thank you. >> madam secretary, lady ashton, thank you. the iranian letter refers to a readiness for dialogue, talks at the earliest possibility, and also significantly no preconditions in it for those talks. yet, you seem somewhat hesitant to embrace this. is it that you think the letter is not sincere, and what more do you need to see before you coul you see for those talks to begin? thank you. >> first, as i think we both have said, we are evaluating the response. our unity within the p-5 plus 1 has been absolutely critical in dealing with iran in the past. it remains so going guard. it takes time to consult and to do so in a thorough manner. so we need to give time to our partners in the p-5 plus 1 process to do their own evaluation, but we've been clear about two things that i want to stress. first, as outlined in kathy's october letter to iran, any conversation with iran has to begin with the discussion of its nuclear program and iran's response to kathy's letter does appear to acknowledge and accept that. second, we must be assured

percentage of ashton. the e.u. convinced the totally unacceptable escalation of violence in the area. the time as kind to speak with one voice and demand an end to the bloodshed and the democratic future for syria. the e.u. has been leading international calls for strong u.n. action. we are very disappointed like all of you by the recent failure of the united nations will to adopt a resolution due to a new feature of russia and china. last saturday following the vote, the high representative on the can ress up the eagles continue to support all efforts at the league of arab states and called once more on all members of the u.n. security council to assume their resonsibilities. the searing crisis is and will remain very high on the e.u. agenda. the e.u. foreign ministers will discuss it again on the 27th of february. the e.u. has thrown out the conflict by the syrian people and the high representative continues to increase pressure on the syrian authorities through multiple levels. the priority for now is to stop th

ashton says she's evaluating the contents of the letter and will consult with the united states, russia and other partners. the eu coordinator says they will not resume talks unless iran is prepared to discuss concrete confidence-building measures without preconditions. last month eu announced plans to ban iranian oil imports in its toughest economic sanctions to date. >> japan's prescribe has urged israel to avoid using military force to stop iran's nuclear development. >> he wants cooperation including strengthening economic sanctions. >> and would be extremely dangerous. noda called on israel to seek a diplomatic and peaceful resolution. >> in other news, investigators in bangkock are hunting for clues following explosions that wounded five people. the assailant, the unite and israel have suggested the blasts could be linked to earlier incidents that took place in india and georgia. nhk world has more. >> reporter: 24 hours after three explosions rocked central bangkok, two of the three suspects have been arrested. police say both men hold iranian passports. they've been charged with

i'm tired of pretending ashton doesn't suck.ashton's just a victim of bad writing. well, backpedaling on tuesday. he took some of it back on his website and kind of issued a little bit of an apology to ashton. he says, "dear ashton, my bad. i was disrespectful to a man doing his best. i got excited and threw you into the crossfire. the rest of my statement i stand behind. however, you deserve better. safety in your travels, good sir." signed the late charlie harper. >> referring to his character on the show. charlie just needs to be quiet and chill out and relax so he doesn't have to -- >> and shut up? >> putting something out there and taking it back and all that. it's over. you had your -- >> but it's entertaining. >> it's entertaining. you had your drama last year all over the news. enough. let you move on, the show move on, ashton move on. enough with it. shut up, charlie. all right. adele, of course the darling of the music world right now, her big night at the grammys, and she was at kind of britain's version of the grammy

i'm tired of pretending ashton doesn't suck. not cool.he newly engaged drew barrymore has punched pregnancy rumors. a rep for the 36-year-old actress only fueled speculation by refusing to confirm or deny the story. >>> finally, fresh from her six grammy wins earlier this month, singer adele continued her winning streak at the brit awards on tuesday. unfortunately, her big night was soured when she flipped a middle finger on stage after her acceptance speech was cut short. adele later defended the angry gesture saying it went out to the suit behind the event. she wanted to make sure the fans knew it wasn't directed at them. >> i guess they were wrapping her up early and not giving her time to speak. this is adele. >> exactly. the guy who cut her off is terrified. >> i thought she was going for the light and fluffy thing. >>> this comes to us from the white house where president obama doubled down on his newfound love of public singing during a tribute to the blues. listen. ♪ baby don't you know come on baby don't you want to go ♪ ♪ ain't

in a statement on his website the one time self proclaimed war lock apologized to ashton kutcher forim. he called in live to rant about him saying i'm tired of pretending the show doesn't suck. i'm tired of pretending ashton doesn't suck. >>> newly engaged drew berry more has sparked pregnancy rumors after she was holding what appeared to be an ultrasound image. can't we give people some privacy. a rep for the 36-year-old actress only fueled speculation. put it in your purse, right? finally fresh from her six grammy wins earlier this month, singer adele continued her winning streak at the brit awards tuesday. unfortunately her big night was soured when she flipped the middle finger on stage. >> i like angry adele. >> but it's because -- of course you do. it's because her acceptance speech was cut short so she defended that gesture saying it went out to the suits behind the event. no one likes to be cut off. they need their glory. >> she threatened to be all nice in the next album? no. angry adele. >> we know that's not happening. >>> finally, last night at the white house president o

secretary clinton met with lady ashton at the state department today. >> this response from the iranian government is one we've been waiting for. if we do proceed, it will have to be a sustained effort that can produce results. >> reporter: secretary clinton said the iranian letter seemed to embrace a basic pre-condition for any future talks with the rogue nation which boasted this week about advances in its nuclear program. >> any conversation with iran have begin with the discussion of its nuclear program and iran's response to kathy's letter does appear to acknowledge and accept that. >> reporter: scott, u.s. officials believe iran wants to reopen talks because those tough sanctions have choked off the iranian economy and today the obama administration praised a new effort by swift, that belgian base financial clearing house, to blacklist the iranian banks. this is an effort pushed by the white house to toughen those sanctions and make sure that iran stays at the negotiating table. >> pelley: and we have more on swift tonight. nora, thanks very much. swift is essentially the computer

charlie sheen now apologizing to ashton kutcher.ticize the coucher and said the recent criticism was disrespectful. last year he replaced sheen on "two and a half men" after his wild and controversial rants. last year sheen called into an internet news show. he ranted about his replacement. but now a change of heart. sort of. sheen wrote kutcher a letter saying in respect i was disrespectful to a man doing his best. i got excited and threw you into the crossfire but the rest of my statement i stand behind. you, however, deserve better. and an embarrassing royal moment. it's caught on camera. cameras catch the husband of phenodin mark's princess mary. they were sitting next to each other and suddenly he began to stare at the young princess. when she caught him, he quickly looked away. she kept her composure. automatic war. >>> this is probably not the way she planned. looks like she did not get the fashion memo. secretary clinton stands out big time in a g20 group photo. that's because she showed up for the photo session in mexico we

ashton met with secretary of state hillary clinton today. afterwards, clinton said the letter appeared to acknowledge that the talks must begin with a discussion of iran's nuclear program. >> the international community has been looking to iran to demonstrate it is prepared to come to the table in a serious and constructive way. this response from the iranian government is one we've been waiting for, and if we do proceed, it will have to be a sustained effort that can produce results. >> suarez: secretary clinton said the major powers are still reviewing a formal response to the iranian letter. swift has agreed to stop handling iranian bank transfers. it's seen as an important setback to iran doing business with the rest of the world. for more, we get two views: ray takeyh was a state department official in the obama administration focusing on iran. he's now a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. and flynt leverett was the director of middle east affairs on the national security council during the george w. bush administration.

the eu foreign policy chief katherine ashton is scheduled to visit in april. the eu hopes to improve relation with myanmar, following recent announcement by e s.t ll send an ambassador to the country. >> mo tn 60,000 households were set to evacuate after the disaster at the fukusha iii. eyeceived claim forms from tokyo electric power company. half of them have sent the forms back. now nearly a year since the accident, the compensation process is ineffective or too slow. today's nuclear watch focuses on coenti fvictims. first we hear of one family who isn't happy with the compensation they received. >> he and his family were forced to leave their homes after the nueaacdent last march. his home is ten kilometers from the disabled plant. before the accident, hepent nearly $400,000 renovating the building. now he cannot visit his home without permission fm authorities. >> translator: i love my house, but i'll have to abandon it and move somewhere else soon if i can't cultivate my fields because of radiation. >> translator: his family received compensation from tep

>> i spent the last four days of my trip researching ashton kutcher's sex life.he one journalist on the ground who was into that. >> i think they found carvings and pyramids that fore told ashton kutcher's sex life. >> it was chopped off by the empress to me. one of the tinges that i was thinking this week, what were we promised by the neo conservatives? we will fight this one what are and then there will be a wave of democratic revolutions. didn't anyone do the math and figure out most of the parliaments will be dominated by islamic groups? how is this a surprise? >> they weren't big on math. >> it is a good point. but in 2010 egypt was -- i think it was the fifth largest recipient of u.s. aid. >> $1.5 billion. >> as the muslim brotherhood officials said is no longer, should that work both ways ? >> that is a couple things. one, they are calling our bluff. they arrested these guys out of desperation. the revolution is not going well and the military council is concerned and they are calling for his head and looking for a scapegoat. it is a news story. it shifts

i'm tired of pretending like ashton doesn't suck.how do you really feel, charlie? >> yeah. he said it's nothing personal, i just feel bad for him, he said it was such bad writing. >> again, he took jabs at the show, ashton, and the writing. charlie, he's back in the news. >> killing three birds with one stone. >> oh, charlie. never minces words. well, guess what. there's now a theory out there that janet jackson could be the next judge on "the x factor." she was on anderson cooper's show. and he kind of said, so are you going to be a judge on "the x factor"? she said no, i am not. he said you're currently not but you could be. she said that's all i think i can say. she giggled a little bit over her words. you couldish seeing miss jackson on "x factor." we'll see how it plays out. miss jackson if you're nasty. ♪ baby baby ♪ i'm taken with the notion ♪ to love you with the sweetest of devotion ♪ >>> i bet you're an amy grant fan. >> i am an amy grant fan. >> i had a feeling. >> i like her christmas album, actually. but finally this hal

closes -- sources close to the store said her insecurity is part of the reason for herly the with ashton kutcher. >>> hoboken is saying no thanks to new jersey shore. it would alaw jersey shore to spin off there. she said safety is the reason for denying the permit. the production company said it would star snooki and the company could appeal and said it appreciates hoboken's consideration and hopes to work with the city in the future. >>> well, newt gingrich didn't get an endorsement from donald trump today but he's hoping with a movie star connection with brad pitt. he wants pitt to play him in the movie of his life. the rpt presidential candidate -- republican presidential candidate said the actor looks nothing like him. so far, there's no comment from pitt or his people. >>> the weather has been wonderful but the groundhog has spoken. bad news if you were working for an early spring. >> as i look at the cloud on gobbler's knob, many shadows do i see. weeks vive winter it must be. >> not a happy group. thousands turned out for punxsutawney phil's annual weather prediction. it has been

. >> actor ashton kutcher took part in yesterday's pornography sweep, going on a ride along during the crack down on child porn by the crimes against children task force. three people were arrested a cording to police the acter was not inslofl -- involved in enforcement achblgts he observed on behalf of a foundation he created to combat sexual exploitation of girls. >> firefighters have control of a brush fire and as you can see from sky 7 video, they kept up the walter air drops today, they're not willing to take chances in these dry conditions and wayne freedman is live with the latest. >> you've heard of christmas in august. how about august right after valentine's day? this is the area where fire began, yesterday, you can see it came from nont of lens there. waits a simple fire to get rid of stuff here and 200 acres burned. >> at napa this has been a day of unusual contrast. helicopter and landscape make it look like fire season. these grapevines tell the truth. >> if he were to drop the conditions when would you say we're at? >> i would say in someone. >> summer, high winds, low h

a 12-3 leaa to get things started...check out the great &ppass from terrell stoglin pnderneath to ashtonlf, terps trailed 33-31.....second hall, it stays tightt..duran scott a beautiful drive to the racc...canes by 5......but back come the terps...terrell stoglinnleft wide open, but he goes down low to nick faust...it's tied at 59... ...the terps hit 9 free thrrws in the last 44 seconds to seal the deal..terps get the win 75- 70...they're now 16-11, 6-7 in the acc... with position players set to report on friday, pitchers and catchers still had things tt themselves today down in sarasota..good thing, too...because things are pretty crowded down there right now... now... and it's up to this guy to sort it all out...pitching coach rick adair was in the bullpen last season,,but has 7 years exxerience as a pitching level..and it's gonna take e every bit of that experience to sort out the 31 pitthers invited to spring training...to say noithing of the ssarting rotation, which looks right now to be in complete disarray...adair says, they're getting to work.... college lacrosse...dave pietraaal

kutcher and his estranged wife demi moore founded the demi and ashton kutcher foundation to help end child sexual abuse and slavery. >>> and actor gerald butler spent three weeks in rehabit. he was hurt in a surfing accident in rehab. he checked into the betty ford center to deal with a growing dependence on pain medication. he was expected to check out of rehab sometime today. >>> clearing the air in one bay area city has an unintended consequence. some sidewalks are dirtier than ever. patrick sedillo shows us the trash that san francisco's smoking ban has left behind. >> it's quite common to throw it on the ground. >> it's definitely not cool. >> reporter: on this north beach corner smokers are everywhere and so is the evidence they have been there. >> cigarette butts are the number one small litter item we see as part of the surveying of the city. >> reporter: on grant street in san francisco this has to be one of the more smoky streets in the cities with all the bars and night life and this is the only ashtray for all the smokers to use. otherwise, these butts hit the street. tak

sources say in the wake of her breakup with ashton kutcher, she had been drinking red bull and hitting on zac efron. >> reese witherspoon asked what she thought he might star in the re-make, she answered that would be cool. would he be playing me or marc wahlberg? stand down, witherspoon! when his voice changes, he is going to prove everybody wrong, everybody. >> when? >>> this comes to us from wthr, channel 13 in indianapolis where an nbc star made a high-flying appearance. late night host jimmy fallon on the left he rode one of the zip lines set up as part of the super bowl village. he's there to do four nights of his show in honor of the big game which, of course, you can watch on this station this sunday. in case you hadn't heard. jimmy said afterward that going on the zip line is like having indianapolis quarterback peyton manning throw you 400 yards. look at that bear hug. i love it. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> taking a live look outside right now, we have 53 degrees at 4:28 on this thursday morning. good mornin

. >>> several children were rescued this morning from an apartment fire in the ashton area of alameda county. this fire broke out around 7 a.m. on marcella street off 159th avenue near interstate 580. firefighters were able to get the blaze under control in 20 minutes. children were between the ages of 6 and 12. they were the victims. they have been trapped because of the way that the fire developed. >> smoke from the first floor went to the second floor. the fire broke out of the windows from the first floor trapping people living upstairs so they were trapped by the fire and -- and the smoke rose to the second floor and they couldn't get out. >> a fourth child was thrown out of a window by an adult to save that child. all four are hospitalized as a precaution. the cause is under investigation. >>> oakland's mayor, police chief and city councillors were among the targets of a hack attack that exposed a lot of their personal information online. here it is. it showed up this morning on a website attributed to the group "anonymous." there was also a note expressing anger over city budge

secretary of the supreme national security council sent a letter to eu foreign policy chief catherine ashton. the letter says iran is willing to resume talks in a manner best for both sides. success will depend on whether the west adopts a constructive attitude. she says she's evaluating the contents of the letter and will consult with the united states, russia, and other partners. the eu coordinator says they will not resume talks unless iran is prepared to discuss concrete confidence-building measures without preconditions. last month eu announced plans to ban iranian oil imports in its toughest economic sanctions to date. japan's prime minister they met with israel's deputy minister. he told noda he wants international partners to cooperate and take tough measures against iran, including strengthening economic sanctions. noda said japan shares the concerns and is willing to cooperate through talks to put more pressure on iran, but he warned military action would only escalate the situation. noda wants a diplomatic and peaceful solution. >>> investors worry there might not be enough oil fr

ashton kutcher is known as an advocate in the fight against child exploitation. >>> he was hurt during a movie shoot right here in the bay area and his recovery ended up including a trip to a drug rehab center. tmz is starting that gerard butler checked himself into the betty ford center in southern california three weeks ago after realizing that he was becoming dependent on prescription pain meds. gerard was taking the pills for injuries he received in the surfing accident while filming of "men and mavericks" near half moon bay. his drug issues reportedly date back to 2006 when he began taking pain killers when shooting the film "300." >>> it seems like we're in a july weather pattern. >> i know. jessica, your outfit is matching the weather perfectly. if you could only see the boots. >> whoa, whoa. >> well, it's looking good. she's like move on. clear out here in san francisco. a little bit of cloud cover. we'll have more on this big winter chill in just a few minutes and our next best chance of showers. >>> it's officially full steam ahead for the giants in arizona as position pleasu

sources say in the wake of her breakup with ashton kutcher, she had been mixing pills with red bull anditting on 24-year-old actor zac efron, a really bad combination. >>> and reese witherspoon took a tiny shot and justin bieber. she was asked what she thought of him remaking a movie starring her and mark wahlberg. when asked would she be playing me or mark wahlberg? come on. >>> this comes to us from wthr, channel 13 in indianapolis where an nbc star made a high-flying appearance. late night host jimmy fallon on the left rode one of the zip lines set up as part of the super bowl village in bright yellow shoes. he's there to do four nights of his show in honor of the big game, which, of course, you can watch here on this nbc station this sunday. jimmy said afterward that going on the zip line is like having indianapolis quarterback peyton manning throw you 400 yards. >> that just proves that no one can look cool on a zip line. i don't care who you are. put a super model on a zip line. >> we are not going to test that out. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," your first stop of the day

. >>> in addition to the super bowl, you keep an eye on gossip, demi and ashton, j.lo and mark anthony. every time you turn around another couple is calling it quits. a look at the pricey and painful world of celebrity divorces. >> wild west time with hollywood divorces. it really is. anything goes. >> pretty much. if you get caught in the system, god help you. >> reporter: the stakes are higher than ever. topping a long list of concerns, divorces -- you have celebrities doing it, it's uglier and more expensive. >> expensive is right. dorothy ranks net worth for forbes magazine. >> people making hundreds of millions of dollars. those people are splitting. they have to divide the money. >> reporter: the numbers can be staggering. divorce cost kelsey grammar $50 million, madonna $75 million. steven spielburg and tiger woods $100 million. it's mel gibson who she would out the most, last december he paid almost half a billion dollars to his ex-wife, robin, after 7 children and 31 years of marriage. >> for the full story, tune in to 2020 tonight, the night starts off here on abc2news.com wi

i do not see them expressing any confidence, with the eu external affairs commissioner catherine ashton, regarded by the administration officials as probably an attempt to buy time. more like statements and actions, strong statements and actions by tehran. >> beefing up the security. is this saber rattling? >> at a time when media reports, i am sure iran's own intelligence gathering indicates that israel is serious in its contemplation of a possible attack, not to say they have made a decision, because i do not think they have, but taking steps to beef up their defenses, that is not surprising. a very important meeting has been taking place over the past 24 hours between the u.s. securities advisors and top israeli officials. we do not know what they're talking about, but we do know the u.s. has said openly and privately any way we can that we do not think it would be wise to attack iran now. >> but does the u.s. still have any influence over israel? >> we will see. when the u.s. officials have made the statement, then stand aside. israel will make decisions about its own security as it

. >> ashton kutcher was with police during a massive child pornography sweep yesterday. he was invited to join the task force. authorities served search warrants. he's a founder of an organization which hopes to end child sex trafficking. kutcher and the director both went along on the child porn sweep. >> david stevenson joins us live in san francisco with photos that he obtained today that could play a central role in a criminal trial. david? >> prosecutors today release d these photos of the sheriff's wife. even as legal analysts said, their case may be at risk. san francisco sheriff had little to say on the first day of his domestic violence trial, but these images speak volumes about the case. the stills are taken from a videotape. a day after he allegedly grabbed his wife's arm hard enough to leave the bruise seen here. prosecutors hope to show a jury the video along with an e-mail lopez sent to madison during a family trip to monterey. we're coming back tomorrow and ross will work again and i'll have my life and peace back. madison responded, controlling and withh

ashton and demi, come on, man. you all had a love that transcended age, man. my man.up, man. katy perry and russell brand, man. man, they broke up, too, man. j. lo and marc anthony, man? oh, man. you all was both were singers, man. what happened, man? i'm talking about zooey -- no, nobody cares about that. [ laughter ] oh, kim kardashian, man, oh man, oh man, oh man, man. man, man, man. so sad. it's so sad, man. actually, so sad it makes me want to sing, man. ♪ quest -- yeah. good thing i had this. yeah. ♪ when i first heard the news i just couldn't believe that ashton could break up with demi ♪ ♪ can i marry katy perry and be her man i don't think you understand ♪ ♪ i'm in love, man i've been in love, man mum-a-lum-a-lum-a-lah ♪ ♪ love you plus me equals love, man ♪ ♪ so do the math, man you plus me equals love, man ♪ ♪ so do the math, man man, oh, man ♪ >> jimmy: very good, that's enough. [ cheers and applause ] thank you, man. >> ♪ you plus me >> jimmy: no, no, no, i got you. i got you, i got you. sit down, man. sit down, man. let me see if i got this right now. sh

conditioning repairman has been linked to murders of nine women including the former girlfriend of ashtoncher. >> michelle obama and jill bind will be out. [audio not understandable] this report is part of the white house joining forces program. >>> education secretary duncan will launch a major department initiative transforming the teaching profession. the teachers and members of the teachers union will take part in the event in dc later today and that includes a town hall meeting and general q and a section. >>> tim tebow is partnering with pizza hut's book it program promoting improved literacy among children. he will read his favorite book green eggs and ham via live web stream at 9 a.m. if interested, write this down book it program.com. >>> stay with us this morning. a new bill hits the general assembly today. it's all about kids. >> why law makers are trying to increase the age of a child dropping out of school and how parents say they will get a say. >> and the weather probs to be a major factor for motorists in oklahoma city the surprising number of -- problems to be a major fac

first as outlined in kathy ashton's letter to iraq, any conversation anywhere with iran has to begin with a disposition of their nuclear program. that is the number one issue. iran's response to her letter appears to acknowledge and accept that. second, we have been working with our colleagues and the p 5 plus 1 to set forth the actions we expect them to take that would have to be verifiable and sustainable. there has to be some guarantee to the international community that assuming they were willing to come into the compliance that they would do so in a way that was not reversible and not immediately reversible. we are a long way from having any assurance as to what iran would or would not do in the p 5 plus 1. i can assure you that there is not going to be any front loading of concessions on our part. this is going to be a very hard nosed negotiation. we are joined by the p 5 plus 1 in that kind of approach. >> everything cannot be a priority in the world although i'm sure everything is important. i want to call your attention to what's happening here in our own hemisphere and appr