his version of immigration reform. his trip to nevada comes just one day after top lawmakers revealed a plan which is similar to the white house proposal. it would grant legal status for millions who are in the country illegally. with more on this, here s abc s cecilia vega. reporter: it would be a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in this country. a long, difficult path. let s create a system to bring them forward, allow them to settle their debt to society. reporter: here s how the bipartisan proposal would work. undocumented immigrants would register with the government for temporary status. and while their background checks are under way, they could immediately get right to work. but there would be fines and back taxes to pay and immigrants applying for permanent residency would have to get in line, the back of the line. citizenship could take as long as 15 years.
now to deal with this. this is a developing situation. even when we were driving in from the airport, we saw the remnants of the battle that had been taking place between the protesters and the police force for five consecutive days. as soon as you get close to tahrir square, one of the bridges leading into the square has been closed off to all traffic. as i said, people here are anticipating the violence to flare up once again later on in the day. lama, do we have a better sense yet at all exactly what do these protesters want? what is the goal in this messy transition to democracy? reporter: over the weekend here, we saw tens of thousands of angry protesters protesting against president mohamed morsi. they feel betrayed by the president. they say he hasn t kept his promise to change the country and introduce reforms. the opposition says he s autocratic and trying to introduce a constitution that
but there s trouble on the set of american idol, which it isn t just the feuding between judges mariah carey and nicky mu knowledge. which was so uncomfortable to watch, in my opinion. the show may be facing a lawsuit. nine former contestants claim they were booted from the show because of their race. abc s cecilia vega reports. reporter: it is the hit show where singers can get the boot for missing a note. but can they also get the boot from american idol simply based on their race? nine former contestants filed a legal complaint against the show, reportedly claiming they were kicked off for that very reason. according to tmz, they said the show tried to humiliate african-american contestants, many with arrest records, by exposing their past for ratings. their lawyer says, it is an issue for the courts. producers and the show s network fox, aren t commenting. of all the people who were taken
take a look. she s gone from bombshell blonde, radiant red, back to blonde, then brunette, then blonde again. many hairstylists warn against excessive coloring. the chemicals that are used, overfrequency with coloring your hair can result in breakage and hair loss. reporter: doctors say genetics and medical conditions may play major roles in female hair loss. but for celebs, who must present ever-changing looks, overprocessing can be troublesome. take the case of kelly osbourne, two has seemingly experienced every hair color under the sun. three years ago, she admitted to getting bald patches after a hair colorist forgot about her in the chair, telling the guardian newspaper i felt like i had been electrocuted and burst into tears. lady gaga, a natural brunette, has also discussed the difficulties of maintaining her
zero dark thirty has sparked huge box office buzz and apparently a senate investigation. lawmakers say the movie suggests waterboarding helped uncover information that led to osama bin laden. but the screen writer says the investigation is a dangerous pursuit. with more on this, here s abc s martha raddatz. reporter: mark bole, an investigative reporter and oscar award winner for hurt locker wrote and produced zero dark thirty. what has some on capitol hill so angry? it is the film s depiction that waterboarding and other forms of so-called coercive interrogation helped lead to osama bin laden. in december, a group of powerful senators, including the chair of the intelligence committee, dianne feinstein, wrote the cia requesting documents and information related to the cia s cooperation with the makers of