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"bbc world news americ." >> hello and welcome. quex the headlines this hour. an alarming upsurge of violence groups syria. we report from the heart of the uprising. >> what do you hear? bullets. >> the first u.s. president to back same-sex marriage. his stance polarizes america. >> allegations of police brutality after malaysias everesbiggest ever rally. going under the hammer in new york. >> it is 2:00 a.m. in london. broadcasting to viewers on pbs america and around the world, this i...

average of 6 cents a gallon. why have they gone up? >> i wish i could give you the political sound bite the politicians want, but its just not that simple. the world is big. there are three things driving this, and that is essentially the price of oil thats influenced by iran and the middle east, supply and demand, you have a lot of people, certainly in india and china, who are getting richer than theyve ever been before using more, and then speculators. it sounds like an evil word. so...

roulette. straight to washington we go to lizzie oleary. were talking gas prices. they jumped 3 cents a gallon from yesterday to a national average of 6 cents a gallon. why have they gone up? >> i wish i could give you the political sound bite the politicians want, but its just not that simple. the world is big. there are three things driving this, and that is essentially the price of oil thats influenced by iran and the middle east, supply and demand, you have a lot of people, certa...

doctor shopping or over prescribing. the information at this point is far from over. and you might not want to take my word for it but under cause on whitney houstons death certificate it says deferred. the toxicology reports could take weeks to come in. her burial space is in westfield, new jersey. we have not been given an official word on whitney houstons will but forbes.com is stating that it does exist and she had a lot of money, a lot. she took in $35 million and her only child, ...

out to doctors and pharmacies that supply houstons meds. but so far they say nothing looks criminal. no signs, he says, of, quote, doctor shopping or over prescribing. the information at this point is far from over. and you might not want to take my word for it but under cause on whitney houstons death certificate it says deferred. the toxicology reports could take weeks to come in. her burial space is in westfield, new jersey. we have not been given an official word on whitney houston...

statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of the arab league observer force is a sudanese military commander mohammed mustafa al dabbi, hes the former head of intelligence in the government of omar basher. a man wanted for crimes against humanity. he told "reuters" that quote things were calm and there were no clashes in homs. he went on to say, the situation seems reassuring so far. he also said, some places looked a bit of a mess, but there was nothing frightening. nothing fr...

and their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league observer force is a sudanese military commander named lieutenant general mohammed ahmed mustafa al dhabi. not only is he a sudanese military commander, hes also the former head of foreign intelligence in the government of omar al bashir, the man now wanted by the international criminal court for genocide and crimes against humanity. more on that in a moment. today, the head of the arab league team i...

stop violence against protesters. theyve been on the ground about 48 hours. and their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league observer force is a sudanese military commander named lieutenant general mohammed ahmed mustafa al dhabi. not only is he a sudanese military commander, hes also the former head of foreign intelligence in the government of omar al bashir, the man now wanted by the international criminal court for genocide and crimes against h...

theyve been on the ground for 48 hours and their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of the arab league observer force is a sudanese military commander mohammed mustafa al dabbi, hes the former head of intelligence in the government of omar basher. a man wanted for crimes against humanity. he told "reuters" that quote things were calm and there were no clashes in homs. he went on to say, the situation seems reassuring so far. he also said, some places looked a bit...

that president bashar al assad is keeping his promise to dial back the violence, start talks with the opposition and let aid workers lend a hand. before showing this next video, i really do want to warn you, it is very hard to watch. you may want to turn away but it underscores the sharp contrast between the two different versions of what is going on here. this is video claiming to show the aftermath of an artillery strike today on the city of homs. there are more than just the one bod...