these are the first new escalators in over a decade. last year four people were taken to the hospital after the l'enfant plaza escalator sped up and threw people off. in february the foggy bottom escalator buckled, causing a woman to fall backwards. these new escalators are part of metro's $150 million effort to make its more than 500 escalators more reliable. >>> new concerns this morning about what's in the juice your children are drinking. the disturbing discovery the disturbing discovery consumer reports made when it and even though you do what you can to take care of it, sometimes you want to give your immune system some support. try new airborne chewable tablets. each serving contains 14 vitamins, minerals and herbs... including zinc, echinacea, ginger, and a blast of vitamin c. it's the easy, great-tasting way to help support your immune system. airborne. in fast-acting effervescent formula, and new super-convenient chewable tablets! >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein in stormcenter 4. at 5:11, the rain has cleared ou

. >>> the first lady unveils -- >> new escalators at new metro stations. what about the rest of the system? >> a car goes out of control and through the front window of the neighborhood business. what happened to >>> d.c. police are on the hunt for suspects and a series of convenience store robberies. two of the robbery happened on sunday. armed gunmen demanded cash from the registered and then robbed several customers inside. on monday morning, suspects rob the same 7-11. the three suspects are considered armed and dangerous. >>> it was a busy day at a maryland shock. it was not a business that was building, it was the front window. >> a car ran into the business late this afternoon. we are live on the scene. >> workers did a pretty quick job boarding up this building. the owner and his wife were inside when the unimaginable happened. it was a terrifying experience. where was the car when you came outside? this job or nearly missed hitting his wife by inches. -- jaguar nearly missed hitting his wife by inches. >> maybe she tried to step on the brake and s

at foggy bottom are done and at union station, seven rehab escalators are like new again. >> and there are a lot of other escalators being rehabilitated as we speak. the metrocenter one is an example. there are a number of other stations that will go on at. >> reporter: keeping up with preventative maintenance is key at keeping them running at a cost of 8 ms. a year 62 -- $8 million a year. >> and can you -- and as far as that run-in. >> reporter: metro invested heavily in the maintenance and the preliminary operating budget is predicting a possible $124 million shortfall. >> and let's see what happens in six or eight months, right? i am sure once upon a time, the escalators used to work here. >> reporter: the cost could mean higher fares. >> i don't want to pay them anymore money. the ability -- they'll have to downsize their beaurocracy? >> i would tolerata fare increase to have things work better. >> reporter: in 2000, metro launched a 10-year escalator improvement program and 10 years ago, won a award for escalator project of the year, followed by years of failed maintenance and th

have been installed at an existing station, but a spokesman says the new escalators here are not that different from those that have been refurbished. all of them have new parts, but the entire substructure under the escalators here at the foggy stop was replaced. >> it's part of the $150 million program, and it will take a few years but we are making progress. >> reporter: many hoped today's opening was part of a new era. one of the escalators buckled causing one woman to fall. four people were taken to the hospital after an escalator there failed to function. >> it's a very busy station and it has been needed for a long time, so i am glad to see it happen. >> come february, we will also begin to work on the green area right there where a staircase will be built and then they will construct a canopy over the top of the stairs and the three new escalate krurz to protect passengers from the elements and of course protect those escalators from the elements as well, and after that they will tackle the dupont circle station. back to you. >> just in time for all the holiday shoppers and al

conference to mark the new escalators, creating criticism on twitter. one tweet, wow, you fixed a few escalators years behind schedule. let's celebrate and have a press release and create a reason to raise fares. but regulars are thrilled. >> this is good especially for handicapped people. i see them struggling when the escalators are not working. it's a good thing. >> reporter: there are 588 escalators in the metro system. reporting live at foggy bottom i'm jane watrel. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the nation's third largest airline is trying to reassure passengers despite financial troubles. american airlines filed for chapter 11 bankruptciy protection. it says will the be business an usual and passengers should not be affected. the bankruptciy filing is bad news for investors. american airlines stock fell 80% today to 26 cents a share. >>> in syracuse, new york, the university's head basketball coach briefly addressed the firing of bernie fine and the investigation that has begun there. three men have come forward al

the new escalators here aren't that different than those refurbished. they all have new parts. the entire substructure under the escalators here was replaced. >> we have 144 escalators we are going to rehabilitate. it's going to take a few years but we are making progress. >> reporter: many are hoping today's opening is part of the new era for the ageing system. metro had their share of escalator issues. last february, it buckled, causing a woman to fall. four people were taken to the hospital after an escalator malfunctioned. >> come through foggy bottom quite often. i, you know, it's a busy station. it's been needed for a long time. >> reporter: next up, they are building a can pi to protect people from the elements. over here, a staircase behind the green wall. after that, it's off to dupont circle. >>> the first lawsuit has been filed in the penn state sex abuse case. he says he was abused more than 100 times by jerry sandusky. it happened during a four-year period beginning when he was ten. he is now 30 years old. he abused him on trips to philadelphia rksz a bowl game and

these are the first new escalators in more than a decade. the aging transit system had its share of problems last year. four people were taken to the hospital after the l'enfant escalator sped up and threw four people off. the foggy bottom escalator buckled, causing a woman to fall backwards. most metro riders are happy with the improvements. >> it definitely looks great. i know they had problems in the past with everything. they seem to be pretty operational now. >> metro is also celebrating the opening of seven refurbished escalators at union station. they're part of metro's$150 million effort to make its more than 500 escalators more reliable. >>> today the man who nearly assassinated president ronald reagan will attempt to gain more freedom from the psychiatric hospital he has called home for three decades. a series of hearings are set to begin today in d.c. federal court to assess the mental health of john hinckley jr. hinckley has gained increasing freedom from st. elizabeth's hospital over the years, especially visits to his mother. no

at 11:00 this morning, metro will mark the official opening of these three new escalators at foggy bottom and seven refurbished escalators at union station. the transit agency has had its share of problems through the years. last year an escalator at foggy bottom buckled, causing a woman to fall. the project was delayed and started in january, and the first of the three escalators here's was unveiled in july. this is the first time in more than a decade that metro has installed new escalators at an existing station. >> i'm glad they're finally getting them fixed and working and stuff. i'll be glad when they get the stairs done. >> reporter: will this make things much easier? >> yes, because if the escalators don't run, i have to take the elevator because i've got a bad knee. >> reporter: and that woman has a two-hour commute. so she says she is very, very happy to see these escalators work. crews are also going to be building a staircase there and then a canopy over the entire entranceway. passengers also protect the escalators from any weather issues. that starts in february. back to you

but this week saw a new escalation in a four month standoff the course of the. war. protests the same forces agreement with them by trying to clear their roadblocks once he's keep as well with resistance used tear gas and once a class resulted in dozens of injuries on both sides. what mr journalist says nato is they just actions of blatant aggression. ok four is a con struck that was developed for you know the united nations and developed for that which happened in yugoslavia after the west decided to take it apart so there is a legal basis you know the sure for this but the legal basis comes more or less at the point of a gun i really don't see a justification for what's happening i just see one more act that's a pattern of blatant international aggression by nato in the united states kosovo has been a part of serbia for a long time and kosovo and serbia did very well together with in yugoslavia until tensions were you know stirred up more or less by u.s. intelligence. well our team has been covering events in the north of course of since the protests first up this

escalator improvement project. they say they are have finished work on 10 new or refurbished escalators at the foggy bottom and union metro stations. >> ticket last look at traffic and weather. >>> we are in no intent on northbound 95 with things settling down into springfield. >>> it is very nice outside back to near normal temperatures today all through the weekend with a lot of sunshine, high and dry after yesterday. it will warm up a little bit toward the tail end of the weekend and by sunday we could be back near 60. >> that will do it for us this morning. >> have a wonderful day and we will see you at noon. ♪ ♪ laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more ople do that security would be like a -- e there's no charge for the bag. thanks. ♪ ♪ i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] now there's a mileage card that offers special perks on united like a free checked bag united club passes, and priority boarding. okay. what's your secret? [ male announcer ] the new united mileage plus explorer card. get it, and you're in. >>> good

>> welcome back to "christian world news" israel finds itself under escalating attacks by a worldwide campaign to delegitimize the jewish state. a new group is mobilizing support among legislatures around the globe. chris mitchell has that story from budapest, hungary. >> reporter: at the rally, pro-israel parliamentarians came from africa, north america, europe and yur gay. >> they plan to show their support for an undivided jerusalem. ? >> >> they are working to transform the passion into legislative action. they brought together the heads of the caucuses to budapest. >> they are members from 10, 15, 20 other parliaments. it strengthens them and helps them to understand what political initiatives are being taken out of the countries and do the same thing. >> foundation has established 20 caucuses around the world with 10 more in the works, an unprecedented effort to marshal support for israel among legislatures. >> israel is the only dmok ra tif country. >> along with shared values with israel, many say western civilization shares a common enemy, radical islam. >> it also is very im

news. >>> with the escalating debt crisis in italy, the world's seventh-biggest economy, investors are likelyo put their money in safe, u.s. banks. that would drive interest rates lower but make it harder to get a loan. markets will be on a rollercoaster pretty much, with big swings, depending on every development in italy. >>> and foreclosures are up, hitting a seven-month high last month. reality track says fault notices were up 10%. overall, activity rose 7%. the number of homeowners two months or more behind on their mortgages is increasing, as well. >>> an internet sales tax is more likely. a group of senators have introduced the bill with federal rules. amazon supports the bill. ebay and others do not. retailers with less than $500,000 in sales, like many of the vendors on ebay. would be exempt. >>> and a federal tax on christmas trees has godden the ax. the christmas tree industry says the 15% fee on fresh-cut trees would be paid by growers, not consumers. but that fee was blasted by conservative media and is now on hold, probably forever. >>> next on this thursday, we'll update our to

the transit agency says that crews have finished work on three new and 7 refurbished escalators at foggy bottom and union station. metro is undertaking the effort to improve as the later reliability throughout the transit system. >>> 48 degrees. >> coming up, the latest from the presidential campaign trail including another oops for rick perry. he man: my electric bill was breaking the bank. so to save some money, i trained this team of guinea pigs to row this tiny boat. guinea pig: w.w...row. they generate electricity, which lets me surf the web all day. guinea pig: row...row. took me 6 months to train each one, 8 months to get the guinea pig: row...row. little chubby one to yell row! guinea pig: row...row. that's kind of strange. guinea pig: row...row. such a simple word... row. anncr: there's an easier way to save. get online. go to geico.com. get a quote. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >>> we begin our top stories with breaking news of northwest d.c. police are looking for a cab that hit a man in dupont circle and drove away. it happened in the 1300 block of

news edge at 11:00.  >>> metro's escalator headaches are improving. a new report so his the transit agency is doing a better job with -- showing the transit agency is doing a better job with may not. in september it completed 88% of maintenance on time. at the beginning of the year the agency was at less than half that. metro says the hard part now, keeping that pace in the winter and summer when extreme weather can cause more problems. >>> you can expect major delays on metro's red line this weekend. shawn yancy has that in your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight larging news about hiv and aids -- alarming news about hiv and aids. known 5, nearly three in four americans with -- no. 5. nearly three in four americans with hiv do not have their illness under control with medication. the cdc says about 1.2 million americans have hiv. no. 4, starting tomorrow a generic version of the popular cholesterol drug lipitor will go on sale. experts say a generic version will likely mean lower copays. the average is about $10. talk to your doctor and pharmacist ab

makes. >> and you stand on the escalate ear. >> reporter: at union station, the rehabbed escalators are like new. >> and that is someone using union station regularly and have to suffer through with the rest of the customers, it was great. >> reporter: and at many other stations, broken escalators remain the norm. >> what i want to say can't be recorded. >> reporter: in february, the south entrance escalators will be closed for replacement. up to 10 months. >> just putting the new ones in are great if they work. >> reporter: metro is in the sixth year with the modernization project and bethesda's escalators not due for replacement until 2049. the agency stepped up maintenance and that is up from 40% at the beginning of the year. >> i am beginning to see the glimmer of that in terms of escalators being better in terps of availability every day, and we have to get work at it. >> and at foggy bottom, where everything is shiny and new. >> and wait and see. they do look nice and if they can run regular, that would be nice. >> reporter: real nice, indeed. the rehab esca lators are expected to last 15

the resting activists as the crackdown on the movement escalates across the country . more news from me in less than fifteen minutes from now in the meantime union is next with the latest. i have your company this hour this is sports day we've got plenty ahead including the fall. desert storm and lewis hamilton takes advantage of a sebastian vettel punch or two in the polls most race of the formula one season. potts power another huge night from tom brady in the n.f.l. season crush the jets three game winning streak. not finished rushes wrestling team gear up for the fast approaching olympic games with a dominant this play at the european nations cup here in. let's get going with ice hockey where russia have begun their euro hockey tour campaign in flawless fashion the red machine staying on beaten to clinch that car yella cup the first of the tours for international competition be free of the czech republic on sunday leaving it in a to love side with three wins from three a fourth goal of the tournament from alexander further strikes. making the difference for the russians worl

clashes between demonstrators and police in new york city escalated in the park where the occupy movement beban two months ago. protesters toppled barricades. riot police moved in. one protester let out of the park with what appeared to be a bleeding head injury. >> police came through the park and started shoving people around. >> reporter: police made nearly 200 arrests. >> most protesters have acted responsibly. those who break the law and try to assault other people, particularly the first responders are going to be arrested. >> reporter: the bulk of arrests came early in the morning when they marched to wall street and blocked traffic by sitting in the middle of the road. tensions by police and protesters have been building after an overnight sweep of the park. cities around the country are taking or considering similar action to remove occupy protesters from public places. they are determined to keep the movement alive. >> the issues speak for themselves. people are in such dire straits they have no choice but organize the issues. >> reporter: their message of social inequality has

. >> reporter: clashes between demonstrators and police in new york city escalated in the park where the movement began two months ago. protesters toppled barricades and violence erupted. one protester was let out of the park by police with what appeared to be a bleeding head injury. >> the police came through the park, started shoving people around. >> reporter: throughout the day, police arrested more than 100 protesters. the bulk of the arrest came when demonstrators marched to wall street, blocking traffic. tensions between police and protesters have been building. a sweep earlier to clear the parks of tents, sleeping bags and tarps. cities across the country are considering similar action. demonstrators are determined to make sure they keep the movement alive. >> the issues speak for themselves. people are in such dire straits they have no choice but to organize around the issues. >> social inequality and corporate greed have been resinating in the polls with the public. at the same time, the public and police are showing there is little tolerance when the peaceful protests turn

been rights groups say the number of revenge killings by revolutionary forces in libya is escalating sharply new york based human rights watch suggests that n t c fighters are terrorizing displaced residents of the coastal town of for supporting the old regime well for more on this i'm joined live by fred abrahams he's from human rights watch one of the authors of the report outlining these abuses fred thanks very much indeed for being with us here on r.t. so tell us what is happening in libya now just help out all of these alleged violent reprisals. well in some places the violence is. it's quite bad the town we looked out in was called and the militias from the neighboring town of misrata are terrorizing the people of to where they accuse them of having fought for qaddafi of having committed atrocities. in his name and you know the problem here is that the militias are not under the control of the political authorities the civilian authorities and vats the big challenge for libya going forward is bringing the many militias under a unified civilian command and that will help solve this problem

news." >> safe and sound, the kidnapped obispo clara -- a baseball player. cackling the debt crisis in the year rose zone. and the government goes a crackdown on protesters escalates. welcome to bbc news, broadcast our viewers on pbs and america and around the globe. coming up later, he expects -- kurdish militants have hijacked a ferry with people on board. the minister has been killed in a helicopter crash three years after his predecessor dies under similar circumstances. welcome once again. the venezuelan government says that the baseball player that was kidnapped by armed men has been found alive. he is said to be safe and sound. the country's information minister said that security forces had located him in mountains. he is a catcher for the washington nationals in the united states. >> it had been a day of vigils for baseball fans in venezuela, especially for supporters of the washington nationals. the players appear to have been answered. the young catcher has been rescued in the mountainous region and is said to be safe and well. he had been kidnapped earlier this week from outside his parents, by a group of armed men. the sportsmen in venezuela have been

occupy wall street in new york, we have video of how things began escalate. protesters tried to take over the outside of the new york stock exchange, trying to prevent workers from going in there to start the day of trading. they have now retreated despite a massive amounts of police presence. there have been some arrests. we will keep you updated right here on the kron4 morning news. we are marking the two month anniversary of occupy wall street. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 morning news continues. here is a live look at the golden gate. xbox psst >>mark: if president obama is in indonesia. here is video of the president leading star when, australia. he will be going to bali to be the first president to attend the summit. >>president obama: and darwin, northern australia, we will write the next crowd chapter in our lives. the prime minister and i announced yesterday that marines will begin rotating through these parts to train and exercise which you get to work as partners across the region for the security that we all want. >>mark: the presiden

. >> here is some good news about metro's escalators now. metro said in the month of september, it completed 88% of preventive maintenance on time. later this morning, the metro general manager richard sarles will be at union station and foggy bottom to highlight major he is later owe pairs at both stations. >>> coming -- escalator repairs at both stations. >>> coming up, all the elements of a good old-fashioned christmas. holiday yes in upper marlboro taking us behind the scene of the annual christmas celebration this. what i show it is already early on this wednesday morning. >> here is how to be part of a fox 5 holiday tradition. can you help decorate our fox 5 christmas industry. we'll take rate it with the ornaments you send ins with -- we'll decorate it with the ornaments send in. you can accepted the ornaments to the address you see on your screen. screen. -- you can send the ornaments to the address you see on your screen. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? up

. >> reporter: and the new intelligence report warns cyberattacks are going to escalate, calling themeat to economic security. bob orr, cbs news, washington. >>> i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." country superstar tobey keith performs. i'm betty nguyen. and this is the "cbs morning news." ,,,,,,,, 3q septic system breakdowns affect over one million homes each year, causing a disgusting mess and hours of repair. the powerful formula in rid-x has enzymes to immediately break down waste and bacteria that work continuously to reduce tank build-up. use rid-x once a month and help save yourself from disaster. . >>> we are here with the first morning weather. it is purple day. down to our south, this stuff that you see around the area, that is ground clutter, but it is this low that is heading down that is the cause to the clouds this morning. let's lock at the part where the clouds will break up, sunny, a breeze, 56 at lunch and 47 right now. don? >> here is what we have our eye on today. the hearing for a woman that used bleach to attack another woman inside walmart. and af

escalate. >> this is "bbc news." syria has defied an arab league deadline to admit observers. thousands have continued to demand an end to military rule in egypt. supporters of the military have taken to the streets in cairo. we will stay with the continuing unrest in egypt. on the line is an activist and blogger in cairo. i understand that you have been in an apartment overlooking tahrir square, what do you see is the main difference between these demonstrations over the past week or so compared to what happened in february and the people are protesting against hosting mubarak? -- against those knee mubarak -- >> we are ruled by a new president called the supreme and counsel for the armed forces. elections will be in a couple of days. this is still happening under the emergency status. >> you say that the transition has been a failure, since 1953, you know this, the army has had every president in egypt. it takes a long time for a transition. the army, by refusing to shoot at the protesters out to remove host the mubarak --hosni mu barak. >> the army is saying that they have

escalates across the country. i'll be back with another summary of the main news stories for you this hour in about fifteen minutes from now in the meantime we discuss the possibility of israel attacking iran nuclear facilities our special interview next. with now have a reactionary a long time israeli peace activist and a former member of the israeli parliament to start mary thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. you have said that you are certain that israel will not attack iran what makes you so certain you cannot cannot. conduct any major ability to the operation of the consent of the united states it's absolutely impossible it's impossible to really. meet up parts of the mission we need in the war. continue of support from america america or not that of attacking iran. is really a tragedy of our would be the same with america that the reaction would be the same someone even overhyped and talk of israel attacking iran before christmas seven objects one object is to push through the states. to do some think. trouble sanction. and maybe did. then it is to divert. attention of the poor to the movement. e

. >> reporter: and the new intelligence report warns cyberattacks are going to escalate, calling themt to economic security. bob orr, cbs news, washington. >>> this morning, on "the early show," country superstar tobey keith performs. i'm betty nguyen. and this is the "cbs morning news." >>> joy, joy, joy, good morning, welcome to 9news now. it is friday, we made it. november 4th. 2011. i'm andrea roane. >> right there! >> almost there. >> i'm mike hydeck, good morning, glad you're with us, here's monika samtani, she'll have traffic momentarily. mr. howard bernstein? >>> we're looking at chillness moving in. got the walks in the morning, the heart walks and alzheimer's walk and maryland and uva and skins, but the sun is going to shine and it will be dry. >> excellent. >> this morning we have a couple of sprinkles well south of washington. clouds up here we're holding at 50 degrees and we're going to see a front push through. brisk northerly winds and temperatures will only rise a little bit. it's going to be up near 60 this afternoon. 55 to 60 degrees for the high. you can see the hea

escalate. >> promising news about the next phase of the dulles project.ce call in with a dramatic crash in oregon. in september, you can see the- board camera. they slammed into another car and then careened into my house. a resident in the home was there but not hurt. two people in the other car and a police officer did have to be taken to the hospital. the officer driving has been cleared of any wrongdoing. >>> five days in the search and police in washington state are desperate about a missing at two-year-old. she said she left the toddler sleeping in the car after she ran out of gas and walked to a gas station. the truck was gone when she returned. the return that the car already had gas. since then, they said the mother has stopped cooperating, but so far has not been called the suspect. >>> today is baby lisa's first birthday. last night, they were interviewed her 5 and 8-year-old brothers. they were in the home that night when they say a person snatched the baby from the credit. one woman says she received a phone call for myself on that lisa's mot

. >> reporter: and the new intelligence report warns cyberattacks are going to escalate, calling themeat to economic security. bob orr, cbs news, washington. >>> i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." country superstar tobey keith performs. i'm betty nguyen. and this is the "cbs morning news." >>> all right. if you bought a powerball ticket in fairfield county, connecticut, this week, take another look at it. here are the winning numbers. just one winning ticket was sold in fairfield county and, so far, no one has claimed the $254 million jackpot. >>> in canada, they picked the winner of another lottery. the drawing was on global tv and the winner was a familiar face to the network's viewers. reporter linda elsworth has the story. >> got to get the gold. less than three minutes to have your dollar go twice as far to help the children. >> reporter: global tv sportscaster barry delay has for many years now been a big supporter of bc children's hospital. >> children's hospital has been a huge part of our life because our daughter eden was diagnosed with leukemia back in 2004 a

. >>> now to mississippi, the fight over abortion rights escalating to a whole new level this evening as voters considered an amendment to their state constitution that says the term person will be defined to include every human being from the moment of fertilization. tonight voters rejected the measure soundly with 57% voting no. opponents say the measure could have deterred physicians from performing in vitro fertilization because they might fear charges if an embryo doesn't survive. >>> here is another question. do criminals have privacy rights too. the feds say they were able to follow antuan jones who then led police to a stash of drugs and weapons. today the supreme court justices heard arguments from both sides on whether police violated his constitutional guarantee against unreasonable search and seizure. >> police without his knowledge and without his consent installed a device on his car which would be a criminal trespass. >> we're not saying don't use a gps. we're saying if you're going to use it, get a warrant. >> now, attorneys for the justice department argue to the high

. >> eric: a "fox news alert," escalating following the alleged nato airstrike in pakistan, u.s. relations left hanging in the balance this morning. protests are erupting in the streets of pakistan, as they mourn the deaths of two dozen soldiers killed in the apparent attack. angry crowds shouting, down with america. good morning, everyone, on this sunday morning, i'm eric sean and welcome to america's news amie: i'm jamie colby,gonger wh happening in pakistan, they've closed off two main border crossings, cutting off the central supply routes for our troops in afghanistan. there are now hundreds of nato trucks, left stranded and they are vulnerable to militant attacks because they are sitting there. take a look. now, pakistan also booting the u.s. from an airbase that has been used to service drones and despite the measures, some believe pakistan has not gone far enough. >> this... the reaction was not enough. we've taken enough abuse from u.s. and nato a we have taken enough insult and now we have also, now, had injury, big time and i think, there is a time, one says, okay, eno

escalate. >> arab leaders prepare for new moves against syria as the bbc uncovers evidence of more soldiers defecting to the opposition. thousands have continued protesting against egypt was a military rulers despite the plea from the prime minister to give him a chance. let's get more on the unrest in egypt. they have been demonstrating over the past few days. let's start, why won't you give them a chance? in libya? former loyalists were part of the national transitional council. >> the guy is turning 79 in january, and he was the prime minister from 1996 to 1999 and it is really a joke. can you guys find any qualified young people to head of the government for some time? it is a joke and all people are against it. >> is this a young person's protest? it is not universally popular. >> that is right, but there are a lot of other names that are even in their 50's or 60's that our quarrel -- that are more qualified than this guy. it is another trek that the military's supreme council is just trying to apply on us. it is kind of a silly joke, as i said. >> and those of you that have gathered, the have a

escalating. she said in a news conference the city was planning for the second full-time to remove the camp. but there was no explanation really of how or when. she called on the demonstrators to leave on their own. a lot of people who call oakland home have had just about enough. >> the city administrator and i will do our best to do what we have to do to return the plaza to use of the entire city and do it in a way that it doesn't cause further harm to citizens or the city. >> a young man was murdered and died in front of my eyes today. for that to be here, associated with this encampment is absolutely unacceptable. and we need to hear are the mayor right now. they will try to put pressure on mayor quan. but quan said for her part that some people are not open to the idea of leaving. there is a dialogue going on. but she said that she can't give a whole lot of detail about that. >> it is 4:34. video clashes between protesters and police at uc berkeley are going viral. now some students say police are confronting them when they're not protesting. campus police stopped them on wednesday as t

news." >> stock markets rise as greece takes step to tackle the debt crisis in the euro zone. the death toll from the crackdown on protesters escalates. standoffs in turkey suspected kurdish militants hijack a ferry with 24 people on board. welcome to bbc news, broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. coming up a little later in this program, mexico's interior minister has been killed in a helicopter crash three years after his predecessor died in similar circumstances. and remembering the war dead, armistice day is marked by silence in ceremonies around the world. >> hello, and welcome once again. stom reacted positively after italy moved to tackle its debt crisis. with the italian senate approving a long delayed economic reform package, shares in most european markets rose between 2% and 3%. interest rate paid on italy's ten-year bonds dropped. meanwhile lucas pop demmeous has been sworn in as the head of an interim coalition government t will fight to push through the bailout package agreed with the e.u. last month. here's our european correspondent matt price. >> from rome today, a glimmer of hope. it

news. >>> with the escalating debt crisis in italy, the world's seventh-biggest economy, investors are likely that would drive interest rates lower but make it harder to get a loan. markets will be on a rollercoaster pretty much, with big swings, depending on every development in italy. >>> and foreclosures are up, hitting a seven-month high last month. reality track says fault notices were up 10%. overall, activity rose 7%. the number of homeowners two months or more behind on their mortgages is increasing, as well. >>> an internet sales tax is more likely. a group of senators have introduced the bill with federal rules. amazon supports the bill. ebay and others do not. retailers with less than $500,000 in sales, like many of the vendors on ebay. would be exempt. >>> and a federal tax on christmas trees has godden the ax. the christmas tree industry says the 15% fee on fresh-cut trees would be paid by growers, not consumers. but that fee was blasted by conservative media and is now on hold, probably forever. >>> next on this thursday, we'll update our top story. overnight riots at penn state

new level. walking up the down escalator. people looking at her. she almost there almost to the top and she can't get all the way. she gets a little tired there. [ laughing ] >>. >> who is filming her? >> somebody having a good time watching her. >> we'll be right back. >> good question, though. [ laughing ] ñ >>> all right. busiest travel day of the year tomorrow. survive, everyone. >> and do it safely. >> don't forget we're always on at wusa9.com. letterman is next. >> survive safely. >> good point. ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from new york, the greatest city in the world, it's the "late show" with david letterman. tonight...

new level. walking up the down escalator. people looking at her.almost to the top and she can't get all the way. she gets a little tired there. [ laughing ] >>. >> who is filming her? >> somebody having a good time watching her. >> we'll

new york today. tensions, again, have been escalating throughout the week. they will continue with their marches this afternoon. including ending up with a march at city hall. john? >> quite a scene out there. michele, thank you very much for the update. >>> in morning the man accused of firing the bullet found lodged in a white house window will be in a federal court. the secret service says at least two rounds hit the white house, including one that damaged the glass in a window on the truman balcony. now agents are checking to see if other pockmarks they discovered could mean even more rounds struck the white house. >>> the shots apparently came from a distance of about eight football fields away. south of the white house. that's about the limit of the range of the assault rifle federal agents believe was used in the shooting. the man suspected of firing the shots is the 21-year-old oscar ramiro ortega hernandez. so far he is only the charged with carrying a dangerous weapon. the prosecutors are considering the much more serious charge of attempted assass

. >> this threat escalates mildred's fear to a new level.he demands that muhammad leave the house. >> when john was no longer living with us, he still had a key to the house. so i'm in the back bedroom. i heard the key going in the lock and turn and the handle open, and i knew he was coming. and my spirit said, be still. don't move. and i was motionless but i watched him. i felt if i had moved or if he had known that i knew he was there, then i would have been killed. >> mildred worries john is a threat to her safety. but has no legal right to keep him from his children. and no reason to believe he would hurt them. >> he's very good with children. he's very good with children. >> he picked them up on the 23rd, i think, which was a friday. monday morning, no children. i called the school thinking maybe he took them to school for me. the secretary said, well, ms. muhammad, you can keep calling as much as you'd like but they're not here today. butterflies were just flying around in my stomach. i had a bad feeling something was wrong. i called t

. >>> good news for metro passengers who are frustrated with malfunctioning escalators. on projects to rehabilitate. >>> we have a check on traffic >>> 4:53. adam caskey with the latest look at the forecast. today will be partly sunny and quite a bit cooler than yesterday morning. take a look at the numbers. gaithersburg new market, sterling all in the 30's right now. look at the rainfall totals on the right-hand side of the screen. inch in gaithersburg. so some impressive rainfall in spots yes. fairfax at 38. bowie at 39. near normal. here is our forecast. lower 50's for the high forecast in the early afternoon with a mixture of sunshine and clouds. you'll notice the wind kicked up to 15-20 miles per hour out of the west. tonight, dropping to near freezing. tomorrow, a lot of sunshine, highs in the lower 50's. the weekend and nothing but sunshine there. warming up by sunday, back into the upper 50's. a pleasant stretch of weather from now until the weekend. by the way, you are not the only one. i scored a good roll of toilet paper along with us. practical. >>> you never

pakistan border the in the city and triggered a massive rallies throughout the country escalating anti-american sentiment to new levels this is a new nato strategy has come to light paying taliban fighters one hundred fifty dollars a month to stop them from fighting author and author and reporter phil aris though says this shows how desperate the situation has become for the alliance. the point about afghanistan and you know there was a very unflattering colonial statement about the afghans that. you can buy an afghan but you can rent him in other words that you can you know gain loyalty for a short but after the money runs out you know their loyalties will return to where they were before and i think the afghans are very well trained as it were taking from both hands so as a strategy you know i think this is going to fail and what's going to stop taliban members simply taking their money and going back home and i you know i think it's a it's a desperate measure and i think it's a sign of the failure of the whole afghan episode and the fact that the taliban are probably going to return as the most powerful poli

>>neil: a lost them express reservation of taking on protesters in your city or new york, for fear it escalatest of course in oakland it already has on a number of nights but they feel, i get a sense, no matter where the protests are, that mayors and governors and leaders are paralyzed. obviously, your patrons say, well, we will not stop in your restaurant but do you thing they should confront the demonstrators? or what? >>guest: well, it is a tough question because over the last week a lot of media outlets have asked me my opinion as a small business owner and i assume it is similar to our leaders in that i'm torn. because a lot of what occupy is saying represents me as a small business owner. if i believe in these things, and i want to see change in certain areas of our government. the problem is, this large mass of people in our downtown area is, unfortunately, it is hurting a lot our small businesses so, i really don't know. i wish i had the answers. someone has to make the decisions. >>neil: i hope you can get back to your business. >>guest: let me say this, one good thing that has happene

. >>> breaking news in syria, the situation escalating by the hour.cus. >>> and sickened by sandusky, the mother of one of the penn state coach's alleged victim says his interview with nbc's bob costas brought her to

protestors tearing down tents and arresting activists as the crackdown on the movement escalates across the country. was the main news for you that's next we discover. james brown as he delves into local life and traditions of the region stay with us. with more news in half an hour from now. if you're traveling in the russian winter it's always good to head to somewhere well developed under some more region definitely fits the bill the capital is the seventh largest city in the country and can lay claim to being one of the most important business and cultural centers in european russia it's also one of the most picturesque boasting the largest central square in europe and along beautiful embankment alongside the volga river it's a ninety minute flight from moscow or if you prefer the scenic route you can take a leisure li fifteen hour train ride. well that was a long journey and there's nothing like coming into minus twenty so wake you up but i mean some are one of the biggest cities in the whole russia. and i was also in one of its largest and most unusual buildings the glass front of train station was completed in

explains why the country is against tougher military measures in the escalating syrian conflict but first let's check out the business news now with you here. thanks carrie her own welcome to the business update top officials from the world's leading gas exporting countries on meeting in doha and trim them they hold more than two thousand of the world's gas reserves and the summit same's at balancing the interests of both producers and consumers another discussion of similar topics is underway in moscow up the animal gals of russia for me this is our she is not in acosta is following both events good morning marina so what's firing up delegates of both talks. one of the main points today is a pricing it's no secret european countries are not happy with russia's gas boom right now because it links import rates to oil prices making them face billion euro losses and many believe that with the current market conditions right now russia should rethink its pricing formula and the world's biggest gas producer may be going for a compromise right now considering giving and the missional level of support in the station less than fi

. >> reporter: the new intelligence report warns cyber attacks are going to escalate, calling them, scott, a growing and persistent threat to the u.s. economy's security. >> pelley: bob, what does u.s. intelligence worry the most about with cyber attacks? >> well, they are especially worried about the vulnerability of the nation's electric power grid because, frankly, with a few mouse clicks, the grid could be disrupted, in the worst case even taken down. in fact, brenner told us if at all possible we should try to disconnect the grid from the public internet. >> pelley: bob, thank you very much. republican presidential contender herman cain is trying to get his campaign back on track, meeting today with former secretary of state henry kissinger. but the allegations of sexual harassment have not gone away. one of at least three accusers wants to tell her side of the story, and her lawyer says the woman may put out a written statement tomorrow. cain, for his part, insists he has never harassed anyone. science finds a way to slow the aging process. the makers of the diabetes drug avandia wi