the first foreign visit for abdul fatah al-sisi, this is a field marshal. take us though how significant the trip is. >> i think it's significant on a number of levels. first of all, as you say, the first foreign visit. he has chosen to come to moscow. moscow has been courting egypt. sergei lavrov and the defense secretary went to cairo last november and were talking about the possibility of closer ties then. today we are having a reciprocal arrange. the egyptians come to moscow. well informed sources talk about a $2 billion arms deal between russia and egypt. its significance because it shows shifting alliances. egypt has been closely tied to the us. they have suspendedate, but we see egypt move closer to russia. egypt says it's seeking to diversify. commentators are drawing the line. russia are filling a gap that america has created. >> as we mentioned there, abdul fatah al-sisi is part of a delegation that includes foreign ministers from both of those countries as well. >> it's a nice format. 2 plus 2 it's described as. we have the foreign ministers, fat

it's the first foreign visit for abdul fatah al-sisi. quite significant. >> i think it is hugely significant, not just because it's his first foreign visit, but because of the country that he's chosen to come to, and that is rush ape. remember, the united states has turned its back, effectively on egypt in relation to military assistance, suspending 1.5 billion of aid, and frankly the hope was that that would, you know, turn egypt closer to democracy or america's form of democracy. that has not happened. the united states created a vacuum, russia stepped in, it seems that the russians are happy to do a deal with the existing egyptian leadership, and are forging close links. last november the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov, and his defence minister went to the cairo. this visit is the reciprocal, the return event with the field marshal and his foreign minister. the expectation was, as you say, for big deal, $2 billion of arm. it hasn't been confirmed. but the foreign minister sergei lavrov was warm about when he was speaking about

sisi went to see putin. the question has always been, united states gets military aid to mubarak and hopefully the end result of that would be a friendly relationship with washington. >> the egyptian government says that they would like to continue to have warm relations with the united states. i think their expectation is that when the dust settles, that relationship will continue. at the same time, something has changed. that is that the government, the current government egypt, is shocked that washington was willing to recognize the president of egypt from the muslim brotherhood. they do not draw a distinction between recognizing a president who was elected and supporting the president and artisan wine. it will take a long time before that has been forgot in cairo. >> when will we have an election? >> i think april, may. for the presidency, and a parliamentary election after that. that will be much trickier. the forecast is for sisi to walk into the presidency. but how do you have a credible parliamentary

>>ed head of egypt's military sisi is in talks with russia. president putin appeared to support sisi running in upcoming elections. afghanistan released 75 prisoners despite condemnation from the united states. president karzai said the u.s. should stop interfering in afghanistan's affairs. >> police used water cannons against protestors, thousands demonstrating against a bill tightening the internet in turkey. there were protests last summer. turkey has passed a law giving more power to the military. some say it is covering up a major scandal. >> members of parliament approved legislation that gives the government more power over the military. it now only needs the president's approval to come into effect. under the new law, the prime minister will have the power to order the prosecution of any military commander and with the consent of the president and government, he will be able to extend the term of officers or commanders in the army, navy and air force until retirement age. >> the turkish republic will not allow illegal structure. the st

that quoted abdul fatah al-sisi as saying he will run for president. a spokesman for abdul fatah al-sisi said the kuwaiti newspaper misinterpreted the remarksment the decision to run was personal, and if abdul fatah al-sisi chose to do so, he'd address the egyptian people. abdul fatah al-sisi led the cue that toppled mohamed morsi last year. >> al jazeera has been served with a list of 20 people pursued by the egyptian government. with a lift of 20 charges. eight al jazeera network staff are on the list, including three of the four journalists in detention. most of those names are not employees of al jazeera. al jazeera rejects the charms against its -- charges against its staff. the manager says: . >> well, it has been 40 days since egyptian authorities detained three al jazeera english, mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr and peter greste have been held sips december the 19th. they are accused of having spread false news and being a member of the muslim brotherhood. another journalist, abdullah al-shami, has been in custody since july. a series of car

i mentioned al-sisi. is there a bigger picture? >> there's been strikes, a bubbling amount of civil unrest on the streets, so we've seen people working factories now in the delta area, as well as pharmacists, doctors, garbage collectors going on strike, very unhappy with their pay and with conditions. generally with the economic situation in egypt. this cabinet resignation may will be all to do with sisi but could be to try to put a lead on the uprest on the streets to show people they are doing something, listening to people's problems and will come back with something better until parliamentary elections. >> while we wait to get the makeup of the new government, there will be speculation about who is going to be interior minister who would oversee the elections and defense minister, because at the moment, that is held by. >> al sisi. exactly. at the moment, we don't know if this cabinet resignation means everybody is out, or similar faces in the cabinet as well as new faces. it may be that he stays on and later announces his cand

who else does abdul fatah al-sisi have to pay attention to. i can't think of anyone. when i was in iraq, the iraqis didn't have relations with many parties, because the whole world was fighting saddam's occupation. saddam had relations with the vatican, king hussain, the plo and the russians, c.b.s. and my family got pleas from the vatican and king hussain and plo. king hussain - sorry, saddam hussein didn't give a dam. why should he care what the vatican or king thinks about him. but he did care about the russians, when gosho chov said, "let the guys go", we were gone. >> her story. a campus sexual assault survivor on what happened to her, and if the schools are doing enough to keep women safe. plus, big brother. a spy agency collecting webcam imagery from millions of people. ♪ what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together the fastest internet and the best in entertainment. we call it the x1 entertainment operating system. it looks like the future! we must have encountered a temporal vortex. further analytics are necessary. beam us up. ♪ that's my

voting is expected to be held within the next six month, and if he win, abdul fatah al-sisi will be the sixth military man to rule egypt. >> al jazeera media network has been saddled with a list of 20 people pursued by the interim government. >> the lift is several formal charges. myself and other staff are on the list, including three of the four journalists in detention. most are not employees of al jazeera. al jazeera rejects the charges against his staff. the allegations are, and actions of the egyptian authority are extraordinary, unjust and unacceptable. all the videos are available to view online. they can stee that it is accurate, comprehensive and underpinned with quality and integrity. the reports tell all sides of the story. all of our journalists imprisoned should be freed. >> it's been 40 days since egyptian authorities detained three al jazeera journalists, mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste have been held and accused of spreading false noous and being linked with the muslim brotherhood. another journalist abdullah al-shami has been in custody since july l

vladimir putin said he would support his as yet undeclared run for abdul fatah al-sisi.e was there to secure talks for assistance, particularly to the military. >> a trial for journalists detained in egypt is due to begoing on 20th february. it's now been 48 days since our staff were detained. egyptian authorities took peter greste on september the 29th. among the accusations against them is having ties to the muslim brotherhood, which egypt declared a terrorist organization. abdullah al-shami has been in custody since last july, from my sister channel. al jazeera rejects all charges and calls for the release of its staff. >> 11 people have been killed in an attack on a prison in yemeni. a bomb was triggered. 29 inmates were able to escape during the chaos. >> the u.k. government says package bombs sent to army recruitment officers appear to be the work. several devices were sent to locationations including oxford and brighton. >> flood-weary residents in the u.k. could be in for rain. 6,000 homes have been flooded in the u.k. since december. . >> another day dawns over

the forecast is for sisi to walk into the presidency. but how do you have a credible parliamentary election now? people have the expectation that their votes will count and there will be competition. at the same time, it excludes the influence. how that plays out is a trickier thing. to bureau good time chief of cairo. >> it is never dull in cairo. >> i want to get to libya and benghazi well i have you here. we talked about tunisia. it represents with the arab spring -- it represents all the hopes and aspirations of the arab spring. >> i would say that it is the tunisians ring. there is no other come -- country where the promise was fulfilled. libya is in a state of chaos. they do not have a very credible government. it is not over. they recently had an election for a new assembly that will draft a constitution. the best thing you can say that therelibya is is no sign of any institutional group were strong man that will emerge. and benghazi. tell me in summary what you have discovered and how you went about writing the report that you wr

what do you think, is this resignation all about abdul fattah al sisi? >> that's the analysis that we have been hearing that the defense minister would have to resign in order to run for president. however it seems like a bit of overkill for the entire government to resign, because if he does choose to run it would grant minimal mill cover in that regard. and so i don't think that it's all about general abdul fattah alsisi. this is coming on the back of government protests from workers, that shows a lot of discontent with the economic status of the country, with the standard of living of ordinary egyptians. and this move, you know, can only misstate, but this move it seems to be an attempt to possibly head off pass unrest, and -- mass unrest and dealing with the discontent towards this government. >> did you see this resignation coming? apparently there have been rumors for a couple of weeks now of a possible cabinet reshuffle. >> that's correct. but we were expecting at some point that the government would announce that the cabinet would resign at a par

. >> under field marshal al-sisi, there is a relative silence even on the jailing of fellow journalistsmedia had been among the most courageous and loudest in the arab world says it all. >> our global village voice is on a sensitive state of journalism in today's egypt. >> since the ouster of mubarak, it has been running a public relations it campaign. what we see in egypt with the arrests of al jazeera journalists and other foreign journalists, all of this is supported by a lot of egyptians because there has been this culture of delusional fear and you are with united states or against us. >> the situation in egypt is quite troubling. those that have been charged have been charged with things like using illegal equipment, broadcasting false news and being a member of the muslim brotherhood. this is clearly an attempt to criminal eyes legitimate journalism work by the egyptian authorities and fearful for what it will mean for the future of the country and the possibility for democracy. >> every sunday night, join us for exclusive, revealing and surprising talks, with the most interestin

country is run by an interim government, but it's the army under this man, field marshal abdul fatah al-sisiwhich has the final say. to many, the growing power of the army and the police is a sign of the old regime. >> hosni mubarak's status quo was immoral and repressive. i think what egypt is witnessing at the moment is the worst oppressive periods in its history. >> hundreds of people have been killed in fighting between pro-mohamed morsi protesters and security forces since the military coup. public protests have been restricted. the muslim brotherhood has been declared a terrorist group. thousands of members have been put in gaol. the authorities hope presidential elections expected this year will stop the cycle of violence. >> this is a prominent politician who will run in the 2012 presidential elections. a critic says they won't take part in the bowls. every egyptian might end up being arrested, house attacked or facing false accusations. for the army, top leaders are determined to move forward. the candidate is likely to win the elections if he chooses to run. we are back with us her

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what is significant about this cabinet resignation is what does it mean for the defense minister al sisi, is this a way for him to pave the way to run for the presidential elections. to do so, he must resign as defense minister as well as his position as head of the military. the other factor underway in egypt at the moment is there's a great deal of civil unrest. we're seeing strikes and pro tests from all sorts of different oranges, such as the doctor's syndicate, pharmacist as well as textile workers and garbager workers. this could be another way to try to put a lid on pro tests to show people that the interim government is listen got to concerns of the people by appointing a new cabinet. >> nicole johnston from doha, and outspoken credit kim of venezuelan president, not backing down, a retired army general addressing dozens from his balcony wearing a flak jacket and armed with a rifle and shotgun said he won't surrender. anti-government protestors are upset about my government and crime rate. 11 people have died in the last weeks. >> an illness like polio affected 25 children in cal

sisi to do you leave me to resign and to run for elections. not as though he is not is not going to run as commander in chief are you going to run as a former officer in the army and will run in accordance with the preconditions of stipulated in be constitution so we're not talking about the army governing we are talking about democracy go well we're also talking about the. the army intervening in the political affairs and let me ask you a hypothetical question what if the next elections bring to power you know some political force that the army doesn't like will they have to intervene again isn't a question that is it will be controversial that is either too would be clear you were left to mr x. or mr y. and there it is on its have to be respected this is democracy and the people who would respect to the result of democracy whoever is elected we will accept that as of the elections both elections will be organized within the framework of transparency and the observers from abroad and from the population and from that egypt but will the winner

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it is probably the most significant terrorist threat that the al-sisi government faces now.nitial emphasis was really targeting israel, the number of rockets fired into southern israel and attacks on the gas lines. it wasn't until president morsi was taken out of power that the focus went against the government. this one in particular, their emphasis has been against the government, the military and the police. they have killed over a hundred of them since august. this is a strategy shift for them, because now they are targeting tourists. they know that is going to have more impact on the economy. the economy suffers because of a drop in tourism, that hurts the government, makes them look like they can't handle this. >> what do they want? >> the initial objection was the create of a government state in the sinai. >> so if you were advising friends and family as to whether they should be booking a holiday in egypt, what would you say? >> i would say absolutely not. it has been obvious since early in the fall that this was going to get out of hand. >> what has been the governm

. >>> now to news out of egypt where a -- al-sisi is to keep his job the prime minister designate was to form a new government after the entire cabinet resigned on monday. >>> al jazeera is still demanding the release of its staff being held in egypt. the three have now spent 60 days in prison, accused of having links with a terrorist organization and of spreading false news. al jazeera rejects the charges. another journalist has been held since august. he has been on a hunger strike for more than a month proest thing his imprisonment. one of al jazeera's camera was released earlier this month. here is what he had to say. >> translator: i was later transferred to a prison, where i also had a reception, and by a reception, i mean all of the transferred detainees are stripped of their clothes and walked between two rows of guards. we were beaten and battered all the way long. cells were 2 by 2.5 meters only. we were four person in the same cell. it was too small so we had to sleep in turns. we were prevented from praying, food was very mad, we could see bugs crawling on the plates. alth

and that clears the way forr forral -- al-sisi to run for president. >>> all right.lle thiank you. >>> tonight the truthful drug kingpin sits behind bars in a mexico prison. and he will have to stand trial there before he is extradited to the united states. >> more details are emerging about how he was caught by dozens of mexican marines who surrounded the building he was saying in here in mexico. he was arrested before 7:00 am on saturday. he tried to reach for some of the arms he had amassed in that come doe minimum -- condominium, but was unable to do so. there is a lot of speculation about whether he will be extradited to the us. there are several indictments in cities there. the department of justice is very keen on trying him on charges of smuggling, killing, and trafficking of drugs. but there is no word yet from the attorney general here in mexico what the next step will be. you have investigators in both countries very eager and hungry to make him pay for the crimes he has been committing for decades as he has run one of the world's most powerful internation

is significant about this cabinet resignation is what does it mean for the defense minister and al sisi. is this a way to pave the way to run as president in the next presidential elections. if he needs to, he needs to define from defense minister and head of the military, the other factor underway in egypt at the moment is there's a great deal of civil unrest. we're seeing strikes and protests from all sorts of different organizations, such as the doctors syndicate, pharmacists, as well textile workers, garbage collectors. this resignation by the government could be another why to put a lid on those protests, to show people that the interim government is listening to the concerns of the people by appointing a new cabinet. >> south korea and the united states have started war games. the first joint operation will be a computer exercise that lasts until the end of the week. field exercises will run until april. north korea fears the war games are practice for an invasion. indonesia, 11 killed by land slides. villagers in the eastern state were floored to flee on that saturday after heavy

international opinion or international news organizations, i'm pretty comfortable somebody like general al-sisi is poised to run for presidency next month will not want the international public opinion having this case on his head when he is running for office, and eventually might be leading the country over the presidential election. i would think he would want to have a smooth transition to being a president, and having this case and others, people behind bars is not going to help, it's not going to have the international community give him any legitimatesy. >> we got a little bit of information today in the courtroom from some of t the -- journalists about the conditions they are being held in. is this typical of on youralists when they are detained? >> from day one we have voiced concern of how differently they were treated. we have seen a lot of horrible deterioration in human rights overall. we have seen, however, a little bit more over reaction of the government in this case. those specific journalists were kept in confinement, denied access to a lawyer, after a lot of pressure from the

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cairo even though a military spokesman pushed back on reports that field marshall abdul fattah al sisi has decided to run. he overthrew mohamed morsi and cracked down on the muslim brotherhood. morsi appeared on trial in a class cage and his trial on terrorism charges is continuing as is the government's decision to prosecute four al jazeera reporters accusing them of aiding terrorism by airing interviews with the muslim brotherhood. in a letter from prison one writes the prisons are overflowing with anyone who opposes or challenges the government. another jailed egyptian-american student who worked on the obama campaign in ohio complained in a letter in the "new york times" recently that he feels abandoned by president obama. >> jennifer, thanks. >>> president obama on god and politics, but first, the republican party's new odd couple. why chris christie and mitt romney seem to be headed in opposite directions. here in pn access a philly cheesesteak anytime, day or night. just like you can access geico anytime, day or night. there is only one way to celebrate this unique similarity. w

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it could pave the way for military chief abdel fattah al- sisi to run for president. the announcement came amid strikes by public transport workers and garbage collectors. egypt has seen political turmoil since islamist president mohamed morsi was ousted by the military last july. a new anti-gay law in uganda took effect today, imposing sentences of up to life in prison for engaging in homosexual relations. president yoweri museveni signed the measure into law in kampala. he said it's needed because the west is promoting homosexuality in africa. >> has shown that you can be homosexual purely by nature. society can do something about it, to discourage the trend. that is why i have agreed to sign the bill. >> ifill: homosexuality is already illegal in uganda. gay activists have vowed to challenge this new law in court. and, president obama has warned the statute will harm relations with the u.s. >> ifill: the pentagon served notice today that it wants to downsize the u.s. army, to the smallest it's been in 74 years. defense secretary chuck hagel proposed reducing active

the perceived embrace in the region of morsi and egyptian brotherhood, followed by a recoil from al-sisi and the military regime in egypt. the eagerness of the obama administration to retreat in negotiated solution to the iranian nuclear issue, to the great consternation of israel and other pro-american governments in the region. the effects of sequestration and america's ability to project power in the middle east, the withdrawal of the uss truman from the area, the coldness toward traditional allies such as bahrain, and a willingness to show distance with saudi arabia while flouting america newfound independence of oil sources in the middle east, the refusal to take a leading role in the toppling of qaddafi toppling al qaeda's allies, the fading of president obama's intensely close relationship with turkish prime minister erdogan. i could go on. vacuum.ics abhors a and the middle east power vacuum left by america's wake been filled or has been try to be filled by other countries. the cornerstone of the pax americana, it is widely thought to be the u.s. is rarely relationship -- widely

now, it appears army chief abdel fatteh al-sisi will run for president this year. even as a crackdown expands to include secular groups. >> ( translated ): what is happening now is a counter- revolution against the january revolution, the pure revolution which the egyptian people united to fight for freedom, dignity >> brown: islamist militants continue their own fight, using violence, including sunday's bombing of a tourist bus in the sinai peninsula. and egyptians, libyans and others need only look to syria for the worst-case scenario, all-out civil war. by one estimate more than 140,000 syrians have died, and millions more have been displaced, since the uprising there began in march 2011. >> brown: we thought we'd turn again to three people who've watched events with us since they first began to unfold three years ago. mary-jane deeb, chief of the african and middle eastern division at the library of congress. the views she expresses here are her own. hisham melhem is the washington bureau chief of al-arabiya news channel. and tarek masoud is assistant professor

. >> it's possible if christie sisi survives this he in the long run comes out stronger.tion. >> are you super cynical? the thing about "house of cards," you worked. politics. sometimes when i'm watching the show i'm like what horrors did he witness that he -- i mean -- >> i'm actually the opposite. i consider myself an optimist. i believe that government has great potential. and so does francis underwood. he's an optimist. people often mistake optimism and idealism as the same thing. there are a lot of incredibly cynical idealists out there in the world. francis underwood says, i believe that the impossible is possible. and i'll go out and make it happen. you may judge how i do it, but i give you forward progress. >> do you think there's -- i always wonder what the show's stance is. what the show's perspective toward underwood's kind of politics is. in some senses, there's something very dark about it and there's some real dark twists that happen in the end of the first season. at the same time, there is something admiring about the way the show portrays his just sheer k

. >> vladimir putin met with germaegyptian army leader, sisi.ropean security at the and corporation joins us from washington, d.c. to talk about russias image and role on the international stage p.m. thanks for joining us. i want to read to you something mr. putin said. he said i know that you, defense minister have decided to run for president of egypt that i wish you luck personally and from the are you sure people. who is this geared towards? >> egypt and the rest of the world. putin is making clear that he intends to play a role in the middle east, and is backing sisi for president. >> how does the u.s. take what he says? is there an international audience intended, as well? >> to some extent an international audience, but i don't think the united states will be particularly bothered by the fact or surprised, i should say by the fact that russia now is backing egypt. they've had a long relationship with egypt stretching back to the 1950's, and egypt needs economic assistance and military assistance, and russia is trying to get back into the

abdel fatah el-sisi was defense minister when the army deposed mohamed morsy last year. many egyptians consider him a hero for cracking down on the muslim brotherhood-- a group that the government calls "terrorists." critics say he has essentially returned egypt to a police state. elections are expected soon, but no date has been set. rescuers in south africa have found the bodies of eight miners who died when a small earthquake triggered an underground fire on tuesday. a ninth miner is still missing in the mine a mile west of johannesburg. the mining company says smoke and rockfall hampered rescuers. but eight other miners were rescued and brought to safety on wednesday. the "castaway" who said he survived 13-months at sea. drifting from mexico to the marshall islands. has taken a turn for the worse. jose salvador alvarenga met with the media yesterday. two people had to help him. others stood by. ready to help. alvarenga thanked the government and his friends for their help. officials said he needed to be taken back to the hospital for more medical checks. and it would

the army chief abdel-fatah el-sisi is widedly expected to run for president. >> >> a war has been issued for the arrest of ukraine's president. if the country's acting interior minister says that the president arrived on sunday, relinquished his officials security detail, and then drove off. calls are mounting in ukraine to put him on trial. >> recreational use of marijuana is now legal in two u.s. states. sales of the drug are now bringing in big bucks in tax revenue. seoul more state to legalize lighting up? scot thompson has a look at some governors and what they have to say. >> money will not entice his stake however, connecticut has legalized it. some in this state are considering legalizing other drugs. >> beyond that, i was say that is a bridge too far. >> he may be putting his hat in the ring for the presidential nomination stated that his state has been focused on adjusting this. >> i idea of that this could send you to prison, this is not public policy. >> colorado's stated that most of the money made should prevent people to stop using it and for substance abuse. >> here in ca

the perceived embrace in the region of morsi and egyptian brotherhood followed by a recall by al-sisithe eagerness of the obama administration to retreat in negotiated solution to the iranian nuclear issue. the effects of sequestration in america possibility to project power in the middle east, the withdrawal of the uss truman from the area. the coldness toward traditional allies such as by rain --- bahrain and a willingness to show distance with saudi arabia while flouting america possibly america'spendence -- newfound independence of oil sources in the middle east. also in repelling al qaeda's allies. the fading of president obama's intensely close relationship with turkish prime minister e rduan. geopolitics of force and factor in, and the middle east power left by america's wake been filled or has been try to be filled by other countries. the cornerstone of the left pax na, i will tell you the cornerstone was the u.s. egyptian relationship. been hostings now military delegations from the russians. the chinese solicitations have been circulated around the middle east. vacuum.since

mohamed morsi was deposed in july and army chief abdul fatah al-sisi is favoured to win the election. he has not declared his canned das yip. the election may be held as early as april. >> ballots have been counted a week. oint government protests left the country. as reported. the economy is suffering. >> it started with a movement on the streets. and escalated into violence. now, after a national vote with no result announced the plt call stalemate is raising concerns. >> four months ago the country enjoyed solid growth. there was substantial foreign investment. they are not leaving, but some are putting expansion on hold. those that are committed are committed to the long term. there are other countries in the region, possibility becoming more attractive. they are lower an projected. in the value of the currency. it is down too. the cost of the impasse is impacting government finances. the process might take longer. the government tried to spend infrastructure. even when the protesters leave the treats. smaller industries are not going to rebound immediately. they will get back to

you have a good sense of where your sisi -- constituency is on an issue. think that is kind of your core and got. -- gut. -- itmes a come down comes down to come what is your conviction on this issue? >> you have two daughters. describe your kids. >> my daughters -- i adore them. they have been a delight. when you -- i was wanted to have that little athlete eerie but having had girls, i would not trade it for anything. we have been involved in their lives. we -- they grew up in a political family. hopefully they are not too jaded. they are good girls. we are grateful. now one of them is married. to a great guy. we will have sons-in-law. that is a new stage in life, a new chapter. it it goes fast. bwas tell people, don't link. one day, you are going to the event. the track meet or soccer game. then all of a sudden, they are in college. then they are saying, dad, i am engaged. they are all special times. i wouldn't trade it for anything. >> would you want to do in the senate? >> i really -- i enjoy the work. when i was here as a staffer, i had an affinity fo

abdul fatah al-sisi is in russia, hoping to buy $2 million worth of weapons. the deal funded by saudi arabia, and the united arab emyr its is believed to be a move away interest u.s. aid. he'll meet with vladimir putin today. >> a blockbuster merger is in the works. comcast says it plans to acquire time warner cable. the $25 billion deal will merge the two biggest cable companies in the u.s. comcast plans to make the official announcement today. comcast has about 22 million sub scribers, time warner 12 million, last year comcast acquired n.b.c. universal for $17 billion. >> protests turn deadly in venezuela. why thousands took to the streets of carr abbingize. >>> a sink hole swallows rare cars at the national corvette museum. the environmental and manmade problems that cause these collapses. >> i'm john henry smith, the end of a yankee era is in sight. we'll have more on the announcement of a retirement. >> and a live look at the bronx, new york city, where the snow is falling and it is 30 degrees. >> thousands of drivers in north carolina were stranded for h