peace to one of the most troubled regions. shells out cash for greece vowing more payouts in exchange for. their online life from a new center here in moscow this is the nationwide protests have kicked off in egypt with thousands gathering here square to oppose president morsi decree morsi made himself and the islamist dominated upper house of parliament immune to any kind of oversight including from the courts bill true reports from cairo. behind me there's several hundred thousand people on to korea and it protests that people are saying one of the largest they've seen really the most of the year and people are chanting against the muslim brotherhood and people a chance against this very contentious constitutional declaration which awarded the president sweeping powers we've also seen protests across the country in different gove

after years of uncertainty palestinians to finally find out what killed their leader yasser arafat is great has been opened so scientists can dig for clues about whether he's poisoned. also explosive politics a former u.k. defense minister says dropping a neutron bomb could bring peace to one of the world's most troubled regions. and another default averted the. cash for greece vowing more payouts in exchange for they should source thursday. on our online live from the new center here in moscow this is r.t. nationwide protests have kicked off in egypt with thousands gathering caro's tahrir square to oppose president morsi decree morsi made himself and the islamist dominated upper house of parliament in new into any kind of oversight including from the courts true reports from current behind me to several hundred thousand people and created in a protest that people are saying one of the largest a scene really in most of the year that people are chanting against the muslim brotherhood and people are trying to against this very contentious constitution that duration which you would see i

arafat died in 2004 in paris. a documentary by the tv network al jazeera prompted investigators to reopen his case. it said traces of highly toxic radioactive pu loan you mean had been detected on arafat's clothing and other personal belongings and even to this day the cause of arafat's death has not been determined. some palestinians claim he was assassinated by israel. israeli officials deny the claim. >> translator: the palestinians are confident that israel is behind the whole thing. we need to prove this to the rest of the world. >> experts from a swiss laboratory and others will conduct a detailed examination of the samples. they will take several months to conclude and clear up questions of arafat's death. palestinian authorities are determined to get to the bottom of this mystery. nhk world, ramallah. >>> delegates at the u.n. conference on climate change are trying to agree on what to do about global warming. it is becoming clear the climate for compromise has chilled. industrialized countries commitments

yasser arafat, controversial in life, his death still a riddle. martin fletcher, nbc news, ramallah, the west bank. >>> in this country and parts of this area in fact, life remains at a cold dark standstill for so many after sandy arrived one month ago. and those looking for comparisons have wondered how sandy and the damage from the storm stacks up against what happened in katrina. nbc's katy tur is with us from the hard hit jersey shore tonight. katy, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. that is certainly the big question, up and down the new jersey shore, the aftereffects of sandy are still being felt. we're on long beach island. it's a barrier island, it's literally where the atlantic ocean meets the bay. and here, dozens of homes still look like this, their bottom floors completely washed away when the powerful storm surge came through. the last time kyle burns house looked like this was 1950, the year it was built. >> bed, couches, chairs, everything was just floating around. it was a mess. >> reporter: two feet of rushing water a

also the body of late palestinian leader yasser arafat as excuse to finally prove the cause of his death boland years of speculation it was poisoned by israel. and griese gets the money needs to avoid defaulting on its loans at this cause capered that's left the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of greeks untouched. international news live from moscow this is all she was me hugh national profile hello and welcome to the program egypt is wasting itself for a new round of turmoil with fresh nationwide crowds has planned for tuesday president morsi sparked outrage last week when he issued a decree placing his decisions above any kind of oversight including that of the court's opponents accuse the leader of a blatant power grab and pledge to continue with the demonstrations until her reverses his decision journalist about true has more on the fallout from morse's and. apart from saying that he isn't affecting the judicial authority which is very hard to prove if he has actually reined in the power of history and promising that he will use it in a clinic or to his new found powers in a neg

. >> the remains of yasser arafat are resumed. was he poisoned by his enemies? >> and mozart made over. how a new performance of "the magic flute" is allowing audiences in berlin -- wowing audiences in berlin. >> the greek prime minister has welcomed the european union international monetary fund bailout deal for athens as a new dawn after months of haggling. with the country on the brink of bankruptcy, the agreement will unlock almost 44 billion euros in cash. >> but many in greece are angry that the pact will mean more austerity and job cuts. opponents say it will not solve the country's problems. >> european finance chiefs are all smiles again. a solution for greece appears in sight thanks to a new set of measures meant to plug the country's cash gap and curb debt long-term. >> i am please to announce today we reached a political agreement on the next disbursement to greece. let me first say that this is not just about money. this is the promise of a better future for the greek people and the euro area as a whole. >> the latest measure -- the latest package o

the body of late palestinian leader yasser arafat is a scheme to finally prove because of his death volunteers of speculation he was poisoned by israel. and greece gets the money it needs to avoid defaulting on its lawyers loans a special discourse kate worried that they violators of hundreds of thousands of greeks in time. international news live from moscow this is all she was me hello and welcome to the program egypt is bracing itself for a new round of turmoil with fresh nationwide protests planned for tuesday president morsi is parkour fraîche last week when he issued a decree placing his decisions about any kind of of the site including that of the courts so opponents accuse the leader of a blatant power grab and pledge to continue with the demonstrations until her versus his decision journalist who has more on the fallout from bosses. apart from saying that he isn't affecting the show authority which is very hard to prove if he has actually reined in the power of history and promising that he will use his newfound powers in a negative way mostly hasn't actually i'm offered anything to t

before going to be i guess the ration of the way leader yasser arafat's palestinians say it's approved it was close and they'll go to the international criminal court which could become possible if the autonomy is pending before you prove your own status is granted. france's fears of home grown terrorism or reaganite amid a growing number of young locals turn into radical islam. this is auntie coming to live from moscow hello and welcome to the program egyptian security forces are firing tear gas and demonstrators on to hit square on wednesday morning as the country is going through one way its biggest antigovernment protests since their revolution two years ago tens of thousands of angry egyptians are accusing president morsi seeking to impose a new era of dictatorship after he should add to last way granting him near absolute power as live pictures from cairo right now and stone boston is there as well for us good morning after a violent night tension is again running high in the egyptian capital so do our daters on what's being happening this more. that. there yulia it seems that a

the remains of late palestinian leader yasser arafat's exuma dentistry samples take him to finally proves of course of his death for years the speculation he was poisoned by israel. plan to greece gets the money it needs to avoid defaulting on its loans a fiscal escape route that left a lot of big words and hundreds of thousands of troops in intact as. you're watching our live from moscow good to have you with us egypt is bracing itself for a new round of turmoil with fresh nationwide protests planned the choose day approaches doesn't police have questioned courage as to also have a massive rally president morsi sparked outrage last week when he issued a decree placing his decisions above any kind of either side including that of the court opponents accuse the leader of a blatant pound grab and pledge to continue with the demonstrations till the river since his decision journalist bell true has more on the fallout from morsi is made . apart from saying that he isn't effective wish to show authority which is very hard to prove if he has actually ranging the power of history and promising t

arafat tied in 2004, after a short and severe illness.e never able to determine the cause of death. even as his body was laid to rest, rumors began to circulate, yassir arafat might have been murdered. a recent investigation found traces of the radioactive substance, blue loan yum, used in assassination attempts in the past on some of the palestinian leader's belonging. experts from france, switzerland and russia will examine arafat's remains also looking for a possible pulonium concentration. the samples will be independently analyzed in labs in russia, switzerland and france, and it's unclear when the first results will be made public. in his lifetime, and even after his death, yassir arafat remains a towering figure for palestinians. but despite wanting to know the circumstances behind his illness, not everyone agrees with the exhumation. i don't support the exhumation process, this man says. because the opening of the grave is disrespectful and insulting. >> i have no objection to exhuming him, as long as it is done by professionals a

what killed palestinian leader yasser arafat? he died in 2004 after suddenly falling ill. was poisoned by the same radioactive substance that killed a former russian spy in 2006. allen pizzey reports. >> reporter: for many palestinians yasser arafat is more a relic of history than part of the ongoing struggle for an independent state. for a brief period this week, he'll be thrust back into the limelight. his body will be exhumed on tuesday to find out if he was poisoned by polonium 210, the radioactive isotope that causes certain death. palestinian official mahmoud labahdy is in no doubt. you believe he was poisoned? >> yes. >> reporter: by whom? >> let's wait and see. but everybody knows who are the enemies of the palestinian people. >> reporter: for reasons of dignity the mausoleum has been closed off from public view and this is as close as cameras are allowed to come. three separate samples will be taken from arafat's body by specially invited forensic teams from switzerland, france, and russia. the results of the investigation aren't expected for several months but ar

the remains of late palestinian leader yasser arafat are excused and tissue samples taken to finally prove because of his death following gears of speculation he was poisoned by israel. greece gets the money it needs to avoid defaulting on its loans at this coal task a bridge that the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of greeks and times is. new so russia and around the world this is our she was me our thanks for joining us egypt is worrisome and so for a new round of turmoil with russia. planned for tuesday president morsi sparked outrage last week when he issued a decree placing his decisions about any kind of oversight including that of the court's opponents accuse the leader of a blatant power grab and pledge to continue with the demonstrations until her reverses his decision journalist about truth has more on the for her troubles his. apart from saying that he isn't affecting the judicial authority which is very hard to prove as he has actually reined in the power of history and promising that he will use his new found powers in a negative way morsi hasn't actually i'm offere

if there is a poisoning of president arafat someone must have put the poison in his food or must have put his poison on his skin and to do that it must be someone from his clothes on to wash and to open this investigation would create disputes within the fatah movement and within the close people to yasser arafat who are now the closest people to mahmoud abbas so therefore the question is is there a political objective on the part of qatar to support such an investigation or is it just an investigation because people really want to know what happened to their leader and they want justice to be you know achieved a murder inquiry into arafat's death comes as the u.n. prepares to vote on whether palestine should receive nonmember observer status at the organization if approved it would mean international recognition of the palestinian state and give it additional powers like taking issues to the international criminal court and participating in the u.n. general assembly debate france has already said it will vote in favor of the big the u.k. is also reportedly leaning towards a back in t

yasser arafat died in 2004. doctors say he died of a stroke but there have been rumors that israeli secret agents assassinated him with a radioactive poison. the israeli government has denied involvement in his death. eight years ago palestinians launches an investigation but it stalled until a swiss firm just this summer reported it discovered a sophisticated poison on yasser arafat's clothing. david lee miller is live in jerusalem with more. this is likely the investigation that will solve this? >>reporter: well, you could call this "csi." it could solve the mystery but many say it is a long shot the remember, many palestinians want the investigation to take place, among them the widow of yasser arafat. this is a sensitive matter taking place today behind blue tarps to keep away the tv cameras and the issue was raised by scientists working on a tv documentary say they found it on his clothing and personal items, as well, such as toothbrush and head scarf. the problem they faced, it decays very quickly, in as l

stakes are high in probing to arafat's death as it comes as palestine prepares to ask the u. one for nonmember state observer status on thursday if the bait is approved it would mean international recognition of the palestinian state and gave that additional powers like taking issues to the international criminal court and participating in un general assembly debates but she had done me a senior policy analyst and the reason foundational same time says this we will not help to bring peace in the region any clothes no short run i don't doubt they will make big words. really is that what really been saying that this is and think about it in rules which essentially says that the palestinians are not going to. be when they don't even in the oslo accords and if that's the case then they feel no need to continue negotiating negotiations or beginning going with the palestinians so i think for a while for sure this is not going to help the peace process but you know i think from the palestinian standpoint the freeze peace process was not going anywhere anyway and so the phones they a

the remains of palestinian leader yasser arafat's dogs indentations samples taken to flatly prove the cause of his death following years of speculation he was poisoned by israel. debriefs it gets the money it needs to avoid defaulting on its loans possible escape routes that the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of troops in tatters. you're watching live from moscow with me to say good to have you with us this afternoon egypt is bracing itself for a new round of turmoil with fresh nationwide protests planned for tuesday president morsi sparked outrage last week when he issued a decree placing his decisions above any kind of oversight including that of the courts opponents accuse the leader of a blatant polygraph and pledge to continue with the demonstrations until he reverses his decision generalists bell true has more on the fallout from morsi has moved. apart from saying that he isn't affecting the judicial authority which is very hard to prove as he has actually reined in the power of history and promising that he won't use his new found powers in a negative way moves he hasn't

following the examination of former leader yasser arafat the palestinian say if it's proved he was poisoned they'll go to the international criminal court which could become possible if the autonomy is pending between proved un status is granted. and of france and yes of homegrown terrorism are reignited amid a growing number of young locals turning to radical islamic. three pm here in moscow you live with our team egyptian security forces guess the demonstrators on to heave square on wednesday morning as the country goes through one of its biggest antigovernment protests since the revolution two years ago tens of thousands of angry gyptian is are accusing president morsi of seeking to impose a new era of dictatorship after he issued a decree last week granting himself near absolute powers archie's time botton is in cairo. a running street battles has been going on in the streets around risk where between a large group of largely young male protesters and the police there all throughout the night there were tear gas canisters being fired into the crowds the protesters picking those up and t

was yasser arafat poisoned eight years ago? allen pizzey with details of a new inquiry into his death. and the rebirth of a long lost language. seth doane shows us kids learning about their heritage one word at a time. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> glor: good evening, i'm jeff glor. the turmoil in egypt turned deadly today, continuing fallout from president mohammed morsi's sweeping expansion of his powers on thursday when he said courts can no longer review his decisions. here is the latest. one person was killed and 60 hurt in a clash at a muslim brotherhood office. president morsi meets the top judges who oppose his move tomorrow. both sides plan major demonstrations on tuesday. we begin with holly williams in cairo. >> reporter: there were running street battles in central cairo today as protestors angry with president morsi clashed with the police. they fought with rocks and tear gas canisters in chaotic themes but without either side gaining very much ground. on tahrir square the home of l

>> was yasir arafat poisons? his body is exhumed. and the enduring sound of jimi hendrix on what would have been his 70th birthday. his legacy to rock-and-roll is so strong. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. tonight cairo has become the focus point for protest. tens of thousands gathered to have their voices heard. days after muhammed morsi granted himself powers, his opponents are calling on him to reverse course. there is little signs the standoff is breaking. >> of the march back to tahir square . this is a rally of lawyers. for many, it is the first time they have joined a demonstration. they strongly oppose the edict no courts can touch him. >> he is a dictator. we have created somebody more than hosni mubarak. >> the president tried to appease judges, some of his strongest critics. in a five hour meeting, he told them his new powers would be limited. but they were not satisfied. on the edge of the square, the clashes began release today. protesters in threw sticks at the u.s. embassy.

a significant step towards the fulfillment of yasser arafat's life work. after arafat's death, experts warned after so many years definitive answers are likely to remain elusive. >> sreenivasan: swiss, french, and russian experts will examine the samples. palestinian officials said it will take at least three months to obtain any results. four women in the u.s. military filed suit in san francisco today, challenging the pentagon's ban on women in combat. they charged the ban violates the u.s. cocotitution and blockk women n key promotions. they also said that, in fact, women are already serving unofficially in combat units. this is the second such lawsuit filed this year against the military. greece dodged another financial bullet today, with a new infusion of bailout cash. european leaders and the international monetary fund agreed to release $57 billion in loans after 3 weeks of negotiations. the money will help greece stave off bankruptcy, recapitalize its banking industry, and pay back suppliers. the man who built the major league baseball players unio

. >>> investigators in the west bank are getting ready to open the tomb of yasser arafat.ll be exhumed on tuesday. it will be the last time to confirm poisoning as a cause of death. >> reporter: the main investigator for the palestinian authority announced the way that this investigation is going to be happening. what's going to happen is that this coming tuesday the investigators from france, russia as well as switzerland are going to open yasser araf arafat's grave. this will have big certificate remonth niall character. there's a religious ceremony. a military ceremony. and the same is happening when he is laid to rest again. the whole thing they say is all going to happen in one day so it won't take very long. what the palestinian authority has left open is how long the actual investigation of the sample is going to take. all of the samples are separately going to be taken to rue sharks france and switzerland to the labs there to be analyzed and it's unclear how long this analysis is going to take. however, if it does come to light that yasser arafat was poisoned with

remember, arafat now has been dead for eight years.will take at least three months before they have any results and those results could be inconclusive. yasser arafat, he was controversial in life and he remains so now in death. shep. >> shepard: david lee miller in jerusalem. powerball fever has the winning jackpot topping half a billion dollars tonight. lottery officials say it's likely to get bigger. as for your chances of winning, well, we'll crunch those numbers next. plus, don't want to put your aging parents in a nursing home, right? so why not just let them live in the backyard? we'll have that for you just ahead ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 c250 for $349 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small busins earns 2% cash back on every purchase, ery day! helium de

following the as you mentioned the way leader yasser arafat's palestinians say it's proved he was poisoned they'll go to the international criminal court which could become possible if the autonomy spending big boy prove to be one state is granted. france's fears of grown terrorism are righ united have made a growing number of young locals turning to radical islam. international news live from moscow this is he was me thanks for joining us egypt has seen one of its biggest since a revolution two years ago with tens of thousands of venting their anger at president morsi demonstrators are accusing the president of seeking to impose a new era of dictatorship to issued a decree last week granting himself needed absolute power as several people have died and hundreds have been injured in days of unrest as opponents of are to continue the protest until the islamist leader bankstown off his tone barton is and kyra. but the sights the sounds and indeed the smells of protest and of civil disorder are in the air of central cairo tonight behind me in tahrir square there are still thousands of protest

a swiss lab found significant traces on arafat's underwear and toothbrush. from public view. three separatelyamples will be taken. the results of the investigation aren't expected for several months, but arafat's body will be immediately reburied with full military honors. not everybody is in favor of the exhumation. [ speaking in foreign language ] . >> reporter: palestinians are convinced israel is the culprit. what they really want to the know is who helped them? allen pizzey ramallah. >>> and former fbi assistant director joins us now. what do you make of this? >> this harkens back to the alexander case in london. the former kgb spy also poisoned with polonium 210. that was 2006. this was 2004. dropped in his tea by somebody he met at a hotel you and i have been to in the square. that also suggests if you look at the arafat case the amount of proximity you would have to have to do this in other words, there weren't half a dozen plo leaders or family member whose got sick when somebody poisoned a meal. if in fact this turns out to be a poisoning, it had t

was palestinian leader yasser arafat murdered?ody is set to be exhumed from this mausoleum eight years after he mysteriously died. frederik pleitgeck pleitgen joi from the left bank. what are investigators looking for here? >> reporter: well, they're looking for the substance pel loaniam which is a radioactive substance that in the past has indeed been used for assassinations. if we look back a couple of years ago, the case of the former russian spy murdered with that same substance probably by the russian secret service. that's something that's still under investigation. what the investigators are looking for, traces of pel loaniam in his body. that could be quite difficult to find because keep in mind that yasser arafat died eight years ago. however, there's been a separate investigation with objects that belonged to arafat where apparently increases levels of polonium have been found. that set this whole investigation in motion. now you have teams coming in from russia, switzerland and france under the mantle of the palestinian

float following the examination of former leader yasser arafat's palestinian day if it's proved he was poisoned go to the international criminal court which could become possible would be autonomy's pending before improved do you want status is granted . and france's fears of homegrown terrorism are reaganite to demi the world the number of young locals turning to radical islam. hello this is r.c. live from moscow. state gyptian security forces have clashed with demonstrators on the high of square on wednesday morning after a violent night that saw one of the biggest antigovernment protests since the revolution two years ago so it turns out signs of anger egyptians are accusing president morsi shit seeking to impose a new era of dictatorship after he should agree last week granting himself absolute power as several people have died and hundreds have been injured in days of unrest as a part it's valid to continue the protests until the islamist leader up on down life pictures from cairo right now for you and also has tom barton is in cairo for us as well. the sights the sounds and indee

arafat died in 2004 after a sudden illness. traces of the substance were found on clothing said to be his, that led to speculation that arafat was poisoned by israel. israel denies those allegations. >>> back this country, the white house says treasury secretary timothy geithner will leave the negotiations with republicans on the so called fiscal cliff, those tax increases and spending cuts that would kick in next year. lawmakers returned to washington yesterday amid some talk of compromise, but the issue of how to raise revenue remains a critical and hard to overcome sticking point. susan mcginnis is live in washington with more. >> reporter: those changes kick in if no alternative deal is made. as of now, both sides are still talking about their willingness to compromise, but when it comes to that main issue, raising tax rates, both sides are digging in. democratic senator dick durbin will give what's being called a major speech laying out a case for a bipartisan fiscal deal. he's a member of the senate's gang of eight, four

was palestinian leader yasser arafat poisoned to death? that's what a trio of international teams is looking to find out. arafat's body will be exhumed this week on tuesday eight years after he suddenly died. cnn's frederik pleitgen is following the investigation in ramallah in the west bank. >> the main investigator for the palestinian authority announced the way that this investigation is going to be happening. so what's going to happen is that this coming tuesday the investigators from france, russia, as well as switzerland, are going to open yasser arafat's grave. they are going to take samples from yasser arafat ebody, and then they are going to shut the grave as well. all of this will have big ceremonial character. there will be a religious ceremony when the grave is opened. there will be a military ceremony, and the same is going to be happening when yasser arafat is laid to rest again. the whole thing, they say, is all going to happen in one day, so it won't take very long, but what the palestinian authority has left open is how lo

palestinians say they'll go to the international criminal court if it is confirmed the leader yasser arafat was poisoned and have the status upgrade that the u.n. will help that call. on terrorism evolved from scrambles to contain homegrown islamic radicals adept at blending into the european way of life. online life from when you said to here moscow this is r.t. the demonstrations in egypt against what is being seen as a dictator like power grab by the president show no sign of ending of one hundred thousand people according on mohammed morsi to leave after he gave himself authority beyond reach of the courts this is the islamist dominated constitution assembly says it could complete a draft of the document in the coming hours bell true is in the egyptian capital and we've had to hire is made to court so the country's major courts the constitutional court and the appeals court say they are going to strike because the judges themselves are still on a partial strike the journey syndicates entering so cool for a strike so we're seeing really quite a lot of movement from major sects. is within

mysterious illness investigation was renewed after traces of radioactive material were found on arafat's personal items palestinians claims their leader was poisoned by israel which denies that his actions examination comes at a turns time following the a day israeli bombing campaign in gaza. while stopping short of interfering directly in syria the us did not hesitate to do so in leader and with the country now in disarray washington is looking to how believing authorities create specially trained troops capable of dealing with the chaos but as can now reports there are concerns over what u.s. involvement would lead to given its controversial record in other parts of the world. because new outlook forget about full scale invasion is and large footprint occupations instead think of special ops and proxy armies next destination libya the obama administration has received congressional approval to allocate money for a special unit reportedly made up of some five hundred people who will train the country's forces according to one libyan militia commander a team of americans is already in th

to answer that question, how did arafat die? was never any public report of his medical report. his wife kept it secret. no one knows what really led to his death although they know he had a stroke. that's the issue, how did he die? the suspicion is, he was poisoned. the fingers pointed at israel. now maybe we'll find out. the scientists it will take them about three months before they have their results. israel's convinced they'll find natural causes. sorry. >> i was just saying, you and i remember, you better than anyone, from being there, and i remember covering the funeral, that there had been a lot of talk about arafat's being ill, his weakness, about his leadership, but it really is fascinating that in the intervening years and intervening eight years, the palestinians have divided between hamas and fatah more critically and really is a vacuum of leadership. >> no, that's right. no, you and i were at the funeral together, i remember it well. there is a vacuum of leadership -- what a day it was, absolutely. what a frenzy of

. >>> meantime in the west bank, scientists are studying the remains of yasser arafat.oking for more clues on the actual cause of his death. arafat died in 2004 after suddenly becoming ill on what was initially caused by a stroke. the investigation was sparked over findings of radioactive material on his clothes and many palestinians believe arafat was assassinated by the israeli government using poison which the government denies. >>> new progress on capitol hill as some republicans may be willing to back off an old pledge not to raise taxes. this is ahead of trying to avoid the fiscal cliff. we have tracie potts with details from washington. >> reporter: today, president obama meets with small business leaders. a new white house economic report warns if tax breaks go away, the average middle class family will owe uncle sam $2,200 next year. >> middle class families should see an extension of the tax cuts. >> reporter: some republicans who have been dead set against raising taxes on anyone now hint they may consider other options. >> we have been open to revenue by clo