throughout egypt protesters are uniting behind a new figure of the international atomic wants dog mohamed el baradei. but very few egyptians know mohamed el baradei raising questions of who he is and who's behind him join me portis here for an update in a few moments. also this hour the mystery of the missing mayor ukrainians are searching for their capitals top official who hasn't been seen in public for six months also. the gun is actually a centerpiece of american history but as deadly shooting sprees continue on america's streets many are once again raising the debate over the need for tougher gun control. it's five pm in moscow this is our two coming to you live first up this hour the egyptian opposition has come together as a united force after six days of bloody anti-government riots the x.t. from the international atomic agency mohamed el baradei is now a go see it in on behalf of opposition groups and internationally popular candidate he's viewed as the man who could oust president hosni mubarak has polis lior has the latest from karl. the appointment of mohamed el baradei as the opposition

opposition is coming together under a new figure extreme for the international atomic or stop mohamed el baradei. mohamed el baradei is a to go north go known in egypt questions are being asked and who supports him join me in a few moments for more. ukrainians are trying to solve the case of the missing maggie it's a partial something seen in public this month. as deadly shooting sprees hate us streets once again there are strong calls for tougher gun control but many say i got in every household a big centerpiece of american culture. hello and welcome to all see twenty four hour news live from moscow and our town main story now gyptian opposition movement movements have united against embattled president hosni mubarak after seven days of violent and to government demonstrations the former chief of the international atomic energy agency mohamed el baradei is acting as they head negotiator for opposition groups while respected internationally and seen by some as the man who could alstom a bark at home he is largely unknown and enjoys little popular support after living abroad for the past three d

throughout egypt protesters are united behind a new figure of the international atomic watchdog mohamed el baradei but very few exceptions no mohamed el baradei raising questions of who is and who's behind him join me points new one update in a few moments. and a mystery on the missing mayor ukrainians are searching for their capitals top official who hasn't been seen in public for six months also. the gun is actually the center piece of american history but as deadly shooting sprees continue on america's streets many are once again raising the debate over the need for tougher gun control. and coming up in our business program the growing instability in egypt means all prices are on the rise again i'll have more on that in our business program in twenty minutes time. live from our studios in some troll moscow you're watching r t with me a nice to know way it's six pm here in the russian capital five pm in cairo then the egyptian opposition has come together as united for scepter six days of bloody anti-government riots the x. chief of the international atomic agency mohamed el baradei is now negot

but very few exceptions know mohamed el baradei raising questions of who he is and who's behind him join me portis near the point update in a few moments. ukrainians are trying to solve the case of the missing mayor here top official in the public come up. on a deadly shooting sprees hit u.s. streets once again there are a strong but it's not a government control but many say again in every household it just seems to be the american culture. very warm welcome to you this is also a long way from moscow with me alice had it the egyptian opposition has come together as a united force all of the six days of bloody anti-government riots yaks chief of the international atomic agency mohamed el baradei is no negotiating on behalf of opposition groups and internationally popular candidate is viewed as the man who could else president hosni mubarak. has the latest from cairo. de as the opposition leader here is an interesting choice because most egyptians really don't know him he has his fame much more on the international stage now what is remarkable is that he's managed to bring together very o

but very few exceptions no mohamed el baradei raising questions of who he is and who's behind him join me paula samir for an update in a few moments. ukrainians are trying to solve the case of the missing kids a top official of them been seen in public six months. of his deadly shooting spree his head u.s. streams once again there are strong pools but top gun control but many say a gun in every household is the centerpiece of american culture a. very warm welcome scene this is live from moscow with me alex have it the gyptian opposition has come together as a united force off to six days of bloody government riots the ex chief of the international atomic energy agency mohamed el baradei is now my go to go on behalf of opposition groups and internationally popular candidate he's viewed as the man who could analysts president hosni mubarak see how the laces from kind way. the appointment of mohamed el baradei as the opposition leader here is an interesting choice because most egyptians really don't know him he has his fame much more on the international stage now what is remarkable is th

s paul if we are in a row paula what made it jobson's choose mohamed el baradei is the man to challenge hosni mubarak's position. well the appointment of mohamed el baradei as the opposition leader here is an interesting choice because most egyptians really don't know him he has his fame much more on the international stage now what is remarkable is that he's managed to bring together very opposing views here in egypt particularly referring here to the muslim brotherhood which has been outlawed in egypt for its extremist views now but today is a secular man and he will be a choice that very much will be supported by the united states and by other western powers he has in the past avoided direct confrontation with the egyptian government and at the same time he has been criticized by some for simply not being a good enough leader what is interesting though is that he is calling for regime change but he himself has not been in egypt for the past three decades he was the head of the international atomic energy agency for some eleven years and then he was criticized for the way he dealt wit

mohamed el baradei is a figure not well known in egypt questions are being asked and who supports him joining me in a few moments from the. ukrainians are trying to solve the case of the missing may here top official hasn't been seen in public six months. and his deadly shooting sprees hit us streets once again there are strong calls for tougher gun control but many gun every household is the sense of the american culture. a very warm welcome to this is from mosque a with me on a separate the egyptian opposition has come to the united for softer a week of bloody anti-government protests the exit chief of the international atomic energy agency mohamed el baradei is now the ghaith easing on behalf of opposition groups an internationally respected candidate he is viewed as the man who could oust president mubarak ru paul is clear has the latest from cairo. it's already been a number of hours since the curfew was put into place and yet thousands of demonstrators continue to defy it by gathering in downtown to hear square but coming always will be extremely telling in this unfolding story

the opposition is coming together under a new figure but the international atomic war stalled mohamed el baradei. ramadan baradei is a figure not well known here in egypt causing many to ask questions who is he and who supports him join me points here in a few moments before an update. ukrainians are trying to solve the case of the missing meyrick here the top official hasn't been seen in public the six months. his deadly shooting spree u.s. streets once again they're all strong but time for gun control but many say gun in every household is the centerpiece of american culture. a very warm welcome to this is a lie from moscow with me on this have it the egyptian opposition has it come together as united for softer a week of bloody anti-government protests the ex chief of the international atomic energy agency mohamed el baradei is another go cia to go behalf of opposition groups an internationally popular candidate he's viewed as the man who could oust president mubarak let's get the latest now from the who's inquiry for us a pool after a week of art rising the situation in the country remains t

but very few exceptions know mohamed el baradei raising questions of who he is and who's behind him so we need to steer for an update in a few moments. the mystery the missing mayor ukranian the searching. for michele nothing been seen in public for six months. and his deadly shooting sprees hate us once again there are strong calls puts up a gun control that many say a gun in every household has to be somewhat of. a very warm welcome this is our senior live from moscow with me alice hit the egyptian all position has come together as united force of the six days of bloody anti-government riots the ex chief of the international atomic agency mohamed el baradei i is now negotiating on behalf of all position groups and internationally popular candidates he's viewed as the man who cooldowns president hosni mubarak supporters clear house races from cairo. the appointment of mohamed el baradei as the opposition leader here is an interesting choice because most egyptians really don't know him he has his fame much more on the international stage now what is remarkable is that he's managed to b

chief of the international atomic watchdog mohamed el baradei is being viewed as the man who could oust president mubarak. ukraine's prime minister demands to know the whereabouts of kiev is missing they are the in need of its being known for his eccentricity hasn't been seen in public for six months but is said to still be running the capital. and a danish court has acquitted a free speech activist who was on trial over critical remarks he made about islam lara's hedegaard slammed domestic violence within muslim culture of his verdict i managed to catch up with lars had a gar talk about his views on immigration and multiculturalism in europe and the message his case will send to activists and the media. your organization defends freedom of speech your site details attempts to curtail speech freedoms particularly related to multicultural policies would you prefer there be no immigration to the e.u. . we are about we have we have no position immigration is such. we simply insist on our right to describe the problems associated with for example immigration so we hold no position on that w

now been united in opposition against their president the former head of the nuclear watchdog mohamed el baradei is the number one candidate to replace incumbent in the bar. the latest streak of deadly shootings in the u.s. it's the issue of gun ownership in the firing line once again but americans are still putting their constitutional right to bear arms over the risk of being gunned down by fellow citizens. ukraine's prime minister orders a search for the eccentric mayor of the country's capital q. and a battle of the n.h.l. has not been seen in public for six months now has already been branded mentally unsound by the media. talks to lara's head guard the president of the danish free press society well he's currently standing trial in denmark over racism charges for criticizing islam and he faces two years in jail for his comments well that's coming your way on our t.v. . your organization defends freedom of speech your site details attempts to curtail speech freedoms particular related to multicultural policies would you prefer there be no immigration to the e.u. . no that's not what we're a

after six days of bloody anti-government riots the ex chief of the international atomic wash mohamed el baradei is the mat of choice to oust president hosni mubarak and while the army is installing barricades in cairo many countries have started evacuating their citizens our correspondent paul us leader is in egypt for us. it was late on sunday evening when they addressed the hundreds of thousands of protesters who've for seven days now have been demonstrating in downtown tokyo in the square he said that he had been chosen by opposition groups by the political organizations that have organized these demonstrations he said that he was prepared to head an interim government of called on to do so and once again it's related to the rallying call of the thousands of egyptians for hosni mubarak to step down now the mayor this was not a major surprise i mean mohamed el baradei has been a name that's been bandied about here in the last few days as a possibility in terms of unifying this very fragmented opposition party opposition force it is worth noting that it took protesters six days to appoint him

time to put forward a leader that can possibly oppose hosni mubarak now what made them choose mohamed el baradei. well it's worth noting that it was late on sunday evening when baradei addressed the hundreds of thousands of protesters who've as you say for seven days now have been demonstrating in downtown tokyo and this is where he said that he had been chosen by opposition groups by the political organizations that have organized these demonstrations he said that he was prepared to head an interim government of called on to do so and once again it's related to the rallying call of thousands of egyptians full force me to stick down now the this was not a major surprise i mean mohamed el baradei has been a name that's been bandied about in the last few days as a possibility in terms of unifying this very fragmented opposition party opposition force it is worth noting that it took protesters six days to appoint him and this is largely because hosni mubarak since he came to power thirty years ago has been intent on suppressing opposing views and as a result these demonstrations have been slightly

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in giza, mohamed el baradei, nobel peace prize winner, joined the rally. he intends to run in the presidential elections this fall. thousands of protesters shouted down with mubarak. egyptian police used water canons and fired tear gas on the demonstration. egyptian authorities deployed security forces nationwide. they have also sealed off major roads leading to government and governing party buildings. access to the internet and mobile phone networks has been disrupted since friday morning. these pro democrat cease demonstrations spread into egypt after being sparked by events in the north african country of tunisia. last month, an unemployed tunisian man who was selling vegetables without permission committed suicide by setting himself on fire. he was protesting against a police crackdown. that prompted a large number of young people to take to the streets and demonstrate against the government. protesters shared information on the internet and their gatherings turned violent in many parts of the country. clashes between protesters and security forces le

they have been joined by hundreds of judges at the same time and joined by opposition figure mohamed el baradei he is the former chief of the international atomic energy agency and he says he will be prepared to head an interim government i've asked to do so i spent most of sunday at two here recently and i can tell you that the mood there is very volatile we were busy interviewing people and within seconds the changed from talking to one of anger when we ran to the car we jumped in the com people were banging on the windows and how we were in on the car as we tried to get out of ways so that situation a very very volatile at the same time though they were off you were protesters out on the street then they have in previous days and this is simply because they formed themselves into what can be called neighborhood watch groups during sunday thousands of prisoners escaped from these prisons around the country and many of them broke into police stations they managed to get on your mission and weapons they managed to arm themselves and they have really been patrolling and controlling the highways

its part in destabilizing their country and the former head of the do ones nuclear watchdog mohamed el baradei is the number one candidate to replace incumbent president hosni mubarak. the latest streak of deadly shootings in the you last put the issue of gun ownership in the firing line once again americans are still putting their constitutional right to bear arms over the brisk of being gunned down by a fellow citizen. and ukraine's prime minister orders to search for the eccentric mayor of the country's capital kiev the embattled leader named turnover he has not been seen in public for six months now he's already been granted mentally unsound by the media. up next the sports with natalia i'll be back at the top of the hour with more news. hello welcome your watching this board news thanks for joining us our top stories this hour. barsel win again and extend their lead in the spanish championship while real madrid suffer an unexpected defeat. phil mickelson falls short of a full title at torrey pines their leader losing by one stroke to fellow american bubba watson in the palmas insurance op

and they will be out in full force, including former iaea chief, mohammed el-baradei, the leading opposition figure. he's back in the capital. he'll be protesting. so is the muslim brotherhood, which is a popular organized opposition group. and it is officially banned, but it is tolerated in the country. and up until now, they've distanced themselves from the protests. but today, they say they will be out protesting with other people. we've also learned that six members of the group were arrested overnight, as well as several other activists. >> a developing story. abc will be keeping an eye on that all morning. thank you, lama hasan, who is live in cairo today. >>> and the white house, of course, is very concerned about the violent unrest in egypt and other spots across the middle east. >> martha raddatz explains why the current middle east chaos is sounding alarm bells here at home. >> reporter: why is egypt so important? listen to the president. >> you know, egypt's been an ally of ours on a lot of critical issues. >> reporter: issues like the middle east peace process. and fighting terro

real grievances that need to be addressed one of the opposition leaders perhaps to emerge is mohamed el baradei he is the former head of the international atomic energy agency and a nobel peace prize in norway that he has said that he is prepared to hit an interim government of course to do so and he is no longer under house arrest parties paula slee are reporting there from cairo we'll be bringing you more on the situation in egypt throughout the day so stay with us remember you can always find more information also on our web site r.t. dot com for the latest videos and top stories here's what's on live right now. to report at your own risk in today's high tech world it's a lot easier to film the police but in the u.s. you could get arrested even jailed for it. and plus if you need a man about that was put don't have one now you can read one or a number of russian companies give ladies who need help a chance to hire a husband to take care of all the handy work for them. in the last leading russian maestro valerie was the busiest conductor of two thousand and ten giving no fewer than eighty eig

real grievances that need to be addressed one of the opposition leaders perhaps to emerge is mohamed el baradei he is the former head of the international atomic energy agency and a nobel peace prize laureate he has said that he is prepared to hit an interim government of course to do so and he is no longer under house arrest that's paulus we are reporting from cairo and we'll be bringing you more on the situation in egypt throughout the day. now political figures in warsaw have been questioning the conclusions of an independent investigation commission on the fatal plane crash in western russia that killed the polish president lech kaczynski but as poland continues the probe new evidence has come to light that the former head of state himself gave the final order to land the plane artie's got the reports. forced to land according to one article in a russian newspaper that was the cause of this man's plane crash which killed the polish president his wife and most of poland's political elite but the decision according to the paper's anonymous source wasn't made by the pilots or air traffic contr

grievances that need to be addressed and one of the opposition leaders perhaps to emerge as mohamed el baradei he is the former head of the international atomic energy agency and he has said that he is prepared to hit an interim government of course to do so and he is no longer under house arrest. artie's paulus leo reporting there from cairo. and while we surely exploits to a u.s. hand behind the current uprising in egypt it's not the first time washington has been suspected of involvement in regime change many believe the so-called color revolutions that took place in former soviet countries have been initiated and sponsored by the united states and as artie's alexei or chef ski reports they're not the only parallels with the current unrest in north africa. georgio two thousand and three. and ukraine two thousand four. killed just on two thousand and five. and egypt twenty eleven i think these are all completely different revolts well think again and not only because they're raised fist was one of their symbols if you look more closely you look at the people who are leading those are being c

egyptians for hosni mubarak to stick down now the mayor this was not a major surprise i mean mohamed el baradei has been a name that's been bandied about here in the last few days as a possibility in terms of unifying this very fragmented opposition party opposition force it is worth noting that it took protesters six days to appoint him and this is largely because hosni mubarak since he came to power thirty years ago has been intent on suppressing opposing views and as a result these demonstrations have been slightly chaotic now about today is a name that is well known to the international troops but here in egypt he is a relatively small player he is much better known on the international scene where he is the family head of the international atomic energy agency and he's also a noble peace prize laureate but certainly the opposition voices here getting a impetus with this new appointment last night as we saw in previous nights the protesters out in downtown cairo defied of curfew thousands of them gathering in taking every square morning putting is that have already happened no doubt that as

they'll be joined by egypt's most famous opposition figure, nobel prize winner, mohammed el baradei, who arrived in cairo tonight and pledged to march tomorrow. so did the legions of muslim brotherhood supporters, egypt's most powerful islamist movement. organizers hope tomorrow's demonstration will be so massive the police will have no choice but to stand back and let the people be heard. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, cairo. >> couric: president obama was shown video of the egyptian protests as he answered some of the 140,000 questions submitted for a youtube interview. president mubarak has long been a partner in middle east peace efforts, but as chief white house correspondent chip reid reports, president obama did not give him a ringing endorsement. >> reporter: the president walked a fine line today, balancing his support of the rights of egypt's protesters against the long-term u.s. relationship with hosni mubarak. >> president mubarak has been very helpful on a range of tough issues in the middle east, but i've always said to him that making sure that they are moving forward on

real grievances that need to be addressed one of the opposition leaders perhaps to emerge as mohamed el baradei he is the former head of the international atomic energy agency and he has said that he is prepared to hit an interim government of course to do so and he is no longer under house arrest. that was our tease paul asli are reporting from cairo and don't forget you can read more on all the stories at our website that's our dot com and here's what's on live for you right now media monopoly several large corporations dominate t.v. news in the us viewers are beginning to doubt whether they're being given unbiased coverage will find out where else they're turning to to stay informed. and st petersburg is renowned for its architecture and history so why does a local mayor want to strip the city of its historic status to get the answer at r.t.e. dot com. now while political voices in warsaw continue to question the findings of the investigation into last april presidential plane crash in western russia new evidence has now come to light a polish journalist has alleged that the plane could only

for its part and destabilizing their country the former head of the un's nuclear watchdog mohamed el baradei i is the number one candidate to replace incumbent president hosni mubarak. the latest streak of deadly shootings in the u.s. puts the issue of gun ownership in the firing line once again but americans are still putting their constitutional right to bear arms over the risk of being gunned down by a fellow citizen. in ukraine as part prime minister orders the search for the eccentric mayor of the country's capital kiev the embattled leader needs best speak has not been seen in public for six months he's already been branded mentally unsound by the media. as promised peter lavelle's cross-talk is next stay with us. you can. follow me and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle outside democracy promotion an oxymoron what is america's track record in the arab world and is invoking security interests over democracy the greatest haven for tyrants. to discuss democracy promotion i'm joined by teddy in paris he is a writer and filmmaker an arborist with we go to jeff purdue he is a post-doct

around the world this hour the former head of the un's nuclear agency and nobel prize winner mohamed el baradei has announced that he will return to egypt following the unprecedented protests of the past two days he's offered to egypt's opposition as activists prepare for a massive rally in cairo the government has drastically tightened security and blocked cell phones and social networks used by protesters more than nine hundred demonstrators have been arrested with forty facing charges of trying to overthrow the government. or growing unrest in yemen tens of thousands of protesters are. told him to have flooded the streets demanding the presidential resignation. economically. by corruption rocked by unemployment and poverty there are fears that various terrorist cells including al qaeda have been working to this point the situation in yemen. and officials in tokyo have raised the alert level as a ball kaino when something japan continues to spew smoke and keep it a ban from going within two kilometers of the area there was a minor eruption of the volcano which pushed a plume of smoke some fif

real grievances that need to be addressed one of the opposition leaders perhaps to emerge as mohamed el baradei he is the former head of the international atomic energy agency in the nobel peace prize laureate he has said that he is prepared to hit an interim government of course to do so and he is no longer under house arrest. so you're there in cairo in the middle of things what's your sense how do you think see things unfolding. well matt the real sense you get from being here in the city center is the sense of normal isness the police have completely abandoned the city it's firmly in the hands of the army and what this means is that you have these vigilante groups that have broken into police stations many of them are not armed they have ammunition we're hearing reports of some of them walking around with a k forty seven when you walk down the streets there are people standing guard in front of their homes in fact in the office out of the pool from two from the russia today offices here in cairo overnight ten people tried to break in and as a result cameramen and technicians yeah would go o