saleh said he hopes the people of yemen will unite in order to overcome the country's troubles. the deal calls for the ruling party and anti-government forces to set up a provisional government and for an election to choose a new president to be held within three months. anti-government demonstrations have continued in yemen since january, demanding that president saleh step down after more than 20 years in power. following the arab spring upridings in tunisia, egypt, and libya, it appears that yemen's autocratic administration is likely to be forced out as well. however, some people in yemen doubt that the president will give up power. armed clashes continue between troops led by president saleh's family and anti-government forces with no prospect of a settlement being reached any time soon. >>> the foreign ministers of japan and china have agreed that the two countries will strengthen their relationship. foreign minister koichiro gemba met with his chinese counterpart yang jiechi wednesday for the first time since he assumed the post. nhk world's hitoshi hirouchi reports. >> r

world leaders have been pushing saleh for months to step aside. they're urging the emwhieny people to move quickly to emmyment the agreement. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon said that saleh told him over the phone that he'd decided to step the deal. he said that he is hoping to visit new york for medical treatment as soon as he's signed the deal. the secretary-general said he is looking forward to seeing saleh. u.s. president barack obama said saleh's signing of the deal representing an important step forward for the yemeni people to determine their own future. >>> the foreign ministers of japan and china have agreed that the two countries will strengthen their relationship. foreign minister koichiro gemba met with his chinese counterpart yang jiechi wednesday on his first visit to china since he assumed assumed the post. hitoshi hirouchi reports. >> reporter: more than one year has passed since a chinese fishing boat rammed a japanese patrol vessel near the disputed senkaku islands in the east china sea. gemba says that chinese side responses

armed groups of saleh supporters shot demonstrators in the capital sanaa. he signed an agreement on wednesday to transfer power to his vice president. diplomats from neighboring gulf nations brokered the deal. he will retain his title until an election is held in three months. but protesters aren't satisfied. they say the agreement is a ploy that helps a criminal who oppressed his people. >>> and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobiyashi in tokyo. do stay with us. we'll be back with more of your updates at the top of the next hour. kcsm needs you financial support. you can pledge at any dollar level that is comfortable for you. at the 50 dollar level, you will receive the kcsm polo shirt. whenever you wear it, you'll show your support of kcsm, the bay area's independent public tv station. this 100 percent cotton shirt features the kcsm logo on the front. it's a great way to show your appreciation for your local independent public tv station. also to say thank you we'll include a dvd copy of one of the many kcsm produced documentaries

. >> in yemen, after months of unrest, the president, ali abdullah saley, -- saleh, will be stepping down. gaining immunity from prosecution, that is something the protestors in yemen are not happy about. this report. >> after months of protests in yemen, president saleh has finalize the agreement under which he will step down. he is planning to turn the government over to a deputy. a government of national unity will be formed, and there will be early presidential elections. the president has come close to signing the deal several times in the past, only to pull out at the last minute. in the capital of yemen, sanaa, they were welcoming today's news. "the international community will continue to support the process," he said. the mass protests in yemen began in january and have continued on and off for one year. the president has insisted on clinging to power, and there has been a parallel power struggle for those in the elite. this was mr. saleh when he returned home after being injured in a rocket attack that was widely seen as an assassination attempt. he said he was committed to

saleh on wednesday signed an agreement to transfer power to his deputy. he will retain his title until a presidential election is held within the next three months. observers say the deal was brokered by neighboring gulf nations. a group of youths leading the protests oppose the agreement. they called it a ploy that helps a criminal who oppressed his people. >>> now an update on the middle east. military rulers plan to hold parliamentary elections on schedule. uncertainty remains, however, if the voting will be trouble-free. >> translator: we should not focus on protests but on the elections, as that is the first step towards democracy. >> the supreme military council held a news conference with the election committee on thursday. the council declared it will hold the elections on monday as planned. they vowed to make it a success in order to bring more democracy to egypt. but demonstrations against the interim government are continuing even after the council promised to speed up a democratic process. over the past week, 38 people have been killed during

president saleh signed an agreement to transfer power to his deputy, but the group of youth lead ing protests is demanding the president step down immediately and say president saleh should be taken into custody and tried for the lethal crackdowns. >>> a major pro-democracy group in egypt is calling for more protests on friday against the country's interim military rulers. the call comes as a statement by the supreme military council apologized for the first time on thursday for the deaths of protesters in clashes with security forces. so far 35 people have been killed in the violence. the council said it will pay condolence money to the victims' families and provide medical care for the injured. a pro-democracy group is urging military council chief, mohammed hussein tantawi and others to step down. the group is also calling for an immediate transition to civilian rule. amid the rising tensions, it's still unclear whether egypt will hold the landmark parliamentary elections next week as planned. >>> the saudi arabian government says that gunmen and security forces exchanged fire in

saleh's power still has power over many institutions. joining me on the phone is a yemeni blogger who opposes the deal. thank you for your time today. first of all, the fact that the president is handing over power makes any difference at all? >> not necessarily. the deal that has been going around in the political circles , we have opposed that since the beginning, and the deal does not mention or deal with the basic demands in going on the streets, and the way to implement it still very shaky when it comes to central issues like the situation. sons and nephews who control the republican guard and the central security along with the national security. >> but do you think this is the first step in a road to more profound changes? a few that is to be the case, then we would be happily reacting to that reality. but knowing the regime, knowing the fact that so many of us were formed, i myself lost a couple of people i knew during the process. people lost their families. people got shot. people got shattered. it's those simple demands that w

saleh, who ruled yemen for 33 years, has previously backed out of signing the deal three times. it's called the most dangerous job in the world, and it requires nerves of steel. bomb disposal experts put themselves in harm's way every day to disarm improvised explosive devices or i.e.d.'s in afghanistan. the devices are responsible for four or every five deaths in helmand province. british forces believe they may have caught a taliban bomb maker behind the deaths of at least one of the deaths of the bomb disposal experts. our defense correspondent now. >> it's called the long walk, the lonely, dangerous journey of the bomb disposal expert. the captain says it's much more than just a drill. he has to disarm the dummy device safely to get his license to operate in the u.k. he's learning to make the decisions between life and death. >> you just got to try to keep calm and make it safe as soon as possible. this is how we do, and we do training at troop level. from there, we'll develop and eventually hopefully pass the course and go to afghanistan. >> this is what a bomb disposal exp

which was asked by saleh to oversee the implementation.ning this agreement is not the most important achievement, he says. it's more important to implement it with good will and rebuild what was destroyed in the last ten months of crisis. >> meanwhile in egypt, it was the fifth consecutive day of the army and police versus the protesters. you are differenty people, dirty government the protesters shout to the police. earlier in the day, the test for a cease-fire brokered by religious leaders failed as tear gas thrown by police was returned by protesters. we don't want a trick. we find to find a solution. what will the truth do? we want a solution, he says. writing on at least this wall reads "we are waiting." waiting for the military to step down. protesters see them as part of the old regime. they feel not much has changed. former egyptian president hosni mubarak stepped down. shannon? >> shannon: reena ninan live for us in jerusalem tonight. thank you, reena. james murdoch stepped down as director of news corporation british newspapers.

gulf state allies pressured saleh and brokered the deal. yemen-- the arab world's poorest country-- has seen nine months of protests. the signing took place in saudi arabia, where saleh fled seeking medical treatment after an assassination attempt last june. >> ( translated ): we welcome the aring of power with our brothers in the opposition to rule the country and to rebuild what the crisis has damaged. the signing is not important, what is important is the good intention and the steering of serious work towards a real sharing to rebuild what the crisis has damaged. >> suarez: saleh will transfer power to his vice president within 30 days, and in exchange will be granted immunity from prosecution. yemen has long been a base for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, and the saleh government has been a quiet u.s. ally in the war on terror. in washington, president obama issued a statement welcoming the yemen accord. >> brown: and in egypt, it was day five of the second uprising and tens of thousands of protesters filled cairo's main square agai

saleh had ruled yemen for 33 years and helped the u.s. fight al qaeda there.sion to mars-- the rover that will search for signs of life. personalized treatments that are changing the way we fight cancer. and the first family serves up thanksgiving dinner when the cbs evening news continues. >> pelley: heavy rains in parts of the east made the holiday travel rush tougher and look what happened along the pennsylvania turnpike. at least 150 cars were stranded with thick, black muck on their tires when a truck with a leaking valve spread driveway sealant along a 40-mile stretch of the road. there's nothing gumming up the air tonight, but the skies are crowded with more than three million americans flying this weekend. altogether, more than 42 million of us will crowd the roads, rails, and airports, up about 4% from last year. the cost of filling up for that road trip is going higher, too. aaa says a gallon of regular averages $3.33 today. that's 46 cents more than last thanksgiving. nobody's planning a trip like nasa this weekend. saturday, it plans to launch a ne

. >>> also in the middle east, yemen's embattled president ali abdullah saleh signed an agreement today to transfer power to his vice president. it would effectively put an end to his 33-year rule. the move comes after months of pressure from protesters calling for his resignation. elections are expected to take place within three months and saleh is the fourth arab leader pushed from office as a result of arab spring uprisings. >>> and back home, the fbi took down seven men accused of hate crimes today. but the men in custody are not your usual suspects, they're amish. which is why the crime they're accused of may seem a bit strange to us. abc's pierre thomas explains. >> reporter: the amish are known for being a peaceful community shying away from modern technology. but of late, the amish have been suffering though a violent crime spree. the weapon of choice -- hair clippers. today, the justice department charged seven amish men of religiously motivated hate crimes, accusing them of attacking others in the sect and shaving off their hair. it may not sound horrific to you, but to the a

yemeni tribesmen opposed to president saleh claim they've stormed a military base near the capital and made off with weapons a number of people were said to have been killed on both sides during the raid it's the latest in a series of battles between tribesmen and forces backing saleh was clinging to power despite months of protests demanding the downfall of his regime meanwhile in the south the army killed twenty islamist militants after coming under artillery attack. bahrain has admitted using excessive force during pro-democracy protests since then which left at least thirty five people dead twenty members of the security forces were charged over alleged abuses during the uprising shia muslims rallied against discrimination they claim to suffer at the hands of the governing sunni majority the government responded with a brutal crackdown on demonstrators sealing off hospitals and beating medics who tended for the wounded the report comes just days before an independent inquiry will release its findings. well a store user spacecraft has brought a cosmonaut from russia and two astronau

ali abdullah saleh signed a u.s.-backed deal in saudi arabia to end his 33-year rule.t calls for a transfer of power to his vice president in the next month, followed by presidential elections within 90 days. saleh is the fourth leader to fall in the arab spring uprisings. >>> and we have a major sports victory to tell you about. this is a lighthearted story here. the worst national soccer team in the world has finally won a game. >> that's right. it happened in the south pacific, where the team from american samoa has ended a 30-game losing streak. they beat tonga 2-1 in a world cup-qualifying game. that losing streak stretched back 17 years and included one match that ended 31-0. >> that is the saddest little team. >> but it's so great that -- you've got to stick with it. you've got to stick with things. >> it's a lesson in perseverance, right? >> absolutely. >> or maybe they just picked the wrong sport. maybe. >> it's wonderful. >> congrats to those guys. and in belgium there is a disney wonderland on ice. an annual festival is celebrating the 20th anniversary of di

saleh broken several other similar deals. the u.n.oy is working now to set a date for signing that agreement. regulators were forced to shut down egypt benchmark stock exchange by a huge selloff marked by violence and protest in cairo that left 29 people dead. correspondent reena ninan shows us what happened after the organizers called for 1 million people to come to tahrir square. >> the gun fire. the tear gas, the violence. didn't stop hundreds of thousands of protesters from marching the n tahrir square for a fourth day in a row, demanding that egypt ruling military council the supreme council of the armed forces transfer power immediately to civilian control. a second demand that elections for a new problem take place no letter than april 2012. the head of the military council addressed the nation this evening. saying parliamentary elections will begin next week. as scheduled, they will be spread out over three months with the final results not known until march. also, the presidential election will take place no later than the en

andabil abdel khalek talaat mervat mohamed fawzy saleh remain on the run. is accused of sexually abusing both women. " >>> police are searching for a they believed a broad a cvs pharmacy in mclean. the man had a threatening note to the pharmacist. the employee complied and gave the man at the painkillers. >>> police are intensifying a virginiah for accused of robbing two and carjacking a shopper at tysons corner. schwab robbing a bank tuesday afternoon. this was similar to the robin of manassas bank last friday. she had a weapon and then walked with cash. she is also wanted in connection carjacking and tysons corner. the start of the thanksgiving weekend. >> about brian jones is with a the forecast. >> -- bob brian joins us with a first look at the forecast. >> here is how things look right now. we had some rain showers, nothing now. at these temperatures, my goodness. they are already into the 40's around us. the wind chill is still out there. we have that northwesterly wind at 15 miles per hour. be a good as as we go through the evening hours. a lot of su

. >>> yemeni television reporting today that the nation's president saleh has arrived in saudi arabiaa power hanover deal. he has been in power for three decades and tasted months of mass protest demanding that he step down. the deal was brokered by arab states in the gulf to end the crisis in yemen. would it have saleh transfer power to the vice president in exchange for immunity from prosecution. >>> dire warning that includes potentially life-threatening delays by police and firefighters, close libraries and rec centers. grim pictures san jose leaders painting without pension reforms. >> reporter: the city reportedly offering demonstrators a new place to stay running water and security. but they've got a problem with the location. i'll tell you about it in a live re n@ [ female announcer ] at jcpenney...shop jcp.com ...thanksgiving day from home... ...or in store friday from 4am. find over 500 black friday deals... ...like sleepwear for the whole family... and the helicopter he'll love for $18.99. we make christmas affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. ...thanksgiving day from h

jon: not far i way in yemen president saleh has said he will step down.ther arab leaders. does it look like this time it's really going to happen, and what should the united states be thinking about that? >> well, you know, i couldn't tell you whether saleh is serious this time. this has been going on now for ten months in yemen. we thought that maybe after he was injured in a assassination attempt back in june an had burns over a good part of his body, we thought he was problem below going to step down then. he's, of course back, and now he signed this new agreement. the one thing that looks like, you know, that this could actually be the real resignation, is that he intends to come to the united states for some medical treatment. it appears that we've sort of paved the way for this and he may be able to spend some time here before trying to figure out what he does in retirement, so to speak. but the yemeni people are not willing to give him a free pass. they want him to stand trial and account for 33 years of abuses in that country. but our challenge lo

. >>> after 33 years of rule and months of bloody demonstrations, yemen's leader ali abdullah saleh has agreed to step down. he's the fourth leader to lose power in the arab spring uprising this year. >>> one scene is the heir-apparent, james murdoch resigned, overseeing his father's english newspapers, his first public resignation since the phone hacking scandal broke. >>> the first couple handed out treats for needy families ahead of this thanksgiving day. >>> u.s. markets are closed for the thanksgiving holiday but he's an early look at how they ended yesterday. the dow closed at 11,257 after dropping 236 points. the s&p slid 26 points. the nasdaq lost 61. let's take a look at overseas trading. in tokyo the nikkei lost 149 points but in hong sjehang sengs up 70. >>> nervous traders will be checking on the latest developments overseasunder scoring the severity of europe's crisis, experts are calling the disappointment of german bonds, quote, disastrous. lack of interest in german debt sparked fears that even europe's most stable economy could be spread by economic crisis. >>> on the s

i spoke to muhammed saleh, much changed from when i saw him on the heady first day of the revolution. >> no money, no life, no freedom. >> is a long road to democracy. parliamentary elections begin november 28, but they last for three next year, a new constitution. people -- the presidential elections may not happen until 2013. back in cairo -- back in tahrir square, a birthday celebration for an activist who has been held in prison for weeks for criticizing the military. among those celebrating, his aunt. >> having stepped up and saying they would protect and oversees a peaceful transition to democracy. they have in fact been doing everything they can to impede the process. >> the military insists they had each tips best interests at heart, but the egyptians -- they have the egyptians best interests at heart, but the egyptians have reasons to doubt. >> it has been nearly a month since libya was declared liberated. but weapons stockpiles are still lying unsecured. international community has expressed concern, and the u.s. has warned that 20,000 aircraft misfiles are unaccounted for.

saleh has been in power for more than 30 years. he previously backed out of signing the deal three times. two leaders in khmer rouge in trial for genocide -- said the prosecution case relied on accounts from newspapers. the former foreign minister said he received a royal pardon, social not be on trial. researchers are warning that taking slightly too much day after day could lead to a fatal overdose. specialist in scotland say they've seen more than 150 cases of what they called staggered overdoses at one of the city's hospitals. contact has finally been made with the russians troubled mars commission. it picked up a signal from the probe. it is now working with russian engineers to see how better to maintain communications with the craft. >> while bahrain wait for the report we were just talking about, the united nations human rights chief once in independent look at the killing of protesters in egypt. clashes erupted again on wednesday despite an offer from the military for a pastofaster transition. >> the clashes are focused on

and voters will take a successor for the president ali abdullah saleh. he agreed to end his three decades in power. >>> and syria is another country that became caught up in the arab spring. its leader, president bashar al assad refused to step down and now the arab league is imposing economic sanctions on the government because of its violent crackdown on protesters. the organization made the decision on sunday in an emergency meeting in the egyptiegyp egyptian capital, cairo. the country will ban syrian officials from visits and not allow syrian air flights to land in their airports. the arab league said it will lift sanctions immediately if syria accepts a monetary mission. the country's security force killed more than 50 people over the weekend. relations between iran and britain are getting further apart. iran's parliament has passed a bill to expel the british ambassador to the country. lawmakers retaliated for new economic sanctions. britain and the united states imposed on iran over its nuclear program. the bill will significantly limit financial

yesterday, saleh signed an agreement to resign after 33 years in power. amateur video showed armed men firing assault rifles at the crowd. some demonstrators fought back by throwing rocks. a triple bombing in iraq killed at least 19 people and injured more than 70. it happened at a popular open- air market in the southern city of basra. police officers and soldiers responding to the first ast were among those killed by the subsequent bombs. the u.s. is in the process of pulling out of iraq all 20- 20-000 of its remaining troops. in mexico, authorities found 23 bound and gagged bodies in two abandoned vans. they were left in the heart of guadalajara, mexico's second largest city, at a major intersection. local media reported a message from one of two warring drug cartels was with the bodies. guadalajara is known as a stronghold of one of the cartels. german chancellor angela merkel deflected calls for the european central bank to play a bigger role in fixing europe's debt troubles. she was in strasbourg, france meeting with her french and italian peers. th

anti-government activists were protesting against s againstaleh and beat -- against president saleh and in the city that was granted him. and portugal, a general strike being held in protest of austerity measures being introduced. public transport, schools, and hospitals are among the areas expected to be affected during the 24-hour stoppage. japanese researchers developed a substance that makes cancer cells low -- glow in minutes. they hope to be the to identify tumors that are the call to detect. the research team believes that if the agent is sprayed during surgery, more cancer becomes visible. the disaster forced hundreds of factories to close, creating havoc in the manufacturing sector and that the disrupting global supply chains. of the water is receding but maybe sometime before thailand's businesses can recover. rachel harvey reports from bangkok. >> the big clean up begins. piles of grant said robinson left behind as the water receded. lairs of mold and mud. this street food stall was ruined by the flood, so he is building another one from scratch. i am using my savings to do t

russia condemns foreign powers for inciting the opposition in syria and an attempt to topple president saleh this comes after the u.s. in jordan called for him to step down and the arab league suspended damascus as membership of the organization demands assad started talks with the syrian opposition and implemented a peace plan they brokered to end the bloodshed that's claimed thousands of lives. changing of the new guard as new prime ministers take over in italy in greece hoping to tackle their country's overwhelming debt critics say that the new era of credit prime minister could end up putting brussels and the euro before the interests of their own people. police in the u.s. ramp up pressure on the occupy movement as they crack down on peaceful protest camps and marchers across the country and officers in riot gear raided a city park tearing down tents and arresting activists comes almost two weeks after protesters shut down the city's port after an iraqi war veteran sustained severe head injuries during a demonstration. those are the headlines i'll be back with a recap in about thirty mi

people have died since demonstrations against president saleh started in. syria islamic extremists are said to be firing back at government forces as they try to storm residential blocks where the insurgents are hard dozens have been killed in anti-government rallies and since sunday the country's opposition now in cairo called the city a disaster. make another attempt at the crisis this week after a peace deal that's been widely ignored. heavy floods are spreading in bangkok's commercial district as authorities warned that predatory reptiles are lurking in the water in some areas officials also say that the capital subway system is now what risk as the water level has reached. the most soon as claimed over five hundred lives across thailand and the country's worst flooding in half a century the government says four billion dollars will be spent to restore the country. now in india victims of the bhopal gas tragedy that killed an estimated twenty thousand people staged a mass protests as the region's already celebrated its anniversary well they say that ins