it's been said that egypt is the gift of the nile. certainly life without it would be unimaginable, but the nile's waters are a limited and capped resource and the population is growing rapidly. so how will the country be able to cope? >>reporter: egypt, with a per capita water supply each year of seven hundred and fifty cubic metres already exists in state technically described as water poverty. and with global warming and a possible rise in sea levels the situation looks set to get worse. dr el quosy is on the country's leading experts on water management. >>ahmed el quosy: the supply is fixed and the demand is rocketing. the egyptian population only two hundred years backwas two point five million and now we are one hundred million and obviously this brings down steeply the per capita share. >>reporter: that population is increasing at more than eight per cent a year. to feed them it's been estimated the country will need to cultivate an extra two and a half million more acres of farmland by the end of the next decade alone. all of

egypt is overwhelmingly muslim. the egyptian constitution guarantees equality for all, but some christians say their community is increasingly beleaguered and the young christian women are being lured or kidnapped and forced marriages with muslim men. we go to cairo to find out what the cops are afraid of. >> christmas in cairo looks surprisingly like christmas in the west. good business selling imported decorations. but they no longer have a tree at home. they cannot bear to. their daughter mary disappeared. >> at christmas, she was the one that used to decorate the tree. she used to be about the presence. for her, christmas was a big thing. one summer night three years ago, when mary was 19, she went out for a pizza with friends and never came home. the next thing they knew, she was married to an older muslim men. they say she has never met before. they are sure she was forcibly converted. but they say the state will not investigate, and officials may even support what happened because it has brought another sold

>>reporter: one day oil and gas will run out, and not just in egypt. there is a direct correlation between the closer we reach that moment and the more focus being paid to renewable energy. it will play a significant role in powering the planet. it's only a matter of time. >>abirached: italy is sometimes included in the group of failing european economies along with portugal, greece, spain and ireland. but is this inclusion justified? italy is weathering the debt crisis better than many other eurozone economies, buoyed by strong exports and overseas business. this strength also looks set to get another boost, thanks to a novel business model tapping into increasing demand for italian products in emerging markets. >>reporter: if the ferrari racing car didn't shine at this year's abu dhabi grand prix, it certainly glitters at ferrari world, a new theme park next to the track. >>this tourist attraction is an attempt by the emirate to diversify its economy away from natural resources. >>and is the same reason why an italian government mission made a recent

notice things in egypt was a hellish there are roadblocks everywhere. we can't get anything through. checking everything it's not good at all we need to find a solution it cost me twenty two thousand dollars to repair the trauma and i have to pay my men. were being closely watched right now. you know. the police are causing the trouble with. the first time i've seen so many cops. agree on it's a major operation. just by me something. to bring back i have to pay the man. there are checkpoints all around my place. we'll keep working in the tunnel if you give us we'll see what happens in a few days probably you'll be. ok and if anything happens we'll let you know. i'm by me in the me. and we've been working for two months since the war we saw it in the many meters of each other but even in. the river than i committed. in the bomb tunnel. more than fifty. of them that makes five thousand dollars you know ten thousand dollars it's double the price i know it's five thousand dollars of it will split the difference no way it's double the price. and two thousand

it's been said that egypt is the gift of the nile.ife without it would be unimaginable, but the nile's waters are a limited and capped resource and the population is growing rapidly. so how will the country be able to cope? >>reporter: egypt, with a per capita water supply each year of seven hundred and fifty cubic metres already exists in state technically described as water poverty. and with global warming and a possible rise in sea levels the situation looks set to get worse. dr el quosy is on the country's leading experts on water management. >>ahmed el quosy: the supply is fixed and the demand is rocketing. the egyptian population only two hundred years backwas two point five million and now we are one hundred million and obviously this brings down steeply the per capita share. >>reporter: that population is increasing at more than eight per cent a year. to feed them it's been estimated the country will need to cultivate an extra two and a half million more acres of farmland by the end of the next decade alone. all of which will

eight americans die in a horrific bus crash in egypt. >>> and facing eviction. why the california woman known as octomom and her 14 children may soon be thrown out of their home. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and a very good morning to you. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pick time zone. i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with the blizzard of 2010. it will be a day of digging out from a monster snowstorm that has simply buried the northeast, and for anyone trying to return home from the holidays, the storm certainly won't make it easy. nbc's tracie potts has more from washington. >> reporter: with a foot or more of snow traffic's at a standstill in new york. fierce winds left visibility at barely a quarter mile. >> we're doing everything we can here in the city to keep our roads safe and clear. >> reporter: all three of the city's major airports, shut down. travelers there and in boston ended up spending the night, hoping for a flight home. >> they're all booked. and 25 to 50 people on standby. >> reporter: g

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this is really alarming when you go to egypt because there are almost no women who are wearing the veil. >> i don't believe that the two religions cannot live together despite one being in a power position. if you look at the history of islam, christianity has had an existence in continuity. >> not in democracies but in dictatorships. under saddam hussein, christians feared -- >> if you look at jordan for instance, we were told that the parliament is designed to proportional representation. by virtue of the percentage of christians, they should have 8 seats but they actually have 16. >> otherwise they would not get -- >> all in history, all of totalitarianism has risen at a secular ideologies, not religion. look at the 20 century. you have national socialism, stalinism, mao, even fascism from saddam hussein. >> what i'm saying is that secularity is a power system. it may or may not be patriarchal. on the whole, i think it has been. this is a power system and it should not be given a privilege system of neutrality. >> what about the idea is that the fear is with the men around this table

also a deadly tour bus crash in egypt involving american travelers.he latest on the conditions of the survivors. the survivors. shoppers were in search of today, we gather to recognize the selfless decision of one of the most influential women of our time. the woman who, after having one too many drinks, chose not to drive home buzzed. here today to honor rachel is the family whose lives she spared. when you can have pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits? the warm, light delicate lays are like nothing else. add a layer of excitement to your next meal. ♪ and these are the ones you'll love on a friday. pillsbury crescent pizza pockets. with just a few ingredients, you have an easy to make dinner. they're crescents for the other 364. try them tonight. >> good morning, everyone. the bay bridge from our camera in emeryville. at this point kind of moderate which you would expect monday after christmas. but back east they're getting pummeled with weather and people are being advised in big cities back there not to even drive. there's blizzard-like conditio

i will get as he says egypt. these are moving with sandbags so we can open up. we're waiting for suppliers. they bring us the goods and we transported. from. this place and. tell the guys not to make any noise if. we don't want to spend the night in jail. here this is for. their cigarettes. with no doubt it's. it's ok but not over there where the planks are. so we send them back. put them aside for the moment. where the rest of the. cops turn out the lights. there are gyptian accomplices and i see you know. here's one. are you doing thanks how's it going with the cops. same as always. and when you put the merchandise or check points. yes they catch you what do they do with the goods. they confiscated. yeah they don't give it back it's lost what is your boss does he pay bribes. you know it's pointless trying to get it back with. police hassling you yes it's really tense in the merchandise coming through the trucks. you know how all. the trucks are busy. into another tunnel. and. they're delivering to another tunnel. one hundred dollars per carton. a hundred dolla

neither egypt nor israel can close the tunnels. and their underground passages they can't close the mall there are too many. and almost tunnels there are so many beneath the border. there's and they get fed up they destroy one he does it but another one appears. i. was. when was your house bombarded on wednesday january seventh. this is what happened. my house was destroyed the duke where you warned. hunt know we had escaped when we learned they were going to bombard the border into little and if you did they were in the whole neighborhoods yes everyone. left everything the furniture or money. was the main thing is that your life is your right. it's on and the israelis bomb the neighborhood houses on hot under the pretext that there are tunnels has been done on it but they are at the border. all the rules of. audio. all right but. you let me go guys. did you line. repair a plank and keep it close enough for you. feel clean and it's for all kinds of a gas a. levels and get some air past the plank. just look. we have to get it out qu

it's common in egypt because of bad roads. the excellent injured nearly two dozen people including the driver and tour guide. >>> nice suspects arrested in a series of raids across britain last week are now facing normal charges. the men are being charged with conspiracy to cause an explosion and using internet to scout potential targets. the police have not revealed the specifics of the plot. >>> a sad passing from the entertainment world, singer teena marie has died. marie who was dubbed "the ivory queen of soul." she belted out hits like "i need your loving" and classic with her mentor rick james. police in pasadena say their death appears to be from natural causes. teena marie was 54. >>> the so-called octomom may soon have to find a new place to raise her 14 children. the man who sold her home to nadya suleman is expected to evict her. suleman moved in two years ago. >>> snow has canceled the eagles/vikings games but other games were played. >> here are the highlights. >>> good morning. a lot on the line, week 16 of the n

one on a few moments of the lives of four men deep underground at the egypt border. special report and we have a recap of our top stories just ahead stay with us. to live not only next to the big guns of egypt but also on the border of peace and war. they are responsible not only for themselves. but also for their loved ones. they're ready to take any risk. wealthy british scientists. on. the. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines two kinds of reports. is he used. to. say. in india in the movie joyce the photo. is the gateway photo of the brand imperial troy the tallest westin. hotel the socialist hoto saddam did to go and. run the same the kennel was hotel retreat. protected with us the latest headlines in the week's top stories now. polls have closed in belarus's presidential elections the country's incumbent leader is the clear favorite to win. those already set three consecutive terms outing up to sixteen years in holland. ethnic tensions between russia

turkey egypt and thailand these are the main destinations for russian tourists who go in search of the sun at the first sign of freezing weather back home about two million russians visit turkey one point six million go to egypt and over half a million go to thailand that picture changed in twenty tan with greece making a splash as the euro crisis presented russians with the chance of a cheap holiday and greece could get a further boost in twenty eleven with operators in turkey and egypt already raising their prices greece attracted fifteen million visitors in two thousand and nine and ranging in the top twenty global destinations and is expected to strengthen that position as it hopes on booming markets such as china and russia we do have the next year we believe the tourist sales will definitely grow and customers will have more spending power and there's still a trend which even the crisis failed to affect russians do not cut costs on family holidays which we expect this to be the fastest growing sector in twenty women and greek holiday operators aren't the only ones eyeing the russ

joseph and mary fled to egypt. journey predict by the prophet sea and fulfilled in the gospel of matthew. >> hosea 11:1, isaiah was a child i loved him, my son. some say it was misqted. non sense. his audience would know the whole verse, when israel was a child, i loved hi just as it happened to israel, so it happened to the messiah. you have this pattern over and over again. >> nowhere is it more powerful than the book of isaiah. spoke of a child born of a virgin, wonderful counselor, mighty god, ever lastingfather and prince of peace. words of isaiah were copied by scribes hidden in caves and protected more than 2,000 years when the dead sea scrolls were redisvered found completely in tact. >> one scroll that has had more impact upon the world's than any other scroll that was found here is the great isaiah scroll. >> this is the oldest known copy of the book of isaiah. it is the only one we have today. it existed before the birth of christ. >> there we have a scroll from around 100 b.c. nearly as well preserved a

road accidents are pretty common in egypt because of bad roads and lax traffic rules.t month eight foreign tourists were killed in another bulls accident. in october six belgian tourists died in a crash. this weekend the town of bethlehem is seeing its biggest holiday crowds in years. israeli military officials say more than 100,000 pilgrims and tourists have poured into the west bank town since christmas eve. that's twice as many as last year. the town's hotel rooms are booked solid for the week. they attended mass at bethlehem's church of the nativity. worshippers packed the roman catholic church where the traditional site of jesus' birth is enshrined. another bout of violence in the middle east. killed two suspected palestinian terrorists today. a helicopter gunship attacked the two as they were trying to plant an explosive device in southern gaza. along the border where israeli soldiers patrol. palestinians gathered at the scene and they ran when gunshots were heard. tensions are increasing again along the border after two years of relative calm that came when isra

that is egypt at the bottom of the dry river bed. it is through pass like this that 700 migrants cross into israel every week. after recently flying over the 250 , their frontier, benjamin netanyahu announced a $400 million project to build a huge wall on the border. many in the tourism sector say that is the wrong approach. they need to pour a laye-- cheap foreign labor. the jobs are being filled by migrants from africa. >> about 1500 employees in their jobs. there are no israelis who really want to do these jobs. even though we offer them a wonderful condition. no is really wants to do it. >-- israeli once to do it. >> a friend wire fence separates two different worlds. despite the dangers, thousands of migrants are unlikely to be deterred by israel's latest attempt to keep them out. >> columbia's battle with aids drug barons it -- it'ss drug barons, trying to stem the flow of cocaine into britain. >> captured by the colombians. at alleged gangster accused of murdering 12 people in the struggle to control the cocaine trade. with u.

. >>> and eight americans have been killed in a tour bus crash in egypt. officials say three tour buses were traveling together in southern egypt around dawn when the middle bus crashed into a parked dump truck loaded with sand. six women and two men were killed. 19 other americans, egyptian driver and a tour guide were injured. >> there are two cases admitted in the icu, both cases have been managed and we are in stable. they are fully conscious and no problems for them. we are waiting to complete our investigation. >>> 87-year-old man from san francisco was taken to the hospital after suffering minor injuries. he is retired federal agent. his wife, a retired professor is okay. >>> it looks like the full body scanners and thorough pat-downs are here to stay for a while. that is according to homeland security secretary janet napolitano who made the remarks in a television interview today. she was asked if tsa will change its procedures because of the complaints. >> not in the foreseeable future. we are looking to improve systems, but the new technology, th

israel has started building a huge wall across the southern border with egypt. the controversial project is designed to keep out thousands of african migrants that tried to cross into israel every year. some israelis say the migrants should be allowed to stay because the country needs a cheap manual labor. >> the desert, thousands of square miles of nothing but sand and emptiness. such obstacles are no deterrent for desperate people. they risked everything, leaving behind homes and families in sudan and other troubled african countries. we came across this group, hungry, just after they've been caught by the israeli border control. >> why did you come to israel? did you hear stories about israel? >> we want a better life. we want to live here. >> some say they are political refugees. others, like these men, are clearly looking for work. either way, israel says the situation is getting out of control. >> this is the scale of the problem facing israel. it goes through an open, unprotected border. at the bottom of the dry river bed, egypt. some 700 migrants are cro

also a deadly tour bus crash in egypt involving american travelers.st on the conditions of the survivors. and shoppers return in search of after-christmamamamamamamamamamp >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> well, good morning, everyone. it's 5:40 on this mondays after christmas. this is the abc 7 morning news. thank you for joining us. look at the golden gate bridge early this monday morning. you see the fog has already arrived here. not all that dense but it could cause problems for drivers coming in, especially with the wet roads, the wet bridge deck you're seeing there. will it be dry today? christine hanson's gonna tell you. will that dry condition continue? no. she'll have more on that coming up. 5:41. developing news now out of rome. this morning police and bomb squad experts are examining a mail bomb found outside the greek embassy in rome. the discovery followed package bombs that exploded friday it the chilean and swiss embassies injuring the two people that opened them. anarchists groups claim responsibility. ther

the bus they were riding in crashed into a truck in southern egypt early this morning. they were en route to visit a site of an ancient egyptian temple. they were transferred to a military hospital and airlifted to cairo. last month, eight foreign tourists were killed in a bus accident and in october, six belgian tourists died in a crash. >> the town of bethlehem is seeing the biggest holiday crowd in years. more than a hundred thousand pilgrims and tourists have poured into the west bank town since christmas eve, twice as many as last year. the rooms are booked solid for the week. worshipers packed the roman catholic church next to the grotto. >>> there is another bout of violence in the middle east. israeli military killed two suspected palestinian terrorists today. a helicopter gunship attacked them while they were trying to put an explosive device in. tensions are increasing along the border after two years of relative come. when israel invaded gaza. now hamas is threatening to escalate hostilities against israel. >> over two million men and woman have been deployed

. >>> and eight americans were killed in a tour bus crash in egypt. the bus carrying the americans smashed into a truck in southern egypt near the site of an ancient egyptian temple. 21 others were injured in that accident. >>> and thousands of airline passengers spent christmas week stranded in airports across europe. the unlucky travelers or would-be travelers had to sleep on floors after a snowstorm caused many flight cancellations and extensive delays. >>> and finally, a little girl in florida got her own christmas miracle. 5-year-old marisayla moore had made a christmas wish for her father to come to her school and meet her friends. and then, suddenly there he was. staff sergeant osi moore showed up at the class unexpected. >> someone's here to see you. >> santa. >> santa claus? >> daddy. daddy. >> hey, sweetheart. how are you? i missed you, big girl. >> isn't that great? sergeant moore home for christmas with his daughter and family. and that happens a lot and the kids love that. that's great. >>> now, for a quick check of the weather. in the ea

a hunter becomes the hunted, investigating recent attacks -- shark attacks on holidaymakers in egypt. >> the wikileaks founder julian assange whose publications of secrets have anchor that washington is preparing to talk to british police after they received a warrant for his arrest. he is believed to be in hiding is wanted for questioning in sweden in connection with the rape allegations. >> today the battle between wikileaks and the authorities intensified. an tradition warrant for julian assange are arrived at the serious crime agency this afternoon. a wanted poster has also been placed on the interpolar web site. he could be arrested by metropolitan police at any time. >> we are in the process of making arrangements to meet with the police. my concern in order to facilitate the taking of the question and answer is needed. >> julian assange is wanted for questioning in sweden over sexual assault charges. charges supporters say are a result of political pressure and part of a campaign against him. >> that has been [unintelligible] under these circumstances, it is normal he will keep

>> we have a commitment to a partnership with egypt. these are not either or circumstances or relationship with egypt as multifaceted, but as use all of yesterday's statement we will not hesitate to tell egypt as a friend where we think their actions have fallen short of international standards. spearman but the initial results shows that almost all the positions lost all seats apart early many become a denney including the muslim brotherhood. do you worry about them not being represented in the government that might lead them to now become underground or to move in violent path? >> we have a detailed statement that describes our concerns about the election. we'll continue to raise these concerns with the government of egypt. >> why did it take so long to get the statement out, 9:00 was light coming and you were working on a flight -- i mean there was -- >> i hear you. [laughter] >> are you concerned that muslim brotherhood lost the elections? >> i just said that. >> try again? bimmer are you concerned -- >> i just answered that questio

. >>> eight americans have been killed in a tour bus crash iny egypt and a couple survived the wreck. officials say three tour buses were traveling together in southern egypt around dawn when the middle bus crashed into a parked dump truck. six women and two men were killed. 19 other americans. they egyptian and tour guide were injured. he says his 76-year-old mother suffered a gash on her leg and his 87-year-old father had bum -- bumps and bruises. >> the chairs around him crumbled in, apparently forming a roll cage which probably saved his life because from what i understand , and i wasn't there, so it is not factual, but the people in front of him died and the people behind him died. >> he says he is leaving for cairo tomorrow to bring his parents back to san francisco where they lived. his father is a retired fbi agent. laura, his mother, is a retired french professor. >> shoppers returned to the malls today to take advantage of the after christmas sales. they jammed into san francisco's westfield center for what is traditionally the third busiest day of the year behind black frid

toever, egypt's refusal negotiate new terms is not sustainable. besides ethiopia compel massive energy scheme, the sudan is building a new series of dams in nubia with chinese assistance. the egyptians have yet to make up their minds as to whether they want to live in the 21st or the 19th century. a political struggle over oil and water in the region could also resolve -- result in a new wave of proxy warfare. a good example could be found in the resistance army, a violent group of ugandan origins who was based on a retaliation for you gone the's support of the south. a renewed conflict would see khartoum's intelligence agencies renew ties, and spark a new round of senseless atrocities. al qaeda would also welcome a return to sudan, where they are generally on wanted by any party today, lacking public, official, or even covert support from any group. saddam's -- sudan has been largely effected in -- effective in in prohibiting an outsider return, but a war could bring about new al qaeda sells. a renewed conflict in the sudan would quickly bring in

eight americans were killed when a tour bus collided with a truck in southern egypt.porter: lester, good morning. while driving in the dark in egypt is always a risky business, fast drivers, poor roads, almost no traffic police and most of the heavy traffic is in areas used by tourists. all that's left of a crushed bus, the whole right-hand side torn away. this is where the eight dead americans and most of the 21 injured were sitting. barbara from detroit, michigan got off lightly and so did her husband bob, their first meeting since the crash. sharing news of their friends. >> we're blessed to be alive. it happened so quickly, we were just laying there and all of a sudden there was this tremendous, tremendous crash and just trauma, just noise and screaming. it was horrible. it was really horrible. >> reporter: it was dark before dawn sunday. 116 american tourists set off in three busses. many were lying back trying to sleep. on a narrow road through the sand, the first bus sideswiped a truck parked halfway on to the road. egyptian truck drivers often sleep in their t

our full of the lives of four men in the smuggling tunnels deep under the busy streets of the gaza egypt border that's right after a recap of the week's top stories in just a few moments. bringing you the latest in science and technology from the realms. we've got the future covered. it's. he. says. in india in the movie the joint the hotel rooms the villas the gateway hotel the grand imperial troy told us to. close the show to see don't need to go and. run the same the kennel was hotel as a treat. the latest headlines on the week's top stories here on less than two hours before the polls close in his presidential election the country's incumbent leader is the clear favorite to win alex on that it looks has already served three consecutive up to sixteen years in power he's been dubbed europe's last dictator and russian authorities step up security spoiled onto the streets of moscow as ethnic tensions escalated between russian nationalists and groups from the caucuses. clashes in various parts of the city. hall. addresses nationalism and justice as he hosts his annual q. and a session wit

tour bus crashes are not uncommon in egypt. eight foreign tourists were killed in an accident last month. >>> and now to afghanistan, and one of the unseen battles in this war. it is the fight to maintain a crucial lifeline for the troops, one that allows them to stay in touch with their families back home. which is incredibly important at this time of year. mike boettcher is in kandahar. >> reporter: ten decembers in afghanistan. ten christmases at war. and still the mail pours in. little notes -- >> letter from my daughter. >> reporter: big gifts. >> it's the best of court tv. >> reporter: tasty munchies. >> bunch of junk food from my fiance. >> reporter: and silly things, too. 4 million pounds of it in kandahar alone. the infantry has surged. now it's the mail room's turn. >> the days are really kind of blending together, the more and more boxes there are. >> reporter: for a couple of days, the army is focused on its own hearts and minds. just e-mail won't do. there's still something special about mail you can touch and hold

here's what's happening this sunday in egypt. a tour bus on its way to visit ancient temples in the south crashed killing more than eight americans and injuring 20 others on the bus. liz palm we are the latest on what happened. >> reporter: one ambulance after another pulled up loaded with battered american tourists. a chaotic and frightening scene. and these are the lucky ones. they survived. a dozen people are in this clinic, two of them critically injured. >> they are fully conscious and we are now managing the cases. >> reporter: the wreckage left behind the desert gives a sense of the violence of the crash. the bus traveling at dawn slammed into a parked truck on the single-lane road. police officials took photos with cell phones for their investigation. it's still unclear why the driver didn't see the truck. this has already been a deadly season for tour buses in egypt. last month, eight foreign tourists were killed when their bus flipped over on a mountain road near the red sea and in october, six belgian tourists were kil

. >> there is much more ahead including a deadly tour bus crash in egypt. the latest and the survivors. >> later now that christmas is over let the recycling begin. one bay area city announces getting rid of your christmas tree the green way. >> here is a look at san jose temperatures in the upper 50s. notice the sunshine a little light rain but more windy wet and cold weather on the way for the middle of the week. stay tuned i'll have the seven-day forecast coming g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g

to live not only next to the border because of egypt but also on the border of peace and war. and they're responsible not only for themselves. but also for their loved one . they are ready to take any risk. this is moscow radio stations of the soviet union are on here. on april twelfth one thousand nine hundred eighty one people across the soviet union were glued to their radios they heard a stunning message for the first time ever men had broken out of earth's gravitational pull and gone to outer space. the first man to do so was the soviet union's very own judy got in. practice khamenei and some of my friends were in college getting ready for an exam in higher mathematics. and their grades got dark or got over suddenly a fellow student burst into the classroom. and says someone by the name of garan had been launched into space on a call. the we asked him what the patronymic of this pilot. save if he said yes now we knew that he was yuri gagarin. there was a red carpet rolled out on the airfield of a moscow airport on april fourteenth one thousand sixty one in ceremony all st

. >>> in egypt eight americans died yesterday, more than 20 injured when their tour bus crashed into a truck. the group on its way to see ancient temples. it is the latest in a string of deadly crashes involving tourists in egypt. >>> police in brazil are investigating the bizarre case of an elderly woman declared dead. she woke up hours later in a coffin. the 88-year-old was rushed back to the hospital but she died two days later authorities want to know if poor medical care and the misdiagnosis contributed to her death. >>> wikileaks founder julian assange signing a million and a half dollar book deal saying he reluctantly agreed to write his autobiography to pay for his mounting legal bills and to keep the intersnet whistle-blower site afloat. the book is due out next year. >>> presidents obama and the first family still on vacation in hawaii this morning. saturday, the president and first lady joined u.s. marines and families at a nearby base for christmas dinner. while he he enjoys golf and spending time with his family, the president is also meeting with advisers planning for a

live not only next to the border but egypt but also on the border of peace and war. they are responsible not only for themselves. but also for their loved ones. they're ready to take any risk. and of course you can see that reporter now it's time here on our team. the next rocket set to blast off to the international space station has been raised into launch position be so yes it will head off on its journey from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan wednesday its international crew of three will carry out experiments and take seasonale yes to those currently on board the u.s.s. parties riffles. the soyuz t.m.a. twenty rocket is being raced up onto the launch pad just behind me now the process of doing this can take up to hours depending on the weather the most high tech science in the world and it all comes down to what the weather's like it's too windy they constantly have to wait for it to be just right it's just right right now and they're loading not ok now the rocket itself arrives in baikonur in three different parts and the process of putting it together is i

minutes from of the egypt struggles to keep his. daughter is in shambles closed but in a spate of shark attack. and making history in the antarctic a russian gets into the record books will become the first person to perform a base jump from thousand to three point four eighty five seconds. dot com. the european union has backed bid to join the world trade organization next year after almost eighteen years of negotiations voiced its support of russia in the summit in brussels this week the president was at the talks which were seen as a sign of strength in relations of the. session opens the door to agreements on strategic economic and security cooperation and head of the european commission also a possible support for russia's one night station efforts moscow based journalist fred ware says europe is good as you know to russia as a stabilizing force which could be beneficial to the. i think that the situation in the global economy is dire and russia can't help but be affected by that joining the w cio would be a stabilizing factor

i wanted to bring peace between israel and egypt. that was my preeminent goal.he secondary goal which i as and sadat worked on was to bring justice to the palestinians. those were the two issues that were faced at camp dade. we left camp david believing we had completely resolved both issues. the treaty was signed now 31-and-a-half years ago and not a single word has ever been violated in those yrs between israel and egypt. unfortunately though the commit manys made concerning palestinian territory has not been carried out. that's still the major issue. i think one of the most difficult and challenging issues that the world faces today. >> suarez: one of the more striking entries comes on november 4, 1979. "i spent hours on the phone talking to political leaders around the nation, but early in the morning was quite disturbed to learn that iranian students with the subsequent encouragement of khomeini has taken over our embassy and captured 50 or 60 of our people without the protection provided by the host government it's almost impossible to do anything if one's

egypt. on the border of peace and war. they are responsible for themselves. but also for their loved ones. ready to take any risk. it's nice for you side with your. as if we had any questions left in our minds as to whether or not lawmakers republicans in particular have the best interest of the people in mind last night perhaps sealed that deal not only did republicans and there's prevent a vote for appealing don't ask don't tell they also chose to filibuster a vital defense bill because it banned discrimination in military ranks because you know republicans hate the idea of equality and justice so unfortunately those votes as disappointing as they were probably couldn't even be considered surprising but i'll tell you what was to me at least last night republican senators blocked the james zadroga nine eleven health and compensation act the bill would provide medical care to rescue workers to others who became ill as a result of breathing in toxic fumes dust and smoke when responding to the attack at the world trade center on september eleventh two thousand

now pulitzer prize-winning author stacy schiff has written a new biography of the last queen of egypt called "cleopatra, a life" i am pleased to have her back at this table. welcome. >> thank you, charlie. >> charlie: what is it you know about writing biography? >> there is a wonderful thing about biography because you have a beginning, a middle and an end and you get to kill your subject at the end of the book. it's a stunning, stunning gratification for the biographer. >> charlie: i'm sure you have been asked this a thousand times, but what is it about her? >>well,you know, it's difficult to resist a subject which is built of misconceptions. here was a subject you could tackle where you could say we think she's egyptian but she was great, we think she was beautiful but she's charismatic and cunning. we forget that her world is more sophisticated than the roman world which conquers her, she is the wealthiest person in that world, a thing most of us, i think, don't know so there is this puddle of misconceptions into which she's melted and it's a great all-star cast of the ancient worl