hundrethen a quake hit the indon island of sumatra. officials say up to 200 people have been killed. it is thought that thousands are still trapped under rubble. we have this report from indonesia. >> chaos and panic as frightened residents rushed out of their homes after a devastating earthquake hit off the coast of sumatra. the powerful tremors caused dozens of buildings to collapse. officials say many homes, schools, hospitals and hotels have been effected. thousands of people could be trapped under these instructors. the indonesian vice president warns that the death toll is likely to rise. the closest and largest town near the epicenter is the capital of sumatra. it is home to let least 900,000 people. disaster teams have been sent to the city. there's concern that it won't get there in time. indonesia is no stranger to tragedies of this scale but it's a emergency teams are often ill- equipped to deal with them. >> while the earthquake was shaking sumatra, people on samoa and tonga were already hitting the -- was already looking a

now, another earthquake has rocked the indinizian island of sumatra. drew levinson reports with more on the rising death toll. >> reporter: thousands of terrified people ran through the streets, seeking higher ground in western sumatra prov insz. a deadly -- province. a deadly magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of eastern padang, indonesia. and many feared a tsunami would follow. onent d. -- but it didn't. hundreds, possibly thousands of people were believed to be trapped. it also triggered landslides and sparked fires. the indonesian earthquake came less than 24 hours after a bigger quake a few thousand miles away caused a tsunami that flatten said villages in samoa and american samoa. that's a string of islands between hawaii and australia. many people living there were swept out to sea. this woman tells the story of a mother who tried to grab her young children. >> it was too late. the wait came. she lost her kids -- she only managed to grab onto the tree branch [ crying ] >> reporter: with tens of thousands needing help. president obama decl

i understand rescue teams are trying to reach the area where sumatra.tly the quake, as you said, was felt as far as singapore, high rise buildings have been shook. friends say they felt buildings moved, some offices evacuated of staff. the region is nervous simply because the tsunami, you remember, that struck in 2004, that came from the same region as this one, killing about 230,000 people. adding to that, typhoon across southeast asia is happening right now, leading to flooding, not to mention the tsunami in the south pacific killing 300. you can understand why the region is nervous. we're still waiting for detailed information. >> bring it to us if you get anything, christine. thank you. appreciate the update. christine tan in singapore. >>> dow suffered biggest point plunge ever a year ago. now it's about to wrap up its best quarterly performance in ten years. our ideas heading into the fourth quarter. $$$$$$$$$ opening on wall street this morning as investors interpret all economic data. the adp report shows the smallest number of private s

the closest and largest town near the epicenter is the capital of sumatra. it is home to at least 900,000 people. rescue teams have been sent to the city but there are concerns that will not get there in time. indonesia is no stranger to tragedy on this scale but it's an emergency teams are often ill-equipped to deal with them. >> people on the pacific islands of samoa were counting the cost of the tsunami that hit them just hours before. the prime minister said that the tsunami killed 77 people. at least 24 people died on american samoa. we have more from the island. >> one great wave had, already, another is fast approaching. this is america samoa. the dj at the radio station is plan for those in danger. -- is plraying for those in danger. >> the tsunami hit faster than anyone expected. >> we realize that we cannot get out and we were hoping that the building was highnough and the water was about 16 or 20 feet high. >> this was wiped out by the waves. >> the damage is massive, thousands of homes destroyed and a death toll that keeps rising. >> we can imagi

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. >> officials in indonesia confirm at least 75 people are dead after an earthquake of sumatra island this morning. officials say happened along the same fault line that spawned the 2003 indian ocean tsunami. meanwhile, this is the damage left behind after an earthquake triggered an earthquake in similar and american samoa yesterday. nearly 100 people were killed. the quake hit about 20 miles below the ocean floor. a central arizona man distraught over losing his home to foreclosure was shot and killed after a standoff with police. officers swarmed the neighborhood after the man confronted the new owners at gunpoint. they say when it went to live in, they found him inside seemingly willing to give up the home. soon after, they say things turn violent. >> the homeowner did fire least four rounds. >> police soon showed up. they say the man was drunk and belligerent. they say he first fired rubber bullets, and when he returned the gunfire, they say they had to use legal force. the new homeowners were not hurt. it is fairly common with chicken pox, but doctors are warning against it with

sicily, and an obsession, an attempt to launch an attack on the japanese from the northern tip of sumatra that he comes back to again again, completely opposed by the british military. you cannot win a war by this version is an. it is not possible. to win a war, you have to concentrate forces. world war ii was not one by dispersion is some. it was won by the concentration of forces east of the soviet union and the concentration by the western powers from normandy on lawrence on the western side -- from normandy on board on the western side. it did not and could not win wars. but the failure to concentrate resulted in procrastination over the second front. churchill would have had it postponed until 1945 if the americans had not insisted that we have a second front in 1944. the delay created by this massive this person campaign cost time and lives. the last year of the war, 10 million lives were lost in the european theater, a terrible consequence for the world as well as europe. delay cost those lives. that is what churchill bit. thank you very much. [applause] >> next up is antony beevor

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and an obsession with an attempt to launch an attack on the japanese from the northern tip of sumatra but he comes back and again and again and completely opposed by the british military. now you cannot win a war by dispersionism, it is not possible. to win a war, you have to cannot sen trait forces. world war ii wasn't won by addition persianism. it was won by the consen stration of forces in the east in the soviet union and the concentration of forces -- by the western powers on the southwestern side. dispersionism, certainly cost lives. it lost battles. but it didn't. and couldn't. and couldn't win wars. and the fame your -- failure to concentrate resulted in -- in procrastin nation over the second front, and churchill had it postponed from 142 to 143 and max hastings points out in his book, churchill would have had it postponed if the americans had not insisted we have a second front in 1944. so the delay created by this massive dispersionistic campaign, cost time and lives. in the last year of the war, 10 million lives were lost, in the europe theater. a terrible consequence for

a curious crowd gathered at a hospital in sumatra to catch a glimpse of the world's heaviest baby boyas born by caesarean section. he wait a record 8.7 kilograms. the doctors said that the glucose from his diabetic mother probably led to his extreme size. at least 20,000 people have flocked to see the bones of the 19th century frenchman. the remains are in liverpool today. our correspondent was there today. >> the relics of already visit cathedrals in other locations. the last 24 hours, the casket containing two o fhef her bones has been in liverpool. for many catholics, this is the biggest event since the pope visited. >> hit it was quite nice to look at it. it said on the program stinks it was quite weird. >> say to race was a nun that died more than 100 years ago. st. terese was in and add more than 100 years ago. she was recognized by the churches been extraordinary. >> an individual has to be credited with america. that is what has brought many people here today, to be close to the remains of the staint. outside the cathedral, not everyone is enthusiastic about the event. >> i th

. >>> curious crowds have gathered on the island of sumatra to catch a glimpse of the heaviest baby boy, born by caesarean section, weighing a record 8.7 kilograms. the doctors say the diabetic pregnancy led to extreme size. >>> the star of the show has been dead more than a century. at least 20,000 people in england and wales have flocked to see the bones of the 19th century french none. today, the remains have been in liverpool. danny savage was there, too. >> the relics have already visited cathedrals in cardiff and birmingham. the last 24 hours, the casket containing two of her bones have been in liverpool. for britain's 5 million catholics, this is the biggest religious event since the pope visited. >> is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. >> it was quite nice. because its said on the program they were in there. it was quite weird. >> she was de nun who died more than 100 years ago. in 1925, she was recognized by the church as being extraordinary. >> to be made a saint in the catholic church, an individual has to be credited with a miracle, and that is what has brought many people h

it's epicenter was just off the coast of sumatra. the u.s.ological survey put the strength at 7.9. it's caused fires, damaged homes and bridges near the epicenter of the quake. witnesses tell local tv stations that buildings collapsed in the powerful indonesian earthquake. right now no word on injuries. >>> and the death toll -- we've just been -- this is just in to the -- the president has declared a major disaster for the tsunami-ravaged american samoa. the death toll of the wave in the pacific is expected to grow now. we know 82 people have been killed in samoa and american samoa. villages are flooded out, flattened. authorities say dozens of people are missing cars and people were swept out to sea by the fast-churning water as survivors fled to higher ground where they remain huddled hours after the quake struck. >>> thousands of happy reunions will happen across the country in the next month. the top general in iraq said about 4,000 troops will be brought home, that will leave 20,000 troops still overseas. the general will officially ann

the whole notion of the sumatra campaign and the norway campaigns were good examples. somebody who was actually very efficient at being a chief executive, of making decisions, not in a chaotic way but in a clear, precise, and considered by and moving on was clement attlee. i am not a supporter of the labor party, but he actually as deputy prime minister of the second world war is the great unsung chief executive. in his own government afterward, the fact remains that he was a very efficient and well organized and chief executive. he would have actually been a much more efficient prime minister at making the proper decisions than churchill's very chaotic method of making decisions. >> many credit the conference as the beginning of the holocaust. that occurred on january 31 of 1942, 2.5 years into the war. who started the war? hitler started the war on september 1, 1939. on september 3, britain and france declared war on germany. why? to honor a war guarantee to poland that they could not honor, they had no plans to honor, and they did not, in this sense, the french army

hours later, and 6,000 miles away, an earthquake struck off the coast of sumatra. scores are dead there. but we begin with the tsunami. abc's neal karlinsky is in samoa. >> reporter: charlie, good evening. the ocean, so beautiful right now, hard to imagine the force that came through yesterday. so many villages on the south side of samoa, just like this one. boats strewn about, cars, entire villages swept clean. in the village of seeoomoo, the coconut beach resort and spa looks more like a garbage dump. tania penny was here, home with her two children, when the ground started shaking. you were in here? >> in here, which was over there, like, 500 meter that way. >> reporter: she made it out before the waves hit. the quake, she says, was the longest and worst she's ever been through. >> it went forever. everything went flying everywhere. >> reporter: people here say the waves hit so fast, they had little time to reach higher ground. in all, four waves as high as 15 to 20 feet slammed coastal villages and resorts. >> the wave was coming from that side. >> reporter: th

sumatra and the eastern edge rainey and some of those wild schemes, which certainly did lose men and items. when it came down to the key decisions, the ones that really affected the conduct of the war, churchill basically got it right. yes, he was wrong perhaps on d- day, but he was certainly right to have delayed it. there is no doubt about that. >> i want to turn to the other side and put to use something that has only been mentioned in passing, something i think the audience would regard as very significant. churchill's eloquence and his oratory and his capacity to inspire the nation. how can that not be an asset? >> is certainly an asset, there is no question about it. the principal way of inspiring the nation is actually through military victories rather than through speeches. but you need the inspiration when you are losing. >> the point is, what are you losing? is it a lack of inspiration, or is it the wrong strategy? in respect to clement attlee, which i am amazed to find i am defending this evening, he would probably have made a more strategic decisions were correctly. i do

. >>> thousands of terrified people ran through the streets, seeking higher ground in western sumatra province. a deadly magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the coast of podang, indonesia. and many feared a tsunami would fall follow. it did. hundreds, possibly thousands of people were believed to be trapped. it also triggered landslides and sparked fires. the ind measian earth cake caused a tsunami that flattened villages in somowa and american somoa. many people living there were swept out to sea. this tells the story of a mother who tried to grab her children. >> she was too late. the wake came. she. she lost her kids. and she only managed to grab onto the tree branch. >>> with tens of thousands needing help. president obama declared a major disaster for american samoa, a u.s. territory with 65,000. >>> and fema is working closely with american responders on the ground. >> some flies are already arriving. but it could be days before they are distributed. water has cut off many remote areas. and each rescue crews are having a tough time, getting in to search for survivors. in new yor

after a separate massive earthquake hit sumatra, the violent shaking said panic residents running into the streets. local officials say thousands were buried by the 7.9 magnitude earthquake. a mall and two hospitals were among the buildings that collapsed, and dozens of deaths have been confirmed. as night fell, rescuers were still scrambling to find survivors. >> switching gears, first lady michelle obama is in copenhagen tonight to lobby the international olympic committee on behalf of chicago's bid to host the 2016 summer games. chicago is one of four finalists to host the games. president obama will arrive in copenhagen later this week and will also make an appeal. the other cities have called on high-profile leaders to lobby on their behalf. the host will be announced on friday. >> up next, want to shrink your house payment? >> there is a government program that will reduce your payments, but you have to qualify. >> the big meeting tonight on afghanistan at strategy. >> the good news is, state bridge inspectors found a problem, and the fixes on the fast track. the bad news is wher

>> reporter: dozens of terrified people ran through the street, seeking higher ground in western sumatra province. they struck off the coast of podang, indonesia. the quake was so powerful, buildings collapsed, including two hospitals. hundreds, possibly thousands of people were believed to be trapped. it also triggered landslides and sparked fires. the indonesian earthquake came less than 24 hours after a bigger quake a few thousand miles away, caused a tsunami that flattened villages in samoa and american samoa. that's a string of islands between hawaii and australia. many people living there were swept out to sea. this woman tells the story of a mother who tried to grab her young children. >> she was too late. the wake came. she lost her kids. and she hardly managed to grab onto the tree branch. >> reporter: with tens of thousands needing help, president obama declared a major disaster for american samoa, a u.s. territory with 65,000 residents. >> and fema, the emergency medical management agency is working closely with american responders on the ground. and the coast guard is helping

after a separate massive earthquake hit sumatra, the violent shang sent panicked residents into the streets. local officials say thousands were buried by the 7.9 magnitude quake. a mall and two hospitals were among the buildings that collapsed. and dozens of deaths have been confirmed. as night fell, rescuers were still scrambling to find survivors. chris clacken, nbc news. >> samoa is home to about 65,000 people. grants for temporary housing and repairs can be included in federal aid to the territory. >>> we have a developing story to report out of tennessee this afternoon. an amber alert has been issued today. authorities are searching for a now 5-day-old baby who was abducted from his home in nashville. police say yesterday the baby's mother, maria, answered her door and a strange woman asked for immigration papers. she says the stranger claimed to be with the u.s. immigration and naturalization service, and was there to arrest her. once inside, the unknown woman stabbed her several times and took off with the baby. >> she does not know how much time the baby was on the sofa. and she's n

we all remember what happened in sumatra where the magnitude was 9, and the focal depth was about 22 miles, some fairly shallow like this. in that case, the ocean floor was not displaced vertically -- i should say horizontal week, but a vertically, and when that happened, we had 135 cubic meters of ocean pushed forward, and the waves spread out, and that is what created the damage. this is somewhat similar and something we are going to have to keep an eye on. shepard: thanks for showing us that. new developments in the case of three american hikers detained in iran. diplomats have visited them. we have brand new information, and that is coming in two and a half minutes. . sfx:racking of a taillight. female valve: hahahaha...i am strong like the ox. i crush you like tiny clown car. because you are... ...clown, yes? female valve: come, you hit me again and i break you. male valve: oh, you messed with wrong pipe now, car. ha, ha trust me...i have to live with her. shepard: we continue to gtmo reports from capitol hill on the health-care overall -- we continue to get reports. i would rea

federation of the recross and red crcent is one of the humanitarian agencies diatching aid teams to sumatrawe get a telepho update from bob mckerrow, head othe red cross delegationn jakarta. ry few people see what it's li in daylight. within two hourse'll be able to p planes in the air and do an aerial assessment. but the mage to public buildings is quite extsive. hospitals, clini, schools, universities seem be quite badly maged, and thousands of homes have beedestroyed. people are sll trapped under bble. so it's quite a seous situation. >> ifillso because it's been so dark, you hen't been able to get a rl fix on the number of dead and missin >> reporter: y. the recent figures a about 85 people dead, but nfigures on the number of peop missing. but it's quitelarming. a nuer of people are injured. we're getting reports of hundreds of peopleuite badly injure >> ifill: also gher there's quite a widespread ectrical ackout which must been hindering things, so. reporter: yes, there's been blackout. lets it ses infrastructure such as bridges and adhave been quite seriously affecd. 's looking quite

a 7.6 magnitude quake off the coast of sumatra has prompted tsunami warnings in indonesia, malaysia,nd thailand. be, this comes on the heels of a quake that set off a deadly tsunami that struck samoa and american samoa yesterday. at least 99 people a dead in that tsunami. dozens more missing. >>> tucker is in now with a look at our open forecast which is not bad. >> not bad if you like fall weather. our temperatures today are only going to be in the upper 60s. starting the day with just a couple of light sprinkles. if you look carefully at the hd radar, you might see a light shower out towards the east if cambridge p -- east of cambridge. a lot of clouds in the forecast. i'll show you why. let's some of on to the satellite-radar. you will see the cloud cover. it is thick in spots an continues to be pushing in here from the north and west. this area of low pressure continues to just kind of sit here and spin moving very, very slowly. the forecast today looks like a little ece of energy is going to break loose and pub through the washington area and that will provide just enough lift i

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the government says 13 people confirmed killed in this 7.9 quake off the coast of sumatra island.orting there are thousands trapped in the rubble where these buildings in padang collapsed. experts predict for years that padang could be wiped out because of a quake because of where it's situated, its location. this is the same area hard hit by a massive tsunami in 2004. more than 230,000 people were killed there. we're staying on top of all of this. >>> the u.s. supreme court is taking up an important gun case. nbc justice correspondent pete williams joins us now with the details here. this has to do with the second amendment, right? >> it's a very big deal. the question is does the second amendment apply to the states? a couple of years the supreme court said it applied to the district of columbia. now the question is can cities have strict handgun bans like washington, d.c. did? the case at issue is chicago. you may remember this was a very big deal during sonia sotomayor's confirmation hearings because the courts are divided about whether the second amendment is a protection aga