the shiite neighborhoods came under attack. there has been a surge in violence in iraq since the departure of the last u.s. troops a few weeks ago. on the 22nd of december, a wave of attacks similar to these most recent blasts struck a different areas in baghdad, killing and injuring dozens. al qaeda said they carried out the attack, rising political parties have been exchanging accusations over who they say is to blame. >> the prosecution in turkey has asked for the former head of the armed forces to be remanded in custody as part of an investigation into alleged attempts to overthrow the government. he is the highest-ranking officer to be linked to accusations that an ultranationalist group tried to topple the government. we have obtained an exclusive report from inside syria. >> that is right. an exclusive report after the head of the rubble free syrian army has called on the arab league to admit the mission has failed. the arab league and monitors arrived in syria 11 years ago to try to assess after months of violence. one

is he pushing its shiite minority into the arms of iran.t with iran is already looming, on the horizon. we need stability and change are in this country, and especially the german government should push for this change. we have more influence today than we had seven years ago, because our relations have greatly improved. >> we thank you very much for joining us today. that wraps up the "journal" on dw-tv. thank you for joining us. stay tuned. ♪ ♪ captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- ♪

is he pushing its shiite minority into the arms of iran.t with iran is already looming, on the horizon. we need stability and change are in this country, and especially the german government should push for this change. we have more influence today than we had seven years ago, because our relations have greatly improved. >> we thank you very much for joining us today. that wraps up the "journal" on dw-tv. thank you for joining us. stay tuned. ♪ ♪ captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- ♪ hi, i'm janice edwards, inviting you to join us for bay area vista. as you probably know, bay area vista is your show. we're talking about your community, talking about what's important to all of us, here in the bay area. i always thank you for the great job that you do in our bay area. so, that's what tuesdays at 6:30(pm), here on kcsm, are all about. please join us then.

. >>> violence against shiite muslims continued this week. more than a dozen people died in a bombing in pakistan and more than 50 were killed in basra in iraq as shiites marked the end of a 40 day mourning period for the prophet mohammed's grandson who was killed in a seventh century battle. close to 160 people are believed to have died in iraq this month in attacks on shiite muslims. >>> the last of the u.s. troops in iraq came home last month, and we want to explore today how they are being received. are they getting the help they need? how do they feel about the violence in the country they left behind? meanwhile, what can be said about the incident in afghanistan when four marines defiled the bodies of taliban fighters, and the picture of that went online around the world. kim lawton, managing editor of this program, joins me to talk with nancy sherman, a university professor at georgetown university in washington. her specialty is the ethics of war, including what she has called moral wounding. her most recent book is "the untold war."

minority saudi arabia of course is a sunni majority country there's a shiite minority they came out on the streets and were brutally suppressed and indeed just as late as thursday night we saw one processor killed and three wounded when the security forces opened fire with live ammunition. on. the saudis violence on iraq iran is has a shiite majority and in the region they represent the interests of shiite minorities in other sunni majority countries like saudi arabia so iran is accusing them of meddling there's also an accusation by the us that iran plotted to have these thousand ambassador to washington assassinated in october so there's all sorts of tension between saudi arabia and iran very worrying but nevertheless the british government is looking at carrying on selling arms to saudi arabia and even up in those arms contracts so massive amounts of money at stake for the u.k. government but also reputation according to this powerful group of lobbyists within the government during the visit the british leaving the king of saudi arabia discuss shared concerns about syria with dav

iraq is has a shiite majority and in the region they represent the interests of shiite minorities inother sunni majority countries like saudi arabia so iran is accusing them of meddling there's also an accusation by the us that iran plotted to have these thousand ambassador to washington assassinated in october so there's all sorts of tension between saudi arabia and iran very worrying but nevertheless the british government is looking at carrying on selling arms to saudi arabia and even upping those arms contracts so massive amounts of money at stake for the u.k. government but also reputation according to this powerful group of lobbyists within the government the recent reporting there front is probably triple a credit rating could be about to be not according to a senior eurozone source the speculation that started the poor might downgrade the country stages the world markets plunging after an optimistic start of the year is also likely to shake the already crumbling confidence in the euro's the embattled currency fight for survival let's get more on this latest development from o

not all of those neighborhoods were shiite. al-qaeda in iraq claimed responsibility for the attack. >> thank you very much for that update. thank you. the leader of the main syrian opposition group has said the arab league observer mission should either prove itself or leave syria. he added that western countries should establish a safe area within syria and enforce a no- fly zone over parts of the country. eu member states have agreed in principle to ban imports of iranian crude oil to put pressure on the country over its nuclear program. the move is expected to be announced formally at the eu foreign ministers' meeting at the end of january. the u.s. recently imposed fresh sanctions on iran and welcomes the news. 31 people have died in a gang fight in a prison in mexico. at least 13 others were injured. it is believed the fight involved members of the drug cartels. the family of an indian student who was shot dead and england on boxing day has arrived in london. the 23-rolled was killed while walking with friends -- the 23- y

violence on iraq iran has a shiite majority and in the region they represent the interests of shiite minorities in other sunni majority countries like saudi arabia so iran's accusing them of meddling there's also an accusation by the u.s. that iran plotted to have the saudi ambassador to. washington assassinated in october said it's all thoughts of tension between saudi arabia and iran very worrying but nevertheless that his government is looking at carrying on selling arms to saudi arabia and even upping is out of contract so a massive amount of money at stake for the u.k. government also reputation according to this powerful group of lobbyists within the government where during a visit david cameron veld that the world would come together to keep iran from shutting down the strategically vital strait of hormuz the islamic state was just one of the issues raised in riyadh let's not discuss the visit with the senior editor of politics the statement new statesman now the british prime minister's arrived in the country that we're now seeing is using lethal force to disperse protesters

. >> the explosions struck shiite areas in southern iraq and baghdad and left dozens dead and injured. cars and roadside bombs were used according to the iraqi ministry of interior. the targets were all civilians. the deadliest explosions or a group of shi'ite pilgrims who were passing through a checkpoint. although there is not an immediate claim of responsibility, she had pilgrims and the police have been secretly targeted by al qaeda in iraq. -- shiite pilgrims and the police have been secretly targeted by al qaeda in iraq. there has been a surge of violence in iraq since the departure of the last u.s. troops. a wave of attacks similar to these most recent glass struck different areas in baghdad killing and injuring dozens. although al qaeda said that they carried out the attack, rival political parties have been exchanging accusations over who they say is to blame. sectarian tensions have also increased significance since an arrest warrant was issued against the most senior sunni politician, the vice president, on charges of terrorism. he has fled to the autonomous region of kurdi

this is the latest in a series of attacks of shiite observances. the bombs raise clashes between shiites and sunnis and could destabilize iraq now that the u.s. troops are gone. >>> former mississippi governor haley barbour is facing backlash for 200 pardons and did not support the lease of two sisters released. jamie and gladys scott served 16 years for armed robbery. last january, barbour freed both on the condition one donate a kidney. but barbour said the women did not deserve a full reprieve. his pardons caused an uproar and anger. >> have absolute confidence, so much confidence i've let my grand children play with these five men. i've let them ride their tricycle out on the driveway with them watching out for them. i have no question in my mind that these five guys are not a threat to society. >> and after news of the pardons, gladys scott said she was innocent. >>> a third person is expected to plead guilty next week in connection with an embezzlement scheme with former d.c. councilman, harry thomas. james garvin will plead guilty for failin

of a new clash between shiites and sunnis and that could destabilize iraq now that u.s.roops are gone. >>> former mississippi governor, haley barbour says he's comfortable with his decision to pardon more than 200 inmates in his last days in office and did not include two sisters released last year. jamie and gladys scott served nearly 16 years of life sentences for armed robbery. last year, he freed them based on the condition gladys donate a kidney. he said they did nothing for a full pardon and the pardon included five convicted murderers and caused and uproar and anger and barbour says he has absolute confidence. >> have so much confidence, so much confidence i let my grandchildren play with these five men. i've let them ride their tr tri-sickles on the driveway, with them watching out for them. i have no question in my mind that these five guys are not a threat to society. >> after news of the pardons, gladys scott said she was innocen innocent. >>> the trial of former presidential candidate, john edwards, is being delayed because he's reportedly suffering from a li

a revereded shiite mig g -- figure.cks that took place over the past month, including a suicide bombing which killed 44 people. the country's shiite prime minister maliki, issued an arrest warrant and, it could jeopardize a power sharing agreement among sunni, shiite and kurds. gregg? >> gregg: rena, thanks. >> heather: this republican candidate, rick santorum wading into the politics of iran and the nuclear program and south carolina, he said the u.s. has no business condemning the bombing death of an iranian nuclear scientist. he says it doesn't reflect a hard line and the u.s. should, quote keep its mouth shut and iran blames america. thousands attended the scientist's funeral yesterday. the government news agency claiming there is evidence the cia helped the assassins. and, two people on a motorcycle attached a magnetic bomb to the scientist's car and the u.s. denied any role in the assassination. >> gregg: thousands of tunisians marching in peaceful try up, one year since they launched the arab spring, celebrating

but that really reflects what the shiite population wants. and another 20% of iraq's population are kurds. they have dreamed from the founding of iraq to the present moment of having their own independent state. and today, they basically do. they have their own parliament, their own army. their own judicial system. you don't need a visa to go to kurdistan, but you do to go to iraq. it is, except for having a flag at the u.n., it's an independent country. so they're delighted. of course, they were also spared almost all the violence. it's a small segment of the iraqi population, the sunnis, and even only part of them, that are worse off. but the question is for the united states. was this worth $1 trillion? 4,000 dead and many thousands more permanently injured? to do what? to go into iraq and to leave a situation where we have a government in baghdad that is closely alied with our number one adversary in the world, iran. we also did great damage to the prestige of the united states, to have argued that we had to invade because of iraqi wmd, a

. >>> in iraq, somehows of shiite muslims continued this week.n estimated 70 shiites have been killed. >>> we take a look at the week's top religion news and religion roll in the general news with kim lawton and david gibson who joins us from new york. hello. evangelical christians made up over 20% of the republicans voting there. coming up, they will probably be more like 60%. what difference do you expect that to make? >> bob, i think it's going to make a critical difference because south carolina is really shaping up as make or break last stand for social conservatives. they cannot get on board were mitt romney for a variety of reasons. social conservatives, these evangelical fundamentalists can decide among themselves what candidate they want to back where it's going to be rick santorum one day or nuewt gingri gingrich. if they can't decide and decide by january 21st, when the south carolina primary happens, they could deliver the nomination to mitt romney and then they will have to decide if mitt romney is not mr. right if it's good enough t

a shiite neighborhood in baghdad came under attack. there has been a surge since the violence -- since the departure of the u.s. troops. a wave of attacks struck different areas in baghdad killing and injuring dozens. although al qaeda in iraq say they carried out the attack, the parties have been exchanging accusations over who they say is to blame. >> we have obtained an exclusive report from inside of syria. >> before i bring you that report, the head of the syrian army has called on the arab league to a admit that the country has failed. the marchers arrived 11 days ago to try to enforce a peace accord. now one tv journalist has been given access to one team of observers in the capital of damascus. >> in the outskirts of damascus, a crowd is growing. three observers in their bright orange vests make their way in. they have broken off from their scheduled program. this is the first time that has happened since they arrived 11 days ago. the pictures you're seeing were filmed by the bbc arabic who has been given of rare access. anti-g

saudi troops have gone into neighboring bahrain to put down large-scale protests by shiites. recent clashes with its own shiite minority have left several dead and raised at the questions over human rights. >> we are concerned that we may see the sale of arms that could be used to put down protests against saudi arabia or other countries within the region. >> if bilateral trade is to continue growing and britain pushes for democratic reform, david cameron will have to navigate to dedicate the j have to navigate a delicate middle course. >>> this is "bbc world news." at least eight people have died after recruit ship ran aground off the italian coast. -- after re cruiseship ran aground off the italian coast. standard and poor's has downgraded france's aaa credit rating. >>> millions of voters in taiwan are headed to the pole saturday to elect a president. the race could change the with the ship between the democratic island and its longtime rival, china. the president is seeking reelection, but he is facing a tough fight from the opposition party's leader. a third candidate is

the victims were pilgrims on their way to observances at a shiite mosque. more than 140 iraqis have been killed in apparent attacks against shiites by rival sunnis so far this year. later, bronco tim tebow's moment of truth in tonight's play-off game. how peanuts are turning young lives around in haiti. and in-sourcing-- the campaign to bring jobs back to america. those stories when the cbs evening news continues. >> presdent obama is pushing his new plan to help u.s. companies in-source, bring more jobs home. in his weekly address, the president urged congress and businesses to get on board and to help make his point, mr. obama showed off some items made in the u.s.a. elaine quijano tells us how one u.s. company is in-sourcing. >> reporter: after seven months of pounding the payment, customer service agent tiphani edmonds is happy to be working steps away from her newborn son. >> i don't have to put him in daycare. i don't have to fight traffic. gas. gas is very expensive. >> our job is to educate the customer on the first contact. >> reporter: janet hess,

after all, 60% of iraq's people are shiites.tally repressed from the founding of iraq until the day that saddam hussein was overthrown. today they now run iraq. they are not pro-american. in fact, baghdad is now tehran's closest ally in the world, but that really reflects what the shiite population wants. another 20% of iraq's population are kurds. they have dreamed from the founding of iraq to the present moment of having their own independent state. today they basically do. they have their own parliament, their own army, their own judicial system. you don't need a visa to go to kurdistan, but you do to go to iraq. it is an -- except for having a fleaing at the u.n., it's an independent country, so they're delight. of course, they were also spared almost all the violence. it's a small segment of the iraqi population. the sunnis and even ornl only part of them that are worse off, but kwet is for the united states was this worth $1 trillion? 4,000 dead and many thousands more permanently injured. to do what? to go into iraq and t

. >>> more than 70 people are dead today in a wave targeting shiites in iraq. the attacks began early this morning in shiite neighborhoods in baghdad. it hit pilgrims. there's been no claim of responsibility. sectarian violence between shiites and the military minority exploded in december raising fears the country could return to the brink of civil war. >>> on wall street, stocks ended on a flat note for a second day in a row. investors remained concerned about the euro zone debt and the euro hitting the lowest level in months. the dow was down three points lower. the nasdaq gained 21 points and s&p 500 ended three points higher. >>> the second phase of the bridge project is set to open this weekend. they hope to have the outbound span of the 11th street bridge open by saturday. if that happens, drivers have access from the southeast-southwest freeway to i-295. the inbound span opened last month. the project is the largest d-dot has ever undertaken costing $300 million. it's expected to be complete in 2013. >>> a utah police narcotics raid turned deadly overni

. >> more deadly explosions in iraq leave almost 60 dead all targeting shiite muslims a blast in the capital killed 27 people an hour ago we got reports more attacks in southern iraq. 30 shiite pilgrims heading to the holy city were killed near nesaria. the bombing of pilgrims in the south are raising new fears of religious fighting between suni and shiites after combat troops pulled out last month. >>> president obama will outline a new strategy aimed at preserving the strength of the military in the face of hundreds of billions if budget cuts new framework focuses on shifting wars in the middle east to keeping the u.s. in a dominant role in the asia, pacific region. >>> another big story we are working on possible shake up in dc council harry thomas junior negotiating a plea deal with the fed that is would call for his resignation. >> he is accused of taking $300,000 in city money for his own personal use. stacy cohen is live with more. good morning. >> good morning council returned to work yesterday they voted on many measures had a lot of legislation on the table councilmember ha

. >>> developing in iraq this morning, a sore ayes of explosions hit two shiite neighborhoods in the capital while you were sleeping. so far, the death toll up to 24 with another 70 injured. the bombings are intensifying worries that insurgents are stepping up attacks between sunni and shiite muslims. >>> family and friends looking for answers after police officers killed an eighth grade boy. school administrators in texas called police after seeing the boy with what look today a handgun. police say she refused to drop the weapon so she shot him multiple times. turns out it was just a pellet gun. the parents want to know why cops used excessive force. >>> nearly $3 million in bail for the german man suspected of setting fires in los angeles. an arraignment was postponed until later this morning. video from tmz shows him dressed if a green suicide prevention vest. the extreme ohio bail was set because he is considered a flight risk. -- the extreme lie high bail was set because he was considered a flight risk. -- the extremely high bail was set because he was considered a flight risk.

the worst of the attacks came near in a syria where a suicide bomber killed 44 shiite muslim pilgrims. bombs in baghdad killed 25 more. recent religious violence was sparked by dispute last month between iraq's shiite prime minister and sunni vice president. >>> most of the republican candidates are crisscrossing new hampshire ahead of the campaign primary. with four days left, randall pinkston explains how they are making the push for those undecided voters. >>> reporter: rick santorum is campaigning like an underdog in new hampshire. >> thank you. >> reporter: because that's exactly what he is. despite a strong second place finish to mitt romney's in iowa, the former pennsylvania senator is in last place in this more moderate new england state. >> i have spent a lot of time here and i trust the people of new hampshire. >> reporter: but he is getting some attention. before the iowa caucus, had you given santorum any consideration? >> no. >> reporter: now because of the caucus? >> yes. >> reporter: why? >> i really didn't -- i didn't know anything about him. so when i heard that he di

severe political crisis where an arrest warrant was issued against the sunni vice president by the shiite-led government. so whether in violence or in politics here in iraq. >> let's get some other stories to you now. in the philippines, officials say at least 25 people have been killed by land slides on the southern island of mindanao. the pictures are extraordinary. about 100 people are still said to be missing after this landslide struck a mining area. the army has deployed soldiers to the area to dig for survivors. officials in mexico say 31 prison inmates have been killed during a fight between rival gangs. at least 13 others were injured during the violence inside a prison in the northeast of the country. competition between drug cartels for control of smuggling routes along the u.s. border often spread into the prison system. a german man arrested in los angeles on suspicion of arson has been charged with starting nearly 40 fires in and around hollywood over the new year weekend. prosecutors in the case against the man claim the 24-year-old was motivated by what they're calling rage ag

explosions struck two shiite neighborhoods today in baghdad killing 27 people there. today's blast began with a bomb attached to a motorcycle near a bus stop. hospital officials say more than 60 people are being treated for injuries. the violence is further increasing fears that insurgents are stepping up attacks after the u.s. completed its troop withdrawal just last month. >>> meanwhile president obama will make a rare appearance at the pentagon today. he will join defense officials in outlining a new strategy for a leaner u.s. military. the proposal is expected to include plans to cut tens of thousands of ground troops and invest more in air and sea power. >>> still early. probably not too many people out on the roads but we should check anyway. >> gianna is here. good morning. >> good morning. all right. looking pretty good on the roads, no major snags to report. live look at the golden gate bridge. you can see traffic just moving right along a couple of cars on the road. still a clear right southbound 101 out of marin county. we have a minor accident northbound 6

jurors also saw for the first the jean shorts and shiit that experts testified were covered in semen and were later tested &pfor dna.((joy on cam)) jurors were sentthome early today. they'll be back at the courthouse tomorrow morning. joy lepola fox 45 news at ten. straight ahead... still learning to use the reader you got for christmas? the changes that are already coming to the device. device.and later... he's a passenger.. who could stand to eat a sandwich.why this skeleton was one man's carpool buddy... and how it landed him with a fine. ((break 3)) 3 job hiring is on the rise.. already looking to do a ks is - spin-off of a brand new gadgee. edgar treiguts has more in today's business brief. 3 stocks ended mixed thursday.the dow fell two- point-seventy-two pointsbut, the nasdaq and the s&p 00 ended in positive territory.a report from the payroll processing firm a-d-p shows the private sector added 325- thousand jobs in the month of december... marking its biggest monthly gain in a year. and a government report shows jobless claims continueddto drop... showing signs of an improvin

. >>> bombs targeting shiites killed at least 72 people in iraq today. a suicide bomber blew himself up next to a large group of shiite pilgrims who were walking to the holy city of karbala. according to a provincial security cheap that attacked killed 48 and wounded more than 81. it came hours after a series of explosions in two shiite neighborhoods leaving two dozen people dead. the death toll is the largest in a single day since the u.s. withdrew in december. >>> it is 6:16. and we are going to talk about traffic now. >> thank you very much. let's head over to the south bay where we're monitoring this accident northbound 101 in san jose at capitol expressway. two cars involved. it's over in the center divide. but looks like traffic is still moving okay along 101 as you head northbound. no delays southbound. chp and tow crews are on scene so might see some slight delays once they move that over to the right shoulder. now, the rest of the south bay still lots of green no delays to report at 880/237 or here in our live look at northbound 280 through down

over seas the death tollon a shiite bomb nothing iraq has risen to 53. it happened in the city of basra. this is the latest in a string of attacks direct in the shiite muslim community coming after the u.s. troops completed their withdrawal from iraq. iran is accusing the sy of being behind the bombing of a nuclear scientist. he died when a bomb attached to his funeral exploded. this latest flash point comes as obama administration is warning iran through public and private channels not to make good on the blocking in the strait of the hormhormuz. >> a new law that the obama administration put in place after o.k. knowledging it lost weapons in operation fast and furuous and held up. julie banderas has more on the story. >> yeah, u.s. federal judge handed the obama administration a victory and throwing out a lawsuit against new federal rules requiring gun dealers in four states to report the state of the multiple semiautomatic rifles. in an effort to curb the border violence. the atf ordered 8000 gun dealers in texas, new mexico and arizona and california

friday's explosion ripped through this shiite neighborhood, killing at least 31 people. half of them, police officers who were guarding this ceremony. it's not fair, this man says, these bombings happen every day. and the government does nothing. >> reporter: just minutes after the car bomb, gunmen opened fire, killing two iraqi policemen at a nearby checkpoint. >> reporter: authorities blamed sunni islamist insurgents for the escalating violence that has killed more than 400 people since u.s. troops left the country last month. militants often target iraqi security forces to make them look weak. we thought the situation would improve, this man says, but it's getting worse. the shiite-controlled government is locked in an intense political fight, with sunni opponents who want more power. there is growing concern the increase in militant attacks could put the country at risk of civil war. tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> iraq's prime minister triggered the latest political crisis, when he sought the arrest of one sunni and wounded another. >>> a connecticut man is sent

friday's explosion ripped through this shiite neighborhood, killing at least 31 people.f of them police officers who were guarding the ceremony. "it's not fair," this man says. these bombings happen every day and the government does nothing. just minutes after the car bomb, gunmen open fire, tilling -- killing two iraqi policemen nearby. someone blames sunni for the violence. militants often target iraqi security forces to make them look weak. >> we thought the situation would improve, this man says, but it's getting worse. the shiite-controlled government in iraq is locked in an intense political fight with sunni opponents who want more power. there is growing concern the increase in militant attacks could put the country at risk of civil war. tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> iraq's prime minister triggered the latest political crisis when he sought the arrest of one sunni politician and the removal of another. that happened just after troops left the country, december 18th. >>> grave mistake. lawmakers are calling on the veteran affairs office to audit all of its ce

group of day laborers in another shiite neighborhood. the day's deadliest attacks happened to the south in nasiriyah. at least 36 people were killed. >>> on the political front, the rick santorum presidential campaign got a very big boost from its near victory in the iowa caucuses. santorum's campaign said it took in, are you ready for this? more than $1 million in the 24 hours after the iowa voting. santorum, you know, lost iowa to mitt romney by only eight, count them, eight votes. >>> and an american teen's family is fighting to get her back after she was deported to south america. she ran away from her dallas home in the fall of 2010. her family now shocked to learn the 15-year-old is now in colombia and supposedly pregnant. immigration authorities say turner was arrested without i.d. in houston. she gave them this fake name that belonged to a colombian woman who was in the country illegally. her family meantime says, yeah, they should have dug a little deeper. >> i don't understand how it could happen. someone made a goof. and i thi

the violence targeted shiites and renewed fears of increasing sectarian bloodshed.ublic policy scholar at the woodrow wilson center joined us and we asked is iraq falling apart into civil war? >> there is enough fluidity in the situation that any talk of civil war is a depressant premuir. there are both blocks are fractured. and, therefore, there is a lot of space for coalitions between the shiites and the sunnis. >> all right. casey anthony is speaking out. but it's not a scintillating tell all interview or book about her life. this is a four-minute video diary actually leaked on to the web. looking brass tickly different from the day she was acquitted last july of murdering her 2-year-old daughter caylee. anthony speaks about trivial things like her new computer, the dog she adopted and her upcoming birthday. there was no sign of remorse and no mention of caylee or her family. >> just a little surreal how much things have changed since july and how many things haven't changed. but the good thing is that things are starting to look up and things are starting to cha