net loss in reoccur lanka's main warm up tournament for the u.s. open ended prematurely following defeat to wild card and from venus williams. reigniting their rivalry a cross continent tournaments marking one of the most famous ice hockey episodes in history the one nine hundred seventy two summit series between canada and the u.s.s.r. drops off stateside. wednesday marks fabio capello's first test those russian national football team manager the italian aiming to find a way past the ivory coast and make the country warm to the side again following their euro two thousand and twelve group stage exit michael chang go. a new manager a new era that's mainly how fabulous appointment has gone down in russia and he's wasted no time in ringing the changes axing several senior players like readings pavel pogrebnyak and sporting lisbon is my love in the process. i've chosen players based on their current form but also with an eye on the future taking into account their age because for those who are not picked i will continue to keep tabs on them and althou

to try the seven six seven five out into the one true all title she won you know we're just here lankahas risen to a career high twelfth in the world rankings while critical is seeded fifth at the u.s. open and started in the nuts off studying. while roger federer spearheads the men's half of the draw at the world number one is the man to catch after beating reigning u.s. open champion know that joke of it in the final of the cincinnati masters last week and the swiss says he called right to kick start his quest for a record six title at flushing meadows the thirty one year old winning streak between two thousand and four and two thousand and eight can be a strong point be held by g. recognizant pete sampras etc by that formal much. time there's no doubt about him never ever has to move on. you know whatever. teenagers are those times are. just. going to reach my goal for the coming world i want to. get a good amount of switzerland so it's been incredible i do have this one for me this year you want to do well. if you want to be returning here's one i want to. supersize that is a major

open maria curragh lanka though with a fine are taking facing few problems against hungary and grettir aren't on the way to the third and fourth painted occur like a prevailing six three six two at the louis armstrong stadium her ever present significant other ice hockey star alexander ovechkin liking what he saw to. no problem for the favorites are flushing meadows. either with serena williams seeing up maria who is a martinez sanchez six two six four in the second round williams is seeking a third u.s. open title. has been forced to catch an early plane home after being schooled by sir ronnie though the twenty five year old winning just the one game against a ten c. the tally and better luck for qualifying all get the underdog to the third round after a tough five seven six two seven five win over judge one key burton sign all russian bottle meanwhile saw you come to me in my car of overcoming them particularly this nina in streets. in the menstrual mardy fish overcame a two set deficit to be. hopes of a first ever grand slam title coming to an abrupt end following their disappointin

and moving on opera reoccur lanka's quest for a first ever grand slam crown taxol pace of victory and run to the u.s. . but we start with football where in the champions league russia's two representatives this season have discovered their group stage fate it could have been worse for a russian premier league champions and eat the same petersburg side drawn in group c. alongside seven time european champions milan who looked chronically art of form to mystically it must be said as well as belgians under liked on first timers malaga from spain. in group g. spartak moscow face the almost task of taking on barcelona as a couple on side one europe's premier a competition twice in the past four seasons portuguese side been featured on scottish champions celtic complete the group. elsewhere reigning champion chelsea who won the competition for the first time in may are in group b. there are imminent opponents are it tally in champions eventis shocked or don't ask if you train danes f.c. nortel and. their group of death the champions of spain will face the champions of england for real madri

many other from sri lanka through the center had been given asylum in the u.s..nd large, a lot of the men [unintelligible] there is only one judge for 600 men. it may take months at a time. if you do not want to pay $2,000 for attorney who could maybe find a bond hearing free for $5,000, some just brisket and go back to america and say they could pay coyote $3,000 to go across the border in risk death. >> tom shea, where do people go to apply on august 15? >> where the new york immigration coalition holding an orientation that day. you can get more information on our website. the orientation will have immigration attorneys there who will prescreen people to see if they qualify. there will make appointments with local nonprofit immigration services. >> this is a national show. what do people do all over the country? north dakota, california, arizona? >> it is hard for me to say. >> do they go to an immigration office? >> i would go to a nonprofit illegal immigrant center. they're authorized to provide legal services. i recommend going to immigration attorneys to t

just over three years since the army and sri lanka decided to crush the militants. our correspondent charles haviland has been to a narrow strip of land that became the tamil tigers' last bastion. >> this is where the final bloody battle was fought in 2009. thousands of people perished in this place. since the end of the war, the area has been off-limits to journalists. after several requests, the bbc has been granted permission to come here to see extraordinary sights like thousands of burned out vehicles that you see behind me. some of these ordinary people's vehicles, small cars, rickshaws. some of them were trucks used by the tamil tiger militants. just across from here, a. poignant sight that is thousands of destroyed bicycles, ordinary possessions of civilians who fled the advancing army and were not allowed to leave, but were kept as human shields by tamil tigers. people left by every day possessions. we also see decapitated palm trees, many of which are just stomps, having been damaged in the shelling. and nearby are the many ruined houses of civilians that

they have introduced sri lanka in much of the best. they control and are increasing their highly lucrative trade in drugs. we have that very rare access to the mali army trying to regain control from extremists. >> this heavily-armed convoy is trying to battle islamist insurgents. there's humiliation and shame. for shame. their commander admits the morale of his men is low but he insists his nation will win the fight. >> without any external assistance we cannot fully deal with this situation. >> retaking the north without guns and equipment, it is way off target. the patrol has stopped because beyond this point the land is under the control of al qaeda- linked islamic extremists. in the capital, politicians doubt the country can face extremists alone. >> they have not been trained to face this situation. we don't have the numbers or the equipment or training. we need help from the outside. >> there's little to sing about it, but this volunteer militia is driven by revenge. many of these 400 men and women fled their homes in the north.

take a little trip to sri lanka. >> an elephant block party. >> yeah, well this elephant block party got a little grumpy. they're not too happy with just one of the safari trucks. and we're not talking just one elephant. this entire herd of elephants, they're frustrated by this truck. i'm thinking it's because there were so many baby elephants in this herd. >> and is this window broken in the back? did they break that window? >> there's a big dent and the window is busted. >> i like how they're putting their trunks up, like in the faces of these people. >> like back up, back up. >> so this safari truck, they start to back up. >> a little white bird in the back. >> you know what makes me nervous is that these people are exposed here that are in the back of this pickup truck. they're right out there in the open. >> yeah. >> you know what, they're coming into the home of these elephants. imagine what it would be like if they were coming to your house to take pictures. i understand why they're annoyed. >> but all the other trucks go by fine and the elephants seem to watch them go past. >

and that's now being used from sri lanka to next door in uganda, around the world. >> i envy you the trip and being able to report the story. thank you as always for being here with us. >>> that is our broadcast on a thursday night. thank you for being with us. we'll be back on the air of course tonight for "rock center" at 10:00, 9:00 central. i'm brian williams. of course we hope you'll join us back here tomorrow evening. of course we hope you'll join us back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. everyone. >> a stapdoff is under way in unincorporated redwood city between sheriff's deputies and a man suspected in a series of armed robberies. it's at third and williams avenue. it's on the border of redwood city. cheryl is there. how has this unfolded? what is happening right now? >> reporter: jessica, about 45 minutes ago, county sheriffs moved us back about a block so they can bring in the bomb squad and the sheriff's department. why? as you said, police believed arm

olympic doubles gold medalist williams ease into the first set against the russian six three the killer lanka showed great resolve in the second fighting back from five floors down to take it seventy six williams by the more consistent in the for however wrapping things up swiftly six three six seven six two to advance into the second round. finally to ice hockey canada have edged russia to claim victory in the tournament marking the fortieth anniversary of the famed summit series the under twenty stars adding another chapter to the nation's rivalry as romana kozyrev explains. well russia versus canada is one of the greatest i soccer rivalries that the world has ever seen and the year two thousand and twelve is very special for the fans from both continents and that's because it all began exactly forty years ago with a deal with the star can adopt some series back then it was more than about sports with the country's leaders and media looking at the series as a clash of political systems and ideologies though politicians still don't see eye to eye on many vital issues the heroes of nine hundr

tourists would typically frequent to beach towns like bataya in thailand and sri lanka. >> bangladesh is one of the world's longest natural beach and that's why the government wants to declare a beach being made for about 50-kilometers as an exclusive tourist resort, especially for foreign visitors. >> the government aims to double the number of foreign tourists arriving to almost a million by 2021, which they say will help to generate at least half a million jobs. but industry players say more needs to be done in terms of infrastructure if the area is complete with neighboring beach destinations. there are other issues as well. not least the question of cultural clash. bangladesh is a muslim majority country and there may be resistance some some types of foreign behavior such as sun bathing in skimpy swimsuits, however the -- however the government isn't worried. for decades tourism was not on the priority list of bangladesh, but following a certain economic outlook, tourism may offer the country the opportunity to diversify its revenue base and change its image to the world. bbc new

majors and needs just an impact for the full set of the last four she'll play compatriot america or lanka who saw patrick way to. the in straight sets to set up my semifinal against wimbledon champion cyrano williams threshed current business people. at the olympic basketball tournament russia have booked their place in the playoffs claiming their third victory in a row in dramatic fashion david laufman defeated brazil by a single point seventy five seventy four with six seconds to go in the final quarter the russians were two points down but vitali free zones shot from behind at the very end of the period gave his teammates the victory next up for russia spain on saturday. now the greatest olympian ever michael phelps has added yet another gold to his impressive collection of olympic medals now he's got twenty over all the twenty seven year old american one of the men's two hundred meters medley in a time of one minutes to. seven seconds for his outstanding sixteen for gold that was his first individual event victory in london. two second for silver while lost all track of hundred plaint

open to reoccur lanka among those able to extend her stay in the big apple the russian facing few problems against them carrying grettir on on the way to the third stage fourteenth seeded current keppra feeling six three six two strong stadiums are ever present significant other ice hockey star alexander ovechkin liking what he's. turning to the american contingent flushing meadows momentarily for a sweet william software market the scientists sixty six who are in the second round williams is seeking a third u.s. open title. while two other russian women are being forced to catch an early plane home to cheval a lot of the work by sara only twenty five are winning only one game against ten see the tally and better luck for qualifier all get their underdogs rolling into the third round after a tough five seven six two seven five win over dutch kiki burton's a friendly fire all russian bottled meanwhile so you're covering the current overcome by pitting eleven best six three six. in the men's draw mardy fish overcame a two set deficit to beat russian nicholai done by danko hopes of a first ev

french kids tourists from that country get thrown in jail for that brace of the buddha statue in sri lanka. the united states has taken the protection of military secrets to a whole new level of gun tone of a baby who is defending detainees are outraged after being told they can discuss torture it's apparently part of efforts to protect highly classified cia interrogation techniques used on inmates the lawyers plan to challenge the bond as soon as pretrial hearings begin for five men charged to the nine eleven and one who waited almost three years to even be allowed to see his clients there's a legal barriers and censorship jeopardize the whole idea of a fair trial i think that the united states is worried about disclosure of how bad their conduct was in guantanamo. sort of they. were just describing a grave basically they think that that's a very harmful thing to the united states but that is a cost of trying these people you know you need to clear the error with the truth to get a foreign you i don't think it looks good and it jeopardizes the credibility of these trials of the united sta

and that's now being used from sri lanka to next door in uganda, around the world. >> i envy you theand being able to report the story. thank you as always for being here with us. >>> that is our broadcast on a thursday night. thank you for being with us. we'll be back on the air of course tonight for "rock center" at 10:00, 9:00 central. i'm brian williams. of course we hope you'll join us back here tomorrow evening. of course we hope you'll join us back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

french kids tourists from that country get thrown in jail for their embrace over stay true in sri lanka. the united states has taken the protection of military secrets to a whole new level of good on time of day and always defending the chinese are outraged after being told they come to mention the torture that klein's went through so it's all apparently a part of an effort to protect highly classified cia interrogation techniques used on the inmates there noise through the plan to challenge the bond as soon as pretrial hearings the five men charged over nine eleven start so thomas b. won't a lawyer with is so a man and standing always has defended gun tunnel bay detainees waited almost three years to be even allowed to see his clients and he told is that legal barriers and censorship jeopardize the whole idea of fair trial. i think that the united states is worried about disclosure of how bad their conduct was in guantanamo. sort of they. were describing the great basically they think that that's a very harmful thing for the united states but that is a cost of trying these people you k

set seventy five unfortunate first ever defeat for the us they are still in new haven while carrie lanka next face is second seed patrick and no she'll need only energy she saved from perth water semifinal. course you know and you always want to win you for the where you know your son of course of the marriage and there are two sets of three so. you had some very important clues she couldn't continue in the marriage so i didn't the extent of story or get some emotion from the final. now moving on and lance armstrong has been stripped of his seven tour de france titles and given a lifetime ban from cycling after he refused to fight drug charges from the u.s. anti-doping agency the agency alleges armstrong used banned substances as far back as nine hundred ninety six and has raised fourteen years of his career the forty year old maintains his innocence but said he'd had enough of contesting accusations equals known since the american retired in two thousand and five after his last victory but returned between two thousand and nine and two thousand and twelve on monday he failed in his atte

we're talking 74% from four countries, iran, iraq, afghanistan, and sri lanka. to us why folks are making their way to australia and who these people are. >> well, they're refugees from hardship, war-torn countries and people looking for a better life. it is not unusual where they're from and where they're going. the problem has been this all kicked off back in june. there was a boat capsized, a couple of boats in one month, 90 people drowned and that really -- >> coming from? >> those people were coming from afghanistan at that time. now, they drowned and so that really was the tipping point if you like. the government was forced into a position where they started this big review, a lot of imminent people on the committee that did it. they have come out with the recommendations, ship it all back offshore. have these refugees process the in places like naruit, middle of nowhere, way off in the pacific ocean and also papua new guinea and process them there. why? as a deterrent to make the journey in the first place by boat because it is people smugglers doing thi

the ipad she wore to cover the high that she lost in the 1990's when she was shot reporting in sri lanka. this was the last message that she took when her and her friend were targeted and killed by rockets fired by the syrian army. she rode i think the reports of my survival may be exaggerated. that was the neighborhood of homes which was the focal point of the resistance to the syrian regime and in retribution its people for being subjected to relentless attacks by artillery tanks. sickening, reid. i can't understand how the world can stand by, and i should be heartened by now. watched the baby died today. shrapnel. the doctors could do nothing. his little tummy just heaved until he stopped. feeling helpless as well as cold, we will keep trying to get out the information. anthony won the two pulitzer prizes for reporting one of the "washington post" and the other at times. he was born in oklahoma, his family had their roots in lebanon. he was familiar with arabic but he became fluent only after hard work as an adult. this ended up by giving him a great advantage over most of his country

hour we would never see this much traffic on the bridge at one time from their clearing out the back lanka'sll the way to marin city. now the traffic reaches further into marin county in the southbound direction. the traffic begins to slow a cream gray on 101 southbound kirku we are still seen they delays on the peninsula pin there were three lanes of the freeway shutdown in redwood city at whipple. at the scene with the incident occurred the traffic has thinned out and is moving nicely. you no longer need to consider an alternate route there. >> the ride on the bay bridge was a light and easy ride all morning. >>erica: the have not seen too much in the way of sunshine. here is a picture from our roof can at downtown santa does go -- downtown 7 cisco that will continue to persist until we see clear conditions. a lot of the cloud cover is moving in land. the high-pressure is actually weakening as we speak. it is cooler for today in the cool weather will stretch into the weekend as well. let's take a look at the temperatures -- high temperatures for today. your kron 4 7 day around the bay fore

eyepatch that she wore to cover the eye that she had lost in the 1990s when she was shot reporting in sri lanka. this was her last message sent not long before she and her photographer were apparently targeted and killed by rockets fired by the syrian army. she wrote, i think the reports of my survival may be exaggerated. that was the neighborhood of holmes the focal point of resistance to the searing regime and its people were being subjected to relentless attacks by artillery and tanks. sickening road marie. i cannot understand how the world can stand by and i should be heartened by now. doctors could do nothing. .. >> in his books and in his reporting in two of america's best newspapers, he was able to change the perceptions of many people in this country who are prone to seeing the arabs as either decadent sheikhs or a bunch of ragheads with terrorist inclinations. anthony continually risked his life in baghdad. during the iraq war he was shot in the arm while reporting from the west bank x last year he came close to being executed as a spy in libya. for the past year, shadid spent much tim

the best example is one that is personally involved in october 2005, radiological attack or in sri lankagoes off. something radiological coming out of the four. the problem is the department of energy put in the monitor didn't have the whole system in place. didn't have the camera, did not the tracking system so we didn't know what the heck caused it or where one is. for two weeks straight out of the white house are recorded in intelligence matters, diplomatic efforts. the navy efforts, coast guard efforts, entirety of the infrastructure to figure out what it's caused because we have whittled down to 17 ships in five ships and two were headed to new york. we had no idea what was on it and no idea if it was real enough. at the end of the day the scrap metal or radiological material scrap metal. we didn't know until we had boarded all those ships that we had identified and took two weeks of our time nonstop. >> very quickly we have a minute or two left. >> a lawyer and vietnam vet now. going back to the president picking targets, everyone is familiar with president johnson spending a lot o