north african country since moammar al gadhafi ok me hundreds of demonstrators rallied in the northeastern city of benghazi, the country's second largest city, on tuesday anwey. the protesters called for the end of gadhafi's rule and the release of human rights activists from detention. hospital officials sayas 38 people were injured i clash between protesters, security troops and government supporters. similar demonstrations were staged in other cities. in an effort to defuse tensions the government has fre 1 op aused of belonging to anti-government groups but protesters are using social networking sites to call for another rally on thursday. >>> tensions are mounting in yemen after two people were killed in clashes between protesters and security forces. the demonstrators want president ali abdullah salo step after more than two decades in power. they also say the government should do more to tackle poverty. afp reports troops fired on hundreds of protesters in the southern city of addan wednesday killing two men. riot police fired warning shots at the student demonstrators in sanaa, where an

from soldiers who defected from the army, government opponents have taken control over major northeastern cities like benghazi. mizurata is also in their hands. on thursday, fierce clashes between security forces and anti-government groups erupted in a town about 50 kilometers west of tripoli. a demonstrator spoke to nhk over the phone about the crackdown by the government. >> security troops loyal to gadhafi are being dispatched to guard the capital. a tripoli resident said the government is acting like nothing has happened patching up traces of the clashes and erasing graffiti critical to gadhafi. observers say the gadhafi administration is trying to show that the capital is calm. gadhafi blamed the turmoil spreading across the country on al qaeda. he made an audio address on thursday via state-run television. >> gadhafi said the people of libya have it within their power to change things for the better through committees. he emphasized libya will never witness what happened in tunisia and egypt. amid escalating fighting between pro and anti-government forces in libya, the international organi

this footage shows the northeastern city of bengazi. military units are helping protesters take control in some cities in the northeast. defections are reportedly spreading among government officials. libya's deputy u.n. envoy openly criticized gadhafi for the bloodshed and urged him to step down. libyan diplomats in india and china have left their posts. >>> the organization human rights watch said on tuesday the deaths of at least 62 people have been confirmed at two hospitals in tripoli since sunday. reports say the death toll across the country has risen above 300. >>> nhk world interviewed one activist taking part in the protest. he asked we don't use his name but he did tell us what's happening around the libyan capital. >> translator: yesterday many foreign mercenaries were seen shooting randomly with live ammunition at unarmed civilians. this morning many protesters from cities close to tripoli tried to enter the capital. however, mercenaries surrounding the city are shooting live rounds to try to keep them out. so far, we have n

south korean government sources told nhk that officials from the two countries met in china's northeastern city of shenyang around november 13th at the north's request. they said the two sides discussed improving ties, which had soured after the sinking of a south korean naval ship last march. they also talked about humanitarian aid to the flood-stricken north as well as possibly holding a summit. but on november 23rd north korea shelled yeonpyeong island. the sources said the south became distrustful of the north for taking a provocative action after asking for dialogue. they said this spurred south korean president lee myung bak to make a remark which could be interpreted as giving up on dialogue with the north's leader, kim jong il. the south korean government has proposed holding working-level military talks with north korea on february 11th in response to requests by the north. however, the government said it will carefully consider what the north says about the sinking and shelling incidents. >>> experts are warning of a possible explosive eruption at mt. shinmoe in southwestern japan. th

protests, however, according to anti-government websites, demonstrations were taking place in northeastern cities. state-run television broadcast images of the capital tripoli where a gathering was held in support of libyan leader gaddafi and to stem the tide of public unrest, the government released 110 members of an anti-government organization from prison and raised the wages of public servants. however, protesters continue to demand the removal of gaddafi who ruled libya for more than 40 years. in yemen, dpon stray or thes also clashed with security forces, leaving one person dead. reuters and other news agencies say the violence started when security forces tried to disperse 3,000 demonstrators in the southern city of adden on thursday. reports say one person was killed mane injured. in the capital, government supporters attacked thousands of protesters and at least 40 people reportedly injured. the president who has been in power more than 30 years already declared that he'll not run in the 2013 presidential election. however, protesters continue to demand that he resign immediately. >>> in

some regional pilots let us inside their crash pads in a northeastern city, if we agreed not to revealir location. >> you can picture a one and two-bedroom apartment with eight, ten, 12, 14 guys in it on, you know, roll out mattresses and sleeping on the floor, sleeping on the couch, sleeping in bunk beds, air mattresses, waiting in line for the shower. >> i had a crash pad in albany, new york. we had nine people living in a small, two-bedroom apartment. we had guys living on the... sleeping on the couch. they rented a couch. guys rented a closet-- a big, walk-in closet. and then you'd have three or four guys crammed in a little, itty-bitty, ten-by-ten room, hardly bigger than jail cells it seemed like, sleeping on air mattresses. we couldn't afford to rent our own apartment. we just did not make enough money to be able to pay for that. >> o'brien: the lives of regional pilots may not be glamorous, but they offer young pilots a fast track to the captain's seat. at the major airlines, it takes pilots five to ten years to upgrade from first officer to captain, but not at the regionals. >

most were in the northeastern part of the city. most occurring between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in these cases the was never an arrest. february 2009 the fire just came to a stop. >> the difficulty of catching an arsonist no one actually sees the light the fire. vacancies on running away or somebody saw someone in the neighborhood but just action see them start the fire and has to be physical evidence on the scene leaking you to that situation. that's the hardest part carry >> in july of two dozen diners a rash of car fires until francisco. most occurred along the carrier's record or. in this case investigators were able to track someone down and she ended up being convicted. for only one of the fires because that's what the evidence tied her to. >> authorities still don't know if this is the work of a serial arsonist. it's frightening nonetheless though? >> they say they should be especially alert keep it up on their surroundings. again at these things are happening in the middle tonight, the best thing the residents can do according to fire fighters to make sure they have an e

northeastern corner of the country. let's close in couple locations, buffalo has light snow. windchill factor of 7 degrees which is not terribly cold for buffalo. new york cityerature of 37 degrees which is not so cold but the winds are gusting so it feels about 26 degrees. this afternoon, looking at sutro tower joining the sunset. beautiful sky. tomorrow another day of mild weather, high temperatures in the mid to upper 60s in the warmest locations. check out this accu-weather seven-day forecast, mid-70s over the weekend and into monday. that is quite a nice weather picture for us early february. and it's the year of the rabbit. >> now of an interesting one about punxsutawney phil. >> i didn't promise that. >> but what about tying his old record. >> this is national signing day, and they over the fax machine. somebody still uses fax machines. most scouting services rank stanford among the top 25. linebacker james vauders is from stone mountain, georgia regarded as best. wayne ryans is top prospect he is from florida and considered one of the best. stanford has three. kevin anderson from palo alto high. quarterback back evan crowel and the little brother, sh