>> reporter: zain, there's still a lot of speculation as to why that happened, as to why hosni mubarak didn't step down sooner. many people suggested his son gamal wanted him to stay here at any and all costs. some people blame him for what's going on here today with the mubarak family. it still remains to be seen exactly why that is. but it is really shocking because nobody, and especially those around mubarak really believed it would come down to this. in the months since he stepped down and since he was forced to leave office, even though he was facing these charges. nobody thought, or many people didn't think they would actually get to this stage and see him in that white prisoner's uniform with his sons facing these charges in such a dramatic fashion in that courtroom in egypt. >> mohammed jamjoom reporting. thank you very much. we are watching these remarkable scenes unfolding in cairo, being burned into the minds of ordinary egyptians and will go down forever in the history books in the modern arab region. >> you would believe that drama right now isn't even the real drama that

the trial of the former egyptian president, hosni mubarak is getting under way in cairo. the 83-year-old mubarak is attending the proceeding while locked inside a courtroom cage. the former president is accused of ordering the killing of hundreds of anti-government protesters during mass demonstrations earlier this year. you're looking at live pictures of hosni mubarak right now. this is an incredible moment. the idea of a hosni mubarak trial, this really marks a new moment in arab history, seeing him there standing trial for murder and corruption charges and being held in a cage. mohammed jom joon joins us right now. what will be the reaction in eye row. >> reporter: shock and utter disbelief for the people we're speaking with. they just can't believe that former president mubarak is actually in that krool, he's

exxon and mobil. >>> our coverage of the trial of hosni mubarak continues. now assembled outside the courthouse. mohammed jamjoom has been reporting that there have been scuffles between protesters, some anti-mubarak protesters and we don't know who the others are. mohammed will clear that up shortly. you saw a picture of the courtroom which is very busy, very full. the defendants are being held in a cage you can see on the left of your screen. that's hosni mubarak on the stretcher with the aid of oxygen. he's 83 years old, not in good health. he's in a cage with iron bars and mesh, dressed in a white shirt, also there with his two sons. they were placed next to him in a cage as well. if he's found guilty of the charges against him, he faces possibly the death penalty. he has denied the charges against him right now. we're watching both of those situations very carefully. the riot police assembled outside the courtroom. on the left of your screen, what is going on inside the courtroom. as soon as there are any developments, we'll get back with you. >>> in th

egypt's former president hosni mubarak arrives see for his trial in cairo six months after mass protests force him from power it looking at live pictures there on your screen now some people say the revolution that promises to bring a change to the country they feel has delivered a very little again these are live pictures from inside the courtroom in cairo. the u.s. swallows self-made and bitter pill to avert the devastating default but experts say there's a little hope for efficient economic recovery the long term. moscow bonce against calls up the you want to target the syrian regime urging for action to push the warring sides towards dialogue to end the escalating violence of the country is cause of dozens more protesters were reportedly killed on tuesday. twelve noon here in the russian capital what you're watching r.t. now to our top story ousted a president hosni mubarak has arrived in a car he wrote to face trial while outside the court cautious have erupted between his supporters and opponents of the talk the leader leaving one person dead and at least fifteen wounded now we are

their once-untouchable president, hosni mubarak, came into court flat on his back on a gurney, then peered through the bars of a prisoner's cage next to his two sons and seven others on trial, too. mubarak is accused of corruption and the killing of protesters. "do you understand the charges," asked the judge. "yes," he said. "i plead not guilty." mubarak was forced out of office on the 11th of february after millions of egyptians took to the streets. more than 800 were killed during the uprising by thugs alleged to be acting on mubarak's orders.

and then it happened in egypt, hosni mubarak, 84, the average age, 24. again, you see the huge generational divide, a lot of the protesters across the region are younger people disconnected from their leadership, and still ongoing is the battle in libya , gadhafi fighting to cling to power as it plays out. and to syria, a younger president, 45, but his family has been in power for 48 years, the average age of the pop ha s populati population, 21. watching in the region as this plays out obviously the president of yemen has left yemen to go to saab for health issues, president sala, 69, the average population in yemen, less than 18 years old in that country. and watching all this as it plays out a country where we've not seen any demonstrations as yet, closed society, but look here, the age of the king abdullah of saudi arabia, 88 years old. his family in power the past 79 years. the average age of the population, 25 years old. >>> our national security contributor fran townsend standing by with usened tonigh. first to the history being ma id in egypt. ma

egypt's former president hosni mubarak's trial is underway in cairo six months off the mass protests from power. charged with conspiring killing one hundred eighty people something that categorically denied me up kind of look at from what would be helping commit. the us when i was a self-made. devastating default a country that never hesitates to jump at the chance to advise other nations through their economic struggles turns out to be unprepared. and crisis. to moscow coals of the u.n. to talk to the syrian regime action to push the warring sides towards dialogue to end the violence but this comes amid reports that government forces have overrun the city of hama more than one hundred people up believed to have been killed in the past few days. business prices for jet fuel in russia to take off again the country's two supplies have raised fuel costs by up to ten percent join me for a full business bulletin in twenty minutes time. a very warm welcome to you this is live from moscow with me. egypt's ousted president hosni mubarak has been in court on his sick bed facing trial six mont

on a stretcher, locked ia cage, hosni mubarak after the revolution goes on trial. >>> and ending on a high note, how do you spend your lunch hour? we'll show you what this guy does that makes people stop in their tracks. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television right about now the anger of the american people toward their elected representatives in washington is at a modern day high. in a down economy, people don't see the debate we have all witnessed as relevant to their lives. we just watched congress finish their business on the debt ceiling increase, heaving a sigh of relief, but as we have been reporting, they left washington without resolving in a standoff that resulted in thousands of american workers being thrown off the job. this has to do with the faa, the folks in charge of our air travel. congress can't agree on their funding so a lot of projects have stopped. and in this job market, people need the work. we begin here tonight with nbc's lisa myers. >> reporter: construction at a new airport tower in oakland is at a standstill. among more th

. >>> trial under way for former egyptian president hosni mubarak. the ailing hue mark could face execution if convicted in the deaths of anti-government protesters. >>> florida watching tropical storm emily as it approaches the northern caribbean. warnings up in haiti and the dominican republic. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> well, the debt deal is signed but the damage is done. our nation's reputation is tarnished, and we're all likely to pay one way or another. alison kosik is looking at the cost to your retirement. george showing how college students will take a hit. ali velshi showing the new damage and how jobs are thrown into limbo. ali, let's start with you. the markets are about to open and there's mixed reviews on the credit rating. >> yes. and moody's says it's fine with the aaa credit rating. a chinese debt agency has downgraded the united states, not an agency that most people have heard of but as you know the chinese are the biggest buyers of your u.s. debt. most big e investors in u.s. bonds will do their own research, so th

accused number one, hosni mubarak. yes, your honor, i'm here. >> translator: you heard the accusations and the charges that the public prosecution has pressed against you. what do you say? [speaking in arabic] >> translator: i deny firmly all these accusations. right down that the accused denies all the accusations. accused three? yes, your honor? you heard the charges by the public prosecution, what do you say? [speaking arabic] >> translator: i also deny them all. accused number four? you heard the accusations against you. [speaking arabic] >> translator: i deny them all. who's representing the accused number one? just a minute. just a minute, please. who is the counselor for accused number one? who is representing accused number two? defense lawyers, who is here with accused one? who is here with accused number three? accused number four? okay. you are representing all of them. the civil plaintiffs, your honor, we would like to be able to say them. representing himself and on behalf -- the civil -- plaintiff request

of former president hosni mubarak's trial. a man has left the hospital with a plastic card. we have been given an -- plastic heart. he has been given a plastic heart while he awaits a donor. >> the new and essential member of the family, the device keeping him alive with a loud, rhythmic beat. tell me how this extraordinary device will change your life. but it has revolutionized my life -- >> it has revolutionized my life. i could not walk upstairs. i went out or a lunch of the weekend -- for a pub lunch over the weekend. >> this is the kind of plastic heart, four valves, two pumping chambers, fitted in his chest. normally, this would have to be driven by a huge pump in the hospital. what is new is that he has been given a portable pump. it is not light -- 7 kilos -- but it does mean he can get out and about. this shows the plastic heart doing the job of a real one, but it is not meant to be permanent. the surgeon who fitted the hart says the aim is to buy time -- heart says the aim is to buy time. for he and his family, it is

workers wheeled hosni mubarak into a courtroom cage to face trial for ordering the killing of protestors. the prosecutor said mubarak had the intention to kill peaceful demonstrators. during an 18-day revolt that toppled him from power in february, about 850 people were killed in the uprising. mubarak pleaded not guilty to murder and corruption charges saying he absolutely denies all accusations. pro and antimubarak protestors faced off outside the courtroom as the ex-president's trial aired live on big screen television. some yelled, we want our revenge. he is a thief and a killer. others say they feel sorry for the 83-year-old. she says, just as he did some bad, he also did a lot of good for our country. >> reporter: mubarak's two sons were also in court facing similar charges. mubarak is the first arab leader to stand trial in person since the middle east uprisings began. if convicted on the most serious charge of murder, egypt's former president could be executed. tina kraus, cbs news. >>> the oakland-based clorox corporation has reported a slight dip in earnings. they are blaming it

. >>> and on trial, violence in the streets of cairo as the trial of ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak is said to begin. captioning funded by cbs >> good morning, everybody. appreciate you joining us. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. lots to get to this morning. >>> how about this, just one day after the debt deal became law, republicans and democrats alike are complaining it doesn't do enough to fix the ailing u.s. economy. investors apparently agree. world financial markets are down sharply this morning following yesterday's big drop on wall street. tara mergener has more on the debt limit law and what comes next. >> reporter: he put the ink on the paper but president obama didn't thank or congratulate congress as he typically does after major bills are passed. >> it was a long and contentious debate. >> reporter: instead he looked forward. >> we've got to do everything in our power to grow this economy and put america back to work. >> the ayes are 74 and the nays 26. >> reporter: passed hours before the deadline the emergency bill increases the government's borrowing limit and

egypt's top prosecutor has summoned president hosni mubarak and if convicted, president hosni mubarak could get the death penalty. >>> they are morning the death of a woman who fell 600 feet from yosemite's half dome. she was attempting the 17-mile round trip hike with her sister and two friends. the dome's cable service was slippery from an early morning rain storm. >> there are several areas along the trail as well as signs as the base of the cables and the summit that advice climbers to not attend or descend i can'ts in the -- cables in the event of a rain storm. >> they do issue permits and it is up to each hiker to make their own decision about the climb. rangers say she was descending when she slipped and fell. >>> away area man has been identified as one of two victims of a deadly crash near the grand canyon. the pilot's and driver's licenses were found in the wreckage. the plane was found saturday near the north rim of the grand canyon in the national forest and it's not known who was flying the plane. an autopsy will be performed today on the 11-year-old new hampshire girl fo

egypt's former president hosni mubarak is wheeled into court on a hospital bed in a car or you're looking at live pictures inside the courtroom there well where the trial will be held the six months after a mass protest forced from power there you can see over the mubarak inside the cage he's facing charges of causing the deaths of at nearly eight hundred fifty people during the revolution and also set a trial with his a to see more life pics coming throughout the day. the u.s. swallow selfmade a bitter pill to avert the devastating default a country that never has a days to jump at the chance to advise other nations through their economic struggles and turns out to be prepared to have its own crisis. and moscow once again calls at the u.n. to target the syrian regime urging for action to push the warring sides towards dialogue to end the escalating violence in the country but this comes as fresh protesters are reported on. in business pay pal could invest up to twenty five million dollars in russia the world's largest online payment portal plans to open a moscow office this autumn join m

and a six months after being toppled a former egyptian leader hosni mubarak is finally set to go watch trial but to the revolution the promise to bring change to the country some now feel has only made things worse. eight am here in the russian capital if you're watching r.t. thanks for joining us now our top story the u.s. narrowly misses a potential default signing into law in an emergency budget deal that leaves and both sides of the months long political debate disappointed while the country that once advised russia during its worst economic crisis now struggles to answer the serious questions hanging over it so if a national future. of all of our has been investigating why washington is reluctant to take its own advice congress says no approved a compromise to reduce the deficit and avert a default the would have devastated farrakhan. the u.s. just had to swallow the bitter pill but many still doubt it will help the patient's recovery it will instead prove to be a poison chalice our economy is not growing at all in fact unemployment remains very high foreclosures remain very high

chad, thank you very much. >>> finally here reporter fred is live in cairo where hosni mubarak is in images of mubarak and his sons in a cage. can you explain why? why were they in the cage and what is the reaction like among egyptians? >> hi, brooke. actually that's standard procedure here in criminal cases in egypt that you have that very heavy black metal cage for the defendants to be in. really a security precaution for their safety more than anything else in case anyone inside the courtroom tries to attack them. a lot of people angry at hosni mubarak and his two sons. the formner terrier minister here not sort of a standard operating procedure here inside the egyptian judicial system. now, as far as the mood is concerned here, obviously, this is the biggest news of the day by far. a lot of people, i can tell you, were quite shocked to see the way hosni mubarak looked when we brought him in the courtroom. i talked to some of the lawyers in there and they said they were shocked to see him so frail and so week and the one time that he did speak they also said that his voice sounded

just a few hours ago in cairo, ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak arrived in court along with his two sons to face murder and corruption charges. mubarak driven from office six months ago after three decades in power forced to lie on a gurney in a cage in a courtroom facing the death penalty. cnn's ian lee joins us live on the phone now from cairo this morning. ian, what's the latest? >> well, christine, right now the protesters are making their case. this is the preliminary session, so they're asking for different witnesses to be brought forward, but both parties, both the prosecution and defense, have asked for field marshall to come in and give his statement and to give his account of the events happening. both are asking for him to come in and he is the de facto leader of egypt right now. these are progressing along. >> all right. ian lee, thank you so much. really compelling moments from inside that courtroom and a remarkable change, gosh, change of scenery for the former egyptian president on a gurney in a cage in a courtroom. in 30 minutes we'll talk about this trial and th

in the past here, says this woman, if we had even dreamed that hosni mubarak would in be trial in thaty would have tried and executed us. but today it's mubarak that is being charged with the crimes and anti-government protesters. a scene so surreal many here simply haven't been able to fully process it. cnn, cairo. >>> she's 104 years old and going strong. shedding the light on the secret to her longevity. >>> plus, jean me moose interviews the crooning construction worker. ♪ anything for you ♪ oh, we call it the bundler. let's say you need home and auto insurance. you give us your information once, online... [ whirring and beeping ] [ ding! ] and we give you a discount on both. sort of like two in one. how did you guys think of that? it just came to us. what? bundling and saving made easy. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> the secret to a long life may not be so secret after all. diet and exercise certainly do help. but there may be something else that is even way more important. our senior medical correspondent, elizabeth cohen, has more. elizabeth? >> wolf, you migh

judge is struggling to bring order to judicial chaos, more than 100 unruly, noisy lawyers and hosni mubarak's two sons still trying to shield his bed from the cameras. they are identified themselves -- they identified themselves, the sons denies corruption charges, mubarak denies killing protesters. >> mubarak every day kill us, every day kill us. mubarak every day kill us. now we want to kill mubarak. >> and then the riots started. the egyptian police waited in, but that couldn't stop the pro and antimubarak people trading rocks and fists. a lot of hatred was stored up in the mubarak years. this is the big test for the new egypt. dealing with a mubarak legacy is going to shape the society that emerges in this country and at the moment egyptians are divided and very uncertain about the way things should go. the police have widely disliked here because for decades they were the regime's enforces. it will anger many egyptians to see them using their old skills on antimubarak protesters again. >> all the police are criminal lings -- criminals. >> after today cameras will be banned from the court

their once-untouchable president, hosni mubarak, came into court flat on his back on a gurney, then peered through the bars of a prisoner's cage next to his two sons and seven others on trial, too. mubarak is accused of corruption and the killing of protesters. "do you understand the charges," asked the judge. "yes," he said. "i plead not guilty." mubarak was forced out of office on the 11th of february after millions of egyptians took to the streets. more than 800 were killed during the uprising by thugs alleged to be acting on mubarak's orders. before the trial started today outside in the crushing heat, skirmishes broke out between pro and anti-mubarak factions until riot police flooded in and broke it up. then suddenly, overhead, the helicopter carrying the former president to court. his detractors chanted, "here comes the thief." his admirers reeled with grief. until the very last minute, people here did not believe this was going to happen. there was fighting, rock throwing, cheering. but the minute hosni mubarak was wheeled in, and appeared in that cage on his bed, everybody turned

as egypt so far in a tsunami of former president hosni mubarak his trial is underway in cairo six months after mass protests forced him from power and he's facing charges of causing the deaths of nearly eight hundred fifty people during a very is revolution is something he categorically denies it was again live pictures of the proceedings right here from the courtroom there was a former president down to a hospital we'll look at. the u.s. as well as a self-made pill to a devastating default a country that never hesitates to jump at the chance to advise other nations through their economic struggles turns out to be unprepared to handle its own crisis. and moscow warns against the calls of the u.n. to target the syrian regime urging instead for action to push the warring sides towards for dialogue to end the violence in the country this comes amid reports that government forces have overrun the city of hama where more than one hundred people reportedly been killed in the past few days. those are the headlines here and don't go away for now we sat down with russia's recently appointed envoy

their once untouchable president hosni mubarak came into court flat on his back in a gurney and then ared in court in a prisoner's cage and appeared next to his sons with several officials on trial, too. mubarak is accused of corruption and the killing of protesters. "do you understand the charges" asked the judge? "yes," he said, "i plead not guilty." mubarak was forced out of office on the 11th of february, after millions of egyptians took to the streets. more than 800 were killed during the uprising by thugs alleged to be acting on mubarak's orders. until the very last minute, people here did not believe this was going to happen. there was fighting, rock throwing, cheering, but the minute hosni mubarak was wheeled in and appeared in that cage on his bed, everybody turned to the television, they cannot take their eyes off this spectacle. all of this is really a side show. the main point came through loud and clear, a mighty arab strong man once backed by america has been brought to book by his own people. mubarak will be back in court on the 15th of august. no matter what happens ne

him on day one of his trial of allegedly ordering protesters to be killed a conviction could see hosni mubarak sentenced to death the eighty three year old is being tried alongside his two sons and top aides who are accused of corruption was forced out in faeries revolution which saw around eight hundred fifty protesters killed. because of also leaders are branded the nato mission proposal to end a border tensions with ethnic serbs as unacceptable additional troops were sent in after violence escalated when kossovo police moved to the checkpoints to enforce a trade which was a response to service restriction on costs of and goods the deal would see

egypt's former leader hosni mubarak has been back in court on this monday there the hearing it did not last long with mubarak's lawyer asking for it to be postponed to have some time to review the new documents he requested the court is now in a recess for deliberations hosni mubarak is on trial for corruption and ordering the killing of protesters in february uprising but those who were on a square back in february say this changes little as the current military rulers are committing the same crimes but excusing it with revolutionary rhetoric on a boy who reports from cairo. to young to bold yet old enough to die for his country this boy was just seventeen wanted to kill him on the toughness where last winter today his portrait adorn one of cairo central thoroughfares there's even a talk of naming a street in his name what makes someone and more fair and. well in the age of right now if the date of death those gone down prior to mubarak's resignation celebrated as patriots who lived with a brighter future of their country those killed after his ousting sometimes referred to as crimina

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hosni mubarak was in charge of egypt for 29 years.r force officer eventually became vice president and then eventually president. right now in egypt they have a 19 person military commission that's running the country. i think the lot of the outrage in egypt isn't just about the past. it's a real uncertainty about the future. i think that's why you're seeing so many protests and what those protests mean not just for egypt but for a lot of neighboring countries in the area as well. >> let's talk about syria, the u.n. circuit court council has met and we're told they have agreed on the draft at least of a statement condemning asad for what he's been doing. it's a presidential statement they cannot agree on a resolution which would have more force. even that seems weak and is not going to be taken that seriously. syria has resisted previous u.n. actions for years blaming syria trying to hold syria to account for the assassination of the prime minister of lebanon. so the u.s. now today ramping up their rhetoric. jay carney at today's brie

alstead egyptian president hosni mubarak is g. to appear in court later on a wednesday charged with the killing of protesters during the february uprising as well as corruption the trial is set to be broadcast live from cairo where the leader will be tried along with his two sons and his senior aides well the charge against him carries a possible death sentence if he's found guilty of premeditated killings archy's acts on a boy has been following events for us. the trial of the former egyptian president hosni mubarak hasn't even begun yet but it's all gravy associated with plenty of tribulations for the transitional military council which took over the country ever since most parts that down back uncovering the decision of whether to put him on trial was essentially a choice between the bad and the worst and still unclear which one is which if people are it is indeed forced to defend his actions in the courtroom his testimony could potentially ship some large on some shady financial deals and compromising political alliances in th

after a brief recess the trial resumes a live pictures right here as egypt's former president hosni mubarak's trial continues in cairo six months after mass protests forced him from power he's facing charges of causing the deaths of nearly eight hundred fifty people during february's revolution charges were read out moments ago he now denies all the charges against him again live pictures off the proceedings from the courtroom here on. the u.s. a swallow's a self-made and bitter pill to the devastating default country that never hesitates to jump at the chance to advise other nations through their economic struggles turns out to be unprepared to handle its own crisis. by moscow warns against calls at the u.n. to target the syrian regime urging for actions of push the warring sides towards dialogue to end the escalating violence in the country has come fresh crackdowns on protesters all reported on wednesday. just after two pm here in the russian capital this is artsy with me roll recent shots egypt's ousted president hosni mubarak is in court on a sick bed facing charges six months after bein

and egypt's former president hosni mubarak arrives for his trial in cairo six months after mass protests from power are looking now at live pictures of people gathered just outside the courthouse and people there are some that say that the revolution that promised a big change in the country somehow feel has delivered very little. time in business this hour pay-pal could invest up to twenty five million dollars the world's largest online payment portal is planning to open a moscow office this autumn we'll have more on that in our business bulletin sentiments. just after eleven am here in the russian capital watching r t the us narrowly misses a potential default signing into law an emergency budget deal that leaves both sides of the money. call debate disappointed or the country that wants advice russia during its worst economic crisis now struggle so answer the serious questions hanging over its own financial future artie's you got that you know that trover has been investigating why washington is reluctant to take its own advice. and worse has now approved a compromise to reduce the de

monday here in moscow with the recent showing a judge in egypt has ordered the post president hosni mubarak and his ex interior minister to return to court together on the fifth of september monday was the second hearing for hosni mubarak and his sons but it didn't last long as his lawyer asked for more time to review evidence barack will to the court on his sick bed is on trial for corruption and ordering the killing of protesters in february's uprising there have been clashes meantime between pro and anti mubarak supporters outside the hearing those who still support the former president saying the trial is a way to humiliate him but it's artie's oksana boyko found out even though he's on tour of square during. uprising so the current military rulers are committing the same crime. so young to vote yet old enough to die for his country this war was just seventeen one egyptian police killed him on the tuckers where last winter conditions were true adorns one of clara's central thoroughfares there's even talk of naming a street in his name what makes someone and more it's here and in are. al

just six months after the top little former egyptian leader hosni mubarak is finally sept to go on trial but the revolution the promise to bring change to the country is something that i'll feel has only made things worse. and in business the russian ruble is heavily undervalued according to the latest big mac index join me for a full business book and more on that twenty minutes time. just after nine am here in the russian capital you're watching r t thank you for joining us now the u.s. narrowly misses a potential default signing into law an emergency budget deal that leaves both sides of the political debate disappointed while the country that once advised russia during its worst economic crisis and now struggles to answer the serious questions hanging over its own a financial future you've got that he has been investigating why washington is reluctant to take its own advice. congress has now approved a compromise to reduce the deficit and avert a default that would have devastated our economy the u.s. just had to swallow this bitter pill but many still down to it will how the patient

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former world leader hosni mubarak lying on a hospital bed in a cage. look at this video, on trial.ted egyptian president led egypt for decades, and today he made his first public appearance since that spring uprising in his country. he was wheeled into the court in a hospital bed to start his trial on corruption and other charges. the court guarded by 5,000 officers and 50 tanks. neighbors's martin fletcher is in cairo with more. martin, i've go the to ask you the reactions of this video and seeing hosni mubarak in that cage, on that hospital bed. what were people telling you there. >> reporter: one woman told me she lost her son who was killed in the process, and she said that she never believed she would see mubarak in a metal cage, humiliated, and what she said was is i thank god now. i can sleep again, and i think that's a sense that people have here. many people did not believe that this would ever come to pass, and seeing mubarak lying out in that -- in that -- on the stretcher and locked inside a metal cage, also with his two sons in the metal cage with him. they have also b

which seat are t >>> in egypt, judge adjourned the trial of ousted president hosni mubarak for nearly two weeks. the 83-year-old mubarak was reeled in court on a hospital bed this morning and put in a metal cage with his codefendant including his two sons. it was all broadcast live on television in what is called a big humiliation for the former egyptian ruler. mubarak faces charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters during the uprising that led to the resignation in february. the judge ordered mubarak to be held at a military hospital and treated by an contr oncologist. >>> 40-year-old mystery may be closer to being solved. to woman claiming to be the niece of d.b. cooper has come forward. in exclusive interview on "good morning america," marma cooper claims the hijacker is her uncle. she released this picture of him. the hijacker's true identity has been mystery since 1971. that is when a man hijacked a passenger plane and he demanded and received $200,000 in ransom and a parachute. then he jumped from the plane. marla says she saw her uncle shortly after the hijac

an egyptian court rule today that former president hosni mubarak will go on trial this week for human rights a us boost. the 83-year-old mubarak has been confined for months to a hospital in the seaside resort of sharm al-sheik where his supporters say he is too weak to stand trial. i beth palmer in london has more. >> reporter: it was the moment all egypt had been waiting for, the head of the criminal court hidden behind a mountain of microphones announced that former president hosni mubarak would stand trial to be broadcast live on television on wednesday. for months rumors that he was too sick to appear in court had angered egyptians determined he should face justice. >> our voices should be heard says mohamed ash our, i want to tell the prosecutor make mubarak's trial prompt. it's been so long in coming. >> reporter: even a year ago it seemed impossible that the untouchable mubarak who ruled egypt with an iron fist for 30 years would be brought so low, so fast. but back in january millions of egyptians sick of chronic corruption and poverty took to the streets demanding he step do

former president hosni mubarak wheeled into court on a gurney to face charges of corruption and order the killing of protesters in egypt's uprising earlier this year. mubarak was forced out of office on february 11th after millions took to the streets and took over cairo's central tahrir square. the army stood by the people but over 800 people were shot and beaten to death by government thugs. mubarak joins his two sons and seven government officials in a barred cage that's part of a procedure in egyptian criminal proceedings but unthingable until now for a former strong man president in the arab world. >> asked by the judge whether he understand the charges against him, mubarak said yes he did and he pleaded not guilty. outside the court, a crowd of several hundred people had gathered just after dawn. as they waited in the crushing heat, fights broke out between pro and anti-mubarak factions until riot police flooded in to sep raut them. at last a helicopter flew overhead signaling that mubarak was really on his way to a makeshift courtroom in this police academy. the minute he appea

as former egyptian president hosni mubarak stands trial for mass killings during. those who fought for change are left jaded by the us and the rest continue under cairo's current military rule. and in a syria anti-government activists refuse the president's proposal of political reform as his forces continue their violent crackdown on opposition strongholds. and that since march of last summer time suzhou on and st petersburg explore a good place that's fit for a queen that's up next. hello and welcome to the program on this big show i'll be exploring one of the oldest and largest museums in the world and will be taking a day trip to the pizza hut palace with its impressive gardens and fountains founded in seven hundred sixty four by catherine the great to have its highs here post them a great million items in five historic buildings this is once a trip inside his back he will not miss out on. most businesses journey starts us here at the british taking jordan stand case full of lies and gleaming with gilding emir is said case extends to the police state of the win

without a live from moscow a quick recap now about top stories egypt's deposed and ailing president hosni mubarak goes on trial in card charges of corruption and killing protesters in february is uprising meantime a fatal clashes today outside the court between his supporters and opponents. italy begins crisis talks with the e.u. over its mounting debt problems sparking concerns it could be on the path to a greece style bailout meanwhile spain's prime minister delays his vacation to monitor the worsening fiscal crisis in his country. the u.n. security council is a divided over syria western countries press for an outright condemnation of the syrian government for violence while russia says that could damage the road to peace and calls for more but. because of the headlines here and now we sat down with russia's a recently appointed envoy for human rights to discuss his new role. shares his views on the notorious guantanamo bay prison nato's presence in libya that's coming your way right now. good. thing. because that's in the law thank you very much for being with us today thank you for your russ

egypt depose an ailing president hosni mubarak goes on trial in cairo on charges of corruption and killing protesters unfed result rising meantime though a fatal clashes today outside the courtroom his supporters and opponents of. the u.n. security council is divided over syria western countries press for condemnation of the syrian government for violence while russia says that could damage the road to peace and calls for more planets. with more news for another update in fifteen minutes from now and see russia's recently appointed envoy for human rights to discuss his new role constantine shares his views on the tourist content of a bay prison camp and also nato presence in libya and that's coming up in our interview next on r.t. . thank you. the good. thing. about that can go well thank you very much for being with us today thank you for your russian foreign ministry's first ever envoy for a human rights why was this position create now well you also have the road this is a new position. has been established a few months ago and i actually had to be exact three and a half months. i am in

now here most gay this is r t former egyptian leader hosni mubarak has back to court to face charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters they say the minute she richard chased him in our prosecution is that is in ways even more brutal than the previous regime. or off israel's posing in new assault to wipe out hezbollah in lebanon five years after the most deadly exchange some believe the new poll helped to shift attention going from growing social unrest on the rules of the palestinian bid for u.n. recognition. principle much is becoming of you need all the breeding ground off the touting violent countries all course is that communications ruined makes you a free copy pasting blaming the previous condition for encouraging not since i'm among gung ho. on next our exclusive interview with a song of libyan leader moammar gadhafi. so first thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. well in two thousand and eight you were welcomed in london tony blair embraced your father you received your ph d. from london school of economics and now just three years on media target