you have been down at tahrir square today. what can you tell us about what has been going on down there today. >> i do not know if you hear the background. demonstrations gathered, and one of the interesting things is that several groups have announced that they are going to stay in tahrir square. many people decided to stay until their demands are met, and it is for the military to withdraw from politics. one of the more interesting questions is if people are going to say in tahrir square, it will be a theme of several days or several weeks and the question of how the military will direct them. >> the protesters staying on, what about the partial lifting of the emergency laws? does that go, for them, some way to meeting their demands? >> i asked a lot of people what they think about this partial lifting of the emergency law. they say it is a joke because the military announces the limitations of flattery. people know very well and remember very well that whenever there was trouble with the military, they decided in front of t

we saw tens of thousands of people going to tahrir square today. some of them were there to celebrate but others were there to say, not enough has changed in the country. >> many of the demands from exactly a year ago which was economic progress, economic opportunity, more freedoms, and dignity, those demands have not been fully met. over and over again, you hear from people that the revolution is incomplete. there are still fights to be fought. the military continues to run things in the country. there will continue to be people that come out of tahrir square ever so often to make sure that what they have achieved so far can be protected and built on. >> do you think that those people are out there in tahrir square? do you think that they can find the momentum that they found a year ago when they fought the military to give up power? >> i think so. today was proof when the opportunity arises or when the need arises, people can and will come back to the square in their hundreds of thousands. it is hard to overstate the defense of power that many fe

tahrir square revisited. one year after the revolution began in egypt, hundreds of thousands are back in the center of cairo with a whole new set of demands. and making a meal fit for a queen. schoolchildren across britain are honing their cooking in the hope of an invite to buckingham palace. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the world. in the dark of night, deep inside somalia, u.s. navy seals carried out a daring rescue operation to free two foreign aid workers, one american and the other danish. the pair had been held captive since october, and their health was failing. the mission was conducted by the same unit that killed osama bin laden. president obama has praised their courage and vows that america will not tolerate the abduction of its citizens. our correspondent fred gardner has all of the details. >> kidnapped from somalia three months ago, the aid workers jessica buchanan from the u.s. and poul thisted from denmark, tonight, rescued. this is how it was done. the hostages we

it is not the biggest demonstration i have ever seen in tahrir square. a lot of different groups have come here. 3 or 4 different stages. all the different groups competing for ownership from the revolution. many of them were here a year ago today. the muslim brotherhood is now the biggest party in parliament. you have the egyptian military saying that we are the ones who protected you a year ago. there are the guardians of egypt. [speakers talking on loudspeakers] >> syria has agreed to extend the arab league monitoring mission to the country by another month. this comes as britain, france, germany moved to condemn syria for its suppression of protests. now this report from the un >> activists outside u.n. headquarters demand that the security council intervened to stop the violence in syria. the deeply divided council has been sitting on its hands, is the message, while syria and its ally russia have blood on their hands. more and more attention is shifting to the security council because the arab league has asked them to support a peace plan for syria

in cairo things have so much to do we invite you to watch events on egypt's tahrir square unfolding live on our website dot com our cameras are trained on those events to stream you the picture live on our website if you touch it with whenever you'd like to. millions of new jobs manufacturing back on trucks the war in iraq over and. barack obama said to stall for reelection is using the annual state of the union address to do it. all the details very positive speech as you mentioned set against a very dire backdrop where a record forty six million americans are now receiving food assistance some thirteen million are out of work and millions more have abandoned on the job force all together but of course the president is as you mentioned launching his reelection campaign untalented a resurgence of american manufacturing talked about the sort of the issue of fairness where every citizen will get their fair chance to live a good life too to pay their fair share including the wealthiest he sort of tapped to the financial industry talking about how wall street will no longer be allowed t

it cannot take tens of thousands of egyptians are again gathered on tahrir square to market years since the uprising but frustration over a lack of change clouds the celebration. karo people sitting at the top of your square saying once again they want the regime to go down to any any so now with more from the egyptian capital. just to save the economy and create much needed jobs president obama's reelection campaign in the state of union address. and all the secrets and show the world. right here on our team. live from moscow at midnight this is our. top story this tens of thousands of egyptians are back in cairo's now iconic tahrir square marking the years since the uprising that toppled president mubarak but there's another reason it's a landmark day too as almost thirty years of emergency rules been partially lifted even though some key police will remain at his innocence is in cairo for us. as we get into the night what we're seeing are these crowds more turning into celebrations and something that activists actually warned against making sure that the protestors and these rallies

thousands of egyptians have returned to tahrir square in cairo one year after the start of protests that overthrew president hosni mubarak. this is the scene live at the center of the egyptian capital. it's the scene of two different gatherings. one is calling for a revolt against army rule. another is about to celebrate the changes that have already been achieved. our correspondent in the square says its dominated by the muslim brotherhood, just like the parliament. the so-called facebook generation, mainly young people, they are somewhat lost in the crowd apparently. the fact that the muslim brotherhood one the most seats in egypt's free elections was hardly surprising. the real surprise was the second place, a party virtually unknown one year ago. they are a hard line islamist group. >> this is where the future of egypt will be decided, not in tahrir square, but in the thousands of villages where most egyptians live. the deeply conservative and a long way from cairo. this is the heartland. [speaking foreign language] he and his wife -- the egypt they want is very different from the yo

be talking to us we're looking we've just lost them again we were looking at live pictures tahrir square there well we'll bring about now we go the full frame we've been looking at least pictures all night thousands again gathered there no trouble people out to make their mark i guess one reason to say you know a glass is half full not half empty the lifting of the emergency rule would put in place for almost thirty years but there's reason to be cheerful yes. i want to. i don't see it as being that big of a shift i mean we lived under military rule for thirty years and that gave the government the authority to do just about what they wanted today we live under military rule so to me it's just a formal matter and that they may lift emergency law while we live under the rule of a military dreamt up since the military took over general twenty eighth over fifteen thousand civilians that we know of have faced military courts and have had have received trials of anywhere between six months to fifteen years and a formal matter like like lifting emergency law means absolutely nothing when we ha

and in tahrir square, you see people of every shape, size, belief.ey are all there fighting for the same thing. the same thing when the trade center got hit. everybody in new york banded together with a common purpose. we could feel the strength within our city. >> the critical essence in this country is they knew why they were there. the more clearly people know why they are there, the more likely they are o to be there. >> and more likely to get it done. >> they have a lot more to do. sharif made a commitment to stay in egypt and keep on fighting and reporting. he's there right now. >> the film "in tahrir square." thank you both. "hardball" is coming up next. the president is looking to set focus on economic fairness in his state of the union address. we'll see whether he addresses his own banking system in that address. chris will ask if mitt romney made the president's case by releasing his tax returns. next david goodfriend gets the floor. ♪[music plays] ♪[music plays] purina one beyond. food for your cat or dog. [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil

now this was the scene in care cairo's tahrir square.our ben wedeman was there then and he's there now. tell us where you are today. >> reporter: suzanne, several hundreds and thousands of people have packed into the square and certainly the mood seems to be quite upbeat, quite festive if you compare it to a year ago when just a few hours into the protests there were tear gas being fired, people being arrest ared and beaten. that was the beginning of an 18-day uprising. now people are here, some of them to celebrate the revolution. many others in tahrir square this evening to demand that the revolution continue, that the military council that runs the country step down immediately and hand power over to the civilian leadership beyond tahrir square. and that's also very important. millions of egyptians feel that the time for protests and demonstrations is over, that it's time to get the country working again, getting the economy working again, the economy is in shambles but many people still believe that what is most important is to go ou

. >> reporter: they streamed into tahrir square by the tens of thousands, an endless sea of egyptian flags. supporters of the muslim brotherhood dominated the square, banned under mubarak, its islamist party won a majority in recent parliamentary elections. still intoxicated by the hard-won freedom to speak their minds, many held banners ridiculing the former president. but not everyone in cairo was celebrating. this is just one of many marchs out protesting today. you can hear these people chanting over and over again, "down with the military regime." and now they're marching to tahrir square. activists claim that nearly 100 protesters have been killed by security forces since the military took power last year when mubarak fell. while the military says it will step down after presidential elections in june, many here, including activists khaled mansour, believe the revolution is far from over. but aren't they better at least than mubarak was? >> this is not our ambition. it's a revolution. and we need and we dream of a big country, a free country, a democratic country. >> reporter: i

protesters are back in tahrir square to express their dissatisfaction with the current military rulers. after the popular uprising toppled the government of hosni mubarak, they are waiting for a civilian democratic government. nbc's francis koe reports. >> reporter: it started with the ouster of the tunisian president and spread to egypt. a year ago, a faw thousand protesters broke through police barriers to take over tahrir square in cairo. it turned into a popular uprising that shook the arab world. mubarak loyalists fought back but the protesters resisted, and 18 days after the revolution started, president hosni mubarak stepped down. today, the government will end some portions of the hated emergency law, yet despite elections and a new parliament, there is a feeling that the revolution has stalled. the new parliament that was seated on monday is dominated by the muslim brotherhood and islamist parties. the liberals who back the revolution play a minority role. economic problems, continuing protests and sectarian tension have shaken many egyptian citizens. the military council has

tens of thousands of egyptians are in cairo's now iconic tahrir square to mark a year since the uprising that toppled president mubarak but there's another reason it's a landmark day to as almost thirty years of emergency rule has been partially lifted although some key police powers will remain in this and now is in cairo for us the lifting of that emergency or at least partially is not going to be enough.

tens of thousands of egyptians are back on tahrir square marking years since the uprising that toppled president mubarak's thirty year rule but frustration along with celebration because of dragging reforms. and the world's top will suppliers to get others to spill the beans on t.v. as julian assange says oh an interview show right here on r t wiki leaks founder exposed some of the world's darkest secrets in his new series is set to premiere on this channel in march. next with russians heading to the polls in march as well to elect a president we've talked to one of the registered candidates for the race he's a tycoon and owner of the new jersey nets basketball team. tells us his plans for russia as he makes his first bid for the country's top job. well hello mr prothero hello and thank you for the time always glad to oblige you do or think you can be the next president you're probably the most money i always aim high and whenever i launch a project i'm always in it to win it all taking part in this presidential election is definitely the most important decision i've ever taken and i'm

became a congressman noticed something i was a little tiny girl exactly like all those people in tahrir square who only grew up who only knew barak i have only ever known chris dodd and joe lieberman they were always our counters per cent are always our center they were always ruling us determining what connecticut could do and here he is he goes over to the n.p.a. and the whole internet space suddenly has become a genuine threat since mubarak was overthrown you mentioned mubarak and the mubarak regime toppled quickly because of the facebook revolution. move barack offguard obviously an entire region still trying to figure out this whole thing of social media same thing with hollywood they have been quietly putting in for copyright term extensions for decades they've had their way for decades suddenly mobilization against sopa and people within a day within a week it was defeated in washington with lightning speed justice and those and those those those all the guards and all the wood were taken down a peg similar to the way mubarak was taken down and then the fight is on other people realize

the first anniversary of its uprising that toppled president mubarak this is what's happening in tahrir square right now almost thirty years a magisterial gets passionate today. as russians prepared to go to the polls to elect a new president on the fourth of march we talked to the surprise candidate one of russia's richest tycoons and the owner of the new jersey nets basketball team hear about mikhail prokhorov plans for russia that's next. mr crocker of hello and thank you for the time always glad to oblige you that you really think you can be the next president and you're putting more money i always aim high and whenever a launch a project i'm always in it to win it or taking part in this presidential election is definitely the most important decision i've ever taken on me and i'm ready for a fight here aim high in other things you definitely should aim higher politics what a hero people often ask you if you're a crime and project but i'd like to ask you about something else you're very much you're smart you have the reputation of a maverick and you have a strong team how did you end up in

let's take you live to egypt now in cairo's now iconic tahrir square gardens of egyptians are gathering to mark the first anniversary of the uprising toppled president they're angry at the slow pace of reforms in the country was also a landmark day in the country as almost thirteen years of emergency rule has been partially lifted of some key police powers meaning ending the drug has been on the protesters killed in malls there are still many for whom it's not enough to rest until the army steps down the river notion of course the car. a year after its historic revolution in egypt is far from calm protests have become a part of everyday life and no longer an event while the revolution is a significant achievement. we could never believe who would come out and speak out later. there are several reasons for egypt's people to take out to the streets following the uprising that ousted mubarak last february the country's economy is struggling unemployment east. at its highest in decades and while the newly elected islam is dominated parliament debate the country's future resentment rose agai

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this a very good evening to you we're seeing thousands of people in tahrir square again the year wrong but it's more of a frustration than celebration isn't it phyllis said. right on the lifting of that emergency law or at least partially is not going to be enough for these tens of thousands of protesters that have come to talk we are just want to step out of the sun and give you an idea of how packed this is where is this for them is of course where it all started tons of thousands of people if not hundreds of thousands in fact up rear is packed to its max hundreds of people cannot get onto the square and in fact there are reports from the egyptian health ministry that some eighty six people were injured when one of the stages collapsed dozens of those people were taken to hospital it's just reports for now i was just on the square and it did seem like things were very calm but people extremely for us. freighted extremely passionate and really sick of the fact that the what they say is their original goal for this revolution was to take down the regime and their goal is still very muc

hours have just been mentioning tens of thousands of egyptians are back in cairo's now iconic tahrir square marking a year since the uprising with toppled president mubarak but there's another reason is allowed to because almost thirty years of emergency rules partially been lifted even those keep police will remain because we can't sing it with our correspondent in this and now she's live in cairo in cairo in tahrir square shortly but let's now before that talk to dr ahmad badawi he's director of the center of the conflict says he's.

president hoseni mubarak. >> reporter: don't get me wrong, cheers can be heard loud and clear in tahrir squareut uncertainty and anxiety linger among the egyptian people. take a listen. the latest look here at the square shows protesters waving flags and chanting but they're chanting slogans against the country's ruling military council. then there's the reaction of the military police. protesters being hit and chased away with tear gas. overall though it is a much calmer scene than one year ago when thousands stormed the square in violent protests against hosni mubarak. you think his ousting would have paved the way to democratic change and more social justice but people say the military council that took over is just as authoritarian. >> this has been a worse rule than even the time of mubarak. it was a small prison during the time of mubarak. now it is a bigger prison. >> right there, that is a widespread opinion despite the fact egyptians held their first free election in decades earlier this week. also the military ruler lifted law that legalized censorship so that's good news for the peo

none of which conform to the democratic demands of tahrir square last year. the military wants to hold on to its economic interests. it has a different view of stability and social cohesion in egypt than the kind of cantankerous debate free-for-all that you're seeing in egypt right now. most importantly egyptian armed forces want to retain its role as the source of legitimacy and authority in egypt. in a democracy, the people are the source of authority and legitimacy. so it's clear that what they're trying to do is salvage as much as they can from the previous regime while taking account of some of the demands from tahrir. >> brown: and is there a path or a way to do that, newer, to hold on to some power but to cede to some of these things that people seem to be demanding. >> people in egypt right now are talking about this. they're talking about a deal possibly being done by the civilian political forces with not the military overall but really the 24 or 22-- we don't know how many-- generals who are really in charge, what's called the supreme council of th

. >> thousands converged on cairo's tahrir square to mark the one-year anniversary of the day of ragepushed president hosni mubarak from power, the obama administration threatened to cut military aid unless democratic progress was tangible. the issue came to a head because at least six americans including the son of transportation secretary ray lahood are barred from leaving the country. in a phone interview, sam lahood told fox news they're safe, but -- >> my mind set has kind of changed since the travel ban was put in place, where we're kind of expecting the worst. there hasn't been a lot of movement. something has really changed. >> the state department confirmed that. >> we are continuing to work on this collection of issues as we discussed yesterday. we do not have progress since yesterday. sorry to report. >> in a phone call last friday, president obama warned egypt de facto leader that the month-long criminal investigation of sam lahood'srii and other democracy building organizations would need congressional requirements were unmet and the aid would be blocked. since 1979 in th

demonstrators bloke through barriers to take over tahrir square in cairo. egypt's current military ruler to themselves are under increasing pressure saying they are lifting the long hated emergency laws and releasing almost 2,000 people who were tried in military courts. >>> here is a look at the stories making news early today in america. >>> surveillance video out of florida shows a 15-year-old boy crashing into the roof of an electronics store during a robbery. he can also be seen carrying a loaded handgun which he later fired inside the store. police say he snuck out the front door and even came back later with a friend to steal laptop computers. but one of the teens' mothers saw the video on the news and called police. now both suspects are under arrest. >>> massachusetts senator john kerry is sporting two black eyes after breaking his nose in an ice hockey game. you should see the puck. he found the right place to show off his injury, though, at monday's white house ceremony where president obama honored hockey's boston bruins for their stanley cup wi

he was just 19 when he was shot dead by police during a protest march in tahrir square. today he and others are honored as martyrs. he says, every day will be hard until we see real change. his father comes every day to protest, but he says little has changed. even with mubarak gone, the military is still in control. not a single police officer has faced justice. meanwhile, bloggers and activists are routinely put before military tribunals. he says, when mubarak stepped down, we hoped there would be change. marketers' -- martyrs' families. the muslim brotherhood may be celebrating, but for him it is far from over. he says, if justice is not served, we will take matters into our own hands. some family members of protesters have attacked the police. but he wants to keep protesting peacefully. his father says he will keep the revolution alive so his son will not have died in vain. >> staying in the middle east, six gulf states will withdraw from their mission in syria. the arab league will discuss their decision to recall all troops. are requesting members of the un securit

tens of thousands gathered in the tahrir square in cairo. many say the revolution will not be complete until the military council hands over power to the civilian government. >> were on the country's economic dialogue. the fed expects the economy to grow between 2.2% and 2.7% in 2012 which is down slightly from last november's of -- forecast. with that in mind, there are no plans to raise a record low interest rates before 2014. this just in, regarding tim geithner he says president obama returns for a second term he will not serve as treasury secretary. he tells bloomberg television he does not think the president would ask him to return any way. he is the only person left over from the president's original economic team. >> the u.s. army is planning some major cuts. it will reduce the number of their combat brigade -- brigade from 45 to 32. special operations would not be affected. congress ordered the military to come up with nearly $500 million worth of cuts. >> the county is using on-line text books. seventh through 12th graders have be

. >>> tens of thousands of egyptians are in tahrir square today to mark the first anniversary of the uprising that toppled former president hosni mubarak. one year ago today, thousands of protesters broke through police barriers to take over tahrir square in cairo. 18 days after the revolution started, mubarak stepped down. since the uprising, mubarak and his sons have been on trial. mubarak is accused of ordering the killing of demonstrators during last year's unrest. he denies the charges. >>> today, family, friends, and fans will say their final good-byes to legendary penn state football coach joe paterno. a public viewing will be followed by a private funeral in state college, pennsylvania. more than 10,000 mourners lined up to pay their final respects yesterday. a public memorial service will be held tomorrow inside the school's basketball arena. paterno died on sunday. that's less than three months after he was diagnosed with lung cancer. penn state fired the 85-year-old paterno last november when his former defensive coordinator, jerry sandusky, was accused of sexually abusing

. >>> tens of thousands of egyptians are in tahrir square today to mark the first anniversary of the uprising that toppled former president hosni mubarak. one year ago today, thousands of protesters broke through police barriers to take over tahrir square in cairo. 18 days after the revolution started, mubarak stepped down. since the uprising, mubarak and his sons have been put on trial. mubarak is accused of ordering the killing of demonstrators during last year's unrest. he denies the charges. >>> the number of teens apparently suffering from a mystery illness in upstate new york appears to be growing. the national institutes of health says it influence search the leroy, new york, area after another teen began experiencing tourette's like symptoms. always raising tornadoes, a 17-year-old girl living in albany, new york, is said to be suffering from several outbursts and uncontrollable tics. her parents believe her case is connected to the others. her parents say she had visited leroy over the summer. the new york state health department is investigating the illnesses. >>> this morn

of the occupation came as thousands of egyptians stopped in tahrir square to mark the anniversary of the day of rage, on an important milestone in the uprising. 32 people have died after a blast in a mainly shi'a area of baghdad. witnesses said the blast was caused by a suicide bomber driving a car laden with explosives. >> grief for a much loved father and grandfather. the latest victim of the heart drug that has cost -- cost so many lives. relatives from pakistan and britain gather today to say a last goodbye. >> he was absolutely lovely. he was smiling at until the day he passed away. he always said, i am fine. he was always happy. he never complained once during those days he was in the hospital. >> the poor people are dying. >> it was the poor who say to the suspect drugs. they got the tablas here at the institute for cardiology in december. with an weeks, some were dying. initially, doctors suspected fever, not faulty drugs. >> is it happens again, we will be much more quicker next time. >> t think it will be more safe? -- do you think it will be more safe? >> it is possible. >