Constitution drafted by his allies. Here is the latest. Thanks and barbara are outside the president ial palace in cairo. After a night of violence, the Republican Guard moved in and demanded protesters leave the area. They are now protecting a beleaguered president morsi. Some are still maintaining a vigil outside. Mohammad morsi, one of the biggest opponents of the old regime, is now holed up with the army protecting him inside the president ial palace while his opponents protest outside. Increasingly, the jansing is calling for the president to go. Of the chanting is calling for the president to go. We want his resignation and a constitution. We are protesting against morsi. But tonight, the president gave a defiant address on television. While calling for dialogue, he offered few concessions and blamed supporters of the old regime for the recent violence. My responsibility, as i define it, is to look after the s protect theter state institutions. I will carry on this duty respectiv
Loves. Virtually no 1 believes that what we have before us tonight is a longterm solution. It reminds me of the jokes were used to have, where someone stops hitting you in the head with a hammer and youre supposed to say thank you so much for the relief. In the end, House Democrats were joined by enough republicans for the agreement to become law. As for the president to deliver on a campaign pledge, that the rich would pay more to help reduce the deficit. I will sign a law that raises taxes on the wealthiest 2 of americans wall preventing a middleclass tax hike for while preventing a middleclass tax hike. They have agreed that the wealthiest americans will pay more income tax. Individuals earning more than 400,000 a year deep spending cuts of more than 100 billion have been delayed for two months which means there will be another round of haggling at the beginning of march. The u. S. Government will hit what is known as the debt ceiling, the limit for borrowing and only congress can r
The world. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television and around the globe. In france six people have died and several dozen are injured after a packed passenger train derails and crashed into a station. The accident happened 16 miles south of paris. President hollande visited the scene and said it is to soon to know the cause of the accident. This report from the crash site. A commuter town south of paris, 5 15 p. M. A trained leaves its track and careens across a platform onto another line. The scene at the station, one of appalling devastation. The crashed train was full. For many it was the start of the Summer Holiday and the platform was also crowded. I thought the coach was. Oming off the rails creat people started screaming and completely panicked. On the platform, we heard a big explosion and a lot of smoke and everybody was screaming. A major emergency plan has been activated with hundreds of rescue workers at the scene and the injured varied to hospitals, some by helicopter.
Many saw no authoritarian who wasted the nations oil wealth and wrecked an economy. Above all, he is seen as a leader with charisma and championing the rights of the poor. There is no more important leader in this century. He is the most important person to our country. We need to rise to the new future. There was cheering, not mourning, for some of venezuela s expatriates living in america. We should not celebrate the death of a human being, but today is the start of a new venezuela. It is the start of a new future and a new hope, especially because we can stop emigrating. We should live in our own country. There was a subtle response from the white house, with president obama offering support to the people and hoping for a better relationship ahead. Hugo chavez was his was controversial overseas, a friend to those who defied america and the west, mocking president bush as the devil in front of the United Nations. But even there today, a brief moment of silent tribute. This is a momen
It will be a kind of legacy statement. Will this influence retire with him . He will live inside this former monastery. Is there a danger his presence will undermine the credibility or legitimacy of his successor . Will there be two popes in the vatican. This morning crowds gathered for the usual wednesday audience, among them a party of schoolchildren. It is quite an honor, especially since one of the last coverings. It is quite special to be here. It was once said the pope lack charisma. Nobody says it now. Hock has given way to a boisterous and affection. He said this was for the good of the church, but the modern world move rapidly. I am well aware of the gravity of such an act. Of the same time i am aware of not being able to carry out my ministry with the physical and spiritual strength now required. In saying explicitly i am too old to carry on, is he also saying implicitly, in place of me, choose someone young and vigorous . Today they came to pay homage to an old man who does