many are going to neighboring bangladesh. on wednesday, around 100 refugees died after their bank is he sank off the coast in bangladesh. it was the second such incident in the last two weeks. and joining me from teknaf is our correspondent. from what you see around you where you are, is the flow of refugees continuing, and what are they saying, if they're still coming in? >> already tens of thousands of muslim people are living in this area, following the recent communal clashes, more people are trying to come into bangladesh. bangladesh has been turning them over, saying they cannot afford to look after them because more than a quarter of a million people live inside this country. but still, despite the tight security, hundreds of people have managed to get in to this country, and i've been visiting quite a few refugee camps since morning. i spoke to people who came in the last five or six days. they were talking about the attacks against the houses, how it led to such killings, more than 80 people are killed in the latest

bangladesh suffers serious power shortages with blackouts every few hours. residents say power cuts last longer these days. >> translator: the blackouts are messing up my business. i have to use five or ten candles every day. >> reporter: many people blame the spreading use of auto rickshaws for worsening shortages of electricity. >> we understand the impact on social life. but our problem is -- is a shortage of power. for ten years, when this problem is solved, then we can have enough power. >> reporter: an invention has made the lives of people in provincial areas of bangladesh more convenient. as demand for auto rickshaws accelerates, the government may have to review its energy policies. yuko funazaki, nhk world. and that will wrap up our bulletin for today. >>> a japanese court has overturned a man's conviction for murder. he was granted a retrail after new evidence cast doubt on his guilty. >> i am so happy. >> after his acquittal, he spoke to journalists from the balcony of his house in katmandu. the tokyo court ruled not guilty of the 1997 robbery an

in statements both disney and walmart say their clothing suppliers in bangladesh were doing business with the factory without their knowledge. disney says it hasn't allowed it to manufacture disney products for the last 12 months. walmart says the tazreen factory was no longer authorized to produce merchandise for the company. scott nova traveled to bangladesh after another factory fire in 2010 to investigate workers' conditions. >> the fact is that their clothing was in this factory being produced by these workers and they are responsible for protecting the safety and lives of the workers who make their clothing. >> reporter: thousands are now protesting conditions in the factories that make bangladesh the world's second largest apparel producer. 300 workers in bangladesh have died there in fires since 2006, the minimum wage, 18 cents an hour. >> what we're seeing is a huge gap between the corporate responsibility rhetoric of these brands and retailers and practices and their supply chain. >> reporter: what would that 18 cents an hour in bangladesh mean in an economy like here in th

we'll get the latest on the huge fire in bangladesh. that is our top story this monday morning. >>> then we will turn our focus to egypt. there are fears there of a new civil war in a country considered the number one arab ally of the u.s. we'll explain why that nation is again in such turmoil. >> protests. major protests planned for tuesday. >>> also this morning, family members call it a thanksgiving miracle. a young man who was the victim of a random act of violence, wakes up from a coma after a gunshot that could have killed him. >> never lose hope, i guess, is the moral of that story. wow. >>> and the frightening situation for superstar halle berry over the weekend that forced her to take legal action. we'll get the scoop later this half hour in "the skinny." we talked about the story at the end of last week. new developments over the weekend. it's pratt sad story, especially considering there's a little 4-year-old girl in the middle of that, but we'll get to that. >>> first, investigators say, far fewer workers might have died in

bangladesh suffered serious power shortages with blackouts every few hours. residents say power cuts last longer these days. >> translator: the blackouts are messing up my business. i have to use five or ten candles every day. >> reporter: many people blame the spreading use of auto rickshaws for worsening shortages of electricity. >> we understand the impact on social life, but our problem is with this shortage of power, when this problem is solved, we can provide enough power. >> reporter: innovation has made the lives of people in provincial areas of bangladesh more convenient. as demand for auto rickshaws accelerates, the government may have to review its energy policies. yuko funazaki, nhk world. >>> some young musicians from kobe have learned a lesson about music and humanity. the children were born when an earthquake devastated thr city in 1995. but they discovered that needn't stop them from relating to victims of last year's disaster. hidekeyo uemura has the story. ♪ >> reporter: a charity concert for the survivors of last year's earthquake and tsu

. >>> incendio en bangladesh, incendio deja mÁs de 110 muertos vamos con toda la informaciÓn ♪ este es su noticiero univisiÓn fin de semana con felix y lourdes ramos. >>> muy buenas tardes, bienvenidos a noticiero vino fin de semana comenzamos con los preparativo para el funeral de hÉctor "el macho" camacho miles de personas se preparan para rendir el Último tributo a partir del prÓximo martes en san tour ce, vamos con mÁs detalles, despuÉs su restos serÍan llevados a new york. >>> este domingo fue el dÍa del encuentro de familiares de hÉctor "el macho" camacho con su cadÁver para el proceso de identificaciÓn en el instituto de ciencias forense seso de puerto rico, las palabra de marÍa, reflejan el dolor que vive la madre de ellos. >>> ismael ha estado con la familia en todo momento, hablÓ de los razones que empujan a la madre de hÉctor "el macho" camacho a llevar los restos de su hijo para la ciudad de new york. >>> el paÍs donde naciÓ, haya atentado contra su vida lo entiendo, es el coraje que pudo haber hecho cualquier madre. >>> mientras tanto las instalaciones de l

the world's second-largest apparel producer. 300 workers in bangladesh have died there in fires since 2006. the minimum wage-- 18 cents an hour. >> what we're seeing here is a huge gap between the corporate responsibility rhetoric of these brands and retailers and the actual practices in their supply chains. >> reporter: so what would that 18 cents an hour in bangladesh mean in an economy like the one here in the united states? well, according to the world bank, scott, 18 cents an hour there equates to a wage of roughly 55 cents an hour here. >> pelley: jim, thank you very much. the west coast is facing several ugys of rough weather. parts of northern california were hit by high winds and heavy rain today. a truck crash closed the i-5 for hours. trees were knocked down, power knocked out. forecasters say the worst is yet to come. some places may get up to 18 inches of rain over the next five days. that half-billion-dollar powerball jackpot is a dream for many but a nightmare for some. that story is next. nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a deco

bangladesh suffered serious power shortages with blackouts every few hours. residents say power cuts last longer these days. >> translator: the blackouts are messing up my business. i have to use five or ten candles every day. >> reporter: many people blame the spreading use of auto rickshaws for worsening shortages of electricity. >> we understand the impact on social life, but our problem is with this shortage of power, when this problem is solved, we can provide enough power. >> reporter: innovation has made the lives of people in provincial areas of bangladesh more convenient. as demand for auto rickshaws accelerates, the government may have to review its energy policies. yuko funazaki, nhk world. >>> some young musicians from kobe have learned a lesson about music and humanity. the children were born when an earthquake devastated their city in 1995. but they discovered that needn't stop them from relating to victims of last year's disaster. hidekeyo uemura has the story. ♪ >> reporter: a charity concert for the survivors of last year's earthquake and t

bangladesh gets 80% of export revenue from textiles. this business is bangladesh, and it's home to about 4,000 garment factories and a lot of them are like this one. they lack proper safety measures. when i read this, it reminded me about another fire, the one in the triangle shirt ways factory in new york city in 1911. it was the deadliest industrial accident in the history of new york city. 146 garment workers died in that fire, and most of them were women, just like in that fire in bangladesh. just like in bangladesh the death toll would have been much lower if there was appropriate emergency exits. in na case a lot of doors had been locked, and now there are reports that could have been the case with locked or stuck doors in bangladesh now in 2012. the new york city fire eventually helped to spur the growth of the international ladies garment workers union, which fought for better working conditions for sweat shop workers. we have every hope that the very sad events of this weekend will do the same for bangladesh, because whether it

today we sink our teeth into a culinary delight from bangladesh. >> we're in dhaka, the capital of bangladesh. the history of this city goes back more than a thousand years. today, with 13 million residents it's one of the largest cities in the world. bangladesh is a very poor country, but you'd never guess it from the cuisine. as in india or pakistan, people here cook with lots of spices -- whose aroma fills the streets. on nilkhet square in front of dhaka university people of all ages gather in the evenings to enjoy a snack. this food stall offers fuchka, a traditional fare for people on the go. mohammed amman is only 14, but he's been manning the stand for a year now -- and taking in around 10 euros a day. >> my family is pretty poor, so i had to start earning early on. there's no other way. >> unicef estimates that around five million children work in bangladesh -- many of them much younger than mohammed. >> i went to school for a little while, but then my parents couldn't afford it. >> a portion of fuchka sells for the equivalent of 30 cents. >> you see fuchka everywhere here. in the sea

in bangladesh. >> reporter: walmart warned of the dangerous conditions at the factory last year. a letter posted on the website of the factory owner. the factory had conditions which were deemed to be high risk. tonight a spokesman for walmart tells abc news that the company has not been able to confirm whether its clothes were produced at the factually at the time of the fire. we haven't heard from sears of sean combs. >> warning, images just like these for some time now. >> again and again. >> you will keep asking the questions, thank you. >>> in egypt tonight, spreading protest after the new president made a play for more pow they are weekend. egyptian president mohamed morsi made a truce with israel and hamas but it's what he did next now causing outrage in a region on edge. alex marquardt in the region tonight. >> reporter: the birthplace of egypt's revolution, today, again filled with protesters calling for the downfall of another president. last week, president mohammed morsi placed himself above any oversight, declaring, the president may take the necessary actions and me

because, you know, bangladesh? after all, these factories are making all their money off american comnies. so american coaniesort of haomethi to wield, some power here. >> right. indeed. they do have power. the question is, are they -- are the factories able to negotiate with the brands? are the brands -- why aren't the brands paying a better price or establishing a more faithful relationship. again, you have this dilemma where the factory doesn't have the funds to improve the factory or there is no faithful relationship. they don't know if they're going to have the orders from wmart they'tno if they're going to be able to make the investment. so it's really this whole problem we have with global supply chains where the global brands have taken a distance from responsibility of the workers that are actually making the product. >> judy gearhart, executive director of the international rights labor forum. thank you so much for coming in and being with us this morning. >> thank you it, carol. >>> within the past hour,

your in bangladesh. he was based at a place called the cholera hospital. these diseases have been murderous in bangladesh for centuries. i asked him, why bother with neat outcome which comes a few dozen people each year? when you've got all these other diseases and heod me this is such a nasty disease and it has such potential that we can't ignore it simply because it's now small. it could be large. it's important has to take these other diseases, the more old-fashioned garden variety diseases like cholera, to take them serious he can keep in perspective, but it's important to be vigilant about new emerging diseases because after all, in 1881, we had a disease emerged called aids and it was one of these. the influences emerged anew each year and influences are also capable of killing millions of people. that's the response i've heard from the experts about why they take these small, boutique diseases very seriously. you never know when one of those will become the next big one. in terms of the things we

. >> violent protests in bangladesh this morning after a deadly garment factory fire. saturday's fire killed at least 112 factory workers. the factory is owned by an exporter whose clients include wal-mart. >> jon: see? (laughter) wah-wah! "i work at wal-mart in the united states! i can't afford to take my kids to the doctor!" well, at least where you work there are exits! (laughter and applause) and the worst part of that fire -- (cheers and applause) the worst part of that fire is the devastating impact that it's going to have on wal-mart. >> this is a big giant prize for unions. this is a big giant prize for those who are anti-capitalism. if it's not this, it will be something else. >> i think it's a stretch, an amazing stretch, to try to pin this on wal-mart. i can't think of a worse target. >> jon: oh, i actually -- i believe that's wal-mart's slogan: "think of a worse target." (cheers and applause) yeah, that was joe. joe came up with that in the meeting and we're all like "we're using that." (laughter) i'm sorry. you were being callusly dismissive about the work

bangladesh gets 80% of export revenue from textiles. this business is bangladesh, and bang la herb is home to about 4,000 garment factories. and a lot of them are like this one, they lack proper safety measures. when i read this, it reminded me about anotr fire, the one in the triangle shirt ways factory in new york city in 1911. it was the deadliest industrial accident in the history of new york city. 146 garment workers died in that fire, and most of them were women, just like in that fire in bangladesh. just like in bangladesh the death toll would have been much lower, had there been appropriate emergency exits. in that case, as you remember, a lot of doors had been locked. and now there are reports that could have been the case with locked or stuck doors in bangladesh now in 2012. the new york city fire eventually helped to spur the growth of the international ladies garment workers union, which fought for better working conditions for sweat shop workers. we have every hope that the very sad events of this weekend will do the same f

the first customer looks like being bangladesh. officials are expecting to receive the order soon for 500 million bangladesh's coins. they are made of stainless steel and worth about three cents. other bidders included britain and germany. japan's mint has produced coins in the past but this will be the first time to mint a foreign common currency. production is expected to start at the end of the year after contracts are signed with the bangladesh bank. production has been on the decline due to the rising popularity of electronic funds. that's all for me now. i'll leave you with the markets in asia. >>> israeli prime minister says his forces will not tolerate further attacks. an israeli tank has shelled a syrian armored vehicle in retaliation. syrian motors fell for a second day on golan heights. the takes may be a spillover from the syrian civil war. >> we'll take whatever action is necessary to put a stop to this. >> israeli soldiers sent out warng shots. israeli forces captured the golan heights from syrian in the 1960, six-day

the first customer looks like being bangladesh. officials are expecting to receive the order soon for 500 million bangladesh's coins. they are made of stainless steel and worth about three cents. other bidders included britain and germany. japan's mint has produced coins in the past but this will be the first time to mint a foreign common currency. production is expected to start at the end of the year after contracts are signed with the bangladesh bank. production has been on the decline due to the rising popularity of electronic funds. that's all for me now. i'll leave you with the markets in asia. >>> israeli prime minister says his forces will not tolerate further attacks. an israeli tank has shelled a syrian armored vehicle in retaliation. syrian motors fell for a second day on golan heights. the takes may be a spillover from the syrian civil war. >> we'll take whatever action is necessary to put a stop to this. >> israeli soldiers sent out warning shots. israeli forces captured the golan heights from syrian in the 1960, six-d

. >>> still much more ahead, another factory fire in bangladesh days after a deadly blaze at a company that makes clothes for big name retailers here. >> the elect was weeks ago some campaign something heating up again state senator from the bay area wan >>> there's been a second fire at a clothing fire in bangladesh, two days after another fire killed more than 100 workers. this is new video of the latest fire. the fire department believes everyone did get out safely. thousands took to the streets today demanding justice. officials say that building had no emergency exits when the fire broke out, workers above were trapped. the factory made products for wal-mart and other companies in the u.s. and europe. the bangladesh government has declared tomorrow a national day of mourning. >>> happening now, egypt's president standing by his decision to give himself sweeping new powers. today president morsi told the nation's tom judges that he acted within his rights. -- his move put him above any oversight, including that of the courts. opposition is denouncing the power grab as dictatorial a

now for more on wal-mart's ties to the factory fire in bangladesh and this whole issue of slave labor i'm joined by scott no of executive director the workers' rights concert so welcome thank you very glad to have you with us noam chomsky pointed out that the slogan relatively official slogan of the republican party during the lincoln era when it was the anti-slavery party was. quote we were against chattel slavery and wage slavery free people do not rent themselves to others and quote what happened to americans understanding that chattel slavery the the jefferson owned the slave and wage slavery what were seen in bangladesh were for a long time in america viewed as such the same thing well unfortunately this notion that if you have a job you should if i'm lucky to have the job and not complain about your wages and working conditions has become a widespread notion in our era and it serves to rationalize extraordinarily abusive labor practices particularly by u.s. multinational corporations like wal-mart and gap overseas where they now make virtually all of their clothing and other goo

it also occurs in bangladesh and has a different story because bangladeshes a muslim country and there are big pork farms. it doesn't pass through pegs as amplifiers. it is transmitted into ron -- brought date palms that that people drink. they drink from the pots and leave waste and the paths. so i talked to this fellow named steve blimpie second from the cdc, invest in the same thing. there are hundreds of thousands of children in bangladesh dying of bacterial diarrhea and bacterial pneumonia. basin a place called the colorado. these kinds of diseases have been murderous in bangladesh for centuries. i asked him, why bother with the po which kills a few dozen people each year when you have all these other diseases? and he told me that this is such a nasty disease, and it has such potential that we cannot ignore it simply because it is no small could be large. it is important, yes, to take these other diseases, these more old-fashioned garden variety diseases like cholera. very important to take them seriously and keep it in perspective. very important also to be vigilant about these n

>> this is the worst factory fire bangladesh has ever seen. more than 115, 170, we don't know exactly, how many killed. we hear about 20, 30, 40, there was one fire in 2010 that involved a factory, 29 killed. they were sewing garments that were going to end up in tommy hilfiger stores. tommy hilfiger donated $1 million to try and improve factory safety. we're talking about one of the poorest factories in the world. they don't have sprinkler systems, a lot don't have fire extinguishers, tool people working in crowded conditions. they're using sewing machines, wired any way they can, and so a lot of these start as electrical fires. >> we don't know what the cause of the fire is here. >> we do not know. that's a fairly typical thing, a lot of fatalities, casualties, people hurt. what's sadder, a lot of these factories, the doors are locked closed. not only aren't there fire exits, the doors are locked closed to keep the workers from sneaking out, in theory, during work hours. people find they are locked in by the exits that are available. we do n

. >>> still much more ahead, another factory fire in bangladesh days after a deadly blaze at a company that makes clothes for big name retailers here. >> the elect was weeks ago some campaign something [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of things just keeps going up. [ female announcer ] but we have some good news. it's our bundle price promise. [ male announcer ] a price you can definitely count on, for two whole years. from at&t. [ female announcer ] a great price for a great triple-play bundle. [ male announcer ] call now. bundles with u-verse tv, internet and home phone start at $89 a month. now get the same great price for two years. [ female announcer ] switch today and get a total home dvr included, free for life. [ male announcer ] you get reliable, high speed internet on our advanced digital network. choose from speeds up to 24 megs. [ female announcer ] and with u-verse tv you can record four shows at once on your total home dvr and play them back in any room. [ male announcer ] so call now. u-verse tripl

bangladesh has about 4,500 factories, making it the second biggest exporter of clothing after china. working conditions are notoriously bad and safety laws are weak. >>> refugees from myanmar continue to populate areas across the border in thailand. many are ethnic minorities who fled prosecution. for years, aid organizations have offered support such as medical clinics. but the democratization taking place across the border has created new challenges for care providers. nhk world has visited a clinic for refugees and filed this report. >> reporter: the town of mae sot is located near thailand's western border. refugees from myanmar are said to account for almost half of the town's population. this clinic on the edge of town provides medical supplies to refugees and imgrants from myanmar. the first visit costs just a dollar. they get to see a doctor and receive free medication. >> translator: i don't have much money, so i can't afford other hospitals. >> reporter: she was forced to flee myanmar for protesting against the prosecution of ethnic minorities. she established the clinic 33

saturday, a fire at a bangladesh clothing factory killed 112 people. its the worst industrial fire in the country's history. however, it's been public knowledge for a while that working conditions in the country are highly unsafe. bangladesh is a major exporter for the garment industry in europe and the u.s. the associated press reports the factory had orders in from companies including walmart, disney, and sears. police have arrested 3 supervisors of the factory for negligence. high-speed trading firm getco is offering to buy troubled knight capital. knight shares jumped on word getco may pay around $1 billion for knight. getco values knight shares at $3.50, which is 41% higher than where the stock closed friday. last august, knight capital sent out erroneous orders in 140 stocks that list on the new york stocks exchange, leaving the firm on the brink of collapse. a software glitch was blamed. some retailers are giving the gift of incentives. it's to help them bridge the lull that often follows black friday weekend to the panic that comes over america

thousands of people in bangladesh poured into the streets today mourning more than a hundred garment workers killed in an inferno over the weekend, a factory with no fire exit. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross has more. >> reporter: the tazreen factory was a death trap, and it was no secret. the fire broke out on the ground floor as hundreds of workers were upstairs on a late-night shift producing fleece jackets and trousers for the holiday rush at american stores including walmart according to labor rights groups. fire officials say the only way out was down open staircases that fed right into the flames. some workers died as they jumped from higher floors. firemen have now recovered at least 112 bodies in what has become a grisly fact of life for workers in bangladesh garment factories. as we found in an abc news investigation earlier this year, many of the best-known american retailers including tommy hilfiger and the gap have been drawn to bangladesh, drawn by the cheapest labor in the world, as low as 21 cents an hour, producing clothes in often crowded, deplor

. >>> new information in connection with that tragic fire in bangladesh. three managers were arrested on suspicion of trapping workers and insisting it was just a drill. the arrests come as they continue to demand justice for the workers. and they found the workers killed in the factory fire were making clothing for wal-mart, disney and sears. they are connected to the retailers inside the burned factory. wal-mart admits to using the factory in the past but they were not aware that they were still making wal-mart clothing. >>> susan rice will go back and meet with two more senators. she is now giving information on why she gave the wrong information and she didn't seem to win over john mccain and lindsay graham. they remain troubled by her comments. she remains the top candidate to replace hillary rodham clinton and if nominated she would have to be considered by the senate. >>> they are trying avert the fiscal cliff and if presented they will -- prevented they will talk about the need for taxes going up. in the afternoon, president barack obama will meet

the value of a life in bangladesh, diane. >> such an awful tragedy. thank you, brian. >>> and now, back here at home, we have a note for consumers tonight about a big jump in airline costs, just as americans finalize their holiday plans. it is going to cost you up to 8% more this christmas holiday than last year. and that could jump to as much as 27% more, if you travel during the week leading up to christmas, according to orbitz and kayak. you can still, though, find some deals if you fly late on christmas eve or on christmas day. >>> and out on the west coast tonight, a triple threat of extreme storms expected to bring flooding, winds gusting up to 75 miles per hour. the storms could possibly last for days. and abc's meteorologist ginger zee is here to tell us what to expect. ginger? >> reporter: yes. the next several days is when this really goes down, diane. something called an atmospheric river, this one infamously known as the pineapple express. this one is now hitting the west coast. it's like opening up a fire hose, 375 miles wide. now, the st

. >>> new details noon deadly fire at a clothing fire in bangladesh. factory officials are -- are arrested and accused [ male announcer ] introducing... a new way to save on your prescriptions. it's the aarp medicarerx saver plus plan from unitedhealthcare. with this plan, you can get copays as low as a dollar through a preferred network pharmacy like walgreens -- where you'll find 8,000 convenient locations. best of all, this plan has the lowest part d premium in the united states -- only $15 a month. open enrollment ends december 7th. so call today or visit your local walgreens. >>> a manhattan nanny has pleaded not guilty in the stabbing deaths of two children in her charge. ortega was arraigned in morning at hospital where she is being treated for self-inflicted stab counts she accused of killing a 6-year-old girl and her 2-year-old brother last month in the family's apartment. the family recently moved to new york from san francisco, the father worked at bloomberg and yahoo. >>> president obama will meet privately with the man he beat in the race

after contracts are siend wi-- e bangladesh government. the mint hopes to receive other orders. that is all for now. i'll leave you with markets here in asia. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his forces will not tolerate attacks in retaliation for shells that flew across the border. syrian morters fell for a second day on golan heights. officials said the attacks may be a spillover from the syrian civil war. >> we'll take whatever action is necessary to put a stop to this. this is not merely our right, it's also our duty. >> israeli soldiers sent out warning shots on sunday when a syrian shell hit an army post. israeli forces captured the golan heights from syria in the six-day war. a truce has been in place since 1973. >>> iran's military is putting on a show of strengths. forces are conducting massive drills to test air defenses and send a message to the country's critics. about 8,000 elite revolutionary guards and regular army troops are participating in what they call the largest air drill. the troops will practice maneuvering fighter jets to deal with incu

. >>> a deadly factory fire in bangladesh, and why some local companies are feeling the heat. >> why two families fought it out in the halls of justice. >> later in this broadcast, the warriors fudge the truth! harpaw drags it out! and -- harbaugh drags it out! and which nba player sells more injuriesies than anybody in the world. >>> the search has been called off for the suspects who led oakland police on a wild chase. officers tried to pullover a car with what opd says were gang members inside: the driver of the car took off. this is video from sky7 abc 7 news. police stopped following the car because of safety concerns. the suspects crashed and fled the area on foot. >>> merchandise from the united states was found in the charred ruins of the factory fire in bangladesh. a number of companies say their clothing suppliers were not authorized on use that factory. the associated press reportedly discovered clothing connected to a number of companies, some of them based in the bay area. disney/pixar, gap, walmart, sears and other western labels. the blaze killed 112 people. meanwhile,

unions in bangladesh complained about unsafe factories. the company that owns the factory that burned makes clothing for retail chains like walmart. >>> a increase in violence in e guilty left a teenager dead. -- egypt left a teenager dead. >> reporter: protesters clashed with the police in and around the square. earlier they chanted mohammed isil l legitimate. this man says his rules worse that the regime of toppled leader mubarack. journalists joined the rally. the president released this statement on sunday trying to reassure the people that his decree is only temporary. hundreds demonstrated in support of the democratically elected president. >> he is trying to take care of the country. he is trying to secure stability for this country. >> reporter: rallying on his behalf, they are opposing the judge's club that calls for a national wide strike. lawmakers in the united states say while they appreciate their help brokering the cease-fire, his actions raise concern. >> to assume this kind of power is unacceptable to the united states of

bangladesh has 4000 to garment industries. >> and now the latest of relevance and the gaza strip. with leading islamic cleric that it is a sin to violate the cease-fire between israel and toss. that is attaching the religious legitimacy and any act to enforce that. the truce is trying to fan the eighth day cease-fire. that have been firing rockets to israel. >> increasing tensions and cairo, egypt. tear gas was being used to disperse the massive crowds. critics accuse morsi monopolizing power and too little to bring reform. prominent democracy advocates say that this could lead to the militants stepping in and also going egypt's president " the new pharaoh ". they are calling for competing rallies on tuesday. >> still to come we will check on travelers at s f o. and rushing to-from this long holiday weekend. >> they should pack some patience. and also, this live look outside. we can see the point of the tower. live look outside. we can see the point of hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back

. >> coming up, thousands of factory workers in bangladesh are protesting against poor and potentially lethal working conditions. >> first, a look at some other headlines this hour. poachers in the spanish region of catalonia have been dealt a setback. this all the convergence and union alliance losing seats. the nationalist party did win a majority overall. >> the israeli defense minister is planning to retire from politics. he says he will quit his post once the new government is formed after the elections in january. many political observers are expecting him to change political parties. >> israel has taken a step towards expanding its missile defense. existing systems down. hundreds of hamas rockets during the recent violence and now they have successfully tested a new weapon against medium-range domiciles. israel hopes will be ready by 2014. -- medium-range missiles. thousands of angry workers in bangladesh have been protesting after ianother fire after the worst ever factory blaze. >> eclipsed the focus on note the working conditions. have forced the closure of the other factorie

bangladesh has about 5,400 garment factories, it is the world's second biggest exporter of garments in china. >>> on wednesday, thousands of people took to the streets. working conditions in bang la degrees are notoriously bad and safety laws are weak. global brands that rely on cheap labor are under renewed pressure following the tragedy. the chief justice of myanmar -- was under strict military rule for decades, but since last year, the country has moved toward democracy under the leadership of the president. he delivered a speech in tokyo on wednesday. he stressed the importance of reforming myanmar's judiciary to become an effective check on the government. . >> translator: stopping and reventing corruption is a big challenge for all authorities especially the judiciary. >> noda offered japan's assistance to develop effective legal systems. japan is planning a program to train lawyers from myanmar and help revise its civil code. myanmar's reform government is led by civilians, but the constitution still reserves one-quarter of seats in pal meant for the military. during wednesday's

. >>> new details noon deadly fire at a clothing fire in bangladesh. factory officials are -- are [ male announcer ] are you ready for tomorrow'ss technology today? then switch to a at&t u-verse t. add the wireless receiver exclusively from at&t, and you're no longer tied to the tv outlet. move your tv wherever you want in your home...even outside. [ megan ] call now and switch to u-verse for just $29 a month for six months, with a total home dvr included, free for life. add hbo and cinemax and get the first three months free. plus you can bundle tv and u-verse high speed internet with speeds up to 24 megs. [ male announcer ] our total home dvr lets you record four shows at once... and play them back in any room. every channel is in 100-percent, crystal-clear digital picture and sound. and you can upgrade to get 170 hd channels -- that's more than cable. [ megan ] so call now and switch to u-verse for just $29 a month for six months, with a total home dvr included, free for life. add hbo and cinemax and get the first three months free. [ male announcer

. >> y 3 sismos que dejan unos 40 heridos al este de dakha al oeste de la capital de bangladesh. >> y en polonia grupos de derecha capitalista dispararon cohetes y piedras, muchos manifestantes arrestados. >> y se atrapa a un poderoso criminal, se trata de josé leonardo ortuga, presunto jefe de los rastrojos, cuándo participaban en una cumbre mafiosa. >> y hce 5 años el ñperu tiene el proyecto una computadora para cadfa niño pero llego el tueni de oasar kusta, >> depende casi exclusivamente del estado, etos niños no tienen computadoras en casa. >> tienes computadora en casa? >> si pero malograda. >> este ese esta preparando par un concurso de robotica. >> 800 mil computadoraas de bajo costo es repartido, pero hay dificultades. >> están diseñadas para als zonas rurales los problemas de operación en la salida. >> y uno que tiene directores con miedo y como gestionar. >> pero el proyecto de solo un año pero aún con las dificultades afecta seguir el desarrollo. >> para achicar la brecha urbano rural. >> la cpacidad de los alumnos se potencia con esto. >> la tecnología va con p

. >> up next a tragic fire in bangladesh kills more than 100 peel. we will also tell you when the u.s. supreme court might rule on same-sex marriage. and nhl players still locked out but it's not keeping fans away from the ice. the san francisco minor league team that's turning the lockout >> new this morning at least people are dead after a fear raced through a factory in bangladesh last night. 112 so far at least 100 bodies have been retrieved from the factory. another twelve people died trying to jump from upper floors. the death toll could rise as recovery efforts continue. bangladesh has about 4,000 garment factories, many operating without proper safety measures. the $20 billion in annual clothing exports mostly gets shipped to the u.s. and europe. >>> in the middle east a fragile cease-fire is taking place between israel and hamas but will it last? that is the question coming up on abc's "this week." senator dick durban and lindsey graham will be on "this week" with george stephanopoulos coming up at 8:00 here on abc7. >>> new this morning the

bangladesh has about 4,000 garment factories, many operating without proper safety measures. the $20 billion in annual clothing exports mostly gets shipped to the u.s. and europe. >>> this week congress returns to take on the pending fiscal cliff. year-end deadline where higher taxes and deep cuts kick in if a compromise haven't been reached. the stock markets have been betting early among congress will reach an early compromise, showing gains in this week's session. but republicans and democrats sound as far apart as ever on reaching a solution. >> the house of representatives has a bipartisan bill passed by the senate that will spare 898% of taxpayers across america from any income tax bases and 98% of businesses. it's a bipartisan bill the house should pass. >> it's fair to ask my party to put revenue on the table below historic packages. i will cap deductions. if you cap deductions around the 30, $40,000 range you can raise $1 trillion in revenue and the people who lose deductions are the upper income americans. to do this i just don't want to promise spending cuts, i wan

don't think the people in bangladesh who perished didn't want or need the jobs, as well. we like to victimize everyone in this country particularly for the for-profit motivation which is insulted, but it is a tragedy but i think it is a stretch, an amazing stretch to pin this on walmart but, of course, the unions in this country are desperate. >>neil: leaving aside that walmart has discontinued relations with 55 factories in that area that had questionable working conditions. and in many other of these facilities. i wonder where it goes if you can seize on this as proof that walmart is a google by man, -- a boogie man. >>guest: it will not stop h is a giant prize for unions and for those who are anticapitalism, and antiprofit motivation, and they have the wind in their sails and if it is not this it will be something else. i cannot thing of a worse target. walmart had problems but they have come a long way. they will continue to improve. i am here as something of a spokesman for capitalism and the american dream and for a lot of people this is a step in the right directio

coming up next, a tragic fire in bangladesh kills more than 100 people. also, we will tell you when the u.s. supreme court might rule on same-sex marriage. and natural players still -- nhl players locked out but that's not keeping fans away from the ice. ice. minor league team you know how much grandma wanted to be here for your fist christmas? you see grandma lives waaaay down here, and you live way up here. brian, your cousin, he's a little bit older than you, he lives here, in chicago. and your aunt lisa lives here, in baltimore. uncle earnie? waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas! >> new this morning at 112 people are dead after a fear raced through a factory in bangladesh last night. it was outside the country's capitol. another twelve people died trying to jump from upper floors. the death toll could rise as recovery efforts continue. bangladesh has about 4,000 gameet fac

. >>> a fire breaks out in a bangladesh factory. why they say escaping the flames was difficult. >>> we will take you outside for a look at 680 and walnut creek. the fog has burned off there. and the sun is shining. it is shaping up to and beautiful day. this is "mornings on 2". or hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. . >>> good morning to you. a foggy lafayette this morning. some of us socked in pretty good. mostly sunny and mild for the afternoon. >>> new this morning, one person is critically injured in a double shooting in oakland. it happened around 6:00 a.m. at brook ideal avenue. and they did