we have a new libyan flag.er] [applause] we have four arab countries in the entire arab world where people are finally speaking up. for many of us in the san francisco bay community, we've known far too long what's been going on in the arab world. the reason there is a thriving arab-american community in the area is because many of us had to leave our homeland due to political persecution or the fact there's no respect for our dignity. in the san francisco bay area, we came together from all over the arab world to live. thank you, again, for coming. i hope you have enjoyed the program to a lot of people have worked very hard. i want to make a few announcements. we could not have done any of this without our sponsors. before we start, a big thank you to the presenting sponsor, the law firm. a round of applause for them. thank you. [applause] also, burgermeister franchise. [applause] and we have ike's place and [inaudible] [applause] we could not have done it without their support. they were very generous. i urge

we have a new libyan flag.er] [applause] we have four arab countries in the entire arab world where people are finally speaking up. for many of us in the san francisco

we have a new libyan flag.er] [applause] we have four arab countries in the entire arab world where people are finally speaking up. for many of us in the san francisco bay community, we've known far too long what's been going on in the arab world. the reason there is a thriving arab-

that they have no contract -- contact with the central authority, the central authority has no new libyanorce. is there tension there? >> yes, i spoke with some ministers and they said they are unwilling to do things because they're worried about these militias. and they said they have very little relationship with them. there is no peace. no central army, no sense of an authority that will take control of them. >> when you walk around the town and you are trying to do interviews and whatever, who seems to be in control? we were there -- >> we were there and the militia fighters were not happy with it. there is no one to appeal to. the man with a gun are in charge. -- the man with the guns are in charge. >> the oil industry must be finding difficulties, too. >> i would think so. they're not used to seeing guys with guns as watering around this city. -- swaggering around the city. without that improving, they do not see things improving. >> i heard the deputy prime minister saying is true that there is so much optimism in the country. they realize there are issues, but they are confident t

august which involved basically a number of states that were eager to get their their claws into the new libyan government even before the get off the government fell so back in august of last year we saw a number of twenty six nations meeting in turkey to try to divvy up the big prize of libya's vast resources. ahead of the the actual fall of the gadhafi government so i think this has to be seen as very much a similar ploy trying to to form a sort of coalition of the willing in what i think is really quite imperial hubris at this point basically the idea that there is some sort of imperial steak to be had here and and that they they can simply divide up the country before it's even falling but but certainly this has to be seen as as yet another way of trying to circumvent the u.n. process which as you know was was really there the brakes were put on it by china and russia last week and i was in china last week actually interviewing a number of scholars and and leading writers in the country and i think there really is a sense in china right now that that there has been a fundamental change in

wanted to try gadhafi on charges related to his father's attempt to put down the refrl use, but the new libyanr fidel castro has released his memoirs. the two volume set is 1,000 pages long. castillo's memoirs only cover his life from birth to the eve of the refrl use in 1958. fidel katz row was president until 2008. that's when the job was turned over to his brother, raul. >>> las vegas is buzzing kr super bowl fans today. last night they got a taste of politics instead. here's a quick look at what happened. >> this is not the first time you gave me your vote of confidence, and this time i'm going to take it to the white house. >> we just have to wait and see how these numbers come in and see if we do have a good second place coming up. >> i am a candidate for president of the united states. i will be a candidate for president of the united states. >> you may be able to win a nomination, but that's not what republican voters are looking for. >> i didn't have any good mechanic nimpls to turn to somebody who has been blatantly dishonest as a candidate for president. >> this election we must fig

news. >> bret: voters in the libyan city took part in what is said to be the country's first local electionsmore than 40 years e election official tells one regional news outlet turn out was between 30-60% by midday. libya will hold national elections in june. democrats and tea partiers unite. we'll tell you why in the grapevine. and our dark clouds are ahead for the solar power industry? i wouldn't do that. get married? no, i wouldn't use that single miles credit card. nice ring. knock it off. ignore him. with the capital one venture card you earn... double miles on every purchase. [ sharon ] 3d is so real larry. i'm right here larry. if you're not earning double miles... you're settling for half. really? a plaid tie? what, are we in prep school? [ male announcer ] get the venture card at capitalone.com and earn double miles on every purchase every day. what's in your wallet? was gonna say that. uh huh... >> now fresh pickings from the political grapevine. the sun could be setting on german solar subsidiaries. the electricity made only 3% of the total power supply in germany. in part for la

bbc news, yemen. >> into another election to the libyan city of misrata, one year ago, people rose up against colonel gaddafi. they have voted an electorate -- voted a council. we have more on why this city is leading the way. >> the ink arrived yesterday, and for almost everyone, this is the first time they have voted in an election. after four decades of dictatorship, these are exciting times. >> i cannot describe how i am feeling. we have been waiting for this moment for so long. we hope we will become a better country as a result of the people we elect to date. there are over to a hundred people competing for the local council seats, but this is the only large city to give its people a say in how their town is run. whatever worlds, the representatives have been appointed -- everywhere else, the representatives have been appointed without asking. >> at issue is to create this event, this model, that this would be given to the rest of the country as a gift that we can do it. it is the obama slogan. yes, we can. >> the city paid a huge price for its defiance of crÈme gaddafi. for mon

coming up -- a landmark deal set to be signed by sarkozy and cameron which may see new power stations on the mainland. libyans mark the first anniversary of the uprising that toppled colonel gaddafi. >> hello. thanks for joining us. there is mounting pressure on germany's president. that's christian wulff. mr. wulff has become embroiled in a scandal over favors that he allegedly received before becoming head of state. we can show you the scene. that's the podium where we expect mr. wulff to come out any minute now to deliver his statement, which we do expect to be one of resignation. he's doing any wrongdoing, but he is under pressure, not least because the public prosecutor in germany has been calling for a lifting of his immunity to face certain charges and allegations against him. chancellor merkel herself has delayed her plans to go to move. she's due to meet mario monti there. she will also be making a statement after the president. with me here in the studio is our berlin correspondent, stephen evans. you know better than anyone, this has been, in some respects, a long time coming. it's been building a

news. >> bret: voters in the libyan city took part in what is said to be the country's first local electionsn 40 years e election official tells one regional news outlet turn out was between 30-60% by midday. libya will hold national elections in june. democrats and tea partiers unite. we'll tell you why in the grapevine. and our dark clouds are ahead for the solar power industry? [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your ruy nose. [ deep breath ] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's the cold truth! >> now fresh pickings from the political grapevine. the sun could be setting on german solar subsidiaries. the electricity made only 3% of the total power supply in germany. in part for lack of sunshine. members of chancellor angela merkel's staff are calling the green energy policy massive money pit. economic minister says the subsidies are a threat to the economy. the government is considering

syria says it will adopt a new constitution which signals it is moving toward government reform. >>> one of the former libyan leader moammar gadhafi's surviving sons is under house arrest. he warns of a revolt against libya's new government. gadhafi has been in nee jeer since december. he had been granted asylum. but his new quotes moammar gadhafi was killed in october. >>> ten years later in indonesia the trial began this morning for one of the insurgents accused of the 2002 bali nightclub bombs. he was caught last year in the same pakistani town where osama bin laden was hiding. there was a $1 million bounty on his head. he struck two nightclubs across from each other. 202 people died in the blast. three other insurgents have been tried and executed for that attack. >>> volunteers sifted through a mountain of paper work hoping to uncover clues left behind by josh powell. investigators believe that powell may have tumped papers there days before killing his two children and himself. powell was a person of interest in his wife's disappearance two years in utah. investigators continue to look for evidence. >>

the core sexy scene in "broadcast news" is where she's leading him through the libyan crisis, and there's because it is live. the name of the u.s. commander is nathan benchley. nathan benchley is at the pentagon. (holly hunter) that's great, that's great. (william hurt) it must have been tougher shooting down the mig-21. (holly hunter) what's confrontation like? (william hurt) what's a real dogfight like? it's getting into work as sex, right with this shot here. (holly hunter) that's good. (james brooks) we worked forever on the sound. (james brooks) just her finger on that button. just the way these two people made their connection. far apart and electronically. tom's agenda is to get to her, 'cause he's felt the connection between the two of them, and he hasn't questioned it, he's going with it. she's felt the same thing and she's fleeing from it. you're an amazing woman. what a feeling having you inside my head. yeah. it was... an unusual place to be. it was indescribable. you knew just when to feed me the next line the second before i needed it. there was like a rhythm we got into, it

libyan capital and international venue. it has come to this destruction. and you have to wonder if it will ever fit into the new libya.he new rulers are promising that it will. they cannot overcome the hostility that it earned from its once privileged status. >> everyone agrees that sirte should be our top priority for rebuilding. i think all libyan people now feel sympathy for the city. >> there is little evidence of that yet. much of the population here feels beaten and abandoned and remain stubbornly loyal to gaddafi. >> if you ask people here, they still want to believe gaddafi is alive. not he remains -- and he remains in our hearts. >> they have paid a very high price for the loyalty. libya, though, may also have to pay price if the losers of the uprising are pushed aside and forgotten. >> let's turn to business news now. aaron is here. some good news for american homeowners. they have struck a deal between mortgage lenders and federal and state governments. >> they are close to a deal at the moment. this is an interesting story because we are hearing that some of america's biggest banks are very close to what i

new anthem. the attacks were in our houses. they destroyed everything. what did we do to them? just look at our schools. >> sirt was punished for its defiance. there are libyans who say it should never be rebuilt, it's too much of a gaddafi project to live on. the great plans that muammar gaddafi had to turn his hometown into a showcase libyan capital, an international venue, have come to this. the destruction is simply staggering. you have to wrned how someone who identifies itself so closely with the former ruler will ever fit into the new libya. the new rulers are promising that it will. they can overcome the hostility the city earned from its once privileged status. >> everyone agrees that sirte should be our top priority. i think other libyan people now have sympathy for the city. >> there's little evidence of that yet. much of sirte's population feels beaten and abandoned, and they remain stubbornly loyal to gaddafi. if you ask people here, they still want to believe gaddafi is alive, said this man. he remains in our heart, he said. they have paid a very high price for that loyalty. libya, though, may also have to pay a price if the losers in last year'

popular uprisings resulting in new governments taking charge in what is now r as the arab spring of 011 as a result libya spent much of the year with oil exports near zero. with libyan export now almost totally restored or mostly restored, our focus on that reej oochb the world has new compl complexity because of the multi-lateral sanctions against iran. which also is one of the largest oil exporting nations. though the u.s. has sanctioned iran since 19830. iran remains an important source of asian and european oil imports. so as europe now works to implement its own sanctions against iran, we can anticipate dislocation in crude oil flof as the world adjusts to this new situation. it serves as a reminder that oil markets and prices are an important factor in our economic security. that's why it's so important to fully understand the kebs between u.s. and global oil markets. the oil market outlet -- our oil production is up, our production of alternative fuels is up by about the same amount. our reliance on imported petroleum is down. at the same time our cars and trucks are using that oil more efficiently than before. the united states has successfully reversed what

one of the sons of the late to libyan leader moammar gadhafi has started after you has been arrested in new chad according to media reports there he threatens to lead an uprising against italy because transitional government in a television interview gadhafi claimed he has many supporters in the media including within the ruling national transitional council said it will not extradite sergeant gadhafi. ten people have died and five are missing after an avalanche destroyed several houses and costs about rescue teams have found one girl alive and are still searching for survivors temperatures in eastern europe have plunged below minus thirty centigrade at times with over five hundred dead from the cold snap and. at least two palestinian protesters have been wounded by israeli police firing tear gas and rubber bullets the injured were among demonstrators demanding their release so a little bit on hunger strike for fifty seven days had been a spokesman for the islamic jihad in the west bank but it's not known if he directly participated in attacks on israelis was arrested in december but has no

one of the sons of the late libyan leader muammar gadhafi could up there has been arrested a new share according to media reports a day earlier his reticence to lead an uprising against leave this transitional government in a television interview gadhafi claimed has many followers and leaving including within the ruling national transitional council earlier new share said it will not extradite society gadaffi. at least two palestinian protesters have been wounded by is really forces firing tear gas and rubber bullets that injured the word monk demonstrators demanding the release of hardware we've been.

libyans are looking to rebuild their country. -- after of last year's hardships. >> in other news from around the world, the california appeals court has ruled that a ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional. the three judge panel said that proposition 8 was a violation of the civil-rights and gays -- violation of the civil-rights of gays and lesbians. the argentine president will make a formal complaint against what she calls british militarization of the south atlantic. britain announced they were sending a destroyer to the falkland islands. the two countries went to war over the island 30 years ago. an italian court has ruled that the captain of the coast and 40 a cruise ship must remain under house arrest. at least 17 people died and 17 more are missing. captain schettino has been charged with manslaughter and abandoning his ship. the greek government is close to agreeing to the austerity measures that allow them to get more bailout funds. today, thousands of protesters demonstrated outside of parliament opposing those plans. >> athens, torrential rain, and a general strike against further cuts. once again, europe is waiting

well now here's a look at what else is making news around the world this hour disabled protesters clashed with security forces in the libyan capital that has been that you thought you start paying a subsidy just over four hundred dollars riot police detained at least four people demonstrators with crutches and wheelchairs attempted to break into the presidential palace the clashes one of the end of a one hundred day protest journey across the country. a suicide attack on a police headquarters in northwest pakistan has killed at least four officers seven other placement were injured it comes a day after thirteen people were killed by a car bomb a bus station the outskirts of the city is there a tribal region which has been up. and about militants. and the rescue helicopters have been shaky leg. literally falling apart after touching down in northern brazil injuring people on board this amount of footage shows the vehicle. breaking into pieces. into what course a violent vibration is currently underway. but kate is have the latest from the business desk. hello there welcome to the business program this hour is bank boner sea

security council authorizes new to protect civilians in libya but the mission resulted in regime change the libyan authorization of force was very specific and it didn't authorize regime change in the countries that took an operation clune actually it's for exceeded the u.n. mandate and there are provisions i think that symbolic of the fact that these will be that these u.n. mandates really aren't meaningful in terms of international law and that's just the reality of it. nato countries have flooded lead rebels with weapons despite a un arms embargo us government wants to you one but they want the un to do the us bidding wave the united states uses the united nations in regard to the israeli palestinian question is very emblematic when the united nations passed resolutions which it has done repeatedly demanding that the israelis get out of the west bank and earlier gaza and earlier the sinai the united states didn't enforce those resolutions they didn't demand that they be enforced when it came to the united nations saying the palestinians have a right to be recognized state the united states acte

from syria for consultations and it looks like new resolutions are just around the corner for more on russia's attempt to prevent the repetition of libyan scenario in syria here's this report by sarah ferguson. divisive on every level syrian crisis displaced opinion from the streets to the international stage the united states is disgusted that a couple members of this council continue to prevent us from fulfilling our sole purpose here this is a doomed regime as well as a murdering regime there is no way it can get its credibility back internationally or with its own people. it's when you come in when you realize that you see what a mistake russia is making by backing this regime too many in the west russia's decision along with china to veto the u.n. resolution on syria is difficult to understand america's u.n. envoy described the decision to show you full and he's the countries of attempting to sell out the syrian people and of shielding a tyrant the right from the very beginning and russia has been very clear on its stance of the quite this in syria and in its continued calls for dialogue. alongside calls for the government to withd

news america." what to do about greece? the eurozone countries need to broker another bailout. bearing the brunt of austerity. leading the charge in one libyan city, the residents of misrata are going to the polls, providing a model for the nation to follow. >> it would be a gift given to the country. it is a gift we can do it. it is the obama slogan. yes, we can. >> 50 years after john glenn was wished godspeed, we look back on the firca arimen mission to orbit the earth. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. meetings stretching into the night. greece's future on the line, and the massive bailout fund in the balance. you may get a sinking sense of deja vu. that is what is happening again in brussels this evening. for two years, grace has been at the center of the -- center of the eurozone crisis. it is the focus of attention again. >> the mood has changed in brussels. europe's finance ministers all made it clear that they do expect this deal to go through. the chairman of the meeting said it has to be concluded now. greece is saying they have done enough. the eu's chief economic official said he did expect the deal

town of sunni it offered to new anonymous life the man claimed putin was his number one enemy so hiding in europe he believed was the only safe solution today was the libyan young co is still afraid to open this door not because of putin though but because of his landlord to whom he owes a lot of money this miserable life has made him a slave of his century but surely the namco sold everything he had in russia to come to eataly he opened a small business several years ago but it went bankrupt things got worse after the seventy three year old had buried his wife but are now fears here casket could be removed because he hasn't paid the cost of a very old plot and it's been months since the electricity was shot on to his flat he's lost forty euros went on a gas canister and that is gone to. this is how i would never talk it but i don't even do it to let the southern wind inside. do is east only as russia you are my homeland for. children i want to go home to russia i don't want to stay here he said in the church over r t sinegal eataly and i'll be back with the headlines very shortly. but. you. know news today violence is once again flared up the film these

international news life or mosco this is also here with me us with our thanks for joining us finest moscow says there's a significant risk the libyan scenario foreign intervention could soon be repeated in syria russia's foreign minister warns that a case is being built against the regime in damascus that could be used to justify external military action sergei lavrov was speaking to journalists during his trip to the netherlands. was that. russia's foreign minister a lot of press criticize the idea to put together the so-called group of friends of syria which could meet as soon as by the end of february would include several western nations including the u.s. and france arab countries and representatives of the syrian opposition and said you are better off says if this group will not include representatives of the syrian authorities it would mean the international community is taking a certain side in this internal conflict russia and china they stand for peaceful dialogue between both sides of this conflict especially with the syrian authorities saying now that they are ready for this dialogue the russian foreign minister also sa

town of sinegal it offered a new anonymous life the man claimed putin was his number one enemy so hiding in europe he believed was the only safe solution today was the libyan young co is still afraid to open this door not because of putin though but because of his landlord to whom he owes a lot of money this miserable life has made him a slave of his sanctuary but surely the namco sold everything he had in russia to come to italy he opened a small business several years ago but it went bankrupt things got worse after the seventy three year old had buried his wife but are now fears her casket could be removed because he hasn't paid the cost of a barrel plot and it's been months since the electricity was shut off to his flat he was lost for two euros went on a gas canister and that is gone to the with this is how most of us talk at the do it to let the southern wind inside. there is east only as russia. learned from. children who want to go home to russia i don't want to stay here he said in the church over r t city ghalia eataly. headlines coming up in a few minutes stay with us. from los angeles to chicago to birmingham twenty trauma centers have closed si

reporting for us there from new york now sticking with this story jason the editor of antiwar dot com says the resolution about syria was doomed after the fallout from the libyan conflict. the resolution itself was was probably not going to accomplish much anyway it seems to have been at best an effort to kickstart some international backing for intervention in the country which obviously russia and china were not going to support i don't think it was ever going to get anywhere and now it seems like with the arab league having withdrawn all their monitors from the country in favor of this resolution they sort of shot themselves in the foot here and don't have a lot of options laughs it might well put an end to this crisis and create another potentially worse crisis as it did in libya where it's you know. to me that what the security council is is liable to do with syria is to continue arguing the point to continue putting forth resolutions that have no chance of passing and giving long winded speeches that don't really get anywhere opposition activists have claimed over two hundred people were killed in the syrian city of homes just ahead of the vote at the u.

sydney gallian it offered a new anonymous life the man claimed putin was his number one enemy so hiding in europe he believed was the only safe solution today by the libyanyoung co is still afraid to open this door now because of putin though but because of his landlord to whom he owes a lot of money this miserable life has made him a slave of his sanctuary but surely the namco sold everything he had in russia to come to eataly he opened a small business several years ago but it went bankrupt things got worse after the seventy three year old had buried his wife but for now fears here a casket could be removed because he hasn't paid the cost of a barrel plot and it's been months since the electricity was shot on to his flat he was lost for two euros went on a gas canister and that is gone to the work of the u.s. navy this is how. it can do to let the southern wind in sight. there is east only as russia. learned. to notice i want to go home to russia i do want to stay here. some other news making headlines around the world this hour. least one person has reportedly been killed when one police police excuse me used to break up indigenous people the demonstr