charlie d'agata reports. >> reporter: an elderly survivor hangs on for his life. his rescuers rush to get him out of the disaster zone. taiwan's military airlifted 300 victims from remote villages after deadly typhoon triggered mudslides that wiped out their homes. survivors broke down in tears as fears grew for 700 people still missing. dozens are confirmed dead. villagers scuffled with emergency crews over the rescue operation, saying not enough is being done to save residents. one helicopter on a rescue mission crashed in to a mountain with three crew members on board. still, choppers continue to fly around the clock, bringing food and supplies in, and taking people out. children and babies cling to parents, while emergency teams struggle to keep shock victims warm. the typhoon pummeled taiwan with 80 inches of rain and slammed in to the chinese mainland. these homes were destroyed in seconds when a hillside gave way to the relentless rain. i heard this loud rumbling sound, he says, and in one second the whole building came tumbling down. >> reporter: rescuers

cbs news correspondent, charlie d'agata reports from london. >> reporter: amateur video captures them fleeing a london video store. they drag out a female employee and she gets away unharmed. they fire a warning shot, causing panic. minutes later the well-dressed men with english accent walk to the door of graff diamonds. they showed a gun and pulled off what is believed to be the largest jewelry heist in british history. the pair got away with $66 million worth of high end rings, bracelets and necklaces. pieces worn by celebrities like paris hilton. >> the robbers escape almost fell apart as they sped away from the london shopping district. they crashed in to a taxi on a nearby street i but had two more getaway cars waiting along the route. police kept details of the heist secret for a week and then released this closed circuit television video to expose the robbers. >> if anyone knows who these men are from looking at the pictures we'd love to hear from you and also if you know where the jewelry has gone. >> reporter: authorities caught the last robbers who hit the same shop six yea

charlie d'agata has more. >> reporter: when princess diana died 12 years ago it was hard to imagine that anyone would compare to the woman known as the people's princess but now kate middleton is reportedly groomed to follow in the late princess ' steps to royalty. >> i don't think that kate will have the shock that diana had when diana went straight to the royal family. >> reporter: sources say people here at buckingham palace are teaching kate middleton how to be a princess. she is learning things like the proper way to meet heads of state, greet guests at social events and thou handle the paparazzi. >> reporter: but critics wonder whether 27-year-old middleton is too common to carry off the royal role. >> if they get married, kate middleton, middle class, will be the queen of england one day. >> reporter: royal rumors are buzzing one day that prince william may be getting ready to pop the question after the couple spent a romantic holiday at an exclusive resort. >> at the moment, the summer of 2010 and 2011 is clear. either could be potential dates for a wedding. >> reporter: the coun

as charlie d'agata reports for wjz, hundreds have already been brought to safety. hundreds more remain missing. >>> an elderly survivor hangs on for his life. as rescuers rush to get him out of the disaster zone. but other villagers are scuffling with crews, saying not enough is being done to save residents. taiwan's air military lift body 300 victims from a remote village after mudslides wiped out their homes. survivors broke down in tears as fears grew for more than 700 people still missing. dozens are confirmed dead. one helicopter on a rescue mission crashed into a mountain with three crewmembers on board. still, choppers continue to fly around the spots, bringing food and supplies in, and taking people out. children and babies cling to parents, while emergency teams struggle to keep shock victims warm. the typhoon pummeled taiwan with 80 inches of rain and slammed into the chinese main land. these homes were destroyed in seconds when a hillside gave way to the relentless rain. >> i heard this loud rumbling sound, he says. and in about one second, the whole bui

new at 6:00, charlie d'agata reports for wjz. residents say still more could have been done to prevent wildfire damage. >> reporter: residents can't contain their anger. >> so i'm burning inside. because i'm furious. >> reporter: rita -- lida says her house could have been saved if firefighters had acted sooner. >> it's a graveyard right now. a graveyard. >> reporter: no one died in the massive wildfires. but more than 150 homes were destroyed. >> we have a lot of memories here. our life. >> reporter: 500 greek firefighters are keeping close watch as helicopters patrolled to put out any flareups in the fire zone north of athens. >> residents say this is the exact location that the fire began. and they say it should have ended here. instead, it burned out of control, for 22 miles, until it reached the outskirts of athens. >> the firefighters and police didn't show up, he says. nobody came. he could only watch as the farm his great grandfather built went up in flames. neighbors are outraged. not a single fire in sight. >> we used o

as charlie d'agata reports, hundreds are being brought to safety. but hundreds more are feared. >> rescuers rush to get them out of the disaster zone. but others are scuffling with crews saying not enough is being done to save residents. taiwan's air military rescued about 350 victims in a village. survivors broke down in tears as fears grew for more than 700 people still missing. dozens are confirmed dead. one helicopter on a rescue mission crashed into a mountain, with three crewmembers on board. still, choppers continue to fly around the clock, bringing food and supplies in, and taking people out. children and babies cling to parents, while emergency teams struggle to keep shocked victims warm. the typhoon pummeled taiwan with 80 inches of rain and slammed into the chinese main land. these homes were destroyed in seconds when a hillside gave way to the relentless rain. i heard this loud, rumbling sound, he says. and in about one second, the whole building came tumbling down. >> rescuers spent hours, searching for any sign of life beneath buried b

pull out handguns and make off with hundreds of millions am charlie d'agata has more on the real-life robbery that may be the biggest haul in british history. >> reporter: amateur video captures bank robbers fleeing a london jewelry store. they drag out a female employee. and she gets away unharmed. then they fire a warning shot, causing panic. minutes earlier, the well- dressed men with english accents walk in the front door of grass diamonds. they made no attempt to disguise themselves as they pulled out a gun and pulled off what is believed to be the largest jewelry heist in british history. they made off with high-end rings, bracelets and watches. there are the types of extravagant pieces worn by celebrities like paris hilton. >> reporter: the robbers' escape nearly fell apart. they crashed into a taxi on a nearby street. they had two more getaway cars, waiting along the route. >> reporter: police kept details of the heist secret for -- almost a week. but then released this closed- circuit video to expose the robbers. >> if anyone knows who these men are, from looking at the pictu

in london, charlie d'agata, wjz eyewitness news. >> grass store is located in london's jewelry district. one man was caught and sentenced to 15 years in prison. >>> tonight, the fbi is investigating a robbery of its own. this suspect is accused. holding up the m&t bank on south charles street. police say the man passed a note to the teller and threatened to shoot. the fbi, violent crimes task force is offering a reward, as they seek information leading to the identification of this man. >>> large fire completely destroys a queen anne's county home. kai is live in the newsroom, as investigators continue to search for a cause. >> reporter: the family was not home at the time of the fire. but the family's two pets were injured. the blaze broke out just after 2:00 yesterday afternoon, in the 200 block of arrington road in queenstown. someone driving that road noticed the flames. and extinguished the three- alarm blaze. fire officials estimated the total loss at $3 million. >>> coming up at 5:00, we talk with a family about the loss of their home. >>> united states troops have launched a new

charlie d'agata reports, the former libyan secret service agent is dying of cancer. >> reporter: this man is serving a life sentence for killing hundreds, mostly americans, in the pan am flight 103 bombing over lockerbie, scotland. now because he's dying of cancer, he may be released from prison. abdul allah grasy asked the court to set him free in the final days. american relatives of the victims are furious. >> you don't allow someone who has murdered, you know, premeditated murder of 270 innocent people and let them walk away from their prison term. sorry. >> reporter: kathleen flynn lost her son as the plane blew up just before christmas, 1988. the suitcase bomb killed everyone on board, including 189 americans. >> reporter: the bombing remains britain's worst-ever terrorist attack. but many british relatives believe the libyan convict is innocent. and they are happy to hear he may be set free. >> it's a very unfortunate position for me to be in, to make life even harder for those relatives in the united states. and i don't like having to do that. but i am determined to get to the