world. the president of tripoli, facing widening anti-government protests. clashes erupted in jordan the capital. government supporters came face-to-face with opposition protesters. witnesses say at least five have been injured there. protesters calling for more freedom and lower food prices. over in yemen, a grenade attack killed at least one protester and wounded another 28. protesters blame the government for that attack. there are also reports of at least three anti-government protesters being killed by gunfire in yemen. and thousands of demonstrators gathering in the tiny east african nation of gentlemdjibou. demanding the president step down. djibouti is a key u.s. ally and home to several u.s. military bases. forget the notion that the president biggest detractors are republicans on the hill.
she says at that point they did not evacuate the premises. they were trying to stand their ground and she says that the police actually set the tent they were in on fire, and, of course, the government has come out and said that they used minimal force and explained that the measures that they have taken so far were necessary, that the country stared into a sectarian abyss and these measures had to be taken to try to save the country and the economy here. thank you, arwa damon, we hope to speak with someone, a special envoy to bahrain within the next couple of hours to get the latest take on what has turned ugly. in yemen, there are rival demonstrators going at it again. government supporters threw rocks and swung sticks as they plunged into a crowd of protesters at sanaa university. someone tossed a grenade at
forward. you look at bahrain and this is, it s a huge ally, perhaps the most important ally in the region in terms of how we have our military assets positioned. 2,300 military? exactly. staging for iraq, afghanistan. this is essentially, sectarian battle going on right now and it could be very, very complicated and messy especially factor in the southeast. let s also talk about libya. over there, longtime ruler moammar gadhafi spent his day faced with widening anti-government protests. it s not just tripoli. protests in several other libyan cities. witnesses say protesters have camped out in a central area of libya s second largest city ben gauzy. and clashes erupted in jordan s capital, between 100 government supporters and 2,000 government opponents. witnesses say at least five people have been injured. protesters are calling for more
escalating today. government supporters and opponents brawled in the streets. police fired warning shots to break up the crowds and there are reports the unrest has spread to yemen s main port city, aiden. applications for new unemployment benefits ticked up last week. 410,000 people filed their first jobless claim. that is up 25,000 from the week before. analysts caution this winter s harsh weather may be skewing those numbers. new york mayor michael bloomberg is outlining his 2012 budget at city hall right now. the plan reportedly cuts thousands of teachers through layoffs and attrition. new york is trying to close $2.5 billion budget shortfall. kill the bill! teachers are back at the wisconsin state capitol in
can you hear the gunshots? watch. this is libya. [ gun shots ] glenn: that was yemen they are demanding the resignation of the president. government supporters attacked protestors with electroshock sticks and protestors i love this. can you show me the picture. oh, yeah. and the world change in english. how about in bahrain today. it s very important area of the world. this is where the fifth fleet is headquartered. it s kind of a big deal, it s known as the middle east anchor of the defense strategy and we re not supposed to worry about bahrain, we re told it s progressing wonderful by hillary