mohamed morsi bears responsibility. for britain as the country. refuses to comply with. nuclear facilities for inspection and. the general assembly vote. around the world on screen online international news and comment live from moscow breaking news this hour the egyptian opposition says two people have died in clashes between supporters and opponents of the president demonstrators have thrown . official residence where. joins me now live from cairo. disturbing reports about this surge in violence we're hearing of deaths and injuries. from what you can see. well those seem to really reminiscent of. nearly two years ago just before the overthrow of hosni mubarak here in there in egypt it's really not too much to say that it's absolute time to learn a new one for its analysis of the logs there was a large group called mohamed morsi firsthand stood. outside the walls of the presidential palace all through an enormous contrition rally yesterday evening others with the vermin and laugh midway through the day a lot strewn all through muhammad mostly muslim brotherhood supporte

mohamed morsi is still speaking. he says he feels sorry for those killed on both sides in the violence around the palace. this from the live speech which is on going. the hope was certainly of western observers that this man who has made himself a dictator would back down and submit to the will of the people. at least those not of the muslim brotherhood. that has not happened. he said we must trans send our differences. the will of the people cannot be suppressed by angry crowds. the will of the people must not be suppressed by anger. he says he prays that god will guide them through it. and he prays that god will safeguard the repercussions of the storm. he says the egyptian people are aware of your value. i stated clearly and openly i cannot tolerate that any person perpetrate any killing or vandalism. so it sounds like he is either not in touch with what is happening or very much in touch with the fact that he set himself up as a dictator. how the egyptian people hillary act is -- will react is another matter. we

over president mohammed morsi's power grab. i'm kelly wright. welcome to a brand new hour inside america's news headquarters. >> great to have you here. i'm jamie colby, these are members of the military there, reinforcing a wall outside the presidential palace. just 24 hours after tens of thousands of protesters actually broke through a barricade leading to the building and forced president morsi to press ahead with so-called dialog talks as he tried to keep the country from plunging deeper into turmoil. >> connor powell is following this live from our jerusalem bureau, what's happening over here? >> well, last night the violence continued in cairo, it was relatively peaceful today, but the crisis continues on, and today, the egyptian military used the calm in cairo to put up barriers around the presidential palace. they built concrete walls, placing tanks and bash wire around that palace and the egyptian media. in the statement warned of disastrous consequences and urging dialog to avoid a quote, dark tunnel in egypt and mohammed morsi called

lastly, the brotherhood and mohammed morsi. before i get to that, this is something that we saw in president morsi's lyrical biography. from 2005, a member of parliament and the chairman of the muslim brotherhood parliamentary bloc. what has come out this past week is a lot of interesting details. when mohammed morsi was in parliament, they say that he would pocket it and then not sign off on on the topic until he talks to the other moslem brotherhood. going to the current situation in which he is president, have been saying that they are our personnel overlaps is an president morsi's presidential advisers -- two weeks ago i was on the air with a brotherhood leader, and he actually told me that i was right. >> the relationship between one of the main and major groups that supported him in his presidential office's virtue appointed advisers. it is an institution or to members of the justice party, which are also members of this as well. >> let me just explain that. basically, the presidential palace in the advisory team has abou

mohamed morsy supporters clashed with his opponents near the presidential palace where both sides have called. the country's finance minister warns an already angry public. and israel refuses to comply with u.n. . nuclear. proliferation treaty calling the general assembly vote void. around the world on screen online international news and comment live from moscow we start in egypt where the standoff between mohammed morsi and the opposition has caused new outbreaks of violence supporters of the country's leader have reportedly clashed with his opponents near the presidential palace where both parties are planned demonstrations the muslim brotherhood is running morsy supporters in response to an opposition march which attracted tens of thousands on tuesday night . in the streets outside the presidential palace it's become a battleground between pro and anti mohammed morsi protesters we were there last night an enormous crowd made up of the more liberal elements that the opposition elements in society gathered to demand that varying things in between him leaving his office completely or

reports of fresh violence in egypt as mohamed morsy supporters clashed with his opponents near the presidential palace but both sides have called mass rallies. no relief for britain as the country's finance minister warns an already angry public that five more years it was dirty and cuts ahead. and israel refuses to comply with u.n. demands of that it open it's on acknowledge nuclear facilities for inspection and join the nonproliferation treaty calling the general assembly voted void. you're watching our live from moscow with me to bomb let's say we start in egypt where the standoff between mohamed morsi and the opposition has caused new al breaks of violence supporters of the country's leader has reportedly clashed with its opponents near the presidential palace where both parties have called rallies the muslim brotherhood israeli morsy supporters of the tens of thousands took part in an opposition mas' on his palace on tuesday night let's get more from our correspondent in cairo tomball to joins us live now tom we're getting reports of fresh clashes in cairo any signs of those where you are.

gyptian president mohamed morsi names the date for a public referendum on the country's new constitution amid ongoing mass protests triggered by his self-imposed powers. and the world calls on israel to call off new settlement building in the west bank and east jerusalem just a day after the u.n. upgraded palestine's diplomatic status. in life for moscow this is our team going to have you with us these along must lead opposition in kuwait has boycotted saturday's parliamentary ballot in a bitter standoff with the country's own elected leaders the u.s. backed monarchy is accused of amending the voting rules to influence the outcome of the poll or he's losing confidence he is in the gulf state with the latest kuwait maybe a tiny nation but it's a regional influence as well as its strategic importance to the west is immense absolutely immense as an opec member anything any sort of unrest that happens on the ground here could have potential impact on the world oil market as well as global oil prices as well as the pentagon's plans to use this tiny nation as a hub for its ground forces as a c

egyptian president mohamed morsi names the date for a public referendum on the country's that new constitution amid ongoing mass protests triggered by his of self-imposed powers. and israel reportedly strikes a residential area in gaza injuring four civilians despite the ceasefire agreed between the two this comes just days after the u.n. upgraded palestine's diplomatic status. and a lot from our studios in central moscow this is r.t. certainly glad to have you with us the vote counting is of still underway in kuwait where the opposition claims it is the lowest turnout ever with only a quarter of people casting a ballot the sunni dominated opposition has boycotted the parliamentary ballot and they accuse the monarchy of changing the election rules to influence the outcome of the poll was a captain obvious in the gulf state with the latest. well the polls are closed doors olds are in but the battle over kuwait's political future has only just begun as expected the new parliament is largely consisting of folks who are considered to be closely allied with the ruling power but that is because the

morsi has full responsibility. no relief for britain as the country's finance minister warns an already angry public that there are five more years of a sterile and cuts ahead. and israel refuses to comply with u.n. demands that it opens its an acknowledged nuclear facilities for inspection and join the non proliferation treaty calling the general assembly vote void. around the world on screen online international news and comment live from moscow the egyptian opposition says two people have died in clashes between supporters and opponents of the president demonstrators of throwing petrol bombs and rocks near mohamed morsi is official residence where two rival rallies are taking place. is there in the crowd. muslim brotherhood supporters are currently in control of this ground as it were an enormous crowd of theirs has swept around the side of the palace walls and they have effectively claimed it for mohamed morsi who they support earlier on that was not the case there had been a small protest camp outside the wall

protesters have been camped out into risk where since last week since egyptian president mohamed morsi if you decree granting himself sweeping new powers that kicks off a wave of protests by the more liberal sections of egyptian society not just here in cairo but in cities across the country some of those spilling over into violent protests we're seeing take gas thrown and stone exchanges between the protesters and police a number of protesters have died hundreds more have been wounded across the country in those protests the clearness of it the roots of it a constitutional crisis here people and visit when they have their revolution nearly two years ago the overthrow of hosni mubarak last week after this declaration of how much more see the current president backed by the muslim brotherhood said that the reason for that was to try and get a new constitution last in a process that dragged out for a long time for egypt however the constituent assembly that drafted that is dominated by the muslim brotherhood many other representatives of more liberal representatives coptic christians and

they are calling on president mohamed morsi to step down and for the document to be dumped completely. >> there were scuffles between anti-government demonstrators and pro-morsi activists trying to break up their protest. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has called on the sides to settle their differences through dialogue. she warned that the government must deliver on the promises made during the revolution. >> ultimately, it is up to the egyptian people to chart their way forward. we want to see a process that is inclusive and a dialogue that is truly open to a free exchange of ideas that will further the democratic process in egypt. >> but six months after mohamed morsi took power, many egyptians are losing patience with their islamist leader. >> he should gather his papers and leave the palace. he is not qualified for his position, both him and his party. we had high hopes, but he is not up to the job. but these protesters -- >> these protesters reject the call to discuss changes to the draft constitution. they want the documents scrapped. there is a planned recommend him -

these are supporters and opponents of president of mohamed morsi. ithe duchess of cambridge has been released from the hospital after being treated for a cute morning sickness. another legal twist to the battle between at the smartphone companies. >> in august a jury agreed with apple and said samsung has copied some of your technology and the jury awarded apple billion dollars in damages to be paid for by samsung. the south korean technology giant wants the judge to overturn the verdict or at least reduce the fine. apple wants a judge to increase the damages as well as putting a ban on some of the samsung smartphones. what is interesting is the reason did the judge is reviewing the case. according to samsung, the foreman of the jury acted with a deliberate dishonesty. samsung is saying he did not pass on information that he was part of a lawsuit 20 years ago against a hard drive company and that lawsuit resulted in the company having to file for bankruptcy. samsung owned a minority stake in that company. the battle continues. experts have told me t

egyptian president mohammed morsi names the date for a public referendum on the country's new constitution made ongoing mass protests triggered by self-imposed powers. that israel's called on by the world now to cool off new settlement building in the west bank in east jerusalem just a day after the u.n. upgraded palestine's diplomatic status. hello this is r.t. it's kevin or any of the smalling at one am and the islamist led opposition in kuwait has boycotted saturday's parliamentary ballot in a bitter standoff for the country's an elected leaders the u.s. backed monarchy is accused of amending the voting rules to influence the outcome of the poll is r.t. if you see capital. kuwait may be a tiny nation but its regional influence as well as a strategic importance to the west is immense absolutely immense as an opec member anything any sort of unrest that happens on the ground here could have potential impact on the world oil market as well as global oil prices as well as the pentagon's plans to use this tiny nation as a hub for its ground forces as a counterweight to iran now kuwait alread

president mohamed morsi basically stuck by his decisions he said in his speech he said this consulate curation which was very contentious very people

protesters have been camped out in tahrir square since last week since egyptian president mohamed morsi if you decree granting himself sweeping new powers that kicks off a wave of protests by the more liberal sections of egyptian society not just here in cairo but in cities across the country some of those spilling over into violent protests we're seeing take gas thrown and stone exchanges between the protesters and police a number of protesters have died hundreds more have been wounded across the country in those protests because of it the roots of it a constitutional crisis here not what people in visit when they have their revolution nearly two years ago the overthrow of hosni mubarak last week after this declaration how much more see the current president backed by the muslim brotherhood said that the reason for that was to try and get a new constitution last in a process that dragged out for a long time for egypt's however the constituent assembly that drafted that is dominated by the muslim brotherhood many other representatives of more liberal representatives coptic christians an

. >>> in egypt, protests against president mohammed morsi are spreading this morning on the streets and in the courts. demonstrators filled tahrir square once again, chanting against morsi's power grab late

morsi bears full responsibility . really for britain as the country's finance minister warns an already angry public that there are a five more years of. cuts. refuses to comply with u.n. demands that it open its nuclear facilities for inspection and join the nonproliferation treaty calling the general assembly vote void. around the world on screen online international news and comment live from moscow breaking news this the egyptian opposition says two people have died in clashes between supporters and opponents of the president demonstrators affirm petrol bombs or rocks near mohamed morsi official residence where two rival rallies taking place where we hope to talk to our correspondent tom in a little later. joined on the phone by blogger and journalist while he's at the very heart of events in cairo while where are you at the moment and what can you see. right now in the ominous tree called from the moon that leads to a. street where the towers reside and i'm on the. side and what i can see is that they're being ch

in egypt the president supports his acquainted with rival protests of the blue fury against mohamed morsi self-imposed powers and the constitution doesn't jump to. the u.s. hits back at his round full price gazans of new settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem just a day on un upgraded mental status. and online twenty four hours a day this is r.t. the islamist led opposition in kuwait is boycotting saturday's a parliamentary ballot in a bitter standoff for the country's unelected leaders u.s. backed monica is accused of amending the voting rules to influence the outcome of the poll. is in the gulf state with more. uncertainty is one way to describe the mood here in way today as the highly controversial parliamentary elections kick off now the opposition has refused to back down from a boycott of the voting in protest of what it sees as towards authoritarianism opposition activists say that this is an attempt to produce a more compliant parliament that will allow the government to pass laws without appropriate oversight from the legislature thousands a few leaders have taken to the

who have a moment to make this news you just heard this morning president mohamed morsi. the decision to increase tax burdens on the country these are sales tax and consumer goods and services this is be quite popular for him in the face of much besides the increased tax burdens were supposed to be part of i imagine the international monetary fund loan will point eight billion dollars knowing that countries be trying to secure recently definitely reducing these tax burdens will perhaps make him more popular among the streets however you have today of course they're not with ovation from the coalition of opposition forces running many of these protests . today completely reject. referendum set to be next week and it calls for protests they say the constitution only enforce a presidential dictatorship and then it's a. key social economic demands as well as. the country as it was. by islamist dominated constituent somebody to here in cairo was really expecting big crowds on choose day against the president well bella speaking of those big crowds we do know that mohamed morsi

morsi. he says that he will get back powers as soon as a parliament is elected but he's not allowing the gyptian to share in writing the constitution so this to me seems like a false promise about giving back power because the one thing he can do is allow dictions to write their own constitution and share power and he's not doing that the judiciary have been a tool for the mubarak regime but if we come to think of it when people protested mubarak they were protesting police brutality and we see that morsi is giving promises to the police that they will act with impunity and does not want to bring anyone to justice for the crimes they've done. during the sun she's promising some new shock revelations to rival the hundreds of thousands of secret diplomatic cables published by wiki leaks two years ago in an interview with us at r.t. the editor of the whistle blowing web site also claims the us is becoming a totalitarian state with the help of social media the problem is that all the time everyo

president mohamed morsi basically stuck by his decisions he said in his speech he said this consulate curation which was very contentious going to people described it as a power grab was essential basically in the transition period to democracy and very important protecting the constituent assembly which drafted the constitution to that we get to this point we're going to have a referendum on the constitution next week he also blamed third parties for the violence that we saw on the streets in cairo on wednesday between anti and pro brotherhood supporters he said that third parties backed by foreign funding had infiltrated the groups and caused the violence and he blamed some opposition groups he said those serving the remnants of the former regime to overthrow his legitimacy authority and basically rejected any use of violence in the form of protesting however he did call for dialogue and he asked opposition forces to meet him on saturday the eight to december to talk through some of the points that they have with this constitution the coalition of opposition forces who are running a

instead of uniting the nation mohamed morsi his address seems to have divided it even for the more but dr weil need for s a contant terrorism adviser to the u.s. congress says that despite the opposition's determination to make a morsi back down he has a strong chance of keeping the new policy his hand and himself. the country is clearly split but mr morsi is strong because he has many institutions under his control the parliament the presidency the upper layer of the army now has replaced many officers in his calculations on december the fifteenth he will win because the most organized force now in egypt at least for the next few months is the muslim brotherhood and their allies the salafist they've gotten a majority in the parliament with allies of course they've got the president elected with allies and now some of his allies have abandoned him but they don't have the strength to organize and reach out to citizens the way the muslim brotherhood have so this looks like a recipe for a long. civil uprising against the government i am not sure that this is going to go immediately into w

egyptian president mohamed morsy supporters was here in the day over all the other side. and there was this it was a standoff between pro and anti mohamed morsi protesters and some of the country's top judges and the opposition like the people here on one side very much against i want to see if they say doesn't provide your rights for minorities and women in a no vote need to tie the political situation is a very trying dockage the fear the violence we saw last night could be repeated more despite the army and the security services best efforts. and sort of uniting the nation mohamed more. sees address seems to have divided it even further but dr walid for us a counterterrorism adviser to the u.s. congress says that despite the opposition's determination to make morsi back down he has a strong chance of keeping the new powers he's handed himself but the country is clearly split but mr morsi is strong because he has many institutions under his control the parliament the presidency the upper layer of the army now has replaced many officers in his calculations on december th

egyptian president mohamed morsi has named sort of the date for a public referendum on the country's new constitution made ongoing mass protests triggered by his self-imposed powers. and the world calls on israel to cancel new settlement buildings in the west bank and east of jerusalem this comes just days after the u.n. upgraded palestine's diplomatic status this as conflicting reports emerge of that fresh israeli strikes on a residential area in gaza. and top news and commentary from moscow this is art to you live glad to have you with us the vote counting is still underway in kuwait where the opposition claims it is the lowest turnout ever with only a quarter of people casting a ballot the opposition has boycott of the parliamentary ballot accusing the ruling of monarchy of changing the election rules to influence the outcome of the poll artie's was a tough enough is in the gulf state with the latest poll the polls are closed doors olds are in but the battle over kuwait's political future has only just begun as expected the new parliament is largely consisting of folks who are con

and there was this it was a standoff between pro and anti mohamed morsi which. some of the country's top judges and the opposition like the people here on one side very much against the iraq they say doesn't provide rights for minorities the women in egypt and mohamed morsi and his muslim brotherhood supporters on the other side of things the opposite i think that's one suggestion it's just the coalition of opposition forces who are running a city into the national revolution front issued a statement saying that they would not have dialogue with the president until he rescinds his decree there also unfortunately violent clashes in other parts of the city outside the muslim brotherhood headquarters which was reportedly torched so really at the moment here in egypt there hasn't been there is a lot of anger and it still remains very divided president morsi has said his powers outlined in the constitutional decree war automatically end after a referendum on the country's constitution later this month but dr will lead fluoresce a counterterrorism adviser to the u.s.

egyptian president mohamed morsi names the date for a public referendum on the country's new constitution amid ongoing mass protests triggered by his self-imposed powers. and israel reportedly strikes a residential area in gaza injuring three civilians and despite a cease fire agreed between the two this comes just days after the u.n. upgraded palestine diplomatic status. in life from our studios in central moscow this is r.t. certainly good to have you with us the islamist led opposition in kuwait has boycotted saturday's parliamentary ballot in a bitter standoff with the country's unelected leaders the u.s. backed monarchy is accused of amending the voting rules to influence the outcome of the poll artie's lucic half an office in the gulf state with the latest. kuwait may be a tiny nation but its regional influence as well as this strategic importance to the west is immense absolutely immense as an opec member anything any sort of unrest that happens on the ground here could have potential impact on the world oil market as well as global oil prices as well as the pentagon's plans to use

president mohamed morsi basically stuck by his decisions he said in his speech he said this constitution that duration which is very contentious very people described it as a power grab was essential basically in the transition period to democracy and very important protecting the constituent assembly which drafted the constitution to be get to this point where. going to have a referendum on the constitution next week he also blamed third parties for the violence that we saw on the streets in cairo on wednesday between anti and pro brotherhood supporters he said that third parties backed by foreign funding had infiltrated the groups and caused the violence and he blames us some opposition groups he said those serving the remnants of the former regime to overthrow his dismissed authority and basically rejected any use of violence in the form of protesting however he did call for dialogue be arsed opposition forces to meet him on saturday the eight to december to talk through some of the points that they have with this constitution the coalition of opposition forces who are running a sit i

and there was this it was a standoff between pro and anti mohammed morsi. some of the country's top judges and the opposition like the people here on one side very much against a job want to see if they say doesn't provide enough rights for minorities and women in modern egypt mohamed morsi and his muslim brotherhood supporters on the other side of things the opposite i think that's one suggestion is justified the coalition of opposition forces who are running a sit in into her square the national revolution front issued a statement saying that they would not have dialogue with the president until he rescinds his decree there are also unfortunately violent clashes in other parts of the city outside the muslim brotherhood headquarters which was reportedly torched so really at the moment here in egypt there hasn't been there is a lot of anger and it still remains very divided the path to europe's hearted scenes begins under the black sea. for its natural gas fake says russia begins laying the lifeline all the way to the center of the european union that's ahe

the violence in egypt as mohamed morsy supporters clashed with his opponents near the presidential palace with both sides of called mass rallies. no relief for britain as the country's finance minister warns an already angry public that there are five more years of a staring and cuts. israel refuses to comply with u.n. demands that it opens under the knowledge nuclear facilities for inspection and join the nonproliferation treaty calling the general assembly vote void. around the world on screen online international news and comment live from moscow we start in egypt where the standoff between mohamed morsi and the opposition has caused new outbreaks of violence supporters of the country's leader have reportedly clashed with his opponents near the presidential palace where both parties have planned demonstrations the muslim brotherhood is rallying morsy supporters in response to an opposition march which attracted tens of thousands on tuesday night . is in current. in the streets outside the presidential palace it's become a battleground between pro and anti mohammed morsi protesters we w

morsi. he says that he will give back powers as soon as a parliament is a is elected but he's not allowing you gyptian to share in writing the constitution so this to me seems like a false promise about giving back power because the one thing he can do is allow dipshits to write their own constitution and share power and he's not doing that it's a judicial we have been a tool for the mubarak regime but if we come to think of it when people protested mubarak they were protesting police brutality and we see that morsi is giving promises to the police that they will act with impunity and does not want to bring anyone to justice for the crimes they've done joining us sanjay is promising some new shock revelations to rival the hundreds of thousands of secret diplomatic cables published by wiki leaks two years ago in an interview with r.t. the editor of the whistle blowing web site also claims the us is becoming a totalitarian state with the help of social media. the problem is that all the time e

being wounded these demonstrators in support of mohamed morsi say. i mean i think you would be a physician you're. going to have to resist because you have to try some kind of a little because if you're still doing democracy pollution possibly. middle east expert dr overshoot told me that most she's not doing enough to pacify i suppose. there are thirteen point two million voters who voted for the president and there are more than in twelve million that will do it for is against him so any of these camps can mobilize hundreds of seldon's anywhere in egypt it's a power struggle the opposition or some of its leaders at the last presidential elections in the parliamentary elections before that quite well about islamist supporters of the president don't want to see. domination of egypt's elected institutions the president was elected by a very narrow margin i'm not surprised with the polarization i think the president could have done a better job in containing such although as they should by having a better communication strategies but definitely egypt i

morsi also a pakistani women's rights activist and apple c.e.o. tim cook north korea's kim jong un who won the magazine's online poll for the most influential people didn't get it to the list though a school out of washington correspondent got it if you can pick this apart a big on a high that time magazine indorsing president obama them for a second time. well yes kevin it definitely looks like the time magazine's declaration of love for president obama there choosing him as a person of the year second time in a row first time they gave him the award right after the two thousand and eight election as to someone who had the most influence on global affairs although at that time he hadn't really had that tired to exercise all that influence but then president obama also received the nobel peace prize in two thousand and nine shortly after his election although again at that point he hadn't made much p.c. in the world the award was seen as more of an advance credit than an acknowledgment of actual achievements on the peace front later president obam

egypt's president mohammed morsi is addressing the nation at the moment of thousands protest across the country mostly puts the blame on the opposition saying they're trying to incite outrage against his legitimacy and he's talking in the light at the moment as you can see he's apparently saying that there were infiltrators among protesters yesterday which led to the violence where we'll get more coverage on these developments in current late here in r.t. that continues after the break stay with us we have live in moscow. gracefully . it is a way of life traditionally the people are. herders in many ways they. are also highly skilled and organized. depending. on the day we found this particularly camp they were settled near the coast of the see here for families work together to manage nearly a thousand reindeer herding reindeer is not just a job people want back. but they can use almost every single part of the right to help them survive. a deer is a means of transportation. equipment. for the. life in the tundra is harsh and so before winter hits many of the children are helicoptered

and there was this it was a standoff between pro and anti mohamed morsi approached. some of the country's top judges and the opposition like the people here on one side very much against iraq want to see what they say doesn't provide rights for minorities and women in egypt mohamed morsi and his muslim brotherhood supporters on the other side with the opposition i think that's what she is just by the coalition of opposition forces who are running a sit in into her square the national revolution front issued a statement saying that they would not have dialogue with the president until he rescinds his decree there also unfortunately violent clashes in other parts of the city outside the muslim brotherhood headquarters which was reportedly torched so really at the moment here in egypt there hasn't been there is a lot of anger and it still remains very divided president morsi has had his powers outlined in the constitutional decree will automatically end after a referendum on the country's constitution later this month but dr wanted for us a counterterrorism adviser to t

and there was this it was a standoff between pro and anti mohammed morsi pretty. some of the country's top judges and the opposition like the people here on one side very much against. what they say doesn't provide rights for minorities and women in egypt mohamed morsi and his muslim brotherhood supporters on the other side with the opposition i think that's what she is just like the coalition of opposition forces who are running a sit in into her square the national revolution front issued a statement saying that they would not have dialogue with the president until he rescinds his decree there were also unfortunately violent clashes in other parts of the city outside the muslim brotherhood headquarters which was reportedly torched so really at the moment here in egypt there hasn't been there is a lot of anger and it still remains very divided president morsi has said he's powers outlined in the constitutional decree will automatically end up to a referendum on the country's constitution later this month but dr as a counterterrorism adviser to the u.s. congress s

the big turnout shows that not everybody in egypt is against president mohamed morsy, the muslim brotherhood. he has significant support. of course, egypt is an islamic country, there is a lot of conservative muslims here, and they support the constitution, and has been drafted. in 15 days they say everybody can vote on it. that is what democracy is about. >> the democracy is the election, and they can choose, let the pick choose, earlier, we never were in politics like this. we could never, ever tell our opinion freely and honestly like this. >> reporter: this mass demonstration was remarkably peaceful. we didn't see any violence, only what has become the fight for egypt's identity. the opposition factions in tahrir square have their vision, the supporters of morsy have their vision. the big question moving forward, whose vision will win out. >> all right, reza, thank you, a disastrous thelma and louise strategy, regarding the fiscal cliff, but are they closer to making a deal? that is ahead. so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from aveeno. ♪ ♪ [ male announ

president mohamed morsi says it should stabilize soon and the central bank is warning they could run out of central bank currency reserves. egypt is still waiting for an imf aid package. >> we hope the talks with the international monetary fund will continue in january. the government will ask for a resumption in loan negotiations. >> until then, the central bank may sell more reserves to stave off a currency crash. >> 2012 is coming to a close in just a few hours in berlin. in other parts of the world, they are already bringing in 2013. >> fireworks lit up the sky in aukland. there were plenty of pyrotechnics. >> sydney putting on a spectacular welcome to 2013. kylie minogue sang the tunes to the display. 7 tons of gunpowder bait. the bridge in light for more than 1 million revelers. along with fireworks, they had a traditional bell ringing ceremony. even north korea accepts they cannot stop the passage of time. they clearly have money to burn in 2013. celebrations may be winding down in asia, berlin is still warming up in anticipation of the midnight hour. the biggest parties will

what i suggest in the future is that mohammed morsi ll win the referendum, try tooit establish an islamic state, he will see strong opposition for months and months. lou: moving quickly to syria as we wrap up. russia today -- from the deputy foreign minister, basically saying that they have acknowledged that bashar al-assad has been losing power and that his departure is a foregone conclusion. suddenly they are talking about stng support for bashar al-assad and making it very clear that they firmly support his regime. >> the russians cannot let go. he is an allied to iran and some are anti-american. what i see now is that the civil war in syria is going to grow, unfortunntely. an opposition that cannot bring him down very fast. lou: as always, thank you for being with us. thank you. lou:much more on the obama administration's foreign-policy in the middle middle east. the "a-team" towards us coming up. federal workers are thriving in the obama economy with record paid benefits. far outpacing government workers. it seems that government workers still unhappy. unions upset with the new reali

protesters have been camped out in tahrir square since last week since gyptian president mohamed morsi if you decree granting himself sweeping new powers that kicks off a wave of protests by the more liberal sections of egyptian society not just here in cairo but in cities across the country some of those spilling over into violent protests we've seen take gas thrown and stone exchanges between the protesters and police a number of protesters have died hundreds more have been wounded across the country in those protests because of it at the root of it a constitutional crisis here not what people in the basij when they had their revolution nearly two years ago to overthrow hosni mubarak last week after this declaration how much more see the current president backed by the muslim brotherhood said that the reason for that was to try and get a new constitution last in a process that dragged out for a long time for egypt's however the constituent assembly that drafted that is dominated by the muslim brotherhood many other representatives of more liberal representatives coptic christians and

mohammed morsi makes a bold power grab. and a new constitution is pushed throughout without the input of christians or moderates. >> tom: and a look at the film that is exposing the dark world of sex trafficking, and bringing victims a message of hope. >> george: as nigeria's christians suffer more attacks, the international community seeks more tools to fight islamic terrorist. hello, everyone, i'm george thomas. >> wendy: and i'm we wendy griffith. twin car bombings on a military base in nigeria killed at least 15 people. it happened in the muslim north. officials say a bus packed with explosives rammed into st. andrew military protestant church right after sunday's services. about 10 minutes later, a car just outside the church exploded, as people fled from the first attack. boko haram is expected in the attack. boko haram is blamed for killing more than 760 nigerians this year alone. >> george: staggering numbers. he is executive director of a group that defends religious rights. ann, the international criminal court ha

they were angry about sweeping new powers president mohamed morsi gave himself. president mohamed morsi's chief of staff said they will address the country later today and will share some important news. >>> and house speaker john boehner discussed fiscal strategies with president barack obama in a phone call. this comes as another republican is ready to break ranges. he said he could support president barack obama's demand for an increase in tax rates as part of a comprehend sufficient plan -- comprehensive plan to cut the federal deficit. some are looking for ways to save faces a they give in. >>> and maintenance costs, used by state lawmakers, at least a douse member of the legislature had repairs on those vehicles and repairs were made before lawmakers used them for their personal use. in any case the costs were thousands of dollars. >> only state in the country finally ended this program and they saw some abuse and they saw voters did not like the program and that it was a perk they could give up. >> starting this year, lawmakers are not issued any cars anym

this is a pro-mohamed morsi rally. some pro-morsi rallies taking place. this is all about the so-called power grab by mohamed morsi trying to tell the judges there that they can't overturn any of the decrees he has put in place. now, we have a draft constitution put in place approved by an assembly there. a hurry up draft constitution and citizens will vote on that in a couple of weeks judging from the crowd here, they're certainly pro morsi, but a lot of anger and frustration and this draft constitution does not represent a lot of the people there in egypt. we will continue to follow the story throughout the morning and continue to bring us live pictures and our reporters on the scene there, as well. >> this is also new to cnn. in the past few hours we learned that north korea's young leader kim jung-un plans to launch a rocket within days. this could raise tensions between the world's most secretive nation and the south korean neighbo and the u.s. seoul calls this a brave provocation. this would be south carolina's second attempt. you remember the first

pat buchanan. >> mohammed morsy of egypt. he goes from the muslim brotherhood to president of scrimmage to pharoah. he is winning the constitution. he is going to be a formidable power for a long time. >> the 14-year-old girl shot in the head by the taliban because she was an activist in wanting girls to go to school. molalla. she is on her way to recovery. we will hear more from her as she lives a good long life. >> the latino community whose political involvement won the election for obama. >> interesting. clarence? >> david axlerod with the obama campaign. >> the person of the year is federal reserve chairman ben bernanke. he and other like minded bankers have kept the world from skidding into a deep depression. to the friends and family of the sandy hook victims, our thoughts and prayers and are love are with you. next week tune in for the 2012

meanwhile president mohamed morsi has maintained security in the under up on the vote to that constitution. >>> -- in the run up on the vote to that constitution. >>> they are sending a team to mexico to help find the cause of the crash. rivera and six others died after their learjet went down in mexico. many considered rivera a role model. >> she could have been your girlfriend, somebody you could just talk to and she went through domestic violence and that's why women really related to her because she was really one of the girls. >> and the driver's license was found among the wreckage and so far no bodies were recovered. >>> seattle they touched down. the pilots landed the boeing 737 in sacramento due to an electrical smell coming from the back of the plane. all 132 passengers were booked on other flights. they complained of the odor and were treated. >>> a san jose kaiaker drowned in a creek. 39-year-old shelby daniel was with friends on clear creek on sunday when her kaiak capsized south of whiskey town lake. they were able to free the kaiak but she slipped downstream. searchers were

president mohamed morsi divided the egyptians into two parts. there is a president, a regime which supports him. but all the egyptian people do not support president morsi. >> for the opposition, there is a very real challenge coming up on saturday. you've got to decide whether you are going to take part in this referendum. the president said it will happen. are you going to urge your supporters to take part in it and saying no? -- say no? >> we urge people to refuse this constitution. >> are you going to take part in the referendum? >> we encourage the egyptian people to say no to this constitution. >> does that mean you want them to take part in the referendum or to boycott the referendum? >> we take part and say no to this constitution. for the sake of this country, for the future of this country, we hope that the egyptian people refuse this constitution because it does not achieve our hopes. >> and do you think this kind of activism is the right kind of activism, given that we are now in a new era in egypt? >> the president did not give us t

with protests continuing around the clock both for and against egyptian president mohamed morsi the country's economy is facing increasing troubles with me to discuss this is very an economist here in cairo better thank you for joining me think first of all tell us briefly what was really going on in the stock market call on. just over a week i'm hearing most announcement in the next that the kid issues are still small school shopping isn't even coalesce around to turn this thing down this isn't you have and this is love is most of the funny outgoing he comes i am laugh we are going to take on food for the billionaire how would you compare egypt's economy now rules on the. father teaches that a full meal is somewhat stable not move out of the service laws to certify for instance absence of bank now will still down fifteen point five billion dollars and this is a huge cut out there with his own hand it affects the impulse on the top it affects investors no one will come to invest anything here in egypt to do these easy to put the aphoristic six took. on a loan to unemployment thing to do is to

with protests continuing around the clock both for and against a gyptian president mohamed morsi the country sick. komi is facing increasing troubles with me to discuss this is very the time lapse an economist here in congress had a thank you for joining me think first of all tell us briefly what was really going on when the stock market pull on which to over a week on hearing most is announcement in the next decade the shins are still small school shopping days it even coalesce around the turn first thing down this isn't mutual have and this is the last is most of the funny outgoing he comes i am after we are going to take on food for the billionaire how would you compare egypt's economy now to walsh from the. father stages that a company was somewhat steve leung that mubarak. was sixty five on six at sinful bank now we'll still down fifteen point five billion dollars and this is a huge cut that with his own hand in fact the impulse and all of it affects investors no one will come to invest anything in here in egypt to do these e's so if we are faced with six to. a large unemploymen

demonstration deja vu it's all this week some fringe protests against mohamed morsi had to flee but there was an appreciable sense of restraint to be one of them i don't think you should. it was you take the good fighters in the cage if your kids don't like fights but like many muhammad was wrong and now things are starting to look a little like they did two years ago it's been a week of protests in cairo especially here near the presidential palace but a few days ago this very spot was at the center of egypt's political confrontation and then it looked very different petrol bombs fireworks. the deadly hail of stone it took the army to break it up but as events unfolded pictures of soldiers embracing protesters have called i'm melissa tension it looks like egypt may be about to kick another leader from power in the revolution back to square one i think it's dangerous and terms of the military my fears are that the military may. clear clear the decks for themselves over the barricades after two times the arguments became simpler and more forceful less that morsi is the president thought so