. >> what does that have to do with the funeral? >> as the district court explained and the circuit court followed their laws, and the trial will confirm this, the epic was actually a recap of the funeral protests itself. >> that's fine. but it does not intrude upon the funeral. you either have two separate causes of other, the intrusion on the funeral, and the other is the harm caused by viewing this posting on the internet. but i don't see how they both relate to intrusion upon the funeral. >> well -- >> they were just submitted to the jury as one big lump accident right? >> we had the flier that was sent out before the funeral, the funeral, and the epic. we focus on the personal targeted comments in the epic when we presented our evidence. >> suppose it hadn't been a funeral protest. just the epic. would that have supported the cause of action that you assert. >> i think that's a closer call, but -- >> yes obvious not? >> i would say yes. we had the personal targeted epitaph directed at the snyder family. >> even though you don't

the court? we are talking about a funeral. if contest is ever going to matter has to matter in the context of a funeral. mr. snyder simply wanted to bury his son and a private unified manner. when the respondent's behavior made that impossible, mr. snyder was entitled to turn to the tort law the state of maryland. >> are we just talking about a hearing? that is one of the problems i had with the case. the results of this video that your client watched later after the funeral. >> it was a flyer that was sent out prior to the funeral. we have the funeral and we have what they described as the epic which was put on the internet afterwards. >> but what does that have to do the general? >> as the district court explained in the circuit court follow their logic and the trial confirmed this, that the ethic was essentially a recap of the funeral protest itself. >> that's fine, but it is just not intruding upon the funeral. i mean, no. you either have to separate causes of action. one is the inclusion -- intrusion upon the funeral and t

mourners paid their last respects at the funeral of elizabeth taylor. welcome to bbc news. after days of disagreement and confusion, nato has agreed to take over enforcing the no-fly zone over libya. the secretary general says that the mandate of the alliance would not extend beyond that. there would be a separate coalition operation. the u.s. secretary of state said that plans for the united arab emirates will be joining be enforcement of the no-fly zone. >> final preparations for the french pilots as they contemplate another mentioned -- and another mission over libya. france was at the front of getting a no-fly zone installed. while the pilot's mission is clear, who controls the interrupted -- international operation has been less so. >> nato allies have decided to enforce the no-fly zone over libya. we are taking action as part of the broad international effort to protect civilians against the attacks by the gaddafi regime. >> that will be music to the ears of the u.s. government, which is seeking to reduce the level of american involvement in policing the no-fly zone. n

the ashes of an alameda man were taking from an east bay church just before his funeral service was about to begin. it showed it kron 4 where the crime occurred. >> >>reporter: reverent of the christ episcopal church in alameda is showing us where back box containing the remains of someone was last seen before was stolen. >> right here with a small round table. the backpack was on the table just 30 minutes before the funeral service was set to begin. we set up for the funeral, all of us were busy doing little side jobs getting ready. someone taking opportunity, what can, saw the pack had no understanding what he or she had picked up and it was gone. >>reporter: church officials say was a small gathering for the funeral service however the churches doors were open to the public at the time. investigators with the alameda police department said they have not determined that the person knew what was in the backpacker not. the situation is being treated as a criminal theft. however, the reference said she is prepared to forgive the person responsible. >> returned to the church or the alameda

there has not been consummation of that as yet, but given the funeral was so quick and private, certainly a lot of people are hoping there will be some kind of way that fans and other celebrities will be able to pay tribute to elizabeth taylor. the fuel was so quick because when she got married in 1959, one of her eight marriages, she converted to days and, and jewish custom requires burial within 48 hours of death. >>> at least 25 people have been killed and to earthquakes in northeastern burma. the earth? shook buildings as far away as the thai capital -- that earthquakes shook buildings as far away as the thai capital of bangkok. >>> they're asking for a u.n. soldiers to be able to use all necessary means to be sure that power is transferred to the man widely recognized as the winner of last november's presidential election. the main story on "bbc world news," after many days of disagreement and confusion, nato has agreed to take over the responsibility of enforcing the no-fly zone over libya. they said the mandate of the alliance would not extend beyond that and there would still be w

you may not without the permission of the people having the funeral come within that distance. if you think for example, it views as a model the statute in frisby against schultz, some years back where the supreme court upheld a ban on residential picketing an opinion by justice o'connor. a ban on residential picketing that was aimed at a doctor who performed abortions. others have been aimed at public officials picketing outside of their residents. at least picketing in front of a particular individual's house even though it is on a public sidewalk, a public place, that is one of -- because it is not a jury verdict in and it doesn't depend on what the messages. if you look at frisby against schultz and what you can do to poor habits residential picketing i'm not sure why the same for larger considerations would not apply if you are trying to create a neutral time, place or manner, content neutral time placer manner, a persona or whatever beyond funerals, so as a look at some of the statutes i thought, i think they could go further and still passed -- pass muster on first amendm

when they showed up at the funeral of matthew snyder, a marine killed in iraq, they carried signs that said "thank god for dead soldiers" and "god hates you." that outraged snyder's father who sued the group for emotional distress. but today the supreme court said the group demonstrated in a public place on issues of public concern and obeyed local laws, keeping them 1,000 feet from the church. writing for eight members of the court, chief justice john roberts said speech is powerful and can stir people to action, move them to tears of both joy and sorrow, and as it did here, inflict great pain, but he said the government cannot react to that pain by punishing the speaker. today matthew snyder's father albert reacted with disgust. >> eight justices don't have the common sense god gave a goat. we can no longer bury our dead in this country with dignity. >> reporter: but civil liberties groups supported the ruling. >> the court's decision today properly and respectfully acknowledged the snyder family grief, but also correctly held that the response to that grief cannot include abandoning

we would be all ears on that >> the think the best way to get them on at the funerals. another deal is, we have to consider like, if you are not out there you are going to meet all the people. you are not going to touch bases with a lot of those pasteurs. they're are trying to do the right thing. keeping that connection when you go to the funeral, pull them aside. >> they have a strong presence in the juvenile presence. we are very appreciative of their support and work with the juvenile probation community. >> in the sierra in the bay view. there's a minister on staff that can collaborates and tries to leverage other ministers. there's other of spiritual groups. as a form of deescalating is holding bringing in indigenous practices as well. it's a larger scale spirituality. >> next question. >> i just have a question on what kwanza said. i am also spiritual. we are talking about politics and money, violence, guns. nobody is talking about prayer or god. that's all i want to say. everybody has all these positions but nobody is talking about prayer. >> we all have different

comments@captioncolorado.com >> couric: tonight, the supreme court says protesters are free to picket the funerals of fallen soldiers. an angry father has this to say about the justices. >> they don't have the common sense god gave a goat. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, libya's qaddafi rallies supporters and tries but fails to take back an oil port from the rebels. a former child star becomes a victim of elder abuse. >> i felt trapped, scared. >> couric: and a special investigation: top college athletes with criminal records their recruiters never bothered to check. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. there was outrage across the country when antigay protesters showed up at the funerals of fallen soldiers shouting and jeering in earshot of the grieving families, but the supreme court ruled today those protests, as hateful and hurtful as they may be, are protected the by the first amendment. the lone descenter in the eight to one decision, samuel alito. he said fami

he found his body there. >> that is my son. >> later, the funerals for the dead. the number of casualties and the battle was surprisingly small, a reminder of the various limited scope of this war which involves only a few hundred people together. the rebels' command structure is pretty vague. a senior officer has been sent to take command here. he told me the rebels will need to consolidate forces before they can launch their ground offensive. he has his own problems here. he was congratulating his ragtag army on their victory yesterday when they realized there were two prisoners, supposedly mercenaries, inside the vehicle. they wanted to get them out and lynch them in spite of the colonel's please. in the end, and manage to save the. we drove on 30 miles farther west. this is the front line. the checkpoint here is the for the rest of the rebels have reached in this strange war. yet 50 miles down that road lies the town where colonel gaddafi's army was beaten back to last night. there is nothing between here and there except desert. >> for now, there is all lull

and the group that says it will picket the funeral of elizabeth taylor. >>> in labia, french fighter jets struck a libyan air base and destroyed one of gaddafi's warplanes. officials say a surveillance plane noticed the combat plane flying near in violation of the no-fly zone and shot it down. and our reports that heavy damage to one of two primary inland air bases. in the meantime, nato warships began patrolling the coast in an effort to halt any flow of weapons or mercenaries for gaddafi and the u.s. could hand control of the operation to nato as soon as saturday. >>> in the meantime, rebel forces are reporting significant gains in the past 24 hours. they say they forced government tanks and troops to roll back to an area and had taken control of the city. but the fighting has been so intense, many people say they have no choice but to leave. opposition fighters also say they have gained -- regained control of the area. >>> two major earthquakes struck the asian nation of myanmar today. they hit less than a minute apart. both measured magnitude 7.0 and were centered in the northeast

days after the homicide, a homicide victims funeral was scheduled. the victim of wasa soreno, and a funeral home was in norteno turf, as was the church but and cemetery. we cooperated with the community and they arranged for transportation of the srenos into the norteno turf for the wake, the next day for the funeral. the community workers stayed out. we provided a heavy presence and the was no violence. it was a volatile situation. i mentioned the shooting at

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days after the homicide, a homicide victims funeral was scheduled. the victim of wasa soreno, and a funeral home was in norteno turf, as was the church but and cemetery. we cooperated with the community and they arranged for transportation of the srenos into the norteno turf for the wake, the next day for the funeral. the community workers stayed out. we provided a heavy presence and the was no violence. it was a volatile situation. i mentioned the shooting at 24th and harrison on march 2. the victim was rushed to the emergency room of the general hospital. there was a large group of nortenos, very angry because this fellow had been shot. if you hours later, a soreno gang member was shot. he was coming to general hospital. we anticipated this was not good, a bunch of angry nortenos already there, with angry sorenos coming in. because of our communication, we give them a heads up. the immediate responded to general hospital with their workers and was no violence at the hospital. there was a big potential for that. i think these are three great examples

service for matthew snyder who died in iraq in two thousand and six the family many others up the funeral felt that this protest was so inappropriate as they took the case to court and now after passing through federal courts the case of snyder versus phelps finally reached the hands of the supreme court and their decision in an eight to one ruling the justices decided in favor of the baptists citing that their protests are protected under the first amendment documents from the decision explain while these messages may fall short of refined social or political commentary the issues they highlight the political and moral conduct of the united states and its citizens the fate of our nation homosexuality in the military and scandals involving the catholic clergy are matters of public import ok so these supreme court justices ruled in favor of protecting the first amendment which i think is a great thing but come on just just this once i got to say i really wish that these westboro baptist could have been stopped while yes they have the right to spread their message and still infuriating to s

they wanted to go to the funeral of the 9-year-old that was killed in the tucson massacre. they're out there a lot. they have a big very presence and their whole point is go to high-profile funerals -- gwen: and do outrageous things, which in this case are still protected. >> exactly. what the chief justice of the united states said was these are public issues. these are issues of a lot of debate having to do with military policy, catholic clergy and that's exactly why they should be protected. >> you don't see so many 8-1 slam dunks. what's with alito on this? what's his argument? gwen: justice alito was the one person who voted against it. >> justice samuel alito was the one dissenter and he also dissented last year on a big free speech case having to do with depictions of animal cruelty. again, the supreme court said we might not like it but the statute was too broadly written in this case. in this case he said look, these protesters, just to remind everyone what the facts were, these protesters were about a thousand feet away from this catholic church in rural maryland w

you may not without the permission of the people having the funeral come within that distance. if you think for example, it views as a model the statute in frisby against schultz, some years back where the supreme court upheld a ban on residential picketing an opinion by justice o'connor. a ban on residential picketing that was aimed at a doctor who performed abortions. others have been aimed at public officials picketing outside of their residents. at least picketing in front of a particular individual's house even though it is on a public sidewalk, a public place, that is one of -- because it is not a jury verdict in and it doesn't depend on what the messages. if you look at frisby against schultz and what you can do to poor habits residential picketing i'm not sure why the same for larger considerations would not apply if you are trying to create a neutral time, place or manner, content neutral time placer manner, a persona or whatever beyond funerals, so as a look at some of the statutes i thought, i think they could go further and still passed -- pass muster on first amendm

guest: he does not know what goes on outside of the funerals. what prompted us to start going hundreds of feet away is the fact that the funerals are used as the occasion for massive patriotic pep rallies. no one is disgusted about that. the politicians, the media, the military, the veterans, they all use the occasion of that funeral to stand outside and check and play music -- chant and play music. pimp for votes, viewers or listeneers. veterans, and bring their complaints about how they were treated at the end of the vietnam war. revving the motorcycles. all kinds of commotion and politicizing. and because we said, well, now, they turn that into a massive public platforms and they say that god is blessed america -- we went to the public platform to say, yoo hoo, it is a curse to have the -- fruit of your nation coming back in little pieces. that is not a blessing from god. he does not really know what goes on outside of these funerals, and therefore it not in a position to be disgusted about. what he means is he is disgusted about our viewpoint

the sins of this nation. >> reporter: the phelps and their tiny westboro baptist church picketed the funeral of u.s. marine matthew snider, killed in iraq in 2006. snyder's father sued. >> i think it's an insult to every veteran out there that has served this country. >> reporter: the supreme court ruled the phelps are protected by the first amendment, right to free speech. chief justice roberts wrote for the majority. westboro may have chosen the picket location to increase publicity for its views and its speech may have been particularly hurtful to snyder. that does not mean that its speech should be afforded less than full first amendment protection. eight of the nine justices agreed. >> liberals and conservatives have united in this, on the side of free speech. >> reporter: justice samuel alito dissented, saying the phelps intentionally inflicted pain on the snyders. our commitment to free debate is not a license for an attack on matthew and his family at a time of acute emotional vulnerability central to the church's well practiced strategy for attracting public attention. now the phelp

been killed in seeing those pictures stop effect as the foreign media we were invited to go to the funerals it's not clear though whether the funerals have been staged it is some suspicion that some of the pictures and that some of the people being buried are not directly related to the strikes that we've witnessed a last minute chance you can hear there's an anti aircraft fire is happening behind me and people in front of me all starting to run for most of the focus of the fighting today was in the city of misrata which is the third largest city here now behind me i can hear people screaming in the street and we were hearing the same kind of sounds coming out of the city of misrata today difficult passes journalist to go they would be prevented from reaching misrata for three weeks now what i witnessed was they saying that the tens of rolled into the town center they were saying that the gadhafi forces were going from house to house they could expand things they said it was the same as intention to complete the whitehall town of misrata that they've heard to the international forces is tha

it happened inside a church in alameda on saturday just moments before the funeral was set to begin for 74-year-old kent hockabout. now his widow says a thief made it inside the church and stole a backpack containing her husband's remains. >> what went through their head? going into a church. going into a church and thinking they can take things from there. >> the family is now asking that the remains be returned to the church or brought to the alameda police station. there will be no questions asked. the widow says she doesn't even want anyone prosecuted. >>> a woman run over by a shuttle bus in downtown berkeley is expected to survive. news chopper two was over the scene yesterday afternoon. police say the 54-year-old woman was seriously hurt. she and a friend were walking across the street in a crosswalk when she was hit and trapped underneath the uc shuttle bus. her friend says she had to bang on the bus to get the drivers attention. >>> a soldier from san jose was killed over the weekend in afghanistan. the defense department says 31- year-old staff sergeant mark c. wells died afte

we are international. >> the case came about after church members picketed the funeral of a dead marine whose father sued on the basis of emotional pain. the church says god is killing u.s. soldiers because america is a nation of sinners. >>> you want to blabber about our motive being unkind, we are drying to warn you to flee the wrath of god. flee eternal destruction. >> chief justice roberts says in the majority opinion if the constitution protects "even hurtful speech on public issues to ensure that we do not stifle public debate" coming up at six why that group is threatening to protest a local high school and how a counter protest is already in the works. >>> san jose police accused two women of embezzling $50,000 at trace elementary school. they had a fire last year. this morning officers arrested 48-year-old administrative clerk annie zingel, she bought $28,000 worth of gifts and vacations and personal items. they are still looking for former pto president vanessa raise. she lives in los angeles county. she imbezeled $25,000. >>> it started about an hour ago, the national park se

tomorrow is the funeral for the young man that was killed on saturday, and that is going to happen in the heart of the mission, so we need to make sure that we are prepared for something like that, and that means being prepared not only at the level of the police department but also making sure that our violence prevention workers have the resources they need to do what they need to do. have i agree with you, supervisor, that our violence prevention component is a very important piece of the puzzle. we work with them all the time. i have been at meetings with them over the last month several times, and i cannot speak obviously to the fiscal issues, but we are working with them, and we will continue to do that. supervisor mirkarimi: supervisor cohen. supervisor cohen: thank you. thank you for being here, capt. i apologize for missing the earlier part of your presentation. we are supervisors here. you have three of us. all of us represents a pretty challenging districts -- 9, 5, 10. how can we, as elected members, the better partners? what would you do if you were in our position to hel

. >> later, at the funerals took place of several of the dead. a number of casualties in the battle were surprisingly small. a reminder that -- of a very limited scope of this war. is rebels' command structure pretty vague. a senior officer has been sent from been gauzy to take command here. he told me that the rebels will be to consolidate their forces before they can launch their own attitudes. he has his own problems. he is congratulating his ragtag army after the victim yesterday when they realize that there were two prisoners supposedly mercenaries inside the vehicle. in the end, he managed to get the prisoners to safety. we drove on to the new front line, 30 miles farther west. the burned out vehicles were left by the roadside as the colonel's men escaped. this is the front lines, the checkpoint here is the third that the rebels have reached in this strange war. 50 miles down that road lies the town where muammar gaddafi is army was beaten back after their defeat. there is nothing between here except desert. for now, there is sale will end

you may not without the permission of the people having the funeral come within that distance. if you think for example, it views as a model the statute in frisby against schultz, some years back where the supreme court upheld a ban on residential picketing an opinion by justice o'connor. a ban on residential picketing that was aimed at a doctor who performed abortions. others have been aimed at public officials picketing outside of their residents. at least picketing in front of a particular individual's house even though it is on a public sidewalk, a public place, that is one of -- because it is not a jury verdict in and it doesn't depend on what the messages. if you look at frisby against schultz and what you can do to poor habits residential picketing i'm not sure why the same for larger considerations would not apply if you are trying to create a neutral time, place or manner, content neutral time placer manner, a persona or whatever beyond funerals, so as a look at some of the statutes i thought, i think they could go further and still passed -- pass muster on first amendm

in syria yesterday, thousands attended the funerals of some of the 37 protesters killed by police on wednesday. syrian president bashir al assad said he'd consider granting syrians greater freedom. he's ordered the release of jailed anti-government protesters. >>> in yemen, protesters are demanding president ali abdullah saleh leave office immediately. he's refused, despite month-long anti-government demonstrations. the protesters are calling on leaders to draft a new constitution, and dissolve parliament. >>> and in jordan, hundreds of protesters, mostly students, gathered in the capital of ayman to demand the ouster of the prime minister and the establishment of wider public freedom. the group's leaders say they will not move an inch until their demands are met. >>> in this country, more wet weather is expected in california today, where a powerful storm system is causing flooding, and knocking out power. the trouble is particularly bad in the hills surrounding san francisco. yesterday, a two-foot wave of water ran down the hills into the town of capitola and then the local river o

its members travel the country picketing military funerals. eaching that god's punishing the military for the nation's tolerance of homosexuality. >> my first thought was, eight justices don't have the common sense god gave a goat. >> reporter: albert synder's son matthew was killed in iraq. after westboro members demonstrated outside the marine's funeral in maryland, synder sued and won a $5 million judgment against the kansas-based church for inflicting emotional distress. that ruling was overturned wednesday by the high court. >> we can no longer bury our dead in this country with dignity. >> reporter: the justices were almost unanimous, as even the most hurtful speech is still protected under the constitution. but there was one voice of dissent. justice samuel alito wrote our profound national commitment of free and open debate is not a license for the vicious verbal assault that occurred in this case. after the decision, westboro announced plans for even more protests. for albert synder, it's more insult to injury. the ruling came down jus

it is reported thousands attended the funerals of people killed when security forces fired on anti-government protesters wednesday. >> shocking scenes on the streets, the troubled southern city at the center of the unrest. shot down by gunmen. the bbc cannot independently verify the image is posted on social network sites. but security forces were blamed for the killings. this protesters as -- stay on the ground. do not move. no one is lifting a finger. human rights activists say at least 45 were killed, but these figures cannot be independently verified. at the press conference, i asked about the attack. >> our syrian television has verify exact numbers. the problem is with the media organ that wanted to exaggerate what happened, and i want to refer to one news item that was on at the bbc, cnn, many news outlets, that accused security forces. they were not able to show anything around the mosque. >> she denied reports security had shot at protesters and insisted foreign elements were responsible. [unintelligible] became to meet the demands of the people across the country. that is the situat

a kanun weeps near the funeral of music. having been occupied, notes mourn for the loss of their song. i am for a concert of horses, the origin of gazelle leapt up from the heart of al gubungi. have you made small steps into the desert within us or listened for the gutterals longed deep within our throats, you would have come bearing gifts. i have nothing in red that i would not abide in green. el batanabi wrote the heart of our silken tanab, what need have we for you? no poem has ever enough red but that its blood might river beneath the veins of its people. beneath the desert sun, one man by one man by one man breathes six. thousands of tons wrung sonorous from the sky. where is god? black-eyed woman, the street dogs are running wild. will you save me? simple white ignorance, even the desert has gone into hiding. there is no more meaning here than the crested moon holds towards a dying grove of date trees. i am for the arabic, for the transcription of the arabic, zato dates over fire-baked bread. the twin rivers have alread

. >> the funeral was last night and the police are still looking for suspects. >>> a mother has been charged with killing her 8-year-old daughter during a botched suicide. a care provider for the child found them. both were inside the car with the engine running. the girl died at the hospital. the mother is expected to survive, crystal johnson. >>> police are looking for suspects in a bizarre robbery. a woman says who men offered to repair dents in their car. when the woman tried to conceal her cash, they ripped her pocket and fled the scene. >>> pg&e says it will cover costs to investigate the explosion. it indicated it would reimburse the commission for its expenses. if additional investigations are triggered, they will cover those, too. >>> the work week forecast is coming up. ted, they were thrilled. she's a natural vibrato. oh. we started saving for this music camp in vermont. so i told them about some of the wells fargo online savings tools like my savings plan, which helps them set up and monitor a savings goal. until we found out that maybe her teacher uses certain terms a li

. >> reporter: when elizabeth flew to chicago for the funeral, she was accompanied by the singer eddie fisher, whose wife, debbie reynolds, stayed behind in los angeles. scandal erupted when fished divorced and tied the knot with taylor. taylor was called a homewrecker and reportedly hated her next role in the film "butterfield 8," where she played a woman who breaks up a marriage. she won her first oscar for it. >> i guess all i can do is say thank you. thank you with all my heart. >> reporter: in the midst of it all. a phone call that led to the most celebrated role of her life. "cleopatra." it was a groundbreaking performance, and a groundbreaking paycheck for taylor. they said, would you do it? >> i said, yeah, for a billion bucks and 10% of the gross. in time we will lose everything. >> reporter: in "cleopatra," mark antony was played by richard burton. >> i want to be free of you. >> reporter: offscreen, the two fell madly in love and scandalously lived together before either of them were divorced. both the catholic church and the u.s. congress condemned them for living in sin. b

a police raid on a mosque left several people dead, and then they opened fire during the funerals. on wednesday, syrian police stormed the mosque that had become a focal point for in the dutch government movement. -- anti-government movement. >> another deadly attack in syria on the sixth day. it was a relatively quiet day with no violence on tuesday. police attacked this mosque, and six are reported to be killed, mounting the number killed 212. -- to 12. earlier, people were reported to be locked inside the mosque by police. these early amateur pictures show this area turned into a small hospital. the one who would kill his own people is a traitor, they say. that outsters' demands of this attack, more anger expected . -- more anger is expected. he is up political writer and he was taken from his home on tuesday. there is no news on who he is. people are talking of more days of rage to come. they are angry about the absence of freedom and justice. many believe that syria is on the map of uprisings. bbc news, damascus. >> egypt, most senior prosecutor has sanctioned a criminal trial

the supreme court rules those protesters who stalk military funerals denouncing gays have a right to do it. >>> terror attack. a gunman shouting in arabic opens fire on u.s. troops at an airport in germany. >>> and, made in america. the family who said we could take away everything in their house made overseas, stunned by the truth. tonight, we show them how it looks when we buy only from workers right here at home. >>> good evening. they are our parents, our neighbors and we learned today that by the millions they are vulnerable to a kind of invisible elder abuse. it was all brought home by the original all-american kid in the old time movies, mickey rooney, who is now 90 years old. he silenced the room on capitol hill of his story of financial abuse, bullying and shame. adding, if it can happen to him, it can happen to anyone. and abc's claire shipman watched it all today. chair claire? >> reporter: diane, it is estimated that as many as 3.5 million americans are victims of elder abuse. it does have a broad definition. it can be physical abuse, it might be neglect, it might be sheer

. >> at a critical point, i had to decide who would speak at the funeral. who should carry the casket. we are talking about a life and death issue. >> reporter: last week, in an interview with sky tv, martin sheen compared his son's addiction to cancer. >> if he had cancer, how would we treat him, you know? the disease of addiction is a form of cancer. >> he has no right to do that, and that's judgment and i have no interest in that. i don't care if he's my dad or someone that fell out of the sky. no interest in that. i don't care if he's my dad. back off with your judgment. >> reporter: is he trying to help you? >> i don't care what you have to say. >> reporter: what can martin do for his son? >> let him know that he loves him, that he'll be there for him no matter what. call him, let him know that he's really going off the tracks and that he needs to wake up and realize that he's sabotaging his life. >> reporter: back in 2007, martin sheen clearly hoped that a father's love would get through. >> you have to be prepared to tell the truth, the whole truth an

about that. >>> also ahead, we've got this legal dispute over these hateful protests at military funerals. thea decision and why it's causing so much outrage. >> you can understand having covered a couple of those military funerals. it is upsetting. >>> coming up later, apple's steve jobs makes a surprise appearance. see why he's so proud of the new ipad 2. >> that's right. get all the data on the new device and some surprise there. it's going to be a lot sooner that people will get their hands on it. >> good. >> should be good stuff. >>> first up, the nfl and its labor standoff. at worst it could result in a lost season. >> the league's owners also players union have been talking in private for days now. karen travers is following this story for us in washington. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning. neither side is talking publicly about what's happening behind closed doors in those negotiations, but it looks like no compromise is going to be reached. it's been a long battle between the nfl and the players union. nearly two years to get to this point. will there be a hail mary pass

the funerals for those killed by security forces have only served to escalate the tension in the town. and demands of the protesters appeared to be pardoning. -- hardening. some protestors have been openly calling for revolution. any -- and the angry reaction has resulted in a building is being set on fire. the government has sent condolences to the families of the victims, and they had even suggested that police and army opened fire because people were in the skies. the demand for change started in tunisia and is now and syria. but protesters near the syrian government is unused to the finest in has been moving with emergency laws for nearly 50 years. bbc news, barry. >> just briefly, president obama has called for a new relationship with latin america based on equal partnership and shared responsibility. he described what america as fundamental to the security of the u.s., and he said he is ready to see it serve a greater role in world affairs. the latest headlines for you on "bbc world news." the multi-national force setting up the no-fly zone over libya -- army officers and tribal

she appeared at the funeral of michael jackson. she was a superstar who grew up in the public eye and remained there until death. i have not seen a reaction like this onbut this was anthe indication of the level of celebrity. she was the closest to royalty that hollywood has. >> a reminder of the news. there are reports of a fresh explosion in tripoli. i witnesses said that they could see smoke rising from an area where a military base is situated. it is now the fifth consecutive night of bombing by the coalition. you are watching "bbc news". plenty more on our website. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range