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with russian forces, continues in the eastern town of soledar, with a senior defence official calling the situation there "difficult". and the brit award nominations are out, but with a notable absence of women, in the category of �*artist of the year. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin with some breaking news, in the last few minutes its been confirmed by reuters news agency that lisa marie presley has died in hospital in california. her mother i...

Kelly: more protests in venezuela ahead of what should be a contentious vote tomorrow on a measure that could give nicolás maduro socialist government the power to rewrite the countrys constitution. protestors saying if it passes, it would make venezuela far more of a dictatorship than a democracy. steve joins us live from our miami bureau with more details, steve. >> kelly, the two sides are on a collusion course on the one hand the one time bus driver now president of venezuela nicolás madur...

Protestors taking to the streets demanding their president step down. a top opposition leader is now behind bars connected with the violence. all of this days after three u.s. officials were expelled from the country. carl is with us from the capitol in caracas. you yourself have been roughed up by all of the mayhem surrounding these protests. tell me more. >> reporter: absolutely. let me bring up to date first though what is happening on the ground. lopez made a brief court appearance last nigh...

Jenna: the president is back at work after he left through the back gates of the palace yesterday, after thousands of angry protestors stormed the palace grounds, as youre seeing on your screen here. they are angry over president morsis latest move, some calling it a power grab. part of i it was drawing up a draft constitution that many disagreed w. they are calling for morsi supporters to stage a counter demonstration today, and what is next is the big question. steve harrigan is streaming live...

I believe that is a live picture you have there. it appears to be fueling an already volatile situation between the opposition and the new government in egypt. steve harrigan is streaming live from cairo. >> reporter: this attempt by the government to push through a draft constitution in one days time was an effort to stem the process it appears to have backfired. we are seeing greater numbers of opposition protestors out on the street today, they seem to be energized by this move by the governm...

Nine days in and the chaos continues to spread in libya. opposition protestors say they now control even more of the country. witnesses in tripoli, the capital, say it is nearly deserted except for armed gadhafi supporters roaming around. lets dig in deeper with cnn inch international anchor and correspondent michael holmes, my good friend. michael, we were careful to say armed supporters of the government, different from the army. this isnt like egypt or iraq or places like that with big effect...

Our -- potentially shut us down. >> the egyptian military finally stepped up their presence around liberation square, corralling pro-mubarak demonstrators, using their tanks and barbed wire to separate the two groups. it was a welcome sign of order. the countrys defense minister made his first appearance in liberation square. whether it was a sign to anti-mubarak protestors or an attempt to rally the morale of his troops is unclear. amid solemn moments of reflection during the muslim call to pra...

Remain. >> our neighbors have warmed us that suspected secret police are outside trying to get in to shut our potentially shut us down. >> the egyptian military finally stepped up their presence around liberation square, corralling pro-mubarak demonstrators, using their tanks and barbed wire to separate the two groups. it was a welcome sign of order. the countrys defense minister made his first appearance in liberation square. whether it was a sign to anti-mubarak protestors or an attempt to ral...

Sight. tens of thousands of opposition protestors crammed into liberation square, shoulder to shoulder, for a demonstration called the day of departure. they came from different walks of life, united with one message, a message for egyptian president hosni mubarak, get out and get out now. [ speaking foreign language ] "no mubarak" they chant. "tomorrow well use our boots to step on you." despite that tough talk, the day was peaceful. the crowds rejoicing in their new found freedom to express th...

Violence today. the offices of one news network was attacked, according to them were burned by thugs who entered and trashed the offices. but by and large, journalists were able to get to the square and to report on what they saw. our ivan watson was there. were going to check in with him shortly, as well as ben wedeman and our full team covering these events since they began now on what is day 12, 12 days ago is when this all began. lets begin with a wrap-up of what we saw and heard today. give...