mubarak is accused of being politically responsible.the end of the day those security officials are directly responsible. when they were acquitted. people start losing faith then. you know, that this trial is in any way serious, independent or that it's not politicized and this is one of the big problems happening inky squint today. i must say i am not totally objective about this, because the way i witnessed how our colleagues were tried in egypt. i don't exactly have huge faith in egyptian legal system. although historically speaking it was known to be more independent even during the mubarak rule. >> right. >> but there has been certain polight saying going on since the revolution, but certainly since the so-called coup. and sevens then more people have lost faith in the trial. >> the initial trial, a retrial was ordered in 2013 on technical ground. what does that mean exactly. when you talk about it being politicized or not. are they still after him or have me moved to onto others. >> he has spent three years in prison already, i th

and mubarak a laa mubarak. gamal mubarak, that due to the time course of this are not guilty any more than. back to your seat. the court also has concluded this part by saying that the court won't say at the end of this particular 30,642 that the judge has to use the text of the laws to the full meaning of the case and if not easy the judge will verdict according to the text. and the judge has also to clarify that he is going through the law and through the theory of the alla al mighty and nevertheless. not to protect anyone in corruption that's why the court within the. [ inaudible ] approach in the country we need an amendment to the last item of the 15th argue of the criminal law to add the third act before the third act of the second section of the criminal law in order for the judiciary to be able to control all bribes to the public servant or to anyone who is trying to make use of this. the last charge which is -- which is related to the killing of the protests and this felony, the court for mohamed husse

some of mubaraks supporters were jubilant. >> thanks god, president mubarak got his rights back. >> this ruling could also raise questions about the independence of egypt's judiciary and the influence of the government. shortly after mubarak resigned he was found guilty of stealing public money. the deposed president in 2012 was sentenced to life in prison for complicity in the killing of demonstrators. in 2013, the court upheld an appeal by that the two men on technical grounds, and ordered a retrial in the case of dead mental frondemonstrators. sisi went to know win the presidential election, raising fears among egyptian that is mubarak and members of his regime would walk three. analysts accused the court of making a political decision. >> the judge said that the nation has overcome the revolutionary phase, this means the death certificate of the revolution. this is not a trial for mubarak and his interior minister, it is a trial of the january revolution. the court which is supposed to be just and answer the question who killed the protestors didn't chance. >> egypt has seen months o

but some of mubarak's supporters were jubilant. >> thank god, now president mubarak got his rights back. >> this rule could go raise questions about the independence of egypt's judiciary, and the influence of the government. shortly after mubarak resigned he was found guilty of stealing public money. in 2012 the deposed president along with his interior minister was sentenced to life in prison for complicit in the killing of demonstrators. but the judiciary hup he woul judiciary upheld the appeal on of grounds of technical questions. it raises fierc fears that members of the regime would be set free. >> the yuck said that the nation has overcome the revolutionary phase. this means that the death certificate of the revolution. this is not a trial for mubarak or his interior minister, it is a trial of the january revolution. the court, which is supposed to be justice and answer the question who killed the protesters. he didn't answer that. >> reporter: egypt has seen months of unrest. on friday several protesters were killed while anti-coup protests are continuing. the government has depl

hosni mubarak.ere is how the judge explained his ruling. >> translation: it is not suitable for a former president to be taken to a criminal court, according to the terms and conditions of the criminal law, or to determine the things he did wrong in his political responsibilities, even those mentioned in the activation list. >> hosni mubarak will not walk free. he was serving a 3-year sentence on other charges. he led egypt for three decades. omar al saleh looks back on his career. >> reporter: hosni mubarak was the president for 30 years and was defiant up until the final days of his rule, despite overwhelming public opposition. hosni mubarak was a military man who was never meant to be president. the height of his 30 year air force career was egypt's victory over israel in the sinai peninsula in 1973, helping to make him a national hero. the president made hosni mubarak his deputy, and he came to power after sadat was assassinated. regarding as an elder statesman, he was criticized for policies cr

corruption charges against mubarak and two sons were also thrown out on a technicality, and mubarak and salam were cleared of selling creep gas to israel. but the reports had been mixed. >> it was called the trial of the century egypt, and it ended with a controversial verdict. one that supporters of the deposed president celebrated. three years forced out of office, mubarak saw the case against him thrown out by the presiding judge. mubarak had been charged with conspiring to kill protesters in 2011. >> it is not suitable for a former president to be taken to a criminal court according to the terms and traditions of the criminal law, and the even those crimes mentioned in the accusation list. >> the court cleared mubarak's interior minister. the judge ruled out that there was not enough evidence to show that they had killed or conspired to kill protesters. there were more than 800 people killed in the revolution, but the court said that it had papers for 238 deaths. the verdict shocked the victims' families. >> the verdict is wrong. we don't deserve this from the egyptian judiciary. >>

some of mubarak supporters were jubilant. >> thank god, now president mubarak got his rights back. >> the ruling would raise questions about the president's government. shortly after he resigned he was found guilty of stealing public money. he was was then. sentenced to life in prison. but then there wases a retrial in the case of the dead demonstrators. after that decision president fattah al assisi led a military coup last year. al sisi went on to win the presidential election, raising fierce that members of his regime would walk free. >> the judge said that the nation has overcome the revolutionary phase. that means the death certificate of the evolution. it is a trial of the january revolution. the court, which is supposed to be just and answer the question who killed the protesters, he didn't answer that. >> egypt has seen months of unrest. on friday several protesters were killed while anti-coup protests are continuing. they ordered the army to clamp down on demonstrators. mubarak will remain under house arrest serving a three-year term for embezzlement. >> hosni mubarak has lon

mubarak is currently under house arrest serving time for a separate embezzlement conviction.s long denied responsibility for the protesters' deaths and repeated his position to local media after the hearing. >> translator: i felt i did nothing wrong at all. i was waiting to find out what they will come up with this time. it was an innocent vert. i did not wrong at all. but we cannot change destiny. when i heard the previous ruling i laughed. this time i was just waiting. i felt indifferent. it is all in the hands of god. >> reporter: those who challenged the independence of the judiciary say the trial was weak to begin with. >> the prosecutor general which was appointed by mubarak himself, he refrained from providing the body of evidence to prove such crimes. so it was obvious. it was an obvious case of trying to evade a real conviction. >> reporter: since the former military general el-sisi won the presidency in june, many egyptians have feared that mubarak and helping of his regime would walk free. the verdict on saturday brings those fears a little closer to reality. the q

mubarak is found not guilty. he said likely to become a free person in a few months, whereas there are thousands of political prisoners in egypt today, including many of the revolutionaries, the youth who initiated the january 25 uprising. >> brangham: so for the average egyptian who may have seen mubarak's overthrow as hugely important for the arab spring, what does it mean, that he might soon be a free man? >> well, i think it tells us largely about the fate of the arab spring-- quote, unquote-- nearly four years after it began in a small town in the interior of tunisia in december of 2010. many of the hopes and aspirations that many of us had for the arab world, a renaissance, political democracy, human rights, rule of law, a new era of participation and so on, that largely that has not been fulfilled with the partial exception, quite a hopeful exception, of tunisia. but if we look at egypt if we look at libya, if we look at syria, certainly, if we look at bahrain, very little progress has been made. and autho

mubarak would remain under house arrest serving a three-year term for embezzlement. >> hosni mubarak has long denied the responsibility for the protesters deaths. after saturday's hearings he repeated the claim in a phone call to a local station. >> i felt i did nothing wrong at all. i was waiting to find out what they would come up with this time. it was an innocent verdict. i did nothing wrong at all, but we can't change destiny. when i heard, i laughed. this time i was just waiting. i felt indifficult. it is all in the hands of god. >> and there have been protests near the square, this was the scene earlier on saturday shortly after the news broke. a lawyer and political analyst joins me now from london. good to have you with us. first of all, was justice done today, do you think? >> well, there is no justice done. and they would say no president should be recreated for trying any president in the future, hence granting an impunity and th. and so, this is the most serious scandalous ruling in egypt's history, and it shows up in the shields you can never have an dependent judiciary

that's why he described the case of mubarak. and said he it should an political one. >> we saw protest over this decision on friday. we saw other protests and some deaths across egypt. it's an incredibly divided society right now. i mean, going forward where do you see it ending up? >> the majority has the power, and this decision-- >> we've seen the demonstrations, but not of the similar crise sizes of months ago. are there some who understand the leaguety, but prefer the stability after so much instability. >> this is a problem of the west. the west sacrifice democracy for security. >> i'm asking if people in egypt are willing to do that. >> we have to wait and see. indeed, it is a further fact that will intensify also who argue in the west will support security in terms of the democracy. we've seen that. history has shown that. there is a security, and a lot of security. and the west we end up in our part of the world we sacrifice--we sacrifice democracy for security, but we end up with no security and no democracy. >> thank

from the victims' families and mubarak supporters.dict is wrong, we don't deserve this from the egyptian judiciary. >> translator: thanks got, now president mubarak got his rights back. >> reporter: the court also cleared mubarak close aides and two sons of corruption charges. mubarak is currently under house arrest. serving time for a separate em bays bezzle. conviction. he's long denied responsibility for the protesters' deaths and repeated his position to local media after the hearing. >> i felt i did not wrong at all. i was waiting to find out what they would come up with this time. it was an innocent verdict. i did nothing wrong another all but west not change destiny when i heard the previously ruling i laughed. this time i was just waiting. i felt indifferent. it is all in the hands of god. >> reporter: those that challenge the independence of the judiciary say the case was weak. >> the prosecutor general was given by mubarak himself. it was obvious. it was an obvious case of trying to rei'd have a real conviction. >> reporter:

>>> egypt's ousted president, hosni mubarak is set to learn his fate. a verdict could come downey moment in his murder retrial. >>> pope francis urges religious tolerance. go live to istanbul on how turkey is receiving him. >>> protests resume in ferguson, missouri. an international watch dog says the u.s. needs to crack down on police brutality. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm zain asher. >> and i'm george howell. we're standing by for a verdict in cairo in the murder retrial of hosni mubarak. the 86-year-old mubarak is there now awaiting the decision. he is charged with conspiracy to kill hundreds of anti-government demonstrators during the 2011 uprising that drove him from power after nearly 30 years as the country's president. we continue to watch these live feeds and will bring details on a verdict as soon as it happens here on cnn. >> we certainly will. in nigeria the death toll is expected to rise following a vicious attack during prayers at a crowded mosque. at least 120 are dead and close to 3000 injured af

you can see mubarak's reaction there as well. the murder case had to do with the deaths on the anti-egypt's uprising in 2011. that's the very election that led to mubarak's resignation after 30 years of the president. joining us is cnn's ian lee. ian, you were there to see the reaction of former president mubarak. what could you tell from this reaction and people around him? >> reporter: well, george, mubarak and his supporters seem vicinity indicat vindicated today. don't expect to see the former president walking anytime soon. he's still serving time on charges if he's found guilty. but those charges run out next year. it's likely that he will be set free once that happens. for many egyptians, though, around the country, they're shocked right now with this verdict. a lot of people wanted to see mubarak held accountable for the deaths, over 800 deaths that took place during the 2011 uprising. well, the judge gave a very lengthy description of the verdict, saying that mubarak was only tried for 200 deaths. and that he was not --

hosni mubarak is cleared of murder charges. >> the mubarak murder case may not be over yet. we'll go live to cairo coming up. >>> plus a boy missing for four years is reunited with his mother. we'll have this harrowing story after this break. hey! i guess we're going to need a new santa ♪(the music builds to a climax.) more people are coming to audi than ever before. see why now is the best time. audi will cover your first month's payment on select models at the season of audi sales event. visit audioffers.com today. creeping up on you... fight back with relief so smooth... ...it's fast. tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue ...and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum, tum tum tum... smoothies! only from tums. >>> and welcome back. egypt's prosecutor general says he will appeal the decision to dismiss the charges against hosni mubarak. this is the response in egypt. several others were injured and two dead. >> ian, the prosecutor is likely going to appeal this case, but how realistic at all that there's going to be a third attempt to pr

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following the saga of hosni mubar mubarak. what's expected today? because we've seen so many postponements in many years. >> reporter: that's right. this has been going for quite a while, natalie. the trial has been over three years, people waiting to see what the outcome will be. initially he was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison, which in egypt means 25 years. and mubarak in his 80s, that would mean he'd spend the rest of his life in jail. but he was moved to a military hospital because of health issues and more recently, really in the past few months, we've seen pictures popping up on social media, him posing with people, taking pictures, looking a lot healthier. the feeling today outside the courthouse, there are people there supporting the former president and also people against him. the people supporting him believe he'll be acquitted. they say there's no hard evidence to pin him and that there will be acquittal. talking to the other side, there are people who believe that he will be acquitted too. they say the way the government i

. >>> and the acquittal of hosni mubarak. many are calling for an uprising and return to dictatorship >>> good morning, i'm erica pitzi in for morgan radford. >>> ferguson police officer darren wilson resigned. he said in his resignation letter that he hoped his resignation would help the community to heal. on the streets of ferguson, it was clear that is a long way off. jonathan martin is on the streets. how are residents reacting to this resignation? >> good morning to you. the resignation was expected by many, coming as no surprise. it was a matter of when. local leaders have spoken out saying they wish this had happened sooner, it would have had a greater impact and maybe eased tension in the community. this ring saying of darren wilson is effective immediately and during an interview with the state dispatch, he said that resigning is the hardest thing he had to do. >> reporter: in his resignation letter officer darren wilson wrote: in ferguson, there was mixed rehabilitatio rehabilitation. -- reaction. >> i believe he sh

but the 86-year-old mubarak will not walk free just yet. he's still serving a three-year sentence for embezzlement. heather, back to you. >> 86 years and in three years he'll be 89. thank you so much, john. >>> brand new details in the search for a missing football player. police in ohio are saying that the missing ohio state football player had been texting his mom about concussions the morning before he vanished. the senior defensive tackle missed practice wednesday and thursday. and is still not been heard from. right now the university's physician says he remains confident in its policies. >> i hope they find him. >>> many across the country, they are out on the streets for small business saturday. american express started the campaign back in 2010 to support local stores between black friday and cyber monday. and it appears the popularity of the small stores is growing fast. in brooklyn, some small stores we're told were packed today. doing some shopping yourself, brian? >> reporter: that's right, not yet, but i will. half of americans

hosni mubarak is under house arrest for a separate embezzlement conviction. after the verdict he spoke on local television. >> translation: i felt i did nothing wrong at all. i was waiting to find out what they will come up with this time. it was an innocent verdict. i did nothing wrong at all. >> the so-called arab spring was full of hope and promise in egypt. most of that has been lost. in its place is an undivided country. and the man protesters struggled to overthrow may walk free >>> in russia, the issue is health care. thousands of demonstrators converged on the street of moscow protesting changes to the system, saying it will lead to job loss and the closure of health centers >> reporter: doctors, nurses and patients gathered in their thousands, united in opposition to the moscow health service reshuffle. no one argued that it doesn't need a makeover. these professionals near the plans will lead to the had closure of 27 moscow hospitals and clinics, and 8,000 health care workers being made jobless. health care is being buried, it says, on the side of t

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but the 86-year-old mubarak will not walk free yet.e is serving a three year sentence for embezzlement. >> pope francis continuing his visit to turkey. he prayed long the grand mutfti. pope francis greeted christian supporters. he urged leaders in turkey to condemn the barbaric violence done in islam name. >> and the terror group boca haran has not claimed responsibility. but the slaughter bears their hallmarks. it is the top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. nigeria, multiple explosions tear through the holy site in the country's second largest city and at lost 102 people are killed. angry youth threw stones and shouted at officials. nigeria's president condemned the attack. claims that six bombs were defused at another mosque. china, four are killed in the china vol toil northwest. attackers threw knives at civilians. officials called it a terrorist attack. australia. custom officials seizing one and half billion dollars in drugs in the the country's second biggest bust. they sewed a cargo container in germany and found

. >> these are the protests that turned deadly in cairo after former egyptian president hosni mubaraks cleared of conspiracy murder charges. but the case may not be over yet. >> and the pope is set to wrap up his visit to turkey aimed at bridging religious divides. >>> and hello and welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. >>> and i'm george howe, we begin in ferguson, missouri, where darren wilson decided to resign after he was found not guilty in the shooting death of michael brown. >> he decided to resign after the violent threats were made against his department. in his resignation letter he said it is my hope to work in police work, but it is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal. i would like to thank all of my supporters and fellow officers throughout this process. >> and we are already hearing reaction from protesters there in ferguson. many are saying that wilson should have resigned a long time ago. listen. >> he is 112 days late. thank goodness, we're so glad. >> do you think his resignation means anything? >> no, it

now, as we know, mubarak was accused of ordering the deaths of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 arab spring uprising that really ended his nearly three decade reign nearly 900 protesters were killed during the 18 days of demonstrations. by the way, egypt's former interior minister and his aides were also acquitted of the same charges. outside the courtroom and is go, mubarak supporters selt brated the judge's decision by singing and dancing in many cases others, including relatives of those killed by security forces during the uprising held pictures of their loved ones and screamed that mubarak should be executed. now the ruling comes just a day after deadly protests and demonstrations as we reported against current egyptian president al sisi, the 86-year-old is still serving a sentence for embezzlement. >> the more things change, the more they stay the same in the middle east. thanks, john. >> >>> pope francis is on a historic three-day visit to turkey. celebrating mass at a cathedral in istanbul. the pope also visited the museum there in the blue mosque in country's largest ci

hosni mubarak was cleared of corruption. he was serving a 3-year sentence. >> fighting between kurdish forces - this was the scene in kobane. multiple explosions. no word on casualties. syria's government is criticizing efforts to tackle the group. the alliance began, targetting syrian targets in september. an expansion of the campaign in iraq. more than 1,000 air strikes carried out gains the group. >> the pope continues his tour of turkey. he is calling for an end to fundamentalism. the pontiff urged them to take a stronger stance. al jazeera's bernard smith reports to istanbul. >> behind me is the blue mosque, where he went first. he was shown around the blue mosque by muslim leader spent a lot of time in there, and during his tour of the blue mosque, the dramatic peace of ottoman architecture during his time. he stood towards mecca and spent time in reflection or in prayer, a symbol ig gesture as part of the reason for the visit is to build bridges. after the blue mosque he crossed the courtyard in a papal convoy to behi

. >>> the hosni mubarak case is far from over. >> and that's because egypt's top prosecutor plans to appeal the decision. he was cleared from all charges relating to the deaths in the 2011 revolution. as a result, cairo police fired tear gas. the controversial ruling led to protests and clashes. at least one person was killed. right now it's unclear whether mubarak will be allowed to go free or serve time on an embezzlement charge. ian lee has been following this. tell us about the reaction on the streets and what you saw as far as the protests. >> reporter: well, george, last night hundreds of people gathered close to tahrir square, protesting against the police and also the government. really, i heard a lot of the same chants that i heard in 2011 during that revolution also last night. the protests were largely peaceful. just chanting, gathering in the square. that's when, after a while, we saw police start using water canons and tear gas and bird shot to start disbursing the crowds. we witnessed people spreading all over, but they were very defiant, saying they are not going to gi

mubarak is serving a separate three-year sentence for embezzlement of public funds. >>> happening todayfor a surgeon who died of ebola after treating patients in west after rica. dr. martin solia died in omaha. his body was cremated. he didn't receive aggressive treatment until nearly two weeks after he developed ebola symptoms. experts say that delay is what likely made it impossible to save his life. he was a permanent u.s. resident but had previously lived in sierra leone. >>> back here at home it looks like state senator mark leno had will not run for mayor against ed lee next year. according to the "san francisco chronicle," leno has decided that now is not the time to run despite being approached by residents upset about the direction of the city under the current mayor ed lee. in particular residents have voiced their concerns about rising rents and the influx of it tech companies. a poll indicated that leno could have beaten him in a matchup. a vicious attack of an uber driver in san francisco happened last weekend at 18th avenue and clement in the richmond district. an uber dri

. >>> all remaining charges against mubarak have been dropped. thousands took to the streets to protest. demonstrators are angry that mubarak, who was sentenced to life in jail, has been cleared. among the charges that were dropped, ordering security forces to kill protesters. his 29-year-old regime was toppled in 2011. there's a law on the books that bans unauthorize ed demonstratis like this one. >>> pope francis made a trip to turkey today. he preached about unity among christians around the world. this morning he visited the blue mosque. they both observed a moment of prayer and silence. turkey is the birthplace of orthodox christianity. >>> immigration was the focus of a mass held at a mostly hispanic church today. the president's decision last week offers temporary relief to as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants. eligible people who have been in the country for more than five years, have a child as a citizen, citize citizen. >>> we're going to introduce you to this boy credited with saving his friend's life. take a look at this. this

today's acquittal comes foiling the retrial for mubarak and several of his officials. in the first trial in 2012 mubarak was sentenced to life in prison and that verdict was ore turned on appeals. there are properties that several protesters were killed today in clashes are police and several mystery officers were killed in apparent drive-by shootings. >>> three bombs in a gunfight at a mosquito in nigeria claimed the lives of people, followed by gunfire outside of mosque. the emir recently called for people to arm themselves against boko haram, that is the militarrant islamist group. so far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. a bbc reporter on the scene said an angry mob beat to death three gunmen finishing at worshippers. >>> soccer legend peli remains in intensive care in sao paulo, but the hospital says his condition is improving. the 74-year-old superstar was admitted to the hospital for a urinary tract infection. pelle had one kidney removed during his days as a player. in 2000, peli along with another play he we are named co- players of the centu

mubarak's son and interior minister were also acquitted of murder. the 86-year-old leader is still serve i serving. >>> working to find out why a man tried to set the mexican consulate there on fire. they now say the attack may have been politically motivated. police found propane canisters in front of the consulate. the man also shot at several buildings downtown. even the police headquarters was targeted. a witness told our nbc affiliate in austin what she heard. >> i heard about 12. and i thought -- because it was successive like bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. >> police at this point not releasing the man's name. officers shot at him. it's not clear at this point whether they killed him or if the man took his own life. >> sad morning for millions across mexico and latin america as they remember legendary comedi comedian. died yesterday at his helm in cancun mexico. he was known for his characters. in a career that spanned decades. he was 85. >>> drug bust on a massive scale left six men waking up in jail this morning. 3 tons or 6,000 pounds of ecst

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an egyptian court today dismissed murder charges against former president hosni mubarak. mubarak supporters in the courtroom cheered the ruling that he should never have been tried for the killing of more than 200 demonstrators during the arab spring protests in 2011. tonight, cairo police fired tear gas at more than 1,000 demonstrators who had gathered to protest the court's decision. tonight, pope francis is midway through a three-day trip to turkey where he's spending time with leader of other faiths in search of common religious ground. allen pizzey is with the pope in istanbul. >> reporter: in a fitting start to a day that focused on interreligious harmony, patriarch bartholomew was on hand when pope francis arrived in istanbul, part of a glacial pace effort to hell a 1,000-year-old rift between the orthodox and catholic churchs. the theme continued in the famous plu mosque where the pope stood side by side for two minutes of what the vatican spokesman called silent adoration. as the pope turned the 15-year-old church, originally a byzantine church and then a exphosk

a court just dismissed charges against former egyptians president hosni mubarak. he was accused of helping to kill more than 800 protesters. many egyptians have called it the trial of the century. mubarak was charged following the country's 2011 uprising tha ended his nearly three decade reign in egypt. >>> back in our area, new surveillance video may be the key to helping police in burks county find a man who shot up a barbershop. police believe he may have opened fire at a barbershop. that was the scene on wednesday at the all star barbershop on rockland street. a fourth victim is in critical, but stable condition. three are doing okay. this is not the first shooting at the shop. investigators believe this crime may be related to another shooting that happened there earlier in the week. >>> starting today police officers in pennsylvania will now be allowed to carry a drug that can reverse the effects of heroin overdose. before today only paramedics and doctors were legally able to administer narcan. the new state law allows doctors to prescribe it to friends an

the 86-year-old mubarak will not walk free.nce under house arrest on a separate conviction for theft of public funds. >>> an arbitrator has given ray rice a new life -- lease, rather in his brill yaent career as an nfl running back. he will not be playing for his old team baltimore ravens but he is no longer indefinitely sus spenled from the nfl. he was suspended for two games for dragging his fiancee, now wife, from out of an elevator. once a video leaked showing him actually punching her, roger goodell took rice off the nfl roster indefinitely. >> rice says he is thankful for the decision which now lets him sign with any team and resume playing right away. a former federal judge essential essentially found rice did not mislead the commissioner as to what happened and that there were no new facts to justify the nfl punishing the running back again. so the judge overturned the suspension. in a statement rice said quote, i made an inexcusable mistake and accept full responsibility for my action. ly continue working hard to impro

. >>> overseas an egyptian court dropped all murder charges today against former president hosni mubarak. mubarak appeared in court on a stretcher faced life in prison over the killing of hundreds of demonstrators during the arab spring uprising that drove him from power nearly four years ago. while his supporters cheered the decision, tonight thousands protested near tahrir square with police using water cannons and tear gas to disburse the crowd. one protester was killed, eight injured and 44 arrested. >>> in turkey today pope francis stood side by side with muslim leaders in one of the world's most important mosques. it was a stunning mark of outreach and unity in a region on edge because of extremist violence. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us from istanbul. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, carl. the pope made many historic gestures in his visit to this city with its own rich history of religious conflict and religious tolerance. and he stressed the need to separate faith from fanaticism. in istanbul today, pope francis seemed elated as he gaze

the protest erupted after a judge threw out charges against mubarak. he's been accused of ordering the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during the 2011 uprising that toppled his regime. >>> today, pope francis will wrap up his three-day trip to turkey by sharing prayers with muslim leaders. the pope attended mass this morning at an orthodox christian church in istanbul. earlier, he visited an ancient house of worship, now a museum. pope francis also prayed side by side with muslim clerics, urging them to condemn violence by isis militants. the pope is expected to return to the vatican a little bit later today. meantime, the philadelphia region is getting ready for pope's visit next fall. this afternoon at 5:30, the archbishop will celebrate his first mass since pope francis confirmed he would attend the event. the archbishop had been over in rome when the announcement was made. during today's mass, the choir will sing the official hymn of the world meeting of families for the very first time. the hymn is called sound the bell of holy freedom. >>> stay w

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judge said mubarak made mistakes and should not have been jailed. >> a youngster reported missing from mother owe four years ago was found alive hidden inside his father's home in georgia. it was an anonymous tip that led them to the home overnight when they found the boy hidden behind a false wall. although sometimes forced to hide neighbors that didn't know anything about the case since the mother was left out of state they saw the youngster playing outside never realizing anything was wrong. >> it was right up on her nose and could have knot done something every -- >> the young man didn't seem like on the end of the strip. you never know behind closed doors. >> his mother and stepmother have been charged. >> and a few minutes ago we reported officer darren wilson resigned in the wake of brown's death. this photo was taken during a furgeson resulted demonstration in port land, oregon this week. a 12-year-old african-american with tears streming down his face holding a white police officer. three hug. heart told the officer he was concerned about police brutality against black childre

but mubarak won't walk free just yet. serving a three-year sentence for embezzlement. >>> we are in the middle of one of the busiest travel times of the year. if you haven't booked your december plane tickets you might be in for a little sticker shock. one would think fares would be dropping as well as the falling oil prices. but we explain why that is not the case >> reporter: hi, fredricka. oil prices have been plunging. you're seeing it at the gas pump, in your heating bill but it is not showing up in your airfare. ticket prices keep rising up 3% even though jet fuel is down 18% since august. and that's the biggest expense for any airline. so why do technical et prices keep going up? because people keep traveling. why lower prices when demand is high. 85% of seats have been filled so far this year. that's a record. so essentially you're paying for a more crowded plane. now, passengers aren't happy with with that but investors are loving this dynamic. southwest is the best performing stock in the s&p 500 so far this yea

mubarak had been convicted in 2012 of issuing orders to kill peaceful protesters during the country'suprising, but he appealed and was granted a new trial last year. the prosecutor told state media that he will appeal this verdict. >>> number two, in qatar an american couple convicted in the death of their adopted daughter has won an court. they were charged with starving her to death but the couple said their daughter suffered from an eating disorder. they were convicted and sentenced to three years in prison. >>> a woman shot by her former boyfriend in a chicago nordstrom's store has died. nordstrom confirmed her death and posted a message for the family on their facebook page. the store was packed with shoppers when the man shot the woman and turned the gun on himself, that was friday. the shooter died at the scene. >>> number four, look at this werewolf mask-wearing gunman because there's a massive manhunt in southern california for him right now. police say he went through the rear door of a check cashing business that was closed for renovation at the time and he shot a construct

oh, no, he said, this one is far more brutal, repressive, and cynical than mubarak's. why did tunisia succeed where egypt failed? analysts of the two countries have offered lots of answers, but the most common one is that tunis tunisia's islamists were just better than egypts. in both countries islamist parties won the first election, but as many have pointed out, tunisia's party, which is a rough equivalent of egypt's muslim brotherhood, sought to share power while egypt did not. the author of a fascinating new book on islamists and elections accounting "counting islam" suggest that is tunisia's success and egypt's failure had less to do with the quality of its islamists than with deep differences in those countries' political environments. tunisia is more developed, more urban, more literal, and more globalized than egypt. it has a more die verse civil society than egypt, stronger labor unions, civic associations, professional groups, and so there was relative parity between islamists and their opponents. tunisia's islamic party shared power, in other words, not beca

is concern that president al sisi is rolling back freedoms that formed the up rising against hosni mubarak. we spoke with a researcher at amnesty international. >> it's very clear, the egyptian government is giving human rights the options of handing over their independence or facing prosecution and seeing their organizations shattered. we've seen the champion of human rights and rule of law shattered overnight. we've seen a campaign of fear and intimidation leveled. just last week we saw several leading civil rights organizations boycotting the review of egypt for fear of repiesals. the fear is that the damage has been done and today egypt has succeeded in silencing egypt's human rights organizations. >> now an armed group which operates in the peninsula has pledged allegiance to the islamic state in iraq and the levant. they made this announcement in a recording on its twitter account. >>> some survivors of the gas tragedy in india have become a hunger strike. they say they'll fast until the government offers compensation to victims of the industrial accident. a pesticide plant released

demonstrators condemning yesterday's court decision to drop criminal charges against ousted president hosni mubarak. two people were reportedly killed and at least nine others injured when security forces started firing tear gas, water cannons and birdshot into the crowds around cairo. police are blocking access to tahrir square, the site of egypt's arab spring uprising in 2011. in afghanistan, taliban insurgents have intensified attacks in the capital city of kabul targeting foreigners. this as kabul's police chief, general mohammed zahir, abruptly resigned amid the increasing violence. authorities say a south african aid worker and his two children were killed when militants armed with guns and grenades stormed a compound overnight. taliban fighters reportedly took seven other people hostage. afghan security forces ended up killing the attackers and freeing the hostages. the world health organization now estimates that more than 16,000 people have contracted ebola and nearly 7,000 have died. even more troubling, the w.h.o. warns that these figures could be a significant underestimation. and today

jubilation as hosni mubarak is cleared of all charges. outside, a very different mood. >>> attackers storm a compound in afghanistan. >>> gestur

demonstrators outraged by a court decision to drop murder charges against former president hosni mubarak. hundreds of protestors were killed during the 2011 uprising that forced him out of office. >>> a 13-year-old boy reported missing four years ago is home with his mother tonight. he was found behind a false wall in a house near atlanta. the mother traveled from another state to be reunited with her son today. police found the boy last night after getting a tip to check the home where the child's father lives. neighbors were surprised. they saw the boy outside often and nothing seemed unusual. >> right up under our nose and we could have done something if we had known. >> went to the house twice. the boy reached his mother by phone during the second search. the mom told police to look behind the fake wall. the boy's father, his stepmother and two other house residents will be charged with false imprisonment and cruelty to a child. they denied knowing anything about the boy. >>> 105,000 people fell silent today at a football game. one of the players from ohio state disappeared earlier t