hosni mubarak and his sons have denied any wrongdoing. this is an incredible moment for egypt and the entire arab world, this trial being watched with a sense of awe, a sense of anticipation. something like this happening was once unthinkable. hosni mubarak, a former war hero, a strong man who ruled with an iron fist who is now as we're watching behind iron bars. let's continue to listen to this. >>> i ammo hamid ramsey ashid. can you note down that all the defendants in this case are present. the lawyers representing the defendants. who is here representing the defendant? you are here. we note down that the lawyers representing the defendants are here. previous court sessions, in previous sessions your names have been noted down there, also the names of those representing the families and relatives of the victims. are there any new issues? yes, yes. please quietly, eye etly, quietly. we are now asking are there any new names regarding the lawyers. >> translator: judge, we don't know who was actually noted down as president in previous se

gamal mubarak, his son was seen for many years as the heir apparent of hosni mubarak. the fact that he's there, his two sons are there, former cronies are there, very symbolic to the egyptian people that justice is being done. still a lot of skepticism as to how this will turn out, whether they'll see it be a speedy trial or not. people shocked and riveted to the television screen. about 1,000 people out here, watching things unfold inside the courtroom. right now another fight has broken out outside the police academy. >> give me a sense again of the police presence outside the courtroom? is it police or is it military? >> reporter: we're seeing police. we're seeing military and seeing anti-riot police as well. it looks like they were deployed to try to deal with the situation. it looks like it might be calming down, a lot of onlookers. it's a very sense mood outside this courtroom. there seem to be several hundred policemen. that includes military, includes security, possibly intelligence and anti-riot police. as of a few minutes ago, the crowd was riveted to the big

the trial of the former egyptian president, hosni mubarak is getting under way in cairo. the 83-year-old mubarak is attending the proceeding while locked inside a courtroom cage. the former president is accused of ordering the killing of hundreds of anti-government protesters during mass demonstrations earlier this year. you're looking at live pictures of hosni mubarak right now. this is an incredible moment. the idea of a hosni mubarak trial, this really marks a new moment in arab history, seeing him there standing trial for murder and corruption charges and being held in a cage. mohammed jom joon joins us right now. what will be the reaction in eye row. >> reporter: shock and utter disbelief for the people we're speaking with. they just can't believe that former president mubarak is actually in that krool, he's

egypt's former president hosni mubarak arrives see for his trial in cairo six months after mass protests force him from power it looking at live pictures there on your screen now some people say the revolution that promises to bring a change to the country they feel has delivered a very little again these are live pictures from inside the courtroom in cairo. the u.s. swallows self-made and bitter pill to avert the devastating default but experts say there's a little hope for efficient economic recovery the long term. moscow bonce against calls up the you want to target the syrian regime urging for action to push the warring sides towards dialogue to end the escalating violence of the country is cause of dozens more protesters were reportedly killed on tuesday. twelve noon here in the russian capital what you're watching r.t. now to our top story ousted a president hosni mubarak has arrived in a car he wrote to face trial while outside the court cautious have erupted between his supporters and opponents of the talk the leader leaving one person dead and at least fifteen wounded now we are

egypt's former president hosni mubarak's trial is underway in cairo six months after the mass protests forced an up from power. to be charged with conspiring in killing just one hundred eighty one people categorically night drive me up and i'm ok i'm not going to be telling him it. for us what i was a self-made it's a pill to have the devastating to fold the country that never hesitates to jump at the chance to advise other nations through their economic struggles turns out to be unprepared to handle its own crisis. moscow warns against calls on the un to target the syrian regime's coaching for action to push the warring sides towards dialogue to end the violence this comes amid reports that government forces have overrun the city of hama more than one hundred people are believed to have been killed in the past few days. business this hour prizes for jet fuel in russia to take off again the country's key supplies have raised fuel costs by up to ten percent join me for a full business bulleted in twenty minutes time. a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow with me. egyp

and then it happened in egypt, hosni mubarak, 84, the average age, 24. again, you see the huge generational divide, a lot of the protesters across the region are younger people disconnected from their leadership, and still ongoing is the battle in libya , gadhafi fighting to cling to power as it plays out. and to syria, a younger president, 45, but his family has been in power for 48 years, the average age of the pop ha s populati population, 21. watching in the region as this plays out obviously the president of yemen has left yemen to go to saab for health issues, president sala, 69, the average population in yemen, less than 18 years old in that country. and watching all this as it plays out a country where we've not seen any demonstrations as yet, closed society, but look here, the age of the king abdullah of saudi arabia, 88 years old. his family in power the past 79 years. the average age of the population, 25 years old. >>> our national security contributor fran townsend standing by with usened tonigh. first to the history being ma id in egypt. ma

egypt where former president hosni mubarak went on trial. for three decades, he ruled with absolute authority. now, 83 years old, mubarak arrived in court frail and bedridden. elizabeth palmer is in cairo. >> reporter: egyptians were seeing it with their own eyes and still they hardly believed it. their once-untouchable president, hosni mubarak, came into court flat on his back on a gurney, then peered through the bars of a prisoner's cage next to his two sons and seven others on trial, too. mubarak is accused of corruption and the killing of protesters. "do you understand the charges," asked the judge. "yes," he said. "i plead not guilty." mubarak was forced out of office on the 11th of february after millions of egyptians took to the streets. more than 800 were killed during the uprising by thugs alleged to be acting on mubarak's orders.

. >>> trial under way for former egyptian president hosni mubarak. the ailing hue mark could face execution if convicted in the deaths of anti-government protesters. >>> florida watching tropical storm emily as it approaches the northern caribbean. warnings up in haiti and the dominican republic. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> well, the debt deal is signed but the damage is done. our nation's reputation is tarnished, and we're all likely to pay one way or another. alison kosik is looking at the cost to your retirement. george showing how college students will take a hit. ali velshi showing the new damage and how jobs are thrown into limbo. ali, let's start with you. the markets are about to open and there's mixed reviews on the credit rating. >> yes. and moody's says it's fine with the aaa credit rating. a chinese debt agency has downgraded the united states, not an agency that most people have heard of but as you know the chinese are the biggest buyers of your u.s. debt. most big e investors in u.s. bonds will do their own research, so th

on a stretcher, locked ia cage, hosni mubarak after the revolution goes on trial. >>> and ending on a high note, how do you spend your lunch hour? we'll show you what this guy does that makes people stop in their tracks. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television right about now the anger of the american people toward their elected representatives in washington is at a modern day high. in a down economy, people don't see the debate we have all witnessed as relevant to their lives. we just watched congress finish their business on the debt ceiling increase, heaving a sigh of relief, but as we have been reporting, they left washington without resolving in a standoff that resulted in thousands of american workers being thrown off the job. this has to do with the faa, the folks in charge of our air travel. congress can't agree on their funding so a lot of projects have stopped. and in this job market, people need the work. we begin here tonight with nbc's lisa myers. >> reporter: construction at a new airport tower in oakland is at a standstill. among more th

accused number one, hosni mubarak. yes, your honor, i'm here. >> translator: you heard the accusations and the charges that the public prosecution has pressed against you. what do you say? [speaking in arabic] >> translator: i deny firmly all these accusations. right down that the accused denies all the accusations. accused three? yes, your honor? you heard the charges by the public prosecution, what do you say? [speaking arabic] >> translator: i also deny them all. accused number four? you heard the accusations against you. [speaking arabic] >> translator: i deny them all. who's representing the accused number one? just a minute. just a minute, please. who is the counselor for accused number one? who is representing accused number two? defense lawyers, who is here with accused one? who is here with accused number three? accused number four? okay. you are representing all of them. the civil plaintiffs, your honor, we would like to be able to say them. representing himself and on behalf -- the civil -- plaintiff request

hosni mubarak is on trial for ordering the killing of hundreds of protestors. tina kraus shows us the mixed reaction to his trial. >> reporter: the former egyptian president came to court on his hospital bed. workers wheeled hosni mubarak into a courtroom cage to face trial for ordering the killing of protestors. the prosecutor said mubarak had the intention to kill peaceful demonstrators. during an 18-day revolt that toppled him from power in february, about 850 people were killed in the uprising. mubarak pleaded not guilty to murder and corruption charges saying he absolutely denies all accusations. pro and antimubarak protestors faced off outside the courtroom as the ex-president's trial aired live on big screen television. some yelled, we want our revenge. he is a thief and a killer. others say they feel sorry for the 83-year-old. she says, just as he did some bad, he also did a lot of good for our country. >> reporter: mubarak's two sons were also in court facing similar charges. mubarak is the first arab leader to stand trial in person since the middle ea

egypt's top prosecutor has summoned president hosni mubarak and if convicted, president hosni mubarak could get the death penalty. >>> they are morning the death of a woman who fell 600 feet from yosemite's half dome. she was attempting the 17-mile round trip hike with her sister and two friends. the dome's cable service was slippery from an early morning rain storm. >> there are several areas along the trail as well as signs as the base of the cables and the summit that advice climbers to not attend or descend i can'ts in the -- cables in the event of a rain storm. >> they do issue permits and it is up to each hiker to make their own decision about the climb. rangers say she was descending when she slipped and fell. >>> away area man has been identified as one of two victims of a deadly crash near the grand canyon. the pilot's and driver's licenses were found in the wreckage. the plane was found saturday near the north rim of the grand canyon in the national forest and it's not known who was flying the plane. an autopsy will be performed today on the 11-year-old new hampshire girl fo

of former president hosni mubarak's trial. a man has left the hospital with a plastic card. we have been given an -- plastic heart. he has been given a plastic heart while he awaits a donor. >> the new and essential member of the family, the device keeping him alive with a loud, rhythmic beat. tell me how this extraordinary device will change your life. but it has revolutionized my life -- >> it has revolutionized my life. i could not walk upstairs. i went out or a lunch of the weekend -- for a pub lunch over the weekend. >> this is the kind of plastic heart, four valves, two pumping chambers, fitted in his chest. normally, this would have to be driven by a huge pump in the hospital. what is new is that he has been given a portable pump. it is not light -- 7 kilos -- but it does mean he can get out and about. this shows the plastic heart doing the job of a real one, but it is not meant to be permanent. the surgeon who fitted the hart says the aim is to buy time -- heart says the aim is to buy time. for he and his family, it is

there were no reports of injuries. >>> former egyptian president has hosni mubarak is back in cairo for the start of his trial, facing charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters during the uprising that forced him from office and trouble in the streets outside the court. elizabeth palmer followed this late report in cairo. >> reporter: although many egyptians still cannot believe this is really happening, former president hosni mubarak was taken from his hospital bed in the resort of sharm el sheikh earlier this morning and flown to cairo. outside the police academy where the trial is being held, for security reasons, a crowd of several hundred people has gathered to watch the proceedings on a large screen television set up in a huge parking lot. a short time ago a helicopter flew overhead believed to be carrying the president, the crowd began to whistle and jeer, earlier there was fighting and rock throwing, until riot police showed up and flooded the area to keep pro and anti-mubarak factions apart. president mubarak will be facing charges of corruption and ordering

egypt's former president hosni mubarak is wheeled into court on a hospital bed in a car or you're looking at live pictures inside the courtroom there well where the trial will be held the six months after a mass protest forced from power there you can see over the mubarak inside the cage he's facing charges of causing the deaths of at nearly eight hundred fifty people during the revolution and also set a trial with his a to see more life pics coming throughout the day. the u.s. swallow selfmade a bitter pill to avert the devastating default a country that never has a days to jump at the chance to advise other nations through their economic struggles and turns out to be prepared to have its own crisis. and moscow once again calls at the u.n. to target the syrian regime urging for action to push the warring sides towards dialogue to end the escalating violence in the country but this comes as fresh protesters are reported on. in business pay pal could invest up to twenty five million dollars in russia the world's largest online payment portal plans to open a moscow office this autumn join m

and a six months after being toppled a former egyptian leader hosni mubarak is a finally set to go watch trial but to the revolution the promise to bring change to the country some now feel has only made things worse. eight am here in the russian capital you're watching r t thanks for joining us now our top story the u.s. narrowly misses a potential default signing into law and emergency budget deal that leaves both the size of the months long political debate disappointed well the country that once advised russia during its worst economic crisis now struggles to answer the serious questions hanging over it so if a national future artie's your shop of olive oil has been investigating why washington is reluctant to take its own advice congress has now approved a compromise to reduce the deficit and avert a default there would have devastated our economy. the u.s. just had to swallow the bitter pill but many still doubt it will help the patient's recovery but winsted proved to be a poison chalice our economy is not growing at all in fact unemployment remains very high foreclosures remain v

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what a bizarre sight, hosni mubarak lying on this hospital bed in court. we'll talk about that. >>> now your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. our question this morning, who do you trust to create jobs? as the senate passed the debt deal, president obama assured americans you can trust him. he's working on it. >> coming months, i'll continue also to fight for what the american people care most about, new jobs, higher wages, and faster economic growth. >> the president wants to grant loans to private companies so they'll hire people to work on the country's roads and bridges. republicans want to cut spending and they don't want to raise taxes or eliminate any tax breaks, hence the debt deal. a deal most economists say will not spur job growth. republicans argue it's too soon to tell but we do know this, most big companies are not hiring. they're actually laying off workers even though they continue to sit on piles of money. cnnmoney.com did digging. here's what they found. since january of 2010, businesses with more than 500 or more

hosni mubarak, a close american ally who ruled egyptian with a tight grip was brought into court in a hospital bed, placed in a cage on trial for his life. in the middle east, it's being called the trial of the century and millions have been riveted by the proceedings. fred pleitgen has the story. >> reporter: these images shocked the world. hosni mubarak wheeled into the courtroom in cairo unable to walk on his own, his demeanor weak as he denies all of the charges against him. >> translator: what do you say? >> translator: i deny all these charges completely. >> reporter: mubarak remained in the gurney throughout the proceedings. a lawyer later said he wasn't surprised. >> i imagined the situation, yeah. but i think that we are in a good way. we would like everything to go with respect to the law in europe. >> reporter: for the prosecution, that would mean the death sentence for those accused of being responsible for the deaths of more than 800 protesters do you protes protesters during the revolution in egyptian. he ruled this country with an iron fist for 30 years. demonstrators c

mubarak sentenced to death the eighty three year old is being tried alongside his two sons and top aides who are accused of corruption was forced out in faeries revolution which saw around eight hundred fifty protesters killed. because of also leaders are branded the nato mission proposal to end a border tensions with ethnic serbs as unacceptable additional troops were sent in after violence escalated when kossovo police moved to the checkpoints to enforce a trade which was a response to service restriction on costs of and goods the deal would see

the trial of hosni mubarak will not be televised. waging war on gang culture. britain's prime minister promises to mend a broken society in the wake of last week's riots. it is 9:00 a.m. here in singapore. >> it's 2:00 a.m. here in london, broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world. >> colonel gaddafi has called on his supporters to free libya from traitors and nato. his broadcast appeal was made over a telephone line from an undisclosed location. but even as he spoke, rebel forces advanced into two towns that controlled the access to tripoli and a town 30 miles west of the capital and to the south. if the coastal town falls, rebels will control the main supply route from where matthew price reports. >> tripoli is starting to feel like a city under siege. the power cuts are taking their toll. this family brought out the candles and then their certificates. weapons training provided by the government to loyal men and women. >> i'm ready to take up a gun, ready to defend my country and muammar gaddafi what has done so much good for us. >> outs

as egypt so far in a tsunami of former president hosni mubarak his trial is underway in cairo six months after mass protests forced him from power and he's facing charges of causing the deaths of nearly eight hundred fifty people during a very is revolution is something he categorically denies it was again live pictures of the proceedings right here from the courtroom there was a former president down to a hospital we'll look at. the u.s. as well as a self-made pill to a devastating default a country that never hesitates to jump at the chance to advise other nations through their economic struggles turns out to be unprepared to handle its own crisis. and moscow warns against the calls of the u.n. to target the syrian regime urging instead for action to push the warring sides towards for dialogue to end the violence in the country this comes amid reports that government forces have overrun the city of hama where more than one hundred people reportedly been killed in the past few days. those are the headlines here and don't go away for now we sat down with russia's recently appointed envoy

. >>> former egyptian president hosni mubarak is being held at a hospital outside cairo this morning. his trial on charges of corruption and ordering killings of protesters will resume august 15th. the sight of him in court wednesday stunned viewers. elizabeth palmer reports. >> reporter: egyptians were seeing it with their own eyes and still hardly believed it. their once untouchable president hosni mubarak came into court flat on his back in a gurney and then appeared in court in a prisoner's cage and appeared next to his sons with several officials on trial, too. mubarak is accused of corruption and the killing of protesters. "do you understand the charges" asked the judge? "yes," he said, "i plead not guilty." mubarak was forced out of office on the 11th of february, after millions of egyptians took to the streets. more than 800 were killed during the uprising by thugs alleged to be acting on mubarak's orders. until the very last minute, people here did not believe this was going to happen. there was fighting, rock throwing, cheering, but the minute hosni mubarak was wheeled in an

egypt's former leader hosni mubarak has been back in court on this monday there the hearing it did not last long with mubarak's lawyer asking for it to be postponed to have some time to review the new documents he requested the court is now in a recess for deliberations hosni mubarak is on trial for corruption and ordering the killing of protesters in february uprising but those who were on a square back in february say this changes little as the current military rulers are committing the same crimes but excusing it with revolutionary rhetoric on a boy who reports from cairo. to young to bold yet old enough to die for his country this boy was just seventeen wanted to kill him on the toughness where last winter today his portrait adorn one of cairo central thoroughfares there's even a talk of naming a street in his name what makes someone and more fair and. well in the age of right now if the date of death those gone down prior to mubarak's resignation celebrated as patriots who lived with a brighter future of their country those killed after his ousting sometimes referred to as crimina

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alstead egyptian president hosni mubarak is g. to appear in court later on a wednesday charged with the killing of protesters during the february uprising as well as corruption the trial is set to be broadcast live from cairo where the leader will be tried along with his two sons and his senior aides well the charge against him carries a possible death sentence if he's found guilty of premeditated killings archy's acts on a boy has been following events for us. the trial of the former egyptian president hosni mubarak hasn't even begun yet but it's all gravy associated with plenty of tribulations for the transitional military council which took over the country ever since most parts that down back uncovering the decision of whether to put him on trial was essentially a choice between the bad and the worst and still unclear which one is which if people are it is indeed forced to defend his actions in the courtroom his testimony could potentially ship some large on some shady financial deals and compromising political alliances in th

after a brief recess the trial resumes a live pictures right here as egypt's former president hosni mubarak's trial continues in cairo six months after mass protests forced him from power he's facing charges of causing the deaths of nearly eight hundred fifty people during february's revolution charges were read out moments ago he now denies all the charges against him again live pictures off the proceedings from the courtroom here on. the u.s. a swallow's a self-made and bitter pill to the devastating default country that never hesitates to jump at the chance to advise other nations through their economic struggles turns out to be unprepared to handle its own crisis. by moscow warns against calls at the u.n. to target the syrian regime urging for actions of push the warring sides towards dialogue to end the escalating violence in the country has come fresh crackdowns on protesters all reported on wednesday. just after two pm here in the russian capital this is artsy with me roll recent shots egypt's ousted president hosni mubarak is in court on a sick bed facing charges six months after bein

the second hearing for hosni mubarak and his sons but it didn't last long as his lawyer asked for more time to review evidence barack will to the court on his sick bed is on trial for corruption and ordering the killing of protesters in february's uprising there have been clashes meantime between pro and anti mubarak supporters outside the hearing those who still support the former president saying the trial is a way to humiliate him but it's artie's oksana boyko found out even though he's on tour of square during. uprising so the current military rulers are committing the same crime. so young to vote yet old enough to die for his country this war was just seventeen one egyptian police killed him on the tuckers where last winter conditions were true adorns one of clara's central thoroughfares there's even talk of naming a street in his name what makes someone and more it's here and in are. all in the age of right now if the date of those gunned down riots mubarak's resignation celebrated its patriots who lives with the writer future of their country those killed after his ousting somet

just six months after the top little former egyptian leader hosni mubarak is finally sept to go on trial but the revolution the promise to bring change to the country is something that i'll feel has only made things worse. and in business the russian ruble is heavily undervalued according to the latest big mac index join me for a full business book and more on that twenty minutes time. just after nine am here in the russian capital you're watching r t thank you for joining us now the u.s. narrowly misses a potential default signing into law an emergency budget deal that leaves both sides of the political debate disappointed while the country that once advised russia during its worst economic crisis and now struggles to answer the serious questions hanging over its own a financial future you've got that he has been investigating why washington is reluctant to take its own advice. congress has now approved a compromise to reduce the deficit and avert a default that would have devastated our economy the u.s. just had to swallow this bitter pill but many still down to it will how the patient

and egypt's former president hosni mubarak arrives for his trial in cairo six months after mass protests from power are looking now at live pictures of people gathered just outside the courthouse and people there are some that say that the revolution that promised a big change in the country somehow feel has delivered very little. time in business this hour pay-pal could invest up to twenty five million dollars the world's largest online payment portal is planning to open a moscow office this autumn we'll have more on that in our business bulletin sentiments. just after eleven am here in the russian capital watching r t the us narrowly misses a potential default signing into law an emergency budget deal that leaves both sides of the money. call debate disappointed or the country that wants advice russia during its worst economic crisis now struggle so answer the serious questions hanging over its own financial future artie's you got that you know that trover has been investigating why washington is reluctant to take its own advice. and worse has now approved a compromise to reduce the de

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hosni mubarak was in charge of egypt for 29 years. a former air force officer eventually became vice president and then eventually president. right now in egypt they have a 19 person military commission that's running the country. i think the lot of the outrage in egypt isn't just about the past. it's a real uncertainty about the future. i think that's why you're seeing so many protests and what those protests mean not just for egypt but for a lot of neighboring countries in the area as well. >> let's talk about syria, the u.n. circuit court council has met and we're told they have agreed on the draft at least of a statement condemning asad for what he's been doing. it's a presidential statement they cannot agree on a resolution which would have more force. even that seems weak and is not going to be taken that seriously. syria has resisted previous u.n. actions for years blaming syria trying to hold syria to account for the assassination of the prime minister of lebanon. so the u.s. now today ramping up their rhetoric. jay carney at

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former world leader hosni mubarak lying on a hospital bed in a cage. look at this video, on trial. the ousted egyptian president led egypt for decades, and today he made his first public appearance since that spring uprising in his country. he was wheeled into the court in a hospital bed to start his trial on corruption and other charges. the court guarded by 5,000 officers and 50 tanks. neighbors's martin fletcher is in cairo with more. martin, i've go the to ask you the reactions of this video and seeing hosni mubarak in that cage, on that hospital bed. what were people telling you there. >> reporter: one woman told me she lost her son who was killed in the process, and she said that she never believed she would see mubarak in a metal cage, humiliated, and what she said was is i thank god now. i can sleep again, and i think that's a sense that people have here. many people did not believe that this would ever come to pass, and seeing mubarak lying out in that -- in that -- on the stretcher and locked inside a metal cage, also with his two sons in the metal cage with him. they hav

which seat are t >>> in egypt, judge adjourned the trial of ousted president hosni mubarak for nearly two weeks. the 83-year-old mubarak was reeled in court on a hospital bed this morning and put in a metal cage with his codefendant including his two sons. it was all broadcast live on television in what is called a big humiliation for the former egyptian ruler. mubarak faces charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters during the uprising that led to the resignation in february. the judge ordered mubarak to be held at a military hospital and treated by an contr oncologist. >>> 40-year-old mystery may be closer to being solved. to woman claiming to be the niece of d.b. cooper has come forward. in exclusive interview on "good morning america," marma cooper claims the hijacker is her uncle. she released this picture of him. the hijacker's true identity has been mystery since 1971. that is when a man hijacked a passenger plane and he demanded and received $200,000 in ransom and a parachute. then he jumped from the plane. marla says she saw her uncle shortly after the hijac

an egyptian court rule today that former president hosni mubarak will go on trial this week for human rights a us boost. the 83-year-old mubarak has been confined for months to a hospital in the seaside resort of sharm al-sheik where his supporters say he is too weak to stand trial. i beth palmer in london has more. >> reporter: it was the moment all egypt had been waiting for, the head of the criminal court hidden behind a mountain of microphones announced that former president hosni mubarak would stand trial to be broadcast live on television on wednesday. for months rumors that he was too sick to appear in court had angered egyptians determined he should face justice. >> our voices should be heard says mohamed ash our, i want to tell the prosecutor make mubarak's trial prompt. it's been so long in coming. >> reporter: even a year ago it seemed impossible that the untouchable mubarak who ruled egypt with an iron fist for 30 years would be brought so low, so fast. but back in january millions of egyptians sick of chronic corruption and poverty took to the streets demanding he step do

as former egyptian president hosni mubarak stands trial for mass killings during. those who fought for change are left jaded by the us and the rest continue under cairo's current military rule. and in a syria anti-government activists refuse the president's proposal of political reform as his forces continue their violent crackdown on opposition strongholds. and that since march of last summer time suzhou on and st petersburg explore a good place that's fit for a queen that's up next. hello and welcome to the program on this big show i'll be exploring one of the oldest and largest museums in the world and will be taking a day trip to the pizza hut palace with its impressive gardens and fountains founded in seven hundred sixty four by catherine the great to have its highs here post them a great million items in five historic buildings this is once a trip inside his back he will not miss out on. most businesses journey starts us here at the british taking jordan stand case full of lies and gleaming with gilding emir is said case extends to the police state of the win

egypt's deposed and ailing of president hosni mubarak goes on trial in cairo on charges of corruption and killing protesters in february's uprising meantime there were fatal clashes today outside the courthouse between his supporters and opponents. it's really begins crisis talks with the e.u. over its mounting debt problems sparking concerns it could be on the path to a greece style bailout meanwhile spain's of prime minister delays his vacation to monitor the worsening fiscal crisis in his country. the u.n. security council is divided over syria western countries press for an outright condemnation of the syrian government for violence russia says that could damage the road to peace and calls for more it's. those are the headlines now it's time for the sports with a touch. well welcome this is the sports news coming to live on our team here as well as from not anything better than a two nil defeat for being called son at home to is not my kids tonight will see the russian side make the champions league playoffs. hearing out russian basketball is continue preparations ahead of the eur

egypt to pose an ailing president hosni mubarak goes on trial in colorado in charges of corruption and killing protesters in february uprising means i know fatal clashes today outside the court between his supporters and opponents. here and security council is divided over syria western countries press for an outright condemnation of the syrian government for violence well russia says that could damage the growth of things in calls for more balance. so it's up there for the moment we've got would not want that if we shortly in about fifteen minutes from now and then time be meeting russia's recently appointed envoy for human rights to discuss his new role constantine bowl got shares his views on the in the tourist content of a bay prison camp and also nato presence in libya and interview a special interview coming up next on r.t. . i think you. think. the. president can go well thank you very much for being with us today thank you for your russian foreign minister is first ever envoy for a human rights why was this position create now well you also have the road this is a new business

. >>> egypt's former president hosni mubarak is now in cairo for a part of the trial that resulted in the uprising and his being ousted from power. the 83-year-old overthrown leader was flown in by helicopter and arrived at the site of his trial in a hospital bed surrounded by heavy security inside a specially constructed metal cage. clashes broke out between mubarak supporters and opponents. >>> a new report has identified a massive hacking attack on government organizations including the united nations and the u.s. energy lab. mcafee said the infiltration took place over several months. it believes one culprit is probably to blame but declined to identify the suspect. one cybersecurity expert says china is the likely candidate. >>> here's your "first look" at some other news going on around america today. one texas driver received quite a scare when he couldn't take his car out of cruise control. with his brakes lock and unable to stock, he barrelled down the road at 60 miles per hour. the ordeal came to an end when a police officer got in front of the out of control vehicle to slow

. >>> egypt's bedridden former president hosni mubarak in trial. he's in a cage. we'll have more on his first public appearance in nearly six months. >>> and air force sergeant tim rush is on quite a hot streak. he got home safely from iraq and he won a million in the lottery. so what are his plans? he'll tell us this early wednesday morning, august 3rd, 2011. captioning funded by cbs this thursday, this thursday, august 3rd, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> and good morning. welcome to "the early show" on a wednesday morning. beautiful start to the day. good morning, everybody i e-mail erica hill. nice to be next to you. >> it's funny. you're back in new york. anything can happen in this city as we know. >> yes, indeed. >> we're continuing to follow this story. this pea cob precariously perched on this ledge. did you just see that? >> that actually happened. that happened before we went on the air. it's true. it escaped from the central park zoo yesterday, flew the coop as it were. talk about getting a lot of people excited. a lot of crowds gathering below the