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road to democracy. she spoke to reporters after holding a second round of talks with hillary clinton. the u.s. secretary of state has called myanmars reforms a positive step. she warned they need to make more changes before the u.s. will consider restoring diplomatic relations. jipgs wi s -- the militarys of egypt say they wont be ready until does he or sunday. democrats and republicans say an extension of the payroll tax cut will help the economy but cant agree on how to pay for i...

Because these rhelicopters said they might send you an invoice. they might be charging you for this because thae are civilians. >> gardener has been missing since august the second at the beginning of a week long vacation. >> and today is world aids day. more than a million americans are living with hiv. the centers for disease control and prevention says the latest estimates are said to be the most accurate ever. the president spoke about the plight against aids a short time ago. >> we can end ...

right now it is down by 34 points. go live to the new york stock exchange in just a few minutes. 30 years, 30 million funerals. now there is new hope. it is world aids day. everyone from u.s. presidents to rock super stars, they are talking about the ongoing fight to end this epidemic. >> make no mistake, we are going to win this fight. the fights not over, not by a long shot. the rate of new infections may be going down elsewhere, but its not going down here in america. the infectio...

where are things happening today? hong kong, share prices there up more than 5.5%. we wont be going to for a away from the story on the markets. also today, world aids today. the world is marking 30 years since hiv was discovered. leaders, researchers and activists are pushing a very big goal -- ending aids forever. president obama today announced a $50 million boost in funding for hiv prevention and treatment in america. and also a goal of helping 6 million people access life saving t...

with president obama and the first family, but hes with me this hour to explain more. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." hes come on through the rise and fall of michele bachmann, but this time, it might be different for mitt romney. newt gingrich is now posing a threat to romneys persistent high polling, opening up a new battle line in the republican race for the white house. joe johns the working the story for us. whats the latest between romney and gingrich? >> well, ...

clinton will meet myanmars president along with the pro-democracy party leader. these are live pictures from occupy wall street in los angeles. riot police are blocking off streets around the movements camping ground. protesters were ordered to evacuate city hall grounds by midnight on monday but have refused to leave. of course, well bring you more on the standoff as it develops. the former leader of ivory coast is now in custody in the netherlands for an appearance before the int...

basketball coach bernie fine last night. a third man now says that fine molested him when he was a boy. also in a phone recording from nine years ago aired on espn fines wife, laurie, says she knew, quote, everything that went on. were expecting to hear from a family of a florida a&m student who died in a suspected hazing incident. they plan to announce a lawsuit against the school. robert champion was a drum major with the universitys award winning marching band. 30 band members wer...

our political ticker at the bottom of the hour about the retirement of barney frank. they had a revolution. theyve ousted a ruler and now they are about to do something that is probably the most important thing that they have done and that is get out and vote. egyptians are hitting the polls today. they are out voting. it is the first in a series of elections for parliament and president. they are all under way. even in the midst of egypts second major uprising of the year. the goal ...

Mcqueary saw, and if the boy who is the subject of the incident is saying no, that never happened, i was never sexually abused, very problematic for the prostitution. gregg: fair point. thank you. good to see you. >> thank you. heather: "happening now" is coming up at the top of the hour and jaime colby standing by. what are you working on? >> reporter: im working on my food coma after eating so much yesterday. coming up on "happening now" we are waiting on word of the expected release of three ...

♪ theyre so good. now again, we turn now to the next story. about the plight of the polar bear. its pretty hard to imagine, but one of natures most majestic creatures, it is starving to death. >> bears are hunting in the middle of towns. what it is that changed so dramatically. ron claiborne reports from canada. >> reporter: every fall hundreds of polar bears gather here on this wind blasted tundra off canadas hudson bay waiting for the water to freeze so they can go out and hunt for seals. ...