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more than two dozen buildings are reported to have collapsed, including a university dormitory. rescue efforts must compete with frequently strong aftershocks. so far, at least 138 deaths have been confirmed, many more injured. this part of the world is prone to killer earthquakes. a 7.6 quake hit western turkey a dozen years ago. at that time, 17,000 people were killed. cnn crews are now at the site of today's devastating damage. nefsen joins us by phone. can you see anything, or get a s sense of what's going on there? >> reporter: the situation is not good, as you mentioned, and this is one of the biggest earthquakes in the last 100 years of the turkish history. so one of the eastern cities of turkey, van, was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake about 12 hours ago, and after that, there have been more than 20 aftershocks.

each magnitude around 4. so people are really scared. and in central van, there are 10 buildings, maybe, 10 buildings, which are damaged or collapsed, and some of them are state hospitals. so the injured ones cannot get help, actually, properly, in this situation. but the good news is there has been a crisis management center. and the prime minister directly came to the city and he's monitoring all the efforts, rescuining efforts himself. and he has the latest from asia about the situation. and as you mentioned, it's like 138 casualties, 350 injured. but unfortunately, the number may rise. because the rescue teams have reacted in a town which is very close to van. a big town. nearby villages, smaller

vimmages, still rescue teams haven't been -- haven't reached there. so we don't know what's going on in the villages. reports that we're getting, people are not getting into their house. they're sleeping on the rooftops or on the streets, but let me tell you, it's really, really very cold. in some areas, it's, you know, literally freezing. and there's no electricity in most of the city. no natural gas. where i am now, we're trying to survive the cold weather at the same time. but the good news is, as we were traveling by car to van, we seen too many lorries and trucks, they were carrying medical aid to the city. and van is very close to iran, a very close city, so directly from iran, ambulances.

they've just reached turkey and started helping the other rescue teams. this is important, because actually, iran is very experienced with the earthquakes. remember, the major earthquake a few years ago. and also, already some other companies joining the effort. greece are sending help. and you've just heard, a crew is about to arrive. this is the good news that we can now just announce. and also, it seems all night through, the rescue efforts will continue. >> that they continue. okay. well, thank you so much, nevsin. we appreciate it. we will check back with you, of course, international efforts, as you're reporting now, have been launched, trying to save as many people as they possibly can. thanks so much. we well, the white house released this statement from president obama. "on behalf of the american people, i express my deepest condolences to the families of the victims. our thought and prayers are with the brave men and women who are working to bring assistance to

this stricken region. we stand shoulder to shoulder with our turkish ally in this difficult time and are ready to assist the turkish authorities." caught in the cross fire or shot execution style? it seems no one know how moammar gadhafi was killed. new video sheds light on his final moments, but we have to warn you, these images are disturbing. in these pictures, we see the former dictator bloodied but alive. his final moments appear to be ones of desperation. his captors shove, hit, and kick the tyrant, who ruled them for 42 years. there he is. you can just see that. what happens afterwards remains shrouded in mystery. the official story is that he died in the cross fire of a battle with his own loyalists. that is the official story. but this video tells a different one. giddy fighters swarming the man with the shaved head, who say he's the one who killed gadhafi. one man says he was a witness to the killing. the autopsy performed on gadhafi's body confirms he died

from a gunshot wound to the head. there's no word on whether the fatal shot was fired from close range. well, gadhafi's son, saadi, issued a statement through his lawyer, condemning his father's death. it reads, "saadi gadhafi is shocked and outraged by the vicious brutality which accompanied the murders of his father and brother. the contradictory statements issued by the ntc excusing these bar barish executions and the grotesque abuse of the corpses makes it clear that though person affiliated with the former regime will receive a fair trial in libya nor will they receive justice for crimes committed against them." and thousands packed the main square of benghazi today to hear the new government declare the liberation of libya. benghazi was the first city to fall to the rebels, and the talk there today was all about the future. but as nick paton walsh explains, libya's new leaders know nothing will come easy to

this fledgling democracy. >> reporter: the festivities and jubilation continuing here in central benghazi, even as the crowd thins out. rebel fighters still firing their weapons in the air, but also now, many fireworks. people here absolutely delighted at the declaration of their liberation delivered hours ago by the head of the national transitional counsel here. in his speech, he called on libyans to remember their brothers, to have honesty, patience, and tolerance. clearly a sign he needs to appeal to a goodwill of individuals here, as they begin on that hard road ahead towards reconstruction, and trying to create some kind of post-gadhafi world, where my expectations and delight felt by ordinary libyans here will somehow be translated into improvements in their ordinary daily lives. nick paton walsh for cnn.

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well, a new development in the case of the missing baby in kansas city, missouri. cnn has learned that this surveillance video of an unidentified man walking in the area of baby lisa irwin's home is now in the hands of the fbi. it could be evidence that may help lift the cloud of suspicion over the 11-month-old girl's parents. joining me with the latest is cnn's sandra endo, he's in front of the irwin home. a vigil is just taking place. but first, sandra, we want to get to this issue of the tape. who do they think it is? >> reporter: well, right now, deb, we can tell you that cnn has obtained that surveillance video, as you mentioned, which is new today.

let me just show you a live picture in front of baby lisa home at this hour. a solemn prayer vigil is being held, and this is the first time we're seeing baby lisa's parents, jeremy irwin and deborah bradley, attend this type of prayer vigil they've been having here in the neighborhood for some days now. family members are here, neighbors, and friends, all to pray for baby lisa's return. you're talking about that surveillance video cnn has obtained. it is taken from a gas station 1.4 miles from this home at around 2:15 in the morning of october 4th, the day baby lisa disappeared. it shows an unidentified man walking down the street. it's in the upper left-hand corner of this surveillance video. and the gas station owner says it's very unusual to see somebody walking around the street at that hour. now, fbi has that video in their possession. they are going to take a look at it. so far, officials have not commented on this new video, but

a police spokesman told me earlier today that authorities do have all the surveillance video from the surrounding area and they have been working all weekend long, of course, on this investigation. now, wednesday was the big 17-hour intensive search inside baby lisa's home and the surrounding area and this is all based on fbi cadaver dogs having a positive hit of the scent of a decokocomposing or dead body in the bedroom of deborah bradley, that is baby lisa's mother, and that is why the intensive search began. but a family lawyer says the suspicions around the parents are distracting. >> there is, thankfully, no distraction. there are no walls torn out. so whatever x-ray may did did not confirm whatever it was that some dog thought it smelled. the police have a very difficult job. and they have to start at the center of the world that this

little girl lived in. >> reporter: now, authorities say that they have many more questions for the parents and the parents have not been answering them, but, of course, representatives from the family say they have been in constant contact, so two very different sides of the story there. but meanwhile, this neighborhood, this city is captivated by this story. new billboards going up, showing the missing baby, and of course, live tonight, a prayer vigil, hoping for baby lisa's return, and everyone here just hoping and keeping that optimism alive. deb? >> and sandra, just quickly, i know you see them lighting candles, but also, the irwins, but deborah bradley and her husband, they've been staying away from the home. so they have now come specifically for this reason to find, simply to join with other members of the community, correct? >> that's right. they haven't been living or staying in this home for quite some time. they've been living with relatives about a six-minute drive from here, so they returned back just for this vigil, specifically tonight.

this is a bigger one than normally they've been holding in front of this home, where family members and neighbors have been coming, but this is the first time we've actually seen the parents come for this type of vigil. >> okay. and that young woman, just to be clear, that young woman that was on camera standing next to the tall, sort of bald-headed gentleman, that's lisa -- i'm sorry, that's deborah bradly. has she changed her hair color? >> reporter: well, we haven't seen her in a few days, so, obviously, it's a very solemn, somber mood here. she is very petite, actually, next to her husband, and it does look like she does seem very tired and sad, obviously, because of these developments, and of course, this case being ongoing, but clearly, we haven't seen them in the media, so maybe, perhaps, she looks kind of unfamiliar to some, but clearly, the cloud of suspicion hangs over the parents as well, but keep in mind, authorities are racing down and tracking

down a number of leads, actually, deb, including the possibility of seeing a man carrying a baby, walking around this neighborhood, the morning of baby lisa's disappearance. >> okay. sandra endo, thanks so much. we'll check in with you a little later on. we appreciate all that. interesting to see that they're wearing shirts that say "kidnapped" on the t-shirts. well, the indy car community, including dan wheldon's teammates remember the racer today as a devoted family man and a practical joker. a tribute was also paid to wheldon in song. ♪ the dance we shared >> garth brooks was among those gathered for the memorial for wheldon at canseco fieldhouse in indianapolis. his wife and two young sons were also there. wheldon died last week in a 15-car crash at the indy 300 in las vegas. and a week after dan wheldon's death, another tragedy today on a racetrack. rising motorcycle star marco simoncelli of italy died after

losing control of his bike at the malaysian moto gp. the race was canceled after he slid across the track and was hit by two other races. simonch simoncelli was only 25 years old. it's like the tortoise and the hair, one has a big lead, and then suddenly the other out in front. we'll get a little insight into why the republican candidates can't seem to get on a steady course. but first, under the federal no child left behind law, students are allowed to transfer out of a struggling school. but while abandoning a struggling school isn't always the best option for the school, it may be the only way a student can get the education they need. steve perry has more in this edition of "perry's principles." >> no child left behind is federal legislation in play everywhere. but what happens is, when you begin to choose schools in a district that has a failed school system, you're really choosing between the bow and the stern of the "titanic."

no child left behind says every single child needs to perform at or above grade level. when a school over a certain period of time consistently performs poorly, then that school should either be closed or the children should be given additional opportunities to learn. and finally, if none of that works, than those kids should get to go to another school. everywhere where school choice is an option, it is exercised. in fact, here in hartford, almost 50% of the children participate in the school choice program. pe meaning they decide not to go to their neighborhood school for another school, even if it means to go to school an hour and a half away. parents want options now. and we're seeing that when the parents speak, the legislators will start to listen. >> and recently, the obama administration said it would free states that seek a waiver from the federal no child left behind laws to any 14 goal. but the state must prove it has a solid system for measuring schools' performances.

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well, this weekend, many republican candidates are courting the social conservative vote. at the faith and freedom forum in iowa last night, the issue of abortion took center stage. here's the congresswoman michele

bachmann told the crowd. >> number one on abortion on demand, i would be fully supportive of a federal constitutional amendment to define life from beginning at conception. i believe in life from conception until natural death. and i would support all pro-life language that comes across my desk. >> both she and texas governor rick perry took jabs at herman cain and his recent comments on the issue. >> it is a liberal canard to say, i am personally pro-life, but government should stay out of that decision. if that is your view, you are not pro-life. you are pro "having your cake and eating it too." >> and in an interview last week with piers morgan, cain said he was personally against abortion, but he also said a choice a mother or a family had to make. at last night's faith and

freedom forum, cain said he opposed abortion, no exceptions. and the race for the white house has experienced several new twists. herman cain may have lost some momentum as a front-runner over those remarks on abortion. plus, rick perry is trying to regain his footing as he goes on the attack through a new ad. political analyst and independent goldie taylor joins us now. and goldie, you say that the gop deck has been reshuffled. you always see somebody going up and then somebody coming down. going up and coming down. >> absolutely. there seems to be an anybody but romney strategy happening across the gop. so every few weeks or so, we see a brand-new candidate rise to the top of the polls, and then sort of flounder once the american people get to know a little bit about them. i've long said that rick perry, governor rick perry from texas literally locked up the gop nomination the day he announced, but he spent every day since literally handing it back. and so he handed it off to herman cain, and now it's his race to run. and unfortunately, as the public spotlight got on to herman cain, he too, began to stumble, and wasn't able to keep his story

straight. >> and as you rightly point out, it almost seems like anybody but romney right now. and it's interesting. the question is whether any of those candidates who have sort of split up and then gone back will be able to sort of slide up again. let's move to rick perry. he's getting negative with a new ad against the man who's been leading in the polls, mitt romney. let's take a look at part of it. >> i hate to lose! i don't think i've ever hired an illegal in my life. we hired a lawn company to mow our lawn, and they had illegal immigrants who were working there. i'm running for office, for pete's sake, i can't have illegals. >> you just don't have credibility, mitt. what you said to this office was not true. >> there are a lot of reasons not to elect me. >> it's pretty powerful. it's a very sort of sharp and negative ad. and as a matter of fact, it used a bunch of cnn material, and i think cnn kind of stepped in and said, uh-uh, can't do it. but what do you think about that? was it effective? >> i don't know how effective it really is going to be. i don't think that mitt romney's

poll numbers are going to slide because of it, but it's something that governor perry really has to do. he really has to master the art of punching up. and so it's his job to take on rick perry directly and to make this a two-man race. if he doesn't manage to make it a two-man race, he's got the rest of the field to worry about. and which one would you rather do? worry about the four or five other people on the field or worry about taking down just one other guy? and i think rick perry has his strategy right. >> i'm always wondering when i'm watching these debates and they can get so angry and be so hostile, i'm always thinking, take it easy, this could be your vice president. >> you know, that's the balance everybody strikes. if you're running in a crowded field this way, you've got to wonder and worry about how you punch somebody, because friend might be -- you know, that enemy might be your friend later. so no permanent friends, no permanent enemies. it's going to be interesting to see who pairs up and how. at least, maybe, we'll get a break over the holiday season, where somebody's punches will come back. >> absolutely. well, let's look at the republican reaction to the death

of moammar gadhafi. this is sort of another example of deep partisanship, because the president did not send in ground troops. he decided to support the air support, and now he's being criticized for not putting boots on the ground. but we're just getting boots off the ground in iraq. so talk to me about the republican reaction? >> i think it's very interesting. you saw a republican administration that was not shy about deploying, you know, tens of thousands of troops abroad, especially in the middle east. you've got a president that comes into office like barack obama, and immediately he takes down osama bin laden. he takes down al awlaki, and then he comes after moammar gadhafi, in a coalition that he built and, you know, we did it without losing an american life. we did it without losing 4,000 american lives, as we've done in iraq, 4,000 plus. and so -- and we're bringing our troops home by christmas, by this december. i think that's something to

celebrate. i think that is, you know, pushing on a policy that he promised, he's being the president that he promised, but, still, you're getting very hyper partisanship, even when america wins abroad and i think that's something that we all ought to be concerned about. >> absolutely. and interestingly enough, i think we were talking earlier with some folks, and said, every now and again, you have to give a little bit of credit where credit is due. goldie, thank you so much. always interesting insights. appreciate you being on tonight. >> thanks for having me. well, the death toll continues to climb in turkey after a major earthquake flattens buildings. we'll have the latest developments and video just coming in from the region. and are you ready for some football? with your tea and crumpets. yep, that's what i said. we'll take you to london for today's nfl showdown. it's powerful relief that works at the site of pain and lasts up to 12 hours. salonpas.

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and checking some of tonight's headlines, this is video we're just getting in, rescue operations extending well into the night. a powerful earthquake in eastern turkey has claimed at least 138 lives. hundreds more are hurt. the 7.2 quake struck midday near the city of van, which sits next to a large lake. strong aftershocks have been frequent. the red crescent has put out an urgent call for rescue workers, heavy equipment, and drinking water. secretary of state hillary clinton wants to send a clear message to iranian president

mahmoud a mahmoud ahmadinejad, and that message is stay out of iraq. she says, just because u.s. forces are leaving, it would be a mistake for iran to underestimate america's continuing equipment to iraq. and e-mails revealed in a lawsuit filed by victims' families showed there was concern that a pilot in a new york plane crash was not qualified to fly the aircraft. the 2009 tragedy near buffalo, new york, killed 50 people. the e-mails released by attorneys for the families of the victims show colgan air officials had misgivings about letting the pilot in the cockpit for his failure to advance in training. the ntsb ruled the pilot, marvin renslow, was at fault in the crash. and occupy chicago protesters defied police overnight and paid the price. 130 demonstrators were arrested for refusing to leave grant park. they were charged with being in the park after hours. when asked to leave, most protesters moved across the street to a public area and they

were left alone. in cincinnati, 11 protesters were also arrested overnight. and the chicago bears emerged victorious over the tampa bay buccaneers and put on quite a game for fans of american football in london today. cnn's pedro pinto has the view from across the pond. >> reporter: for the fifth consecutive year, wimbly stadium opened its doors to the nfl for another regular season game. this time around, it's the bucs and the bears clashing here. for the informal, it's about so much more than just one game, though. it's about promoting the sports oversee s overseess and growing its international fan base. >> the giants have gone on to win the super bowl, the year after playing, the saints won the super bowl. the bears and buccaneers today, one of them will be thinking that at least that this could be their year. >> reporter: there's been quite

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throughout the occupy wall street protest, we've heard over and over again about the 1%. the so-called fat cats who have more money than they need while 99% others struggle to get by. but who are these 1 percenters. nicole lapin joins us live from new york. nicole, break it down for us. they're all millionaires, billionaires. where does it fall? >> you know what's really interesting, deb? not billionaires, certainly.

not even millionaires. not even half-millionaires. we hear so much about this coveted 1% club. it's 1.4 million americans in that very exclusive club, but actually, the barrier to entry is $343,000 a year. granted, that goes up exponentially from there. the average is $960,000, but the barrier to entry, deb, is a lot lower than a lot of people think. >> and what's so interesting about all of this is that when you think about the 99% e 9 percenters, there's a lot of job insecurity. it's not just about the fact that they're not making that kind of money, but those who do have jobs, you never know when those jobs are going to go away. what you just talked about, doesn't that underscore the disparity between the 99% and everyone else? >> absolutely. and that's exactly right. the rich/poor divide is the biggest it's been in about 50 years. so the rich are taking more of

the proverbial income pie. but if you break this down a little bit more, the top earners are actually lower in terms of barrier entry to that 1% than were before the recession. before the recession, before the financial crisis, that was over $400,000. and now it's $343,000. but if you look at the spectrum over time, the top 1%, their income continues the to grow while you rightly note, deb, the bottom 99% of wage earners, so to speak, the rest of us, our wages continue to be stagnant. >> so when we see all these protesters, and not just down on wall street, but all over the country, now, obviously, it's going global, but, clearly, the fact that this protest, this demonstration started on wall street, are they right in targeting wall street, targeting the banks? >> it's interesting. i can't really say whether they're right or not. it's certainly symbolic. but when you look at the numbers, they're obviously

protesting people in the financial services industry. and the average wage for a member of the financial services industry was $311,000 a year. that's the average salary. i should note that that's not adjusted for gross income. that's not including deductions, which there were a lot of over the last couple of years, or losses from that, or bonuses that obviously add to that. so $311,000, deb, that's actually technically not in the top 1% of america. so who the heck are these folks, anyway? well, if you break down the 1%, 14% are in financial services. the majority actually not in financial services industry. they're managers, supervisors, and ceos that are outside of financial services. and the next biggs chunk of that, 16%, which is in the medical profession. and then you have the 14%, as we see in financial services. and about 9% for lawyers. but $311,000. certainly we're not feeling bad for those folks. they're technically not in the

top 1% of wage earners. >> what's also fascinating when we talk about these numbers, you can talk about $300,000, but it is all relative. in a place like new york, where it is so expensive to live, there's -- people don't take into account that, you know, folks can pay up to $400,000 for just a monthly parking space, assuming they even have a car. there is a little bit of relativity there, but it is interesting to hear that really, if you're making -- if you're sort of less than a half millionaire, you're in the top 1%. nicole, thanks so much for shedding light on this. >> great to see you. >> you too. the blackberry blues. why customers are ticked off with the way blackberry is handling the recent service outage. the day you were expecting that big e-mail and none came. and one suffers while others prosper. the plan that will ultimately ruin their homes in order to

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fix quickly. now more complaints that rimm is offering its customers lame compensation for their troubles. joining me live is tech expert, kat katie lindendal. what is research in motion giving blackberry users to make up for what happened weeks ago? >> they said, hey, what are we getting in terms of compensation? earlier this week when it was announced, they were shocked and also disappointed to hear if they were an enterprise user, they were getting one month free of technical support, but for all black berry users, what they're receiving are 12 free apps. they're noted as premium apps and valued at about $100, but nobody is playing bejeweled or sims 3 on their blackberry. the more confusing thing about this, if you go to download

these apps, forget it, they're going to cost you money. they haven't made them free yet. they'll be rolling out in the next few weeks and they'll be available until the end of the year. this comes at a very bad time for rimm. this comes at a bad time for rimm. they're not faring well against android and apple and their blackberry playbook failed to dazzle consumers. it's kind of interesting. why can't they compensate? if i have three days of outage, a lot of consumers are asking, why can't i get three days off my bill. members of the their pr team let me know, by e-mail, we are reaching out to our customers in an individual way that would not impose, create tax, income currency or create challenges in offering our valued customers these free and premiere apps. they think it's a great way to show appreciation for their customers. a lot of blackberry fans not happy about this one. >> katie, obviously, the compensation is so significant between all these various manufacturers, but i have to say, it was a little bit refreshing being able to say,

yeah, my blackberry's not working. but, anyway, well, some good news for all mobile phone users, no more scary surprises when the cell phone bill arrives, right? >> yes. after a two-year probe by the fcc, all major wireless carriers now must inform consumers when they are going over on their bill. and this goes into effect, it must go into effect with all major carriers within the 18 months. if you're going over, prepare to get a free text or a voice mail letting you know that you're doing so. and it was really interesting to hear that 30 million americans have received, at some point, some form of bill shock. and in a study by the fcc an 84% of those that did receive that bill shock said they never got a heads up from their carrier. 88% of those also said they never got a heads up after they had went over. what i found really interesting was, it didn't come at a cheap price. 67% of the complaints filed by the fcc were over $100 or more

in extra charges. the highest one being $69,000 phone bill, which is pretty sboexor accountant. the news of the week was, this one woman in ft. lauderdale, florida, she typically has about a $75 phone bill, she received a 43-page phone bill from t-mobile that was $200,000. the reason for that is, she shares a plan with her brother, he was in canada, he was roaming, he had sent over 2,000 texts, he was downloading all these kinds of videos. they told her she had to pay it, and she's like, oh, my gosh, i can't pay that, so they dropped it to $2,500, which she can pay off in the next six months. i don't know about you, if i got that phone bill, i would be freaking out. >> you know, the bank will not let you take out money, if you don't have any money, you would assume it makes perfect sense that if you're running out of minutes, they'll let you know. at least that's a positive. katie, we're out of time, but thank you so much. really appreciate your joining us on all of that and we'll check in with you again next week as well.

well, thailand faces a terrible dilemma. to relieve a pressure on dams, officials may be forced to flood the capital city they've actually been trying to save. and these women give a whole new meaning to the term "fight like a girl." it's a cnn special and we give you a special sneak peek. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the peace of mind of owning a 2011 iihs top safety pick. the all-new volkswagen passat.

the damage from flooding in thailand is estimated at more than $6 billion. the water may not recede for another month. a number residents have had no choice but to leave their homes and seek shelter in camps set up by the government. our paula hancocks takes a look at the effort to keep the water out of the capital city. >> reporter: either struggle through the rising waters as best you can, or move your family into a tiny tent surrounded by thousands of other evacuees. it's not much of a choice for these bang congrekok residents. anger is spreading in these neighborhoods. >> we feel sorry for the people who are struggling of the

flooding. in case of the reason that we need to keep the capital is because we're important to keep the economic of thailand. >> reporter: prime minister shinawatra came into power in july just as heavy monsoons were starting to cause the floods. she's confident she can keep the water out of central bangkok. she rejects accusations she's too inexperienced to handle the crisis, telling cnn this is no time for politics, only unity. this doctor is one of the heads of the government's flood relief operations. he shows me one of the 400 kilometer stretch of thailand that is flooded. pink for floods. white for thailand. >> people asking me the worst case scenario for bangkok. the worst case scenario, if the dike here have not hold is the river coming down rapidly. >> reporter: he believes the chances of dikes failing is slim. the water hasn't reached the eastern bangkok industrial state of lakraban yet, but it will.

these soldiers will be working through the night to build up the main defenses. each factory has also made its own preparations. these employees have to keep watch overnight until the waters come. this man tells me, i'm not worried about the water. we've been preparing for this for two weeks. seven other industrial estates north of bangkok have already been inundated. this honda factory along with hundreds of cars has been under water for more than a week. the cost of this disaster so far is estimated by the government to be almost $6.5 billion. the waters of the river which runs through bangkok are still rising. this flood defense has been built up to the height of three meters. that's around ten feet. the water now only has about half a meter before it reaches the top. authorities tell us that it could take at least two weeks before the situation even starts to improve. paula hancocks, cnn, bangkok.

well, mixed martial arts was once banned in the united states. today it's one of the country's fastest growing sports. women are getting in on the action. why the support is so addictive for female fighters. >> reporter: they're tough. skilled. and not afraid to be sexy. in an exploding sport dominated by men, these female fighters fight for much more than a win. they want respect. why do you fight? >> it's very empowering. it's the hardest sport out there. there's nothing that you can do to test your limits more than mma. >> reporter: michelle gutierrez is a pro mma fighter. that's mixed martial arts. a full combat sport. we're talking two fighters, in a cage, no pads. once banned akros much of the

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killed by a gunshot to the head. but it's unknown if he died in a battle or was shot execution style. in eastern turkey a powerful earthquake today collapsed dozens of buildings. at least 138 people are dead. hundreds more are hurt. the 7.2 quake struck midday near the city of van which sits next to a large lake. strong aftershocks have been frequent. the red crescent has pout out a urgent call. the american killed by a shark off the coast of western australia has been identified. he is 32-year-old george thomas wainwright of texas. police say teeth marks show it was a great white shark that attacked him. wainwright had been working in australia. investigators say he was diving alone when friends who were not in the water noticed a trail of air bubbles followed by a plume of blood. a powerful piece of evidence may have emerged in the case of a missing baby girl in missouri. cnn has learned this