prime minister nawaz sharif will be there. thousands of protesters are karm on the front lawn of -- camped on the front lawn of parliament demanding nawaz sharif's resignation. clashes with police on the weekend left three dead, 400 injured. kamal hyder is live in islamabad. nearly three weeks, any end in site, signs of a compromise. >> it appears the government may not be serious in finding a solution. what we see at the moment is parliament acting like a debating society, opposition politicians talking about the soup rem si of parliament. despite the fact in the last 24 hours, the whole scenario was being shown as if the government had scored some sort of a victory. however, behind the scenes, a political team known as the political jurga is trying to talk to tahir ul-qadri and imran khan to say they need to find a solution to the crisis as soon as possible. there's an anticipation that with all the oppositions parties rallying behind the prime minister, that some sort of force may be used eventually to clear the protesters.

they are demanding prime minister nawaz sharif resign. let's go to kamal hyder in islamabad. interesting pictures of the protesters getting into the state broadcasting building. i understand that the paramilitary forces have gone in and are trying to dislodge them. bring us the latest. >> in the last few minutes the army asked the protesters to vacate the state tv building. normally it's in timing of coup that the the military has come in. there's no coup, it's the protesters that have entered into it building, situated in the red zone, and we are told that they are cooperating and leaving the building. however, the protesters have been able to get outside prime minister house, something they were not able to do earlier, and that, primarily, because the military held a very important meeting, made it clear that it was the politicians that had to clean the mess, and the army would not do it for them, and to do it quickly. that, of course, was a signal that the situation was dire, however, the protesters rlds that the military -- realised that the military - the military issued

protesters are demanding the resignation of prime minister nawaz sharif. the protesters seem to be getting bolder and bolder. what has been happening in the last few hours, kamal hyder. >> they are getting bolder, partly because the security forces under the civilian administration have failed to contain this problem. thousands of police men have been involved. however, they have not been able to control the protestors, and as you mentioned, there were serious scenes outside, the crowd entering no the state tv building there were acts of vandalism. it was the timely inference by the military, entrusted with guarding sensitive buildings in the area. the quick response team came in. the people cooperated and cheered the military as they came that the state tv building. indeed, a critical situation here, because this is the third day of trouble here in islamabad. the government has perhaps overreacted also, but after a statement from the military, we have not heard from the country's prime minister. we do know that the prime minister is likely to hear the mil

protesters are calling for nawaz sharif to step down. >> translator: we came out with our leader khadri and will stay with him until the success of the revolution and the revolution will succeed soon. >> accused of electoral fraud. >> we are saying to nawaz sharif that he should step down. because people will come out in pakistan against him, all because he has no moral ground to continue as prime minister. >> reporter: while opposition leaders urged their supporters to act peacefully and responsibly, others command their response be heard. >> normally we women are hidden behind closed doors and seen and unheard. we're so desperate for our economic situation to improve we have to be on the streets. we need change. >> on sunday, the military announced it would not interfere in the crisis. finding way out of the situation through dialogue. monday, a meeting in the capitol islamabad. pakistan is often observed the military taking over. no one has ruled out that option. the prime minister sent out legal representatives to speak to the stakeholders to try to find an amicable solution to the

opposition supporters continue to call for prime minister nawaz sharif to step down.the protests seem to grow stronger, so is their demands. >> translator: we have come out with the leader and the opposition will show soon. >> showing electoral fraud. >> we are saying to nawaz sharif that he should step down. there will be losses to the pakistani people and their property. all because he has no moral ground to continue as prime minister. >> reporter: while opposition leaders urge their supporters to act peaceably and responsibly, their demands must be heard. >> we are to desperate for our economic situation to improve we have to be on the streets. we need change. >> reporter: on sunday the military announced it would not intervene in the crisis suggesting respective political leaders have to find a way out of the current situation through dialogue. and on monday the chief of army staff relayed that position to the prime minister at a meeting in the capital, islamabad, pakistan has observed often the military taking over. but the prime minister sent out legal represent

are they happy to see nawaz sharif in a tight corner? >> well, to an extent not the way things are happening. i don't think that suits them. they would have liked to weaken him. major policy differences, as known to everyone regarding india and the military operations, regarding president and general musharraf. that aside, i don't think they want things that would damage the major interests of the country. i think they also understand that their institutional interest is completely converge ept with the national from in many areas. of course, you know, there has been a history, a governance of the history, it's unfortunate. democracy is frooge il. it's a different debit and reason. the military, and the leadership is responsible. >> imran khan, cricketer-turned-politician - many of the younger generation would only remember him as a politician. he's been a party to the protests. what is his position? is he likely to come out looking like he won something for his supporters? >> i think he has gone too far. i think he has practically playe

we have seen in the past few months that the current prime minister nawaz sharif, that there might besome sort of change that india and pakistan could go ahead and have talks. but now no political plit politl legitimacy with nawaz sharif. >> do you think that will shift the relationship between u.s. and pakistan? >> when president shi visited india he didn't go to pakistan. in general you'll see south asia and how people in general look at it, you're going to see a shift, as michael said early on that, but keep the focus going. >> taking a look at some of the numbers showing economic cooperation, u.s. trade in indian groups is nearly $150 billion per year. a recent study shows that u.s. investment in india is at 28 billion and that indian companies have boosted employment by 17 billion through 68 different companies. from an economic standpoint mr. kugelman, how important is this relationship with india? >> it's critical, as you say the trade volume is already very significant, it's grown, and yet i think it could grow more. i think modi could bring us to that point. this is someone w

opposition continues to call for prime minister nawaz sharif to step down. >> translator: we came out with our leaders and will stay with him until the success of the revolution and the revolution will come soon. >> reporter: the opposition accuses the prime minister of corruption and electoral fraud. >> translator: we are saying to nawaz sharif that he should now step down. because people will come out all across pakistan against him. there will be losses to the people and their property. all because he has no ground to continue as prime minister. >> reporter: while the opposition, others are adamant their demands must be heard. >> normally, we women are hidden behind closed doors unseen and unheard. we're so desperate for our economic situation to improve we have to be on the streets. we need change. >> reporter: on sunday the military said it would not intervene in the crisis suggesting that political leaders have to find a way out of the situation through dialogue. on monday the chief of army staff relayed that position to the prime minister. pakistan is often observed the militar

modi invited pakistan's leader nawaz sharif to his inauguration.ee months later, relations between the two rivals back on familiar ground. hostilities along the border, differences over kashmir, followed by india, calling off peace talks. >> he hasn't deviated from the script, hindu nationalist trip where we are not going to meet you as equals. and we're not going to be realized. >> reporter: critics allege there has been growing religious tension since the new government took over. and it is ignoring the plight of muslims living in refugee camps. there are fears that under mr. modi, an unabashed internationalist, india is becoming less tolerant. bbc news, delhi. >>> let's remind you of the main news. ukraine's president says he has reached an agreement with president putin for a cease-fire process in eastern ukraine, but as our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg has been stelling me on this program, we're still skrachg ocratching s trying to interpret what that might mean. the kremlin released a statement saying they can't agree to an actual cea

the protesters are putting pressure on the prime minister nawaz sharif to step down. they have been camping out for two weeks. the army warned both sides not to use force. >> kamal hyder is in islamabad for us. the protest started peacefully, but turned violent over the last few days. three killed. what is going on now? >> as you said, three people killed, hundreds wounded in the last few days, and today, for a third day running, protests are continuing. in fact, this morning the protesters tried to march towards prime minister house. the police again had to resort to use of the force. now, a lot of people have been saying the police are using rubber bullets, but there's now evidence to suggest that they are using short guns with pellets in them, and we have not seen any evidence with them, with rubber bullets, meaning a lot of those people are using pellets. they are still in hospital. the military wanted the political mess to be sorted out and sorted out soon. the message is clear. however the positioning on both sides was hard line, the government is trying to pres

they need the military's help to force nawaz sharif to resign. country's all-powerful army chief rahil sharif has sounded diplomatic so far, but the relations with the prime minister, who he met with this afternoon, are thought to be tense. the army unhappy with a number of government policies. they don't want closer relations with india or the prosecution of former army chief perez musharraf. and as the crisis continues, they may exact a heavy price. >> woodruff: to help us better understand what all these developments mean for pakistan, we are joined by hussain haqqani. he was pakistan's ambassador to washington from 2008 to 2011. he's now director for south and central asia at the hudson institute. his latest book is "magnificent delusions: pakistan, the united states, and an epic history of misunderstanding." and moeed yusuf is the director of south asia programs at the u.s. institute of peace. he just returned from a trip to pakistan. we welcome you both to the program. prime minister sharif has been in office over a year what is behind all t

. >> translator: we will not go anywhere until nawaz sharif resigns. >> reporter: events turned bloody last saturday as thousands attempt to storm the prime minister's offshore residence. intense clashes erupted between the protesters and security forces. on monday, protesters broke into the headquarters of state-owned television and took some broadcasts off air for about 40 minutes. the protests are organized by two camps. one is led by the opposition politician and former cricket star imran khan. the other by tahir-ul-qadri, a firebrand cleric. both men are demanding that prime minister sharif resign. imran khan accuses him of rigging last year's parliamentary elections. that view has not been shared by international election monitors, but the rallies have gained traction, reflecting deep disappointment in sharif. many pakistanis say his government has failed to deliver on campaign promises. fuel remains in short supply. inflation is rampant. the military has called on both sides to end the stand-off through talks. pakistanis have experienced repeated coup and military rulers ever si

two weeks of mass opposition rallies across the country the opposition accuse the prime minister nawaz sharif of rigging last year's general election and demanding that he steps down we spoke to an expert on pakistan about what's behind the unrest. it's quite unfortunate to see that due to repeated military intervention critique structure and due to corruption in the political and civil and military group to see the democratic institutions could develop and flourish and that has actually we couldn't predict practice is what we see in the recent days that is actually a manifestation of people so that of confidence into pretty practice is a new really a recently more recently elected government as has been put in just a just situation which are old and. really doing huge to the democratic situation this is in rather me fast dictated military intervention so yes the result warning sign did you used a lot of good to. be able to stick. to more world news now starting in somalia where the u.s. military has carried out a counterterrorism operation against al shabaab militants the pentagon statement

two weeks of mass opposition rallies across the country the opposition accuse the prime minister nawaz sharif of rigging last year's general election and the man that he steps down we spoke to an expert on pakistan about what were highly unrest it's quite unfortunate to see that due to reputed military intervention bureaucratic structure and due to corruption in the political and civil and military receive. democratic institutions cleaned up and flourish and that has actually weakened to pretty practices what we see in the recent days that is actually a manifestation of people's lack of confidence in democratic practices and a newly a recently more recently elected government has has been put into statistics situation which would actually do any good to the democratic situation to predict that this is in pakistan rather made fast the stated military intervention so yes there are easily warning signs there didn't use a lot of concern about how long the government would be able to sustain. this and more world news now starting in somalia where the u.s. military has carried out a counterterroris

thousands clashed with police in an attempt to raid prime minister's nawaz sharif's home. they are demanding he step down over allegations of voting fraud. demonstrators threw stones and bricks at police outside the prime minister's residence. the police said they had no choice but to respond with force. led by oppositionlitician imran khan and cleric tahir-ul- qadri, the protests began on, august 14-- pakistan's independence day-- and have gained thousands of supporters. sharif, who won office last year in pakistan's first democratic hand over of power and is backed by parliament, has refused to step down. the showboat casino in atlantic city closes its doors today, the first of three scheduled to do so in the coming weeks. when the revel and the trump plaza also shut down the closings are projected to cost the region 8,000 jobs. the shooat, while still profitable, has been facing decreasing revenue and more competition. as many as 250 homes are being evacuated in northern california as two wildfires, sparked by lightning three weeks ago, continue to grow. the fires, stok

opposition rallies against the cut across the country the opposition accuse the prime minister nawaz sharif's of rigging last year's general election and the demanding he steps down we spoke to an expert on pakistan about what is behind the unrest. it's quite unfortunate to see that to you to repeat it military intervention bureaucratic structure. due to corruption in the political and civil and military groups receive. pretty good students to develop and flourish and that has actually we can do pretty practices what we see in the recent days that is actually a manifestation of people's lack of confidence in democratic practices of a newly a recently more recently elected government as has been put in just a just situation which you would actually do when you go to the democratic situation that this is in pakistan rather me if as the stated military intervention so yes the result warning sign didn't use a lot of concern about how long the government would be able to sustain. that let's have a quick look now at some other international news starting in somalia where the u.s. military has carri

we have seen in the past few months that the current prime minister, nawaz sharif is losing legitimacy, and i hope that the prime minister will come into power, there may be a change, and india and pakistan can have talks. now that is not going to happen. instability in pakistan will be something that they'll talk about. >> do you think it will shift the relationship. what is interesting is when president xi jinping visited india, he didn't go to pakistan. you'll see south asia and how people in the world look at it. you'll see a shift to india. the u.s. has been there, early on that. but we need to keep the focus going. taking a look at the numbers showing economic cooperation, washington has given new delhi more than 9 million, and security systems since attacks on september 11th. u.s. indian trade in goods and services is at $115 a year. studies show that u.s. investment in india is at about 2 million. and indian companies boosted employment by invested $17 million through 68 different companies. >> from an economic stand point. how important is the relationship with india? >> well,

. >> the prime minister, nawaz sharif, is coming under criticism for not doing enough. he has been facing weeks of a movement calling for his resignation. he was focussing attention on the disaster, and said the government will do what it can to help people in distress. >>> in california fireficters say they are -- firefighters say they are slowly gaping the upper hand -- gaining the upper hand on a fire in yosemite national park. it came been 15 miles of yosemite. an evacuation order for 300 has been listed. firefighters were hampered by steep terrain and dry conditions brought on by the californian drought. >>> rebecca stevenson joins us for a look at the forecast. it mays a factor? >> you talked of steep terrain and the drought. tomorrow and tonight flash flooding into california, arizona, utah and nevada. there's a lot of water coming up. the south-west used to having monsoon season, but now the moisture is coming not so much because of monsoonal wind, but because of an old hurricane that is falling apart. it's no longer a hurricane, it's a tropical storm getting we

> woodruff: pakistan's parliament rallied today behind the country's embattled prime minister, nawaz sharif. the body convened after a weekend of violent protests by thousands of people. but a string of pakistani lawmakers voiced their support for sharif. >> ( translated ): today, when the entire parliament and the entire nation is standing on one side and an armed mob is on the other, i think no one should have any doubts about who the nation will support. the nation is with their elected representatives. >> woodruff: outside the parliament building, thousands of demonstrators camped on the lawn, but there were no reports of any new violence. the parliament session could last all week. back in the u.s., the oil field services giant halliburton will pay more than $1 billion to settle claims from the gulf of mexico oil spill. the company was cement contractor on the well site that exploded in 2010 and caused the largest spill in u.s. history. b.p. operated the well. it's already reached a $9 billion settlement. on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average lost nearly 31 points to c

they demanded that prime minister nawaz sharif be removed for alleged vote fraud in last year's electionsolent clashes over the weekend left three protesters dead and more than 500 injured. since then, the crowds have thinned. the longest-serving man on north carolina's death row walked out of prison today, after a judge overturned his conviction. henry mccollum and his half brother, leon brown, were found guilty of raping and murdering a young girl in 1983. but d.n.a. tests now suggest another man may have committed the crime. today, mccollum, now 50-years- old, hugged his parents outside the gates of central prison in raleigh. >> it's wonderful, i'm not, i just thank god, i just thank god that i'm out of this place. >> is there any anger in your heart right now? >> oh, no, no, ain't no anger in my heart. i forgive those people and stuff, right, but you know, i don't like what they've done to me and my brother, because they took 30 years away from me for no reason. >> woodruff: mccollum's younger brother, leon brown, was also released today. he'd been serving a life sentence for the crim