u.s. state department do anything like that supporting or even expressing any kind of opinion on the same kind of demonstrations that are happening in bahrain and yemen but just to give you an idea of what some of these tweets are saying the u.s. state department saying that iran should and now peaceful demonstrations to take to take place it should afford these demonstrators the same rights as egypt's demonstrators those who took to turkey a square and the u.s. state department saying that it recognizes the historic role of social media in bringing a change in the middle east. now this debate where it was closed to iran for more than thirty years how did to run manage to get permission now and are we getting any hints as to what might happen if the ships go through the canal. well this has been in the pipeline for the past week and wasn't clear whether or not he took the officials would actually agree to give iran permission to stay in these two ships through as you correctly say since nine hundred seventy nine since the iranian revolution there have been no iranian warships that have ac

u.s. state department and i d. budget is based on their false premise that id officially stands for american international development allegedly develop their client states and consequently promotes their pax americana all over the world on in a shoestring budget in reality it's quiet opposite because for the recipient countries ideas stands for american international dependence not development consider egypt for example the us id has been invested one point five billion dollars annually in promoting self-sufficiency and independence of agricultural sector but in reality the age of dependence on import a few as grain and as big as it's ever be and that's why i use strong and sincerely supportive senator rand paul initiated to completely abolish idea as a counterproductive and totally unaffected reach in their way spreads anti-american feelings and resentment. state department all over the world. let's have a look at some other international headlines now twelve people have been killed in a string of attacks on taxi

u.s. state department do anything like that supporting or even expressing any kind of opinion on the same kind of demonstrations that are happening in yemen since one thousand nine hundred seventy nine since the iranian revolution they have been you know iranian warships that have actually passed through the suez canal this is the first major diplomatic headache for the egyptian interim government for the ruling military council as you well know. mubarak had a close relationship with the united states he was an ally of the u.s. and at the same time relations between him and the rand was strained for the past thirty years it is not clear exactly why they gave permission we haven't had any insight on that but what we have been told reported is that it took in officials have checked the cargo they all confident that there is nothing suspicious on board and as a result they have allowed this for gate on the supply ship to go through. coming up later today in the latest edition of crosstalk peter lavelle and his guests discuss why countries in the middle east spend so much on military and who

trying to save the state department and id budget from the incoming burn attack by rand paul and other republicans the main case in favor of saving or even marginally increasing the u.s. state department and the budget is based on a false premise that id rich officially stands for american international development el legibly does develop their client states and consequently promotes pax americana all over the world on a shoestring budget in reality it's quiet the opposite because for the recipient countries eight ideas stands for american international dependence not development consider egypt for example the us have invested one point five billion dollars annually in promoting self-sufficiency and independence of egypt agricultural sector but in reality age of dependence on import off you as gray and he's as big as it's ever been and that's why i strongly and sincerely support senator rand paul initiative to completely abolish id outfeed as they counterproductive and totally an effective reach in their way spreads anti-american feelings and resentment toward state department hypocrisy all over the world. well let's have a look at some other international headlines

the state department agreed to issue the girls temporary u.s. passports. why? id the state department, none of it was their fault. and they shouldn't have to live in hiding illegally. >> this is wonderful, it's a dream come true. >> and so for all the worry, it was not the police, not arrest, but relief that came to this drab little european hideout. here we watched as linda and the girls prepared for the trip home. >> some things you have to leave behind. they are the most important thing. the girls. >> and for the little girls, excitement. then last april she walked with her girls into a u.s. consular office in europe. and at the airport the next day, an official handed over temporary passports for the girls. valid for just five days. a few hours later they landed in the u.s. for the first time in six years -- >> airlines welcomes you to the united states. >> -- no happy family reunion at the airport, though instead linda was greeted by lawyers. >> we're just ecstatic to have her here. great day. >> here they were 6 and 8 in hiding or turmoil for most of their

u.s. state department to all u.s. citizens in cairo, get out and get out now. good evening, i'm jessica aguirre. raj mathai is off tonight. it's just after 9:00 thursday morning in cairo, and the cla clashes on the street are ongoing. from peaceful to painful. this video taken just before dawn. at least three antigovernment protesters were killed during those clashes. gunshots rang out inside liberation square at 4:00 in the morning. 6:00 evening our time. now, earlier in the day, anti-mubarak protesters clashed with a pro-government mob and orchestrated assaults on camel and horseback that many witnesses say were carried out by plainclothes police and military. >>> tonight the u.s. state department is urging all americans in egypt to report to airport immediately. nbc's brian williams is in cairo. he filed this report just a short time ago. >> you see the parade of protesters go by. you see the first hosni mubarak photo, posters and real numbers of supporters. men on horseback, men on camels. and you're hearing this background noise is this banging of these ma

u.s. state department is urging americans to head out. we get details on this crisis from our own emily schmidt. good morning, emily. >> reporter: the beginning of a new day brought no end to the tension in egypt's liberation square. machine gunfire erupted before dawn. this morning, protesters remain in the square, even after wednesday took a new, violent turn. after days of relatively peaceful protests, calling for president mubarak to step down, pro-mubarak protesters moved in, charging the square on horses and camels. >> mubarak is our leader. >> reporter: for hours, both sides attacked the other. hurling rocks, ripping up pavement to turn it into weapons, injuring hundreds. they threatened foreign journalists on the scene, including abc's christiane amanpour. >> we want you out of here. >> why? >> because i hate you. >> you hate us? >> i hate you. >> reporter: anti-government protesters said it isn't enough for mubarak to not seek re-election in september, as he's promised. the wave of mubarak supporters appeared well-orchestrated. m

u.s. state department they told us some very interesting things about the relationship exists cozy relationship between the u.s. and suisun i prepared this report on the subject bulked and wiretapped at the behest of the us swedish intelligence service the f. are a has the power to monitor and intercept all internet traffic in the country and thanks to leaked u.s. state department cables we now know the controversial law was adopted after pressure from washington and the security services were deliberately kept. out a bit to reassure swedes there was no funny business forced to operate under strict data storage and protection laws for swedish citizens they are concerned that the public may perceive their involvement as an attempt to work around these restrictions by using a foreign intermediary that's poisoning any chance for success the u.s. interest is clear eighty percent of all the internet traffic from russia travels through sweden and from there to america but most mentioned by a by government representatives that now know that the purpose is not to spy on the swedes it's the morning moni

u.s. state department tonight. after nbc news uncovered that the elderly american woman is trapped in her apartment above the melee at tahrir square. mary has lived in egypt more than a decade but tonight she finds herself with no connections to the outside world and no way to get out. what she does have is a friend in the bay area. pleading for her rescue. nbc bay area's george kittiama is live. has she horn from her tonight. >>y. >> talked to mary thornberry this morning but she hasn't talked to her tonight. she hopes to talk to her in a few hours when mary wakes up and knows that mary los angeles a rolling pin, kitchen knife and a walking cane, things that she will use to defend herself in her cairo apartment and tonight we did talk with her longtime east bay friend who hopes that it doesn't come down to using those things. >> reporter: with no water and no way out, 76-year-old mary thorn berry is isolated in her own apartment. in the heart of violent political protests on the streets below. >> sometimes i just

u.s. state department cables we now know the controversial law was adopted after pressure from washington and the security services were deliberately kept out of it to reassure the swedes there was no funny business force to operate under strict data storage and protection laws for swedish citizens they are concerned that the public may perceive their involvement as an attempt to work around these restrictions by using a foreign intermediary that's poisoning any chance for success the u.s. interest is clear eighty percent of all the internet traffic from russia travels through sweden and from there to america but most men from by by government representatives that know know that the purpose is not to spy on swedes it's the morning monitor among other things russian trying to traffic but what kind of information are they are almost or i think the information that is made accessible to special services by this law is of course sensitive and there are ways it can harm russia's political interests oh it was the law has been slammed by some as the most far reaching eavesdropping plan in europe

u.s. state department has provided nine starter planes. that's enough to take about half of those people home. i'm chris glorioso, bay area news. >>> we showed you the live pictures of cairo. keep it here on nbc bay area. we're live beginning at 4:30 tomorrow morning. check out nbcbayarea.com. >>> another child of a prominent republican is breaking ranks with the party over gay marriage. >> barbara bush taped a video calling on new yorkers to real lies same-sex unions. that puts her at odds with her dad and her grandfather and most of the republican party when it comes to that issue. the younger generation offspring who support gay marriage include meghan mccain. >>> calling on iran to release two american hikers. penn and desmond tutu among others called to release shane bauer and fatall. shourd was freed on bail. she's engaged on one of the hikers. and there's no word on whether she'll return to iran for the trial of all three hikers. >>> questionable discipline and a scolding has landed an alaska mom in court charged with criminal child

u.s. state department has started a twitter feed this morning in the language spoken in iran. one of the first tweets, i'll translate it there for you, the u.s. state department recognizes its role among iranians. we want to join in your conversation. yo h sas tag erth tag there? that refers to today's date. there are protests underway in tehran. so far not very big, but we continue to monitor the situation there. meanwhile, google got involved in the egyptian revolution in an unexpected way. one of the executives led it. wael ghonim talked about how one of mubarak's move was to shut off the internet. >> one of the reasons why they are no longer in power is because they blocked facebook. sni because they have told 4 million people they are scared like hell from the revolution by blocking facebook. >> reporter: ghonim credits google for pushing for his release from the egyptian prison. he's widely credited for helping spark the revolution after creating a facebook page that criticized egyptian police prualty, brutality. back to you. >>> 6:08 right now. a safer ride to students i

u.s. state department and consequently this new light he's had to readjust its position but he doesn't want to have to admit it to his audience is the egyptian people what he meant that that really. shows you mention the army there and how many have actually like in this almost to a military coup they are now in power for the moment they are saying they're going to make sure they'll be an orderly transition to the next president next government but is there a chance we'll see yet another mubarak in power somebody just like him in the future i think you know i think there's always that risk in any revolution you will get somebody else emerging or maybe as bad as the previous one but nonetheless it's a very good thing that today we've got news that the arab world has is having what i would call a sixteen forty moment or seventeen one thousand nine moments or seventeen seventy five moment why is it assumed that arabs cannot conduct a revolution towards constitutional democracy my one of my forebears or william spring was left with oliver cromwell and we still cherish the memory in our family t

u.s. state department says it has banned american individuals from doing business with belarus's state-owned petroleum conglomerate and its two subsidiaries. it will also bar belarussian officials responsible for political repression from entering the u.s. the state department also urges belarus to immediately release all detainees and allow free expression of political views. the european union also announced travel restrictions and an asset freeze targeting belarussian officials on monday. >>> there's increasing tension in egypt as anti-government protesters are calling for another massive demonstration on tuesday. protests continued on monday in the capital, cairo, and other places in country for the seventh straight day. president hosni mubarak has pledged to reshuffle his cabinet. he's almost finished selecting key ministers including the interior minister in charge of security. mubarak has indicated his intention to stay in power. new vice president omar suleiman spoke on state-run television. he called on opposition parties to have a dialogue. but there are growing calls for mubarak's

u.s. state department is working to get americans out of egypt. sharon chin is at san francisco international airport where some evacuees will arrive there today. good morning, sharon. >> reporter: good morning. we are expecting to see some of these first evacuees arrive at sfo tonight out of a flight from germany. now, today the u.s. is trying to evacuate 1400 more americans from egypt. the state department says 1200 americans have already left egypt on government chartered planes bound for cyprus, greece and turkey. as countries scramble to get their citizens out, passengers report shoving matches and fights at airports. here in the bay area, muslims and those with family in egypt are watching. they wonder who will come into power if the u.s.-supported president hosni mubarak is ousted. one of the strongers political opposition groups is the muslim brotherhood, a pro-islamic organization which ties to hamas. >> the chance that this becomes another iran an enemy of the united states? >> well, that is always an issue. we don't know the future. but

u.s. state department said they evacuated 1200 americans yesterday and expects to transform another 1400 more in the coming days. a big storm is intensifying. the storm is bringing snow, heavy, freezing rain, and creating blizzard-like conditions in some parts like chicago. there's tornado warnings in other parts of the state. it's not a good day to flight today. 6,000 cancellations have been logged, by midday today. more cancellations expected tomorrow. flights from st. louis, n ew york, chicago, and boston here were cancelled. flights from all three bay area airports are grounded or experiencing delays. check with your airline, especially if you are going to an area affected by the snowstorm. >>> here in the bay, sunny and mild. later today, the headliner may be the wind. take a look at what's going on. light winds out there. fairfield and vacaville, 15 miles per hour reported and we're looking at gusts reaching nearly 25 in that area, through the delta as well as the carquinez strait. our bay area hills could see 35, 0-mile-per-hour winds. and concord, antioch, maybe down to fremont could

u.s. state department is ordering all non-emergency personnel and the family members of embassy workers who leave the country. other countries are also scrambling to get their citizens out of libya. a major airline has cancelled all flights to the capital city of tripoli. a devastating earthquake in new zealand. it hit during the lunchtime rush on tuesday in the city of christ church, the second largest city in new zealand. many are still trapped or feared dead underneath the rubble. the water supply is jeopardized and the airport at christ church is closed at this time. this is the second quake to hit this area in five months. the last one, the first one was in september. it was actually larger, a magnitude 7.1 but no one died in that quake. the usgs believes today's 6.3 quake was actually an aftershock from the one before. it caused more devastation because it was centered near the downtown area and it was more shallow, only 3 miles underground. we'll be following these developments all morning so keep is right here on abc 7. reporting live from the news room, jenelle wang, abc7news.com.

u.s. state department sent out twitter messages hoping it will inspire iranians to follow through on their plans. there have only been a handful of tweets but they support demonstrations. protests have been held all over the middle east in recent days including yemen, iran and algeria. jenelle wang. >> it's 4:51. back here in the bay area, the giants have officially started their spring training. we'll have their first workout today in the start for the quest to defend their world series title. pitchers and catchered reported yesterday. brian wilson, pocze and team veterans who came in a few days early. the champs anxious to get back into the swing of things on the field. >> the season was over and i was already kind of anthoniy about getting back and going again. it definitely makes it more fun to come in with that world series title. >> yeah. >> he's got lots of skills but i still have shoes older than him. the oakland a's report in phoenix today. >> right when we're thinking baseball, wouldn't you know it the weather turns more winter-like. >> talk about cooler conditions and even some

u.s. state department just yesterday launched an arab language twitter feed. >>> as history unfolds in egypt, the egyptian museum in san jose is seeing a spike in popularity. they are seeing more visitors since the crisis began. they say attendance there is up about 10%. >> i think everyone recognizes that egypt has played a major role in the middle east as an ally with the united states and justice in a very strategic position in many ways. >> reporter: the museum says it houses the largest display of egyptian artifacts. we have more video of the protest and the slide show of the major political players, go to ktvu and click on the egypt tab. >>> ktvu's patti lee is at the boys and girls club with steps that police took today. >> reporter: investigators combed this building for evidence, specifically this bathroom for evidence related to the assault charges. but as of late this afternoon, there were no charges stemming from this investigation. oakland investigators collected evidence from the boys & girls club on international boulevard this morning. after a 7-year-old boy alleged he was se

u.s. state department is now involved in the shooting investigation. >>> today the government releases findings of a ten month investigation into run away teeth -- toyotas. in august the transportation department said an early review of vehicle black boxes did not reveal any electric problems. safety issues have ordered them to recall 11 million vehicles worldwide since 2009. >>> there is a serious warning along the florida beaches. hundreds of portuguese hundreds of people have been stung over the weekend. >> i was afraid. what is that? i don't want to go back to the sea after that. >> it just burned. it's like a small sunburn on a very specific spot on your foot. it lasted six or eight hours. >> the sting can be serious especially if you are allergic. doctors say if you are allergic to bees chances are you allergic to the man voir. >>> the hearing will determine if assange will be sent to sweden to face sexual assault charges. it all comes as the website comes up with a new way top raise money by selling branded merchandise. wikileaks launched an online store yesterday. it includes tee shirts

u.s. state department is ordering all non-emergency personnel and family members of workers to leave the countryother countries are scrambling to get their citizens out of libya. major airlines have cancelled all flights from the capital city of tripoli. a search and rescue team is on its way to new zealand where a 6.3 magnitude earthquake killed 65 people there. over a hundred people are still missing. it hit during the lunchtime rush hour tuesday in christ church, the second largest city in knew zell land. people are believed trapped or possibly dead. the water supply is jeopardized. this is the second quake to hit this area in five months. the one in september was larger, 7.1 but nobody decide in that quake. today's 6.3 quake they believe was actually an aftershock from the one befores. it caused more did he have striation because it was centered around the downtown area. we'll follow these developments so keep it here on abc 7. i'm gel nen wang live in the news room. back to you folks. >> jenelle, thank you. in chicago the polls have opened when voters get to pick a new mayor. ron emanuel ha

u.s. state department is evacuating thousands of americans from the country. sharon chin is live at the san francisco international airport, where we understand several flights are expected to arrive today. good morning, sharon. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. yes. we're expected to see some of the first evacuees from cairo to here. the u.s. is trying to evacuate 1400 more americans from egypt today. the state department says 1200 americans have already left egypt on chartered planes bound for cyprus, greece and turkey as countries scram to believe get their citizens out, passengers reporting chaos even shoving matches as they cram into the cairo airport that's poorly staffed because of curfews and traffic gridlock. here in the bay area, muslims and those with family in egypt are watching the political unrest. they wonder who will come into power if the u.s.-supported hosni mubarak will ousted. one of the stronger political opposition groups is a muslim brotherhood a pro islamic organization with ties to hamas. >> the chance that this becomes another ira