gary lane has more from sydney. >> australia once considered a christian nation. aggressive secularization making many groel cold to christianity. only 10 percent of the population attends church. a number of churches and ministries are becoming more resolve. pastor daniel nalliah created a movement called rise up australia. christians gather for monthly meetings in 75 australiaian cities. >> reformation is what we are looking for. i can smell the fragrance of the percent rain. i know australia will come to jesus chltd>> it can goal ising to gets christians to pray for the transsfor medication of their nation. a number of miracles have been reported. >> deaf hear, lame start to walk, people are set free from demonic spirits. this woman set free from depression. >> if we kept up with that track, i would have ended up in suicide and certainly our marriage would have broken up. started casting demons out of me. marriage ri stored. so much better. i want to worship god like never before. >> even australia's secular media reporting on the miracles. the age wrote about

only 34% believed the president is christian. at the annual national prayer breakfast earlier this month, president obama responded to his doubters. >> my christian faith has been a sustaining force for me over these last few years, all the more so when michelle and i hear our faith questioned from time to time. we are reminded that ultimately what matters is not what other people say about us, but whether or not we're being true to our conscience and true to our god. >> although the obamas have worshipped at several churches, they have not officially joined a congregation, and some wonder if this will impact his re-election campaign. so, dr. avis jones deweeve is the president a christian does he need to convince the american public that he is? >> without a shadow of a doubt's christian, but it's ironic in the country based on precept of religious freedom that we seem to have a litmus test. >> he says he's a christian, some question that in order to believe christian precepts of a born again conversion which leads to biblically

a christian, western nation, we had just occupied a middle eastern, muslim nation. and we expected what? we expected them to thank us for it? we expected them to behave towards us like we were liberators? it takes an abysmal lack of appreciation for what you are actually doing to have that kind of approach to the problem. he said in an interview that we did just fine up to the mission accomplice statement by president bush on the aircraft carrier, and yes, we took baghdad, but you got yourself into a hole that we are just beginning to get out of eight years later. it was a disaster for american policy in the world. it tore us apart domestically. it helped to bankrupt our defense budget, even though we have been spending huge, additional amounts of money. it is precisely that kind of blundering that gave us motivation to write that book, "the pentagon labyrinth," to explain how you can look good things on the front end and then make informed, insightful decisions about what the heck you are up to. >> one of the things you talk about is the budget, and i want to throw

a christian, western nation, we had just occupied a middle eastern, muslim nation. and we expected what? we expected them to thank us for it? we expected them to behave towards us like we were liberators? it takes an abysmal lack of appreciation for what you are actually doing to have that kind of approach to the problem. he said in an interview that we did just fine up to the mission accomplice statement by president bush on the aircraft carrier, and yes, we took baghdad, but you got yourself into a hole that we are just beginning to get out of eight years later. it was a disaster for american policy in the world. it tore us apart domestically. it helped to bankrupt our defense budget, even though we have been spending huge, additional amounts of money. it is precisely that kind of blundering that gave us motivation to write that book, "the pentagon labyrinth," to explain how you can look good -- look at these things on the front end and then make informed, insightful decisions about what the heck you are up to. >> one of the things you talk about is the budget, an

. >>> christians in southern sudan, part of god's plan for the nation. sudan sits just below egypt. north ruled by omar alba sheer. south dominanted by christians, who believe biblical prophesy is coming true before their eyes. they recently had the opportunity to vote for independence from the largely muslim north. christians say isaiah chapter 18 it describes the land divided by people, tall and smooth skinned. many think it refers to them and soon be free are to praise god in their own land. >>> good news from uzbekistan, a pastor set free. after serving 4 years in prison for his religious activities. suffering for physical problems, authorities keeping a close eye on him. he is thanking god for his release. >>> up next, the american president talks about his personal relationship with christ and how he relies on god to give him strength. >> here in the united states, our president barack obama gave a rare glimpse into his personal faith. >> he say he waits on god morning and night and relies on him for strength. jennifer wishon has more. >> it is a tradition nearly 60 years old,

also look at the belief of our founding fathers and the role of christianity in establishing our nation. the land senator on his military service in world war ii with the all-japanese and regimental combat team. experience american history tv on c-span3 all weekend, every weekend. for complete schedule, go to c- span.org/history and click on the c-span on alert button and have the schedule e-mailed to you. >> "washington journal" continues. >> what do we get underway here. robert bixby is the executive director of the concord coalition. will we learn from the president's proposal tomorrow and what kind of debate can we expect? guest: i think we will learn one thing, which is how seriously he is taking their report of his fiscal commission to see if there is any recommendations made by the commission they will get into the budget? it will talk about the magnitude of the problem and what the administration plans to do about it, what makes of spending cuts and tax increases should be used and how quickly we might get back to a sustainable but the situation. host: the media debate will be o

community and the national cathedral and i remember when you have a program which him. could you talk about the similarities in terms of christianity more generally? >> thank you for your work and leadership in the interfaith initiative that you and the ambassador have taken over. you have played a critical role in america's history which i don't think a lot of americans know about but you have changed the dynamic in washington, d.c.. for me, the dialogue with christianity was a very easy one. the reason being that i had the privilege and the honor of being educated first of the catholic school in north pakistan one of the best schools then, and christian college run by a presbyterian minister from america so i had a good idea of christianity in its generosity and compassion and openness to the other cultures. if this place on 9/11 and the whole world changed for us i didn't have a problem simply teaming up with as the secretary pointed out bishop john. john and i became great friends and his wife and my became great friends and of course the rabbi as the newspaper, i d

. >> president obama attended the national prayer breakfast where he says his christian faith has sustained him through many challenges, even less weighty ones that every parent can empathize with. >> lord, give me patience as he watch malia go to her first dance where there will be boys. (laughter) lord, have that skirt get longer as she travels to that dance. >> all right. that's ma medical leah with the black coat she's 12 years old now and has not been linked to any boys in any reports -- yet. >> hopes she stays that at least until daddy is in his thirties. >> nice to be back but i'd rather be out in the sunshine right now enjoying some of this warm weather. we'll have more to come as we look to san jose. just the beginning of a warming trend and drying trend. how high we'll get this weekend. >> police make an arrest in a brazen hotel heist in las vegas. the surprising connection the suspect has with the law. >> plus celebrating president ronald reagan's 100th birthday. the new historic aspects of his life that the public can soon see. ♪ >>> happy lunar new year! it is the year of the

. >>> a christian church in san francisco that broke off from its national church 16 years ago officially rejoined this weekend. and now it's part of the first major christian denomination to ordain lesbian and gay pastors. nbc bay area reporter elise kirschner joins us from st. francis lutheran church in san francisco with more. elise? >> reporter: diane, with 4.7 million members, evangelical lutheran church in america is the largest christian church in the u.s. to allow gay and lesbian clergy with partners to serve its congregation. and some say this very small congregation here behind me is the reason for that change. and that is why today the st. francis lutheran church say they officially decided to return to the national body. >> it started here because of the crisis of aids. >> reporter: it was a decision made 20 years ago to stand with the gay and lesbian community, wrestling with the aids epidemic in san francisco. thinking congregation was losing up to 10% of its population a year. and in a very small community, that has a large affect. >> reporter: in 1990, st. francis lutheran

, and christians, elderly and youth. every man and woman in the countryside and in the city is across the nation. i never sought power or issuance and the people are aware of the harsh conditions were i shoulder responsibility, and what i offer to the nation -- i am one of the -- it is not my nature to betray or abandon the responsibility. my top priority and responsibility now is to restore the stability and security of the nation. to ensure the peaceful transmission of power, and the atmosphere of safeguarding the people to pave the way for who is to be elected by the people in the coming elections. regardless of the current circumstances, i assure you that i did not intend to run for the coming presidency. i have exhausted my life serving egypt and its people. however, i am keewilling to end my career for the benefit of the nation. safeguarding our legitimacy and are constitution, i tell you in plain words that in the few months remaining in my current term, i will work toward ensuring the measures and procedures that

. >> president obama attended the national prayer breakfast where he says his christian faith has sustained him through many challenges, even less weighty ones that every parent can empathize with. >> lord, give me patience as he watch malia go to her first dance where there will be boys. (laughter) lord, have that skirt get longer as she travels to that dance. >> all right. that's ma medical leah with the black coat she's 12 years old now and has not been linked to any boys in any reports -- yet. >> hopes she stays that at least until daddy is in his thirties. >> nice to be back but i'd rather be out in the sunshine right now enjoying some of this warm weather. we'll have more to come as we look to san jose. just the beginning of a warming trend and drying trend. how high we'll get this weekend. >> police make an arrest in a brazen hotel heist in las vegas. the surprising connection the suspect has with the law. >> plus celebrating president ronald reagan's 100th birthday. the new historic aspects of his life that the public can soon see. a throne for the tv... room for movies... your work

. >>> and as we've said, christiane amanpour has been leading our coverage in cairo all week, and you can see more of her reporting from the ground in egypt on "this week" on sunday. >>> and now, we turn back here at home to all the ice and cold in the south that turned the super bowl stadium in texas into a launch pad for giant sheets of ice crashing down. at least seven people were injured and ryan owens is just 48 hours away from the big game. ryan? >> reporter: good evening to you, diane. all of the injured are workers here at the stadium, and tonight, all of the entrances that they would use or so would fans, they have all been closed around the stadium. you know, the snow and ice caused so many problems here the past week, no one thought so would the thaw. all afternoon, huge slabs of ice fell from the top of cowboys stadium. firefighters say it was one of those sheets that plunged some 200 feet to injure those workers below. it is the latest setback for a super bowl some are beginning to say is cursed. after all, dallas got five more inches of snow today, on top of the ice that

-- >> as a christian, we are our brother's keeper. and we do have a moral obligation to take care of those. the question you have to ask is, the the government equipped to do it? >> reporter: and consider the bill making it a federal crime to shine a laser into the cockpit of an aircraft in flight. it passed 96-1. who was the one? >> can you imagine -- >> reporter: it was you. explain that. >> 14-year-old kid shining his laser light at the cockpit. i don't want that. i think the local sheriff can take care of that. laws are best done at the local level. >> reporter: but at the federal level, there is the real possibility the government could grind to a halt if both sides can't agree on a budget. what are the chances, you think this is all going to shut down in march? >> i hope it doesn't. i hope we can find a compromise. the other side wants a dynamic of blames republicans for shutting things down. but this happens at every level of government. for example, in my little town if they don't pass a budget, you know what the first thing t

she was a palestinian, christian background, and a widow of the great first arab historian of the 20th century who wrote a book called "the arab washingenning" to describe arab nationalism oddly enough with the rise of dinism in the early 20th century. george died in 1942, but katie was still a fixture of jerusalem society. i had a childhood friend there. he was a neighbor boy who at the time his father was a palestinian muslim, but his mother was jewish, german immigrant from germmy in the 1930s who landed in palestine and met this palestinian who she fell in love with and danny was the product, so he had a foot in both communities so to speak. it was as i'm trying to describe it and remember it is it was a smaller place, and yet divided and we lived on no man's land on the edge of the mountain where there was an island of israeli control and barb wire and occasionally it wasn't uncommon at night to hear gone shots fire or an explosion if a donkey wandered into no man's land and set off a land mine. >> you say earlier in the book rather provocatively that the two bookends of your life

and others to hinduism. >>> the palestinian authority has asked the united nations to add the church of the nativity in bethlehem to its list of the world's most important cultural sites. the nearly 1,700-year-old church located at the traditional birthplace of jesus could become the first place in the palestinian territories to be included on the u.n.'s world heritage list. no other historic sites in the area has been added because the u.n. does not currently recognize an independent palestinian state. >>> on our calendar this week, monday is valentine's day, named for two st. valentines who were martyred in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. . valentine's day was not associated with romantic love until the middle ages when geoffrey chaucer and others popularized stories about st. valentine. also this week, buddhists will celebrate nirvana day on tuesday. it marks the death of the buddha at the age of 80, about 2,500 years ago. and on wednesday, some muslims will celebrate mawlid an nabi, or the birthday of the prophet mohammed. >>> at this weekend's 53rd annual grammy awards, the recording

. >> and i'm your first woman on national tv other than christiane. be careful. >> i'm not a freshman at running our small business. you talk about bankers lending. community banks are being hammered. they're coming in, being taken over. they can't loan money. small banks in the communities are critical to the flavor of our communities. we can't get capital. that's a regulation issue. >> something that should be addressed. >> i think we will. >> clearly, walker is going right at the public employee unions. part of it is because of the experience he had in 2003. he said he would haven't had to make all those cuts if he had gotten a better deal. >> but other governors are saying that as well, mario cuomo? >> who? >> and drew. >> don't do that. >> not to the heart of the union employee but the union leadership. >> the unions want to come to the table. they want to come to the table, george. they want to contribute 12%. we want to give you $30 billion for this fiscal year that ends on june 30th. and over the next two years, $300 million in concessions. yo

with the language of the christian religion. when that happens you get fascism. wrapped in the american flag and clutching the christian cross. >> thank you, chris. i spent the last 30 years in the labor movement trying to put the movement back in the labor movement. i was -- i came out of the anti-war movement, but eyes on the labour movement as the way to change this country. i saw what happened during the great depression. it was not the wonderfulness of fdr. it was the sit-down strikes. >> of course. >> general strikes and whole cities being shut down. how do we get back there? >> we have to stop trusting in bankrupt institutions and we have to, you know, go out and -- look, i have held anti-war rallies. i don't expect to go down there and see thousands of people. i'm not going to pretend that being handcuffed is a very pleasant experience, but that is the kind of thing we have to begin to do. [applause] you know, i watched in war zones how solitary act of defiance have an immense power that ripples out words across society.

in our nation. and daniel inouye and his experience in world war ii. american history tv on c-span3, all weekend every weekend. for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org/history. >> "washington journal" continues. >host: we have that the table this morning the top democrat and republican of the house intelligence committee. the new chairman is mike rogers, republican of michigan and his democratic colleague, dutch ruppersberger of maryland. thank you very much for being with us. i want to learn more about your views of what you heard about global stress, but i also want to talk to you about how you want to organize this committee. you have been talking very publicly about your collective goals on bipartisanship and oversight. i want to play what you heard from egypt yesterday and use as a jumping off point for your views on the kind of intelligence you think the white house and the congress is getting. >> because of what happened in tunisia, we were in a much better place to look at egypt and what w

also the look at the beliefs of our founding fathers and role of christianity in our nation and senator norway with his service in world war ii with the 442 &ed remptal combat team. experience american history tv on c-span 3. all weekend, every weekend. go to c span.org/history and click on the c-span alert button and have the schedules e-mailed to you. >> the u.s. role in egypt continued to be a major topic at today's state department briefing. spokesman p.j. crawley also denied reports that the u.s. has cut off all contacts with pakistan because of the detention of an american in that country holding a diplomatic passport. this is about 45 minutes. >> i don't want to start before everyone is comfortable. good afternoon and welcome to the department of state. just two things to mention this afternoon, secretary clinton will join national security adviser tom done lynn and secretary bob gates at the white house for a meeting with israeli defense minister ehud barak. they will discuss a range of issues. i'm certain that egypt among them. and ambassador robert king, our special envoy for

the new exodus christians in iraq feel they're being driven out of their country with. attacks targeting the minority group. a surprise visit by the president when he was concerned over transport security here in russia as the. major lapses of one of moscow's main railway stations. u.s. politicians famous for the bloopers they make for the buzz in the world of the book it seems the american people are being turned into the object of ridicule. that's a summary of our main news stories i'll be back with more for you in less than fifteen minutes from now in the meantime relations between london and moscow been rocky in recent years to say the least with many unresolved issues still hanging over the well has been speaking to the new russian ambassador to britain alexander about how he expects the relationship to progress interview next. today i'm asking a russian embassy in london talking to mr alexander you have the m.k. who's just taken up the post as the new russian ambassador to the u.k. he was formerly of the press department at the ministry in moscow thank you very mu

still the greatest nation in the world. there are aspects of basic morality based on the principles of christianity and other religions as well, united states is not the leader in preserving peace. there are programs in 73 -- most likely to go to war. we are not in the forefront of environmental issues. the elections we had in 2000 showed increasingly the election depends on money. it would be impossible for anybody to be the candidate of the democratic republican party that didn't raise $100 million in advance. a few hundred million dollars. we have not stigma on ourselves but opportunities to improve in the future. it requires some thoughts that are independent and innovative. and i would say idealistic. it is going to be the next generation that brings this about. >> what would you say about your charm? >> a lot of people only serve one term. that is not my preference. i would like people to remember that i kept the peace and promoted human-rights. almost without hesitation and without much equivocation. we had some lead

of which agree in denying christ and the christian religion. and then... if you can control energy, you can control peoples lives. next time on... ♪ >>> you've heard conflicting stories whether zinc can really shorten the duration of the common cold. a new survey says yes but with a big caveat. a new survey by an international network of experts called the cochran library looked at all the studies done on zinc . it may help you get well faster by one day. it's no silver bullet. >> a lot of things you have to take. in one of the studies people were taking a zinc lozenge every hour and a half while they were awake to get that one day shorter symptom. >> best results were skeptical of claims that daily zinc can help prevent colds. the only settles that showed that happen were done in iran and turkey. he said living a healthy lifestyle and washing your hands are far more effective. >> always good advice. meteorologist mike nicco. my goodness, i can't believe this storm. >> the way things have changed with rain and thunderstorms. the heaviest of s

are distinct nation states for a reason. i think it is okay for people to migrate but once they come to another person's country they have to abide by the laws and rules that are established. if they are not, they should be willing to suffer the consequences. so someone like miguel sanchez decides to break into my country, that is fine but if he gets caught, he should suffer whatever penalties are imposed to make that decision. nothing wrong with nation states. i don't want borders the race between my nation and other countries. the whole global argument about the movement of goods and services and people. countries are different and if you don't like this country you can move to another country. until you find a country you like and i want to keep it that way. i don't think we should lower the standards further of the most vulnerable americans just to achieve some type of utopia bowl for people that think that man consols man's problems. most of the problems we have our because of man fairing to solve man's problems. >> you

all right president obama takened national prayer breakfast today. he says his christian faith has sustained him through many challenges. even less weighty ones and one that every parent can empathize me. >> lord give me patienceen as i watch malia go to her first dance. where there will be bo boys. about lord have that skirt get longer as she travels to that dance. pishtion president obama older daughter is 12 years old and not linked to any boys in media reports. certainly not yet. >> one more note about the president. even though his chicago bears are out of the superbowl is still having a party. he invited jennifer lopez and husband to watch the big game. even j.lo can't believe it. couple met the obama in 2009 but j.lo is not bringing anything to the party. she says the first couple probably has the food thing taken care of. i would think so. what a special treat. good for her. >> larry invitation got lost in the mail. >> no i invited j.lo and mark anthony as well.no wonder no response. >> why did you inhave it mavrjt i thought you would just in

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me nations to get the same military a faked the invasion of kuwait by iraq and the cleanup of kuwait after the one thousand nine hundred one gulf war is a very good example of the problems and the challenges of cleaning up the battlefield. after the war there was an enormous amount of refuse from the battles that took place these were trucks tanks aircraft also it's of ordnance a lot of it unexploded and what happened was the allied troops came in and they basically picked up all this metal debris and piled it in giant piles the size of a football field in various parts of the kuwaiti desert and left it there bill but not getting a lot of money. and so from time to time these piles go up in flames and from time to time they explode here and there and no one really knows what to what to do with unexploded ordnance what we call you x. of us in a case like that. among the most enduring legacies of modern warfare is unexploded ordinance or you x o the grenades shells and bombs that failed to detonate during combat you xo remains on the battlefield long after the battle often hidden by ve

nation. senator daniel inouye talks about his military service with the all-japanese american 42nd regimental combat team. experience american history tv on c-span3, all weekend, every weekend. for complete schedule, go to c- span.org/history. you can click on the e-mail alert button to have them e- mailed to you. >> i think that is one of the challenges facing not only higher ed, but our country -- how do we maintain a healthy lifestyle and get kids to have the strength and judgment to say no? >> r. gerald turner is the president of seven months of this university -- southern methodist university. he will be on c-span's "q&a." >> "washington journal" continues. host: let me introduce you to congressman tim huelskamp, a republican from kansas, a freshman and member of the budget committee. congressman, welcome, for the first time, to the "washington journal." am i saying your last name correctly? guest: that will work. host: how do you pronounce it? guest: exactly like you did. host: we were

and that the beliefs of our founding fathers in the role of christianity in establishing our nation. also met his military service in world war ii with the japanese american regiment to combat team. experience american history television on c-span3 all weekend, every weekend. for a complete schedule, c- span.org/history. you can have the schedule email that to you. -- emailed. host: aaron matson from the national organization for women joins us to talk about title x, family planning, and republican support to end the program. why is title x so critical? guest: the proposed bill is a public health disaster. telex family planning funding -- title x provides hiv screening, birth control, counseling, and it helps a number of people. it would be dangerous to get this funding and really cut off millions of people from funding. host: how many people? guest: millions of people are served every year. host: in terms of finding? guest: cutting people off entirely. host: they say title x is the only federal grant program dedicated to providing individuals with comprehensive family planning and r

look at these dramatic developments that have unfolded in the past few hours with this report from christian frazier. >> the reaction in the square, the anger and resentment that had spread to every corner of this nation dissipated in a second with these words from the vice president. >> in these grave circumstances that the country is passing through, president hosni mubarak has decided to leave his position as president of the republic and asked the supreme council of the armed forces to run the country. for 18 days, he has shown this the resolve that has kept him in power for 30 years, but now it seems his speech to this square on thursday evening was the final moment. >> i see a brighter future. before that i don't see any beecher. there was no future for us. >> it is the high council of the military that holds the power. for many of these people, this is only a battle half won. >> earlier in the day, hosni mubarak was already on his way out. once again, there was no resistance from the soldiers guarding the building. mubarak is illegitimate, they shouted. they 18 and another massive sho

to the people of the nation, christians, elderly and youth, each and every egyptian man and woman in the countryside and in the cities, i never sought power or influence. the people are aware of the harsh conditions where a shoulder that responsibility and what i offered to the nation. i am one of the personnel and it is not my nature to betray or abandon their responsibilities. my top priority now is to restore the security and stability of the nation to ensure the peaceful transition of power in an atmosphere providing security and saving the people, guarding the people, to pave the way for this, who is to be elected by the people in the coming elections. i tell you in absolute voracity, regardless of the current circumstances, that i did not intend to run for the coming presidency. i have exhausted my life serving egypt and its people. however, i am totally keen on the ending my a regime for the sake of the nation in a way that guarantees handing over the banner in an atmosphere of security, stability regarding our legitimacy and preserving the constitution. i tell you in plain wo

in establishing our nation and senator daniel iniee. -- inoei. all weekend, every weekend. for a complete schedule go to c-span.org/history. have the schedules e-mailed to you. >> mr. president, it is my great honor today to speak on the floor for the first time as a united states senator. >> the new class of freshmen senators have been giving their first speeches on the senate floor. follow their appearances online. track the daly house and senate timelines, read transcripts of every session and find a full video archive for every member. congressional chronicle at c-span.org/congress. >> up next, last night's tea party town hall meeting with members of congress. speakers include senator orrin hatch and rand paul and representative michele bachmann and steve king. this is an hour and a half. mice [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] while our members getting are miced up, i will tell you that these have grown leagues and downs. our two-year anniversary is coming up in ju

the national flood to change every green lower toll into. the new x. it is iraq's christian community shrinks thousands are displaced in the face of growing violence and the unwillingness of security forces to protect them. we are proceeding with our missile defense because of the threat we face from iran not from the soviet union frequent bluebirds by u.s. politicians hoping to plant democracy across the world only served to plant doubts over their expertise in global affairs what's. going to the north sea where significant number of populations over the just sixty five to find out how here are coping with everyday problems a look at the heavy burden of old age and russia's provinces in our g.'s close up series. it's three pm in moscow this is our team coming to you live on the news and now i thanks for being with us first up this hour violence and intimidation has forced hundreds of thousands of iraqi christians to flee their homeland experts knew them as one of the biggest victims of the two thousand and three u.s. led invasion with a minority group

for the same reason, nationalism at the same time. these things need to be factored into this. and if they are event over period it will be possible -- they are very torn. united states is the great satan. we are a medium-sized city in for them. there is a did joking diplomacy that will leave the iranians think the united kingdom is still a superpower and they do. they think we are much more skillful than the u.s.. on the one hand it as an important part of the rhetoric internally but on the other hand they want normality. they know they will be stuck in sanctions which i support for a long time and sort of have never land and they want to break away from that. but the short story is we need to have a reassessment of the overall strategy. a sort of impromptu essay on the subject. let me just turn to the more formal part of this. the first thing a wanted to do was express again my deep sorrow and regret for loss of life and injuries of our coalition forces and among many civilians, iraqi and every other nationality who lost their lives

katie was a palestinian palestinian-christian background. and the widow of george antonious, the first great arab historian of the 20th century who wrote "the arab awakening" to try to explain the rise of arab nationalism. oddly enough, simultaneously with the rise of zionism in the early 20th century. george had died in 1942 or so. but katie was still very much a fixture of jerusalem society. and, you know, i had a childhood friend, for instance, who my play meat -- play mate at the time was a neighbor boy his father was a palestinian-muslim. but his mother was jewish-german emigrant who landed in palestine and met this palestinian who she fell in love with. and danny was the product. he had a foot in both communities, so to speak. it was -- as i'm trying to describe it and remember it, it was a much smaller place, a much more cosmopolitan. and yet divided and we lived on no man's land on the edge of mount scopist, just below where there was an island of israeli control. and barb wire and occasion untilly, you know, it wasn't uncommon at ni

the new exodus christians in iraq fear they're being driven out of their country with terrorist attacks targeting the minority. a surprise visit by the president renews concerns over transport security in russia dmitry medvedev personally discovered major lapses of one of moscow's main railway stations. and with some u.s. politicians famous for the bloopers they make advise in the world of democracy it seems the american people are being turned into the object of ridicule. well i'll be back in less than thirty minutes from now with more news for in the meantime a report on the nature and wildlife of the caucuses that's next on r.t. . southern russia. this faraway place. you need special permission. to film the landscapes. close really. i can't tell you how beautiful. this place. the people of the. droves of sheep across the. whole. this is a bearded vulture i need a. birds of this kind make their nests on low lying logs of thirty or forty kilometers from here. i will go but when they go hunting they might cover up to fifty kilometers in search of food. they're interesting creatures. all

top stories now after weeks of anti-government unrest the egyptian president prepares to address the nation the cia says it expects him to step down within hours fuelling further criticism that the u.s. is pulling the strings. christians in iraq fear they're being driven out of their country with constant sectarian attacks targeting the minority group. a surprise visit by the president renewed concerns over transport security in russia is to be treated a person who discovers a major lapses but one of moscow's main train stations. with some u.s. politicians famous for the bloopers they make when advising the world on democracy it seems that american people have been turned into the object of ridicule. and those are main stories at the moment here on our back with another update from fifty minutes from now the meantime relations between london and moscow have been rocky in recent years with many unresolved issues still hanging over the to what has been speaking to the new russian ambassador to britain alexander about how he expects the relationship to progress that's our interview next. today

our team with christiane -- >> are you okay? did they hurt you? >> no. >> reporter: cnn posted this, their crew being punched again and again outside the national museum. and one of our teams today, carjacked, stopped by who they thought were citizen police, like we've all seen. but this was different. abc cameraman akram abi-hanna and our team were told this. >> we're going to behead you. and this -- i was under the impression that this was it. >> reporter: but akram, a veteran war photographer, used his arabic and his compassion, hugging and kissing an elder in that angry mob. and it worked. but those mobs are striking fear everywhere. at dusk, along the nile, the race to barricade neighborhoods. "no one is allowed in, we want to be safe," he yells at us. neighborhoods so tense now, they don't even want us near the entrance to their neighborhood with a camera. you can see they're putting the barricades up now. and this is a scene playing out in neighborhoods all through cairo. and then this. word today from that young man we first met on our fli

i address you today, directly to the people of the nation, farmers, workers, muslims and christians, elderly and youth, and each and every egyptian men and women in the countryside, in the cities and the nation, i never sought power, and the people are aware of the hard conditions where i served up responsibility and what i offered to the nation, underlying support and peace. i am one of the armed forces personnel. it is not my nature to be training -- to the tray or abandon that responsibility. my responsibility now is the security and stability of the nation, to ensure the peaceful transition of power in an atmosphere providing security and causing the people to pave the way for whoever is to be elected by the people in the coming elections. i tell you an absolute veracity, regardless of the circumstances, that i did not intend to run for the coming presidency. i have exhausted my life serving the egyptian people. however, i am still very keen on ending my career in a way that guarantees handing over power in an atmosphere of security, and stability, regarding our legitimacy, and p

, and christians, elderly and youth, each and every egyptian man and woman on the countryside and in the cities and across the nation, i never sold power or influence and the people are all aware of the harsh conditions where ice shoulder the responsibility. what i offered to the nation in times of war and peace. it is not my nature to betray it or abandon responsibilities. my responsibility now is to restore the security and stability of the nation. to ensure the peaceful transition of power and provide security and saving the people and safeguarding of the people. to pave the way for this bill is to be elected by the people in the upcoming elections regardless of the current circumstances, i did not intend to run for the coming presidency. i have exhausted my life to serving egypt and its people. however, i am keen on and in my career for the sake of the nation in a way that guarantees handing over the battered -- the banner. in the few months remaining in my current term, i will work to ensure the measure and procedures that will guarantee of the peaceful transition of power by vi

also a look at the beliefs of our founding fathers and the role of christianity in establishing our nation. and senator daniel anyone you way with his service in world war ii. experience american history tv on c-span3. all weekend, every weekend. for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org/history and click on the c-span alert button and have the schedules e-mailed to you. >> next week president obama will present his budget to congress. earlier today we heard from a freshman member of congress on u.s. budget priorities and policies. from today's "washington journal." >> host: we want to introduce ju you to congressman tim huls camp, he is a republican of kansas. he is a freshman and a member oe the budget committee. and congressman, welcome for the first time to the "washington journal," we appreciate it. am i saying that last name correctly? >> guest: that'll work. there's a lot of pronunciations. >> host: how do you pronounce it? >> guest: exactly like you did. >> host: okay. we were talking with our viewers this morning about budget cuts,t if any, to federal spending. you're a member of

to the people of the nation, farmers, workers, muslims, and christians, elderly and youth, each and every egyptian man and woman in the countryside i neverthe city'ies, sought power or influence. the people are aware of the harsh conditions where a shoulder that responsibility and what i offered to the nation. i am one of the personnel and it is not my nature to betray or abandon their responsibilities. my top priority now is to restore the security and stability of the nation to ensure the peaceful transition of power in an atmosphere providing security and saving the people, guarding the people, to pave the way for this, who is to be elected by the people in the coming elections. i tell you in absolute voracity, regardless of the current circumstances, that i did not intend to run for the coming presidency. i have exhausted my life serving egypt and its people. however, i am totally keen on the ending my a regime for the sake of the nation in a way that guarantees handing over the banner in an atmosphere of security, stability regarding our legitimacy and preserving the constitution. ,

for the same reason, as an expression of nationalism in my view at the same time. this needs to be factored into this, and i think if they are, then over a period it would be possible to reach an agreement with them because they are very torn. united states is the great state, and we are a medium state for them, and there's a joke in diplomacy that if only the iranians think the u.k. is still a superpower. they do. they think we are much more skillful than the u.s., but on the one hand, they think those things, and it's important in rhetoric. on the other hand, they want normality. they know they can be stuck in sanctions for a long time and then they sort of half never land, and they want to break away from that, but my own judgment, the short story is i think we need to have a reassessment of the oval strategy. there's an impromptu essay on the subject. now turning to the more formal part of this. the first thing i wanted to do is to express again my deep sorrow and regret for the loss of life and injuries on our coalition forces, and among many civilians of iran

after weeks of antigovernment unrest the egyptian president prepares to address the nation the cia says it expects him to step down within hours fuelling further criticism that the u.s. is pulling the strings. new exodus christians in iraq fear they're being driven out of their country with constant sectarian attacks targeting the minority groups. a surprise visit by the president renews concerns over transport security in russia and to me personally discovered major lapses at one of moscow's main train stations . u.s. politicians are famous for the bloopers they make when advising the world on democracy it seems the american people are being turned into the object of ridicule . from our studios here in central moscow this is r t with you twenty four hours a day so the egyptian president hosni mubarak has to address the nation later tonight in the cia says it expects he will resign it's been more than two weeks since the mass uprising in the country which has been accompanied by a wave of violent clashes between pro and anti-government protesters these are pictures coming to you from ca

egypt's president addresses the nation those antigovernment protests swelled karo central square demanding he steps down we bring you live pictures from cairo. the new exodus christians in iraq fear they're being driven out of their country for instance a terror attacks targeting the minority group. also reporting this hour surprise visit by the president produced concerns over transport security in russia committing it personally discovered major one of moscow's main train stations. and with some u.s. politicians famous for the bloopers they make one of the guys in the world of democracy it seems the american people are being turned into the object of ridicule . live from our studios here in central moscow this is our team with you twenty four hours a day so the egyptian president hosni mubarak is currently addressing the nation and we can now see that live address some of the egyptian president and earlier the egyptian military announced they are siding with the anti government protesters and that the president would meet their demands it's been more than two weeks since the mass uprisin

after weeks of antigovernment on rest of the egyptian president prepares to address the nation the cia says it expects him to step down within hours for the criticism that the u.s. is pulling the strings. the new exodus christians in iraq being driven out of their country with attacks targeting the minority group. also this hour a surprise visit by the president concerns over transport security in russia as to me personally discovers major lapses of one of the main train stations. and with some u.s. politicians famous for the bloopers they make when advising the world on democracy it seems the american people are being turned into the object of ridicule. from our studios here in central moscow this is r t with you twenty four hours a day so the egyptian president hosni mubarak has to address the nation later tonight the cia says it expects he'll resign it's been more than two weeks since the mass uprising in the country which has been accompanied by a wave of clashes between pro and anti government protesters we're bringing these live pictures from central square where massive crowds a

results from southern sudan's referendum have been released and a paved the way for a for his newest nation. some 90% of the sudanese bk the move to secede from the islamic north. it was the centerpiece of a 2005 peace deal that ended more than 20 years of armed conflict between christians and muslims. analysts say disputes are likely to remain over the drawing of final borders, the shang of water resources and oil revenues as well. thai and cambodian troops have clashed for a fourth straight day over a disputed border area surrounding a 900-year-old mountain top temple. it has prompted cambodia to urge a u.n. intervention. cambodia's government says the fighting left five people dead and some 45 wounded. >> an uneasy quiet settled over the temple grounds after what the cambodian authorities described as a skirmish with thai troops. the 900-year-old temple bears witness to the heritage. experts say it is unclear why tensions over the 4.6 square kilometer stretch of land have spilled over now. they both have troops at the border. >> this is where we put the rocket launchers. if they want to

thank you, as so many nations in the region watch what is happening in egypt, big questions about the time table and a possible political vacuum. we want to turn to christiane amanpour, great to see you there, preparetic for tomorrow morning's broadcast, and what do we know about the time table given what we heard from the military today? >> very little. they haven't said when these elections will be held. they have said they're committed to a democratic reform, but no real specifics. the protesters, those who have been leading the oust of the mubarak regime have said that they want a transitional government. they want to see a committee to amend or rewrite the constitution, and they want to see the emergency law lifted. the military has not said anything specific on that, so people are really waiting and seeing what the next steps might be. >> how significant was it when you heard today that the military spells out there will free electioness and the military will help people get there. >> it's a continuation of what they have been saying. they have been saying that the people's grie

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after weeks of antigovernment arrests the egyptian president prepares to address the nation the cia says it expects him to step down with the now it's fueling further criticism that the u.s. is pulling the strings. the new exodus christians in iraq fear they're being driven out of their country with constant sectarian attacks targeting the minority group. a surprise visit by the president concerns over transport security here in russia dmitry medvedev personally discovered major lapses at one of moscow's main stations . some u.s. politicians famous for the blue. advising the world of democracy it seems the american people are being turned into the object of ridicule. life from our studios here in central moscow this is r.t. with twenty four hours a day so the egyptian president hosni mubarak has to address the nation later tonight the cia says it expects he'll resign however the country's information minister has denied the egyptian military forces have announced they are siding with the protesters and that the president will meet their demands it's been more than two weeks since the mas