>> he does it will not be easy to build a new egypt. he is confident it will get done. >> building that new egypt is going to depend on the all powerful military. will the country's generals be a help or a hindrance. they helped consul -- topple mubarak, but only when the pressure became too great to resist. >> the july was indescribable as egyptians celebrated the success of their revolution. mubarak's overthrow was influenced by the military. once the generals decided not to follow mubarak's orders, the people had won. >> it took the military a long time to make up its mind. it finally decided to act against him, not the least from pressure from the u.s. administration, which was putting egyptian military aid in question. >> there was a traditional -- transitional military government. leon panetta has promised stability. the direction that leadership will take remains unclear. >> the military is in a dilemma. on the one hand, it was to be free of active political responsibility. on the other, the military wants to keep its veto power

this is the reality in the new egypt, again, too similar to the old. ce again the government has imposed a curfew from 2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. the people of egypt still under emergency law, one of the main frustrations they protested eight months ago. the military is not turning the government over to civilians like it promised to do. back then people taking to the streets, climbing up on tanks joyous the mubarak regime was history. after weeks of protest in cairo's liberation square, the people of egypt were facing a new day, new hopes, new dreams. gone, they thought were the armored personnel vehicles running over people. you remember this? egyptians hope they never see anything like that again. but this past weekend they did. just like during the uprising earlier this year, video is surfacing on youtube. we can't independently verify these videos but we think it's important the world sees what's reportedly going on. we found this video on youtube recorded last week. allegedly shows several members of the egyptian army repeatedly hitting an egyptian ch

they are dancing to what is being called the new sound of post revolutionary egypt.t is called electro chaabi . the musician who pioneered this is dj. he says it is a symptom of the changes taking place in egyptian society. >> the media ignored us for a long time. there was no interest and the working class. nobody wanted to step into our shoes or listen to our opinions. we were always hearing that life was good, the reality never release service. -- release surfaced. we do not appear on the media radar. there are decent people among us with proper values capable of doing great things. he comes from an illegal district of greater cairo. it was created during a massive migration from the countryside to the city in the 1970's. today, an estimated 12 million people live in these concrete cubicles. ♪ by contrast, this upper-class residential district is made up of villas with high security. in the poorer, people often seen in arabic. they are aware of social divisions and the music scene. >> electronic international music, this is not realistic. " so many egyptians are s

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in its relationship with the new egypt. but i also think this has to be seen in the context of how israeli public opinion has shifted during the five years of gila shalit's captivity, a lot due to the work of the family. the move today was popular. it's a political win, not without risks, but a political win for netanyahu and it allows him to first of all show he can make decisions and second of all to try to draw a line under a summer of social protests in israel and to start the new parliament session at the end of this month after the jewish holidays with a new conversation piece rather than being blamed for economic issues. >> ifill: hussein ibish, more than a thousand palestinian prisoners are released for part of this deal for one israeli soldier. was this a win for hamas? >> a huge win. it's a very big win for them. they needed it desperately. they were reeling, i think, from a combination of the consequences of their own, i would say, ineffective government, and in some ways misgovernment in gaza. and especially bec

some commentators said that this would bolster support for egypt's new leaders. relations between egypt and israel had been strained since the uprising. if the peace deal between the two countries had failed since 1979 and this is considered -- the peace deal between the two countries since 1979 is considered a pillar of stability. >> our top stories, the french president nicolas sarkozy said it was an error to lead greece into the euro in 2001. >> the final results are declared in tunisia ponce's first free elections. an islamic party wins the largest share of the vote. -- the final results are declared in tunisia's first free elections. the chinese population has are the top 1.3 billion people. india has just over 1.2 billion. this is set to overtake china as the world's most populous country. the growth rate is currently at about 41% a year. as the world's population grows, countries are facing new challenges. >> this is a farmer in. out. this is where he lives. the nine member families squeezed into two rooms. his father once owned 18 acres of land. the land w

expected to be released. >> some commentators said these images were both to supported homes for egypt's new leaders. relations between egypt and israel had been strained. and the improvement is seen as important for the peace deal that's held since 1979 is considered a pillar of stability in a turbulent region. ben ander "bbc news." >> this is news day on the bbc. the headlines. the french president nicholas sarkozy had said that it was an error to admit greece into the you yo in 2001. final reports are declared in tunisia's first free election. an islamic party wins the largest share of the vote. now 7 billion that will be the size of the population. much of the world's population lives in asia. followed closely by india who has over 1.2 billion. but it's set to overtake china the world's most populace country. asia's growth rate is about 1% a year. as the population grows country's like india are taking new challenges as they face a shrinking amount of thailand. we met one farmer in punjab who is struggling to make ends meet. >> this farmer lives here. his nine-member family squeezed into

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>>neil: you talk about the muslim brotherhood and those elements still active in the new egypt or whatever emerges, but i am wondering, when we place our bets on toppling whoever topples the dictator ... what then? obviously we will be beholding financially and politically to the new group that comes in. to what end? >>guest: he is the deal. in all of the countries in the muslim middle east when the dust settles if there is a civil war and a deckator is toppled you have various factions squabbling for power but at the end of the day the most organized and the key point here, the most ruthless force in all of the countries are the radical islamic forces. they will do anything. they will seize power by force. we will see that in libya and i think in egypt. it is bad for the middle east and bad for america. >>neil: qaddafi taken out and you would think the bubbly would be breaking from wall and broad but the dow is barely budging. charles pain says that is because we are facing another war. >>guest: yes a war in america against excess, the we are that, really, people are worried. first of all

. >>> at 4:35, here's a look at other things making news now. egypt's cabinet is holding an emergency meeting today. christians clashed with military police in cairo sunday after blaming hard line muslims for an attack on a church. >>> an american citizen, charged with insulting thailand's monarch, says he will plead guilty. joe gordon has been detained in thailand since late may for allegedly translating parts of an unauthorized biography of the king. gordon is accused of posting links to that book online. >>> one of the biggest names in the american civil rights movement is celebrating his 90th birthday. joseph lowery turned 90 last thursday natlanta sunday night, the reverend was praised for his legacy in the fight against poverty, hunger, racism and injustice. >>> affluent americans say they plan to spend less this holiday season. >>> exercising your muscles, gets rid of migraines? who knew? we are back with your weather first. you are watching 9news now. i could have three auditions. and, it's really important that you go in looking like the role.

novelist, what role do you see for yourself going forward in this transformation, the creation of the new egypt? >> i don't think that literature is a tool to change the situation. literature is top change the people, not situation. to change us. we learn through literature to be a more understanding causes. accordingly through literature we definitely become much bette human beings who enables us to change the situation. >> warner: thank you so much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day: democrats tried to plot a new course on the jobs front after president obama's plan was defeated last night. secretary of state clinton condemned iran over an alleged plot to kill the saudi ambassador to washington. she said it constitutes a dangerous escalation. and a nigerian man pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a u.s airliner over detroit on christmas day, 2009. there's a follow-up to our georgia story online, plus much more. hari sreenivasan explains. hari? >> sreenivasan: see a graphic snapshot of the georgia works program on paul's "making sense" page. on our "health" p

here are some of the top stories making news this morning. egypt'soptic church is accusing the government of turning a peaceful protest into clashes that killed 26 people. this was the worst sectarian violence since egypt's uprising six months ago. >>> a new united nations report says suspected taliban fighters have been subjected to beatings, electric shock, and other forms of torture in some afghan-run detention centers. this is based on interviews with 300 suspects. the afghan government challenged the allegations but also pledged to investigate them. >>> seven people who spent almost a day at sea after their boat capsized off florida's coast have now been rescued. the survivors, including a 4-year-old, suffered non-life threatening injuries. one woman is mising and presumed dead. >>> and an american pressure hunting company says it's found the sunken wreckage of a second english ship full of silver. the vessel, which could contain up to $19 million in silver, was torpedoed by the germans in world war i. it's in the north atlantic about 100 miles

exactly the way they want it to and the truth is we have a very long way to go to see what a new tunisia and egypt a new libya are going to look like and guess what the results might not exactly be pretty western friendly but he's a muslim countries you have to take those things into account and unfortunately democratic elections aren't guaranteed there either tunisia might be leading the way there but in libya these new rules have basically just been decreed so it's going to be a complicated rough road but you know the mainstream media always cheers first and then thing flater and it's that lack of understanding that leads them to put their foot in their mouth over and over again i really think of the fox that we're having the hardest time with this one because republican lawmakers are for sure they have to support democratic aspirations of revolutions but then do they have to necessarily support the results too or can they take it back say that hey we were just kidding unfortunately there is no way to have it both ways but that's what the mainstream media is happy to miss. well president obama i

why christians in egypt are unhappy with the country's new leaders. >>> egypt's church is calling on followers to fast and pray for three days to mourn christians killed in overnight clashwise muslims and security forces. vial. protests left 26 people dead and at least 200 wounded. christians clashed with muslims and egyptian security forces. at one point armored security vehicles sped into the crowd and some reports that those vehicles ran over some of the protesters. >> the most serious threat to the country's security is tampering with national unity and the steering of the score between muslim and christian sons of egypt. provides the opportunity for the country's enemies to tamper with security and to fuel divisions. >> the christians are protesting the recent burning of a church in southern egypt. the christians say the military council has been too lenient on those responsible for antichristian attacks. >>> and in libya troops loyal to the country's new leaders are closing in on moammar gadhafi's hometown. the national traditional council has closed in on one of gadhafi's form

. >>> still to come on eye witness news at noon, a top official in egypt says he can't work like this anymore. >>> a shootout at a texas gas station, all caught on tape. police say the person who fired the shots wasn't who they would expect. >>> take a look outside, your complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. ,,,,,,,, [ female announcer ] these are the grands! biscuits you love with dinner. and these are the ones you'll love as dinner. grands! mini pizzas. grands! biscuit dough... plus 3 ingredients make an easy dinner everyone loves. grands! mini pizzas... from pillsbury. ♪ start your morning a whole new way! ♪ ♪ pillsbury grands! biscuits ♪ filled with breakfast ingredients ♪ ♪ ready in minutes! ♪ you gotta taste...mmmm a brand new morning ♪ [ female announcer ] new pillsbury grands! biscuit sandwiches. >>> egypts deputy prime minister is stepping down in the handling of riots over the weekend. resignation is the first by a senior government official following clashes that killed 26 people. prior to the announcement 20,000 chanted against the military during a funeral

coming up at 2 eastern time, we are following breaking news out of egypt. ween muslims in cairo left 26 dead. i talk with nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel that made it to cairo. some of them say the government cannot protect them. >>> republicans have another big debate tomorrow. will mitt romney address the harsh words directed at his religion by an influential pastor that supports rick perry? i'm joined by a newsweek writer that's a mormon. we'll talk about what he thinks mitt romney has to do next on news nation. >>> is congress about to start a trade war? the house could join leading senators in trying to push the china currency bill even as beijing promises that could ignite an all out economic battle. luke russert covers capitol hill and joins us now. luke, we're seeing the lead had been chuck schumer in the senate. now the house is thinking of a strategy to get that bill out of committee onto the floor, think they could get enough conservative republicans to join in against china. >> correct. it is interesting. the idea now is the senat

mean what's your view of muslim brotherhood is it if they want to come to power good news or bad news for egypt. well look i mean i'm not a great fan of the combination of religion and politics i'm not a big fan of christian democrats for instance however there are a feature of the political landscape scamp in europe and political islam is a feature of the political landscape in the arab world and that includes the muslim brotherhood which has renounced terrorism which has embraced democracy has participated in elections so i believe that if the muslim brotherhood were to win in the elections in egypt it would not be the last elections in egypt i believe that they would play by the rules the democratic rules just briefly all those who said these revolutions in the middle east would create a vacuum which would then see those radicals taking advantage and and taking control of those countries that simply hasn't happened has it so those fears of have been mis placed. so far it hasn't you know of course what we should be concerned about still of course in egypt is the army the military which of cou

new research tonight raising questions and some concern. >>> the worst outbreak of violence since the revolution in egypt. new and deadly protests in the streets of cairo. our own richard engel is back there tonight. >>> matter of faith. a prominent preacher calls mitt romney's relion a cult. will romney publically defend it again? also, he's the target of a harsh attack on health care from rick perry. >>> and is it true? you know the rules when you fly. turn off all electronic devices. do they really affect flying? in our reality check tonight, we'll ask the experts once and for all. we'll ask the experts once and for all. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. they are so ubiquitous and advertised so heavily that the unmistakable message is this -- there is a vitamin or supplement out there for you no matter your gender, your hair color, your lifestyle and they all contain good things for good health. while all that is largely true, there is something else that especially women should know. they are not without their dangers and risks. in fact, there is

>> today on "christian world news" clashing in cairo. why egypt's coptic christians said the government targeted them instead of their attackingers. >> why this cafe owner almost got arrested for displaying bible verses. >> and secret missions, see how undercover christians are launching the gospel into north korea. >> welcome to this week's edition of "christian world news" hello everyone i am george thomas. >> and i am wendy griffith. more than 24 people dead and 200 wounded after an attack on a coptic christian church sparked riots. john waage has that story. >> reporter: the worst violence since hosni mubarak last february in march. police arrested dozens of people in tahrir square after clashes between coptic christians, muslims and security forces escalated out of control. christians had gathered to protest after muslims partially demolished a church last week. attacks against christian churches increased. christian represent just ten percent of the country's 80 million people. some said the clashes were not as much related to religion as to t

we knew that change would come to egypt a new chapter of freedom and democracy don't judge a book by its cover when reading post mubarak egypt it's between the lines where you'll find the new chapter hasn't been published and it did were slightly revised we still have the supreme council of the all implored those. who have been. in any sense getting this country towards democracy barak may be gone but his policies are not that hosni mubarak's case is ongoing at this tribe you know new figures from human rights watch claims more civilians have been forced to face military trials six months some twelve thousand during the entire thirty year rule of mubarak average civilians are giving five to you know seven years in prison a lot of torture has occurred since the staff has come into power. actor doesn't clown around when it comes to the supreme council or scuff he has taken part in protests since day one and still has scars. from being detained. i said very long they told me they had to stick and hung me from it for that so i shot for the stuff and beat it with the pats on the head least

. >>> breaking news from egypt.der way, believed to be the deadliest since president hosni mubarak fell from power in the february. people died in cairo after a recent rash of the surtax. many christians are angry with what they see as a minute response pillich -- from the country's military council -- a lenient response from the country's military council. >>> little lisa irwin's parents say that she vanished in the middle of the night, but investigators say that the parents had stopped cooperating with police. and the baby's mother said that she failed a polygraph test. >>> a medical examiner's report could reveal new details about an apparent murder-suicide. >> the bodies of a man and woman were found a weekend in an apartment in the 5400 block of westbard avenue in bethesda. philip stewart is live at montgomery county police headquarters in joining us with details. >> police in montgomery county trying to determine exactly what led to this violent crime in a normally quiet and family friendly community. >> i am

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