tonight, a report from bangkok's notorious traffic. buckle up. >>> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, here is what's happening from around the world. this is "worldfocus." made possible in part by the following funders -- >>> good evening, i'm martin savidge. >>> for weeks now, it's been topic number one in the united states. the president's ambitious plan to reform the health care system. there is probably no more controversial part of that plan than the so-called public optio. supporters say it will help drive down prices by offering an alternative to private insurance plans. but critics say it's socialized medicine and they contend that, if it's included in the final package, elderly americans will get less care toward the end of their lives. that's just what they claim happens under britain's national health care system right now. well all of these comments have drawn the attention of folks in great britain including prime minister gordon brown, who this week joined a twitter campaign to help defend health care in his

our dan rivers is in bangkok and joins us on the phone. remind you're viewers of what happened with this american. >> reporter: well, this guy, john yattow sparked an international incident by swimming across the late to get to the home of suu chy. he spent a couple of nights had her compound before he was discovered. they then put her and him on trial for breaking the terms of her house arrest. he was just sentenced last week to seven years hard labor. well, now, a u.s. senator, jim webb, has managed to secure his release. we understand the senator and john yattow will be flying no bangkok on sunday. >> what did he get on song suu kyi. what will happen with her? >> reporter: he managed to get something that a lot of previous diplomates have not been able to get. we haven't heard anything at all on whether her house arrest will be relaxed. to be honest, that's farrell unlikely, because there is a lot of speculation around this. they wanted to keep her out of the way for next year's election. they were key to extend her her house arrest. th

. >> stepping off the plane this morning in bangkok, john yettaw did not say much about his time in bangkok. he was detained for sneaking into the home of pro-democracy leader suu kyi and sentenced to hard labor. >> we are fortunate that the government honor request to allow him to com e back e with hurt she has been under house arrest for the last 20 years. webb also asked for her release and that she be allowed to participate in the country's political process. [unintelligible] >> something over which i had no control. >> for a decade, they have shunned the u.s. political involvement. >> webb says these are efforts that have not worked. he wants to lay a foundation of good will between the two countries. while -- he is now on an official state department visit. he was given the green light by the obama administration. it is expected web will speak with secretary of state hillary clinton about his time there. >>> now return to the latest on health-care overhaul efforts. there are signs of a compromise might be in the works. the white house says it might be willing to create a government ru

to land at a popular resort island in thailand 300 miles south of bangkok. officials say there were 68 people on board. 40 of those were injured. the plane caught fire after it skidded out of control and crashed into the control tower. there were reports of heavy rains just prior to the accident. >>> the taliban launched an early morning rocket attack in afghanistan this morning. one missile landed near the u.s. embassy. at least eight rockets landed near various neighborhoods in the capital of kabul. the rockets caused some damage, and a child was injured. the taliban wants to disrupt this month's presidential elections. yesterday a roadside bomb killed at least 11 people in western afghanistan. >>> police in australia say they've broken up an alleged al qaeda linked terrorist plot. this morning authorities launch predawn raids in melbourne after a seven month surveillance operation. four men with ties to an extremist group were arrested. they planned attacks on military braces. >> there is an enduring threat of terrorism at home here in australia as well a

>> reporter: right, well he's being examined at a hospital here in bangkok, we understand. he actually had some sort of medical incident when they told him he was going to be freed. he's been having seizures and epileptic fits. he's not a well man. he's got diabetes as well, and he's also of a troubled mind, i think it's fair to say. he's a former vietnam veteran who was under the impression that he had to go and warn aung san suu kyi in some way, possibly, about an assassination attempt or something that he had in his mind. and that's why he embarked on this bizarre episode where he swam the lake to find her. he was sent there two days before he was discovered. and that's what sparked this whole bizarre incident, which resulted in her getting 18 more months house arrest. he'll be on a plane possibly within next two hours, back to the united states. as you said, senator webb did not get the third thing he asked for, the freedom of aung san suu kyi, that was always going to be pretty difficult. but he did spell out clearly there was a recalibration going on of u.s. policy to

. >>> and we are following breaking news out of bangkok. nbc news has learned that bangkok airways airliner has skidded off the runway at an aport and crashed into a control tower. there are no reports of any injuries at this time. we're told there has been heavy rain there on the island in the past few days. we'll bring you more information as it becomes available to us. >>> and more breaking news at this hour. we're following this from iran. reuters is reporting that the three americans being detained in that country are now under interrogation. ir rannan state television is also reporting that the issue is being used as propaganda against the islamic republic. shane bauer, share a shourd and mike fattal were hiking last week when they reportedly strayed over the border in iran. according to iran television reports they were detained after refusing to heed warnings from border guards. >> another developing story we are following this morning. former president bill clinton has arrived in north korea for a surprise visit. some nor korean le

the captain of the bank bangkok airways aircraft died in that crash.e told the ten injured were snot seriously hurt. most were tourists an all passengers we evacuated from the plane. there were 68 passengers on board the plan and it was raining at the time of the crash. >>> we are learning more about the frightening moments on board continue innocental flight 128 which was forced to make an emergency landing in miami because of heavy turbulence. plain plan was traveling from rio to houston when things got shaky. >> people cut, bleed bleeding, people trying to -- there were a few people unconscious. >> hit my led on the light above and it broke the light out and was showered in glass. >> one laude, she just came oust here seat and flew over the middle row, hit her head on the wall and landed on her back like this. >> scary moments. did you understand take long p just one big bump and can you do a lot of hurting. >> that is why they say you should keep your seat belts on. >> at least when you're sitting down. >> make sense. >> take a look at the weather

held in myanmar for swimming to the detained democracy leader as a freeman, and both men arrived in bangkok just a short time ago. >>> webb is the firstmember of congress in more than a decade to visit myanmar. he said he asked the rulers to relus the man who has been detained for 14 of the last 24 years. she was sentenced to p23 years n prison. >>> and there was an incident that left five people incident, and one victim just 14 years old. police were called to a new en te, nd ahis time and pern not.esead innorthwest. the fstirnctid ienpeap hned before 6:00 last evening on the 400 block of minnesota avenue. seven young people were shot outside the metro station. the younges victim 16 years old. none of the victims' injuries are believed to be life threatening. they also believe many of the people in the crowd had just attended a go-go. >>> and then a man was shot multiple time in northwest. it was in the 300 block of 1st street. and he was pronounced dead at the scene. no reports of arrests in either case. >>> it's becoming less of a vacation and more of a business trip for president obama.

dan rivers joins us live from bangkok.u able to learn at all through the news conference how he wu able to secure the release of john yettaw? >> reporter: well, senator webb is being a little circumspect, betty, because he says he's going to report back to secretary of state hillary clinton first, but clearly, i think the reason they were so keen to allow him in and allow him such incredible access is he has long been a critic of the bush administration's policy of sanctions against this regime of isolation, of punishment. and what he laid out in his press conference was basically it's time for a change. hillary clinton has already announced there's a review of policy going on. it's time we engaged this regime and traded with them and perhaps improve the lives of those living there. that's the philosophical reasoning. that's the reason they gave him access and that's the reason they allowed him to bring home john yettaw. >> i find it interesting he said he ee going to report back to secretary of state clinton first because

bangkok was a big hub. i was talking to law enforcement. i was writing a book about chinese human snuggling. people being smuggled into china, it's auge pblem. i realized times had changed. things had certainly slowed down. people were telling me they still come. the one thing they said which was kind of surprising to me is theyaid back in the '80s and '90s it was the risk taker. the cream that rises to the top. he said i'm too big in this town. and they were the ones that left. i would say for an immigration point of view you could argue that these were the people they want. if we had to choose -- they said now that the economy is so good in china those people n are saying iant to go and people said this to me. why would i want to go a be undocumented a work as a dishwasher when i bould be here and save money and start a factory? so that's changed. having said that, since the economic crisise' seen something really interesting happening in china along the coast. that's the labor force is incredibly sensitive to every econom change and deve

the jet hit the control tower on an island about 300 miles south of bangkok. it was carrying 70 people and landed in heavy rain. there you see theet for over of what happened. reports say say most of the injured are tourists, some with broken legs. >> dram at you can pictures there. sir, it is going to be a little bit warmer today. my question to you is with that warmer weather, does the humidity also inch up a little bit? >> oddly nough, no, it does not. it will be warmer. the humidity level will be about the same or maybe less than it was yesterday. >> a good trade-off. gentleman i agree. take a look. we'll start with the satellite- radar composite, show you how things are shaping up across the region. we are right in the middle there. you can see if you want some clouds and a little bit of precipitation, you have to go well to the north across portions of southern anadaened the great lakes. you will go out to sea out into the atlantic ocean. that is it. for us, we've just got a couple of clouds here and there. maybe a littof haze but that is it this morning

government of myanmar that we should be grateful for and hopefully build upon j after arriving in bangkok, yettaw was taken to the hose pil fotar bsatero iov n. rescue mission closely follows the release of two hostages in north korea secured by president clinton. >>> new this morning, there has been a disturbing discovery in prince george's county. main was found tadeadin upper marlboro. police found his eabody in a wooded area on oak grove road. the victim appears it be a latino man. his identity is still not known. if you have any information about this, you should call police. >>> a mother senseed a teacher was too close to his daughter. mark jackson is accused of taking a minor across state lines for sex. he is an rotc instructor in springdale, maryland. he lives in alexandria. last year, the 16-year-old's mother suspected something was going on and she called jackson from a recorded police line. detectives say he admitted having sex with the girl once. >>> michael vick is back on the football field and he is talking about his time behind bars. coming up next. >> the day i walked int

authoties say the bangkok airways plan was trying to land in stormy weather when it skidded off the runway and hit a control tower. the pilot was killed. 10 passengers were injured. officials said the pilot was warned about wins before the plane landed. >>> are learning more today about what it was like to be on that airplane when it hit severe turbulence. continental airlines flight 128 was six hours into its flight from rio deayne jairo to hous jn hit turbulence. enssrs say flightantenndtets and unbuckled passengers were thrown around that cabin, hitting the ceiling and overhead compartment. >> people can call the turbulence, they can call that anything they want, but to meet the plane was just falling out of the sky. >> i grabbed the hand of the person next to me and i said, hold my hand, because we are going to die and i don't want to die alone. >> as we know, the plane made an emergency landing in miami. at least 26 passengers were taken to hospital and four had serious injuries. >>> obama administration is hosting a summit as to whether to ban texting and driving nationwide. it came

joining me from bangkok is the exiled opposition activist and spokesperson for the former democracy -- for much of democracy in burma. thank you for joining us -- formative democracy in burma. thank you for joining us. what impact will this have on the opposition movement inside of the country? >> it will make her move out of the public before the election, the ultimate goal of the regime. now she is being convicted in she will not be able to take part in the election, not be able to campaign for her political party or for the people that want democracy in the country. >> where does that leave the pro-democracy movement? >> they have been working for a dialogue with the military regime. the military regime has always rejected this before. now it is a sign that the military regime has seen it not only the face of the people of burma, but also the people inside of the community, especially the united nations. this is the time of the united nations must work much harder, they must convene on the security council and work on a binding resolution that will make the military regime be accou

a resort island popular with tourists about 300 miles south of bangkok. there was bad weather when the pilot lost control. the plane coming from another resort area in southern thailand. we'll continue to update you on this developing story as soon as we get more information. seven men accused of home-grown terrorism are expected in court today. daniel boyd, his two sons and four other men charged with conspiracy to provide support to terrorists and murder and injury people. we now know the identity -- remember, there was that eighth suspect still on the loose? court documents say he's a u.s. citizen who traveled to pakistan to allegedly take part in a violent holy war. they believe that individual still there and at large. it's believed that 45-year-old amber went overboard from a cruiseship in alaska. this morning crews recovered a body. the body nottest identified but the coast guard now calling off the search for that missing passenger. she was reported missing by a friend. the holland america ship was in glacier bay national park at the time, northwe

thai prime minister has gathered -- supporters of the former thai prime minister have gathered in bangkok, asking for the king to pardon him, who fled the country to avoid corruption charges. the iranian president is expected to name his new cabinet today. it will be the first time that female politicians will hold such a position in the conservative islamic republic. more than 1000 customs officers in mexico have been removed from their post. every airports and border crossing will that be staffed by newly trained operatives with a mandate to stop smuggling and people trafficking. three days of mourning have been declared in the english republic of southern russia after 19 people were killed in a suicide car bomb explosion. the attack happened in the capital as officers lined up in the yard. 70 people were injured. daniel fischer reports from moscow. >> local police officers were killed as they gathered for their morning roll call. the blast set the main building on fire, gutting official vehicles parked inside the gates. the force of the explosion damaged a nearby apartment block. the b

a bangkok airlines jet has crashed into a control tower. officials say there were at least 70 people on board when the airliner skidded off the runway and hit the tower. >>> now, to the fate of three american hikers being held in iran. iranian authorities are accusing the three of being cia agents. a state department official says the charges against the three are ridiculous. friends and family says the young people are at eventual rouse and stumbled into the wrong place at the wrong time. >>> the taliban is claiming responsibility for an early-morning missile attack on the capital of afghanistan. police say five rockets expleaded injuring a child and exploding buildings. ahead of presidential elections in less than three weeks. >>> the worsening situation in afghanistan could soon lead to a call for more u.s. troops to the region. that comes after a secret meeting last week between the defense secretary and his top generals. here's our senior foreign affairs correspondent, martha raddatz. >> reporter: in secret, they descended on to this m

america john yettaw flew to bangkok with webb today. >> he's not a well man. he had a medical incident this morning when they read him his orders of deportation. he's now undergoing a thorough medical review here in a hospital. soon he will be able to return to his family. >> while in myanmar, webb also met with suu kyi, fighting for democracy in her country. suu ni swarings the end of her house arrest but will now have to serve an additional 18 months as a result of yettaw's stay. >>> back here tonight, district police continue looking for the person or people who shot seven people at a bus stop yesterday. it happened in the minnesota avenue metro station in northeast. investigators say at least one gunman walked up and opened fire on a huge crowd at the bus shelter. many of the people had just come from a go-go party a couple of blocks away. a nonviolent advocate wept to the neighborhood today to see if he could be of any help. >> as i did that, some guys pulled right up, right then and there, and, you know, pointed a gun at me and clicked it. but it didn't

sentenced to hard labor but the virginia senator won his release this weekend and today he arrived in bangkok. >> i think it was a good gesture from your government to allow him to return home to his family and i appreciate their honoring my requests. >> senator webb also says he is seeking the release of sue che. >>> two people were hurt and dozens of shoppers and tourists shocked at a shooting. police say a 20-year-old man was shot in the leg and a 17 year old was shot in the forearm when someone pulled a gun during a fight. >> i was scared and i was running towards the bus stop and i was scared. >> we need to be vigilant and we need to be responsive and we need to continue to do our job effectively. >> police say they have already increased the number of crime cameras and foot patrols at the inner harbor. tonight police are reviewing surveillance video and are confident they will know the identity of the gunman soon. >>> the white house is signaling tonight that they are ready to abandon the idea of a government-run insurance option. katherine brown has the very latest. [ applause ] >> rep

a statement says he will be deported tomorrow when he travels with webb to bangkok who is the first congressman in more than a decade to visit myanmar. baltimore police say michael phelps was driving with an expired out of state license and a report he told police he drank a beer about an hour before the accident but officers say it was not his fault but caused by another driver who ran a red light. back to "cavuto on business." only on the fox news channel. i'm jamie colby. neil: is it any wonder why taxpayers are angry? >> the majority is against this plan. >> i want the insurance i have because i picked it. >> you have awakened a sleeping giant. >> you have set yourselves up on a level that you do not identify with your own constituents any more. neil: protesters turn up the heat so democrats are backing out of the town hall meetings saying they don't want to give these people a stage to perform. charles, that is pretty crazy. >> that is pretty crazy. the old saying you can't stand the heat stay out of the kitchen. the next one is close the kitchen. neil: but it is our kitchen! >> to me it i

a plan held prisoner in mir mar didn't say much when he arrived in bangkok. now, he was sentenced to seven years hard labor for sneaking into the home of prodemocracy leader in may. the virginia senator jim web secured his release. >> we are fortunate that the government honored my request to allow him to come back here to thailand with me. >> hopefully it will lay a foundation of will. did seff the apprule of the obama administration. new at 11 tonight, investigators are looking into a series of suspicious fires in a capitol hill neighborhood. tonight neighbors are afraid of what could happen next. live on capitol hill with the details. >> this narrow alley right around the intersection of 4th and pennsylvania streets southeast is the scene of the latest suspicious fire. check it out. the overwhelming worry out here isn't this melted destroyed recycling bin. it's what could have happened if this fire had spread to this building which is home to many. >> this is the remains of our co-mingled recycling bin. >> this melted trash bin is one of a number of distur

the bangkok airways flight skidded on a rainy runway just after landing. most on board were tourists. a juvenile court in iraq's dialla province has sentenced a 16-year-old girl to 7 1/2 years in prison for an attempted suicide attack. ronya abraham had been described by the u.s. military as an unwilling suicide bomber in 2008. she was arrested later in bacuba. now it is the first meeting of its kind in 20 years. the main palestinian faction, fat that, is holding its congress in bethlehem, hoping to reinvent itself to appeal to voters once again. but as we report from the west bank, that may not be an easy task. >> jalal atawiel is a taxi driver in hebron. he is paying close attention to the fat that conference -- to the fatta conference, listening closely to his radio. the group has been key in peace talks with israel and been accused of cronyism and corruption. >> life in hebron is difficult on all sides. we suffer greatly from israeli military occupation. also we have no money. fatta should do more to make things better. >> in hebron as across the pales

a new luxury skyscraper has been unveiled in bangkok, thailand. it is 77 stories.ll include offices and two hotels. but if you want to live in the very best apartment, you'll shell out $10 million. wow. >>> are your teenagers using drugs for an

the bangkok airways flight was landing in stormy weather in a thy thai resort island. >>> the cash forkers program could run out of money by the end of the week. customers at one dealership think it will happen. >> otherwise, they are going to leave a lot of small businessmen in a lurch, because they have written a lot of deals and so messed up on the website to understand, they may have hundreds of thousands of dollars out there, and that would put a big hurt to them. so i think they have to. >> right now, they've told us that they are going to honor any deals that have been written, and that's what we have to live with. i mean, we're getting them in the system as quick as we can. >> the white house says that cash for clunkers has helped almost a quarter million people trade in their gas guzzlers, and the new vehicles have been more fuel efficient by about 10 miles per gallon. cash for clunkers were originally intended to run through november, but even if it gets an extra $2 billion it will probably only last through september. >>> passengers on yesterday's continental flight that hit

thailand, on the unusual visitor at this park in bangkok, alligator-sized lizards.urists are not used to the reptiles. i've never seen such a big animal. shepard: park employees protect the creatures. now to a church and misery that seems to be trying to raise some questions using billboards that ask what can and cannot be forgiven. it lists sex offenders, cheating, suicide, telling lies. the pastor of the church said that a murder last year of one of the congregation members inspired the campaign. the idea is to get people talking. >> forgiveness is a big issue but i don't know, it is very difficult when you are the victim of a crime. >> the message is that jesus is the perfect save year, there is no unforgivable sin. shepard: the signs will stay up for the next five weeks. there was another set of these last year and those attacked another church. they featured phrases like "jefferson hills church sto ucks." a woman in florida making sure that troops candid joy cookies. she is sending more than 85,000 cookies. she will soon stop. would you ever get on something ca

senator welcome back and the man have arrived in bangkok. it's not clear when he will return home to missouri. >>> and a quake hit western indonesia today. the 7.0 magnitude quake has hit. >>> a marine from alexandria is one of the latest casualties of the war in afghanistan. bill cahir decided to join the marines after 9/11. he leaves behind a wife who is pregnant with twins. ren gray houston has a loker look at the loss of a hero. >> reporter: the alexandria street where bill cahir lives has lost a patriot. >> we are stunned. >> reporter: he was killed by enemy fire in southern afghanistan. friends are expressing condolences on internet htbsites and neirsheyt e are a close-knit group and are devastated. >> when it was tird ithird tour you get hema deimmune because it through two. >> reporter: two tours in iraq and now afghanistan. a sweet behind a een, renee, couple and she's pregnant with twin girls. >> reporter: he starts out as a journalist for the express times paper in pennsylvania. then owned by the new house newspapers, deborah howl

the bangkok airways flight skidded off the runway and crashed into a tower nose first killing the pilot and injuring send people. officials said the plane was trying to land during stormy weather. four attorney tore wrists and the co-pilot were among those injured. thai officials say they don't know what the pilot who had 19 years of experience did or did not did that led to the incident. >>> there is new reaction today from one of the wisconsin women accused of attacking an unfaithful married man, a map they were all involved with. the women including the plan's wife are charged with false imprisonment and sexual assault. according to court document document, they lured the man to a motel room, tied him up and assaulted him as revenge. advice gators say his private parts were super glued to his body. in an exclusive interview, o of the women told nbc news that she was ashamed and very angry. >> when i found out that he was dating other women, i wanted him to see that i was hurt. >> reporter: authorities say a fourth woman was not involved with the map romantically, but she wept along t

children's fund and the people working with the kids in the slums of bangkok. you're delivering medical supplies, equipment, and delivering expertise. >> i need some honesty here. this was a worthwhile experience for snu >> i've done it a number of times, absolutely. >> it's not a phony kind of a ride along sort of -- because if you want to do something like that, you want to be involved. you want to get your hands dirty. >> this is up close and personal. when you take kids -- it's multigenerational. you take 12-year-old kids who lead a sheltered and privileged life, and they're delivering dental kits to these kids and teaching them how to brush their teeth, you think they're going to give grief to their parents after that? no way. >> how about animal lovers? >> in southern utah, 33,000 acre ranch, best friends animal society, is home to 1,500 adopted dogs, cats, horses, and birds, and you can actually visit. these are great day trips. we're not talking your immersing yourself for weeks. it's a great opportunity, stay overnight. it's a great drouintroductory t.

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he spent the last few days in bangkok thailand undergoing tests in the hospital. >>> let's go to kim with an update on the forecast. >>> here's the time lapse tower cam showing how we have leftover clouds from last night. today back to the haze as we focus on the washington monument. our temperature has climbed up to 82 degrees. winds are light from the north at five miles an hour. not too bad for humidity yet. yesterday's storms have blown the atlantic ocean. we kind of have a wave of partly cloudy skies between that batch of moisture and another round firing up across west virginia. and if you remember yesterday morning at this time, we were looking at a similar radar loop with storms firing across west virginia which will make their way in to western and eastern suburbs as we head through that evening commute. and we will see that again re'su s. s g.itweharet 82 thsb lwi uree bas 80 at andrews se ng ata ykiourc base. taking you north in to washington county, hagertown is 81. it is 77 off to the west in cumberland. now, we factor in the humidity and this is what it feels like to yo

senator webb spoke yesterday after arriving in bangkok. >> the most important part i believe is that this was a gesture from the government of myanmar that we should be grateful for and hopefully build upon. >> the senator was also allowed a rare meeting with su ch incident. >>> there is a glimmer of hope for the world's economic recovery. japan has climbed out of a year- long recession. but economists sounded cautious because consumers which are the main drive of growth -- most of the that growth came through exports and there was a downturn in stocks today overshadowing that news. signs of weaker consumer confidence in the u.s. caused that plunge. >>> a look at this morning's other top stories as police are searching for suspects in a shooting in the district as witnesses said they heard has many as 15 shots fired around #:00 saturday night in the 4100 block of manhunt minute avenue southeast. two of the seven people shot are as young as 4 years -- 14 years old. the rest are 18. >>> a marine from standery killed in afghanistan. sergeant bill care leaves behind a wife who is pregnan

john yettaw's family says he's undergoing medical tests in bangkok. he is not in good health after spending three months in prison. the 53-year-old had been jailed after sneaking into the home of aung san suu kyi,n operation leader under house arrest in myanmar for supporting democracy in the military-ruled government. senator webb travelled to myanmar and managed to win yettaw's release. the senator also head talks with thailand's foreign minister today. after that meeting, webb said it may be time for the u.s. to review its policy toward myanmar, especially regarding sanctions. >> the question came up, is the united states and the eu, should they put more sanctionsn myanmar after the situation with aung san suu kyi's conviction? and my view is that we don't have any more sanctions to put on myanmar. and i think we need a new approach. >> webb says he plans to meet with secretary of state hillary clinton to talk about his myanmar visit. >>> there's been speculation for months, but it is official now that u.s. senator kate bailey hutchinson wants to b

toy in bangkok, thailand, webb indicatesoo chee could be easing r stance on u.s.ctions. >> with respect to aung san suu kyi, i don't want to take the risk of misrepresenting her views, but would s to yout was clear impreson from her that she is not oosed to lting some sanctions, but it's all i would want to say. i don't want to misrepresent her views. >> lehrer: wle on the trip, webb also secured the releasof american jn yettaw. he was sentenced to sen years inprison last week for helping sochee violate the terms of her house arrest. in southern rsia, a suicide boing killed at least 20 people and wound over 130 more. it happened in the north ucasus region, near chechnya the area has en an increase in militant violce in recent mohs. a truck filled with exploses ramd through the gates of a police stationsparking a fire thaburned for hours. therwas no immediate claim of responsibility. the u.s. dertment of justice charged a mii man today in the largest casof identity theft ever in the u.s federal prosecutors allege albert gonzalez hked into retail networks to stealat

police say the bangkok airways flight was carrying 72 people when it landed in stormy weather and skiddednto that tower. crews were still trying to free passengers several hours after the crash. we're told 10 people went to hospitals with minor injuries. no word yet on what caused the whole thing, but we know the weather may have played a part. some stunning new research finds children as young as 3 years old can show signs of chronic depression. researchers say they followed more than 200 preschoolers aged 3 to 6 for up to two years, including 75 kids already diagnosed with depression. overall nearly one of five of those children showed a sign of persistent or reoccurring depression. this study did not look at medication or treatments which is extremely controversial. with us now is a lead author of the study. she's a psychiatrist at washington university in st. louis. thank you. >> thanks for having me. shepard: how did this go down? >> well, we've been studying a sample of about 300 preschoolers for a five-year period. and we're now following those children into school age, early adole

. >> alligator sized lizards at a sprawling park in bangkok are drawing more visitors. that guy is sitting there, no problem. about 200 of them. >> looks like they're meditating there. ooh, hello. some visitors shoo away the visitors while others feed them and photograph them. i would be the other direction from them. >> i would, hings eats my dog or something. that is freaky. no way. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." ♪ see ya later, alligator, in a while crocodile ♪ assistance getting around their homes. there is a medicare benefit that may qualify you for a new power chair or scooter at little to no cost to you. stay tuned for this important medicare benefit information and free scooter guarantee. imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your may entitle you to pay little to nothing to own it. one company that can make it all happen ... your power chair will be paid in full. the scooter store. why should you call the scooter store today? because their mobility experts are also medicare experts. and that means the scooter store is your

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man held prisoner in myanmar is getting a taste of freedom. 53 yearly john yettaw touched down in bangkok, thailand. also on the plane was senator jim webb of virginia. he brokered the release. yettaw was sentenced last week to seven years of hard labor for sneaking in the home of the detained pro democratic leader back in may. >>> seems prince william and his long time girlfriend kate middleton might have a little bit of a secret. will the couple be tying the knot soon, joining nous, t ing aspell from london. >> according to the news of the world, britain's top selling sunday newspaper, prince william and kate middleton have reached an understanding that they'll marry within the next two years. their plan has the blessing of the royal family which really wants to see william well established as a hard working prince and heir to the throne first. he will represent the queen on official tours to south africa and australia in the next two years. the royals want to make sure he is a stand-alone royal in his own right before they break any news of any engagement. >> is that because they're th

he will fly with the senator to bangkok, thailand tomorrow. w she never invited him to her home and asked him to leave. but he refused. webb held talks with the leader of myanmar's military junta. >>> nightmarish scenes out of taiwan, a vicious typhoon destroys lives, destroys homes and the infrastructure. and the nightmare is not over just yet. - 154 people are tracking shipments on a train. - ( train whistles ) 33 are im'ing on a ferry. and 1300 are secretly checking email... - on a vacation. - hmm? ( groans ) that's happening now. america's most dependable 3g network. bringing you the first and only wireless 4g network. sprint. the now network. deaf, hard of hearing and people with speech disabilities access www.sprintrelay.com. . bringing you the first and only wireless 4g network. sprint. the now network. this is humiliating. stand still so we can get an accurate reading. okay...um...eighteen pounds and a smidge. a smidge? y'know, there's really no need to weigh packages under 70 pounds. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal

the pilot of the bangkok airways flight was killed, more than 30 people were injured. >>> health officials in china say at least three people have died from namenic plague, one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases. the deaths all took place in one northwestern farming town which has now been sealed off. >>> taliban militants fired at least nine rockets in a neighborhood in kabul this morning. some landing near western embassies including the u.s. embassy. at least one person, a child, was wounded. the taliban is vowing to disrupt afghanistan's presidential election which is happening later this month. >>> four men are facing terror charges today in australia, where authorities say they have foiled a plot to attack a military base with assault rifles. police say the suspects have ties to a somali group linked to al qaeda. >>> today the senate considers whether to extend the popular cash for clunkers program. the frame which pays consumers to trade in old gas guzzlers for more fuel efficient cars ran out of money in its first week. the house has already approved money to keep the pro

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secured the release of an american prisoner in myanmar, that man is undergoing medical treatment in bangkokyear-old had been sentenced to seven years in prison for sneaking into the home of myanmar's pro-democracy leader. senator webb's release during a week with the country' leadership. >>> the obama administration's now actually changing their tune. one of the real risks of reform and how could a health care deal impact the midterm elections? joining us is former commerce secretary gutierrez. secretary gutierrez, good to see you again. >> pleasure, carlos. good to see you. >> good to see you. we started a conversation last week. and you were saying that one of the pieces of analysis that hasn't happened in your mind is talking about the real risk involved in any kind of health care reform, even bipartisan reform. do you want to outline two or three of the areas that you think we should be putting more focus on? >> sure. i think the obvious risk is that we spend $1 trillion, and our costs go up, which is essentially what the congressional budget office says, or that we spend the $1 trillio

let's take you to dan rivers who joins us live from bangkok. how did police get this guy finally?> reporter: well, it came after they arrested two men who led them to a house in central jarva in indonesia where this massive fire fight took place. it lasted for 18 hours if you can believe it. a very ferocious gun fight with the anti-terrorist scene peppering this building with bullets until finally they were convinced that they had killed all of the men inside. they think among that men is a man who basically is the most notorious terrorist in indonesia, thinking he is responsible for a string of bombings across this country for the past ten years really, including the most recent one just three weeks ago on the hotel the marriott and ritz-carlton and jakarta that left seven people dead. >> give us some background here about this terror network. did they carry out other attacks as well? >> reporter: yeah. i mean, they have carried out this sort of reign of terror. the bali bombing was probably their most deadly attack in 2002, left 202 people dead. that was a massive car bomb on th

they arrived in bangkok yesterday. >> the most important part of this, i believe is this was a gesture from the government of myanmar that we should be grateful for and hopeful build upon. >>> with the timing of the mission close to president clinton helping two prisoners, some worry about the message it could send. rogue nations could be encouraged to use american hostages as ponds. and president obama is making contacts with less friendl >>> new this morning, a stabbing in college park left another man dead and another hurt at road island avenue. police got a call about two on the ground and when they got there, they found a man with stab wounds. one died later at the hospital. >>> also, new, a man found dead in upper marlboro. he was found on oak grove road. and that victim is a latino man and his identity is unknown. anyone with information is asked t give the police a call. >>> seven were shot and all were teens. investigators are trying to find out who fired the shots. community leaders are worried things could get worse. >> reporter: the violence between the neighborhood groups

the jet hit the control tower on an island about 300 miles south of bangkok. it was carrying 72 people. it landed in heavy rain. co-piler and six others were severely injured. 27 other people suffered minor injuries. >>> and now to north korea. former president bill clinton is in the communist nation today. >> lawa ling and una lee were arrested and charged with engaging in hostile acts and entering the country illegal, both sentenced to 12 years of hard laborer. doug luzader is following the mission from capitol hill this morning. >> reporter: this visit comes as a surprise, but the fact that a former president makes this trip means there could be a break-through. former president bill clinton set forth in north korea and was immediately greeted by government officials. the mood was somber but clinton is hoping win the release of laura ling and una le. the wo were crossing from north korea into kinda and were -- kinda and were sentenced to 12 years but it could go beyond that. clinton may meet with kim jong- il. they could discuss north korea's nuclear ambiti