a 48 hour general strike started in athens, greece, early this morning. travel in and out of athens is disrupted, but, again, this is just one of the many scenes right now in athens, greece, live where not only riot police are lined up outside of the parliament building but already a television news satellite truck has been set on fire. we'll keep you posted as we check on that later on. >>> well, in election news the little state of iowa is getting crowded with politicians as some key contests for the 2012 presidential race gets closer. today president obama and sarah palin will both be in iowa. coming up at 6:15 we're going to have a live report from our washington d.c. newsroom on who else is visiting iowa this week. >>> now before heading to iowa, president obama was working with senators. he didn't make any great breakthroughs though in his first round of talks aimed at getting republicans to raise the nation's debt limit. the president met separately yesterday with the republican and democratic senate leaders. republicans continue to insist that they

this is all developing as we speak in athens, greece. these are live pictures. we'll keep you posted on all of this throughout the morning. >>> back here at home now we're hearing from the daughter of that elderly woman who was ordered to take off her adult diaper at an airport security check point. we told you about this yesterday. this is 95-year-old woman. we told you about this on ktvu channel 2 morning news back on june 18th a tsa agent at a florida airport reportedly felt something suspicious while they were patting the 95-year-old lady down. that item suspicious item turned out to be her adult diaper. that tsa agent asked her to take off that diaper to complete the search. >> then brought in another team because i had suspicious behavior. and after that i was taken back to the little glassed in room and my purse was taken from me and took everything out of the pocketbook and swabbed it with their swab. >> now 95-year-old is in the last stages of leukemia. she was traveling to michigan where she has asked to be buried. >>> one of the ships in a flotilla he

this is serious, serious stuff out of athens greece. what kind of yard sale are we talking? a yard sale of a different type. greece is selling the farm. four air bus jets. the state lotto system. a national post office. thousands of acres of land, all in attempt to try to raise some cash, because what's happening is as diana said, the euro zone, the imf, they're offering this second round of bailout money if greece approves these tough austerity measures, but whatever money greece winds up raising it's less money the rescuers would have to pony up. the problem is these things have been up for sale for a while and so far no takers. but greece really has little choice but to keep trying because it has so much debt. >> i want you to explain how this could create a domino effect. you mentioned some rescuers having to pay up. how does that affect, you know, us here in the u.s.? >> yeah, if if greece defaults, you know, the biggest weight on the market would really be the fear of the unknown. it could trigger a trickle down effect. the reality is greek is not a huge economy when y

that extra capacity now is financial journalist to me take a few notes on the ground there in athens greece. where the u.s. department of defense begins a new era today or does it this the secretary of defense robert gates retires and passes the torch to former cia director leon panetta and looking back at his career there's been several reports of gates' frustration when he first came into the pentagon being shocked you know the machine he was dealing with seeing people there were more interested in planning for a war act than actually waging it's getting the right equipment for the soldiers on the front lines that's just one example of what gates dealt with how this machine shaped the war effort for more earlier i was joined by stephen leatherman host of the progressive radio news hour and michael prysner iraq war veteran and political analyst i asked him what legacy it is leaving behind and where the u.s. is now with all these wars there's a bad design. before becoming secretary of defense robert gates served on many board of trustees and corporate boards for oil drilling companies for w

olympics athletes chosen worldwide to carry the flame of hope in the special olympics world games in athens, greece cannot wait to get out there and represent the u.s. and because i'm only one of three in the u.s. that will be going. >> adam is going to athens with police officer beth thomas, who will now also take part in the torch run through greece. >> i am excited and it is such a great organization to spread awareness for special olympics. >> there are about to begin their group -- their trip to greece. also here, state special olympics officials. >> we could not have picked a better representative for this state. it is more than spoke -- more than sports. it's about being a fully realized human being. >> as always, adam's mother was here. >> you are proud, aren't you? >> i am bursting. the only thing that would make me prouder if if i could be there in person to watch him. >> along the way on his run in greece, adam will also be giving speeches. >> i will be saying, wow, somebody should pinch me because i think that all of this might be just some great dream. >> it is quite an honor for adam

watching archie with me and he said now a it's four pm here in the russian capital three pm in athens where greece is gearing up for another day of protests after thousands clashed with police on wednesday following parliament's decision to pass tough austerity measures the government now house to implement the agreed cuts in order to secure a further financial lifeline from the e.u. we cannot cross to financial journalist domestic until last who joins us live from athens you're on syntagma square of course the focal point of these protests how

and david, congratulations on getting to the games in athens, greece. tell me how exciting this is to be going to the world games? >> it's very exciting. >> for you, is it that you are achieving a dream you've had for a long time? >> yeah. it takes a lot of work to get to where i am at this stage. and once you get there, it's a very good feeling. >> let's talk about that. you're 24 years old? >> yeah. >> and you've been playing golf for how long? >> about 12 years. >> about 12 years. so talk a little bit about the -- how you came along and how this process has gone to get you to the level where you were last year and now this year? it's a long road, right? >> yeah. i started probably when i was young, real young, with a little plastic club. and i worked my way up to the driving range. and i around age 14 played my first course. and then it's been just slowly getting up there in practice. >> chris, let me ask you, because many of us started with the plastic clubs. i did the same thing. but i didn't turn into a championship golfer. were you able to identi

live pictures now here from athens, greece.sion to approve a package of austerity measures today. they are certainly not afraid to show the disapproval. riot police are using teargas to keep the crowd away from parliament and sent dozens to the hospital. today's vote clears the way to allow voting. president obama held a news conference at the white house today using much of the time to address the economy and deficit. he stressed the importance of creating jobs and used ethe u.s trade deal as one potential solution. he said any agreement on raising the debt ceiling will include, quote, tough decisions and balanced solutions but said it must be done. he went so far as to say lawmakers should cancel their vacations if they can't reach a deal. >> reporter: if the casey anthony trial things got heated when defense attorney jose baez questioned george anthony about comments made to law enforcement. as you see here, george anthony accused the defense of spinning his at the same times. the defense questioneded him about his 2009 suic

. >> writers lashed out at the government in athens greece today.ters threw gas bombs as police fired tear gas. lawmakers are debating budget cuts and other measures as part of a bailout for greece at kodak. >>> high prices increase is also weighing on the euro. there are fears that investors would dump bonds in other countries. that sent stocks into a tailspin, wiping out all of yesterday's big games and then some. >>> the popular music streaming site pandora went public today. tom descartes tells us that the bay area ipo farewell for a company who has yet to make a profit. >> reporter: pandora music had a field day. not bad for a company who does not make money. >> there act is the number 1 app for smart phones. they are the number one application and things like tvs. you see it in cars and they have a 19 million subscriber base. >> it streams where ever you are all over the internet. >> if you listen to pandora for free you can also see ads. if you pay a monthly fee, no ads. >> there is a revolution in how people access music. pandora is at the f

ships in a flotilla heading for the gaza strip had its propeller cut while in the hare ber in athens, greece -- harbor in athens, glees. last glees -- greece. >>> egyptian military leaders have promised that the army will no longer carry out forced virginity tests. some allegations first surfaced after this rally. according to the head of military intelligence, the tests were carried out to protect the army against politicians of race. this is the first the military has add mitted to the practice. >>> today -- admitted to the practice. >>> today, barry zito gets back on the mound. he's been out the past ten weeks. he sprained his right foot while going after a bunt against the diamondbacks. zito was replaced by vogelson has become the hottest man in the giants' pitching rotation. you don't see this every day. watch this. this sh a performer with civic is deso lay -- cirque du soleil. check it out. it was a strike. >> it was right there. >> it was right there. i would like to see barry zito do that on the mound. >> i would like to see sal do that. >>> the man known as the i-5 strangler is hel

the same technology used by physical therapists. >>> clashes outside the parliament building in athens, greeceice and thousands of angry demonstrators with greece on the brink of economic collapse, they were protesting severe belt-tightening measures that will impose tax increases and spending cuts which will lead to job losses. greek law makers are set to vote on the austerity package tomorrow. dina, i know they are rough conditions for you. thank you for being with us. i want to ask if the greek parliament does not pass the austerity measures, then what? >> reporter: well, as far as the protestors go, that will be a victory for them. as far as europe and possibly the health of the global financial world goes, it could look dicey. there is this fear of contagen in ripple countries of europe, portugal, spain, italy. investors wouldn't be able to pay their debt. what the protestors don't realize is the possibility of bankruptcy here in greece which is basically what's on the cards because if the austerity package doesn't get voted through, the imf says they couldn't give greece the money they n

a live look out of athens greece.second day as the greek parliament passed $40 billion in cuts and other austerity measures to keep the country of greece from defaulting on its debt. a live look as you see people on the route wearing masks. there has been teargas thrown by police. molotov cocktails have been thrown as well. we will follow the latest as these protests continue. [ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux falls, i locked in a rate. coach, you get that house yet? working on it. [ coach ] the appraisal? ...springfield. wherever i was, my citi mortgage consultant had me covered. [ crowd cheering ] and 500 miles from home... [ cheering, cellphone beeps ] ...we finally had a new home. [ male announcer ] from pre-approval to closing, citi is with you every step of the way. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >> will come back. lady gaga is speaking out about allegations that she profited from fund raising on behalf of the ja

greece was downgraded in 2009. the rating agencies were skeptical about athens ability to pay its debts. it is become more expensive for the government to borrow money to stay afloat. last year, the eu agreed to bail out greece for the first time. the default was averted with 110 billion euro aid package from the euro and the imf. it was seen by too harsh with its conditions. there have been mass strikes and protests against the austerity program. now, the prime minister is grappling for support for another round of austerity measures and desperately needs cross parliamentary support. >> let us understand that we are responsible for the future of the country. it is up to us to change the situation and we are already changing the situation. that is our cmitment. >> the finance ministers have clearly told greece they will not be receiving any money unless it makes further cuts and cells of state assets. without more flooding, greece will not be able to avoid default. >> now we know how the politicians got it wrong. now they are frantically tried to fix the problem by asking the greek public

here watching our team with me and he said now it's two pm here in the russian capital one pm in athens greece is picking up the pieces from the latest bout of civil unrest when thousands of angry protesters flooded the streets that's after a part of the men gave the green light to tough new cots in order to secure a further financial one fine from the e.u. demonstrators clashed with police in the capital on the second day of a general strike financial journalist in los witnessed the under arrest you can still. smell the chemicals that were sprayed when i walked into the hotel i have my eyes started to tear up again and they haven't dropped anything since last night so it's really just residue and things that are coming out. and in fact one of the things that is circulating around here today is a very. it shows police not just police brutality yesterday was a lot of that but also police working with provocateurs agent provocateur which would be escorted into a safe location and they were communicating with and relaying information from so i guess what you're getting a lot right now is people a

. >> the streets of athens, greece outrage! difficult austerity measures.udget cuts unnecessary for them to qualify for another financial bail out payment. but the financial burden will fall on those that are not equipped to handle the financial burden. kimberlee? more. >> kimberlee: fire, teargas spelling i found this on twitter. take a look! and it looks like there is a fire with flames in the back billowing. demonstrators marching. many of this took in front of parliament. a lot of these riots showing that people were showing tear gas and these demonstrators were ready! all the brought their gas masks, what ever was going to come next. even more protesters. even jumping up, getting ready to kick one of the protesters. hundreds of protesters were trying to keep the violence to a minimum of marching and chanting to keep their violence that day. reporting live, kimberly sakamoto, kron 4 news. >>stanley: when you take your child to a playground you find needles and other things. that is coming up after the break. bad r new citi thankyou card... and i put the

athens says more austerity is the only option for greece, protesters say they'll shut down it parliament. >>> hello. it is 5:00 a.m. in washington. it's noon in athens. >> you're watching "world one" live from london. as nato missiles rain down on libya it turns out britain is showering gadhafi's government is tickets for the olympics. why has the leader's son gotten an invitation to the london games? >>> they may have helped track down osama bin laden. now they're under arrest. pakistan's spoof on suspected cia informants. >>> plus, what on earth is going on with the weather? storms and ash clouds are causing mayhem. we'll get your roundup. >>> preparing for demonstrations and bracing forever deeper cuts. we begin with greece's gathering storm. you are looking at live pictures from athens where people are getting ready for a big day in the protest movement. we're expecting to see a huge effort to block a new round of government cuts. unions are staging a 24-hour general strike. the thousands are expected to march and they are saying they will surround the parliament build i building to

tççççtñññ÷ >>> we have pictures live from athens, greece now. protesting after greek prime minister survived a vote of confidence today. >> the vote means greece will receive another bailout from the european union but there is rioting going on in greece. >> and at home, feature people are having their cars stolen. >> bad into the central valley. and there is fresno and bakersfield topped a list for hot spots of car thefts. >> sacramento area is followed by sacramento and san francisco skpeeft bay ranking ninth. police partially blame the question kme. >> saying there is more demand for cheap parts from stolen car autos another day of gains on wall street. the dow amid optimism over what's happening in greece. >> here in the u.s. comcast is fighting the reputation as the worst company in america. >> after a consumer web site voted comcast as the worst company in america, the company decided to do something bit. reducing wait times for the cable repair man and says it will shorten the repair and windows in all markets from as much as four hours t

. >> more conflict and violence on the street of athens greece as protesters clash with police. they are venting anger over the government passage of grim austerity evidents. we are on the thick of the uprising near parliament. >> it was a close one but it passed. with 155 votes out of 300, the greek parliament today passed a deeply unpopular, $40 billion austerity package that will mean deep spending cuts and higher taxes for greece. >> outside the parliament building demonstrators made it clear how they felt. widespread clashes for the second day in a row. amid a two-day general strike. riot police were taunted. pelted with rocks, orange smoke grenades and molotov cocktails. they responded with waves of tear gas and stun grenades. most of the protesters clashing with police are anarchist but a good illustration how deeply unpopular the government and the proposals are. >> it's not just austerity measures that have infuriated the crowd. a proposed $70 billion of sales of state assets. therefore, railways and gold mines. the measures are necessary for greece to keep getting bill

we will check back in what is going on right now as protesters take to the streets of athens, greece.hone conversation) when an investment lacks discipline, it's never this obvious. introducing investment discipline etfs from russell. visit russelletfs.com r a prospectus, containing the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information. read and consider it carefully before investing. >>> here are your morning headlines. we are following breakings in out of greece this morning. protests heating up in athens right now. police firing tear gas on demonstrators. they are rallying in constitution square and protest ago debate going on right now in parliament about more tax hikes and spending cuts. we will stay on top of that for you. >>> check on premarket trading. u.s. stock futures are down amid concerns over greece and its debt and what will happen if they don't make the fixes they need to make. >>> new housing numbers out of a survey coming out could move markets. >>> the white house says president obama believes a significant dealing on raising the debt ceiling is

greece. protests against anticipated austerity measures, cutbacks in spending, increases in taxes. cnn is live from athensbeen given an ultimatum, they've got to pass this in order to get assistance. clearly the people of greece, where you are, are not that interested. >> they're very angry and they believe that the eu and the imf basically blackmailing them and blackmailing the parliamentarians so they can get the $17 billion they need to stop defaulting as early as the middle of next month. that's why people are out on the streets to protest. they've had already a year of austerity. this isn't the first bailout they've needed. they now need a second, because the first bailout didn't suffice. and so the eu and the imf is saying, look, we want to see you actually make good on those promises. we want to see you as a country start privatizing, as much as $1 billion worth of assets. we want to see you make progress on taxes. about a third of the taxes aren't actually declared. and they haven't seen enough progress on that and they want to see cuts in public spending, cuts in the public sector. so many people

. >>> and tear gas canisters inside the street of athens, greece today as demonstrators and police clashed. more than 60 people were injured in the protests, including 36 police officers. the rioting comes as the greek prime minister is trying to get the votes in parliament to look at the country's financial aspect. >>> and here in the united states today? >> worries over the debt crisis in greece caused the investors to move away from stockings. the dow dropped 178 points, wiping out yesterday's 123 point gain, the nasdaq lost 27 points, and cost of living going up here in the united states. figures released today show over the past 12 months the rate of inflation was 3.6%. and so-called core inflation, which does not include the cost of food or energy jumped 3/10th of a% last month, the biggest increase in three years, possibly affecting how the federal reserve goes about trying to keep the economy growing. >>> and a buyer's market for real estate. sales went up more than 15% last month, compared to may of 2010. median home prices fell 9% from 410,000 in may of 2010 to 372,000 last month

let's start in athens, greece. this is day two of a strike that has brought greece to a standstill. parliament meets in less than two hours to consider a harsh but necessary package of tax hikes and government budget cuts. thousands have rallied sending a message that they won't accept the proposed austerity measures. parliament won't get its bailout if it doesn't do it. in afghanistan overnight, smoke is seen rising at dawn from the hotel intercontinental in kabul after taliban killed ten. this morning all eight gunmen and guests are dead. >> i just said if anything happens, i want all my property to be donated according to islamic law. so will is the extent of what i'm sure everybody was thinking. especially when the last explosion went off on my floor right under me. >>> in orlando, florida, the judge in casey anthony's capital murder trial will decide today whether her former fiance can testify in the presence of the jury. the judge will also hear arguments on a motion related to florida's death penalty. casey's father, george, was back on the stand yesterday and questioned abou

. >>> in athens, greece tonight, political unrest has replaced the riots. the government struggles to avoid a complete finance cialg collapse. today the prime minister faced down a revolt in the legislature. the lawmakers are angry over the new os tearity measures including the spending cuts and tax hikes. today two of the prime minister own socialist lawmakers resigned. >>> and in the continuing debt crises in greece weighed against the better-than- expected reports on housing and jobs to bring mixed results on wall street. [ bell tolls. in. [ . >> reporter: the dollar and u.s. government bonds rose as the traders moved money into safer investments for the second straight day. also today the stocks money knowledged one day after its i.p.o. the stock dropped over $4. just yesterday on its first day of trading pan dora was selling for as much as $26 a share. the dow closed at 11,961. the nasdaq finished down by seven closing at 2623. >>> a moderate earthquake rocked anchorage, alaska. it occurred 52 miles southwest of anchorage. it was followed a few minutes

. >>> riots broke out in the streets of athens, greece, today. some 100 people were injured including 38 police officers after parliament passed a proposed bill of $40 billion in tax hikes and budget cuts. according to a recent poll, 80% of the greek people oppose the plan. the greek deficit is more than currently more than $408 billion american dollars. >>> a surprising admission from charlie sheen today, what he says he took while filming one of his most well-known movies. >>> and it's found in just about every household, but if you think about it, duct tape can have some very effective uses, believe it or not in fighting diseases in hospitals. >>> i'm rob mayeda in for jeff ranieri today, we're talking still cool temperatures. 69 degrees in san jose, but very soon we will see that number closer to 90. in fact, before the end of the week. details on a hhot-ven-da ven-daforecast wy hen we come back. he >>> can duct tape fight infectious diseases? researchers decided to create a safe zone at a hospital using duct tape. they made three-foot-square

it take a look in the streets of athens, greece. riots as more than 20,000 people masked in the streets. protest became violent regarding cutbacks. the greeks continue to struggle with crushing debt. they're in a desperate and perhaps doomed fight to avoid default. police used tear gas to repeal protestors. a frightening scene. what does it mean to us? a lot. another bailout for greece has far-reaching implications in a global economy and the stock market knows it. a default for greece could trigger other european economies to go under. it's all very scary. but perhaps the biggest threat to us is simple. it boils down to one word -- jobs. i'll have more on this in a moment. >>> first, a look at the other stories we're deal driling down on tonight. pakistan. we got bin laden. but now pakistan's intelligence service is rounding up the people who helped us get him. i'll ask a former cia officer, is this revenge? >>> and america under siege. a new wave of cyber attacks threatens to crash our systems, from power grids to banks to nationa

that's >>> these are live pictures right now out of athens, greece.oken out outside the greek parliament where deputies are about to vote on a crucial austerity bill. officers have fired tear gas into the crowd. the protestors have been pelting police with bottles and trash for weeks of. we'll have more later in the newscast. >>> it's here. the first named storm of 2011, atlantic hurricane season is barreling through the gulf of mexico. say hi to arlene. and she is packing winds of about 40 miles per hour. it's a tropical storm. there are tropical storm warnings issued all along mexico's gulf coast. >>> nasa has announced its date for the final space shuttle mission. atlantis will blast off next friday at 8:30 pacific time. they help deliver supplies to the international space station during the 12-day mission. >>> it was a close call for astronauts aboard the international space station. space debris forced six astronauts to take shelter inside two capsules until the all clear was given. a russian news agency said that the trash came within 820 feet

how it ends may be a mystery. >> we are watching greece this morning, athens. it's still a site of clashes between protesters and police there as greece gets ready for a key vote in parliament. it needs more belt tightening in an already austerity weary nation. how it affects you at home. 38 minutes past the hour. "the undefeated." >>> 41 minutes past the hour. it's created more buzz than some hollywood blockbusters, a new and pretty flattering documentary about sarah palin's political career and debuted in iowa. the location and timing with president obama in the state on the same day, not an accident as she continues to flirt with her own presidential run. our joe johns is live for us in beautiful pella, iowa, this morning. how did the premier go? >> this is really a summer soap opera, isn't it? not the documentary, but whether or not she's going to run. i can tell you i was sitting inside this theater, the movie is like an hour and 59 minutes or something like that. and all the way through the movie, while you heard this story about her life, her rise in pol

athens thank you for that. of course the situation in the u.k. is similar to what's happening on greece at least the pictures that we're seeing from london as people their civil servants planned to go on strike let's cross live to andrew birkin from the coalition of resistance in the british capital and joins us live of course tell us the u.k. government is saying that there proposition is fair to taxpayers and to the public sector and that the austerity measures are required to get britain out of the crisis don't you think the people should be a little more supportive is there another way out of this. we don't think that people should be more supportive of. your code me an all star team measures that this government just say it's closing libraries is closing sure start senses you senses it's causing tension it's cussing benefits to disabled people is the poorest and most vulnerable. on the ends of these austerity measures in order to resolve the crisis from our point of view the bank is the rich the wealthy in this country as is the case in. grey's still remain rich and wealthy. and we

thank you. >> woodruff: the streets of athens, greece, rang with fighting and fury today over prospects of more spending cuts and tax increases. violence marred a general strike as the parliament considered new austerity measures to fend off a national default. we have a report from jonathan rugman of independent television news. >> reporter: the struggle began outside greece's finance ministry. where a hail of bricks and rocks were thrown at riot police. the police responded with tear gas. and the air here was thick with it for hours. several policemen were injured. one man was stabbed in a fight between protestors. greece has a long history of extremist violence. and some came armed with molotov cocktails looking for a fight. but greece now teeters on the edge of bankruptcy. youth unemployment is over 40%. and the latest austerity measures could make a bad situation very much worse. the message from these protestors is that they will not tolerate the authority being imposed upon them. they believe that somebody else should pay. the day began peacefully with thousands on the march. thi

a tense calm returned to athens, greece today, but shards of glass lay strewn on the sidewalks and charred debris was stacked in the streets. they were the remnants of riots that raged into the night as protesters set fires and battled police, who fought back with clouds of tear gas. even so, the greek parliament voted today to implement the austerity measures it had endorsed yesterday. the international monetary fund and the european union had demanded the move before releasing another $17 billion in bailout funds. ordinary greeks said the latest $40 billion in spending cuts and tax hikes will sharply curtail their standard of living. >> ( translated ): when these cuts start, i fear that aside from those who will be able to afford it, a big percentage of people will have to limit themselves to the very basics. >> ( translated ): up to now, i haven't cut anything, but that's where we're headed. instead of buying a kilo of beef, we'll now buy half a kilo. >> warner: the public anger behind the riots is also fueled by widespread belief that ordinary people are paying for mistakes made by eur

watching our team with me and he said now it's six pm here in the russian capital five pm in athens where greece is gearing up for another day of protests after thousands clashed with police on wednesday following parliament's decision to cast tough austerity measures the government now has to implement the agreed cops in order to secure a further financial lifeline from the e.u. financial journalists may take off in la is that where the focal point of the protests with more details. things are really quiet here no once not i gather to get the protests are supposed to take place around six o'clock but they're supposed to start first were circulating i was in the square on the afternoon right now most people are probably home resting or looking at footage from last night there's a lot of police brutality footage that's been circulating around it got a lot of calls phone calls from friends that have been at the rally is that asked me if i'd seen the footage so. i think that's a big part of what's happening also. another piece of news is that the the head of the national pharmacare pharmaceutical s

watching archie with me and he said now a it's four pm here in the russian capital three pm in athens where greece is gearing up for another day of protest after thousands clashed with police on wednesday following parliament's decision to pass tough austerity measures the government now has to implement the agreed cuts in order to secure a further financial lifeline from the e.u. we cannot cross a two financial journalist domestically finance who joins us live from athens you're on scene parking lot square of course the focal point of these protests how are the events unfolding in the greek capital ahead of this new vote. but things are really quiet here no one's i gather to get the protesters supposed to take place around six o'clock or there was just. start collecting i was on the square on the afternoon right now most people are probably home resting or looking at footage from last night is a lot of police brutality footage that's been circulating around and got a lot of call phone calls from friends that it but at the rallies that asked me if i had seen the footage so i think that's a big par

take a look at the streets of athens, greece. t during our show yesterday. they continue this morning. we are told they are not as violent. greece struggles to get out from underneath its crippling debt. greece got an international bailout and now it's trying to get a second detailout but not getting that bailout until it changes the way things are done in greece. the fear now is that a default on greece's loans could drag other european economies under and, of course, could set the stage for a global credit freeze again. >> these fears, plus weak manufacturing data, pushed stocks sharply lower yesterday. in fact, the markets right on track for, gosh, a seventh straight week of declines. this morning, the dow and nasdaq and s&p 500 futures are again all lower. coming up. about 20 minutes with the markets on edge, what should you do with money? we will talk with one of the country's most successful and shall we say outspoken investors. you'll want to hear this one. >> hopefully, we will learn a few things. >> yes. >>> police in new

jobs, something that's bound not to win much public support as you can imagine across athens and the rest of greecehere's how the athens market is looking at a moment. this is a market that's been heavily hit over the last year and a half as greece has repeatedly applied for bailouts and received one of them. it's now in talks for a second bailout. the athens general intex is curre currently falling by 1%. we are joined from the greek capital, he's monitoring the unrest and greece's teetering economy. first up, talk to me about the politics there. it seems as though there's quite a bit of an impasse and this will have huge ramifications for greece going forward. >> that's right. the bill failure yesterday was of the two main parties in the country, the conservatives and the socialists who getting to and form a gran coalition, which has been there for many months now. the prime minister has made c conciliatory noises. yesterday after the very brief talks broke down in the afternoon with new democracy, the prime minister was quite angry and his tone was suggested that the chance has now been permanen

this is athens, greece on the eve of a parliament vote that could affect all of europe. es and spending cuts allowing greece to win more european financial help and avoid bankruptcy. a two-day strike that began today closed government offices, schools and courts and halted transportation. last we heard, three police officers and one demonstrator were hurt in these protests. >>> reputed mob boss james "whitey" bulger was expected in a courtroom at this hour. he was arrested in california last week after 16 years as a fugitive. a federal judge must decide whether bulger is entitled to a court appointed lawyer. he says he can't afford to hire his own lawyer even though lawmen found more than $800,000 in cash in his apartment. >>> george anthony's alleged affair. lee anthony's word versus his mother. a whole lot of drama in the casey anthony trial today. these are live pictures of that trial underway right now. plus the defense goes after the man who found little caylee's body. you don't not want to miss the riveting details. >>> back in orlando today, there was a lot of anth

. >> riots are renting in athens greece after plans for more painful budget cuts. protesters are throwing rocks, sticks, setting fires and police are responding with tear gas. parliament has approved a new $40 billion plant to paving the way for the country to get its next vital bailout that will prevent the country from defaulting next month. much more ahead on the kron 4 morning news. we will be right back. >> and breaking news, diesel fuel on lake merritt. >> the oil booms are still in place. this all started yesterday when fire officials from the (to permit received a phone call is that there was a sheen on the lake. they got out here to determine there was indeed a sheena scans that it was diesel. an unfortunate byproduct of yesterday's rulingain. the question is, howd it get into the drain? there is a lot of waterfowl that lives out here. and someone is illegally dumping, they want to hear about it. i do not know when crews are grown to be out here. they were out here for several hours yesterday. i have not seen anyone show up yet today. >> we will check that

athens unrest. street protests turned violent as greece's economic crisis threatens to drag down the global economy. >>> vanquished in vancouver. the bruins trounce the canucks to win their first stanley cup the bruins trounce the canucks to win their first stanley cup in 39 years. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a remarkable step. arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords has reached yet another milestone in her remarkable recovery from severe injuries suffered in an assassination attempt. she is now home, beginning a new chapter in a story that has captivated the nation in so many ways. here's nbc's curt gregory. >> reporter: just six months after suffering life-threatening head injuries, arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords was discharged from tirr memorial hospital in houston. doctors treating giffords say her cognitive abilities and physical strength have improved to the point where she no longer needs to be hospitalized. the chief medical o

details for release in the next tranche of last year's massive bailout for greece the decision was a postponement in july dishnet athens budget cuts. greece to make british banks tens of billions a year in the lending market a former deputy speaker of the belgian parliament claims that cash intended to help europe's colonies is instead pocketed by the wealthy. crises. are considered big opportunities by big financial he should do it was shown in the past and. this so today where is the money gone well i think you don't have to look far and money has gone to financial institution to wealthy elites who are actually benefiting from this crisis bailouts what kind of bailout through for what purpose debt is the question and the barriers that we have so far which look we give you all the stock spare money without any conditions so you can keep on going doing what you did that is not the kind of bailout that i squat all the social achievements of the last thirty years are put in jeopardy by these financial so-called financial reforms and the thing is this is a question about what is democracy and what is democracy fall i thin

i was our correspondent sara firth in the middle of the protests on the ground in athens now greece may not be the united states but both are facing debts they may not be able to pay greece of course has imposed spending cuts and you know a lot of people are talking about if this is the kind of cutting that the united states needs to do and to me my next guest is going to help us get to the bottom of that he's a professor of international economic law at chapman university joins us now thanks so much for being with us professor canova so we're seeing greece's reaction to austerity this is nothing new when they first passed austerity measures they did it with intimate the protests as well but i'm just curious obviously we're not seeing this on the streets streets of the united states and we may not but the united states is also facing spending cuts and i lot say that a lot needs to be cut from u.s. spending because the u.s. has been spending far beyond its means as witnessed by the fourteen point three trillion dollars debt ceiling which the u.s. has blown through but can't agree to rais

. >>> there has been a major vote in athens, greece on the future of greece's efforts to avoid some sorteak down. let's go to diana who is joining us in athens with the latest. what just happened? the ramifications for people all over europe and the world are enormous right thou. >> reporter: they are enormous. in the parliament building behind me, the greek prime minister won a vote of confidence in his new government. that is one step along a long road to getting in greece the money they need to prevent it from defaulting as early as mid-july. especially going bankrupt as early as the middle of next month. the eu and the imf said we will provide you 17 billion worth if you can agree on a second round of austerity cuts. i mean wage cuts, tax hikes. pension cuts. this is on people who have already suffered from a first round of cuts for a year already. that's why so many of them are down on the street there. you can see them angry they have been protesting outside of parliament all day and the riot police are assembled in front of them. they leave the building having just cost the vote.