polpot's sister-in-law, minister of social action for the khmer rouge. her husband, deputy prime minister of the regem. and he served as head of state for the khmer rouge. >> it was the design of these policies, the design of this revolution, the design of these methods in which these crimes were carried out. >> that makes it the most anticipated trial in cambodian history. there are more than 2000 witnesses lined up to testify against the four leaders this summer. >> when you go to testify, only tell them what really happened here. don't say whatever comes to your head. focus on your own experiences. >> many survivors urge the courts to prosecute a rider circle of the khmer rouge cadre, beyond the four top leaders. but in a country where many of the former khmer rouge have gone on to take positions in government, cambodia's leaders have made it clear that won't happen. including the local governor here. >> we will try only the top leaders, those most responsible for the genocides. >> with so many victims living side by side with their former khmer rouge

in the late 1970's, a quarter of the pop little was killed by the khmer rouge. now the new generation isoming of age and helping to rebuild this war torn country. i came to cambodia to find out how survivors of the genocide are confronting their former oppressors, to the youth who will decide cambodia's future. for years, the killing fields have been a place of memory and warming for the two million lives lost during the khmer rouge genocide. thousands were killed here and dumped into mass graves. now it's a museum and one of phnom penh's biggest tourist attractions. this man knows killing fields well. his name is him hoy and he's a former khmer rouge prison guard. >> i killed five people. i did it at chunk x. i was forced to kill them. if i didn't do it, i would have been killed myself. >> he worked here at phnom penh's notorious prison also known as s21. thousands of prisoners were tortured and interrogated here before being sent to the killing fields for execution. >> i didn't know why people were being brought here. i 07b8 knew they were to -- i only knew th

four indicted khmer rouge leaders went on trial at a u.n. backed tribunal on monday. the four defendants include pol pot's second in command as well as former deputy prime minister. they're accused of crimes against humanity. the tribunal was set up five years ago by the united nations and the cambodian government. in less than four years in the 1970s, the khmer rouge killed more than 1.5 million people by forced labor and genocide. their tribunal's first day of discussions focus on which witnesses to call. nuan chie left the courtroom after just 50 minutes saying he was dissatisfied with the judicial procedures. another defendant also left claiming poor health. last year the tribunal sentenced the regime's head prison warden to 35 years in jail. some observers are concerned that the tribunal may not reach a conclusion as of the average age of the defendants is over 80. but expectations remain high amongst cambodians that the truth behind the atrocities will be uncovered. >>> china faces mounting international criticism over its recent maritime disputes with nations b

khmer rouge leader pol pot died in 1998.he tribunal is investigating the mass kilngs in the late 1970s. here's a brief history of the deadly regime. >> at the height of the cold war in the 1970s, cambodia was torn by a civil war.ed by chai fla c rebels took control of the capital phnom penh, and replaced a pro-american government. the communist regime led by pol pot decided to build a new society based on agriculture, buthe khmer rouge took social engineering to an extreme evacuating cities and sending the entire population to forced labor in rural villages. the regime also purged intellectuals and practitioners of traditional culture, resulting in the deaths of more than 1.5 million people. a basic agreement between cambodia and the united nations was reached more than a decade ago, paving the way for the extraordinary chambers in the courts of cambodia but the tribunal was not established until 2006 as the government sought to retain control of the court. >> earlier michio kijima spoke with senior reporter yusaka nakagawa

disease and overwork last year the former khmer rouge member cameron dodge was sentenced to thirty five years in prison. carrying humanitarian aid bound for gaza said to depart from greece it's reported it's made up of about ten ships with some five hundred activists on board israel's government has ordered the fans forces to stop the convoy in gaza it also says foreign journalists who take part will be banned from working in israel for ten years and attempt to deliver aid to the blockade of region last year resulted in a raid by israeli forces that left nine activists dad. as greece is asking for more money to bail the country out of economic crisis more voices are accusing the eurozone of failing the debate among members on whether to hand over a more money is scheduled for early july but i will cross to our program is already tackling the issues. the reason we're trying to buy time though and was still trying to buy time is to allow greece to more carefully consider what exactly it doesn't want to do because greece's resumed their lives and those are both the choice to avoid being on

have a look at what else is making news around the world at trial has opened in cambodia former khmer rouge leaders on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity the for the fans are believed to be responsible for the deaths of up to two million people during their four year rule in the nineteen seventies the regime was trying to create a utopian society but people died from starvation disease and overwork last year the former khmer rouge member of comrades dutch was sentenced to thirty five years in prison. if the tale of carrying humanitarian aid to gaza is set to depart from greece its report it will consist of about ten ships with some five hundred activists on board israel's government has ordered the fans forces to stop the convoy reaching gaza and urge foreign journalists not to go on board and the tam to deliver aid to the blockaded region last year resulted in a raid by israeli forces that left nine activists dead. as greece is asking for more money to bail the country out of economic crisis more voices are accusing the eurozone of failing the debate on the e.u. members on whe

. >> former members of the khmer rouge have gone on trial and the nom pan. the defendant, knowns the second brother of pol pot. all the defendants require -- deny the charges against them. during the reign of terror, nearly a quarter of cambodia's population was wiped out in purges against intellectuals and dissidents. syrian opposition activists have held a public meeting in damascus. the intellectuals and politicians discuss how to receive a peaceful transition to democracy. the events had the blessing of the syrian regime, but some opposition groups have described it as a cheap ploy. >> this was the first public meeting of dissidents in serious since anti-regime protests began in march. some 200 opposition figures gathered in a damascus hotel to discuss the future of their country. they called for peaceful transition to democracy and an end to the assad regime. >> we want him to go out. our demands are on the part of the syrian people. [unintelligible] >> other activists have dismissed monday's event as an attempt by the regime to give an appearance of op

in cambodia, the initial hearing in the trial of the four surviving members of the khmer rouge is today. the charges are for the deaths of 2 million. the trial is likely to last for years. i am joined from the cambodian capital. thank you for joining us. the tribunal has been sitting since monday. what has come out of it so far? >> pretty much as we'd suspect, the defendants are making various objectives to being on trial. he says he faces a double jeopardy. he was already convicted by revolutionary tribunal in 1979. others argue about such things as the statute of limitations. we have had a taste of how the defendant is going to react on trial. we were wondering how much cooperation they are going to get. they have been regularly standing up, saying they are going to the bathroom. we have seen the defendant's coming and going on a regular basis over the last four days. >> how does the case proceed from here? >> it is now down to the trial judges to consider all these objections they have heard from the defense as well as various things about the witness list. once they have completed t

four senior survivors of the khmer rouge are in on trial for genocide in upon pem. the former governor of illinois rod blagojevich has been convicted of 17 of the 20 corruption charges against him including all 11 charges related to his attempt to trade president barack obama's vacated senate seat. jurors could not reach a verdict on two charges of attempted extortion and found him not guilty on one charge of slist iting bribes. he'll be sentenced later. venezuela's president hugo chavez is hardly known for keeping quiet and that's perhaps why the current mystery surrounding his health is causing quite quite the stir. according to top government officials chavez remains in havana where he's recuperating two weeks after an operation on a pelvic abscess. opponents are quick to seize on it as a violation of the constitution. speculation continues to build. michael voss reports. >> hugo chavez is constantly traveling to cuba to help bankroll the island's struggling economy. when his mentor fidel castro intera series of operations he was one of the few regular bedside vi

the four most senior surviving members of the khmer rouge appeared in court for their trial in genocide in the cambodian capital phnom penh. they're charged with causing the death of 2 million people during the late 1970's. the former governor of illinois, rod blagojevich, has been convicted of 17 of the 20 corruption charges against him, including all 11 charges related to his attempt to trade president barry bonds's vacated senate seat. jurors could not reach a verdict on cho charges of attempted extortion and found him not guilty on one charge of soliciting bribes. he will be sentenced later. hugo chavez is hardly known for keeping quiet. and that's perhaps why the most current mystery surrounding his health is causing quite the stir a cording to top government officials, chavez remains in havana where he's recuperating two weeks on an operation after a pelvic abscess. opponents are quick to seize on his absence as violation of the constitution. speculation abroad continues to build. from havana, michael ross reports. >> hugo chavez is constantly traveling to cuba and helps bank roll

create a utopian society but people died from starvation disease and overwork last year the former khmer rouge member of congress dutch was sentenced to thirty five years in prison. carrying humanitarian aid to gaza is said to depart from greece it's reported it will consist of about ten ships of some five hundred activists on board israel's government says defense forces have been ordered to stop the convoy between gaza and attempt to deliver aid to the blockaded region last year was altered in raids by israeli forces that left nine activists dead. as greece is asking for more money to bail the country out of economic crisis more voices are accusing the eurozone of failing the debate among members on whether to hand over more money is scheduled for early july but our across our program is already tackling the issues the reason trying to buy time well and we're still trying to buy time is to allow greece to more perfectly consider what exactly does it want to do because greece's rezone there's no choice this is just to avoid being on the politicians faces that's the key issue here they don't w

create a utopian society but people died from starvation disease and overwork last year the former khmer rouge member of palmer a dutch was sentenced to thirty five years in prison. that would kill a caring humanitarian aid bound for gaza he said to depart from greece it's reported it's made up of about ten ships with some five hundred activists on board israel's government has ordered the fans forces to stop the convoy reaching gaza it also says foreign journalists who take part will be banned from working in israel for ten years and attempt to deliver aid to the blockaded region last year resulted in a raid by israeli forces that left nine activists dead. some u.s. officials are arguing for morally way over how the country's. combat operations in afghanistan are carried out at the spite of president obama's announcement last week of plans to pull out some american troops are his military contributor have danny kershaw believes that america should be waging an anti-drug war rather than a war on terror in afghanistan. during his speech related to the u.s. forces or a configuration in afghanist

create a utopian society but people die from starvation disease and overwork last year the former khmer rougeember calmer a dutch was sentenced to thirty five years in prison. some u.s. officials are arguing for more leeway over how the country's combat operations in afghanistan are carried out it's despite president obama's announcement last week of plans to pull out some american troops are his military contributor and get a crucial believes that america should be waging an anti drug war rather than a war on terror in afghanistan. during his speech related to the u.s. forces or a configuration in afghanistan which was supposed to cover the old or new policy you know again mr. president obama has never ever mention he's conserved or demonstrated his understanding of it when it comes to ghana stands for the real threat doesn't come from the right card or its associated but it has everything to do we have the terrorism the us the legacy in their view. and a stance will be mostly measured by the fact that it was due to the u.s. and nato occupation bit again a stand has been turned into a narco

cambodia is reliving a national nightmare as four former khmer rouge leaders begin a war crimes trial, charged with genocide and crimes against humanity in the deaths of almost two million cambodians in the '70s. the defendants say they are innocent. the trial is expected to go on for several years. >>> as the crackdown in syria continues, dissidents and intellectual are to attend a government-sponsored conference today. president assad says it's a step toward national drag about reform, but -- dialogue about reform, but the opposition voiced concerns that the conference is just for show. >>> employment will speak with with republican and -- president obama will speak with republican and democrat later to start negotiations to get the debt celling back on track. the government will start defaulting on loans in august. >>> greece's parliament is set to vote on a new set of austerity measures this week. passing them means that greece is going to get another $40 billion of bailout funds. the measures would include cutting public investment, a reduction in bureaucracy and sell-off of gove

but i've also pitched, and i talk about this in the book, serious stories like the khmer rouge internationalh i pitched to many major networks. nobody wanted to cover it. most of us are unaware. >> i said i would come back to your appearance. when you anchored court tv for eight years you write you would get there an hour earlier than the men had to. >> sure. >> then you say as a television personality i spent a fair amount of time keeping up with this, including hair color, manicuring, and i hate it. >> i do. >> i thought you were born with that hair color. >> i was but it was changed over time. >> you have to play this game and yet it makes you angry? >> absolutely. for women on television, i mean, look at fox news, for example. there's a certain level of appearance you have to hit if you want to be on tv over and over again. >> even if you're a really good journalist you can't be on tv? >> i think -- >> it's harder to be on tv? >> much more difficult, certainly. i mean, we expect women who are on to look a certain way. i don't mind a little hair and makeup, right, i like to look nice, but

> holman: a war crimes trial opened in cambodia today for the four top surviving members of the khmer rouge regime from the 1970s. the defendants now are in their late 70s or early 80s. they're accused of leading a brutal drive for a communist utopia that led to the so-called "killing fields" and the deaths of more than a million cambodians. the overlord of that campaign, pol pot, died in 1998. a fast-growing wildfire forced a mandatory evacuation today of los alamos new mexico. the fire began on sunday, pushed by 60-mile-an-hour winds. heavy smoke could be seen blanketing the city today. flames were near the los alamos nuclear weapons lab, but officials said all radioactive materials were protected. the city of minot, north dakota, has begun assessing its losses, after its worst flood ever. some 4,000 homes were damaged or destroyed as the souris river crested sunday, breaking a record from 1881. federal officials said fewer than 400 homes were covered by flood insurance.f and in nebraska today, the flooded missouri river seeped into the turbine building at a nuclear plant near omaha. offi