hosni mubarak.ere is how the judge explained his ruling. >> translation: it is not suitable for a former president to be taken to a criminal court, according to the terms and conditions of the criminal law, or to determine the things he did wrong in his political responsibilities, even those mentioned in the activation list. >> hosni mubarak will not walk free. he was serving a 3-year sentence on other charges. he led egypt for three decades. omar al saleh looks back on his career. >> reporter: hosni mubarak was the president for 30 years and was defiant up until the final days of his rule, despite overwhelming public opposition. hosni mubarak was a military man who was never meant to be president. the height of his 30 year air force career was egypt's victory over israel in the sinai peninsula in 1973, helping to make him a national hero. the president made hosni mubarak his deputy, and he came to power after sadat was assassinated. regarding as an elder statesman, he was criticized for policies cr

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. >>> and the acquittal of hosni mubarak. many are calling for an uprising and return to dictatorship >>> good morning, i'm erica pitzi in for morgan radford. >>> ferguson police officer darren wilson resigned. he said in his resignation letter that he hoped his resignation would help the community to heal. on the streets of ferguson, it was clear that is a long way off. jonathan martin is on the streets. how are residents reacting to this resignation? >> good morning to you. the resignation was expected by many, coming as no surprise. it was a matter of when. local leaders have spoken out saying they wish this had happened sooner, it would have had a greater impact and maybe eased tension in the community. this ring saying of darren wilson is effective immediately and during an interview with the state dispatch, he said that resigning is the hardest thing he had to do. >> reporter: in his resignation letter officer darren wilson wrote: in ferguson, there was mixed rehabilitatio rehabilitation. -- reaction. >> i believe he sh

let's begin in egypt where a court has thrown out the murder charge against former president hosni mubarak. mubarak was accused of conspiring to kill protesters in 2011. more than 800 people died in the violence. we have the report. [applause] >> reporter: it was called the trial of the century, and it ended with a controversial verdict, one that supporters of the deposed president celebrated. three years after he was forced out of office, mubarak saw the case against him thrown out by the presiding judge. mubarak had been judged with conspiring to kill protesters in january 2011. >> it is not suitable for a former president to be taken to a criminal court according to the terms and conditions of the criminal law or to consider the things within his political responsibilities even those crimes mentioned in the accusation lists. >> the court cleared mubarak's much feared top aides. there were more than 800 people killed in the january revolution, but the court said it had legal papers for only 238 deaths. the verdict shocked the victim's families. the verdict is wrong. we don't deserve this

hosni mubarak is under house arrest for a separate embezzlement conviction. after the verdict he spoke on local television. >> translation: i felt i did nothing wrong at all. i was waiting to find out what they will come up with this time. it was an innocent verdict. i did nothing wrong at all. >> the so-called arab spring was full of hope and promise in egypt. most of that has been lost. in its place is an undivided country. and the man protesters struggled to overthrow may walk free >>> in russia, the issue is health care. thousands of demonstrators converged on the street of moscow protesting changes to the system, saying it will lead to job loss and the closure of health centers >> reporter: doctors, nurses and patients gathered in their thousands, united in opposition to the moscow health service reshuffle. no one argued that it doesn't need a makeover. these professionals near the plans will lead to the had closure of 27 moscow hospitals and clinics, and 8,000 health care workers being made jobless. health care is being buried, it says, on the side of t

. >>> large protests in egypt after a court throws out murder charges against former president hosni mubarak> quitting the force, the officer who shot dead a black teenager provoking rioting in the u.s. resigns from the police. >>> and healing a thousand year religious schism. the catholic pope on his last day on his trip to turkey. >>> so the unites nations is warning that the fighting in syria and iraq is attracting foreigners on an unprecedented scale. most of the recruiting is now done by the islamic state of iraq and the levants. the cia says there could be anywhere between 20,031 1/2 thousand fighters in iraq and syria. as many as half of them are foreigforeigners. they went to iraq and syria from over 80 countries in north america, middle east, asia, australia and europe. but over 400 fighters are said to have traveled from france. omar, better known as omar onsen is said to be the number one recruiter of french fighters, al jazerra has obtained an exclusive interview with him. zeina khodr reports. >> reporter: it was an early 2012 when foreigners start today join the fight against th

they're expected to announce the decision in the murder retrial of former egyptian president hosni mubarak. you'll remember he's charged with conspiracy to kill hundreds of anti-government demonstrators during an uprising that drove him from power after nearly 30 years as president. >> 86 years old now, the ailing mubarak, along with the rest of egypt, awaits this verdict and the country braces for what could be a very tense weekend. >> joining us now in cairo is cnn's ian lee. he's live there. you have been based in cairo for some time. following the saga of hosni mubar mubarak. what's expected today? because we've seen so many postponements in many years. >> reporter: that's right. this has been going for quite a while, natalie. the trial has been over three years, people waiting to see what the outcome will be. initially he was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison, which in egypt means 25 years. and mubarak in his 80s, that would mean he'd spend the rest of his life in jail. but he was moved to a military hospital because of health issues and more recently, really in the past fe

there have beenallies against the ruling to clear former president hosni mubarak. he has been accused of conspire of killing protesters in the 2011 revolution and also of corruption. egypt's attorney general is looking into whether he can appeal the mubarak ruling. >>> the afghan taliban attacked a compound used by south afric south afghanistan. pope francis visits the blue mosque. he's visiting to help build a bridge between muslims and christians. >> heads of state meet for a summit. but there are questions about the summit's relevance in the post colonial world. >> reporter: in fraternal friendship, the francophone of the world. [music] they were treated to a musical drama that celebrated the global reach of french. 14% of the world's people speak the language, according to the organizers. but even this lavish show was vague on what else holds these diverse countries together. >> the francophonie of the people as a culture, peace and security. human rights, it ties education, training and technology, service of the greatest number of people. >> this conference is

we're standing by for a verdict in cairo in the murder retrial of hosni mubarak. the 86-year-old mubarak is there now awaiting the decision. he is charged with conspiracy to kill hundreds of anti-government demonstrators during the 2011 uprising that drove him from power after nearly 30 years as the country's president. we continue to watch these live feeds and will bring details on a verdict as soon as it happens here on cnn. >> we certainly will. in nigeria the death toll is expected to rise following a vicious attack during prayers at a crowded mosque. at least 120 are dead and close to 3000 injured after two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the mosque in kan. >> gunmen opened fire with ak-47s as people tried to run, tried to escape from knocks. a third bomb exploded outside. an angry mob chased after the gunman and killed him. >> you're looking at chaotic sooec scenes in the aftermath. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. authorities are assuming boka haram is to blame. the local amir at kano urged people to rice up against boca ha ram. >> i s

we begin with a major legal victory for ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak. an egyptian court today dismissed charges that mubarak was responsible for killing hundreds of demonstrators during the arab spring uprising in 2011. the 86-year-old appeared in court on a stretcher. the courtroom erupted in cheers when the verdict was read. mubarak and his two sons were also acquitted of corruption charges. the verdict means mubarak could go free for the first time since he was removed from office three years ago. he's also approaching the end of his sentence in a separate corruption case. the judge said the decision had" nothing to do with politics." family members of the protesters who were killed expressed anger at the ruling. one critic said the courts have now acquitted the officers who killed the demonstrators and the man they say gave the orders. for more on today's ruling, we turn to samer shehata. he is an associate professor of middle eastern politics at the university of oklahoma. he joins us now from norman, oklahoma. professor, how important is this rulin

hosni mubarak was cleared of corruption. he was serving a 3-year sentence. >> fighting between kurdish forces - this was the scene in kobane. multiple explosions. no word on casualties. syria's government is criticizing efforts to tackle the group. the alliance began, targetting syrian targets in september. an expansion of the campaign in iraq. more than 1,000 air strikes carried out gains the group. >> the pope continues his tour of turkey. he is calling for an end to fundamentalism. the pontiff urged them to take a stronger stance. al jazeera's bernard smith reports to istanbul. >> behind me is the blue mosque, where he went first. he was shown around the blue mosque by muslim leader spent a lot of time in there, and during his tour of the blue mosque, the dramatic peace of ottoman architecture during his time. he stood towards mecca and spent time in reflection or in prayer, a symbol ig gesture as part of the reason for the visit is to build bridges. after the blue mosque he crossed the courtyard in a papal convoy to behi

>> a mixed reaction across cairo as hosni mubarak is cleared of all charges, but he won't be getting out of jail soon. you're watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also coming up the taliban carried out an attack on the afghanistan capitol. we'll go live for the latest. >>> an election and resignation in taiwan raises questions about the island's future relations with china. >>> we're on the road in india where an experiment in education is proving to be a success. >>> egypt's attorney general is looking into whether he can appeal a verdict that saw hasy mubarak cleared of all charges. this was the reaction inside the courts after the verdicts were handed down. it comes after a foreign minister and six aides were also cleared of all charges. the judge said that the president should not have been standing trial in the first place. it also cleared six of his aids on similar charges. corruption charges against mubarak and two sons were also thrown out on a technicality, and mubarak and salam were cleared of selling creep gas to israel. but the reports had been mixed. >

>> egypt's former president hosni mubarak has all charges dismissed by a cairo court. targeting sunni muslims in their campaign against isil. silent adoration, the head of the roman catholic church visit the iconic blue mosque as he tries to build bridges between muslims and christians. plus the shops in the town of ferguson reopen for business. protesters demand justice for michael brown. >> thank you for joining us. a cairo court threw out charges that mubarak conspired to kill protesters. the former leader is still serving a three year term. while protesters are angry at the verdict they stand at the square where 800,000 people are thought to be killed by security forces in 2011 before mubarak was ousted. the victims' families were outside of court to hear the verdict. we have the report. [applause] >> reporter: it was called the trial of the century in egypt, and it ended with a controversial verdict. one that supporters of the deposed president celebrated. three years after he was forced out of process, and one retrial later mubarak saw the case against him thrown

large protests in egypt after a court throws out murder charges against former president hosni mubarak> and quitting the force. the officer who shot dead a black teenager provoking rioting in the united states resigns from the police. ♪ ♪ >>> the united nations is warning that the fighting in syria and iraq is attracting foreigners on an unprecedented scale. most of the recruiting is being done by the islamic state of iraq and the levant. it's estimated that of the 31 and a half thousand fighters in iraq and syria, at least half of them are foreign, omar better known as omar on him - omsen iso be the number one recruiter of french fighters. al jazerra has obtains an exclusive interview with him. zeina hodder reports. >> reporter: it was early in 2012 when foreigners joined the fight against the syrian government. some are mobilized by the suffering the syrians, for others it was a religious duty. >> reporter: omar is according to french government authorities the number one recruiter of french fighters. the senegalese born french national has given interviews before. but this is the fi

court threw out charges against hosni mubarak. the judge said that the president should not have been standing trial for them. corruption charges against mubarak and his two sons were also thrown out on a technicality. and mubarak and co-accused were cleared of corruption charges for selling cheap gas to israel. we have reports. >> reporter: it was called the trial of the century in egypt. and it ended with a controversial verdict. one that supporters of the deposed president celebrated. three years after thrown out of office, mubarak saw the case against him thrown out by the presiding judge. he was charged of conspiracy to kill protesters in january 2011. >> to consider the things did he wrong within his political responsibilities even those crimes mentioned in the acclamation lists. >> reporter: the court also cleared mubarak ace interior minister and six of his top aides. the judge said that there was not enough evidence to show that he conspired to kill protesters. there were more than 800 killed in the revolution. but the jud

. >> these are the protests that turned deadly in cairo after former egyptian president hosni mubaraks cleared of conspiracy murder charges. but the case may not be over yet. >> and the pope is set to wrap up his visit to turkey aimed at bridging religious divides. >>> and hello and welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. >>> and i'm george howe, we begin in ferguson, missouri, where darren wilson decided to resign after he was found not guilty in the shooting death of michael brown. >> he decided to resign after the violent threats were made against his department. in his resignation letter he said it is my hope to work in police work, but it is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal. i would like to thank all of my supporters and fellow officers throughout this process. >> and we are already hearing reaction from protesters there in ferguson. many are saying that wilson should have resigned a long time ago. listen. >> he is 112 days late. thank goodness, we're so glad. >> do you think his resignation means anything? >> no, it

hosni mubarak is cleared of murder charges. >> the mubarak murder case may not be over yet. we'll go live to cairo coming up. >>> plus a boy missing for four years is reunited with his mother. we'll have this harrowing story after this break. hey! i guess we're going to need a new santa ♪(the music builds to a climax.) more people are coming to audi than ever before. see why now is the best time. audi will cover your first month's payment on select models at the season of audi sales event. visit audioffers.com today. creeping up on you... fight back with relief so smooth... ...it's fast. tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue ...and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum, tum tum tum... smoothies! only from tums. >>> and welcome back. egypt's prosecutor general says he will appeal the decision to dismiss the charges against hosni mubarak. this is the response in egypt. several others were injured and two dead. >> ian, the prosecutor is likely going to appeal this case, but how realistic at all that there's going to be a third attempt to pr

the headline, hosni mubarak cleared of all charges. >>> a death toll is expected to rise during a vicious attack during prayers the a crowded mosque. >> at least 120 people are dead and close to 300 others injured after two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the mosque in cano. northern nigeria's largest city. a third bomb exploded outside. >> you're looking at the scenes of chaos in the aftermath of that bomb. you can see people running around, people in shock about what happened. so far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. but the authorities say right now they're assuming that boko haram is certainly to blame. >> i spoke to afp correspondent benjamin simon and asked how is the city coping over what happened. listen. >> it's discouraging to say but it comes after three years of horrendous boko haram violence. while the death toll tends to be astronomical in this case, sadly, people in this area are used to this level of carnage. that's not to say that it was not to no doubt traumatize an already victimized population. >> talk to us about what's happening as far as gover

. >>> the hosni mubarak case is far from over. >> and that's because egypt's top prosecutor plans to appeal the decision. he was cleared from all charges relating to the deaths in the 2011 revolution. as a result, cairo police fired tear gas. the controversial ruling led to protests and clashes. at least one person was killed. right now it's unclear whether mubarak will be allowed to go free or serve time on an embezzlement charge. ian lee has been following this. tell us about the reaction on the streets and what you saw as far as the protests. >> reporter: well, george, last night hundreds of people gathered close to tahrir square, protesting against the police and also the government. really, i heard a lot of the same chants that i heard in 2011 during that revolution also last night. the protests were largely peaceful. just chanting, gathering in the square. that's when, after a while, we saw police start using water canons and tear gas and bird shot to start disbursing the crowds. we witnessed people spreading all over, but they were very defiant, saying they are not going to gi

an egyptian court has dismissed criminal charges against form earp president hosni mubarak in connection1 uprising that ended his nearly three decade reign. the 86 ye-year-old was also acquitted today of corruption charges. the judge cited the inadmissibility of the case due to a technicality. mubarak was convicted and sentenced to life in presideiso 2012, but the verdict was overturned on appeal. the dismissal of charges sparked anger from many people particularly family members killed in the 2011 protests. mubarak is serving a separate three-year sentence for embezzlement of public funds. >>> happening today there will be a memorial service in maryland for a surgeon who died of ebola after treating patients in west after rica. dr. martin solia died in omaha. his body was cremated. he didn't receive aggressive treatment until nearly two weeks after he developed ebola symptoms. experts say that delay is what likely made it impossible to save his life. he was a permanent u.s. resident but had previously lived in sierra leone. >>> back here at home it looks like state senator mark leno had

into cheers and applause after a judge dropped murder charges against former egyptian president hosni mubarak. he was accused of ordering the death of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 arab spring uprising that ended his nearly three-decade reign. close to 900 protesters were killed during the 18 days of demonstrations. but the judge said the charges were politically motivated and that his 2012 conviction was flawed because of technicalities. egypt's former interior minister and his aides were also acquitted of the same charges. outside the courtroom, his supporters celebrated the judge's decision by singing and dancing. others, including relatives of those killed by security forces, held pictures of their loved ones and screamed that mubarak obvious executed. the ruling comes just a day after deadly protests and demonstrations against egyptian president, a political ally of mubarak. but the 86-year-old mubarak will not walk free just yet. he still is serving a three-year sentence for embezzlement. leeland. >> the more things change, the more they stay the same in the middle east. thanks

in cry row with more on that decision. >> reporter: vindication for former egyptian president, hosni mubarak, a cairo judge acquitting him for the deaths of more than 200 people during egypt's 2011 uprising. mubarak's sons and co defendants kissed their victorious father after the judge presented the 1,430-page verdict. this overturns a previous court's verdict of life in prison. outside the courthouse, families of those killed waited in anticipation. this mother won't find closure today. she tells me the police killed her son tamir and now his sacrifice will go in vain. millions of egyptians flooded the streets in january of 2011, demanding mubarak step down. security forces responded with a heavy hand. 18 days later, mubarak was gone, but not before more than 800 protesters died, according to the government. human rights groups put that number at more than 1,000. many egyptians blamed the president and his interior minister, habib abli. it gripped the nation for more than three years. while these people who support the former president celebrate, it isn't over. the prosecution can can stil

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an egyptian court today dismissed murder charges against former president hosni mubarak. mubarak supporters in the courtroom cheered the ruling that he should never have been tried for the killing of more than 200 demonstrators during the arab spring protests in 2011. tonight, cairo police fired tear gas at more than 1,000 demonstrators who had gathered to protest the court's decision. tonight, pope francis is midway through a three-day trip to turkey where he's spending time with leader of other faiths in search of common religious ground. allen pizzey is with the pope in istanbul. >> reporter: in a fitting start to a day that focused on interreligious harmony, patriarch bartholomew was on hand when pope francis arrived in istanbul, part of a glacial pace effort to hell a 1,000-year-old rift between the orthodox and catholic churchs. the theme continued in the famous plu mosque where the pope stood side by side for two minutes of what the vatican spokesman called silent adoration. as the pope turned the 15-year-old church, originally a byzantine church and then a exphosk

. >>> new this morning, former egyptian president hosni mubarak has been acquitted of the murs of more than 900 protesters. the 2011 protest that is eventually removed him from office. it also dropped the corruption charges. mubarak's son and interior minister were also acquitted of murder. the 86-year-old leader is still serve i serving. >>> working to find out why a man tried to set the mexican consulate there on fire. they now say the attack may have been politically motivated. police found propane canisters in front of the consulate. the man also shot at several buildings downtown. even the police headquarters was targeted. a witness told our nbc affiliate in austin what she heard. >> i heard about 12. and i thought -- because it was successive like bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. >> police at this point not releasing the man's name. officers shot at him. it's not clear at this point whether they killed him or if the man took his own life. >> sad morning for millions across mexico and latin america as they remember legendary comedi comedian. died yesterday at his helm in cancun mexic

there is concern that president al sisi is rolling back freedoms that formed the up rising against hosni mubarak. we spoke with a researcher at amnesty international. >> it's very clear, the egyptian government is giving human rights the options of handing over their independence or facing prosecution and seeing their organizations shattered. we've seen the champion of human rights and rule of law shattered overnight. we've seen a campaign of fear and intimidation leveled. just last week we saw several leading civil rights organizations boycotting the review of egypt for fear of repiesals. the fear is that the damage has been done and today egypt has succeeded in silencing egypt's human rights organizations. >> now an armed group which operates in the peninsula has pledged allegiance to the islamic state in iraq and the levant. they made this announcement in a recording on its twitter account. >>> some survivors of the gas tragedy in india have become a hunger strike. they say they'll fast until the government offers compensation to victims of the industrial accident. a pesticide plant released

a court just dismissed charges against former egyptians president hosni mubarak. he was accused of helping to kill more than 800 protesters. many egyptians have called it the trial of the century. mubarak was charged following the country's 2011 uprising tha ended his nearly three decade reign in egypt. >>> back in our area, new surveillance video may be the key to helping police in burks county find a man who shot up a barbershop. police believe he may have opened fire at a barbershop. that was the scene on wednesday at the all star barbershop on rockland street. a fourth victim is in critical, but stable condition. three are doing okay. this is not the first shooting at the shop. investigators believe this crime may be related to another shooting that happened there earlier in the week. >>> starting today police officers in pennsylvania will now be allowed to carry a drug that can reverse the effects of heroin overdose. before today only paramedics and doctors were legally able to administer narcan. the new state law allows doctors to prescribe it to friends an

cairo demonstrators outraged by a court decision to drop murder charges against former president hosni mubarak. hundreds of protestors were killed during the 2011 uprising that forced him out of office. >>> a 13-year-old boy reported missing four years ago is home with his mother tonight. he was found behind a false wall in a house near atlanta. the mother traveled from another state to be reunited with her son today. police found the boy last night after getting a tip to check the home where the child's father lives. neighbors were surprised. they saw the boy outside often and nothing seemed unusual. >> right up under our nose and we could have done something if we had known. >> went to the house twice. the boy reached his mother by phone during the second search. the mom told police to look behind the fake wall. the boy's father, his stepmother and two other house residents will be charged with false imprisonment and cruelty to a child. they denied knowing anything about the boy. >>> 105,000 people fell silent today at a football game. one of the players from ohio state disappeared earlier t

jubilation as hosni mubarak is cleared of all charges. outside, a very different mood. >>> attackers storm a compound in afghanistan. >>> gestur

demonstrators condemning yesterday's court decision to drop criminal charges against ousted president hosni mubarak. two people were reportedly killed and at least nine others injured when security forces started firing tear gas, water cannons and birdshot into the crowds around cairo. police are blocking access to tahrir square, the site of egypt's arab spring uprising in 2011. in afghanistan, taliban insurgents have intensified attacks in the capital city of kabul targeting foreigners. this as kabul's police chief, general mohammed zahir, abruptly resigned amid the increasing violence. authorities say a south african aid worker and his two children were killed when militants armed with guns and grenades stormed a compound overnight. taliban fighters reportedly took seven other people hostage. afghan security forces ended up killing the attackers and freeing the hostages. the world health organization now estimates that more than 16,000 people have contracted ebola and nearly 7,000 have died. even more troubling, the w.h.o. warns that these figures could be a significant underestimation. and today

. >>> overseas an egyptian court dropped all murder charges today against former president hosni mubarak. mubarak appeared in court on a stretcher faced life in prison over the killing of hundreds of demonstrators during the arab spring uprising that drove him from power nearly four years ago. while his supporters cheered the decision, tonight thousands protested near tahrir square with police using water cannons and tear gas to disburse the crowd. one protester was killed, eight injured and 44 arrested. >>> in turkey today pope francis stood side by side with muslim leaders in one of the world's most important mosques. it was a stunning mark of outreach and unity in a region on edge because of extremist violence. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us from istanbul. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, carl. the pope made many historic gestures in his visit to this city with its own rich history of religious conflict and religious tolerance. and he stressed the need to separate faith from fanaticism. in istanbul today, pope francis seemed elated as he gaze

. >>> developing now in egypt, protesters angry over a court decision this weekend involving hosni mubarak, clashing with police in cairo. government security forces used water cannons and tear gas to scatter several thousand demonstrators overnight. the police say they moved in after members of a banned militant group joined the protest. officers arrested at least 29 people this weekend. the protest erupted after a judge threw out charges against mubarak. he's been accused of ordering the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during the 2011 uprising that toppled his regime. >>> today, pope francis will wrap up his three-day trip to turkey by sharing prayers with muslim leaders. the pope attended mass this morning at an orthodox christian church in istanbul. earlier, he visited an ancient house of worship, now a museum. pope francis also prayed side by side with muslim clerics, urging them to condemn violence by isis militants. the pope is expected to return to the vatican a little bit later today. meantime, the philadelphia region is getting ready for pope's visit next fall. this afternoon at

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former president hosni mubarak was cleared in a retrial of charges linking him to the deaths of hundreds of protesters. this you'll recall back in 2011. so you heard it there. mubarak supporters cheering after a judge dismissed the charges stemming from the revolution that toppled him from power. the 86-year-old who ruled egypt for 29 years was convicted in 2012. mubarak's two sons were also acquitted. it is still unclear when mubarak could be released. he is serving a three-year sentence for a separate conviction on embezzlement >> did michael brown's stepfather in cite a riot? some are saying he did. we want you to be the judge when he yelled at protesters this week >> and then another case provoking sharp debate this week. an arbitrator decided ray rice can play football again. but should he? i video of him hitting his then fiancee is leading to his exile from the nfl? a team could bring him back. does he deserve a second chance? a pam of contributors debating up ahead. that it's given me time toabout reflect on some of life'seen biggest questions. like, if you could save hundreds on

an egyptian court has dismissed murder charges against its former president, hosni mubarak. the 86-year-old former president was charged in connection with hundreds of deaths during the 2011 uprising that ended his nearly three decade rule and now many think the decision shows that corruption and mubarak's influence has not changed much since. now we have more from john huddy. >> reporter: heather, hi. there's been both celebration and anger about this ruling. you know, the judge dismissed the charges saying that they're quote/unquote politically motivated and that there were technicalities involved. that's why he dismissed it. and of course the courtroom as we showed you earlier burst into both cheers and applause when the charges were dropped. mubarak as we know was accused of ordering the death of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 arab spring uprising that ended his nearly three decade reign. nearly 900 protesters were killed during the 18 days of demonstrations and after the ruling today mubarak said quote/unquote i did nothing wrong. now outside the courtroom mubar

. >> these are the protests that turned deadly in cairo after former egyptian president hosni mubarakse may not be over yet. >> and the pope is set to wrap up his visit to turkey aimed at bridging religious divides. >>> and hello and welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. >>> and i'm george

. >>> a stunning reversal today in cairo as former president hosni mubarak was acquitted for the deaths of 239 protesters during the 2011 uprising that forced him out of office. the announcement prompted violence in the streets. egyptian police used tear gas and water canons against protesters. today's acquittal comes foiling the retrial for mubarak and several of his officials. in the first trial in 2012 mubarak was sentenced to life in prison and that verdict was ore turned on appeals. there are properties that several protesters were killed today in clashes are police and several mystery officers were killed in apparent drive-by shootings. >>> three bombs in a gunfight at a mosquito in nigeria claimed the lives of people, followed by gunfire outside of mosque. the emir recently called for people to arm themselves against boko haram, that is the militarrant islamist group. so far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. a bbc reporter on the scene said an angry mob beat to death three gunmen finishing at worshippers. >>> soccer legend peli remains in intensive care in sao p

. >>> egypt's former long-time president, hosni mubarak, set to learn his fate, finally.>>> in nigeria, more than 100 people are killed during friday prayer and there are clear signs that point to boko haram. >>> also in ferguson, missouri, more than a dozen people arrested on friday evening as protesters clash with police. >>> we welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm george howell. >> nice to have you with me.

hosni mubarak with him i didn't agree about a lot of things but i agree about this. if you overthrow saddam hussein you will create a thousand osama bin ladens and that is basically what happens. there are both endogenous and the zionist causes of muslim fundamentalism and she autism. my father was an anthropologist, but that meant internal and external. you have to look at all those causes and layers of responsibility. i worry sometimes in the middle east in north africa that people use the ideas that this is all coming from the west as a conspiracy theory that alleviates the responsibility to talk about the causes closer to home like the way religious education has been carried out but you are right. for americans it is critical to have the discussion about how our policy has contributed to this problem and therefore how we have an obligation to help solve it. [applause] >> i hear you talking about force. let's talk unstable government and politics and how you separate the military, our history, the question is iraq has a stable government, do we see any stabilizat

i'll have your complete weekend forecast in less than ten >>> at 6:14, new this morning, hosni mubarak been acquitted of the charges that stem from the 2011 protest that eventually removed him from office. they dropped the case against him this morning and also the corruption charges. his son was also acquitted of murder, serving a three-year sentence under house arrest for embezzlement. >>> nigerian mosque, 81 people were left dead today as gunmen opened fire and left bombs. boko haram is believed to be behind the attack. >>> in austin, texas, miss are working to find out why a man tried to set the mexican consulate on fire. they found propane canisters in front of the consulate and bullet holes on top of several windows. police shot the man and died. >> i heard about 12. and i thought -- because it was successive like, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. >> as of now, police are not releasing the man's name. it's not clear if police kild him or he took his own life. >>> across mexico and latin america, as they remember legendary comedian, who died yesterday at his home in cancun, mexico. k

. >>> you're looking at new video of former egyptian president hosni mubarak. he was accused of being part of the plan to kill nearly 900 protesters during an uprising in 2011. the court also cleared him and his sons of corruption charges. after the uprising he stepped down and handed power over to the military. he had been egypt's leader for 29 years. we have new information about a deadly shooting at a mall in chicago. police say a man shot his girlfriend and then turned the gun on himself inside of a nordstrom department store. the man died. the woman survived and is is in critical condition. she's a nordstrom seasonal employee. nobody else inside the store was hurt. >>> in texas police are trying to determine why a man fired off more than 100 rounds in downtown austin. the gunman identified as larry mcwilliams, targeted the mexican consulate around 2:00 a.m. on friday. a police officer shot mcwilliams, but authorities are still trying to figure out if that was the fatal shot or if mcwilliams took his own life. nobody else was hurt in the shooting incident.

accused president al sisi for rolling back laws that before the up rising that caused the ousting of hosni mubarak. >>> rebels and tribesmen backed by al-qaeda, houthies have been killed in violence. this comes one day after yemen swore in its new government. let's spealet's go live to the yemeni capitol. bring us up-to-date with the fighting and what both sides, the houthies and the sunni tribes are trying to accomplish. wh is the objective? >> well, what we know so far from different local sources is that sunni tribesmen have asked houthi fight tours leave sunni areas. both sides using rockets and mortar, and then later in the day there was fighting pushing houthies back and killing dozens of them. the latest development so far is that at least 30 people were killed in the attacks between the shia tribes and the houthies. this is a critical situation that could play into the hands of al quite, which is active. al-qaeda has been asking people to join in its fight against the houthies saying that this is a a fight, and the houthies are trying to implement a radical shia ideology. very delicate sit

in cheers and applause after the judge dropped murder charges against former egyptian president hosni mubarakhe was accused of ordering the deaths in the uprising that ended his three decade leadership. the judge said the charges were politically motivate and theed conviction was flawed because of tech californiaities. egypt former interior minister and his aides were absolved of the charges. some sang and danced and others held pictures of the loved ones and screamed that mubarak should be executed. the ruling comes a day after deadly protest and demonstrations against egyptian president, a political ally of mubarak. but the 86-year-old mubarak will not walk free yet. he is serving a three year sentence for embezzlement. >> pope francis continuing his visit to turkey. he prayed long the grand mutfti. pope francis greeted christian supporters. he urged leaders in turkey to condemn the barbaric violence done in islam name. >> and the terror group boca haran has not claimed responsibility. but the slaughter bears their hallmarks. it is the top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. nige

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. >>> other news, overnight, hosni mubarak was cleared of conspiring. the 86-year-old is still sir srepbg a three-year-sentence under house arrest for empwezlement. >>> violators of a ban will be forced to pay the equivalent over $30. china is home to about 300 million smokers, and it's more than any other country in the world. >>> in upstate new york two boys were rescued after being trapped in the snow for nearly seven hours. an 11-year-old and his 9-year-old cousin were playing outside when a snowplow drove by and unknowingly buried them in a snow bank. >> i was thinking that me and my cousin were going to die. >> me, too. we got stared, and we started screaming and told them to stop but he didn't hear us. >> a pair of police officers heard the boys and are credited with digging them out. >>> rice was dropped from the team after seen hitting his wife in an elevator, and after taking on the league, he can return to the field effective immediately, but the key question is, will anybody pick him up. kristin welker has been following this story. what a s

recently asked a secular liberal egyptian from cairo who was involved in the uprising against hosni mubarak whether the current regime feels like a return of the old order. oh, no, he said, this one is far more brutal, repressive, and cynical than mubarak's. why did tunisia succeed where egypt failed? analysts of the two countries have offered lots of answers, but the most common one is that tunis tunisia's islamists were just better than egypts. in both countries islamist parties won the first election, but as many have pointed out, tunisia's party, which is a rough equivalent of egypt's muslim brotherhood, sought to share power while egypt did not. the author of a fascinating new book on islamists and elections accounting "counting islam" suggest that is tunisia's success and egypt's failure had less to do with the quality of its islamists than with deep differences in those countries' political environments. tunisia is more developed, more urban, more literal, and more globalized than egypt. it has a more die verse civil society than egypt, stronger labor unions, civic associations, prof

revolution that had happened, an egyptian court dismissed the charges against the former president hosni mubarak. >> some pictures from the revolution there in 2011. the 86-year-old was facing charges in connection with the killings of hundreds of protesters during that uprising that ended his nearly three decade rule. now many think this verdict just reinforces the hard truth in egypt that corruption and mubarak's influence is just as strong as it was before the bloodshed. john is live in our jerusalem bureau with details. how is folks in egypt reacting? >> reporter: there's some that celebrated it, leland and others that were upset. i know you were there and covered it extensively. in terms of the charges, the judge dismissed them, judge dropped them saying that they were quote/unquote politically motivated and flawed because of technicalities and that said, the courtroom burst into cheeer and celebration after the judge's ruling. now, as we know, mubarak was accused of ordering the deaths of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 arab spring uprising that really ended his nearly three decade

. >>> overseas that was the scene in a cairo courtroom after a judge dropped charges against hosni mubarakommit quitted of conspiracy in the deaths of hundreds of protesters in the 2011 uprising against him. corruption charges were also dismissed. but mubarak won't walk free just yet. he is still serving a three-year sentence for embezzlement. >>> we are in the middle of one of the busiest travel times of the year. if you haven't booked your december plane tickets you might be in for a little sticker shock. one would think fares would be dropping as well as the falling oil prices. but we explain why that is not the case >> reporter: hi, fredricka. oil prices have been plunging. you're seeing it at the gas pump, in your heating bill but it is not showing up in your airfare. ticket prices keep rising up 3% even though jet fuel is down 18% since august. and that's the biggest expense for any airline. so why do technical et prices keep going up? because people keep traveling. why lower prices when demand is high. 85% of seats have been filled so far this year. that's a record. so essentially y