the death toll rises and syria. thousands poured across the border to escape the crackdown that showns -- shows no sign of easing. >> while people continue to demonstrate, president assad is not winning. >> afghanistan's president arrives in pakistan but a warm welcome glosses over a troubled relationship. giving the children of africa a fighting chance. in the poorest countries, all it takes is a single vaccine. the richest countries foot the bill? it is not easy to get a clear picture of what is happening inside of syria today because foreign journalists are banned. security forces are cracking down on demonstrators with growing ferocity. dozens of protesters have been killed. thousands of people have fled into turkey. they bring with them tales of fear and repression. the middle east editor is there and he filed this report. >> and apprehensive group of syrians, some waving olive branches approach the border with turkey. the turks have an observation post in the valley. they say this could be the start of a bigge

those options do not exist in the context of syria. there is no military solution, and i doubt there will be a security council solution that mirrors 1973, but at a point in time, the president of united states has to stand up and say we identify with the people of syria. we are getting killed. we are standing up and demanding more, and that should be able to catalyze whatever support can be brought to bear against assad. >> let's move on to libya. speaker of the house vote to the president yesterday saying he wanted a legal justification for the war. he got it from the white house today. it seems yet again america is engaged in a conflict whose mission needs defining or redefining. >> the white house and state department made the argument that the nature of the hostilities here, the nature of u.s. involvement does not cover the kind of military action in vision in the war powers act. part of the alliance, limited military operation, constrained by u.s. security council resolution. i think there is sound legal ground for the administra

that has not happened in syria. >> this is true. for syria, this is damascus and aleppo. we have seen this in other towns and villages. each country is different. egypt has 8 million people. indicia was different. each arab country and each regime learns from the others. this is also with the armed forces. this is a family-run business. this is not bashar al-assad. >> at the fact that you have not seen it right in the capital among the fact that you have the army still unified against the people, doesn't that suggest that it will be very difficult? >> we have seen signs and i think the u.s. is looking to encourage this kind of coup did talk. you have the army. but you wanted to see is to encourage a some kind of mutiny from within the army. once you have seen that, you will see some change. today, funny enough, friday, which is an intelligent day in most arab countries, -- which is an important day in most arab countries. the people the damage at one to say that we are not sectarian. we are not turning against each other, we all have legitimate needs. president assad will

in syria. women and damascus have been seen holding posters that said of " we're all the mothers of hamza al-khatib." >> and another note, the report from the united nations say both libyan troops and rebels of committed crimes in that conflict. for more on the waves of protest would continue across the arab world, i spoke with the president of the john hopkins -- johns hopkins school of international studies. the situation in libya, in yemen appears to be an ongoing, bloody stalemate between opposition forces and the government digging in. where do you see the end? >> there you have that. there you have the hopes and the terrorism of the arab world, side-by-side. then you have these entrenched regimes that have no intention of reforming, no intention of sharing power, and i think syria is beginning to understand this ruler in damascus -- they are worried about what has happened to syria's children. it is the reckoning time in the arab world for this great fight, and in many ways an epochal fig

international journalists are banned from syria. matthew price has sent us this report from the border with turkey. >> president al-assad's audience chanted that they would sacrifice their blood for him. his family's rule is being challenged like never before. protestors calling for reform blame him for the violence in syria. he has a different view. >> we should bring to account the saboteurs who are terrorizing people and destroying property. how can you deal politically with those who keep on killing people? >> he said 64,000 people are on the authorities' wanted list. a third of them have been arrested. he promised reforms. the audience applauded. the protestors took to the streets in several cities, including the capital. if president al-assad hope his speech could stop this, he is seriously out of touch with many of his people. and in the refugee camps, this was one reaction. >> i don't believe al-assad, and the syrian nation doesn't believe him. he is a traitor. my brother was arrested, beaten and given electric shocks. becau

what really is happening inside syria? the bbc goes undercover to show you a side of the protests that the government doesn't want to you see and off and running as another republican joins the presidential race. we sit down with a member of one of the most famous families in politics. >> if your name were anything but bush, smith or jones, would you run then? >> no. see, that's the point. i got a cool last name. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. just moments ago, the greek parliament held a critical vote of confidence for the country's embattled prime minister and while he passed the key test, the country's economic woes are far from over. on the streets, the protests continue against austerity measures which have stoked public anger and tonight is another rallying cry. from athens, we report on the build-up to the final tally. >> while the greek mp's were debating, the crowds amassed outside. at stake, the survival of the government. to lose the vote would increase the danger of a greek

in syria, it means more deadly crashes. 15 people have been killed in the demonstrations. the authorities blamed unidentified gunmen. protesters blamed security forces. europe has responded with more sanctions but it is not clear if they will have much impact. due to the difficulty of the reporting from damascus, we apologize for the audio quality. >> 100 days since the uprising started, protesters are continuing with their calls for change. despite violence and killing, they have brought out big numbers. protests have spread across the country, in the north, and the center. these two cities have had clashes with the government and loyalists in the past days. >> this is also an deraa, the first place is the protests. forces are reported to have fired on protesters as they were leaving the mosque. . one protester was killed. his mother is mourning his loss. they are out in big numbers. they are calling for change. >> for those on the ground, the call for change does not include this regime but rather calls to overthrow it. >> joining me now to discuss the ongoing crackdown

the streets of jisr al-shughour in northern syria are deserted. its remaining residents are braced for an imminent assault by the syrian military. president bashar al-assad's government alleges 120 of its security forces were killed this week in the rebellious town, and aired amateur video on state television purporting to show its dead troops. now, elite units believed to be commanded by assad's brother appear poised to exact vengeance. this amateur video, surreptitiously shot from a fleeing motorist, appeared to show convoys of military vehicles massed outside the town yesterday. the bbc's owen bennet jones is on the turkish side of the border with syria, and says there are reports that thousands of young men remain in the town. >> reporter: i tnk the women and children have basically either gone to other locations, either in syria or come here. and the people who remain are probably the ones who want to fight-- you know, that are prepared to fight it out. >> woodruff: only one route out is open, and townsfolk are taking it, fleeing in droves. a

>> it is more difficult then -- in syria. the chinese and the russians so far -- they do not have a consensus. i am afraid it will be a bit more time before the international community might call on the regime. i think the regime has caused the the point of no return. i do not think people will be ready to go back home after this. 1100 people at least have been killed since march 15. it is not going to be quick or easy. >> if possible his days are numbered. you have the president in saudi arabia cooperating -- recuperating. will he come back? >> that is not lightly. -- a likely. i think -- >> they're saying you do not need to stay here. >> everyone has an impetus and a transition. even if he comes back, he will have to deal with worse demonstrations and violence. to what end? i think it is everybody's interest to find a diplomatic solution. >> what is the likelihood of that? you have trouble groups and al qaeda in yemen doing what it has been doing. you have some who are loyal to the president. >> the president's days in powe

they have the iranians, and syria is a serious country. has a credible air defense system. as chemical and biological weapons, and it has allies. the turks would still oppose toughening up our response. >> arguably have an ethical foreign policy when it comes to libya. here is a dictator who wants to massacre lots of people and places like misrata. >> i did not ride in on a bale of hay yesterday. great powers behave inconsistently. against the backdrop of the arab spring and syria, the arab winter, you see the consequences. syrians kill their people will fully and we do not even recall the ambassador. the gap between our values on one hand and our interest on the other. >> we have to leave it there. unrest continues in libya where fighters in misrata are pushing ahead with their efforts to break through the port and army lines. colonel gaddafi continues to fire on their opponents. our correspondent reports from misrata that there are signs of cracks in the libyan leader's ranks. >> in a graveyard of good's obi tanks destroyed by nato, i met a man who until a week ago was an

so it is in stark contrast to syria and yemen. but the fact that they've made this decision shows just how much force has played in quieting, and that's what, of course, what other regimes are hoping for, that they can return calm so that they can bring back whether it's foreign investment, foreign-- international races or tourists. >> brown: or grand prix racing of all things, right. okay, well, thanks for the update. robin wright, thanks a lot. >> woodruff: now, teaching kids about money. economics correspondent paul solman has our story. it's part of his on-going reporting, "making sense of financial news". >> hi, welcome to "sesame street." look what elmo has. >> reporter: a new financial literacy initiative from "sesame street." "money tips for tots" starting with savings. ♪ we save. it's okay. what a save, yeah, elmo's gonna save ♪. >> reporter: in elmo's gonna save, that would distinguish him from a host of grown-up minners, more than a third of whom have a mere $1,000 or less socked away. in total. 29% of us report not

. >> woodruff: syria's president bashar al-assad expanded his crackdown in rebellious northern towns today. the regime's push could snuff out any chance the uprising could gain a base for a wider armed rebellion. margaret warner has the latest. >> warner: syrian refugees continued to stream across the border into turkey today. the syrian government troops sought to tighten their hold on more northern towns and villages. over the weekend, elite syrian units moved into jiz jiz. syrian state television showed the town of 40,000 nearly deserted. just ten days ago it was the scene of large demonstrations against the syrian president. the refugee described the government's harsh response. >> when we are walking in the streets shouting "we want freedom" and the people want him to fall down, we didn't want assad, the security killed the people. >> warner: today amid empty streets and shuttered store fronts in the town, state television broadcast what it said were captured weapons, explosives and uniforms. syrian forces are also moving on nearby town by is buy secretaryed by the main road bet

and i mentioned the efforts of the government in syria, i think syria's efforts for reforms and that the opposition should pay careful attention to the opportunities which that effort is opening up for them. >>ose: do you have any sense of what's happening in egypt in terms of the transition that ought to be taking place? >> it's turning out to be, i think, more difficult than initially was hopedor. but, well, let's hope for the better that an election is going to take place which will bring about a political system and government which is going to be internationally cooperate and respsive to the will of the egyptian people. >> rose: what role did president medvedev articulate for russia and the g-8 summit? >> he was responsive tothe sessions, as far as i know, which were made by president obama and president sarkozy and some others that russia could play a more active mediating role, if you will, which we have been doing in support of the african union initiative. we believe that the african union effort is sothing which has a great chance of producing more results and the visit of

massacres are taking place in syria. what's the differences. >> as i've looked at this and been asked this question on several occasions, i think we have to treat each country differently and each cotry in its region, and i think the president's been very clear that there's certainly no intent to go into country after country. what happens. really what happened in libya was supported by the african union and more importantly by the arab league. and supported by the arab league. we actually got deployed outof area forces from arab countries along with nato. clearly the nato commitment after the united nations commment. it w this international focus that essentially said we need to take steps in lib -- libya. >> charlie: even aer the acts committed in t government's name to somehow play a role i whatever realignmt in the middle east especially with respect to iran. we don't wt to bay part of a civil war that might happen. >> i see no indication that that thought train is running our policy. they need to reform and he is wi

to stop the excessive violence and respond to the demands of their people. >> but the con flick in syria could continue for months. it might be a long time before those people get back home. owen bennett-jones, bbc news on the turkish-syrian border. >> the international community wrestling there with what to do with syria. in other news, just minutes oopings a chicago verdict returned a guilty -- verdict on two charges against a pakistani born civilian. but they did not find him guilty on other charges. his lawyer said he was duped. and at the nato meeting in brussels, mr. gates said there will be no rush to the exits after u.s. troops begin to leave afghanistan next month. he said gains had been made but those gains could be threatened by a hasty with draument and the man picked by the president to replace him, leon panetta, told a senate confirmation hearing that iraq was considering assessing troop presence beyond the end of this year. now to the u.s. economy, which has had a lings string of disappointing news recently. as politicians look for ways to cut debt and raise the debt ceili

thank you. >> brown: a new wave of bloodshed swept over syria today. government troops assaulted a northern city and opened fire on huge crowds of protesters elsewhere. at least 32 people were killed, while thousands more ran for their lives. the rapidly-filling refugee camps tell the tale-- an exodus of more than 4,000 syrians into turkey in the last 48 hours. they've fled the forces of president bashar al-assad, who launched a violent crackdown today on a rebellious northwestern city, jisr al- shaghour. it's been the scene of violent resistance and possible military mutiny this week. some of those leaving the area, and some staying behind, told of indiscriminate gun and tank fire, and quite literally scorched earth, with troops burning fields and destroying livestock. >> ( translated ): bashar assad is killing his own people in order to stay in power. he is being cruel. >> ( translated ): may god tear bashar assad into pieces. we would be starving if turkey did not help. >> brown: turkey's former justice minister visited the camps today, and said his

we get the word this week that the iranians and iraqis enter into economic cooperative agreements, syria and iran and the iraqis are building a pipeline into arab countries. we did all that for that? out of afghanistan, what are we going to get out of that? >> nina? >> what you hear from this panel is not just a reflection of the body politic, but from the public. president cannot sustain a war when there is not public support for it. the public has been remarkably supportive of this war, despite ambivalence. that support is clearly evaporated when you look at the polling data. the handwriting is on the wall, i am not sure this is russian and afghanistan would be better if we stayed there for three, five -- i am not sure if the situation in afghanistan would be better if we stay there for three, five years. i think the president obviously feels we have to get out and what will be will be. >> just about the entire afghan economy is built on american aid. >> it doesn't have an economy. isn on obama's own terms, he the one who ordered the surge. there is not the clamor in the country to tri

. >> in syria today, there are reports that people are fleeing the northern town of jisr al- shughour and crossing over the border into nearby turkey. the exodus comes after the syrian government says it will take decisive action for the killing of 120 security personnel over the weekend. we have the latest. >> of funeral apparently taking place in the town of jisr al- shughour last saturday. it is impossible to independently verify this video. opposition activists say dozens of anti-government protesters in the town were killed in the military crackdown which began on the weekend. did anger lead some here to take up arms to fight back against the syrian forces? the town of jisr al-shughour lies in a tribal area in the northwest of the country, close to the border with turkey. it has a history of rebellion. ever since the uprising began in march, the syrian media has portrayed it as an armed insurrection. gangs of extremists launching attacks on the security forces across the country. what happens in jisr al- shughour, officials insist, was the same, unprovoked killing of soldiers and

i think that in syria, for example, the situatn is very different as well. the experienc of t government in repressing demonstrations is higher, is more significant, especially than syria. >> rose: thank y very much for joining us. >> tnk you very much. >> rose: we continue our look at iranian politics and the reform movement with haleh esfandiari from washington. she directs the middle east program at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars. in 2007 she was detained in solitary confinement for more than 110 days days. joining us in new york, ervand abrahamian, he's a professor of middle eastern history and politics at cuny graduate center and hadi ghaemi is the director for human rights in iran. i'm pleased toave him join me as we look at reform politics, the reform movement, e impact of the arab spring in iran. estest, tell me what is happening today and how you assess where reform is in iran today i think the greenovement is not dead but it is dormant. we have seen this the tactic of the government in using intimidation, arrest, torture, long

. >> tom: how are your neighbors with the uprising in egypt and syria impacting business in israel? >> well, actually it's not affecting anything in israel, but the investor doesn't differentiate between what's happening in syria or in egypt is nothing to do with israel as israel is the real democracy and the only democracy in the middle east. but for foreign investors' point of view, not all of them see the difference between all those countries in the middle east, which is a pity. >> tom: your own industry has seen a lot of consolidation lately, the exchange business. we've seen some international mergers trying to get done, the deutsch, the london stock exchange trying to do a deal with toronto. what's the strategy of the tel aviv exchange nationally? >> we really like our independence. we believe that we should stay on its own, maybe have alliances with others, but don't merge with any of them. >> tom: you drove the abolition of the trading floors with the tel aviv exchange. it's all electronic. there's been a lot of concern about electronic trading here in the united states in

we have a report from john ray of independent television news, who is on the border between syria and turkey. >> reporter: an uprising crushed, a victory celebrated on the syrian tv tonight. and in the town, the regime claims it's uncovered atrocities committed by rebels. but as the army advanced, a population has scattered and terrorized survivors tell a different story. >> they have attacked us. they chased us, she cried. i don't know where my aunt and uncles are. in clinics on the turkish side of the border they tend the injured. not even the innocent have been spared the violence. the firsthand accounts now emerging with these refugees, let alone the injuries they've sustained, add up to the most compelling evidence yet of the brutality of the syrian regime's crackdown. many more witnesses are still on the syrian side of the border. our way to their camp blocked by turkish troops. but we found a path over the hills around the check points. there are perhaps 2,000 of them. water and food in short supply. too scared to go home. >> this mantles me his four brothers have disappeared.

better partners for ourselves this is going to be a long -- >> we would like to see a democracy in syria. >>. >> absolutely. >> what are the chances. >> the long run the chances are positive because what the arab spring has shown us is this is not a-- civilization, somehow in these countries that people don't want it any less than we do. we are seeing this in every country. >> it's not about the united states. >> absolutely. >> it's about all the values. >> this is ae encouraging story. >> what is the fear tore to you? >>hese revolutions of this sort are always very difficult. and they can get, they request get hijacked. they can get off track. >> do you see any evidence of any of these revolutions of being high jked. >> not yet but we have to be vigilant. >> where would you worry about it being hijacked. >> there is no question that iran would like to have an impact on these and try to, you know, bring --. >> what do they do to have an impac >> i think they are trying to bring this, their narrative to claim that what is going on there is a, you know, a parallel t what ok place in iran t

. >> the violence also continued to rage in syria today were human rights activists say at least 34 people were killed during anti-government protests in hama. they say 100,000 people attended the demonstrations, making it the largest since march. after 16 years of evading justice, today ratko mladic made his first appearance at the international tribunal in the hague. charged with atrocities during the bosnian war, he called the accusations monstrous, but he failed to enter a formal plea, saying he defended his country and his people. our world affairs editor, john simpson, was in court and sent this report. >> after 16 years on the run, but there and much more of diminished, although his cap was reminiscent of his old army had, and he saluted with his left hand. his right and has supposedly been affected by strokes and heart trouble. >> would you state your full name for the record? >> i am general ratko mladic. >> when his rights were read out to him, he was keen to emphasize his health problems. [speaking foreign-language] >> old ratko mladic never gave anyone for patients, but to knew

in syria, the government massed more forces around two northern towns, as part of the intensifying crackdown on dissenters. tanks and troops surrounded khan sheikhoun and maarat al- numaan. human rights activists reported hundreds of men and boys over the age of 16 were being detained. meanwhile, some 9,000 syrians were waiting in refugee camps, just inside turkey. many people who fled the violence said they do not trust their government's assurances that it is safe to return home. more than 200 militants from afghanistan attacked a village inside northeastern pakistan today killing five people and kidnapping 20 others. it was the second such cross- border raid in recent weeks. separately, pakistani army chief ashfaq kayani was reported to be struggling to save his job. the general has come under pressure from his colleagues, since the u.s. raid that killed osama bin laden. vancouver, canada began cleaning up today and trying to explain the rioting that erupted after their ice hockey team, the canucks lost the stanley cup last night. violence erupted when the boston bruins won game seven of

problem,nd i'm not a greatan of the netanyahu government but any gornment that could make serious with syria whose real nature has been exposed, with hamas and iran's real nature that's been exposed. that's not going to happen. the peace process is the arab spring. the arab spring is the peace process and it's going to take us a long time to get there but unless the arab spring spreads, i don't see any -- these are the most brilliant. >> charlie: what's the likelihood that the arab spring process even in terms how far a certain level of non-violence goes to the palestinians? >> nothing could send the arab spring into reverse more quickly than another flare up whether in lebanon or in gaza. if you got another war involving israel on one of those fronts, nothing will be more radicalizing and more disruptive to any progress than that. so as long as this problem festers that problem is always there. i do agree with tom, i must say. we had so many new ideas in the middle east in the la six months, and this is the most stirring event of the 21st century. doesn't mean it's gng to go -- >> charlie:

some time to come. >> rose: you think we should do nothing with respect to the what's happening in syria? i agree that we should not be involved in a war, we should not be involved in trying to get the united nations to ps a resolution which we did in the case of libya or looking to the arab league or anybody else for that matter. i think that our diplomacy to put pressure upon the prime minister... president, mr. assad, is very appropriate. from time to time president obama has really thought that perhaps some movement of reform might be under way. hard for that to happen inhe middle of a civil war, but nevertheless we shall see. but i would say frankly we do not want to have a repetition of the libya experience. this is why i've asked senator kerry, our chairman of foren relations, to have a hearing in which heill have the 28th this month and the administration will finally testify the constitutional basis for going into libya at all. that very afternoon there may be a markup that is a vot in the foreign relations committee on a resolution or various resolutions dealing with the situat

. >> reporter: in northern syria today protestors posted this film on the internet of a crowd throwing its shoes at president assad. in the suburb of the capitol damascus they shouted "we don't love you, mr. president. leave us alone." >> and along the iraqi border today, a new chant. the people want the speech to be be explained. that despite at plaus here at damascus university the president's speech, his first in two months has not quelled nationwide unrest. mr. assad admitted that what he called a crisis had shaken syria and he blamed it on saboteurs and con spir tures who had spread like germs. >> germs are everywhere, scientists don't try to destroy germs but to immunize against them. we want the people to back reforms. but we must isolate true reformists from saboteurs. >> reporter: the response was swift. mr. president, you are the germ, this crowd in damascus chanted in. in the northwest hundreds gathered outside the town hall. words won't help you, they cried. what do we want? freedom. that is the hope among more than 10,000 refugees now camping across the border in turkey. a

. >> sreenivasan: this was another bloody friday in syria. government troops opened fire on thousands of protesters. activists reported at least 15 were killed. the shooting took place as crowds gathered after friday prayers near damascus and in several other cities, defying the ongoing crackdown. the uprising against president bashar al-assad is now three months old. the opposition estimates his forces have killed nearly 1,400 people. greece has moved a step closer to another financial bailout. in brussels today, greek prime minister george papandreou announced a new agreement with the european union and the international monetary fund. it calls for the greek parliament to enact $40 billion in new austerity measures. >> what we're doing is changing greece. we're not asking for money to remain the same. we're not asking for money to be thrown into a black hole. we're saying let's have a program, and this is the program we decide on, where we can continue to mack major changes. >> sreenivasan: the parliament has to approve the new spending cut

assad's family has ruled syria for 40 years. americans are living longer in general, but not in some parts of the country. the journal "population health metrics" reported today that babies born in 2009 will live an average of 78 years and two months. but in hundreds of counties, many of them in the south, life expectancy for men actually fell. for example, a man in fairfax county, virginia, is expected to live 15 years longer than a man in holmes county, mississippi. life expectancy for women was also down. the researchers cited obesity, smoking and other health problems as the main factors. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. gribs has been reluced from a houston rehabilitation hospital five months after she was shot in the head. giffords was discharged and can begin outpatient treatment. for now she'll move to the home of her husband astronaut mark kelly just outside houston. a gunman wounded giffords and 12 others and killed six in a political event? tucson, arizona, last january. those are some of

. >> sreenivasan: the government of syria reported today that armed groups have killed 120 security troops in a northern town. state tv said it was an ambush. but human rights groups said soldiers have killed at least 42 civilians in that town since a crackdown began there on saturday. separately, israeli troops killed nearly two dozen syrians on sunday, when pro-palestinian protesters charged the israeli frontier in the golan heights. the area was quiet today as syrian police kept protesters away. in iraq, u.s. troops suffered their worst loss in more than two years. five americans were killed near sadr city in eastern baghdad, when rockets hit their compound at a joint u.s.-iraqi base. they had worked as advisers to iraqi security police. the remaining 46,000 american troops in iraq are scheduled to leave by year's end. defense secretary robert gates warned today against withdrawing u.s. forces from afghanistan too quickly. the pullout is currently set to begin in july. gates visited eastern afghanistan to thank the troops for their service one final time before he retires at the end of

. >> meanwhile, in syria, there are fresh reports of government troops pounding a town with artillery and gunfire. according to activists at least 15 people died in today's clashes. it comes as u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said the world is not united enough on how to deal with the crackdown but she warns that the syrian president's legitimacy has nearly run out. now to pakistan where one of the country's most senior military commanders says there's no likelihood of an imminent full-scale offensive in north wazirastan, despite pressure from washington to take down the military strongholds there. at the epicenter of global terrorism, insurgents use the region as a staging area to carry out attacks on u.s. and nato troops across the border in afghanistan. our correspondent has been to the tribal region of momand and sent us this report. >> pounding a hidden enemy. in a distant valley, taliban fighters are holding out. this is momand, one of several battlegrounds in pakistan's tribal belt. the army says it has freed most of this area from the militants' grip. we were taken to

out to syria, where u.s. secretary of state filler clinton today accused iran of backing what she called a vicious assaults against pro- democracy protectors. cummins, amidst reports of even greater crackdowns by forces after they regained control of the north of the country earlier this week. jonathan is at the border with turkey for 8000 syrians have now crossed to safety. he filed this report. >> these are serious refugees -- syrian refugees. back over the border with thousands of displaced people need food and shelter. the turkish military is allowing them this freedom of movement along what is normally a strictly controlled frontier. the inhabitants of this village have made them welcome. in some cases, they are related. in camps like this, they are all along the border and tucked into syrian hills. conditions are primitive and facilities nonexistent. torrential rain has made them uncomfortable and healthy places for families to be staying. some have endured or witnessed frightening experiences at the ha

a new round of friday protests swept across syria, and activists said security forces killed at least 16 demonstrators. thousands of syrians marched in city after city following friday prayers. they waved banners and called again for the downfall of president bashar al-assad. meanwhile, troops and tanks poured into maaret al-numan, near the turkish border. it was part of a drive to crush dissent in the region. the u.n. appealed today for $200 million immediately in relief for southern sudan. the south is three weeks away from gaining independence, but continued violence has displaced at least half a million people. much of the trouble is along the border with northern sudan. in the latest fighting, the north's army shelled a town today in the disputed area. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: there's another kind of stirring going on in the arab world on behalf of women in saudi arabia who are forbidden to drive a car. this may not look like radical activity, but in saudi arabia today, women got behind the wheel in a drive for new freedoms. video