Hello and welcome to world news today. Several people have been injured in pitched battles in hong kong after a third day of violent clashes between pro democracy campaigners and riot police. Some protestors had defied orders to disperse after an Anti Government rally, setting up barricades and blocking streets, before rounds of tear gas were fired. This is the eighth week of demonstrations, sparked by a proposed new bill which would have allowed extradition to mainland china. Although the plans were eventually shelved, mass protests continue, amid fears of a gradual erosion of freedoms at the hands of the authorities in beijing. Our correspondent, nick beake, has sent us this report from hong kong. Gunshots they say its one of the safest cities you can find, a peaceful place. Not today. Not this summer. A heavy cloud has descended on hong kong, and there is no sign of it lifting. Police and protesters now in a battle for the future of the place they both call home. And tonight, yet an
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the president stood up using some pretty blunt language, saying that anyone who s got a problem with her has a problem with him. instead, there won t be a confrontation because late today, ambassador rice took herself out of contention, writing the president she s honored to be considered for the office, writing i am fully confident that i could serve our country ably and effectively in that role. however, if nominated, i am now convinced that the confirmation process would be lengthy, disruptive and costly. that trade-off is simply not worth it for our country. i made the decision that it was the best thing for our country, for the american people that i not continue to be considered by the president for nomination as secretary of state, because i didn t want to see a confirmation process that was very prolonged, very politicized, very distracting and very disruptive, because there are so many things we need to get done as a country, and the first several months of a sec