chris hondros, a photographer for getty images, and british-born tim hetherrington, who's worked withightline." here's brian ross with the story. >> reporter: if there is a front in the conflict in libya, it is misrata. a western rebel-held town besieged by gadhafi forces for two months. now facing a humanitarian crisis, with civilians and rebels trapped, one fighter said, like rats in a cage, as gadhafi's men shell from three sides. as always, that's where renowned war photographer tim hetherington was, attracted to conflict and danger, mindful of the risks, but determined to capture the truth of what he saw. >> i need to get close to the action. that's as a cameraman in combat, you need to be close to where it's at. >> reporter: it was in yet another war zone, afghanistan, where hetherington did his most memorable work, on assignment for "nightline" and "vanity fair." along with reporter sebastian younger, neither flinched under fire. younger spoke with us today, exclusively, about his dear friend and colleague. >> for him, working wasn't just about collecting images. it really was

now in light of the news that respected journalists who hetherington and chris hondros were killed while libya today we want to take time to reflect on the risks that journalists around the world take to bring us the truth and although tax day is already come and gone the country is still up in arms over the tax disparities between social classes and add to that a recent video showing republican paul ryan being booed and it really makes you wonder when will washington get the hint that they're not representing the average american i'm president obama is currently campaigning in california and yesterday he made a stop at the facebook headquarters so is this an attempt to get the young both or just the money from silicon valley then people across the country are celebrating religious holidays this week whether it be passover or easter but today we'll tell you about another group holding a convention atheists and we'll speak to one of them and find out why they think they're the most take group in america and believe it or not some people are ok with the idea of torture a recent poll unveil

and he said "it's what i do." >> reporter: but this picture may tell the most about chris hondros the man-- not just the photographer. >> his image of a liberian freedom fighter, which had him nominated for the pulitzer prize-- he kept in touch with that guy and paid for his education when he chose not to be a freedom fighter anymore. >> reporter: tim hetherington was a combat artist... >> over there! >> tim, get down! >> reporter: ...earning an oscar nomination for co-directing "restrepo." >> hit the bottom right of the village. >> reporter: the bomb tear providing a terrifyingly intimate look at an army play platoon in remote afghanistan. proximity was everything to him, even though the threat of danger was ever-present. >> when my loved ones see the film they're horrified by the situations i get myself into. >> that was their secret. neither man used long lenses. >> it's a great loss to the journalistic community and the film making community. whenever you see lives terminated before they go on to achieve their full potential. but that's part of the business. that's what you accept

chris hondros was also killed. two others were seriously injured. tim hetherington was nominated for an oscar. >>> more severe weather blasting the west. dozens of tornadoes reduced communities to ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> now a look at other big stories covered by our new crews today. >> reporter: former governor arnold schwarzenegger speaking out. ernie nestor plead guilty. his father is fabian nunez. he told news week he knew the kid well and that it was all right to help out a friend. the family tells us they are outraged. kron 4 news. >> reporter: an arrest made in tuesday's attempted sexual assault case. investigators say the next step is to see if ther

chris hondros was also killed. two others were seriously injured.etherington was nominated for an oscar. >>> more severe weather blasting the west. dozens of tornadoes reduced communities to rubble. illinois, indiana, ohio, alabama and missouri all experienced severe weather. more news after the break. >>> now a look at other big stories covered by our new crews today. >> reporter: former governor arnold schwarzenegger speaking out. ernie nestor plead guilty. his father is fabian nunez. he told news week he knew the kid well and that it was all right to help out a friend. the family tells us they are outraged. kron 4 news. >> reporter: an arrest made in tuesday's attempted sexual assault case. investigators say the next step is to see if there is a connection between the suspect and three other sexual assaults dating back to september of 2010. haaziq madyun, kron 4 news. >> reporter: the city made an offer to homeowners who houses are threatened by this landslide. they sent letters to six homes effected by the slide. the plan involves driving peers

american chris hondros was also killed as their group came under fire.eanwhile, the obama administration is preparing to provide as much as $25 million to aid in the rebels fight against forces loyal to moammar gadhafi. it is intended for use of nonviolent equipment and supplies. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. a deadly shoot-out inside a florida internet cafe erupted on camera. two masked men entered with guns drawn, but quickly retreated after exchanging gunfire with a security guard. one of the suspects later died from a gunshot wound he suffered in that gun fight. police have not made any arrests. >>> a delaware mother is now in custody after turning herself into police for a shocking crime all caught on surveillance tape. the woman allegedly instructed her son to grab a wallet, which she later stashed in her purse before they exited. the boy is now in the custody of a grand parent. >>> the forces of nature were on display in indiana. at least seven rail cars were left mangled, toppled over in the wake of a

the oscar nominated director of the film and new york based photographer chris hondro were reportedlyat has seen some of those intensifying recently in that city. the video was loaded to a social media sight yesterday and today there was gun fire and shelling. allen is in the area. he said nearly nowhere in the city is safe. he. >> as a veteran combat reporter does it feel like it's in the middle of the war? >> parts of it feel that what, parts feel like beruit. there are place that have deserted, lots of places that have been hit with shells. you know you are in a war zone. you have to start triaging people in a tent. >> reporter: doctors had to abandon the main hospital in the town and pull back to a private one. they say they are under staffed but coping and if gets worse they say they are in serious trouble. >> if you are running errands in town or across country if you have an i-phone or i-pad your every move is being tracked. that's because there is a secret tracking file in the devices and as mark said you can't delete it. >> this is me stopping off in denver. >> reporter: when

tim hetherington and photographer chris hondros were covering the battle between rebel and governmentces in misrata. the city is under weeks of relentless shelling by government troops. beyond the front lines, hetherington earned an oscar nomination for directing "restrepo." >> he feels a gentleman. he was a very modest and humble thoughtful guy. he wouldn't talk about himself. he was very interested in the others and the soldiers that he was covering. >> hetherington was in libya on assignment for "vanity fair." hondros was working for getty images. italy, france and britain are now sending military experts to advise opposition forces and president obama has approved sending in $25 million worth of equipment. >>> coming up, a diet scam crackdown. the only thing you really are likely to lose with pills that promise rapid weight loss with very little exercise. >>> we start laying tile on a blank wall and after a few weeks, the young artists kind of get it. >> one piece at a time. how this week's jefferson award winner is teaching young art students to transform their city. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

british-born tim hetherington hetherington and chris hondros were hit by a rocket-propelled grenade inhas been intense fighting. tim hetherington was the director of an oscar nominated documentary about troops in afghanistan. hetherington had been on assignment for "vanity fair." chris hon dros was traveling for getty images. >>> changes involving a close call with th first lady. supervisors will handle flights with mrs. obama and the vice president's wife. a plane had to abort a landing after it got too close to a military cargo plane recently. >>> the gloves are off a major league baseball takeover. bitter divorce battle at the center of all of it. also ahead. >> then i spent a few days basically driving through. you can see i stopped over in utah. >> it is the kind of thing a jealous spouse or private eye would love to have. what apple secretly knows about iphone owners. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, taking control of the l-a dodgers. commissioner bud selig told team owner fran >>> the mlb is taking control of the l.a. dodgers. commissioner bud selig told team owner frank mccourt that he pla

and american chris hondros, a new york-based photographer for getty images. misurata is the last city in western libya caught in a tug- of-war between qaddafi's forces and the rebels. allen pizzey is one of the few western journalists who has been able to get into misurata. alan, tell us what you've seen today. >> reporter: harry it has been what for misurata was a quiet day, sporadic gunfire, sporadic shelling, not the heavy stuff they've seen in recent days. we went with fighters what they said were their front lines. what you end up doing is darting your way through alleyways, down streets, around barricades, through broken houses. we didn't actually see any fighting going on. other parts of the city are surprisingly normal. you drive around and you see people out on the streets. there are long lines at gas stations, people trying to get fuel. there are almost traffic jams and then you come to areas that are almost totally deserted. they've been trashed. those are the areas that are hit all the time. but virtually nowhere in the city is safe here. you can

photos by chris hondros was in magazines around the world. last week, he told colleagues in libya he had recently gotten engaged because, quote, he didn't want to be a really old dad. >>> and two other photographers were wounded in the same battle in misratah. moammar gadhafi's forces are lobbing shells in the civilian areas of that city. france is stepping up its air strikes against government positions. the new abc news/"washington post" poll showed that one-third of those surveyed di the the president's handling of libya last month. >>> japanese officials are restricting access to a 12-mile area around the damaged nuclear power plant. residents who rushed to evacuate last month have been slipping back into to check on their homes to pick up personal items. officials say they want to prevent looting, as well as exposure to radioactivity. >>> two more air traffic controllers have been fired for sleeping on the job. the faa says the controllers work at radar facilities at miami and knoxville, tennessee. these firings are the latest in a serie

was killed by a rocket propelled grenade that also killed another photographer working with him, chris hondros of the getty photo agency. two other photographers with them were wounded in there attack. >>> meanwhile, the pentagon reports that in addition to the nato air campaign in libya, the obama administration is preparing to provide those anti-gadhafi rebels fighting on the ground with as much as $25 million in aid in their fight against those gadhafi forces to be used for things like body armor and medical supplies. and three nations now, britain, france, and italy, have said they're sending military advisers to benghazi to work with the rebels in a non-combat role. and already, those inevitable questions about mission creep have started up today. stephanie gosk is in benghazi for us again tonight. stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this may begin to feel like mission creep to some. these are not ground troops, they're military officers who will not be taking part in fighting. they'll help with logistics, communication, and organization. and there are signs that al

he and new york-based photographer chris hondros died yesterday in a rocket-propelled grenade attack in the libyan city of misrata. meanwhile, secretary of state hillary clinton has announced that the u.s. will begin shipping what is described as nonlethal aid to libyan rebels. >>> japan declared a 12-mile no-go zone this morning around the fukushima nuclear plant, leaking radiation. residents who evacuated the area last month will be allowed limited return visits to their homes. and there will be no visits within the two-mile area closest to the plant. meanwhile, at the crippled plant, new video of robots inside the reactor buildings taking radiation readings. it's expected to take at least six months to safely shut down that plant. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," firefighters in texas get a break from the weather. >>> plus, dodgers drama. major league baseball seizes control of the l.a. dodgers, amid a divorce battle. >>> first, though, katie couric has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >>> it can often be one of the most difficult and costly areas of medicine, the e

tim hetherington and chris hondros. health on it wrote about the fighting in misrata.ote indiscriminate shelling by gadhafi forces, no signs of nato. a friend who had been in daily contact with on drops went on tv to describe what happened. >> chris and tim were with a group of other journalists on tripoli street in misrata. they came under fire and suffered an explosive attack, and it seems to be in question. >> reporter: two other journalists were hurt. they reportedly suffered sha rap them in wounds. the white house released a statement expressing deep concern and calling on the libyan government to do more to protect journalists doing vital rork -- work. >>> the ban on japan's nuclear plant is underway. radiation concerns prompted the restrictions. a select few are being allowed to go in. we're also finding out almost 90% of the 11,000 people who died in last month's disaster, they drowndz. two thirds of the dead were over the age of 60. >>> the city of tiburon is launching a brand-new emergency alert system today. coming up in 15 minutes we'll take you to tiburon

tim hetherington and chris hondros were killed yesterday while covering violence in the city. they were hit by a rocket- propelled grenade. >>> 4:35 now. this morning a big shake-up at pg&e. peter darby, the corporate executive and president will retire on april 30 and announced that pg&e referenced what has been a challenging year. that year of course including the deadly san bruno explosion. darby will get a retirement package worth almost $35 million. >>> gunfire nearly killed a teenager. this morning another teen is in custody accused of pulling the trigger. the shooting erupted in broad daylight yesterday afternoon on 26th and adeline in west oakland. an oakland rapper known as miss sta fab tweeted the 14-year-old cousin. the suspect is a juvenile arrested for firearms possession. >>> she said she was only trying to get home but this morning a mother of five is facing child cruelty and prostitution charges. 25-year-old jill mcveigh was arrested in a sex sting in oakland this week after police say she solicited an undercover officer. officers later found her one month old

one of them, manner chris hondros. a veteran war photographer gentlem getity images and oscar nominated director, tim hetherington. they had been under attack by force loyal to gentlemadhafis. >>> the soesh yassociated press reporting that in addition to oil gas wells sealed and not monitored another 3200 oil wells have been left unused. without plugs there's little to prevent powerful leaks from pushing to the surface. it was a poor cement plugging job that's been identified as the chief cause of the deadly explosion and spill. as jay gray tells us, life in the gul gulf coast has seen a lot of changes. >> reporter: it was exactly a year ago today that flames lit the night sky in the gulf. the explosion on the deepwater horizon oil rig stealing the lives of 11 crew members. >> we just keep moving forward as best we can. >> reporter: and robbing the gulf coast of some of its most unique and precious resources. the pictures from a mile below the surface are still haunting and even a year later, some of that oil is still

chris hondros of the getty agency and tim hetherington who received an oscar nomination for the documentaryrestrope" were in the city of misrata when they came under a fierce mortar attack. talking with brian ross. you worked closely with tim here at abc. >> reporter: that's right. we worked closely together on a series of projects that sent him to afghanistan for abc news. he was a model of courage under fire. tim hetherington went wherever there was conflict and danger. that's why he was in the libyan city of misrata, where rebels had been holding off a brutal attack by the gadhafi army. in a tweet message on tuesday, hetherington wrote in a tweet, in besieged libyan city of misrata, indrat shelling by gadhafi forces, no sign of nato. >> he was not on assignment. he went back on his own money. he felt there was an important story to tell. and he thought he could tell it in a way oh people weren't. >> reporter: hetherington's most memorable work was in afghanistan, for abc news and "vanity fair," along with reporter sebastian junger. on and off, over 15 months, hetherington and junger foll

he and american photographer chris hondros died yesterday by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by gadhafin error that led to monday's aborted landing at andrews air force base, the faa says first lady michelle obama's plane will be handled only by air control supervisors this morning. >>> there's a new poll out this morning for republicans in the 2012 presidential election. the cbs news/"new york times" poll asked republican voters which candidate they feel enthusiastic about. 56% said no one. mitt romney got the most support with only 9% followed by mike huckabee, donald trump, newt gingrich and sarah palin. down to 4% there. >>> this morning, president obama is in san francisco where last night he spoke to well-heeled supporters and raised $700,000 for his re-election campaign. earlier yesterday mr. obama made a live town hall appearance on facebook. he was joined by the ceo mark zuckerberg who was unusually well dressed yesterday. >> my name is barack obama and i'm the guy who got mark to wear a jacket and tie. thank you. >> zuckerberg, the world's youngest billionaire, is rarely seen

british-born tim hetherington and new york-based chris hondros were hit by a rocket- propelled grenade on wednesday. they were covering the ongoing violence in that war-torn city. >>> gunfire nearly kills a teenager and another teen is in custody. that shooting erupted in broad daylight yesterday afternoon on 26th and adeline in west oakland. an oakland rapper tweeted that the victim is his 14-year-old cousin. he is in critical condition. the suspect is also a juvenile. he is in custody for firearms possession. >>> oakland police have arrested a man believed to be behind a string of sexual assaults near lake merritt. the 20-year-old parolee was arrested wednesday at a halfway house. he is suspected of following a woman home this week and forcing her to disrobe. the man is linked with similar assaults dating back to last year. >>> a former sheriff's deputy accused in a drug conspiracy scandal says he is innocent. steven sue nab buy pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges and is accused of a dirty dui arrest. he allegedly hired women to lure men into bars and then arrested the men for d

year-old tim heatherrington nominated for an oscar last year for the war documentary, and 41-year-old chris hondros from new york city also an award winning photo journalist. in his last twitter post the day before heatherring wrote about the fighting indiscriminate shelling by gadafi forces, no sign of nato. a friend who had been in daily e-mail contact with chris went on tv this morning to describe what happened. >> chris and tim were with a group of other journalists on tripoli street and they came under fire and suffered some sort of explosive attack. >> reporter: two other journalists were hurt. seven rebels killed in the explosion. they reportedly suffered shrapnel wounds. the white house released a statement expressing deep concern and calling on the libyan government to take steps to protect journalists doing vital work. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there's more this morning there's more tragic news tied to those out of control wild fires in texas. a firefighter critically injured while battling a fire north of amarillo has now died. he's the

tim hetherington and photojournalist chris hondros died in a mortar attack in the centre of misrata,-held town in western libya that has been under siege by forces loyal to leader moammar gadhafi for weeks. two other photojournalists suffered less serious injuries. hetherington was nominated for an academy award for co- directing the film restrepo, the story of the 2nd platoon of battle company in the 173rd airborne combat team on its deployment in afghanistan in 2007 and 2008. >> darya: people are a band fork re-entering and damage nuclear power reactor because of this danger. authorities are going to arrange a brief visit so they can go to their homes and let belonging spiris. most 65 percef victims in the tsunami were over 60 years old and 93 percent of them drowned. gm may have to suspend production but they will make the best of the parts that are in short supply because so far they have seen little impact from the quake and tsunami that damage many auto parts plants in northern japan 7:23 a.m. back with more the couple of minutes. you can see the skies have been clearer. [ jerr

tim hetherington hetherington the oscar nominated director of the film "restrepo" and chris hondros. they were caught between the forces and the opposition in intense fighting. >> tim bass a gentleman. he was a very modest guy, very humble, very thoughtful. he wouldn't talk about himself. he was very interested in the others and the soldiers that he was covering. >> hetherington had been in libya on an assignment for "vanity fair." his american colleague hondros was working for getty images. two other photographers traveling with them were wounded >>> in japan the ban on reentering the evacuation zone around that crippled nuclear power plant is now in effect. the move affects about 80,000 people. there is concern about radiation danger and possible looting in that area. authorities will arrange brief visits for residents to collect necessary belongings. they will be required though to go through radiation screening once they leave. >>> faa says from now on, air traffic supervisors will handle flights carrying the first lady or vice president joe biden and his wife. the change follows

and also killed in the besieged city of misrata was chris hondros of getty images. >>> misrata has turnedaggressive attempts to contain the rebellion gadhafi's problems have only grown. he's now fighting on three fronts. in the east near ajdabiya in brega. in misrata near tripoli and in the far west in zintan in the nafusa mountains. libya's foreign minister opened the door to possible elections in six months. saying that gadhafi could even step down. >> everything will be on the table. >> and that is miguel marquez reporting from libya. the number of americans who disapprove of the president's actions in dealing with libya is going up. our new abc news/"washington post" poll showed more than one-third of those surveyed disapproved of the handling of libya last month. >>> the president is in san francisco this morning where he will attend a fund-raiser. yesterday at a town hall event at the headquarters of facebook, mr. obama said the republican budget deficit plan is not very courageous. and he called it, quote, fairly radical. the president also joked, though, he was one the few people

photojournalist tim hetherington and chris hondros are being remembered and honored by their colleaguesherington a documentary filmmaker and hondros a still photographer, were killed this week in the besieged city of misrata. anti-government forces there are now battling moammar gadhafi's troops. for control of central misrata. as you can see in this amateur video shot three days ago the rebels have no uniforms or protective clothing. they often go up against government tanks and rocket-propelled grenades. the u.s. will supply the rebels with $25 million in nonlethal supplies including uniforms and canteens. >>> but the u.s. is providing more firepower for those rebels. president obama has approved new american air strikes on gadhafi's ground forces as abc news senior foreign affairs correspondent martha raddatz reports, those strikes will be carried out by unmanned predator drones. >> the predators are a very deadly and precise addition to the battle in libya. they're armed with hell fire missiles, can help protect civilians and opposition forces, which are getting hammered on the grou

tim hetherington, the filmmaker and chris hondros, the photographer, were killed. tell us about your son -- >> it's very dangerous work. >> very dangerous. tell us about your son and why did heny it's important that he's there? >> well, jim is a very passionate young man. he really wants to get the news of conflicts to the united states audience, really. so that we can better understand what's occurring in these countries. >> he has been a war correspondent for four years. let me ask both of you, when he first told you he wanted to do this, what went through your head? >> well, he graduated in 2007, and at that point decided that he wanted to be a war correspondent. he actually didn't tell us until he told us that he was going to iraq with the indiana national guard. at that point we wished him well, and he was very happy to begin his career in that regard. >> the state department has been working on your son. are you confident they're doing everything they possibly can to free him? >> it's a very, you know, demanding world here for the state department. but, yes,