being taken to the island nation of malta.dhafi refuses to step down and has called on his supporters to fight back against those who oppose him. >>> and rahm emanuel was easily elected mayor of chicago. emanuel quit his job as president obama's chief of staff last year. he collected 55% of the vote, in a six-candidate race. >>> the u.s. supreme court has ruled that parents cannot sue over childhood vaccines. the high court says that's why congress set up a special vaccines court. it handles claims so that drug companies will keep making vaccines. the justices rejected a suit by a couple who did not get compensation for their daughter's health problems from the vaccine court. >>> well, a new study on the effects of cell phones on the human brain found evidence that they do affect brain cell activity. it raises disturbing questions, though, about whether long-term use of cell phones may be harmful to the millions who use them. sandra hughes reports. >> reporter: cell phones are a part of just about everyone's life. but there ar

. > >>>and breaking news tonight from bahrain, the tiny island nation in the per shan gulf ruled by american ally. over the last three days there have been angry clashes with anti-government protesters that have resulted in several deaths and tonight, this is the scene. posted on youtube. even more violent government crackdown. abc news' miguel marquez was there and reported that security forces shot rubber bullets to protesters camped out. miguel beaten while he was filing this report for abc news radio. >> after 3:00 in the morning here, at pearl square. there are whole gangs of police officers moving in a lane to clear the square, forcefully. the protesters are now starting to move back toward the military. and they are -- whoa! in a complete fight right on the street. no, no, no! journalist, journalist, journalist! he said no. he said no. i'm going. i'm going. i'm going to my hotel. i just got beat rather badly by a gang of thugs. i'm now in a marketplace near our hotel where people are cowering in buildings. i mean, these people aren't skrug around. >> miguel reports to us now th

on the small island nation of bahrain peaceful protestors seem to have the upper hand, at least for now. allen pizzey is there with the latest on both countries. >> reporter: the jubilation is still there but attention is now turning to the issue that sparked the unrest. hundreds

and also keep in mind that that island nation of bahrain lies right next to 13 1/2 miles away from saudi arabia. >> bahrain is more of a commercial enterprise. >> i'm not getting from you, clarence -- this surprises me, because i know how -- >> i'll full of surprises, john. >> you want to make a list and leave it with brianna? >> then you wouldn't be surprised! >> i'm not getting a sense sense of how serious this rein of 10 countries enduring this is to the globe, the planet. >> it's very serious! >> are we rede soon the planet? >> israel is not war with egypt. it is absolute utter isolation. they lost iran in '17, they lost the turks, they're using egypt. of got hamas to the south, hezbollah, and the king of jordan is in trouble. >> i don't know that their isolation is significantly worse than it was before. and i think that israeli leadership has been playing this pretty well. they were nervous at first and now seem to be understanding that this is okay, that they're going to survive and maybe everybody can ride this out. point is, we're not going to be able to control these forces, so

in the oil fields in libya's desert out of harm's way and brought them to safety on the small island nation of malta. harry smith is there this evening with first-person stories of americans who escaped from the turmoil. >> reporter: britain used cargo planes to airlift several hundred oilfield workers out of the desert areas of libya today. the planes landed here in malta, where a ferry, paid for by the u.s. state department, docked last night, delivering americans and others from the chaos of tripoli. among them, diane and dennis harris from canton, ohio, who always dreamed of living and teaching abroad. six months into a two-year commitment in libya, it was all they had hoped for. >> a blast. it has been a grand adventure. so this was our retirement plan. >> yeah. >> reporter: that is, until last sunday, when the qaddafi regime's response to the protests turned ugly. they didn't see it. they heard it. >> you could hear a lot of machine gun fire. they were very quick, repetitious automatic weapons being fired-- >> it was all around us. >> reporter: days of frustration followed. their flig

today, they finally made it to malta, the tiny island nation in the mediterranean sea.ry smith is there. >> reporter: with tripoli's airport crowded beyond capacity, the embassy ferry was a godsend. ernie diller teaches history at the american school in libya. >> i had two flights booked, and neither one left, so they were all canceled before we even got there. so this ferry was a great deal for us. we were really happy the state department came through like that. >> reporter: the old, the young, the weary-- each with a story and a sentiment. >> it's difficult because, you know, you feel for the people. all they're doing is asking for a better way of life, and it's-- people are getting killed for it. >> reporter: is it emotional for you to finally be away from there? >> yeah, but, you know, i'm ready to go back. i'm sure my family doesn't want to hear that. >> reporter: lucky to be out, but already missing what they left behind. dave peterson had worked in tripoli for eight months. >> i was 200 meters off the green square is my apartment. it was ground zero for the chao

we'll have more images out of the island nation coming up. >>> and a local police department changesefinition of racial profiling. we'll tell you about the changes coming up. >>> and a live look outside this morning at the bay bridge from a distance. a very cold start to your tuesday morning, february 22nd, "today in the bay."

abc news correspondent was beaten today during a crackdown on anti-government protesters on the island nation of bahrain. >> miguel marquez was caught in the crowd and beaten by men with billy clubs although not badly injured, thank goodness. this was shot by his crew just before the attack. marquez says in the middle of the night they fired teargas and used clubs to clear out thousands of protesters who occupied the pearl square. an opposition group says two people were killed in the crackdown. hospitals are reporting dozens of wounded. >>> back here we are learning more about who president obama will be meeting with during his visit. the president will have a private dinner at an undisclosed location with high-tech executives including mark zuckerberg, apple's steve jobs and the google executive eric schmidt. the white house says the dinner meeting will focus on innovation, job creation and education. >>> california is facing a daunting challenge to cut car emissions by the year 2020. one strategy is by creating transit villages. but as lisa amin gulezian reports, it is not a proven solutio

capital over the week at and behind riot police were deployed to break up protests across the island nation as demonstrators demanded more political freedom and jobs police used tear gas to try and break up these large crowds gathered in several cities in the tiny nation and in iran security forces clashed with demonstrators in parts of tehran as thousands reportedly took to the streets so today's street march marked the first major reformist seven straight should since security forces put down widespread protests in december of two thousand and nine and then yemen also saw more protests demonstrators are reportedly being attacked with broken bottles daggers and rocks my several hundred pro government supporters many waving yemeni flags and photos of yemen's president who's been in office for more than thirty years and also happens to be a major ally of the united states now that is just a quick look at all the unrest sweeping the middle east north africa but tonight we're wondering. might the u.s. ever see another revolution on a point of high here anti-government sentiment is growing but

. >> in bahrain, an island nation in the per january gulf getting attention because people are champing out in central square. it is one of the up risings going on. opposition leaders are meeting to examine offers for talks with rulers they want to monarchy to give up absolute control over key policy and police position many parts of the country are paralyzed by a general strike. last week riot police opened fire on demonstrators, killing at least seven people. the rulers are trying to open a political dialogue after sharp criticism from political allies. >>> in libya, amateur video appears to show protestors being shot at yesterday. government forces opened fire again on mourners at a funeral, in the eastern city of ben gay sieve. marchers carried -- bengazi. marchers carried coffins and commandos and foreign mercenaries pull melled people. one doctor -- pummeled people. one doctor counted hundreds of people in one morgue alone. >>> how sunshine is helping folks enjoy existing snow and latest on highway conditions to and from tahoe area. >> why sharks fans are rolling up their sleeves

a ferry was chartered to take americans to the island nation of malta. there are about 600 u.s.ces have launched a brutal attack against government opponents and libyan leader moammar gadhafi says he'll fight until his last drop of blood. >>> an iraqi immigrant is guilt arranged marriage. his lawyer says her death in 2009 was an accident. >>> baby dolphins are dying in the gull of >>> the white house is strongly condemning the murder of four americans kidnapped by somali pirates. they're the first americans killed by pirates in recent years. friends and family gathered at a service yesterday in southern california to remember the longtime sailors. cbs news chief national security correspondent david martin is at the pentagon with more on this foreus this morning. david, good morning. >> good morning, chris. this operation involved four warships, reconnaissance aircraft and navy s.e.a.l.s, but in the end, it was not enough to save the lives of those four americans. a navy destroyer was just 600 yards behind the yacht. negotiating with the 19 pirates who were trying to take their

. >> reporter: rebels backed by cuba have taken over the island nation of grenada in the caribbean andand and might number danger. >> reporter: these kids have not yet studied grenada, and that's by design. soon they'll learn how history unfolded, but for now they're on their own. they assume their roles in realistic settings. journalists must decide what to report from the white house press room. generals head to the military command center aboard an aircraft carrier. some head to the oval office. >> you are all the president's trusted advisors. >> reporter: and kendall wilkerson becomes the most powerful 11-year-old on the planet. >> i am president reagan the commander in chief and the leader of the free world. >> reporter: like the former president, kendall must choose whether to invade grenada to rescue the medical students or negotiate with the rebel leaders. >> i'm kind of thinking a because if i discuss with them then we can make a deal. >> the point really isn't to get all of the answers correct. there are no right or wrong answers, but we do give them what happened true to his

major highways are closed on the island nation and the military has banned further protests for now.'s capital. at least four people were killed. the demonstrators want political reform, but cbs news radio correspondent toula vlahou in bahrain says things changed when things turned violent. >> they are wanting regime change, they want the prime minister to resign, they want the constitution rewritten that represents all people equally and they're demanding the release of political prisoners who have been arrested in previous protests. >> besides the four people who were killed opposition leaders say 60 people are missing. today gulf foreign ministers are holding an emergency meeting in bahrain. >>> cbs news has obtained exclusive pictures believed to show former egyptian president hosni mubarak's last moments in cairo, egypt. the pictures taken last friday 90 minutes before it was announced he was stepping down. it is believed mubarak is hold up with his family at sharm el sheikh. >>> scott brown tells "60 minutes" he was a victim of sexual abuse. he discussed his secret with lesley

police killing protesters in bahrain, a small island chain of a nation. population about 1 million. almost half the people there from other countries. the whole nation roughly four times the size of washington, d.c. the king and the ruling structure, sunni muslim, but the population, 70% shiite. importantly, it's the home of the entire u.s. navy fifth fleet of vital importance to the united states. our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, has made his way there from cairo. he's with us tonight from our cnbc bureau in bahrain. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this crackdown today was in many ways a preemptive strike by bahrain, this country's way of saying this small but strategically important country will not go the way of egypt and tunisia, but tonight many here feel the crackdown went too far. the protesters are calling what happened an unprovoked massacre. after unrest that had been building all week. on monday, a demonstrator was killed by security forces. at his funeral the next day, another protester was killed. [ speaking in foreign language ]

>> it's a small island nation, it is a monarchy but the minority sunni -- the minority sunni ruling family rules over 70% shia population. so there's a tremendous amount of rule. but it's important to emphasize the tension we're seeing is not just because of religious sort of factionalism. it's really basic issues like civil services, and education and employment and shelter and so forth. >> let's move on to libra. moammar gadhafi been in power there more nan 40 years. a pretty wily guy. is he in danger and what's going on? >> he isn't really in danger. he has ruled the country with an iron fist for over four decades. the protests are in the second largest city of benghazi so they haven't spread across to the capital city 6 tripoli. he has faced various levels of unrest at different times and always been able to quash it. as much as we're seeing an inspiration or copycat effect from cairo we're not going to see it topple the regime. >> as far as the u.s. is concerned, why is libya important? >> in 1996 when colonel gadhafi agreed to give up his nuclear weapons program, there was more coope

that nation shares the island with haiti where thousands have recently died from the disease.fficials are testing to see if the strain is similar to the one in haiti. new york typically sees only one case a year and officials report all three people infested have recovered. for more information on this and other health stories, you can always head to the web and check out the health page online at msnbc.com. >> reporter: "early today" health is brought to you by vagisil screening kit. >> and now here's a look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,029 after gaining 29 friday. the s&p inched up 3 points. the nasdaq rose 15. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei added 48 points, but in hong in hong kong, the hang seng tumbled 355. >>> sunshine may be in short supply this winter, but on wall street, optimistic investors are looking on the bright side. stocks at new multi year highs despite the jobs report. still, traders took the data in stride and chalked it up to one more casualty of the bad weather. this week we'll find out

islands. >>> the national weather service not messing around. they want to get the viables out. a winter storm warning is out for the north bay hills tomorrow evening. tomorrow. not today. snow level at or near 1,000 feet. possibility of lower unless we get some modification of a change. one to two feet of powder is likely. even more than that, if you get up around lake level. snow level is around 1,000, 3,000. but it looks like the jet stream will take a perpendicular direction. so far there is only a few rushes on radar. that's off eureka. 30s for temperatures or 40s. but the clouds moving in have stopped the temperatures dropping in from the upper 20s. sun and clouds for s an francisco. your forecast, cooler. 56 yesterday. 54 today. each day we'll be going down on the temperatures. a lot of these are high clouds, low clouds off the coast. we'll go from a mostly sunny, beautiful day yesterday to a partly sunny day today. that low is right under seattle starting to develop and that's a rain/snow mix. some of that moisture is stream in from the -- streaming in from the west. tem

situation there was dramatic. >> after days of chaos, the only reception camp on the island was finally opened. now, the two nations-- the tunsians there are afraid the italian authorities will send them home. >> we have to stay in business. do you understand? maybe everybody will go to prison. we have 2000 persons. >> the ferry will take the men to sicily. there will be sent to other reception camps. those remaining behind in lampedusa can phone relatives back home, or by provisions from the bakers. residents have mixed feelings about the economic refugees. >> of course i am concerned that they are wandering around freely. it would be better to put them all in a camp. >> the tunisians are thankful to the italians for what they see as a friendly reception. many have relatives in france, switzerland, or belgium. italy is only a transit stop for them on their journey to other european countries. >> for more analysis, i am joined from brussels. italy wants other eu countries to take in some of these refugees, but those countries are refusing to do so. is there anything that can be done to resolve that? >> it is very d

on the tiny island nation of bahrain, home to the u.s. navy's fifth fleet, thousands of protesters apposing their monarchy clashed with riot police for a second day. two people have been killed already in the unrest here including one at a funeral. the deaths raised the chances of further unrest that could open a painful sectarian divide, all too familiar in the middle east. bahrain has a sunni monarchy but a 70% shiite population, almost the same split as in iraq. in yemen at the tip of the arabian peninsula, protests continue for a fifth day. [ chanting ] like in egypt, yemen's demonstrators want to topple their president of three decades, accusing him of corruption, but yemen is far more unstable than egypt. yemen is already fighting two civil wars and has an active al qaeda cell that sent mail bombs to the united states last october on cargo planes. a collapse of the weak u.s.-backed yemeni government could lead to anarchy. in egypt, the protests are over. the army has taken control, remove demonstrators from cairo's main square and p

two air force colonels reportedly flew their fire jets to the island nation of malta instead of firing on their own people. the deputy libyan ambassador to the u.n. accused his leader of genocide. >> when peaceful people are demonstrating in the streets and orders are given to the armed militia to kill them, what can we call that? >> reporter: just over the libyan border we found egyptian workers fleeing ben ghazi where protesters say they have seized control from the government. this man was grazed by a stray bullet. he says gadhafi supporters are being killed on the spot. others are managing to flee by air from tripoli. foreign companies are assisting their employees in evacuating. >> it's getting worse, not better. >> reporter: desperate to get away from a country that appears to be collapsing into civil war. the state department is telling embassy family members as well as nonemergency personnel to leave the country. those that are left behind, u.s. citizens, they say they need to exercise extreme caution and be prepared to stay holed up wherever they are, because it might become t

situation there was dramatic. >> after days of chaos, the only reception camp on the island was finally opened. now, the two nations -- the tunsians there are afraid the italian authorities will send them home. >> we have to stay in business. do you understand? maybe everybody will go to prison. we have 2000 persons. >> the ferry will take the men to sicily. there will be sent to other reception camps. those remaining behind in lampedusa can phone relatives back home, or by provisions from the bakers. residents have mixed feelings about the economic refugees. >> of course i am concerned that they are wandering around freely. it would be better to put them all in a camp. >> the tunisians are thankful to the italians for what they see as a friendly reception. many have relatives in france, switzerland, or belgium. italy is only a transit stop for them on their journey to other european countries. >> for more analysis, i am joined from brussels. italy wants other eu countries to take in some of these refugees, but those countries are refusing to do so. is there anything that can be done to resolve that? >> it is very

capitalist gina raimondo, a rhodes scholar who became rhode island treasurer last month to tackle its massive fiscal challenge. the nation's smallest state, barely a million strong, has a $300 million deficit, mainly due its pension system, in worse shape, per taxpayer, than california, illinois, new jersey, certainly wisconsin. >> rhode island has a $5 billion unfunded liability which is the highest unfunded liability per capita of any state in the country. in 1998, our budget was paying $145 million into the pension, this year we'll be $335 million and five years from now it will double again. >> reporter: unionized, democratic rhode island's flying under the radar right now as wisconsin and other states openly attack public sector benefits. but it's a case study of a national crisis: unfunded pension promises to retiring government workers, some three trillion worth dollars nationwide. in rhode island, as elsewhere, the root cause is plain and simple: governments gave workers benefits instead of raises, salting away a pittance to pay for them. >> so i could promise you today in 25 years when you retire you'll have a ver

less well known is that easter island is the home of roughly 2,500 indigenous people, people known as a nation. the people of easter island carry a vibrant culture dating back centuries before the arrival of europeans. like many other islands in the pacific, easter island has had its sovereignty determined by more powerful outside influences. in 1888, the nation entered florida noo a disputed treaty with the government of chile. the chillan government used the treaty as a license to treat the island and the indigenous people as property of the state. chile confined the people to a small area, about one square mile, believe this, mr. speaker, today known. today the validity of the 1888 agreement is contested by most of the people. chile then annexed easter island in 1933 without the consent or even consultations with the native people. the government of chile unilaterally leased the entire island and the people to private sheep-herding enterprises without their consent. the lands that were wrongfully taken from the native people have not been restored. instead of returning the land to their rig

island trading zone. then in 2008, as the national governments of china and russia were negotiating a 25 billion dollar oil deal, business and travel procedures at this border region were simplified further. >>changxing: between people from both countries and living standards in this border region. >>reporter: there are areas, however, of political discomfort. >>china, which controlled much of russia's far east in the 19th century, allows russians visa-free travel to heihe city - but this isn't offered to chinese crossing to blagoveshchensk. uspicious of its neighbour's intentions. the far east is vast, resource-rich, underpopulated - and moscow has largely neglected the region for decades. now, an estimated 80,000 chinese do business there and repatriate their profits - which is akin to an economic invasion by stealth. many cross the border at heihe - where traders haul clothes and electrical goods for sale on the other side; or there's the likes of zhao lijing who awaits her husband's return from a two month working stint. >>eight months of the year, she's also a migrant worker in russia's far east. >>li

warned a new bigger wave of refugees can flood not only this tiny island but the entire continent is going off or t. . italy. western nations are seeking ways to help conflict stricken north africa and the middle east but with a multi-billion dollar aid deals being discussed some europeans are starting to fear this will harm their own economies daniel bushell is in brussels bringing us the latest now on this debate and what it could mean for europe as a whole. climate has all the elements of a perfect storm for many citizens here in the u.s. the worst possible time to be pumping cash into uncertain regimes what with the economic tensions and the economic problems here in the e.u. at the moment not only in the soft underbelly of europe as we've been seeing in reports this hour but it's richest states as well greece is paralyzed at the moment with a nationwide strike hundreds of thousands of workers have left the job to protest as the recession there goes from bad to worse and more than one in three young people there are unemployed at the moment interior ministers of solvent e.u. states like italy and spain are meeting at th

island. each year an increased number of chilean nationals travel to and remain on easter island. roughly 50,000 tourists visit each year to see the ancient statutes. despite the influx of tourists, easter island is prohibited from having a television and internet signal. the influx of travelers and residents have given way to massive unemployment among the native people, exploitation of natural resources and increased pollution, sustainability of natural resources is further threatened by foreign fishing boats which are allowed to fish around the island. the parliament of rapa nui and klan leader have reached out to the government by peaceful means to resolve the serious issues at hand. however, chile has responded with efforts to create task forces and working tables, despite these efforts the bottom line is there are many commissions that have not resulted in concrete resolutions and the people who have patiently withstood the treatment for decades are no longer willing to tolerate it. in july and august of last year, the clans among the rapa nui people wrote several letters to

sablan: people on the northern mariana islands pay four times the national average for electricity because we're dependent on shipped oil. a grant has helped identify a possible source of geothermal energy on one of the islands. further exploration and more investigation is needed to be sure this will work for us. but without the technical assistance grant, we wouldn't even know we have this possibility of getting off our dependence on expensive foreign oil. now h.r. 1 proposes to cut the funds to help the northern marianas -- marianas and other places. this kind of thinking is penny wise and pound foolish. helping us get free of foreign oil is only one example of how the interior department funding helps us. these cuts threaten the brown tree snake program. i know this may sound like a joke to some but on guam there are half a million or more on these snakes. a few came in on military aircraft and spread quickly. they have caused millions of dollars of damage to electrical system and desthroid rare indigenous bird life. we don't want to see this spread to the northern mariana islands or h

island of -- afterwards, middleton poured champagne. they will be doing a lot of that. >> they sang the welsh national anthem. >> we will be back with our "in depth," report in a few minutes. depth," report in a few minutes. which foot was it? best make that "best wishes." we don't want them getng their hopes up, do we? no, i suppose not. have always done it. why should she watch the flowers? nobody really remembers, >> the reports coming out of libya it indicate a massive battle for tripoli in the near future. moammar gadhafi is fortifying his grip on the capital. the rest of the country appears to be in control of anti- government forces. gadhafi has vowed not to give up power voluntarily. our next report on the nation and the fight to own it. >> the images of libyans protesting might be reminiscent of those from egypt and tunisia but gadhafi has turned to extreme measures. he is using warplanes and artillery. the regime is proving its reputation as one of the most repressive in north africa. this is not just a design for democracy that has driven libyans to risk their lives to maturity. people have simply had enough of gadhafi's ecce

national pride later in the program. italy has declared a humanitarian emergency on its island of lampedusa as a small land mass drowns under a wave of illegal immigration from the stable region five thousand refugees already reached its shores with rome warning about up to three hundred thousand more to come and work is going off as the details. at eighty miles off the coast of north africa the tiny italian island of lampedusa has relied on fishing and tourism for its main sources of income but for the first time in years the boats on hold and the nets are drawing both for their board they're always out here we have been going out to sea for twenty days now. since the recent uprising in tunisia the island has been flooded with refugees over four and a half thousand arrived in just two weeks sometimes up to three hundred refugees would grab on just one tiny fishing boat to make the perilous journey to the mediterranean island dozens have already drowned many of those who needed have nothing to lose local life here on its head with no money and no jobs they have. already been cases of vandalism and theft and you know who sta

is the matter of national dignity you're talking national dignity you're saying there's an emotional historical tie between. and in these northern islands here we're talking about sixteen thousand square meters here six thousand square miles but in one hundred fifty one the san francisco treaty between allied powers said that japan must give up these to the international realm russia got ownership of the creole islands they've been russian territory now for decades so surely japan should just accept the fact that these belong to russia and i just move on well the matter must be resolved within the by a little treaty and. the fact that the soviet union. has never signed some fransisco treaty. shows us that the use of should be resolved within the treaty between japan and russia but i also am i correct in believing that russia has made an offer to japan to appease this ongoing dispute. i think that there is a there is a legal document between russia and japan not the son from cisco treaty but that the ration the one hundred fifty six duke really ration where diplomatic ties were restored. as for the territorial dispute there was a formula

larger than the country of japan, we have fewer citizens than the state of rhode island, the smallest state in the nation. montana has eight essential air service communities: sydney, glenndiife, half are inand west yellowstone. the first seven rely on industries such as agricultural and mineral extraction, industries that are vital to american growth, industries which exist in rural america rather than in downtown metropolitan areas. a couple of those airports also lie near indian reservations where economic needs are paramount. without essential air service, all of these areas risk isolation. in 2008, montana's essential air service provider went out of business. we lost air travel for months. i want to read a passage from a recent great falls tribune article to illustrate the impact on jobs and the economy. it says -- quote -- "when haver, a city of 10,000 people, lost its air service, it closed its local office and moved the operation to billings." think of that. think of the irony. the railroad needs reliable air services. didn't have them, so it had to move to another location. it shows how interco

island. it didn't make it. coming up i'll show you what happened. >>> another round of blizzard conditions blasts two-thirds. nation. the impact on bay area flights and the winter forecast from that famous groundhog. >>> and you're right, allen, much of the country is in the throes of a frigid air mass, but locally we have unseasonably warm weather. now, the day that will pan out to be the warmest, as eyewitness news continues right here on cbs 5. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> for years, building ships was a way of life more for one north bay community. it's making a comeback with old ships bringing a spark of new life. ann notarangelo live with that story and a little twist that happened today, too. ann. >> reporter: yeah, no kidding. allen, it has been a spectacular day here on mare island. it would have been better if the ship from the mothball fleet made it to mare island but it didn't happen. >> i was disappointed because i didn't see the boat coming into the dock. >> reporter: for dave elder this is a homecoming. he came out of retirement to work for the company that will seeking at least some of the ships in the moth

people like rhonda back home in rhode island and hardworking people all across this nation have suffered for too long. we must have the courage to set the rye priorities. cut what doesn't work or isn't needed. live within our means and make the right investments that ensure our ability to compete in the global economy today and into the future. i call on my republican colleagues to join me so we can focus on putting americans back to work by developing commonsense solutions and focusing on jobs. i thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx, for five minutes. ms. foxx: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i am so pleased to hear my colleagues start talking about the need for jobs. for the last four years since they have been in control of the congress, republicans have been talking about that and how their job-killing policies have worked against the american people. but, mr. speaker, today i want to speak about an outstanding industry in the fifth district

national pride program. more now on the effects of the revolts in north africa and the middle east italy has declared a humanitarian emergency on its island of lampedusa as the small land mass drowns under a wave of illegal immigration from the unstable region five thousand refugees have already reached its shores with warning of up to three hundred thousand more to come we were just going off has the details. a few miles off the coast of north africa the tiny italian. fishing in toulouse sources all being called. for the first time in years the boats are in harbor and the nets are drawing the best of us. they're always out here we haven't gone out to sea for twenty days now . since the recent uprising in tunisia the island has been flooded with refugees over five and a half thousand arrived in just two weeks sometimes up to three hundred refugees crammed on just one tiny fishing boat to make the perilous journey to the mediterranean. doesn't have. many of those who have nothing to turning local life here on its head with no money and jobs they have already been cases of and theft not to started leaving the lights on at night they always

islands amid china's rising military power. >> translator: through these drills, we hope to acquire knowledge and techniques from the u.s. forces and improve our operations. >>> switzerland is a permanently neutral state with compulsory national service. its reserve forces must join the military in a national emergency carrying the guns they keep at home. 2 million guns are in public ownership in switzerland. one-third of households own firearms, and crimes involving weapons keep occurring. the first referendum on whether individuals should retain the right to keep a gun at home will be held this sunday. nhk world has the details. >> reporter: maxime has been a member of the swiss military reserves for the past 10 years. most reservists keep a gun at home in the case of a national emergency. maxime keeps his gun in an unlocked cabinet. he also has a rifle. >> of course they are trained to use them. so they could, they could act foolishly. but because they are responsible, they don't. >> guns are displayed in the window of this gun shop facing the town's main avenue. anyone can purchase a firearm. the swiss are used to seeing guns in their daily lives. as the referendum draws near, groups that oppose gun control are stressing

nations is now at the lows point since the cold war era and the. this long running to the true disputes all in the south i'm cool islands is the meaning a reason for that it's been going on for half a century now since the end of the second world war there's still no peace agreement between russia and japan partially and mainly probably because of that. moscow. says that it's a russian territory is that one of the results of the second world war while talk your claims that these islands of the southern parts of the cool islands are it's territory's historically and really over the years it seems moscow has been trying to look for ways and propose different ways of resolving the situation diplomatically the view even proposed to talk you to build this unified free economic zone on these two tories but the dispute really ask you later just several days ago during the so-called day of northern territory's in japan when the japanese authorities to strongly criticized the russian president's visit to these islands just last fall and a japanese nationalist vandalised the a russian flag a really strong reaction came out of moscow after that the russian p

island, who declined to be named, for fear of reprisal. >> it's wearing on teachers. we already feel betrayed by everyone. >> reporter: we were just on the phone with the nation's largest teacher's union, and they are on board with the proposal to streamline dismissal procedures before bad teachers. as budget cuts and layoffs grow across the country, this will be a key issue, who can be fired first? >> all right, ron, thank you. and i'm from a family of teachers, and we know that it's worth saying, good teachers are simply great. they're the central thing, heart beating in america. thank you, ron. >>> and, still ahead on "world news," hot flashes and what they mean for women and their heart. >>> and, they're young, glamorous and nervous. "persons of the week" who will make you smile. [ male announcer ] those with frequent heartburn imagine a day free of worry, a day when we can eat what we want, drink what we want, and sleep soundly through the night. finally that day has arrived with prevacid®24hr. just one pill helps keep you heartburn-free for a full 24 hours. prevent the acid that causes frequent heartburn all day, all night. now we are free. happy. with prevacid®2

island of -- afterwards, middleton poured champagne. they will be doing a lot of that. >> they sang the welsh national anthem. >> we will be back with our "in depth," report in a few minutes. >> the reports coming out of libya it indicate a massive battle for tripoli in the near future. moammar gadhafi is fortifying his grip on the capital. the rest of the country appears to be in control of anti- government forces. gadhafi has vowed not to give up power voluntarily. our next report on the nation and the fight to own it. >> the images of libyans protesting might be reminiscent of those from egypt and tunisia but gadhafi has turned to extreme measures. he is using warplanes and artillery. the regime is proving its reputation as one of the most repressive in north africa. this is not just a design for democracy that has driven libyans to risk their lives to maturity. people have simply had enough of gadhafi's eccentric and despotic rule. his power rests on the one headed for the tribes. the most influential tribe has called for an end to the violence. two others have turned against the regime. his own tribe is a minor force. one group has

national pride later you know program. more now on the effects of the revolts in north africa and the middle east italy has declared a humanitarian emergency on its island of lampedusa as a small land mass drowns under a wave of illegal immigration from the unstable region five thousand refugees have already reached its shores with rome warning of up to three hundred thousand more to come it has the details. at eighty miles off the coast of north africa the tiny italian island has relied on fishing and tourism for its means sources. for the first time in years but boats on hold. or drawing. board there always are here we have been going out to sea for twenty days now. since the recent uprising in tunisia the island has been flooded with refugees over four and a half thousand arrived in just two weeks sometimes up to three hundred refugees would grab on just one tiny fishing boat to make the perilous journey to the mediterranean island doesn't. mean you of those who have nothing to. local life here. with no more. jobs they have already been cases of vandalism and theft and not to be started leaving the lights on at night they always wonder ronde none of

arcadia national park in maine and was watching at arcadia national park as you have rising sea in arcadia. i was then in wisconsin at the apostle islands where lake superior is now 5 degrees warmer than it was 30 years ago and asking the scientists what that would ultimately mean to the ecosystem of lake superior. that went from there to glacier national park with our two senators from montana, bachus and tester. we flew around glacier national park and saw the disappearance of the glaciers and the scientists -- and i don't know whether they're democrat or republican but they're telling me that the glaciers of glacier national park will disappear from glacier from the year 2020. that's like in 8 years so when i look at these issues, they're real. in the colorado river, where we have one of the largest rivers in america that is the place where most of our agricultural products are coming from, we're expecting to see a 20% decline in the amount of water that will be available for agricultural, municipal, as well as recreational uses on the colorado river. it's an issue that needs to be addressed and it's part of what we're trying to do a

island, christie smith, "today in the east bay." >>> federal investigators begin three days of hearing on the san bruno explosion and fire. hearings that could impact pipe line safety laws throughout the state and the nation. pg&e's pipeline explosion killed eight people and destroyed 30 homes in september. ten employees of pg&e are expected to testify during hearings this week. tomorrow's hearing is set to focus on the way the pg&e operates. wednesday's hearing should deal with state and federal oversight. and thursday the plan is to review industry-wide technology. >>> the push for an east bay memorial for jonestown's victims moves into the spotlight today. supporters will hold a news conference, prayer vigil and rally starting at 10:30 this morning at the evergreen cemetery in oakland. they would like to build a memorial for the 918 victims of the people's temple massacre in jonestown back in '78. cemetery management is giving the go-ahead but a coalition led by jim jones' adopted son opposes the granite wall because his father's name would not be inscribed on it. >>> expect some lane closures on a main road in danville this morning. starting at 7:00 crews will pour a concrete slab as part of a new add

national security. >>> president obama ordered those sanctions only after american citizens were safely out of libya and on the mediterranean island of malta. a ferry chartered by the u.s. government carried 300 passengers there. at least 167 of them are americans. their departure from libya had been delayed since wednesday because of strong winds and high seas. >>> in san francisco a rally took place this afternoon to show support for the uprising in libya. ktvu's rob roth found one man who is desperately trying to get in touch with his relatives in the volatile country. >> reporter: she tried calling tripoli this afternoon attempting to reach his sister who is there with her mother, brother and extended family members. >> no one answered. i pray they are safe. >> reporter: dennis says he closely follows what is happening in libya through online news outlets and social media. he says he fears for his family's safety. >> i am really afraid that they would be shot in the streets. these missionaries that he has hired from around the world to shoot at the libya. s, you know, they have no heart. >> reporter: dennis says he prays they

national security. >>> president obama ordered those sanctions only after american citizens were safely out of libya and on the mediterranean island of malta. a ferry chartered by the u.s. government carried 300 passengers there. at least 167 of them are americans. their departure from libya had been delayed since wednesday because of strong winds and high seas. >>> in san francisco a rally took place this afternoon to show support for the uprising in libya. ktvu's rob roth found one man who is desperately trying to get in touch with his relatives in the volatile country. >> reporter: she tried calling tripoli this afternoon attempting to reach his sister who is there with her mother, brother and extended family members. >> no one answered. i pray they are safe. >> reporter: dennis says he closely follows what is happening in libya through online news outlets and social media. he says he fears for his family's safety. >> i am really afraid that they would be shot in the streets. these missionaries that he has hired from around the world to shoot at the libya. s, you know, they have no heart. >> reporter: dennis says he prays they

island thousands of miles from home. to you there was no glory in an operation that caused two nations so dearly. every year on your birthday grandpa, we all go out to your grave and tell stories about how it was when you were alive. we all always sing your favorite songs. can you hear us, grandpa? my questions are pointless seeing as i will never know the answer. i just needed to ask them. i cannot send this to you so it will go into my drawer but wherever you are, heaven or otherwise, i do hope you receive my letter. we are all healthy and their lives are going well. signed, your loving granddaughter, allison bradley. c-span: what is allison like? >> guest: she's a beautiful girl that and why do you called and said would you please attend our university? but, there is a but you have to go to florida for the first year and live in a camp. c-span: and do what? >> guest: i do think she'd won't tell her dad probably five freshmen and why do you, michelle my oldest daughter is going to shanghai next year to college. c-span: this letter when he first read it, what impact did it have on you and were y