undercover visit to acorn's philadelphia office and he denies the charge af corn threw the two of them out of the office and called the cops. we'll see. and that's it for today, have a great week and we'll see you a great week and we'll see you next fox news sunday. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. >> it's he's known for directing some classic films of our time. tonight, roman polanski sits behind bars in switzerland facing possible extradition to the u.s. after spending more than 30 years on the run from the law. i'm julie banderas, we're live as fox reports tonight. raising the stakes in a cloud of smoke and a column of fire. iran launching several missiles in a brand new test, days after revealing a secret nuclear facility hidden deep underground.

>> this is a very serious matter. we're going to put them to the test on october 1st. >> tonight, the latest on tehran's acts of defiance and how the world will respond. plus, it was one of the worst terror attacks ever on u.s. soil. now, more than a decade after the oklahoma city bombing, the feds releasing never before seen video of the aftermath. and the chaos unfolding outside the alfred murrah frad federal building some of the video used to put timothy mcveigh away. a not so subtle show of force, iran testing three short range missiles as the head of its revolutiony guard and both the country's program is so successful, it's struggling to store all the missiles it has. >> see for yourself. this is video of the launches which aired on iran state-run television and the country

claims it test add multiple missile launchers that can fire several weapons towards a single target. and tomorrow iran says, it will test two medium range missiles. missiles that defense analysts say could reach israel as well as u.s. interests in the gulf region. today's tests were apparently planned some time ago, but it's a brazen show of force, just days after the u.s. and its allies condemned iran and revealing it was building a veet underground nuclear facility reportedly seen here in this satellite photo. this puts new emphasis on the week's u.s. security council. iran's diplomates expected to sit down with representatives from the u.s. and other countries. julie kirtz with the news live from washington. hi, julie. >> hey, julie. the missile test conducted by iran's revolutionary guard and the stunning fact that they have the second enrichment plant, days before iran sits down in geneva with the six major powers, including the u.s.

from the u.s., the goal is to try to stop tie ran's suspected nuclear weapons program. secretary of state hillary clinton calls it a test for iran and the u.s. will not accept at face value iran's description of the second nuclear facility as peaceful and the u.s. and other countries will demand iran open the underground site to u.n. inspectors. so what does the u.s. think the underground facility is for? >> with well, we believe it's a covert facility designed for uranium enrichment. it's not been disclosed, therefore, it raises additional suspicions about the iranians intent, regarding their nuclear program. >> julie: and in washington, key u.s. senators are calling this a moment of decision for iran's leaders. the vice chair of the senate intelligence committee says the revelation that iran has that second enrichment plant shows iran has been caught in a lie. >> today's action in firing the

missiles is really a poke in the eye to those who think that diplomatic efforts and agreements and inspections are going to change the way that iran is going. >> u.s. intelligence had been tracking the second secret enrichment site for a while. even before president obama made it public today. secretary of defense, robert gates refuse today say whether the u.s. believes iran is hiding even more. julie? >> julie kirtz, thank you. >> it could have been the most devastating terror attack planned on the u.s. since 9/11, tonight, why we're learning more about the fan federal investigators say almost pulled it off. alleged master mind behind bars in the same city where the fbi says he intended to spread mass destruction. new york. the government saying najibullah zazi planned to hit the transit system with bombs made from everyday items everyone can buy in a store. the purchases so ordinary, he

apparently didn't raise any suspicion of anyone at the check out counters. all along, the fbi was watching him and closely, in fact, investigators suggest zazi himself is the perfect terror candidate for his seemingly unremarkable and normal life, those characteristics similar to the men who blended in with their host country before carrying out the attacks on september 11th. laura ingle joins me now here in studio with more, hi, laura. >> reporter: hi, julie. this alleged plot to use chemical bombs throughout the city of new york is what one lawmaker calls the realization of our worst nightmares and to help congress deter these types of attacks. today, new york law enforcement and regional lawmakers held a news conference and used the arrest of zazi to urge congress to fund the securing the cities program. to build rings of sensors to detect radioactive material from entering the city. joe lieberman was held at the citigroup center in manhattan the site after terrorist plot in

2004. >> if you put all this together in a very unusual way, not anything like the conventional war, i'm afraid we'd have to conclude that america's homeland is under attack today by islamist extremist terrorists. >> investigators say that najibullah zazi was close to carrying out his plot to build hydrogen bombs for weapons of mass destruction. experts say it was the surveillance video of zazi buying things like nail polish remover and clare oxide liquid developer in bulk at a beauty supply store in colorado that triggered the move to bring him into custody. the ingredients and handwritten bomb making notes on his computer, the components that the shoe bomber, richard reid used in 2001. the government has yet to show any hard evidence that zazi had

chemical or explosive materials at the time of his arrest. they know he has co-conspirators who remain at large. zazi's first court appearance in brooklyn. we'll be watching. >> julie: we will, thank you, laura ingle. the worst attack on u.s. soil before 9/11. unlike that day in 2001, we never have seen the video of the immediate chaos following the blast in oklahoma city and here we're seeing it for the first time today. because until now, the fbi releasing long secret security tapes from the attack in april, 1995. the soundless recordings, as you can see, showing people in nearby buildings running for their lives. after the fertilizer bomb exploded outside the murrah federal building. the blast was so strong, it damaged surroundings building. system imagines from the tapes have seen before, including at the trial of convicted bomber timothy mcveigh. he was executed in 2001, as you remember, co-conspirator terry nickels is nerves a life

sentence. the tapes obtained under the freedom of information acts. the fbi is saying it never recovered tapes from the federal murrah building itself. 168 people died that day and hundreds more injured in the attack. legendary columnist and presidential speech writer william sapphire has died. he was a college drop-out who went on to pen speeches for president richard nixon and he later became a consistent conservative voice on the op-ed page. new york times, winning a pulitzer prize in 1978 for his commentary. for 30 years, sapphire wrote the on language column for the times magazine, as well as number rouse books and novels. we're told he died of cancer at a hospice in maryland. he leaves behind a wife and two children. william sapphire was 79. iconic film maker, a fix tour in history books, arrested after being arrested after 31 years.

the strange tale of roman polanski ahead. plus, a mother murdered and her family accused of carrying out the crime. the disturbing details when fox report returns. when i melt to sleep

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girl. he said that it was consensual and that the girl was quote, experienced. yeah. he's afraided america and countries with extradition treaties since. not returning when he won oscar for best director for the pianist. greg. >> a film maker, roman polanski is now in the custody of twist authorities arrested last night at the zurich airport. it's believed's staying at a prison there right now. he's been a fugitive from the united states for some 31 years and he fled a sentencing after a conviction on an underage sex charge. >> he fled in jurisdiction to avoid sentencing. he wasn't pleased with how things were going for whatever reason. he didn't stay to lit get that in court, he pled the jurisdiction, so it took this long because he was a fugitive. >> we have confirmed that the los angeles prosecutors learned of this trip to switzerland, he was going to a film festival to

receive a lifetime achievement award and issued a fresh arrest warrant. polanski has been living in france, a french citizen and benefitted from the strong anti-extradition defenses there and he's limited travel and we've been told that his friends said do not go to switzerland. the u.s.-switzerland relationship regarding extradition are quite strong and we're told he brushed that off. it's by no means it's guaranteed. there are appeals he could conduct. the french government says it's upset. and ironically polanski's lawyers had been appealing his case and a judge said he would hear the appeal if polanski returned to the u.s. afraid of jail time. polanski said no. the judge might get his request. julie. >> julie: all right. greg, thank you very much. a new mexico teacher who went missing five months ago has turned up dead. and police, get this, say at that her daughter-in-law and two others murdered her and buried

the body out of revenge because the victim, ellen ross, turned her son in for stealing. her daughter-in-law, 23-year-old james johnson and 20-year-old christopher donovan, each charged with murder. police say a fourth person, bela gonzalez stored the body in her apartment before the suspect's bare he had it in a pre-dug grave about two hours north of albecurque, the victim's son was also in court on charges of larceny and credit card fraud. he was in jail at the time of the alleged murder and has not been charged. security video shows a pretty shocking crime at a strip club in fort worth texas. a dancer allegedly attacking a waitress with a stun gun. take a look, the woman walks up and zap! the other woman running after her. we're told the two exchanged blows and the dancer, well, she tased the waitress two more times in the face.

>> it felt like every must until my body seized up, he couldn't move. i couldn't brief, i can't speak. >> strippers gone wild and the owner of the club says he fired the dancer moments before it happened because she was arguing with the waitress. a california car chase turns into a gun battle with police and this, well, this is how things ended. with suspect's car slamming into the light pole there in woodland hills north of los angeles. police say officers were following the suspect in a fatal hit and run accident when the suspect started shooting at them. and he wound up crashing, and was taken to the hospital. he is facing multiple charges. and in florida, a multi-car pileup shutting down a main interstate. this crash happening on interstate 75 near tampa. it sent vehicles flying off the road, more than 15 cars in all damaged. also, involved a church charter bus, carrying 32 people on board. we're told six people suffered minor injuries, police are investigating how this car crash

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>> parts of georgia still under a flood warning tonight, but forecasters saying relief is on the way finally and it cannot come soon enough. check out the video. look at the water. massive flooding leaving

hundreds of people homeless. 14 counties in all declaring disaster areas. close to 20,000 homes suffering major damage roads and bridges shut down all across the state. damage estimates around half a billion dollars. and that number is expected, unfortunately, to go up. and kentucky, another state pounded by rain, putting one trailer park almost underwater >> there's a lot of people trapped down here, we were pulling them 0 out. pulling cars out and helping the older people get out of their houses and it was kind of hard with a lot of debris coming through the water and the water was rushing very quick. >> people here say the rain fell so fast and so hard, they didn't know what hit them. until it looked like this. then, it was a massive scramble it try and find dry ground, and a number of people had to be rescued by boat, but no one was hurt. so the big question is, how long is this wet and wild weather going to stick around and are we going to see anymore of the same or finally get a break?

for the answers let's check in with accu-weather for the latest forecast, hi, mary. >> good evening, julie. welsh the answer to that question is finally, dry air has moved in. in fact, the system that brought on the heavy rain on saturday, you can see it, it's actually well off shore. we're just left with a lot of clear skies and it's going to be a beautiful night and certainly about welcome news for residents who have been vagued. that pattern looking to stick around for the next couple of days and we're looking at another strong cold front that will find its way tomorrow, across the lower mississippi valley and looking at dry air and a good amount of sunshine and the good news, it's going to cool us down a little bit and humidity as well and looking pretty comfortable and by tuesday sag further to the south and leaving once again, still another good couple of days of some dry conditions. so of course, i'm sure it's going to be a sigh-- or a relief for many residents who have been vaekd. meanwhile, stormy into weekend across the northern plains. latest storm system pretty potent brings some, producing showers and thunderstorms across wisconsin, inmaps and it's

pushing further towards the great lakes, looking at isolated concerns of severe weather, especially across grand rapids, milwaukee, madison and more than that bringing a windy and very, very chilly conditionsment look at current wind gusts, 52 in minneapolis, and that's what we're looking at the accu-weather forecast, back to you. >> julie: all right, accu-weather, thank you very much, mary. the weather in california is actually helping firefighters battle two blazes. the santa ana wind have finally died down, in ventura county north of los angeles are almost completely contained. they raged over 27 miles and firefighter costs are 6 million dollars. thankfully no homes were lost. that's the gowns. much larger wildfires are continuing to burn further to the east. this one is the so-called station fire, it's burned across more than 250 square miles. the forest service says it originally undermeated the threat and pulled back resources too soon and the fire destroyed

89 homes and killed two fives. the station fire is mou about 98% contained. well, you know the money that you're paying into social security? it comes out of your paycheck, right? we're suppose today get it when we retire. yeah, right! there may be a slight hitch. that's because many older workers these days are tapping into social security benefits much sooner than expected. it seems that job losses are forcing them into early retirement. and it means the money in the social security fund could eventually run out. brenda buttner from the fox business network to break it down for us. brenda. >> julie, it's not hard to figure out why social security in the red for the next two years shall the economy. because it's funded by payroll tabses and fewer americans are getting pay rolls, there's less money coming in and lots more going out. and again, because of unemployment. more and more americans applying earlier for social security benefits because they're out of work. this fiscal year alone, applications are up 23%, 2.2

million people seening um. for now, that's not a problem and you'll get your checks if you're a senior because the big government program has run at a surplus for some time before this. do check with your state unemployment office though, if you hope to get both an unemployment check and social security check. often you can't get as much in jobless benefits if you do collect social security. the same can be true if you're getting severance pay. if you're young and you see the social security tax yanked out of your paycheck each week, chances are that's the last you'll see of the money. no surprise why. in about seven years, social security will be running at a permanent deficit. every year color the program red. the huge tide of baby boomers who have paid in for years, hitting retirement age and taking their money out. you will help finance their social security benefits, but pretty soon, unless there is significant reform, there will be no more money to pay out. right around when anyone 34 or

younger now hits retirement age. reason enough to wonder if it's still called social security. july i, back to you. >> julie: brenda buttner, thank you. the messages start and request is clear, send more troops or risk the failure of our mission. that from the top u.s. commander in afghanistan. but will he get the manpower he needs to turn a war around? and as the folks in afghanistan intensifies. in iraq they're winding down. one big mission remains. moving day, army style. next.

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e. >> cot tomorrow of the-- bottom of the hour top of the news. considers a run around a war base relaxing and led the hunt that captured saddam hussein. you could say that mcchrystal is an experienced military plan who has seen it all. even he was taken aback what he found in afghanistan, the new top n.a.t.o. official in the country. he admitted as much in an interview with 60 minutes. >> are things worse or better than you expected? >> they are probably a little worse.

>> what's worse than you thought? >> well, i think that in some areas, that the breadth of violence, the geographic spread of violence to the north and west are a little more than i gathered. >> just over the weekend, two more u.s. soldiers were killed in action, and 2009 already the deadliest year for u.s. troops in afghanistan since the war began eight years ago, in at that same 60 minutes interview mcchrystal says it could get worse. quote, what i'm really telling people is the greatest risk to accept is to lose the support of the people here. if the people are against us, we cannot be successful. if the people view us as occupiers and not the enemy, we can't be successful and our casualties will go up dramatically. that's not the only warping, inside what was supposed to be a confidential report to the pentagon and made us weigh more.

>> defense secretary robert gates explains how the pentagon is keeping a hold on general stanley mcchrystal's reports from calls for more troops in afghanistan. until president obama figures out what overall strategy he wants for the war. gates told that decision will likely come in the next few weeks. >> i'm going to sit on it until i think, or the president thinks it's appropriate to bring that into the discussion of the national security principles. >> mcchrystal's reports asks for enforcements on top of the americans lore there and mcchrystal wrote his mission would lookly fail without them. >> and president obama referred to himself as a skept tal audience for the case of sending in additional forces. democrats are asking for time to make that decision while the republicans criticized any delay, saying the time to act now is before the taliban grows stronger. >> we need troops now and he said, if we fail to provide that assistance now, it will be too late. >> to me, it's a ten year plan.

i think the president is correct to take his time, to really examine what the alternatives are at this time. >> secretary gates also said if the president decides on a surge, it would be january before the troops would be ready to go, julie. >> julie: caroline shively. thank you. under the white hot sun, the iraqi desert, the move has begun and it will last for years. the u.s. military conducting one of the biggest logistics operations in the entire world right now. as you probably know, americans fighting forces are scheduled to withdraw from iraq by the end of 2011. so, what happens to all of those supplies and equipment? some cargo will remain behind, some will head back to the u.s. but the bulk testify, including life saving assets like mine resistent vehicles are bound for afghanistan and that shall as you can imagine, takes a lot of planning, time and a lot of money. kitty logan with more from baghdad. >> the u.s. military is slowly

rolling out of iraq, the drawdown of troops began at the end of the june and it seems to be completed in august of next year. 3 million pieces of equipment. in these containers, everything from body armor to boots and the u.s. military brought it out here and now the challenge is to get it all back. >> it is a huge task, but the team of teams have an effective programs in place whereas our targeted goal right know is 1500 vehicles per month along with 3000 tanks which would include all of that nonrolling stock. so we had to really mrap that. >> there are over 35,000 vehicles like these ready to be shipped, and taking them out takes time and doesn't come cheap. as you can imagine it's not easy moving massive mine resistent vehicles like these from one country to the next, but it's not just vehicles that need to be shipped out. over the years the u.s. military fought in literally million items of equipment. now, decisions need to be made

what stays here and what goes to the u.s. and what goes to afghanistan. >> 161353. 000113, 082-- every serial number listed, every bit of damage noted, everything accounted for. >> copy. >> and then they can go anywhereas i already stated if. they're serviceable and ready to go, they'll probably go to afghanistan. if they're needing repair and wore out, reset and reconfigured or remanufactured in kuwait or the states depending whatever is necessary at the time. >> and it's these mine resistent vehicles which top the list of the equipment requirements. operators in iraq and plies in afghanistan is far from over. in b.a.ed kitty logan, fox news. >> julie: german chancellor angela merkel claiming a victory the help of the biggest economy and likely giving her party the power to enact reforms, reforms

she proposed when she first ran four years ago. it comes in difficult times in germany. the country has seen rising unemployment rates and al-qaeda that is threatened to launch attacks against germany if he doesn't pull the troops ouf coalition in afghanistan. the holeiest of all jewish holidays is about to begin while the pope gets up close and personal with uninvited guest. two of our stops as we go around the world in 80 seconds. the philippines, u.s. sources arriving to help u.s. rescue efforts in the aftermath of a tropical storm. at least one hundred people are feared dead or missing, experienced the worst flooding in decades. the torrential downpour is causing lamb slides and dumping a month's worth of rain in just 12 hours. >> israel. violence at the temple mount in jerusalem as palestinian protesters clash with israeli police. officers using stun grenades to

disperse the crowd as rioters threw rocks injuring two cops. the site is holy to both jews and muslims. the west bank, that fighting in jerusalem causing the israeli military to close the west bank due to security concerns. this, as thousands across the mideast prepare for yom kippur, the day of atonement. the holtiest day on the jewish calendar spent fasting and prayer. the czech republic, pope benedict xvi urging the country to recover its christian roots, but there was a distraction when a large fighter appeared on benedict's white robe. the spider spent time crawling on the pontiff. even reaching his ear. but it eventually scampered away and all this without anyone telling him. and that's a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. oh, man, he didn't flinch. he had no idea. what's worse coming down with the h1n1 virus or dealing with

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medical emergencies that happen in every week. for instance, every seven days in this country, 25,000 people suffer heart attacks. there are as many as 19,000 miscarriages and 300 people experience severe allergic reaction. all of these numbers are considered normal. so, any spike will allow officials to determine if a health issue could be contributed to the h1n1 vax seep. the u.s.s. ronald reagan is the newest aircraft of i.t. time. for months at a time protects america and her allies. the crew is made up of thousands and men and women many in teens or early 20's and recently finished a long mission supporting our troops in afghanistan. and now, it's time for a little well deserved relaxation. next stop, paradise, and a fox report from david piper. >> hi, julie. it's always an impressive sight when an aircraft carriers

arrives in port and they don't come any more impressive than the u.s.s. ronald reagan. over a thousand feet long and with a flight deck area of four and a half acres, this as been the home and workplace which 5,000 crew since it left san diego back in may. the reagan and the other strips and its strike group have spent month of sea off the middle east, supporting coalition forces, mainly providing air support in afghanistan. >> you know, it's very challenges, you know, from the time in the air the pistons flying, the precise operations that the air wing needs it conduct. but the other operations from infrastructure protection in the northern arabian gulf to operations off of, you know, in the gulf of aden. you know, we train for them. we're an experienced strik group. >> the u.s.s. ronald reagan left the middle east 45 days ago. months at sea with no break is a challenge though and the crew,

with an average age of just 19 are ready for a break. on the way home the could you had the opportunity to visit a variety of places, but the number one choice was the tropical island of phuket in southern thailand. many volunteered to give back to the local community, for instance, building homes for local people and by just visiting phuket, the reagan strike group gives a massive boost to the local economy, still recovering from the tsunami bye hit the shores nearly five years ago. the ronald reagan and its accompanying ships will now head back to san diego, but already just in case of any emergency in the pacific. back to you, julie. >> julie: david piper, thank you. an oil spill closing down part of a major shipping channel in houston, text it is for at least three weeks. coming to us from the u.s. coast guard. look at the big mess thereafter a 450 foot long strip pierced one of the fuel taerngs after mitting a barge, more than

10,000 gallons of heavy fuel leaking out a two mile stretch. channel's north tip will shut down while crews clean up. the 52 mile channel used to reach houston's busy port. the windy city makes its case for the 2016 lem picks, just two stops as we across america. arizona, a woman and a young girl hurt when a gun accidentally goes off at a mesa gun show. >> heard the shot and everybody kind of froze are thes police say one of the gun dealers had a loaded handgun under a table. they say someone pulled the trigger, probably not showing the gun was loaded and the bullet went through the wood and butt after rifle and a metal door. the woman and the child were hurt by flying debris. pennsylvania, a motorcycle and bicycle show benefitting the families of police officers killed in the line of duty. this year, two sisters got a

scholarship check for nearly $70,000. their father was killed last year. the event is called the heroes thrill show. wisconsin, it's that time of year, a 1500 pound pumpkin. the center of the harvest festival. so, how does one grow a pumpkin like this? we're told there's no secret to success, just lots of love and attention. illinois, ♪ chicago making its case for the he 2016 olympics, with a special 2016 dance. the city's mayor travelling to denmark for next week's vote which will determine who will host the 2016 summer games. that's a fox watch across america. well, grizzly bears aren't the most cuddly creatures at the san francisco zoo. that apparently didn't stop one guy from wandering in their

exhibit. how zoo officials got hem out alive. plus, you could call it the palestinian snl, a new show that pokes fun at some of the most dangerous people in the middle east, fighting fear with laughter when fox report urns returns right after this. stick around.

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hot lady and the tiger woods guy. and astra digs dictates he also left me a note from 44 to 43. he was president, a president wrote that (laughter) >> making fun of politicians is something we take for granted. tina fey, will ferrell made big names for themselves, but in some countries that kind of thing could get you thrown in jail or worse, but now, in one court in the middle east things are changing. there's a new show on the airwaves poking fun at political and religious leaders for the first time. rina ninen has the story. >> reporter: you might call it the palestinian version of "saturday night live." ♪ >> we wanted one state, now we have two, they say. making fun of the division between palestinian and political rivals fatah in the

west bank and hamas in gaza. it's the first time palestinian tv has been allowed to openly criticize politicians, no one is off limits. not even the palestinian president or hamas. who was not happy with the show. even president obama is a target. portrayed by the man on the left. >> welcome, president, welcome. >> thank you. >> president obama. >> the show has won over palestinians because it reflects the daily life here while poking fun at the situation at the same time. the show started airing during ramadan after a long day of fasting. the family breaks their fast with a meal and then it's straight to the tv to catch the latest ten minute episode. >> the topic is shocking. palestinians never imagined to have their president criticized. to have their police criticized, to have their society criticized, plus it's funny and

witty. it's called "homeland on a shoe string", it's shot on a shoe string budget, but the actors say the people continue to watch. >> the program became popular with the people, with the people on the street and for the people, they can't say anything because people-- they won't stop them. they hope the comedy will help bring change in the lives to palestinians. in rah mala west bank. >> julie: there are times at the forges report sitting at the screen trying to come up with clever intros of the stories and the writers and producers do and i try to do them justice and then times when we ask the director to roll the tape. (laughter) what more can i add to this? the streets of london overrun by gorillas, well, people in gorilla suits. and they actually do this every year. it's a charity thing, you know, they're raising money for gorilla conservation efforts in

after kachlt though some people need a little liquid encouragement to take part. >> it's famous in london, something i've been meaning to do for several years and finally one night i sat at home a bit drunk decided, yes, i'll do it and here i am. >> julie: ap here you are. 600 people in gorilla suits running four miles around london for charity. we don't make this stuff up, folks. and unwelcomed guest in a california neighborhood, a bobcat. how do you get the big cat away from your house? that story still ahead. passpass this is my small-business specialist, tara.

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>> listen to this, somehow a man got inside the grizzly bear exhibit at the san francisco zoo, bad idea. and even more amazingly, he wasn't hurt.

we're told zoo officials fired a warning shot to keep the bears away and then put them into their dens and that is when paramedics got the man out and brought him to the hospital, there he is, san francisco police are investigating exactly how he got inside with the bears in the first place. a house cat up cat up in a tree. that doesn't get in the news. a bobcat, that does. the predatory animal hanging out in the branches more than a day in a neighborhood outside san francisco. apparently some locals thought it was stuck up there, but it seems it was just resting. animal control came to check out the scene and decided to leave the big cat alone and wait until night when it would climb down and wander off on its own. box news are in and the forecast this week was well-- >> funny. ♪ ♪ sunshine lollipop . >> julie: this sound like a fun movie for kids for my mom she's

into child's movies. cloudy with a chance of meatballs taking the top spot for the second straight week. cook being itself up a hefty 24.6 million bucks and the enmated film is based on the popular children's book of the same name. very cute. the new bruce willis movie, surrogates, opening in the second spot, with 15 million. while the musical "fame" opened in third with ten million. the informant and tyler perry's i can do bad by myself. rounding out the top five. and on this day in 1964, a national tragedy gets summed up in three words, oswald acted alone. the warren commission issues its first report on the assassination of president john f. kennedy saying that lee harvey oswald stood in the window of the texas school book depository, aimed his rifle and killed the president. no conspiracy, just lone gunman, needless to say, notve