constitution to be held in eleven days could put an end to the one party rule of the president's bath partywhich is in shrine in the current constitution artie's marie if a notion of reports from damascus. the date for the people's referendum on the country's new constitution has been announced on wednesday it is expected to be held on the twenty sixth of february in eleven days the syrian government has been working on a draft for this new constitution for quite a while now and it has sad that the most important thing about this new constitution the most important change is that it implies the end of monopoly of the ruling party here in syria the bath party has been in power in the country for the last fifty years actually since the beginning of the uprising here in syria last march protestors have been calling for democratic reforms and for amendments to the country's key law in the wake of violence that followed in the show demonstrations peaceful demonstrations many opposition leaders have been only demanding president bashar al assad to go and they will not be satisfied with these part

referendum on a new draft constitution has promised major reforms such as the end of single party bath party rule in syria but do you think even though what's being held by the regime is a success do you think it will bring the changes that they promised i think most people would be. would be critical of the constitution many aspects of the constitution means is that. a perfect document very few confusions and this one is no exception but what it does do is that the the country on the path towards multi-party elections removes the bath party and is the kind of the leading agent in society in syria so while you can criticize this doctrine or many many grounds the fact is i think for the syrian people and that kind of thinking on what these they want they see as the only way out of this mess. now hillary clinton has predicted a military coup that will rise up and overthrow the regime saying that it's time for his supporters to change their size how far do you think the u.s. is prepared to go. on the path toward that. well the barack obama we can so it goes talk about militarization of the conf

draft where he would remove the clauses that would claim that that would state that the bath party is the sole political party and it holds all. of all the power in the syrian government and also there are other. parts of the constitution that have to do with the president there is no president for life and the president's only has a term of seven years it can only be extended to one time i believe there are also some other. amendments that all fall in line with the democratic process so therefore that's a move that the president has done and the regime has. and i think that that should be in his view were and in many people's view was sufficient for to convince the other side to sit down on the table. and to have a serious dialogue. that would save syria the destruction and save this so many people live lives because that the way things are today in cities it seems that the country has had to two words. both the destruction and and that's for sure is not to the benefits of the city of tikrit and to all the nations who are truly friendly to the city of peace and not just wanting to us

and the monopoly of the ruling party the bath party here in syria had been in power for the last fifty years but people on the ground are actually fearing that this referendum and this new constitution is too little and too late this with the chinese delegation visited syria both russia and china are calling for the dialogue to be restored between the syrian opposition and the authorities. saying that this is the only way out of this crisis. very financial reporting there from syria damascus is paving the way for a gradual transition to democracy but the armed opposition doesn't want to peaceful solution because it's following a foreign jannah for regime change and that's the view of they ruled based political analyst omar in a shabby. the way forward is to have dialogue and i think in order to have dialogue there must be sacrifices on the on on both sides here is the president making. a huge move forward by presenting a draft of the constitution and i think that's should be in his view were and in many people's view sufficient for convience the other side to sit down on the table . an

it would allow a multi party system instead of the current single party rule by the bath party. the vote coincided with continued shelling in homs. they attacked with tanks and shells. a local activist says more than 130 were killed over the weekend. says civilians can't do anything but try to protect their families, there's no point in having a referendum. syrian officials say they will have parliamentary election in three months. analysts say the government is trying to divert international criticism from its crackdown. >>> an egyptian court has begun the trial of dozens of aid workers that helped the country's pro-democracy groups. 43 nonprofit workers, including 16 u.s. citizens, have been charged with distributing foreign funds to political parties without a license. the charges also include being involved in illegal political activities. 13 egyptian defendants were present in court for the opening hearing on sunday. all of them pleaded not guilty to the charges. egyptian officials accuse them of spying for the u.s. central intelligence agency. some u.s. and german citizens

draft where he would remove the clauses that would claim that that would state that the bath party is this old political party and it holds all. of all the power in the syrian government and also there are other. parts of the constitution that have to do with the president there is no president for life and the president's only has a term of seven years it can only be extended to one time i believe there are also some other. amendments that all fall in line with the democratic process so therefore that's a move that the president has done and the regime has done and i think that that should be in his view and in many people's view.

and the monopoly of the ruling party the bath party here in syria had been in power for the last fifty years but people on the ground are actually fearing that. this referendum and this new constitution it's too little and too late this week the chinese delegation visited syria both russia and china are calling for the dialogue to be restored between the syrian opposition and the authorities. saying that this is the only way out of this crisis. those are g.'s rush of emotional reporting forces very well independent journalist tony gosling says that the peacekeeping initiative put forward by the arab league could be used to the advantage of nato states the arab league now has become almost simply a tool of the west because most of the most powerful countries in the very much under the western petro dollar influence we had an arab league sponsored investigation into syria it didn't come up with what the western arab leaders and the western press wanted to hear which was first of all that there are all sorts of third forces within syria who are killing people these are armed gangs armed g

and the monopoly of the ruling party the bath party here in syria had been in power for the last fifty years but people on the ground are actually fearing that this referendum and this new constitution it's too little and too late this week the chinese delegation visited syria both russia and china are calling for the dialogue to be restored between the syrian opposition and the authorities. saying that this is the only way out of this crisis. a top u.s. intelligence official has admitted al qaeda is working alongside serious armed opposition as washington considers extending support to the rebels activist a marvel call from a syrian pro-government group believes the u.s. has now realized it could be teaming up with terrorists i never thought that the americans would want to publicly admit that is actually operating in syria what we know for sure is that. clear involvement started with a videotape by amazon right here in the head of al qaeda back in july calling for jihad in syria and nobody actually took notice that when the first suicide bombings in damascus took place there were les

uprising began and the draft seems to cover the most pressing issues it starts with eliminating bath party supremacy which have ruled the country for the last fifty years introduces a multi-party system and sets a two term limit on any future president however if these reforms a cause in controversy. jihad and his friend odin flower shop in damascus he says this new document draws a line between him and his muslim business partner just a shout there is a big contradiction article thirty three says while the. number that he says can be a president what about the other term percent or not here temporarily i've been living together for ages i want to be counted. now maybe ten percent of the people they speak about this ok but maybe if we was removing this article from the new constitution the ninety percent would said well why you take this article out. public debates on the draft constitution have been organized to bring the people and the authors of the two documents together they don't trust me they don't se the sailors are statistically. you work for hire if you make believe that your cit

and the monopoly of the ruling party the bath party here in syria had been in power for the last fifty years but people on the ground are actually fearing that this referendum and this new constitution it's too little and too late this week the chinese delegation visited syria both russia and china are calling for the dialogue to be restored between the syrian opposition and the authorities. saying that this is the only way out of this crisis. let's now get some opinion and insight from beirut based political analyst kamel was me. as we've just heard from our reporter in syria beijing has joined moscow's efforts to mediate talks between damascus and the opposition what's china's interest in all of this well i think the chinese as a russian they want to respect the work order and they don't want what they want to raise a policy of dialogue for finding a resolution for syria we cannot resort to war and violence and instigate a civil war in country if the west decided that they don't like a regime to see here in this situation you look american who are today siding was. that the one they

and the monopoly of the ruling party the bath party here in syria had been in power for the last fifty years but people on the ground are actually fearing that this referendum and this new constitution too little and too late this with the chinese delegation visited syria both russia and china are calling for the dialogue to be restored between the syrian opposition and the authorities. saying that this is the only way out of this crisis. but he's marshal for national reporting for us there now middle east blogger karl shahril says nato states are only escalating the situation in syria supporting the fragmented opposition assume assad were to step down tomorrow who is actually the legitimate in this intimate political opposition to take control and when the west talks about supporting or the gulf states this side or the outside what actually the group say you will go to and finance or give some order to so within the vacuum who would step in you would have people returning from iraq that has kind of the weapons or the experience and i think what we really need to be aware of is this hi

constitution to be held in a leavened days could put an end to the one party rule of the president's bath party which isn't trying to the current constitution and that's why it came amid reported violence in the cities of holmes and hamas some of the fiercest fighting in the months long on arrest or he's murray if an ocean i reports from damascus. the day for the people's referendum on the country's new constitution has been announced on wednesday it is expected to be held on the twenty sixth of february in eleven days the syrian government has been working on the draw for this new constitution for quite a while now and that the most important thing about this new constitution the most important change is that it's implies and of monopoly of the ruling party syria the gulf party has been in power in the country for the last fifty years actually since the beginning of the uprising here in syria last march protesters have been calling for democratic reforms and for amendments to the country's key role no wakil of violence that followed initial demonstrations peaceful demonstrations many oppositio

and the monopoly of the ruling party the bath party here in syria had been in power for the last fifty years but people on the ground are actually fearing that this referendum and this new constitution it's too little and too late this week the chinese delegation visited syria both russia and china are calling for the dialogue to be restored between the syrian opposition and the authorities and saying that this is the only way out of this crisis. a tamer if a national reporting for us there now james corbett middle east expert and a journalist says the peacekeeping initiative for syria put forward by the arab league could easily be hijacked by states interested in regime change given the the disgraceful conduct of un peacekeepers everywhere from haiti to the ivory coast to the congo and many other countries besides i think the syrian people should certainly hope that peacekeeping mission doesn't come about and i think one would have to see it really is as nothing more than a ploy to to involve the united nations in what is essentially at this point a civil war and and once the situatio

and the monopoly of the ruling party the bath party here in syria had been in power for the last fifty years but people on the ground are actually fearing that. this referendum and this new constitution it's too little and too late this week the chinese delegation visited syria both russia and china are calling for the dialogue to be restored between the syrian opposition and the story. he's. saying that this is the only way out of the crisis. well for more on the situation in syria i can now talk to cole shero his middle east blogger joining us live from london nato states they don't have the appetite for military intervention in syria but u.s. defense officials have confirmed they are actually flying unmanned drones over syria what sort of message is washington sending with that sort of maneuver. well it's becoming really difficult to understand what drives western and specifically american policy in the middle east i think what we really need to be aware of is this highly erratic nature of western policy in particular u.s. policy towards all the countries in the region but particula

it allows for multiparty democracy, and removes the syrian bath party from its central role in politics. the syrian government is presenting this as the centerpiece of its reform process. i reform process the syrian opposition has been calling for. the problem is there are many good clauses in the old syrian constitution which are not being respected and the opposition has no confidence that any changes to the constitution would be respected either. so they are calling for a boycott amid this climate of ongoing violence. the opposition says at least 25 people were killed today. alex? >> all right. we'll see what this day brings there. thank you so much. >>> pakistan is tearing down the compound where osama bin laden was killed last may by navy s.e.a.l.s. under powerful floodlights, heavy machiry began saturday night to demolish the three-story compound in northwest pakistan where bin laden lived for years. the process is about halfway done. the land will be turned into a tranquil park. >>> thousands of people gathered in central moscow today, the latest protest against russian prime min

bath. >> greta: in terms of partying in the hotel, were there any description iz. how did she look that night? >> i was told partying very heavily. that was the quote i got from someone that was with her. they also said she was being erratic. i don't know if that is fall down, but it was erratic that people were concerned about her on friday night. you have to look back to thursday night. she had a performance at club true in hollywood. photos and video of her leaving on thursday night, very worse for wear. she looked very much she had been partying hard on thursday. she was bleeding when she came out. drenched in sweat. if you look at 48 hours leading up to what happened. she was on a bender. she was drinking both nights. she had been partying and then the bar. like i said, family was told by the coroner they should expect something like alcohol mixed with prescription drugs. if she was taking anything like xanax after drinking all that time and drink that go day could have been a fatal mistake. >> greta: how about her daughter? was she also partying with, her dau

while meeting with party members a waiter gave hear beer bath e said he was pushed -- he said he wasd and the glass slid off the tray and americael took the beer all in stride because she got up and gave a speech drenched in beer. >>> london marked 150 days for the start of the 2012 games for the olympics tuesday was with a spectacular -- with a spectacular ceremony. gates of the tower bridge were opened to allow a giant set of olympic rings to pass underneath. those rings are 82 feet high and 36 feet in diameter. >>> new developments after a helicopter crashed off the coast of alabama. >> what the crew was doing just before the accident and what we learned in the last 45 minutes about that crew. >>> also what happened at a convenience store in georgia that least girl nursing wounds. we will look at that when we go around the nation. >> reporter: it's dry but not for long. i will tell you when the rain pushes into your neighborhood and when it gets out of here coming up. >>> and we have had a pretty good commute but now getting reports of some activity up in harford county. we will l

and while meeting with party members a waiter gabe hear beer bath. he -- gave her a beer bath he said he was pushed from behind and glasses slid off the tray. she smiled at the waiter and delivered her speech drenched in beer. >>> just five months london will host the sum are olympics games marking the ceremony across the river. the gate for the world famous tower bridge was opened to allow olympic rings to pass underneath. they were 82 feet high and 36 feet wide. we have new information now for you on the storm in southwest missouri. one confirmed dead in the town of buffalo that's near springfield. and a dozen injured in buffalo and a dozen injured in branson and lebanon. also near springfield, along interstate 44 severe damage across the area. >>> lynette is watching the situation and working on it in the news roo. as more information comes -- room. as more information comes available we will give it to you. >> many parents are wonder if their children are safe at school. >> trying to prevent something like this from happening. >>> do you wonder a

bath. feels good after a day of traveling. [singing] feels good huh? hey! why don't we have a party tonight. great idea. let's invite some geisha girls. we're on holiday so let's order the very best saki. later that night. [whispering] whoa! three gorgeous geisha girls come on in. okay. let's start the party. [music] whoa! yeah. hey! [music] [laughter] [singing] in the next room, the samurai was trying write a letter. [music playing in background],iha chi. iha chi! the samurai is calling me. i wonder what is wrong. did you call me? yes,iha chi! i'm sorry. next door being noisy. sorry i will go and tell them to be quiet. very, very sorry. [loud party noises] come on in. excuse me. sorry. can you keep the noise down please? be a little bit quieter. huh? be quiet. look at this. three young men on holiday. three beautiful geishas and all this expensive saki we ordered from you and you tell us to be quiet. actually we don't mind but someone next door complained. someone complained? about us? tell them to come here and complain to our faces. no. no. wait! i understand. they're just jealous. we're here having

bath water. we took a good first step in 20 ten. as much as the media wants you to forget that election, tea party patriots won a historic victory. we the people rose up and we spoke up and our message was we don't want the left's big government agenda and we can't afford it and we won't pay for it. now the points i make about congress i want to be clear. i toast the tea party members there in congress. many of them -- many of them oh who have fought so bravely against the status quo. and they have agreed with us that you can't get out of debt by digging deeper into debt. some even voted against giving the president another plastic credit card that we expect our kids and our grandkids to have to pay off for us. barack obama has fought these folks every step of the way. he has dismissed them. he has lied about them. they have held their ground. they have kept their promises to the people who hired them, and now they need reinforcements. will you help them? [ applause ] this november, we're going to take back the senate and we're going to fortify the house. be aware, washington, tea party patriots are alive and well and we'll elect

party house. it has two bedrooms, three baths, 2835 square feet big. >> beautiful. >> it's a classic mid century homestructed views from downtown all the way to the ocean while you swim in the pool. there are walls of glass, a flat grassy yard, oversized salt water pool. outdoor bath and the couple reportedly paid only $2.9 million when they purchased the home. that's only four years ago. they hope to make a sizable half a million profit. >> chances? >> chances are good. this is a sweet spot. it's one of the best streets. >> christina aguilera, one of the judges from "the voice" selling a pink mansion in beverly hills. it was owned by another musician before her? >> definitely. it was owned by ozzy and sharon osbourne. she bought it for $11.5 million five years ago. it's a mediterranean house which is popular there. the hedges have been grown forever to make it look important. anyone could make a great entrance on this stairway. you don't even have to be a movie star. look at the dining room. the extra rooms include a gift wrapping room, movie room, beauty salon and the kitchen is. >> reporter:y. it

party tonight. it was whit whitney's mentor ad friend. her body board foun guard foune bathnsive and then her brother came in and she could not be revived. >> harris: how well did you know her? >> i didn't know her that well but i covered her for a long time and i know her cousin dionne warwick and her mom. she wasn't somebody that i hung around with or anything. i knew her over the years. and the family. >> harris: there was talk of a comeback. a movie coming out "sparkle." and yet we saw pictures of her from a few days ago where she didn't look like she had it all together. do you know? >> that -- what do you know. >> that was just the other night. a pregrammy party. she did look disshelfed and there was blood on her leg. just the other night she looked fabulous. she was out for dinner with her friend ray jay and they were shopping at sunset plaza in hollywood. i don't know what happened within that 24 hour period. but she had a lot to look forward to with the remake of sparkle coming out and she was also executive producer on the film. but then at the same time there were

who in the republican party, if this continues to be a blood bath, is powerful enough to step in and say, guys, stop it. we have a general election to worry about? >> nobody. there is no republican establishment any more. there is no democratic establishment any more. we saw that four years ago when barack obama stepped in front of hillary clinton. and bill clinton and got the nomination. so these establishment figures don't exist, they can walk out of the back room and say, guys, sit down, calm down, let's be peaceful. >> you wrote in colorful terms that newt gingrich is a survivor, i won't go into your quote. can he go 46 more states? >> that depends on whether a certain guy in las vegas wants to keep writing checks. it all comes down to whether he keeps the super pacs going. last, last summer, a lot of people quit newt's campaign because he wasn't doing the sort of work you have to do to build a national organization. we're now seeing the effect of that. he doesn't have the national organization to go 46 more states, unless he's got millionaires that are going to keep writing big,

who in the republican party if this continues to be that blood bath is powerful enough to step in andre is no republican establishment anymore. there is no democratic establishment anymore. we saw that four years ago when barack obama stepped in front of hillary clinton and bill clinton and got the nomination. so these establishment figures don't exist. they can walk out of the back room and say, guys, sit down, calm down, let's be peaceful. >> you wrote in colorful terms that newt gingrich is a survivor. i won't go into your quote, but can he go 46 more states? >> that depends on whether a certain guy in las vegas wants to keep writing checks. it all comes down to whether he keeps the super pacs going. you know, last summer a lot of people quit newt's campaign because he wasn't doing the sort of work you have to do to build a national organization. we're now seeing the effect of that. he doesn't have the national organization to go 46 more states unless he's got million nars th narrows that will keep writing big, big checks. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> that was joe on the "today"

party. >> you see this as some would call the prolonged vetting process, good to see these candidates tested, hardened through the entire process, but you see this as a blood bath the gop cannibalizing itself. >> i think democrats are sitting back with popcorn and laughing and i think it's unfair to mitt romney and he should be honorable and bow out with grace, which probably won't happen. >> you know, a lot of good stuff happens on the campaign trail. so much good stuff that sometimes they make movies like "game changers." >> i just got invited at the premier, who at hbo got my e-mail address. >> you want a date, i'd like to see it. that was my passive aggressive way of saying i want to go. >> i didn't like the book, didn't like this movie, but whoever they cast at me, i can't hate this movie as much anymore, because she's absolutely gorgeous. >> two thumbs up for tiffany thornton, but how do you think something like this, the take on palin, on your father, john mccain, how do you think it's going to do to their political legacy? >> republican voters don't watch hbo, are you kidding, they don't care. it's fantasy, a big portion is fiction. i read some of the b

bath tubby her brother at the beverly hilton hotel. efforts to relationship 70s not success.resuscitate her wee right now the grammy world is in shock at the annual clive davis pregrammy partyevening at the very hotel where whitney houston was staying in where her body was found. i expect that tomorrow at the grammies there will be a tribute to whitney houston as the music world scrambles to try to get together some sem ambulance of an honor to the life of whitney houston, one of the greatest entertainers not woman in this country but across the world. one of the greatest entertainers of all time, a woman who came up fortunately in a world of music royalty. her mom sissy and her cousin dean warwick and, of course, related to aretha franklin. stay tuned for harris faulkner and fox news continuing coverage on the death of whitney houston. thanks for being with us this evening. i'm judge jeanine piro. ♪ o, say can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ ♪ what so proudly we hailed ♪ by th ♪ and the rocket's red glare ♪ the bombs bursting

party of all. hosted by music producer clive davis at the landmark beverly hilton hotel. houston is alone in the fourth floor bathroom suite, bathinging ready to perform. her entourage finds her. for 20 minutes she's worked on a bodyguard and fire department paramedics already at the hotel but she could not be revived. >> at 3:55 p.m. this afternoon, whitney houston was pronounced dead. >> reporter: friends say she she arrived two weeks ago, it was party after party. >> it was not physical fights but verbal fights. >> reporter: the whirlwind weekend began thursday when she was describe ed by reporters skipping and the lob, doing handstands. finally escorted away by her 18-year-old daughter bobbi kristina. on stage with r&b singer kelly price. ♪ >> reporter: afterwards, photographers catch these now infamous last pictures showing a disheveled belligerent looking houston. on friday, they tell reporters . but then telling tmz there were no signs of trouble. whitney's mother cissy houston also told tmz she spoke with whitney earlier and nothing seemed unusual. and later rolled out of the beverly hills hotel at 48 years old, that magnif