>> taken captive by the enemy, a young american soldier in the hands of the taliban. we're seeing his fate and now we know his name. i'm julie banderas and the fox report begins right now. from the city by the bay to the nation's capital, and that's just the beginning. crash after crash, from coast to coast. something is wrong with our mass transit system. is anything being done to keep us safe when we ride the rail? they have dreams of building an islamic empire that spans the globe, suspected of having links to al-qaeda and tonight, holding a meeting in the

heartland of america. and taking a shot at history. an old pro tries to show the kids how it's done. but can top losses defy the passage of time and take home the title at the british open? first, disturbing news, a militant group in afghanistan releasing a video of an american soldier captured while serving in the country. here is still picture from that video fox news decided not to play it on air. in it, the captured soldier, robert berg doll says he's scared he won't be able to go home and return to his fiancee and his family. the private is 23 years old, he's from idaho and part of an alaska based infantry regman with the army. and he spoke how he missed his family and americans have the power to bring the soldiers home from the war in afghanistan. and the defense department calling it a propaganda video, saying that the taliban is

exploiting the soldier and breaking international law. and the military says the private disappeared july 2nd, and in the province near the border near pakistan and said to have walked off the base with three after fans and the military is staying tight lipped with the details because they say they don't want to give any information to the taliban. one of the reasons why we are not showing the video. well, today, the private's family released a statement saying, we hope and pray for our son's safe return to his comrades and then to our family. we appreciate all the support and expressions of sympathy shown to us by our family, friends and others across the nation. here at fox we'll bring you the story as soon as it develops. more developing news coming from afghanistan. n.a.t.o. saying at least 16 people were killed after a helicopter crash in the southern part of the country. it happened in an airfield in kandahar. no military personnel were hurt, but this is the second

deadly crash in less than a week involving a russian made helicopter operated by a civilian contractor. the deadly attacks on two motels in indonesia used the same members and equipment as a military islamic group. investigators announcing as they look into a new one at another hotel. nine people were killed and 50 others hurt after a suicide bomber in the marriott in the business district and were considered to be safe. this happened in jakarta, indonesia's capital city. the country has the largest muslim population and we are joined by rina ninen, hi reena. >> hi, julie. indonesia police spent the day trying to reconstruct the faces of the suicide bombers involved in the attacks on the ritz carlton and the marriott hotels here in jakarta. they're hoping that they can

establish their identities and they might be able to determine if the group is behind the deadly attack that killed nine people and injured more than 50, including six americans. the lead suspect right now is a malaysian man, a man who is believed to be the leader after break away group, and yesterday investigators thought perhaps that one of the suicide bombers might have been a female. today, they're saying that that woman was actually among the victims. reconstructing the bombers faces, the police are hoping that possibly hotel employees might be able to tell if one of the bombers was living inside of room 1808 at the marriott hotel and that's where police believe that the bombs were constructed. and the planning of the attacks played days before it happened. in fact, in the past, the fbi has helped investigators determine clues, provide machines and equipment, and even educate investigators

here on the ground, but for now, local police say they will not need america's help. they're not asking the fbi to send agents from washington, julie. >> julie: all right, reena ninen in jakarta, india, thank you so much. and best selling author frank mccourt has died. best known for writing angela's ashes, a heart breaking tale of his poverty stricken childhood in ireland. he won a pulitzer prize for the memoir, he had been gravely ill with meningitis and treated for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, he was 78 years old. the white house is pushing the fast track toward health care reform and pitching a plan to the nation and the administration might be conceding that passage won't be possible before coping takes a break next month, but president obama's staff is anxious to assure americans his agenda won't cost as much as critics say it will. >> we're looking at what's

happening with regard to new policy and with regard to new policy, this is deficit neutral over the first decade. >>, but the congressional budget office estimates that the house democrats version of the bill will add 239 billion dollars to the deficit over the next ten years. let's go live now to caroline shively in washington for the latest, hi, caroline? >> hi to you, julie. democrats say that the cbo report isn't telling the whole story. demes maintain that expected savings from cutting medicare reimbursement means that the reform will cost 6 billion over the decades and overseeing the costs should cut the price tag. health and human services secretary ka theen sebelius say it's a working plan. >> and the joer all costs have to come down for everyone, so, they have an initial report on one of the initial bills that says in the long-term this

doesn't dim the cost curves enough. >> and many complain that the plan will hurt small businesses, and half a trillion dollar in taxes over ten years and the administration tells fox that the taxes would anl affect one or two percent of the population and when you combine it with other taxes and obama tax policy, 39 of the 50 states would have tax rates over 50%. one republican calls the democratic house and senate legislation expand the government bill. >> basically, the both of those bills are putting the bureaucracy between you and your doctor and i believe it a delay and rationing at the end. >> so far two houses of the committee passed the legislation and tomorrow a third and final committee and on the senate side still trying to cut a deal behind the scenes, julie. >> julie: caroline shively, thank you so much. it's the commuter's worse nightmare. two trains smashed into each

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>> a killing spree has investigators calling this one one of the worst crimes they've ever seen. six people are dead, including two teenagers and it's believed most of the victims are from the same family. police have charged this man, 30-year-old jacob schaeffer with homicidement now, investigators say schaeffer was sitting on the porch when police arrived at one of the murder scenes. five people, including schaeffer's wife were found dead in two homes near

fiatville, tennessee and the 6th body was found at a business about 30 miles away in huntsville, alabama. police say the motive was domestic and this is one of the worst crimes they've ever seen. well, the daughter of a murdered florida couple says that she will carry on her parent's legacy and take care of their 13 adopted children, many of whom have special needs. melanie and bird billings were shot to death in the pensacola home earlier this month. it was a home specially built for children with physical disabilities. well, now, 26 year old ashley mar come says that she and her husband will move into the house and together, they will raise those adopted kids and their own. ashley says that was her mom's wishes. as many as eight people are now held in connection with the home invasion murders, including one juvenile, the police say robbery was the motive. well, a couple of new developments to tell you about the in murder of steve mcnair, investigators say his mistress shot and killed the

quarterback on the 4th of july and turned the gun on herself. cops say she bought the gun from this man, adrian gilliam, a convicted felon. now, his father is speaking out, saying his son has been quote, keeping straight since he was released from prison seven years ago and controversy over mcnair's estate. he didn't have a will. a judge gave his wife, you see her here, control over his assets. the couple have two children, but we're told she did not list mcnair's other two children from a previous relationship as hers. and at least one of those two children will reportedly put a claim in for part of the estate. complete chaos when two light rail trails full of passengers crashed into each other this weekend in san francisco. the accident sent passengers flying everywhere. 48 people in all went to the hospital. this is the third major transit accident to happen across the country since may, by the way and now, authorities are scrambling to figure out why so many

accidents are happening. laura ingle here in the studio live with a closer look. >> hi, julie are it's disconcerting news to any travelling when repeated stories of crashes come up and tonight we're learning more about what investigators think might have happened to cause two more massive rail cars to plow into each other, this time in the city by the bay. national transportation safety board says the operator switched from automatic to manual mode before he should have and they made an announcement as part of the policewomenty report on the cause of the crash that injured 48 and the operator apparently made the switch 20 seconds before impact. the n.t.s.b. has been busy this weekend. a spokesman told me earlier they've been working on the cause of the train crash in washington d.c. last month where nine people were killed. yesterday, they set two trains close together and backed them up to see when each operator would have seen each other and some more to be done on that

may subway trolley crash in boston where 24-year-old operator blew through a red signal while he was texting on his control cell phone. that comes in the committee are trying to find better ways to improve public safety and prevent more crashes. commuters concerned about what's going on, taken the initiative to record train operators and this cell phone of a d.c. train operator allegedly taking a nap while it controls another passenger caught a miami-dade bus driver texting while on the job. and distracted rail operators have been a major concern recently which is why the federal railroad administration issued an emergency order restricting on duty railroad employees were using cell phones and other distracting electronics device. so, it goes on. >> all right, thank you so much, laura ingle. >> well, a 12-year-old girl attending her father's funeral won a custody battle between the stepmom and biological

mother. >> oh, we need, we need a squad car or something at the funeral home. there's a big chaotic fight. >> did i mention this happened at a funeral? and one witness saying it began when one of the mothers put the arm around the girl to control her and the other mother tried to do the same and apparently, a tug-of-war began. >> well, police getting to the scene before anyone can drive away with the daughter. several relatives saying it could have been worse if the cops not been called and thankfully the girl was not injured and no charges have been filed and the real battle moves to family court. >> a south carolina governor refuse toss walk away even with affair out in the open. wait until you see what mark sanford, the governor, is doing now.

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deficit. well, schwarzenegger abruptly postponed the meeting until tomorrow because he reportedly says that one of the leaders couldn't make it. well, that leader now says that see was ready to meet as scheduled, so, stay tuned, i guess to find out more. and more financial news tonight. thewallwall reporting the lending giant, cit group cut a deal with key bond holder to allow the 101-year-old lend tower avoid bankruptcy. 101 years it's been in business, hopefully it will avoid it. the journal says that the deal involves close to 3 billion dollars in new financing and cit left money to hundreds of thousands of small businesses in america and hurt by the down turn when many of those businesses couldn't repay their loans. after getting caught having an affair south carolina governor mark sanford is saying god will help make him a better leader. sanford is apologizing for his extramarital affair with a woman from argentina and he says now that he's trying to

reconcile with his wife and it doesn't look like he has any plans to resign either. in fact, sanford saying this whole ordeal will actually make him a better governor. details still in the newspaper a and-- good from bad, that i am committing to you and the larger family of south carolyn i don't knows >> well, while south carolina governor is writing op-ed's he's not attending the national governor's association meeting and he's not alone apparently. other notable governors that aren't attending the 101st bipartisan conference include alaskan governor sarah palin and california governor arnold schwarzenegger. jonathan serrie is live from the conference in biloxi, mississippi with more. with more than half of the nation's governors absent, how

is this affecting the conference? >> well, the state legislature, the national governor's association made the decisions by concensus, not a vote and so, even with half the nation's governors here, they say that they're-- they could determine which policies enjoy broad support and which aren't worth pursuing. >> and what about those that did attend. >> this afternoon the governors met in a closed door session, told it was heated and governors on both side of the aisle expressing concerns about unfunded federal mandates and how they would impact sit budgets during the recession and they also talked about improving the state i.d. system in particular, driver's licenses, a lot of governors voicing concerns about the so-called real i.d. legislation that would impose uniform guidelines on driver's licenses and sending up electronic data bases and instead supporting a plan

enjoyed by janet napolitano, the homeland security secretary called half i.d. which would awill you state governor more leeway in coming up with systems and also be less expensive. >> what are the governors saying about the federal stimulus package, any calls for a second one? >> they say that the current package is adding more money to state budgets and of course, they differ along party lines as to what grade they would give the current passage and you're seeing uniform statements from governors on both sides of the aisle, but it's really too premature to talk about a second stimulus package. they want to see how well the first one works first. >> all right, yeah, we're waiting to see it work. jonathan serrie. >> indeed. >> all right. appreciate it. a controversial group hosting the conference, the conference in the united states the fall of capitalism and the rise of islam. as you can imagine, some for example are upset. we'll bring you both sides of this debate after the break. spectacular.

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in paris. >> bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news, a pulitzer prize winning author of angela's ashes, mccourt had died. gravely ill with meningitis and treated for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. he was 78 years old. the taliban releasing a video of a captured soldier. the 23-year-old private first class of idaho is heard to say he's scared on the video. military leaders report he was captured june 30th, when he walked away from his base camp in afghanistan. a controversial group hosted a conference today, called the fall of capitalism and the rise of islam. the group says the school created unified islamic state and provides stability for muslims and people of other religions and critics say the group preaches hate and encourages extremism. steve brown has more on this, in oak lawn where the conference took place.

hi, steve. >> hey there, julie, his career has been officially banned in egypt, turkey, denmark and germany and a number of nations, including russia have officially condemned him. here in the united states, the organization is not, not on the united states state department list of official terrorist groups, but today in oak lawn's conference about 300 people gathered speakers denunsing so-called capitalism, and claiming islam is the natural alternative. some muslim groups contend that the members are free senl combative. they came to our mosques and came to our organizations and they used a tactic that you know, they're reputed for, which is to come in and talk down to people who are, you know, discussing things a that they don't agree with. >> there are critics that point to reports of possible cooperation or at least

sympathy with terrorist groups like al-qaeda, charged the spokesman today flatley denied. we have never involved in-- (inaudibl (inaudible) in fact, really good people-- >> he insists it's peaceful, but among the materials handed out today the people from the conference were dvd's op on it russian soldiers allegedly against chechen in the 1990's and is voiceover of an unknown man screaming where are the armies of jordan, yemen, pakistan and others and it's hard not to watch it and not see it as a call to arms. which is unusual for a group that claims it's peaceful

drnting at its conference. >> steve brown, thank you very much iran's president ahmadnejad at the center of a crisis. now he's facing criticism from loyal supporters. we're told he's under fire for choosing this man on the right of him as his new second in command. hard liners reportedly are upset because among other concerns, the guy once said that iranians are friends with israelis. well, they consider the two arch enemies, obviously, thousands of reformists clark with mres on friday and we're told dozens are arrested and the protesters are calling for ahmadnejad to resign for what they say is a fixed election last month. another standoff between washington and tel aviv over stop light rights in east jerusalem. the dispute is over a housing complex being planned by an american millionaire in the disputed section of the holy city. now, a u.s. state department is demanding that israel put an immediate halt to the project. israel says it won't do that

and the prime minister wants netanyahu to freeze all lands claimed by the palestinian. he told there will be no limits on jewish construction anywhere in a so-called unified jerusalem. to india now where secretary of state hillary clinton facing tough challenges during the second day of her visit there. this is clinton's first trip to india as america's top diplomate and one of her top priorities is addressing the country's impact on climate change. india is one of the biggest polluters and today, it took a firm stance against the key proposal from the u.s. and other western nations. our james rosen with the story now from new delhi, india. >> julie, it was supposed to be a feel-good event with secretary of state clinton and special envoy touring a green building. the low carbon built by itc was a testament to the

possibilities for environmentalism and corporate profits to go hand in hand as india becomes a global economic power, but india's lo environment minister, ceased the session after they toured the building and again at a news conference to lay down a hard negotiating posture for what his country will accept and not accept when the world's major economies gather to copenhagen. and carbon emissions in which india has become a leading perpetrator. >> they're simply not in a position to take on legally bindi binding-- it does not mean that we are oblivious of our responsibilities. >> for her part, secretary clinton later toured an agriculture project ousz new delhi, it's willing to carry

its own weight at copenhagen. >> the united states and other countries that have been the biggest historic emitters of greenhouse gases should shoulder the biggest burden for cleaning up the environment and reducing our carbon footprint. the united states does not and will not do anything that would limit india's economic progress. >> special envoy stern tried to bridge the differences with india on the issue of legally binding carbon emissions caps noting that the u.s. is only seeking developing nations like india to agree to reductions in the growth of emissions, not absolutely reductions, but the two countries disagreement over whether such targets should be legally binding at copenhagen was left hanging over the greening itc building like a cloud of smog. travelling with the secretary of state in new delhi, india, jul julie. >> julie: james, thank you. folks in spain have their own way of dealing with global

warming. . >> yeah, they're having a massive water fight. that's how you do it. cooling folks down in madrid amid a scorching summer heatwave there. we're told temperatures soaring past 90 degree heat. the feet has actually been held annually for 28 years now. it looks like fun and the past several years, the city government has reportedly refused to supply water for it so people have to get creative because the area is in a drought. a back yard becomes an unway in the lonestar state. and in california looking for glory and a handful of fans. two of our places we go cross america. maryland, two police officers hurt during a shootout in a neighborhood here baltimore. cops say it started when a woman told officers a man was abusing her. she was on the phone with the alleged abuser and cops told him to come to the woman's home. when he arrived. he opened fire. >> after being wounded in the seat of that car, to pull

himself out and engage the suspect in a gun battle. i think it says a lot about the men and women of this police department. >> the suspect and the two officers were shot. we're told they're all expected to survive. >> texas, a small plane crashing into someone's back yard. i was sitting on my back porch and i heard it first and then i saw it hit the ground right over there and bounce, just come to a stop. >> and got the plane right in my yard. there was a guy inside. the experimental plane reportedly had just taken off from the airport when the pilot lost control. he broke his leg on the crash. no one on the ground was hurt. >> california. >> it's the largest sand castle competition in the nation. for the 29th year sculptures gathered at imperial beach near san diego to show off the works of art and competing for $21,000 in prizes.

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>> they're often hailed as military men and women falling here to put their lives on the line for the nation, but sometimes even young straight from the law. actions might be from the stress and horror of battle or inability to adjust to civilian life and why the nevada justice system has put

up a special way to deal with nonviolent veterans who get in trouble, trouble with the law, they call it veteran court. casey stegall joins us live from los angeles with more. hi, casey. >> good to see you. these courts are modeled after drug courts that we have seen sprouting up in various cities throughout the country and over the last several yers, there have been a lot of reports out there how successful those particular programs are and that's where this whole concept was born. the idea also two fold, to provide legal services for a special segment of society like veterans who committee nonviolent crimes, but also to help unclog the overcrowded consumers and prisons and judges would use a softer criminal justice approach to rehabilitate offenders not incarcerate them. now, nevada and illinois just passed this legislation, but cities like anchorage, alas sta and buffalo, new york, are already doing it. >> they need special attention because special things have

happened, and they don't happen to 99% of the country. war changes you, changes the brain and changes the way you think. it scrambles things, there are things you can't turn off that your country has some responsibili responsibility. >> now, listen to this, food for thought. a recent study by the rand corporation found that roughly 1/5 of veterans, roughly 20 involved in combat experience post traumatic stress disorder when they return home. now, proponents of veterans court says that ailment makes them more likely to commit crimes. opponents say the concept sets up a two-tier system of justice. . >> to have, for example, two people who were arrested for public drunkenness, sharing a bottle and getting drunkment one is a veteran, that person goes to this court. the other person is not a veteran and goes to this court. that's not the way we do this

i think so, we have one system of justice for all. >> and most of the costs by the way will be covered by grants from the federal government. 20 other legal systems all-around this country are also considering a similar plan. julie. >> julie: casey stegall, thank you very much. well, talk about reaching out to space, crews from the shuttle endeavour and space station flex their robotic arms for some heavy lifting, take a look at the space station where it docks. the astronauts use the shuttle throwback arm to lift the supply platform out of their ship. they hand it off the lows to the nation's arm before anchoring it to the orbitting outpost and it holds a number of supplies the station needs. they want as many spare parts as possible that is off the space station before the shuttle stops flying at 2010. houston, we have got a problem. it's a flooded toilet on the international space station. anybody got a plunger?

i don't think that's going to help and the space agency, space age technology can't seem to solve one of mankind's aggravating hardships and with a record 13 people now in space, a malfunctioning toilet, yeah, that can be a problem. ap the solution is to hang an out of service sign on the toilet. space station's equipped with a backup. until the leak is plugged, station residents will have to stand in line to use their one good toilet. endeavor crew will use the one on the shuttle. well, a smoking ban causing an uproar in a country known for cigarettes and hundreds of teens getting money for a football tournament, but not the kind of football we play at home. in just stps as we go around the world in 80 seconds. pakistan, rain sent waves of matter rushing through the nation's largest city, karachi, we're told at least 15 people killed in the

flooding, some of them electrocuted by fallen wires and karachi reports an aging infrastructure and a poor drainage system. italy, pope benedict xvi holding sun mass a few days after breaking his wrist in a fall. the pope wearing a cast on his right arm, thanking supporters for well wishes. benedict fell in a mountain chalet where he's spending the summer. turkey, extending a smoking ban to include bars and restaurants. enjig the final hours before it went into effect and of course, we're told many people, including bar and restaurant owners are upset. smoking is a popular past time in turkey, by one estimate, 40% of turks over the age of 15 are smokers. finland, getting down and dirty in the 2009 swamp soccer world championships. finland's temp winning the 9th annual tournament which is held on some of the country's

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culture the american way. . >> the culture with someone that's embraced by iraqis, particularly they use-- the iraq concept-- rap art started from the white, but it's a heart language and each rapper reflects his life and story. and this is a difference twep rap and the other arts. >> as an idea of having women attending concerts is breaking down more cultural barriers. >> there are some concerts because of war in 2003. i don't think for girls at the conce concert, but now it's more freedom now. but it's not just american music which is permeated iraq. despite the iraqis traditionally don't wear sunglasses many because it's thought you might be hiding

something, but now the vast majority of iraqi youths wear them and believe it's cool. >> such change came through the american soldiers and american special glasses, iraqi youth started imitating them. >> the new fad at the moment are tattoos, very popular in the u.s. military. >> they like tattoos, even old people like them. >> whether the american influence here is permanent is hard to say, but some things have become very much the same here as in america, with a new culture meets an older one. one rap artist told us the worst thing is always being told by his parents, turn the music down. in baghdad, fox news. >> julie: well, fans of the late king of pop continuing to pay tribute. even in peru. ♪

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