so there's a lot happening behind the scenes we're not just talking about the extermination of yasser arafat's body but we're talking about much longer deeper ramifications. political analyst among a sharpie says the investigation into the cause of arafat's death could be used as a tool to trigger rifts between rival palestinian political forces if there is a poisoning of president barack had someone must have put the poison in his food or must have put his poison on his skin and to do that it must be someone from his close entourage and to open this investigation would clear disputes within the fact that movement and within the clause people to yasser arafat who are now the closest people to mahmoud abbas so therefore the question is is there a political objective on the part of qatar to support such an investigation or is it just an investigation because people really want to know what happened to their leader and they want justice to be achieved. the current palestinian leadership submitted a draft resolution to the un general assembly in order to receive observer status and it's a bit as a

medics are hoping to dispel the controversy surrounding the death of iconic palestinian leader yasser arafat's eight years ago his body was exhumed so they could take tissue samples for the investigation into allegations that arafat's may have been poisoned his remains have now been reburying in ramallah arches middle east correspondent policia has more. chouse day the body of the former palestinian leader yasser arafat was removed from it's more than where it's been for the better part of eight years since he died back in two thousand and four and since that time be question has never been on said to him exactly what exactly killed. most of the stimulus money that israel was behind his killing although israel has repeatedly and consistently denied this at the time of his day if there was radioactive material that was found on his clothing what we witnessing now is an investigation that is seeing a team of international investigators take samples of these tissues they will be in any case occasionally various countries around the world will be told that it will take several months for them hope

chouse day the body of the former palestinian leader yasser arafat was removed from. where it's been for the better part of eight years since he died back in two thousand and four and since that time the question has never been on syria to hear exactly what exactly killed our five most palestinians believe that israel was behind his killing although israel has repeatedly and consistently denied this at the time of his did there was radioactive material that was found on his clothing what we're witnessing now is an investigation that is seeing a team of international investigators take samples of these tissues they will lead any case to gauge in various countries around the world will be told that it will take several months but then hopefully once before they will be an answer to the question as to what exactly killed the former palestinian leader when we talk about the death of yasser arafat is a lot of the scenes political maneuvering and repeatedly experts and critics and media analysts have pointed out that the old doozy of a network has been at the forefront of i

after years of uncertainty the palestinians could finally find out while the kid the leader yasser arafat's his grave has been able and scientists can dig for clues about whether he was poisoned. clashes in cairo as thousands pour into the streets for protest against president morsi is news reaping powers saying he and his muslim brotherhood stole the revolution. and another default of virtue to the e.u. shells out more cash for the release of ali won't pay out of exchange for dangers austerity. you're watching live from moscow with me tom would say international teams of medics are hoping to dispel the controversy surrounding the death of iconic palestinian leader yasser arafat's eight years ago his body was exam so they could take tissue samples with investigation into allegations that are fired may have been poisoned his remains have now been ribera to in ramallah artie's middle east correspondent policia has more. choose day the body of the former palestinian leader yasser arafat was removed from it's more than where it's been for the better part of eight years since he died back in two

after years of uncertainty palestinians could finally find out what killed their leader yasser arafat his grave has been opened. for clues about whether he was poisoned. also explosive politics a former u.k. defense minister says dropping a bomb could bring peace to one of the most troubled regions. shells out cash for greece vowing more payouts in exchange for. their online life from a new center here in moscow this is the nationwide protests have kicked off in egypt with thousands gathering here square to oppose president morsi decree morsi made himself and the islamist dominated upper house of parliament immune to any kind of oversight including from the courts bill true reports from cairo. behind me there's several hundred thousand people on to korea and it protests that people are saying one of the largest they've seen really the most of the year and people are chanting against the muslim brotherhood and people a chance against this very contentious constitutional declaration which awarded the president sweeping powers we've also seen protests across the country in different gove

the remains of late palestinian leader yasser arafat are excused and tissue samples taken to finally prove because of his death following gears of speculation he was poisoned by israel. greece gets the money it needs to avoid defaulting on its loans at this coal task a bridge that the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of greeks and times is. new so russia and around the world this is our she was me our thanks for joining us egypt is worrisome and so for a new round of turmoil with russia. planned for tuesday president morsi sparked outrage last week when he issued a decree placing his decisions about any kind of oversight including that of the court's opponents accuse the leader of a blatant power grab and pledge to continue with the demonstrations until her reverses his decision journalist about truth has more on the for her troubles his. apart from saying that he isn't affecting the judicial authority which is very hard to prove as he has actually reined in the power of history and promising that he will use his new found powers in a negative way morsi hasn't actually i'm offere

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the remains of late palestinian leader yasser arafat's exuma dentistry samples take him to finally proves of course of his death for years the speculation he was poisoned by israel. plan to greece gets the money it needs to avoid defaulting on its loans a fiscal escape route that left a lot of big words and hundreds of thousands of troops in intact as. you're watching our live from moscow good to have you with us egypt is bracing itself for a new round of turmoil with fresh nationwide protests planned the choose day approaches doesn't police have questioned courage as to also have a massive rally president morsi sparked outrage last week when he issued a decree placing his decisions above any kind of either side including that of the court opponents accuse the leader of a blatant pound grab and pledge to continue with the demonstrations till the river since his decision journalist bell true has more on the fallout from morsi is made . apart from saying that he isn't effective wish to show authority which is very hard to prove if he has actually ranging the power of history and promising t

yasser arafat died in 2004. doctors say he died of a stroke but there have been rumors that israeli secret agents assassinated him with a radioactive poison. the israeli government has denied involvement in his death. eight years ago palestinians launches an investigation but it stalled until a swiss firm just this summer reported it discovered a sophisticated poison on yasser arafat's clothing. david lee miller is live in jerusalem with more. this is likely the investigation that will solve this? >>reporter: well, you could call this "csi." it could solve the mystery but many say it is a long shot the remember, many palestinians want the investigation to take place, among them the widow of yasser arafat. this is a sensitive matter taking place today behind blue tarps to keep away the tv cameras and the issue was raised by scientists working on a tv documentary say they found it on his clothing and personal items, as well, such as toothbrush and head scarf. the problem they faced, it decays very quickly, in as l

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yasser arafat, controversial in life, his death still a riddle. martin fletcher, nbc news, ramallah, the west bank. >>> in this country and parts of this area in fact, life remains at a cold dark standstill for so many after sandy arrived one month ago. and those looking for comparisons have wondered how sandy and the damage from the storm stacks up against what happened in katrina. nbc's katy tur is with us from the hard hit jersey shore tonight. katy, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. that is certainly the big question, up and down the new jersey shore, the aftereffects of sandy are still being felt. we're on long beach island. it's a barrier island, it's literally where the atlantic ocean meets the bay. and here, dozens of homes still look like this, their bottom floors completely washed away when the powerful storm surge came through. the last time kyle burns house looked like this was 1950, the year it was built. >> bed, couches, chairs, everything was just floating around. it was a mess. >> reporter: two feet of rushing water a

. >>> investigators in the west bank are getting ready to open the tomb of yasser arafat.ll be exhumed on tuesday. it will be the last time to confirm poisoning as a cause of death. >> reporter: the main investigator for the palestinian authority announced the way that this investigation is going to be happening. what's going to happen is that this coming tuesday the investigators from france, russia as well as switzerland are going to open yasser araf arafat's grave. this will have big certificate remonth niall character. there's a religious ceremony. a military ceremony. and the same is happening when he is laid to rest again. the whole thing they say is all going to happen in one day so it won't take very long. what the palestinian authority has left open is how long the actual investigation of the sample is going to take. all of the samples are separately going to be taken to rue sharks france and switzerland to the labs there to be analyzed and it's unclear how long this analysis is going to take. however, if it does come to light that yasser arafat was poisoned with

was palestinian leader yasser arafat poisoned to death? that's what a trio of international teams is looking to find out. arafat's body will be exhumed this week on tuesday eight years after he suddenly died. cnn's frederik pleitgen is following the investigation in ramallah in the west bank. >> the main investigator for the palestinian authority announced the way that this investigation is going to be happening. so what's going to happen is that this coming tuesday the investigators from france, russia, as well as switzerland, are going to open yasser arafat's grave. they are going to take samples from yasser arafat ebody, and then they are going to shut the grave as well. all of this will have big ceremonial character. there will be a religious ceremony when the grave is opened. there will be a military ceremony, and the same is going to be happening when yasser arafat is laid to rest again. the whole thing, they say, is all going to happen in one day, so it won't take very long, but what the palestinian authority has left open is how lo

tell us about the interests here. >> you know, who killed yasser arafat? a pajorative question. i knew arafat. he lived a very hard life. he lived a life on the run. he lived a life constantly battling his opponents, and certainly not just the israelis. opponents on all sides. it was very stressful. the evidence here, al jazeera, produced his clothes saying there's pulonium, radioactive poison in some of the clothing. i don't know what that proves. a french doctor said it was likely a stroke and a blood disorder. what was all of that? we don't know. i don't know if anybody can say that, but, you know, this comes, to me, very fascinating, his old cohort, cofounder of the plo with yasser arafat, mahmoud abbas is going to the u.n. this week to ask for nonmember -- official status for a palestinian state, and, you know, i knew arafat pretty well. i think i could honestly say that if they were to get a state, even nonmember status, unofficial, at the u.n., yasser arafat wouldn't mind being above ground for that. >> oh, boy. >> there's no other way to look at it

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following the as you mentioned the way leader yasser arafat's palestinians say it's proved he was poisoned they'll go to the international criminal court which could become possible if the autonomy spending big boy prove to be one state is granted. france's fears of grown terrorism are righ united have made a growing number of young locals turning to radical islam. international news live from moscow this is he was me thanks for joining us egypt has seen one of its biggest since a revolution two years ago with tens of thousands of venting their anger at president morsi demonstrators are accusing the president of seeking to impose a new era of dictatorship to issued a decree last week granting himself needed absolute power as several people have died and hundreds have been injured in days of unrest as opponents of are to continue the protest until the islamist leader bankstown off his tone barton is and kyra. but the sights the sounds and indeed the smells of protest and of civil disorder are in the air of central cairo tonight behind me in tahrir square there are still thousands of protest

before going to be i guess the ration of the way leader yasser arafat's palestinians say it's approved it was close and they'll go to the international criminal court which could become possible if the autonomy is pending before you prove your own status is granted. france's fears of home grown terrorism or reaganite amid a growing number of young locals turn into radical islam. this is auntie coming to live from moscow hello and welcome to the program egyptian security forces are firing tear gas and demonstrators on to hit square on wednesday morning as the country is going through one way its biggest antigovernment protests since their revolution two years ago tens of thousands of angry egyptians are accusing president morsi seeking to impose a new era of dictatorship after he should add to last way granting him near absolute power as live pictures from cairo right now and stone boston is there as well for us good morning after a violent night tension is again running high in the egyptian capital so do our daters on what's being happening this more. that. there yulia it seems that a

was yasser arafat poisoned eight years ago? allen pizzey with details of a new inquiry into his death. and the rebirth of a long lost language. seth doane shows us kids learning about their heritage one word at a time. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> glor: good evening, i'm jeff glor. the turmoil in egypt turned deadly today, continuing fallout from president mohammed morsi's sweeping expansion of his powers on thursday when he said courts can no longer review his decisions. here is the latest. one person was killed and 60 hurt in a clash at a muslim brotherhood office. president morsi meets the top judges who oppose his move tomorrow. both sides plan major demonstrations on tuesday. we begin with holly williams in cairo. >> reporter: there were running street battles in central cairo today as protestors angry with president morsi clashed with the police. they fought with rocks and tear gas canisters in chaotic themes but without either side gaining very much ground. on tahrir square the home of l

all in the examination of the way leader yasser arafat's palestinians say it proves it was poisoned they'll go to the international criminal court which could become possible if the autonomy is pending before improve the one status is granted. chances fears a homegrown terrorism reignited demetre growing number of young locals turning to radical islam. international news and comment live from moscow this is a she with me you national power thanks for joining us egyptian security forces fired tear gas and demonstrators on the square on wednesday morning as the country goes through one of its biggest anti-government protests since the revolution two years ago tens of thousands of angry egyptians are accusing president morsi is seeking to impose a new era of dictatorship after he issued a decree last week granting himself absolute powers on his tone bought on its own car. a running street battles has been going on in the streets around risk where between a large group of largely young male protesters and the police there all throughout the night there were tear gas canisters being fired into t

following the explanation all former leader yasser arafat's palestinian say if it's proved he was poisoned they'll go to the international criminal court which could become possible if the autonomy's pending bid for you prove to you one status is granted. and the fountains of homegrown terrorism are reignited amid a growing number of calls turning to radical islam. you're watching r t a live from moscow with me tom what's a good to have you with us egyptian security forces fired tear gas at demonstrators onto a few square on wednesday morning as a country goes through one of its biggest anti-government protests since the revolution two years ago tens of thousands of angry gyptian zog using president morsi of seeking to impose a new era of dictatorship after he issued a decree last week granting himself absolute pollard's archies tom watson is in cairo. a running street battles has been going on in the streets around risk where between a large group of largely young male protesters and the police there all throughout the night there were tear gas canisters being fired into the crowds the pr

float following the examination of former leader yasser arafat's palestinian day if it's proved he was poisoned go to the international criminal court which could become possible would be autonomy's pending before improved do you want status is granted . and france's fears of homegrown terrorism are reaganite to demi the world the number of young locals turning to radical islam. hello this is r.c. live from moscow. state gyptian security forces have clashed with demonstrators on the high of square on wednesday morning after a violent night that saw one of the biggest antigovernment protests since the revolution two years ago so it turns out signs of anger egyptians are accusing president morsi shit seeking to impose a new era of dictatorship after he should agree last week granting himself absolute power as several people have died and hundreds have been injured in days of unrest as a part it's valid to continue the protests until the islamist leader up on down life pictures from cairo right now for you and also has tom barton is in cairo for us as well. the sights the sounds and indee

what killed palestinian leader yasser arafat? he died in 2004 after suddenly falling ill. was poisoned by the same radioactive substance that killed a former russian spy in 2006. allen pizzey reports. >> reporter: for many palestinians yasser arafat is more a relic of history than part of the ongoing struggle for an independent state. for a brief period this week, he'll be thrust back into the limelight. his body will be exhumed on tuesday to find out if he was poisoned by polonium 210, the radioactive isotope that causes certain death. palestinian official mahmoud labahdy is in no doubt. you believe he was poisoned? >> yes. >> reporter: by whom? >> let's wait and see. but everybody knows who are the enemies of the palestinian people. >> reporter: for reasons of dignity the mausoleum has been closed off from public view and this is as close as cameras are allowed to come. three separate samples will be taken from arafat's body by specially invited forensic teams from switzerland, france, and russia. the results of the investigation aren't expected for several months but ar

years after yasser arafat's death, the circumstances remain a mystery. stinian leader poisoned? a team of international scientists will try to find clues, working behind this blue tarp, exhuming arafat's body and taking samples for forensic analysis. i consider it a painful necessity, the lead investigator says. this is necessary to reach the truth in the death of president yasser arafat. arafat died in 2004 after a short and severe illness. doctors were never able to determine the cause of death. even as his body was laid to rest, rumors began to circulate yasser arafat might have been murdered. a recent investigation found traces of the radioactive substance polonium, which has been used in assassination attempts in past, on some of the palestinian leaders' belongings. french authorities have launched a murder probe. now experts from france, switzerland and russia will examine arafat's remains, also looking for a possible polonium concentration. the exhumation process will only take a few hours. the samples will then be independently analyzed in labs in

a significant step towards the fulfillment of yasser arafat's life work. after arafat's death, experts warned after so many years definitive answers are likely to remain elusive. >> sreenivasan: swiss, french, and russian experts will examine the samples. palestinian officials said it will take at least three months to obtain any results. four women in the u.s. military filed suit in san francisco today, challenging the pentagon's ban on women in combat. they charged the ban violates the u.s. constitution and blocks women from key promotions. they also said that, in fact, women are already serving unofficially in combat units. this is the second such lawsuit filed this year against the military. greece dodged another financial bullet today, with a new infusion of bailout cash. european leaders and the international monetary fund agreed to release $57 billion in loans after 3 weeks of negotiations. the money will help greece stave off bankruptcy, recapitalize its banking industry, and pay back suppliers. the man who built the major league baseball players un

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a mystery in ramallah as the remains of former palestinian leader yasser arafat resume. >>> a photo of what could be the world's most infamous iceberg goes under the hammer. headlights straight ahead. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." here are some of the stories making news this morning. the remains of palestinian leader yasser arafat were resumed today from his mausoleum in the west bank. international forensic experts will check for traces of poison after a swiss institute earlier this year claimed it had discovered high levels of a radioactive material on his clothing. >>> in norway authorities released video of a van parked at a government building in oslo just before it exploded in july 2011 killing eight people. convicted mass murderer anders breivik also killed 69 people at a summer youth camp and is currently serving a maximum sentence of 21 years. >>> a minnesota man has been charged with murdering two teenagers who broke into his house thanksgiving day. byron david smith has admitted to shooting them more times than needed. >>> former space sh

light on rumors he was poisoned. >> reporter: this is where the grave of yasser arafat is. we are not allowed to get any closer so we cannot see what is happening inside. palestinian authorities opened arafat's tomb in the west bank of ri mall la and took samples and buried the remains again. the process was kept far from public view but a ceremony was held to pay respect to the late leader. arafat died in 2004 in paris. a documentary by the tv network al jazeera prompted investigators to reopen his case. it said traces of highly toxic radioactive pu loan you mean had been detected on arafat's clothing and other personal belongings and even to this day the cause of arafat's death has not been determined. some palestinians claim he was assassinated by israel. israeli officials deny the claim. >> translator: the palestinians are confident that israel is behind the whole thing. we need to prove this to the rest of the world. >> experts from a swiss laboratory and others will conduct a detailed examination of the samples. they will take several months to conclude and clear up qu

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from three countries have what they need to determine what killed the former palestinian leader, yasser arafaty exhumed arafat's body, took samples from his remains, and then reburied them. it's suspected arafat died of pulonium poisoning in 2004. in other words, high levels of the radioactive elements were found on his clothing and toothbrush. the palestinian authority speculates that israel may be to blame. israeli officials have not commented on this. >>> time is running out, and lawmakers are now back at work. house members are returning to capitol hill today. their senate counterparts returned monday. the number-one issue, of course, resolving the live in. there are also some other big meetings happening this morning on capitol hill. susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, is sitting down with some of her more outspoken critics about comments she made over the attack in benghazi. congress has been demanding answers since ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed in libya on september 11. and there's no bigger critic of rice than senator john mccain. >>

this investigation would create disputes within the fatah movement and within the close people to yasser arafat who are now the closest people to mahmoud abbas so therefore the question is is there a political objective on the part of qatar to support such an investigation or is it just an investigation because people really want to know what happened to their leader and they want justice to be you know achieved a murder inquiry into arafat's death comes as the u.n. prepares to vote on whether palestine should receive nonmember observer status at the organization if approved it would mean international recognition of the palestinian state and give it additional powers like taking issues to the international criminal court and participating in the u.n. general assembly debate france has already said it will vote in favor of the big the u.k. is also reportedly leaning towards a back in the resolution on the u.s. is strongly opposed. yes senior policy analyst at the reason foundation think tank says the bet is the only option for the palestinian authority is to strengthen positions. the short run

was palestinian leader yasser arafat murdered?ody is set to be exhumed from this mausoleum eight years after he mysteriously died. frederik pleitgeck pleitgen joi from the left bank. what are investigators looking for here? >> reporter: well, they're looking for the substance pel loaniam which is a radioactive substance that in the past has indeed been used for assassinations. if we look back a couple of years ago, the case of the former russian spy murdered with that same substance probably by the russian secret service. that's something that's still under investigation. what the investigators are looking for, traces of pel loaniam in his body. that could be quite difficult to find because keep in mind that yasser arafat died eight years ago. however, there's been a separate investigation with objects that belonged to arafat where apparently increases levels of polonium have been found. that set this whole investigation in motion. now you have teams coming in from russia, switzerland and france under the mantle of the palestinian

threatening to appeal to the international criminal court if it's proven that the late leader yasser arafat was killed his grave was opened on tuesday and samples from his remains collected three teams of international investigators will test them for radioactive substances results are said to be revealed in a few months inquiry was launched eight years after our sites death which was officially calling a mystery illness israel denied palestinian accusation of assassinated arafat saying it had nothing to gain from his demise and a political analyst oman a shop he says the new investigation into our five deaths could actually be used as a tool to cause a rift between rival palestinian political forces. if there is a poisoning of president arafat someone must have put the poison in his food or must have put his poison on his skin and to do that it must be someone from his close on two hours and to open this investigation would create disputes within the fatah movement and within the close people to yasser arafat who are now the closest people to mahmoud abbas so therefore the question is is t

palestinian officials say they will take the investigation into the death of their latest leader yasser arafat to the international criminal court if it's proven he was poisoned his remains were exuded on tuesday so a team of scientists could take tissue samples and they will be tested for traces of radioactive substances in several countries results are expected to be revealed in a few moments palestinians have been accusing israel of assassinating our science since he died in two thousand and four officially from a stroke that was preceded by a mysterious illness but israel is says it had nothing to gain from his demise political analyst or mana chavez says the new investigation into arafat's death could be used as a tool to cause a rift between rival palestinian political forces if there is a poisoning of president battlefront someone must have put the poison in his food or must have put his poison on his skin and to do that it must be someone from his clothes on and to open this investigation would clear disputes within the movement and within the clause people to yasser arafat who are now

palestinians say they'll go to the international criminal court if it's confirmed that leader yasser arafat was poisoned at the state grade at the u.n. will help their calls. for terrorism evolved from scrambles to contain homegrown islamic radicals blending into the european way of life. on air online live from the new center here in moscow this is r.t. the demonstrations in egypt against what is being seen as a dictator like power grab by the president showed no sign of ending one hundred thousand people calling on mohammed morsi to leave after he gave himself authority beyond reach of the courts true is in the egyptian capital. had to kyra's major chords with the country's major chords the constitutional court and the appeals court say they are going to strike of course the judges themselves are also still on a partial strike the journalists in the case and their own so who first strike to seeing really quite a lot of movement that a major sectors within egypt society which the president is really going to have to do with as things escalate on the street as well fish caches do continue b

palestinians say they'll go to the international criminal court if it's confirmed their leader yasser arafat was poisoned overstays is not great at the u.n. will help their cause. and terrorism evolved from scrambles to contain homegrown islamic radicals adept at blending into the european way of life. and life for money said here in moscow this is egypt's top courts have stopped working in a show of solidarity with those protesting against what's been described as a dictator like power grab by the president over one hundred thousand people gathered in caro are calling on one hundred morsi to leave after he gave himself authority beyond reach of the courts tom barton is in the egyptian capital. here in the streets of central cairo the sights the sounds and the smells of protest and of civil disorder are very loud and very clear tougher a square is just over there and a large crowd of protesters are fooling stones at the police who are giving just as much back picking up stones themselves and firing back along with them as vans firing gas canisters into the crowds the stench of to gas is thic

palestinians say they'll go to the international criminal court if it is confirmed the leader yasser arafat was poisoned and have the status upgrade that the u.n. will help that call. on terrorism evolved from scrambles to contain homegrown islamic radicals adept at blending into the european way of life. online life from when you said to here moscow this is r.t. the demonstrations in egypt against what is being seen as a dictator like power grab by the president show no sign of ending of one hundred thousand people according on mohammed morsi to leave after he gave himself authority beyond reach of the courts this is the islamist dominated constitution assembly says it could complete a draft of the document in the coming hours bell true is in the egyptian capital and we've had to hire is made to court so the country's major courts the constitutional court and the appeals court say they are going to strike because the judges themselves are still on a partial strike the journey syndicates entering so cool for a strike so we're seeing really quite a lot of movement from major sects. is within

palestinians say they'll go to the international criminal court if it's confirmed that leader yasser arafat was poisoned with the status upgrade at the u.n. will help their cause. and terrorism evolved from scrambles to contain homegrown islamic radicals adept at blending into the european way of life. on air online live from our new center here in moscow this is the demonstrations in egypt against what is being seen as a dictator like power grab by the president showed no sign of ending over one hundred thousand people are calling on mohamed morsi to leave after he gave himself authority beyond reach of the courts when ati's bell truism capital we now know we've seen a lot of anger in the streets over the last few days but has there been any action on a more official level. yes there has been there we've had to the choir is made to cool the country's major chords the constitutional court and the appeals court say they are going to strike of course the judges themselves are also still on a partial strike the journey syndicates and now so who for strike two seeing really quite a lot of movem

and breaking news this hour palestinian officials say the remains of late palestinian leader yasser arafat have just been excuse and the international team of forensic experts will now search for something to shed light on his death and to thousand and four after a mysterious illness investigation was renewed after traces of radioactive material were found on arafat's personal items palestinians claims their leader was poisoned by israel which denies that his actions examination comes at a turns time following the a day israeli bombing campaign in gaza. while stopping short of interfering directly in syria the us did not hesitate to do so in leader and with the country now in disarray washington is looking to how believing authorities create specially trained troops capable of dealing with the chaos but as can now reports there are concerns over what u.s. involvement would lead to given its controversial record in other parts of the world. because new outlook forget about full scale invasion is and large footprint occupations instead think of special ops and proxy armies next destination l