stresses they re dealing with, people crossing the border from libya to tunisia. egypt. what s new there? assets being frozen by mubarak. a travel ban on him and his family as well. and still small protests are popping up now and then urging these reforms to continue and in a timely fashion, too. so there s still a bit of pressure there as well. michael holmes, boy, a lot to globe-trek. so much to cover. it s all there and all is related, some are different, some are similar, but the thread that s going through there clearly a lot for you to cover. busy. it s head-spinning. michael holmes, thank you so much. the ten smartest states in the country. do you live in one of them? find out next. everywhere. to help revitalize a neighborhood in massachusetts, restore a historic landmark in harlem, fund a local business in chicago, expand green energy initiatives in seattle. because when you re giving, lending and investing
vote on extending bush era tax cuts for those making $250,000 or less. the gop wants extensions for all taxpayers. soccer s world cup won t be coming to the united states any time soon. the middle east nation of qatar beat out several other nations to host the world s largest sporting event in 2022. the 2018 world cup was awarded to russia. time for globe trek. the u.s. army calls it a revolutionary weapon that makes american soldiers more lethal and safer. i m talking about the xm-25 rifle. the army says the shoulder fired grenade launcher can kill an enemy hiding behide walls. it can assess elements like air pressure and sends the data to a
very customer service driven. sir, you are trying new things out there. only a year under your belt. we ll see how it goes. congratulations on the innovations you put in place. not everybody in favor of them. there s criticism as always, there will be. also, people are giving you credit as well. we appreciate you taking time with us. good luck out there. talk to you again, toon. thank you very much. take care. we have cheers from the miners trapped underground. plan b is working well. we ll explain what it is as we globe trek, next.
in 80 years. death toll is rising, now stands at 1,400. the government says about 1/5 of the country is under water. can you believe that? some 900,000 homes have been damaged. u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon toured hard-hit areas yesterday and said thousands of towns and villages have been washed away. thousands of people remain cut off. floodwaters around them. waterboard diseases like disentry and cholera are a major, major problem. up to 3.5 million children are at risk. and there is an increasingly urgent need for food, clean water and shelter. this situation just keeps getting worse. we ll keep you posted on it in our globe trek. to get more information on ways you can make a difference, people have been asking me that, and to help provide relief for the flood victims in pakistan, visit our impact your world page at cnn.com/impact. on that page, you will find links to various agencies and charities doing work in pakistan. and elsewhere in the world, by the way. four people a
a lot of people are complaining about the government s slow response to this, including the fact that the president has been out of the country. it first started in the north west. now it s moved as far south as karachi. let s go to cuba for the last stob on our globe trek. the youngest detainee at guantanamo bay on the southeast end of cuba is about to go to trial. he was 15 years old when he was captured in afghanistan in 2002. he s accused of killing a u.s. medic and being trained by al qaeda. he s 22 years old now. his trial by a u.s. military commission is going to start tomorrow. his father says he s been threatened with rape and death after his capture and his statements as a result are not reliable. he s a canadian citizen. he s the only westerner who is still being held at guantanamo bay. talk about a man with a mission, a british explorer becomes the first person to walk