down hugo also did you have fun under the sisters of don't worry when you go up there. is none of the people i know pity me that still could be seen nothing extraordinary about my situation after all single mothers are quite common so there's nothing unusual about a single father the more so that men are stronger than women. and sons have persuaded him to take them to see their mother even though that's not an easy thing to do. to arrange to get together in the near future. catherine brooke alexander family is following its usual daily routine in the morning the head of the family and his older daughter go to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. although the father is blind he has no difficulty cooking meals his daughter is by his side always ready to help. out some more flour here but i steer it sometimes it feels it's getting thicker on other occasions it's. if you feel resistance it means it's ready it's not just that flour. here's the milk. ok just a little bit of know. the truth sometimes i can see a glimmer of light but i don't see any lights most of the time but wit

the other thing that will also happen as you see all of these people are supporters of hugo chavez and want to express their belief chefs -- chavez will survive. the government -- also in the region, for example -- the senate to allow them to travel. >> thank you very much for persevering there, theresa, with vocal chavez supporters there in caracas. police in pakistan are still trying to find out the identity of a man who was killed for allegedly desecrating the quran. the victim was in police custody when angry villagers dragged him out of a cell, beat him to death and set his body on fire. the province where the incident happened, you may find some of the images in the report disturbing. >> this man was taken from a police station in the sindh province in pakistan, murdered for allegedly desecrating the quran. police officials describe that hundreds of villagers came to the police station, took out the man from behind these very bars, took him to the second floor, dropped his body to the floor and set his body alight. seven police officials have been suspended since the killing last

also, coming up, concern over president hugo chavez's health. he has a severe lung infection in three weeks after cancer surgery. and a present in afghanistan, a dramatic transformation of one of afghanistan's most notorious and jails. prison in afghanistan. hello. thanks for joining us. another scene of devastation in syria. a car bomb exploded at a petrol station in the capital damascus, killing at least nine people and wounding many more. state media said the bomb targeted cars that were lined up to get patrol and they say the attack was carried out by what they call terrorists. opposition activists are preferring to blame the government. the blast took place in a northern district of the capital. jon donnison has this report. >> this is all that was left of the petrol station after what is thought to have been a car bomb attack. it is likely drivers would have been lining up for fuel, which is in desperately short supply. the neighborhood is said to have strong government support for members of president assad's sect. state television blamed

. >> bret: the health of another public figure is also in question tonight. hugoez is seeking treatment outside of his country. correspondent steve harrigan reports, venezuela's future and the political balance in latin america could hang in the balance. >> the official version of hugo chavez's condition after the fourth operation in cuba for undisclosed form of cancer is that the health is delicate. fully conscious and can carry on a conversation. the vice president went to havana to monitor the recover recovery. president? >> huge strength. >> greeted him with the left hand and squeezed me with strength as we talked. >> the internet rumors he has fallen in a coma were nothing more than attacks on the government. but has not been seen or heard from in public more than three weeks ago. will he be able to attend the inauguration on january 10? if not, can they legally postpone it? the second question is what happens if chavez dies or incapacitated. according to the constitution, new presidential election would have to be called in 30 days. he named his vice preside

also the brother of venezuelan president hugo chavez denies rumors the media is in a coma i made mounting concern was how the government will have without its charismatic leader. the latest news on the week's top stories this is the weekly one l.t. with me here our thanks for joining us. these are linked so were the flying of the union truck in northern ireland once again ended in a street battle between loyalists and nationalists yesterday it's been almost six weeks since about four city council voted to reduce the number of days they were displayed sparking the fury of loyalists twenty nine release officers were injured in saturday's sick town of quantifiers violence broke out as about a thousand to unionists marching on belfast city hall past a catholic enclave and were talked by locals police used water cannons and plastic bullets to keep the two sides apart our first reports now from the scene. clashes breaking out once again on the streets of belfast you can see the police are just trying to push the crowd upright deserve a huge number of police rather sadly sites like this becoming

what this means for hugo chavez and his government. also here in the u.s., the gun control debate. a house democrat, a vietnam veteran and gun owner, talk ts about possible regulation. then at 3:00 eastern, a plane goes down off venezuela, a fashion executive is missing. the latest on the search for vittorio missoni.>>> good-bye, l cliff, hello debt ceiling cliff. i'm ali velshi. your elected officials ready to push america over the edge of the cliff. >>ly not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they've already racked up through the laws that they passed. >> well, yes, you will, mr. president, and very soon. democrats and republicans are set to clash again over raising the u.s. debt ceiling. let me tell you back in the old days the u.s. had a system where every time a bill involving money was passed the treasury had to raise money for it by issuing bonds. the debt ceiling law was established to give the u.s. treasury the flexibility to borrow money without going to congress to get approval every time a bill was passed. it had ab

also the brother of venezuelan president hugo chavez denies rumors the leader is in a coma amid mounting concerns have a big government will have without its charismatic leader. development the notorious gone time of a prison camp marks its eleventh anniversary president obama has failed to keep his promise to shun the facility prompting an outcry from human rights groups and. the latest news and the week's top stories this is the weekly with me. here and i'll see how and welcome to the program. the starting process over the flying of the union truck in northern ireland once again ended in a street battle between loyalists and nationalists yesterday it's been almost six weeks and city council voted to reduce the number of days they were just flying business played sparking the fury of loyalists twenty nine police officers were injured in saturday's sectarian clashes violence broke out as about a thousand unionists marching on belfast city hall past a conflict and grave and were attended by locals police used water cannons and plastic bullets to keep the two sides apart he's safa reports

also, talk about the significance of hugo chÁvez, what you think he has met for venezuela. >> finallycape. it is not just chÁvez. when chavis was elected, venezuela was at a crisis point. people have lost all faith in the political apparatus. there was social discontent. over 85% of the population thought the national government had mishandled the will bank the economy and society. java's brought the weight of tremendous the -- hugo chÁvez has transformed the political landscape along with the social movement. i don't think there's any going back in venezuela. the illusion that they can return to a pre hugo chÁvez era are gone. not only has he helped transform venezuela, but his impact on latin america has been significant. it speaks to his impact and latin america. i think it has been significant in terms of the creation of a series of forums. in terms of maduro and cabello, they have to size the company to other to an important extent. maduro comes out of the social movement, a student leader, the union leader. he has been in the national assembly and helped draft the constitution.

also coming up, political uncertainty in venezuela. it is confirmed hugo chavez will not be sworn in on thursday. the president of the central african republic tells al jazeera the rebels have been backed by foreign powers. it is called the dream liner. now it is more of a nightmare for boeing. we will tell you why. about 1 million people inside syria are getting hungry because you win agencies cannot get food aid in side. the food organization is handing out rations to one and a half million people. it leaves many who are desperately in need without food. the un says more than 60,000 people have been killed in the uprising that began in march of 2011. the u.n. refugee agency says nearly 100,000 refugees have escaped violence in syria in the last month alone, and there are more than 590,000 refugees, up from before. many of those people have escaped the jordan camp, where winter storms are making already difficult conditions worse. tents have been flooded. many people are stranded, and a big snowstorm is expected to hit very soon. >> the weather is so cold

the venezuelan supreme court rules the delay hugo chavez integration is legal in supporting the government in the fight also ability in the latin american states. the president of the european council had a man from rome boy doesn't ireland as it takes up a rotating e.u. presidency while experts question whether the country will live up to the task of pulling the block out of the financial crisis. and packs of walls closing in on residential areas in russia's republic of europe forcing authorities to declare war on the deadly predators. it's a pleasure to have you with us here on our t.v. it's now seven o'clock you're with me to bang with say the postponement of the inauguration date for venezuelan president hugo chavez is legal according to the country's supreme court meanwhile the country's vice president has called for people together in front of the presidential palace to on of the eighteen leader who said to be recovering from cancer surgery in cuba lawyer eva golinger says the country's opposition could use the president's protracted absence to destabilize the country. article two thirty one of the ve

hugo chavez. seven of these judges were thrown out of court last month because they have responded to some of the opposition, so that as a little bit of what we are hearing. also that they a formalize that the president is in a to a ruling from there. >> what about the rumors that hugo chavez is doing far more poorly than the government is letting on? >> a lot of rumors are circulating about that situation. that is why the next step is for the opposition to ask the supreme court to form a group of doctors to verify that. honda the president of the supreme court said it is not a possibility. they are not going to do that, and lack of information is leading to a lot of speculation about hugo chavez's health conditions. >> oscar, thank you for joining us. in germany, the country's roman catholic bishops have fired the criminologists studying the sexual abuse of minors by priests, prompting him to accuse the church of trying to sensor his work. the independent investigation was meant to shed light on undiscovered cases of abuse after some 600 people filed claims against priests. >> the scandals in germany were part of a series of abuse charges that also shook the

hugo chavez. seven of these judges were thrown out of court last month because they have responded to some of the opposition, so that as a little bit of what we are hearing. also that they are calling this formalize that the president is in a to a ruling from there. >> what about the rumors that hugo chavez is doing far more poorly than the government is letting on? >> a lot of rumors are circulating about that situation. that is why the next step is for the opposition to ask the supreme court to form a group of doctors to verify that. honda the president of the supreme court said it is not a possibility. they are not going to do that, and lack of information is leading to a lot of speculation about hugo chavez's health conditions. >> oscar, thank you for joining us. in germany, the country's roman catholic bishops have fired the criminologists studying the sexual abuse of minors by priests, prompting him to accuse the church of trying to sensor his work. the independent investigation was meant to shed light on undiscovered cases of abuse after some 600 people filed claims against priests. >> the scandals in germany were part of a series of abuse charges that

used by both supporters and opponents of president hugo chavez to voice their political preferences and the grabbing uncertainty over his health also has ever gone into a spoke exclusively to that as well as vice president nicolas maduro who offered assurance the country's leaders well and in full control. during the interview with vice president nicolas maduro the vice president of venezuela he informed us that president chavez is right now in his best moment. since his operation that took place in the beginning of december that there's a lot of expectation regarding his return to venezuela that he's definitely been improving complications have been overcome that arise during his surgery and in the post-operative phase at the same time he did want to speculate about when president chavez what exactly return to the country that that's definitely the cards definitely the near future. if this isn't a good post-operative condition and he's recovering with very well will make an official announcement to the public soon were able to visit him all the time. vice president said that right after this interview he would be leaving on a plan

also still to come to find his way to supreme court suspends the inauguration of hugo chavez amid intensifying speculation over the leader's health and the future prospects of his country those stories in detail and just ahead. if you. do meet. him at least be told language you. will use programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on. reporting from the world talks about seventy yard p. interviews intriguing stories for you you. see in troy all te arabic to find out more visit our big don't all teeth dot com. world including. science technology innovation all the list of elements from around russia we've got the huge you're covered. weekly continues here in r t one of the world's most notorious detention facilities marked its eleventh grim anniversary this week with more than one hundred sixty people still being held there without charge or trial the closure of guantanamo bay is a promise barack obama has so far failed to keep what small calls to stop indefinite detention of largely died down in the u.s. will even torture is gaining acceptability is going to explain. president obama's c

you see people who are truly loyal fans of hugo chavez because he transformed the poor classes with welfare programs. but you also see and venezuelans tell me this themselves a lot of people that work for the government and are expected to be fiercely loyal to the government of hugo chavez. >> what is the timetable here? i understand if he does not show up for his inauguration january 10th, there's the real possibility that he no longer gets to the be the president. >> that's right. we spent a lot of time yesterday taking a look at the venezuelan constitution to see what would happen. if he doesn't show up before january 10th, and that's the key date because he's supposed to be inaugurated then, then the vice president is supposed to take office. now, the scenario number two is that if he is sworn in on january 10th but is ill afterwards or incapacitated to serve, then the vice president, who anything would also be nicholas, the current vice president, is supposed to call for a new election. there's he scenario number three, follow with me and bear with me. it gets kind of complicated. if he's not sworn in, then

also today. and then as well as opposition has called on the government to give detailed information about the health of president hugo chavez that he hasn't made any public appearances since having cancer drink you were three weeks ago traverses due to be sworn in for another six year term next week but it's not yet clear whether he'll be able to attend. is one of the most divided parts of a divided land in the northern area of east jerusalem israel's huge separation wall means many palestinian families have no choice but to live apart policy or when they're to find out what effect it has on every day life. is released cannot live in the west bank and most palestinians cannot live in israel which leaves those israelis and palestinians who want to share a home altoona called. one hundred my husband this from have been i'm from jerusalem i found work in jerusalem and used to live there with my children but without my husband because he is not allowed to live he couldn't visit me even once at the end of each week i would go to have to visit him we lived like that for four years well come to no man's land and neighborhoo

also coming up at the same time. too early in his presidency and two more with hugo black and john marlin.within a couple weeks of each other, both resigned and then dies almost immediately in harlan a few later. so nixon was looking to replace black, but he certainly -- he was hoping he could keep harlan because he really liked harlin, but he was also inclined and have a lot of issues. so by this time, nixon attorney general mitchell have decided to take this thing over themselves. they can't run the risk of it got another important job for rehnquist at this point, with these two vacancies, wishes he is supposed to be running a committee to declassify documents and nixon and his diabolical authors, and rehnquist i'm sure doesn't know this, but with the white house tapes came out later, turns the reason he was rehnquist to do this is because he believes that he can get these documents declassified, he can use them to bang the image of the kennedy family, particularly bob kennedy and share k. and even ted kennedy, who he sees as a potential rival in the coming election. so the declassificat

well as long time leader hugo chavez may be to a lap dance surgery to turn his own inauguration but as the opposition demands a year election if he doesn't show up. in dallas he also looks at the legacy of the twenty twelve that could have been things have turned out differently and explore some of the challenges the world my face in the coming months. barack obama has given the green light to increasing taxes on wealthy americans in a move to a voice the so-called fiscal cliff it follows months of political bickering among us lawmakers right up until the january twenty. first deadline and no deal option could have meant billions of dollars of tax hikes and spending cuts which were due to automatically come into effect economics. says that an immediate crisis has been avoided the main underlying problems remain unresolved. through school closures it's just more of theater bankers and politicians trying to distract people from the underlying root that is a bunch of girls and frankly who are manipulating the system day and day destroying the economy the first go clip is just more bro more theater it doesn't really focus on the true underlying problems and we're goin

hugo chavez's health takes a turn for the worse. >>> in south africa, the new year is a time for carnival. this year, there was alsoal thanks that 94-year-old nelson mandela is recovering from an illness. >>> john roberts is urging congress to fully fund the supreme court. justice roberts says a short fall in funding could result in delay, or denial of justice for people in the court service. the supreme court's current aappropriation is $77.2 million. >>> congress today released a highly critical report about the deadly attack on the u.s. embassy in benghazi. >> the terrorists essentially walked into the compound, virtually unimpeded, and set it ablaze, due to extremely poor security. >> they released a report, titled flashing red. a special report on the terror attack at benghazi. four americans died in that raid, including u.s. ambassador, chris stevens who grew up here in the bay area. they called on americans to close facilities overseas, if they cannot protect diplomatic staff. >>> a special broadcast on national television to offer prayers for president hugo chavez who has suffered complications from cancer

hugo chavez fails to attend his own inauguration for health reasons. egypt's muslim brotherhood is under investigation for taking billions of dollars from the u.s. before even coming to power lines also allege the brotherhood used the money to fund armed cells involved in sparking violence or protests one of the lawyers that found the complaint yes aside hamas says the money was all about preserving interests. what started this money might have been beneficial for both the american side promises support for the muslim. and promised to secure american interests in egypt namely a u.s. air force base in the province of. dealing with the brotherhood as a political authority is permissible for funding it before it had even come to power is not we also believe that the brotherhood run cells tasked with provoking public unrest and violence are protests the former active member who quit the brotherhood spoke of such groups which carried out armed operations for the muslim brotherhood benefit. now could be a symbol for peace in the tribal region but a village open to mixed israeli palestinian couples is now straining under the load of all those who want to move there are reports now on the ch

hugo chavez. so we have an important voice because we're the money. china is also giving them -- and chavez, one of his policies to get away from the u.s. and shipping oil to the u.s. and this started when ambassador shapiro was ambassador was to increase shipments to china. china didn't have the structure for the oil of venezuela, but they have built it now, and they have plant that should come online b in 2014 that is going to take 800,000 barrels a day. but right now china has given venezuela as a loan against future receivables of oil of $40 billion, basically, that gets paid off and then new -- [inaudible] are made. they're getting it at a discount. one of the wikileaks, ambassador shapiro probably has better access to the information -- >> nope. [laughter] >> but one of the reports from venezuela was that they were paying as low as $20 a barrel -- in the chinese? >> the chinese, yeah, were paying under this deal. the government has denied that, and at any rate, the u.s -- it makes the u.s. the main guy who's paying cash for the oil it receives. the other 400-

hugo." starting next friday, february 8th you can see him opposite channing tatum -- [ cheers and applause ] you love channing tatum. rooney mara. i alsoand applause ] he's got a new movie out. it's a thrill called, "side effect." brand new movie. he is a talented man. jude law, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: jude law! >> jimmy. >> jimmy: dude, always good to see you, my friend. >> good to see you. >> jimmy: look the you here on the cover of the "new york times" looking as sexy as ever with your beard. [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah. >> jimmy: very, very sexy gentleman there. we have a sexy show. a sexy show. you, michael bolton, and mike tyson. >> yeah. >> jimmy: did you meet mike? >> i did. i just met mike, yeah. it was -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> it was fantastic. i've always wanted to meet mike tyson. >> jimmy: yeah. were you scared? >> no. >> jimmy: no, you weren't. >> no, no. he was charming. >> jay: he's very charming. >> i've been a big fan of boxing for many, many years. >> jimmy: yeah. >> many years. did you like -- do you like -- manny -- oh my goodness. >> yeah -- i like lewis. i'm british, right. [ talking over

hugo chavez is scheduled. he has been in bad health and it could be called off since his fourth cancer operation three weeks ago. >>> you can also find me on facebook. that's it for me. deb feyerick in for don lemon. have a great week! >>> hello, everyone. i'm deborah feyerick in for don lemon. a big announcement expected in you go wa. sources tell cnn that president obama will announce that chuck hagel is his nominee for secretary of defense. hagel has his share of critics, even within his own party. we'll have more on his expected nomination a few moments away. >> president obama signed into law today a $9.7 billion sandy relief package. the first legislative action. some were outraged after house speaker boehner canceled a vote on a much larger aid bill. sandy devastated parts of the northeast two months ago. lawmakers will consider a $51 billion aid package on january 15th. >> half of the residents of long beach, new york, remain homeless and still came out to say good-bye to a landmark. thousands witnessed the start of the demolition of the two-mile long brdwalk, damaged beyond repair by sandy. it will cost an estimated $25

also watch cnn live from your laptop. you don't have to leave us behind. just go to cnn.com. >>> health on the venezuelan president hugove report. >>> with popularity of washington lawmakers so, so low, does the 113th congress have a prayer of winning back the american confidence? our political panel weighs in. but she has some dental issues she's not happy about. so i introduced jill to crest pro-health for life. selected for people over 50. pro-health for life is a toothpaste that defends against tender, inflamed gums, sensitivity and weak enamel. conditions people over 50 experience. crest pro-health for life. so jill can keep living the good life. crest. life opens up when you do. >>> time to talk politics and the new congress at 15 past the hour. there is hope with nearly 100 new congressmen coming to washington that things will be different this time around. we are focusing on the broken system this morning and the hopes of a fix. joining me as they do every week, maria cardona and amy hughes from the blaze. happy new year to both of you. >> happy new year to you, randi. >> one thing that hasn't changed is john b

also pioneered the availability of free information online. he was facing federal fraud charges from the articles from m.i.t. he faced 35 years in prison and a million dollar fine. swartz denied those claims. >>> hugo chavez is not in a coma and "continuing to make strides in his recovery." that's according to the venezuelan president's older brother. he visited his brother in havana where he went for cancer surgery. rumor that the family plans to take the president off life support are "totally false." hugo chavez hasn't been seen in public for weeks. on thursday he missed his own inauguration. >>> what do cockroaches and congress have in common? we'll show you next. >>> but it's not all bad news in the nation's capital. hollywood is giving them something to crow about. even if the accolades are built around a flawed perception. connecting to the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ it's going to be amazing. and exciting. and maybe, most remarkably, not that far away. we're going to wake the world up. and watch, with eyes wide, as it gets to work. cisco. tomorrow starts here. good afternoon. chase sapphire. (push button tone) cisco. this is stacy from springfield. oh whoa. hello

hugo chavez, and he's still in venezuela -- >> cuba. >> in cuba, excuse me. he was supposed to be sworn in today. and alsochael, today it's a month to the day that he left venezuela to go get cancer surgery in cuba. and nobody really knows exactly how serious his condition is. >> this is an extraordinary thing. we can discuss this here and on cnn international, as well. what is up with this? you've got the president of a country in another country being treated, nobody knows what it is he has other than cancer and a lun lung infection. who's running the country? >> according to the venezuelan supreme court, chavez is still running the country. but then again, you also have to consider the fact that over the years that chavez has been in power, 14 years in venezuela, he has been very careful in selecting people in government in key positions around him. and the venezuelan supreme court is stacked with chavez loyalists, and the announcement yesterday that it is not necessary for him to be sworn in today because he was re-elected. and this is a continuation of his mandate comes as no surprise. again, they ch

also been stripped of his seven tour de france titles. >>> number two, venezuela's vice president is in cuba to visit his boss, hugo chavez.havez missed his inauguration thursday though the supreme court said he could be sworn in to his third term at a later time. 58-year-old chavez hasn't been heard from since he went to havana a month ago for cancer surgery. government officials said he suffered a severe lung infection after that operation. no firm evidence chavez is conscious. >>> number three, the deadly flu outbreak. the cdc is reporting that two more children died bringing the total deaths this season up to 20. officials also say that the number of reported u.s. cases has decreased, especially in the south. it's too soon to tell if the season has actually peaked. >>> number four, bp has settled with as many as 100,000 plaintiffs who claim they were sickened or hurt by the 2010 gulf oil disaster. a federal judge in new orleans inked the deal yesterday. it covers cleanup workers and residents who live near the spill zone. a company spokesman said that bp is "pleased with the settlement." >>> and number five, one of hol

hugo chavez. then ben bernanke says that the government should raise the nation's borrowing limit to avoid default of u.s. debt. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. and also, pennsylvania democratic card right. then the house of representatives will be in session at 10:00 eastern. >> several lobbyists to tell you about this morning. the national council for science and the environment hosted for rum. the head of fema will discuss hurricane katrina, the ongoing drought and earthquake in japan. that is on c-span 3 at 830 eastern. then the brookings institution event on innovation and the economy. >> in light of the postponement of the inauguration thehugo cha -- the inauguration of hugo chavez. this is just over an hour. >> a reminder to turn off your cell phones or anything that beeps. we appreciate that very much. well, everybody, good morning. it sounds like church almost. pretty good. [laughter] we are very pleased that you have chosen to join us on a great day here in washington. we hope the conversation will be more lively in here than the weather outside. thank you for taking some time to join us today. ambassadors, congressman, knowledgeable observe