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later, 1000 ships, a million people, queen elizabeth s diamond jubilee kicks off today. one of the biggest royal celebrations in modern history. it s saturday, june 2nd, good morning i m rob marciano in today for randi kaye. lots going on overnight while you slept. let s get to it. the man who ruled egypt with an iron fist for 30 years is in prison where he will spend the rest of his life. a court found hosni mubarek guilty of ordering troops to shoot and kill hundreds of anti-government protesters last year. the ailing mubarak was taken by ambulance to the cairo police academy where the verdict was life sentence was handed down. he was wheeled in on a gurney under heavy guards, sun glasses hiding his eyes. his lawyer said he is appealing, he could have gotten the death sentence. his former interior minister found guilty and sentenced to life behind bars. the but the former president s two sons and aides were acquitted. that sparked an uproar inside and outside the co ....
because of all the three films, and i know you ve heard we did this competition in three different territories. i was look iing for distinctive three different parts in three different movies with different tones that, a, would give me something to do where a young director could really direct me and i just thought ben s script, the idea, was very, very clever. it was funny. and it gave me a chance to in the voice of mr. higgims, as we call him in the film, although his real name is kenny, i got a chance to sort of revive my great mentor and idol jack lemmon. it s sort of a little bit of a jack lemmon voice for mr. higgins. it s nice to have a mentor. it seems like a role that may very well be right up your alley. dana, i want to did ask you. you re the producer. i guess the goal is to discover undiscovered talent. how tough is it for a young director or an actor, what may be, to get their first break? how difficult is it? it s extremely difficult for anybody to b ....
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 there with his two sons. we ve seen the leader on state tv. he came in on a stretcher with an id, apparently with an oxygen mask on as well. we can t understand how historic this is. it s a moment that most egyptians we spoke with the last few days just didn t believe would ....
but you won t get away. the video that has everyone talking on this american morning. good morning. it s wednesday, august 3rd. this is american morning. a lot going on today. we should get right to it. yes, we should. isn t the debt deal done? it s not done yet. they have to do the super committee. and decide what they will cut, cut food inspectors, education grants, they are going to cut stuff out of education. at least some of it is done? some of it done. one of the bitter and dangerous debates this recent history is now history. the bill to raise the debt ceiling and cut spending is law. this is a picture of president obama, he signed the bill in private. nobody around him. notice that. he doesn t look very happy either, does he? he called the compromise a first step toward fixing the economy, though, and argued more must be done. this is, however, just the first step. this compromise requires that both parties work together on a larger plan to ....