terrorism and spread the war in to laos and cambodia is that what we're doing in kyrgyzstan and manas air base and so forth and these are some very serious questions that ought to be looked at it when you mention the cia in the form a cia off official has recently said u.s. troops will leave afghanistan by the twenty twelve u.s. election because it's actually the only way for obama to stay in office so we're really talking about u.s. political interests at stake here rather than afghanistan's interest in the long term. well i wouldn't place too much stake on political analysis of anyone from the cia but i don't think a miracle of the second coming of jesus could bring obama into a second term so i don't think the troop withdrawal is going to have any effect on that but it won't happen the pentagon will have the troops permanently stationed behind something like fifteen permanent bases built around the country and most of those are air bases aimed at china. central asia and russia kazakhstan the pipeline just finally can i go back to the subject of these security threats so european security of

air base in afghanistan where pork by the open society foundation says inmates were subjected to sleep deprivation and extended periods of isolation. next hour interview show spotlight coming up former british intelligence officer michael smith reveals some trade secrets to al gore and stay with us. for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers.

it happened yesterday morning at surf beach on the property of vandenburg air force base. he had been body boarding when he held out for help. his friend was two feet away on a surfboard but the two men were hundred yards from shore. >> they say his buddy go

on saturd, warrentu air force base in wyoming experienced a 45-minute disruption of power which left airmen at the five launch centers without reliable communication with the 50 missile silos for about 45 minutes. backup communication systems were in place, we're told. u.s. military officials insist that the public was never in any danger. the president never lost his ability to launch an attack. >>> more proof that consumers continue to reward the ford motor company. ford said today it had its sixth profitable quarter in a row and its best third quarter in more than 20 years. ford was the only one of the detroit big three not to declare bankruptcy and not to take a government bailout. >>> on wall street, the dow was up just slightly today. a little over five points. when we come back, remembering a man who believed everybody deserved a few moments of joy.

this is one of three public beaches on vandenberg air force base. it has been shut down. we are told that it is a popular surf spot because of the rough terrain. they say that it creates some pretty strong waves, which can also be dangerous, but no one was prepared for the danger lurking beneath. this is the spot on surf beach at vandenberg air force base where 19-year-old lucas ransom was killed by a shark. this is all that's left of his boogie board. it happened just before 9:00 a.m. officials say the chemical engineering student and a friend came here to catch some waves when tragedy struck. >> the friend was surfing, the victim was boogey boarding, saw his friend go under water for a brief moment, came up, something was wrong, noticed that he'd been attacked by a shark. >> reporter: ransom was boarding 100 yards after the beach when the 14 to 20-foot shark pulled him under the water. his friend swam to help him. >> he was recovered by his friend and witnesses on the scene. vandenberg fire personnel responded and pronounced him dead at the scene. the board was also rec

tennis then, one of the germans was arrested this summer and is being questioned at about brown air base. since his arrest, the pace of drone strikes has increased in pakistan. an early attack killed a britain. germany, france, and britain are all possible targets. there may be differences between europe and america about how soon to act. >> the germans are thinking, we will let this developer a little bit more. they are in pakistan. they are not in europe yet. americans are saying that we have to stop this now. maybe there are people in europe already. >> there is a serious investigation underway at mi5 headquarters. while the intelligence was credible, they say that it was the specific. it did not specify an imminent threat. france moved against twoist -- jihadist networks. >> the men who plotted to kill americans by driving a homemade car bomb into times square and leaving little to explode as ben sentenced to prison. faisal shahzad had pled guilty to weapons and terrorism charges. >> this is the pakistani born u.s. citizen that declared war on his adopted country. >> i am planning to

bry bare to the taliban and there are a couple of examples where two men locally were to guard an air base. so they nicknamed them mr. pink and mr. white. it emerged that mr. pink was a mid level taliban manner and mr. white was actually hosting a meeting of sr militant commanders when that meeting was broken up and attacked by the americans. mr. white was killed. but it goes to show that to a certain degree there is a serious level of threat thafflet the people the americans are working with and paying do have throings the taliban. >> i understand that senators are now demanding a more stringent vetting process when it comes to contractors. how easy is this to put into practice? it's not easy. we're talking about 26,000 private security firms working in afghanistan. 90% of those people are working for the american government. and the u.s. government at the time of this report had 125 contracts with 0 different entities and organizations. so vetting is extremely difficult. what the difficult of defense here in washington says that it is trying to reduce its reliance on private security con

reportedly killed yesterday after it crashed into the mountains east of kabul after taking off from the air base. investigators say the cause of the crash is not known. >>> in virginia, navy sailors and officers stood alongside the extended family of the uss cole memorial in norfolk. yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the attack which killed 17 of theship's crew as it was docked in yemen. >>> and talk about an electric shock. a woman in georgia got quite a surprise when she opened up her electricity bill that totaled more than $1 billion. fortunately, the energy company cleared up the astronomical mistake right away and adjusted her bill to a much more reasonable $287. big different, right? >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,020 after rising 10 yesterday. the s&p add 5 and the nasdaq climbed 15. taking a look at overseas trading this morning in tokyo, the nikkei climbed 14 points while in hong kong the hang seng surged up by 335. >>> stocks his hit fresh five-month highs on tuesday on more thoughts that the fed may act soon to pum

air base in okinawa despite local opposition. prime minister kan must not forget that his government was blind sided by china's decision to seize the opportunity to take an aggressive action against japan, aggressive stance against japan just when kan and his people were preoccupied with internal party affairs and the japan/u.s. alliance looked pulled apart by the debate over the relocation issue. >> thanks. >>> representatives from all over the world are in japan for an international conference on biodiversity. the meeting is being held in nagoya along with discussing environmental policy some participants will be visiting a rural japanese district where people use a traditional and ecologically sound method to keep water clean. nhk world's reporter takes us there. >> reporter: this water is flowing from 20 meters underground. residents in shiga prefecture have been using spring water in many aspects of their lives for hundreds of years. this shop has used the water since it opened 110 years ago. >> translator: tofu made with sp

troops at ramstein air base in germany were involved in a 24 hour security exercise tied to the threat, but no interruption to the nba basketball tour of europe. the nix played on in -- the knicks played on in europe. >> i'm here on business and come here quite a bit. i'll just keep my eyes open and hopefully things will work out. >> reporter: the state department alert is really one step below a warning that would encourage you not to visit europe at all. that is not the case right now. officials here at home are telling you to use common sense like you just heard from that traveler by quickly leaving the scene if you see unintended packages or hear loud noises and by minimizing the number of luggage tags that identify you as an american. back to you. >>> we now know what led to that bus crash on i-270 last week. laura evan tonight everywhere at 11:00. >> driver of that bus that plunged off the 270 overpass died of a heart attack. people on the bus told police they knew something was wrong just before the crash and an autopsy confirmed it. they say the driver was sweating and then slu

center in afghanistan the facility dubbed the black jail is thought to be located at bob graham air base former inmates claim they were subjected to strip searches sleep deprivation and a lack of food and some testimonies date from this year despite president obama's pledge to clean up prison practices the u.s. military denies the detention center even exists philip giraldi a former cia officer says about a subscription worse than these three assessors when it comes to detainees in afghanistan. the administration doesn't need another scandal to cause it problems so i think if they do have secret interrogation centers and i would be awfully surprised to be honest if they didn't i would imagine the cia runs interrogation centers i would imagine the military does the same. the administration basically just wants this this to become a non-issue. but the fact is i mean they're fighting a war in afghanistan which in which there are some rules but at the same time the rules are very often stretched when obama was running for president he talked a very good story about what he was going to do bu

former prisoners claim abuse continues at in jail inside america's bob graham air base in afghanistan despite u.s. military efforts to revamp the system. six am in the russian capital i match reza good to be with you here on r t our top story who go chavez's and moscow is russia and venezuela aim to boost cooperation in areas from nuclear power to arms deals and oil production the venezuelan leader met president medvedev and prime minister putin sealing some key deals artie's catarina has more. very sweet deals. i brought these chocolates from venezuela they're the best thing in the world and i'm going to give them to all of you they're cheap too so you should think of buying something and here we have some banana jam and cocoa that's the best product from our country for you my friend that is when president hugo chavez sealed this country steals this.

former prisoners claim abuse continues out in jail inside america's bob graham air base in afghanistan despite u.s. military efforts to revamp the system. next a look at capitalism torture and the sex appeal all that and more coming your way in the show stay with us. welcome the alone show that the real headlines with none of the mercy me live out of washington d.c. now the rescue of the chilean miners captured the world's hearts this past week it was a story of the strength of the human spirit and according to an opt out of the wall street journal was also a smashing victory for capitalism where really i thought the miners were rescued by the chilean government and nasa and so forth and we were going to debate that issue and get into all the details of the reasons anthony rand next he was once the cia's inspiration for their interrogation program now psychologist martin seligman is being awarded a huge army contract for resilience.

former prisoners claim they were abused as secret jailed inside america's bob graham air base in afghanistan they are reported by a u.s. foundation catalogs inmate statement saying they were subjected to extreme temperatures sleep deprivation and extended periods of isolation this comes as the u.s. revamps its detention facilities in the country. up next our interview show spotlight coming up former british intelligence officer michael smith reveals some trade secrets to host stay with us for that thing.

former prisoners claim they were abused at a secret jail inside america's bodrum air base in afghanistan or report by u.s. foundation catalogs in made statements saying they were subjected to extreme temperature of sleep deprivation and extended periods of isolation. that's next r t looks behind the perestroika were for all reforms which the west applauded for opening up the soviet union but turned many people's lives upside down stay with us . it was a time when the youngs of the entire world the soviet union.

terrorism spread the war into laos and cambodia is that what we're doing in kyrgyzstan and manas air base and so forth and these are some very serious questions that ought to be looked at i think. a nuclear powered russian eyes break a bound for the north pole has embarked on a one year journey in complete isolation scientists on board are searching for a life for where they can conduct research and will have no contact with land for the entire time but it's hoped this study will also help bolster russia's arctic territorial claims. went to me as the crew preparing for a lonely and difficult expedition. at the top of the world nothing new for the likes of arctic veteran russia's. he's lost count of times he's traveled to both poles or rather has a new lonely cold possibly dangerous adventure lies ahead. for these young man two weeks aboard an icebreaker is a last chance to have fun and get to know new colleagues but as soon as they get to their final destination it will be hard work and survival. to give you his diaries a present my girlfriend. has an old travelers book with drawings and

solano county eastbound 80 between highway 12 and air base parkway.should be cleared by about 7:00 this morning. if you're taking mass transit, no delays, everything is running on schedule today. let's go outside in the south bay for a live look. this is 280 right at the 17 overcrossing. as you can see, nice and light. no problems right now through the downtown san jose area. and for our north bay commuter, a live look in san rafael. taillights are moving south bay along 101 and the drive time from 37 all the way to 580 just a light nine minutes. definitely friday light out there. for the latest traffic updates go to abc7news.com and click on the traffic link under abc 7 extras. >> megan thank you very much. it's 5:20. >> still ahead, a boost to keep lake tahoe blue. >> and a giant letdown as the national league playoff series heads back to philadelphia. the orange and black come insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and hoping for different results. i

former prisoners claim they were abused at a secret jail inside america's bob graham air base in afghanistan by the open society foundation says it mates were subjected to sleep deprivation and extended periods of isolation this comes as the u.s. revamped its detention facilities in the country. political correctness was to us was supposed to smooth out society's intolerance but as peter lavelle's guests now discuss it's actually polarizing people into being angrier than ever crosstalk coming your way in less than a minute here on r t four. and.

road work in solano county, eastbound 80 between highway 12 and air base parkway, a few lanes blockedntil 7:00 this morning. going outside for a live look at the ride in walnut creek. it's dark but this is southbound 680, taillights moving southbound. no delays but road work northbound 680, the ramp from eastbound 22 getting on to northbound 680 you'll find a few lanes blocked there until 6:00. elsewhere at the bay bridge toll plaza, a beautiful ride making your way through the tolls and heading right on into san francisco. jenelle, eric. >> thank you very much. our time 4:39. >> why some south bay community college students plan to hold a demonstration this morning. >> after spending two years in an iranian prison, a southern california man is reunited with his family. >> governor schwarzenegger's plans for when he's no longer in office. will he be back in hollywood? sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel. we're like forget florida, we're going on a safari. so we're on the serengeti, and seth finds a really big bone. we're talking huge. they dig it up, put it in the natural

former prisoners claim they were abused at a secret jail inside america's air base in afghanistan or a port by u.s. foundation catalogues in made statements saying they were subjected to extreme temperatures sleep deprivation and extended periods of isolation this comes as the u.s. revamps its tension facilities in the country. next political correctness was supposed to smooth out society's intolerance but as host peter lavelle's guest now discuss it's actually polarizing people into being angrier than ever it's coming your way next on cross talk stay with us for.

it happened at surf beach in santa barbara county near vandenberg air force base. amy johnson reports where three beaches have been closed as a result of this attack. >> reporter: santa barbara helicopter crews searching the waters of the beach at vandenberg air force base where -- >> reporter: a santa barbara county sheriff's department helicopter crew searching the waters of surf beach at vandenberg air force base where 19-year-old lucas ransom was fatally attacked by a shark just before 9:00 a.m. >> the friend was surfing. the victim was boogie boarding. saw his friend go under water for a brief moment, came up, something was wrong, noticed that he had been attacked by a shark. assisted him into the beach. >> reporter: ransom a chemical engineering student at uc santa barbara was pronounced dead at the scene. the shark reportedly tearing his leg off. >> the boogie board was also recovered which had a large bite taken out of t according to the witnesses, the shark was between 14 and 18 feet long. federal and state fish & game officials are assisting with efforts t

terrorism spread the war into laos and cambodia is that what we're doing in kyrgyzstan and manas air base and so forth and these are some very serious questions that ought to be looked at i think. and as historian f. william mentioned there the drug trade remains a massive problem for afghanistan and the neighboring countries russia's top driving forces says the u.s. led campaign has only made the matter worse. of the nine years of the u.s. campaign in afghanistan shows more fighting equals less chance to destroy the narcotics business only the government capable of ruling the country based on the population supports can solve the drug problem when american say you can't leave the peasants without their only way of income giving a sign to the afghan authorities to keep out of the opium business because those left without cash work turn to the taliban for support but this is just an excuse. and by the way you can see the full interview with the head of russia's narcotics agency on our website that's r.t. dot com and online all the time and also will be broadcasting that interview in its en

air base in afghanistan or by the open society foundation says inmates were subjected to sleep deprivation and extended periods of isolation this comes as the u.s. revamps its detention facilities across the country. up next r.t. looks behind the perestroika reforms which the west applauded for opening up the soviet union but many people say turned their lives upside down.

former prisoners claim they were abused at a secret jail inside america's bodrum air base in afghanistan. the report by u.s. foundation catalogs made statements saying they were subjected to extreme temperatures sleep deprivation and extended periods of isolation. next start he takes a look inside the perestroika reforms which the west applauded for the opening up of the soviet union but turned many people's lives upside down stay with us. it was a time when the young of the entire room the soviet union the only god whose music .

black jail for those captured during afghan operations is thought to be located in the back room air base former inmates told open society foundations they were subjected to sleep deprivation extended periods of isolation as well as the lack of food and blankets some of them claim to abuses of these claim to date from this year despite president obama's push to overhaul prison practices u.s. military the detention center even exists. only the richest americans have access to adequate legal protection that's according to a recent report by an independent law group which just slammed the u.s. for not providing justice for all. her finds out it's only the tip of an unconstitutional iceberg. the united states of america land of freedom and equality a place where all citizens have equal access to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness or to try to make sure country mean change their liberty in the freedom that you care but not if you ask the tea partiers and while many might wonder what exactly they've been complaining about it looks like they might be on to something according to a new rep

detention center in afghanistan a facility dubbed the black jail is thought to be located and bob graham air base former inmates claim they were subjected to strip searches sleeve to pervasion now lack of food some testimonies date from this here despite president obama's pledge to clean up prison facilities practices rather and u.s. military denies the detention center even exists feel drowsy former cia officer says obama's administration is worse than his predecessor when it comes to detainees in afghanistan. and when obama was running for president he talked a very good story about what. he was going to do but he's actually done very little of that we see an escalation of the war in afghanistan we see the secret prisons are continuing we see the the government using what they call the security privilege to keep it from being challenged in court on many of these prison related issues so so the obama administration in many respects is worse than the bush administration clearly there is a facility within the facility where probably special prisoners for one reason or another are subjected to stre

dubbed the black jail for those captured during afghan operations is thought to be located baghran air base former inmates tell the open society foundations they were subjected to sleep deprivation extended periods of isolation as well as lack of food and blankets some of the claim to be used as a date from this year despite president obama's pledge to overhaul prison practices u.s. military denies the detention center exists philip giraldi a former cia cia officer says the obama administration is more than the bush administration when it comes to prisoners detained in afghanistan. when obama was running for president he talked a very good story about what he was going to do but he's actually done very little of that we see an escalation of the war in afghanistan we see the secret prisons are continuing we see the the government using what they call the security privilege to keep it from being challenged in court on many of these prison related issues so so the obama administration in many respects is worse than the bush administration clearly there is a facility within the facility where p

the attack happened this morning at surf beach in santa barbara county near vandenberg air force base. we have some photographs. these actually show the sharks bite marks on the board. amy johnson reports about the three closed beaches. >> reporter: a santa barbara county sheriff's department helicopter crew searching the waters of surf beach at vandenberg air force base where 19-year-old lucas ransom was fatally attacked by a shark just before 9:00 a.m. >> the friend was surfing. the victim was boogie boarding. saw his friend go under water for a brief moment, came up, something was wrong, noticed that he had been attacked by a shark. assisted him into the beach. >> reporter: ransom a chemical engineering student at uc santa barbara was pronounced dead at the scene. the shark reportedly tearing his leg off. >> the boogie board was also recovered which had a large bite taken out of t according to the witnesses, the shark was between 14 and 18 feet long. federal and state fish & game officials are assisting with efforts to identify the type of shark involved. >> reporter: as a safety p

that is the latest live at surf beach at vandenberg air force base. stephanie stanton. back to you guys. >> rare but always frightening. thank you, stephanie. >>> nine san francisco neighborhoods are about to get free wi-fi. a washington non-provp profit began installing wi-fi in less affluent communities this week. the idea is to narrow the digital divide for thousands of people across the country. the government and cell phone companies are helping fund the project. >>> well, no better but no worse. california's unemployment rate didn't budge last month. it stayed put at 12.4%. the national rate also held steady at 9.6% for two months in a row. while some see the numbers as evidence of stability, others aren't encouraged. in fact, the business forecasting center in stockton predicts that the state's jobless rate won't job below 10% for another three years. >>> there is good news from the people who move things from one side of the country to the other. and that might bode well for the rest of us. nbc's chris clackum reports on the road to recovery. >> reporter: with i

former prisoners claim they were abused at a secret jail inside america's air base in afghanistan or a port by a u.s. foundation catalogs an inmate statement saying they were subjected to extreme temperatures sleep deprivation and extended periods of isolation. up next u.s. labor unions are showing little mercy in the second part of the alona show stay with us. while it's time for a tool time award and it goes to a whole career loving politician from louisiana senator david vitter is running for reelection and by all the bulls he's headed for.

. >>> construction on the inner loop of the beltway towards andrews air force base. beautiful otherwise. connecticut ave. common knowledge of kensington, looks good through prince george's county. the next picture is trafficking and virginia, off to a good run of 66 and 395. there's nothing of the 14th street bridge. >>> 4:31. the suns lead the murder trial, one of d.c.'s most notorious crimes. chandra levy murdere tthe trial. >> it has been more than nine years since her disappearance and murder. today the man that prosecutors say killed her will face a trial that could last more than a month. it took several days for attorneys to choose a jury for the 29-year-old ingmar guandique. that is the man they believe tried to sexually assault the woman while jogging in rock creek park. it took 13 months to find her body. international coverage focused on her alleged affair with gary condit, a california congressman. he was ultimately cleared of any involvement. ingmar guandique made statements to another inmate while serving time for assaulting two other businessmen in roc

>> reporter: well, in germany in the air base a couple hundred miles from here, there was a higher security alert for troops there, told to stay on the base, a curfew on friday night and a warning following that. if you go off base, don't wear your uniform. there is perhaps a reason for that. we're not being told explicitly. but it could be -- it could be part of this heightened threat warning in the travel advisory. back in 2007 here in germany, an al qaeda-linked group planned to -- planned a series of terrorist attacks using massive amounts of explosives. and the targets they chose back then in germany were u.s. servicemen and americans in germany at discos, at restaurants, at nightclubs, at places where they might gather. so there seems to be a history here in germany. and possibly elsewhere in europe, but specifically in germany where u.s. citizens would be the target. and specifically service personnel. that plot was thwarted here three years ago. that is not being made public here, don. >> thank you, nick. >>> u.s. travelers on their way to europe seem to be taking the travel alert i

air bases and they helped sow the seeds for the biggest pumpkin patch in europe. >> wow. >> that again was the bbc's anthony bartram reporting. remember last year, 2009 there was a pumpkin shortage. i remember when you had to cook. a shortage of canned pumpkins. there's no shortage, the problems with rain from last year. >> no shortage from our graphics department. >> nice and spooky. >> you look more awake there. that's for sure. nsurance card, too. t medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to " 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, not paid by medicare part b. that can save you from paying .up to thousands of dollars... out of your own pocket. these are the only medicare supplement insurance plans... exclusively endorsed by aarp. when you call now, you'll get this free information kit... with all you need to enroll. put their trust in aarp p medicare supplement insuranc. plus you'll get this fr

troops at the air base in germany involved in a 24-hour security exercise tied to the threat.ut there was no disruption to u.s. basketball tour in europe. they put a brave face on it all. >> you can't leave on fear. i come here quite a bit. i will keep my eyes open. hopefully it will work out. >> some criticized the terror alert for being too big or too sweeping, the state department says it's just asking americans travelling in europe to be more cautious. apparently they're doing. >> great. greg palkot live in london. thank you. >>> dutch builders went on trial charged to incite hate against muslim. he argued he had a right to freedom of speech and he's not broken the law. faces up to a year in jail if convi convicted. we will show you what the white house is doing to light a fire under democratic >> shannon: former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel began his campaign for chicago mayor this morning. he greeted commuters at a downtown elevated train station. he resigned from the white house post on friday. sunday he announced he will call his tell it like it is tour as h

sheriff says that a man was attacked this morning at surf beach which is on the property of the air base. a friend on a surfboard got the victim to shore but the man ended up bleeding to death. the beach and two others will remain closed through the weekend. >>> here in the bay area we talked about exactly this scenario yesterday. bill, rain today a little bit more tomorrow and ramping up later. >> this is the time of year, many folks make weekend plans, i'm getting a lot of calls into the weather center, you guys are going to be wet on sunday. widely scattered showers, not a big deal. up toward winters and vacaville you have light showers. this is just prime in the pump. the real rain gets in here on sundays. here's how it breaks out. let's go to philadelphia real quick, we have a big baseball game. we're not sure what time the game starts, but 60s, and partly cloudy. that's your saturday's game. i would give you sunday's forecast for the game but i don't think we'll need it, i think we'll finish it on saturday. this is the real deal. it's going to be wet. we could see one to 2-inches o

that's following a spike in the deadly accidents, like one near andrews air force base back in 2008. l air ambulances, traveling the electronic systems that could warn them on the air or on the ground. >>> and the man already suspected of stabbing more than a dozen people in three states, including virginia, is facing still more charges. and live, they are accused of smashing in the car window when the parking lot of the michigan bar last july. they believe it might have been in retaliation for something that happened inside that bar. and so far, he faces charges, in six stabbings in michigan. but none in the stabbings that he is suspected of in virginia or ohio. well, don't be startled if you see a lot of the security on am track tomorrow. this is all part of the high security exercise along national transit routes. the department of the homeland security out here for the exercises that have been planned for months. they are not connected to any specific terror threats. >>> and come this time tomorrow, metro will be in the final stages of closing down. and the international monetary