jonathan blake, bbc news, washington. >> you're watching "bbc world news" with me, tim willcox. our headlines this hour -- burmese opposition leader, aung san suu kyi, gives her first major foreign speech in a near quarter century. and syria's opposition say there's been another massacre of civilians by militia, the third in a week. here in london, final preparations are underway for this weekend's diamond jubilee celebration. four days of events are planned across the u.k. to mark queen elizabeth's 60 years on the throne. let's go to just outside buckingham palace to mishal husein, who joins us now. >> yes, we're live at buckingham palace. not many monarches get to a mile stein like 60 years. 1897 was the last time britain saw an occasion like this. that was the year queen victoria marked the occasion with her own 60 years on the throne. so this is a special moment for queen elizabeth herself and also an opportunity for britain and the commonwealth to share in the celebration. you can imagine the changes that the queen has seen in these 60 years, prime ministers coming and goin

jonathan blake has this from washington. prexy was the all-american family man. his charisma, looks, and southern charm made him the democrats' choice for vice president in 2004 and a candidate for the presidency himself four years later. but behind a picture perfect image, john edwards was hiding edwards was-- an affair with a member of his campaign staff at a time when his wife was suffering from cancer. as his trial ended inconclusively, he admitted he could no longer shy away from the truth that he denied for so long. >> while i don't believe i did anything illegal or ever thought i was doing anything illegal, i did an awful, awful lot that was wrong. and there is no one else responsible for my sins. >> the case hinged on whether the money edwards used to hide his affair was given as a political donation or as a personal gift. on all but one of the six charges, the jury could not agree, leaving edwards to claim a victory of sorts and acknowledged the told the trial it's taken on his family. >> kate has been here almost every single day. she has been here no m