the violence erupted when a group of coptic christians and supporters of their cause were marching toward the egypt state-run television building. military trucks were set on fire. some of the protesters could be seen throwing rocks. the army says some in the crowd had guns and fired on them. yet witnesses say it was the army that fired on the protesters. the stories may be different but no one can deny this. dead bodies in the morgue. the victims of this weekend s clashes. too many victims to refrigerate, so they are kept on ice. this is the reality in the new egypt, again, too similar to the old. once again the government has imposed a curfew from 2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. the people of egypt still under emergency law, one of the main frustrations they protested eight months ago. the military is not turning the government over to civilians like it promised to do. back then people taking to the streets, climbing up on tanks joyous the mubarak regime was history. after weeks of
pro-coptic christian protesters turned deadly. 25 people killed, nearly 300 others wounded. coptic christians are an ancient sect that make up 9% of egypt s population. they ve faced a lot of violence in the recent months but unclear how the violence started sunday night or who is to blame. the violence erupted when a group of coptic christians and supporters of their cause were marching toward the egypt state-run television building. military trucks were set on fire. some of the protesters could be seen throwing rocks. the army says some in the crowd had guns and fired on them. yet witnesses say it was the army that fired on the protesters. the stories may be different but no one can deny this. dead bodies in the morgue. the victims of this weekend s clashes. too many victims to refrigerate, so they are kept on ice. this is the reality in the new egypt, again, too similar to the old. once again the government has imposed a curfew from 2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. the people of egy
researchers believe you may be doing yourself more harm than good. it is tuesday, october 11th. this is your a.m. wake-up call. i m carol costello joining you live from new york. president obama s $447 billion jobs bill faces its first vote in the senate later today. in a warning to republican critics, the president s senior campaign strategist says that voting against the measure could cost them the election. next year in a member row release the by the obama campaign david axelrod wrote the more people know about the american jobs act, the more they want congress to pass the plan. axelrod also takes aim at critics of the bill s millionaires tax quoting while republicans claim it is class warfare, the american people are seeing right through their opposition to asking the wealthiest to do their part. some democrats have doubts and while they control the senate there is no guarantee the bill will get the 60 votes needed to clear tonight s procedural hurdle. the occupy
all right. first, though, big news today. the trial of the accused underwear bomber begins this morning with earnest with opens statements at the federal courthouse in droit. umar farouk abdulmutallab is charged with trying to blow up a flight on christmas day 2009 with a bomb hidden in his underwear. the defendant is acting as his own attorney. cnn s deb feyerick in live in detroit, where you were the night this all developed and christmas day 2009. deb, what is the situation? reporter: well, ali, christine and carol, we can tell you that he is facing eight charges today. it carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. the charges against him, attempted murder, attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and also conspiracy toy commit terrorism. the nigerian grat witt student turned accused suits bomber is acteding as his own attorney and umar farouk abdulmutallab shown he is defind. during jury selection he invoked his meant, jihad mentor, recently killed in an air
clashes between the army and pro-coptic christian protesters turned deadly. 25 people killed, nearly 300 others wounded. coptic christians are an ancient sect that make up 9% of egypt s population. they ve faced a lot of violence in the recent months but unclear how the violence started sunday night or who is to blame. the violence erupted when a group of coptic christians and supporters of their cause were marching toward the egypt state-run television building. military trucks were set on fire. some of the protesters could be seen throwing rocks. the sermade some in the crowd had guns and fired on them. yet witnesses say it was the army that fired on the protesters. the stories may be different but no one can deny this. dead bodies in the morgue. the victims of this weekend s clashes. too many victims to refrigerate, so they are kecht on ice. this is the reality in the new egypt, again, too similar to the old. once again the government has imposed a curfew from 2:00 a.m. to