we cross to mark divine he is professor of history at the university of california irvine all right gentlemen cross-like rose in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want mark we talked about the events of last year let's talk about the events of this year what would you hope for what your wish list happened this year in two thousand and twelve on the back of such a tumultuous year. what i would hope for is the institutionalization of the move towards democracy that you know so so and through all the world in two thousand and eleven you know for that to happen we're going to see we're going to have to see even more a citizen involvement we're going to have to see citizens taking back their governments around the world and being willing to do the hard work to do this you know the one thing going back to egypt many times this year and seeing how hard it is to actually stage a revolution long term you know the hard thing is that the systems are huge they're very powerful and when when they really feel threatened they usually start unleashing a lot more violence to preserve the

the irvine foundation has been awesome to us. thank you to them even though they are not here this evening. we have a special performance tonight. we have our class of 2013, we call them our second year's. they will be doing a musical revue, two songs. if you get a chance to come see it, we would love to have you come back into the space and see it. you can see the full performance tomorrow night at 7:30, friday at 1:00 in the afternoon, saturday at 2:00 and 7:30. we would love to have you come back and see it. it is directed by travis greisler who did "tales of the city" last year. it is a family affair tonight. we are all here together. we're going to let them come up and do their thing. the exit stage right. -- we exit stage right. [applause] >> please spell chimera? >> can i have a definition? >> highly unrealistic, imaginative. ♪ [vocalizing] ♪ ♪ if i go to washington, will i be on my own? because if i go to washington, who will be my chaperone? ♪ ♪ we always knew you were a winner. we smiled when you smiled. from the beginn

we go to our bad day he is a professor of engineering at the university of california irvine all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it but first ok let's go to john robson in in london the you pushing forward july first will cut off all oil exports into the european union from iran and it is calling this strategy to avoid chaos in the middle east isn't it just actually the reverse this will create even more chaos in the middle east this is counterproductive and actually it really actually provoke iran into taking some kind of offensive move that it hasn't to that to date. well the thing is iran is already taking as many offensive moves as it can possibly manage the fear of provoking aggressive regimes is one that's paralyzed the west throughout the twentieth century with terrible consequences i think the time for a showdown with iran is now rather than after it gets a working nuclear bomb so why worry about the sanctions is there not enough there a substitute for decisive action but that's certainly a step in the righ

joined by solemn in los angeles he is the executive director of the muslim public affairs council in irvine we have psoriasis up or ehrlich she is an independent researcher writer and political commentator and in london we cross to mark fitzpatrick he's director of nonproliferation and disarmament program at the international institute for strategic studies our focus is crosstalk and that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it so i if i can go to you first iran's very much in the news here we have murders we have sanctions we have military maneuvers we have calls for an attack on iran is this a drumbeat to war is it inevitable. good morning too good to be back on your show again it seems that the west actually american is really attempting to provoke iran into a war because the consequences it will have on the world and not just the region does not justify american military action which is what they've been wanting to do for decades you know because they do want regime change so they're trying to provoke iran by basically choking her off and hoping that iran wou

and tomorrow he is meeting with teachers, business leaders and giving speeches in l.a., burbank, irvineand san diego. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> opponents of the new 49er stadium in santa clara will submit enough signatures ahead of a noon deadline today as they try to stop the project from going forward. the group santa clara plays fair will deliver more than 4500 signatures to the city clerk today. they want to repeal the 850 million dollar funding loan approved last month by the the city's stadium . the group wants voters to decide in a special pal lot measure whether the plan is -- ballot measure whether the plan is a good one. officials say it was already approved in measure j in 2010. >>> the weather may delay or cancel your flight with 8 to 10 inches of snow in the forecast alaska airlines has already cancelled 38 flights into and out of seattle and portland. there are 28 alaska flights into and out of sfo today and 18 from oakland. so far no delays reported. but you are advised and it would be prudent to call ahead, 38 flights could grow by the time this is over. >> right. o

he's going to hit burbank, irvine and san diego before the end of the week. as for republican lawmakers they've scheduled a response to the address scheduled for 3:00 this afternoon. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> if you would like to watch the governor's address in its entirety you can go to abc7news.com look under see it on tv. >>> pink slips going out to oakland employees as a are you you have massive loss in state funding. more lay-off notices are being sent out than previously reported. terry mcsweeney is live at oakland city hall. what is the new figure? >> reporter: we knew about the 1500 fulltime employees being notified today they might be laid off in two weeks. we are getting word an additional 1,000 part-time employees will also be notified, they too may be laid off in two weeks. take a look at some people going into oakland city hall today. you have to wonder what is going on through their minds? a spokesman for the city tells me it is going like this january 25th, the council will consider which jobs to eliminate. january 31st, the decision will

he's going to hit burbank, irvine and san diego before the end of the week. as for republican lawmakers they've scheduled a response to the address scheduled for 3:00 this afternoon. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> if you would like to watch the governor's address in its entirety you can go to abc7news.com look under see it on tv. >>> pink slips going out to oakland employees as a are you you have massive loss in state funding. more lay-off notices are being sent out than previously reported. terry mcsweeney is live at oakland city hall. what is the new figure? >> reporter: we knew about the 1500 fulltime employees being notified today they might be laid off in two weeks. we are getting word an additional 1,000 part-time employees will also be notified, they too may be laid off in two weeks. take a look at some people going into oakland city hall today. you have to wonder what is going on through their minds? a spokesman for the city tells me it is going like this january 25th, the council will consider which jobs to eliminate. january 31st, the decision will

they first found the body he was such an iconic figure that they assumed the body had to be sandy irvin because you couldn't possibly find george mallory. and there was actuallyon his sweater was identified george mlory. >> and then they said well he must have lent the shirt to irving and he writes oh no, and of course george mall ory looked like an elegant mash nell this iconic image that you have seen so off then his death throws. but you know that's not all the way most kornlss look on everest. >> rose: how do most look. >> they look like egyptian mummies, schriff eled, des kated and gruesome. >>ose: why is that more people are killed coming down than going up. >> i think that's true of mountaineering in general. but also it is jt a much more, your adrenaline is collapsed. you're exhausted. you know, it's just much more difficult climbing down. and the possibility of slipping. mall ory himself a climber of stunning grace and power had come close to dying on everest three times already before he finally met his end. >> rose: and how long do people who go to the top stay. >> minutes. m