a standoff with police outside a bank of america in coral gables. police say someone entered the bang this morning with some kind of a device and now we are getting reports that somebody has been led out in handcuffs but we don't have any details about that. the bank workers escaped this morning. . no customers are inside. police, though, are stuck outside. they reportedly called in hostage negotiators and we are waiting to see if this situation has been resolved. university of miami sent an e-mail and text to is its coral gable students to avoid the area around bank of america because of a dangerous hazard. one of the campus shuttles is delayed because of the standoff. you saw on the map there how close the bank is to the coral gables campus. video show s.w.a.t. teams around the building's entrance. it shows police, it appears, removing somebody from the bank but, again, we are waiting for the official word from police about whether their standoff has resolved. let's go to clint van zandt who was a hostage negotiator for the fbi. this is brand-new

carr coral gables police were called to the bank.er the last hour. what is the newest information you can bring us? >> as we look at the live pictures of the bank of america in the center with all that traffic lined up on south dixie highway from an official who finished a briefing about five minutes ago and let me give you those details. first off, they're confirming that one person entered that bank of america and y

we are taking you live to coral gables, florida. this is the scene not far from the university of miami. there is apparently a hostage situation going on at that bank of america. it is in choral gable, florida. we understand that there is a man possibly more than one suspect inside that bank claiming to have a bomb. we are also getting reports that this -- one suspect or possibly more were inside the bank before it even opened so no word on how that happened but this did start as as a bank robbery, the herald reports there are several people held inside that bank. again it is on dixie highway near the university of miami. students at the university of miami and at coral gables university have been notified by police about the situation. police have shut down both directions on nearby freeways there but again this is a live breaking situation, a hostage situation inside a bank of america there at choral gable, florida. we will bring yomore information as soon as it becomes available. >> here is a quick look at some of the other store

out of coral gables. bill: in the meantime, graphic and disturbing details emerging from the home invasion trial in new haven, connecticut, and, steven hayes is charged with murdering a woman and her two daughter, the father survived, hayes texasing his accomplice before hit hoping to, saying, quote, i'm chomping at the bit to get started. laura ingle is live outside the courthouse in new haven. jurors heard more about this and what else. >> reporter: cell phone pictures as well, good morning, bill, and, you know, there seemed to be a big sense of enthusiasm between the two suspects in the hours before the horrific assault and murders back in 2007. a state crime lab technician took the stand yesterday, went through the text messages, that were discovered on stephen hayes and another man's cell phone for the jurors, after hayes allegedly sent the message, quote "i'm chomping at the bit to get started" text an hey, come place allegedly texted back, i'm putting the kid to bed. hold your horse, josh's daughte

saying the vehicle was discovered just a few blocks from the coral gables bank.target. the car belongs to the same bank teller to pull off their heist. >> reporter: friday night after hours of questioning, he leaves the f.b.i. building in north miami-dade a free man, wearing jeans and a t-shirt he gets into an agent's car. early friday in coral gables, police rush to the scene. >> you can see a gridlock. >> commuters couldn't go anywhere. >> everything is really messed up. >> officers got their guns and the bomb squad is called in. >> it all happened friday the coral gables bank of america. bank employs who you see with no shirt on tells police he was strapped with explosives and forced to hand over cash to robbers. >> it was kind of like serious stuff. >> police say the suspect claims it all started when he was kidnapped from his apartment. he was drin by the suspects to the bank. >> the device was placed on his body and he was transported to the bank. >> it's an unusual event to have explosives strapped to a victim. >> he says he was forced to get an undisclose

. >>> to a developing story in coral gables, florida. police are still unraflghe details about a home invasion and bank robbery. investigators say three men sbufrt boo t burst into home. they health his father hostage all night. then they strapped an apparent bomb to the teller, took him to the bank andforced him to help rob the bank. one of the suspect stayed behind with his father. eventually all three robbers got away. it is not clear how much cash they stole. >>> d.c. police have made an arrest in last saturday's murder of 21-year-old ashley mccrae. today we're learning more about the suspect who was once mentored by the group peaceaholics. now there is going to be a vigil for the victim. pat? >> reporter: indeed. a candlelight vigil scheduled here tonight for aley mccrae. when people gather here, there are likel to be some prayers of thanksgiving because today, d.c. police arrested a man in charged him in quick the muer of ashley mccrae. the suspect, a man once mentored by the peaceaholics. the scene, atlanta street southeast. it wa

it happened in coral gable, florida. the three robbers burst into a home last night.k a bank teller and his fathe hostage. then they strapped what appeared to b a bomb to the teller, took him to the bank and forced him to bring them cash. it's not clear how much money was stolen. >>> a judge's decision to send troubled actress lindsay lohan to jail for the next 30 days has been blocked tonight. lohan was taken into custody earlier today on a charge she violated probation by failing a random drug test. that ruling put her behind bars until october 22nd with no chance of bail. lohan's attorney appeale and late tonight, another judge set bail at $300,000 and ordered lohan to wear what's called a skram device. that's an ankle bracelet that takes samples of perspiration every 30 minutes to monitor and report blood levels. >>> a woman found out she was pregnant three hours before she gave birth. >>> a late-night tv committee meeting took on immigration tonight. >>> i sure hope chevy chase bank is becoming capital one bank. with the most lotions the dc area, we figured theco

these are live pictures at coral gables, florida. somehow managed to get access to the bank before it opened. it's across the street from the university of miami campus. they sent an e-mail alert to students and staff warning them and urging them to avoid the area. these are live pictures, aerial pictures where a bank robbery has turned into a hostage standoff right across the street from the university of florida. >> also monitoring our changing weather which is going to bring a lot of warm days that people have been wanting but also a potential problem. >> there is. one problem already. the university of florida, university of miami campus. now, the other issue is the heat, mike. >> absolutely, the heat and lack of tissue to wipe your brow i guess over the weekend if you go to the state park. >> and air quality later on. >> the air quality could be bad on monday on a serious note but that's monday. let's talk about what happens today as the heat continues to build through your forecast. good morning to you. we will be anywhere from

a coral gables, florida, bank standoff ends with a search for the robbers continues. the fbi agents say three bank robbers kidnapped the bank employee this morning and strapped a possible explosive to his chest and used him to steal money from a bank branch of a bank of america. he worked at the university of miami. the teller got away unharmed and suspects escaped. and the slaying of the university of virginia lacrosse player by her boyfriend prompted an event today on safety and campus prevention. the 22-year-old was found dead in her offcampus apartment. her ex-boyfriend who played lacrosse also is charged with the murder. today's event called day of dialogue toured a caring community and featured a series of discussions, a resource fair and public art project. >>> the texas board of education adopted a resolution to curb the amount of influence that islam has in school textbooks. the resolution urges textbook publishers to limit what they print about islam in world history books. the committee members say they feel the need to fend off what they call a pro-islamic

. >>> authorities surrounded a bank in coral gables, florida after a man walked in claiming to have a bomb. police say this is a hostage situation. the scene is located at a bank of america. officials shut down both directions of u.s. 1 and students at nearby university of maryland have received notice of university of miami -- university of miami and have received notice of the hostage situation. >>> a commuter alert now in virginia. state police are on the scene of a serious multicar crash on eastbound i-66. officials tell 9 news now all lanes of eastbound i-66 have been shut down after a collision involving at least three vehicles prior to the roosevelt bridge. we are just getting in good news from these motorists. it may not look like it on this shot but parts of the lane are open and some traffic is getting through in the area. fire officials say initial 918 calls indicated the motorist that caused the crash may have suffered an emergency. several victims were transported from the scene. again, some of the lanes of eastbound 66 have reopened but traffic will be delayed for a whil

investigators got a break this weekend when a car used in the heist was found in coral gables.all began last week when three thieves placed a bomb on a bank teller's body. they then forced him to withdraw a large amount of money. that bomb turned out to be fake. >>> and in seattle, coast guard investigators are looking into what caused a water taxi to slam into a pier at full speed. most of the passengers on board were seahawks fans headed to sunday's football game. seven people were taken to the hospital. witnesses have said there appeared to be a mechanical problem. >>> the imam heading up the controversial mosque project near ground zero says the goal is to prevent another 9/11. feisal abdul rauf told "60 minutes" that america and the muslim world need the cultural center and declared his loyalty saying he is ready, willing and able to serve our country. >> if 9/11 happens again, i want to be the first to die. it's my duty as an american muslim to stand between you, the american non-muslim, and the radicals who are trying to attack you. >> rauf is a naturalized american citi

. >> reporter: for four hours, swat teams had the coral gables bank of america surrounded. inside, reports of a bank teller with a bomb strapped to his chest. police believed he was the lone hostage in a bizarre robbery. >> this is very upsetting to me. this just doesn't happen in our neighborhood. >> reporter: yet there was no shootout or explosion. the standoff ended with the supposed hostage being led out of the bank in handcuffs. 25-year-old bank teller diego uscamayta. >> we were able to secure the bank, secure the safety of the individual, and be able to deactivate the device. >> reporter: the bank teller claims the robbery plot actually began here at his apartment the night before. he claims three armed men wearing masks broke in, kidnapped him, then eight hours later drove him to the bank. uscamayta says one of the men stayed behind, holding his father hostage. the other two, he claims, ordered him to go inside the bank with the bomb strapped to him and bring back cash while they waited in the parking lot. >> he said we have a remote triggering device, we want you t

investigating the elaborate bank heist that happened this morning at a bank of america branch in coral gables the teller told authorities three armed men abducted him and strapped a bomb to him. the bomb ended up being a fake but the abductors got away with more than $100,000. the fbi extensively questioned the bank teller and just a few hours was released. >>> in news of the world tonight, in afghanistan, a car bomb targeting a u.s. convoy in the northern part of the country instead hit a bus carrying civilians, killing at least one child and injuring at least 28 other people. an afghan police official said many of the injured are women and children and the taliban militants likely carried out the attack. it's not clear if anyone from the convoy was hurt. >>> in indonesia a small plane crashed during an airshow. the pilot appeared to be attempting a stunt but came in too cloe. a wing from thplane clipped the runway causing it to flip. the pilot was criticry injured. no one was hurt. organizers say there's no plans to cancel the airshow. >>> and in peru, a fight over water hundreds of student

early friday in coral gables.lice rushed to the scene. >> you can see a gridlock. >> commuters can't get anyway. >> i've been taking the backgrounds. >> officers grabbed their guns and bomb squad is called in. >> it all happened friday at coral gables bank of america at 1500 block of the street. you see him with no shirt in the picture tells police he was strapped with explosives around forced to hand over cash to robbers. >> this is serious stuff. >> local and state police say he kliarms it all started when he was kidnapped from his apartment. he was forced to put on some sort of explosive device and was driven by the suspect to the bank. >> the twice was placed on his body and he was transported to the bank. >> it is unusual event. >> he told police next he was forced to get an undisclosed amount of cash from the bank and had to hand it over to the robbers. the branch manager was inside the bank called 911. police had their weapons ready. >> we were able to secure the safety of the individual. >> authorities are

investigating the elaborate bank heist that happened this morning at a bank of america branch in coral gables. the teller told authorities three armed men abducted him and strapped a bomb to him. the bomb ended up being a fake but the abductors got away with more than $100,000. the fbi extensively questioned the bank teller and just a few hours was released. >>> in news of the world tonight, in afghanistan, a car bomb targeting a u.s. convoy in the northern part of the country instead hit a bus carrying civilians, killing at least one child and injuring at least 28 other people. an afghan police official said many of the injured are women and children and the taliban militants likely carried out the attack. it's not clear if anyone from the convoy was hurt. >>> in indonesia a small plane crashed during an airshow. the pilot appeared to be attempting a stunt but came in too cloe. a wing from the plane clipped the runway causing it to flip. the pilot was criticry injured. no one was hurt. organizers say there's no plans to cancel the airshow. >>> and in peru, a fight over water hundreds of stud

a hostage situation of a bank of america in coral gables.ng you as much information as we can as we get it. >>> a filmmaker hopes that his new movie "waiting for super marn" will do for education what an "an inconvenient truth" did nor climate change. it opens today, and we want to take a look at what it means and the debate it's creating. kareen wynter has more. >> you think most people are getting a crappy education right now? >> i don't think they are. i know they are. >> reporter: davis guggenheim has a message for america. >> if we don't fix our public schools, we're in trouble. >> reporter: he knows how to get his message across. his last film earned $50 million at the box office, and if lightning strikes twice, his new film "waiting for super marn" would do the same thing for public education. cnn caught up with guggenheim at the sun dance film festival. >> the system we built works really well for the adults, like the unions and bureaucracy, and even the parents, but it's not working for the kids. >> reporter: the film follows the li

that's what the police are saying in coral gables, florida. we'll follow that are for you. >>> other things to tell you. live from capitol hill, the house speaker, nancy pelosi, will soon respond to the new republican strategy called a pledge to america. we are awaiting her weekly news conference. it would make bush era tax cuts permanent. those will not be voted on until after election day. >>> colombia says a rebel is dead. troops attacked a camp, killing several of them, including the department putty leader. karl penhaul has been following the fighting. >> reporter: i would say this is the biggest battlefield defeat suffered since the foundation in 1964. >>> fans are remembers 1950s teen idol eddie fisher. ♪ but i'm always hearing wedding bells ♪ >> fisher hit the top 40 more than two dozen times and hosted two tv shows but is probably best known for five marriages. first when he left debbie reynolds for elizabeth taylor, a major scandal at the time. he died at his home following complications from surgery. >>> expect another war if the cu

>>> and finally tonight, new details from that dramatic bank heist today in coral gables, florida. the manhunt continues for three men accused of strapping a device they said was a bomb onto the body of a bank teller and forcing him to rob the branch where he worked. police at this point say they believe the teller was an unwitting victim. >>> that is our report for tonight. from all of us at abc news, good night, america, and have a terrific weekend. >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy kimmel with the play of the week from the bud light playbook, your pigskin companion all season long. it's fun to watch football, but it's also nice to spend some time outdoors. so how do you do both? simple. bring your tv outside. it's like having your cake and eating it, too. >> i didn't have any cake. >> jimmy: it's just a figure of speech. >> gimme some cake. >> i'd like a slice of cake, too. >> jimmy: there's no cake, okay? here, have a bud light. enjoy. >> here we go. this is better than cake. >> can i have some cake? >> jimmy: there's no cake, okay? i want to make this very clear. no cake. >> do we have

the fbi is hunting three men who staged a dramatic bank robbery in coral gables, florida. the heist began friday when the thieves vapd what they said was a bomb to a bank teller. george es they vest is in coral gables, florida. i'll get it right, george. how are you today? >> doing well. a little rainy here yesterday and also the same situation overnight. the fbi released the bank teller cleared of any suspicion. hard to believe for hours yesterday though at this same bank here, as you said, he was at the center of a standoff. it had the appearance of a dangerous standoff, s.w.a.t. teams surrounding a bank, inside reports of a teller with a bomb strapped to his chest, a lone hostage in a bizarre robbery ending four hours after he was led out of the bank in handcuffs and no sign of the robbers. >> we were able to secure the bank, secure the safety of the individual and be able to deactivate the device. >> reporter: are the teller 25-year-old diego uscamayta claims it began friday after midnight when armed men broke into the apartment he shares with his parents. >> they said

investigators got a break this weekend when the car used in the heist was found in coral gables. it began last week when three thieves burst inn a bank teller's apartment at gun point. they placed a bomb on the teller's body and forced him to withdraw a large amount of money. sources tell abc news the bomb was a fake. >>> federal authorities are looking into a landing gear problem that resulted in a very frightening flight. video taken saturday night by a passenger on a delta flight captured the moments before the plane made an emergency landing. sparks were seen out the window when the flight from atlanta to white plains, new york, was diverted to jfk airport. the pilot was praised, as was the air traffic controller. >> we were lucky. the controller actually working that airplane last night is eight weeks away from retirement. and he's been working airplanes for 29 years. i mean, we couldn't have asked for a better person to be in that position. >> there's more of that interview this morning coming up on "good morning america." the passengers were taken to their final destinatio

. >>> a bank hostage drama unfolded near the university of miami in coral gables. it has ended peacefully but listen to this, authorities say a bank of america teller was abducted this morning. he's now safe. the three suspects, who abducted him, got away. the fbi says a robber strapped a possible bomb to this man's chest, and forced him to steal money from the bank. the university of miami used text messages to alert students to the situation, which again is over. the university of virginia is holding day-long discussions about campus safety and violence prevention today. they are calling it a day of dialogue toward a caring community. this event comes five months after the death of yardly love, a lacrosse player. her exboyfriend is charged with her murder. >>> it is deja vu for lindsey low man. the troubled actress is back in jail after failing a court- ordered mandatory drug test. sandra hughs is live in beverly hills where she is serving her third prison sentence in three years. sandra? >> reporter: well, the hearing here in beverly hills took about ten minutes

coral gables, a bank teller abducted from his home, strapped to what may have been a bomb in an apparent bank heist. police say the kidnapers took off with an unknown amount of cash, and a major man hunt is onto find them. msnbc's richard lui has more for them. >> we've been following the press briefings coming out this afternoon. and what we understand now the story is 14 hours old, still developing. the fbi mentioning about an hour ago three suspects still at large. that is still out there. then there's the person that was apprehended in this video. got video to show you what happened about three hours ago when we were watching it. i'm going to lay that out for you. the fbi saying this is a story of him being a teller that was taken hostage right after midnight in his home. the masked suspects at that time then strapped a bomb to this teller you see here, according to the fbi, and took him to the bank this morning. okay, back to the computer i got with you. i spoke with a business owner around the corner from this structure, the bank of america building. he was a customer and he gave m

coral gables, florida, almost three inches, four inches of rain. vero beach, that's not much. .48 inches and miami, 4 inches of rain. again, it two low pressure systems. will become subtropical but still again meeting up with this next low pressure system that's already sitting over us. so it tracks right on up the coast 8:00 p.m. thursday. it's p around the coast. at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow it's around carolina. here you go. aisle back out of the way. you cansee how wet we're going toalbuquerque especially early tomorrow morning. late we get wind and also rain. so a wi area of rain two to four inches on thursday. 60 to 64 for this evening. ur temperature tomorrow morning, 60 to 65. again, it's going to be very nasty for the morning rush and very nasty for the evening rush. 75 to 80. could see some winds tomorrow. up around 40 to 45 miles per hour. i think it's still going to be windy on friday. so a nasty go of it throughout the day on thursday. >> all right. >> okay. thank you. >> you bet. >> there is a lot more to come on "news 4" at 4:00. >>> what h

matt gutman is in coral gables, florida, this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. police are searching for these three men. but the fbi spent eight hours questioning the victim in this incident. they released him late last night and say he is still a victim. there are questions this morning, whether or not he was involv pl jus a pawn in one of th rist bank heists in memy. invasion, earlrida became a hostage situation, a bank robbery and an attepted bombing. ending with the alleged robbers getting away. the apparent victim, being led away shirtless and in handcuffs. police say three, masked men allegedly burst into 25-year-old diego uscamayta's miami-area home. holding him and his father at gunpoint at seven hours. then at about 8:00 a.m., two of the men forced the bank teller into his car and ordered him to drive to his bank. and rigging him, with what the fbi says appeared to be an explosive device. >> the men said, we have a remote, you know, triggering device. we want you to get as much money that you possibly can an

the target bank of america in coral gables just outside miami.w the robber pulled off this heistst seemed especially cruel. matt has the story. >> police say this man a 25-year-old bank teller was turned into a human bomb to pull off a daring bank heist. it began as home invasion overnight. assailant burst into diego home holding him and his father at gun point. then at about 8:00 a.m. 2 of the men forced the bank teller into his car and ordered him to drive to his bank. but before sending him in, the robbers strabd what -- strapped what they said was bomb to his chest. >> they said we have a triggering device. want to you get as much money as you possibly can and bring it out to us. >>reporter: the only other person in the bank at the time was the branch manager gathered the money the teller came back out into the parking lot. bomb still strapped to his body. handed money over to the robbers. they drove off having never stepped foot inside this bank. bank manager alerted the police and s.w.a.t. team bomb squad and fbi swarm snarling traffic on u

this all went down at a bank of america in coral gables, florida not far from the university of miamiorida newsroom. everybody got out okay, right, phil? >> yeah, jon. nobody was hurt in the end on this instance. the bank teller, he escaped unharmed and that's because the bomb, even if it was a real bomb, never went off. his father also an alleged victim of the after midnight home invasion and then being held captive allegedly by these three gunmen wearing masks also unharmed after that ordeal and so was the assistant branch manager inside the bank when this all went down this morning. that branch manager actually helped the teller with the bomb strapped on his chest unload a large amount of cash from the bank's vault which was hand delivered to the three robbers outside who for the moment have gotten away. >> jon: the university of miami right across the street from this bank. >> right across a very busy us 1. a busy road in the morning and afternoon rush. a nightmare of traffic all day on the campus every student was emailed by the university to avoid that area. they were aware of t

investigators caught a break this weekend when the car used in the heist was found in coral gables.last week when three thieves placed a bomb on the teller's chest and forced him to withdraw large amounts of money. sources tell abc news that bomb was a fake. >>> pirates have made the waters off the horn of africa the most dangerous in the world and they have been at it again this morning. a greek-operated cargo ship has been hijacked off somalia just after it came through the gulf of aden. the ship should arrive near the coast of somalia later this morning. >>> the new round of middle east peace talks has entered a crucial phase. the palestinians have threatened to walk out if more jewish settlements are built on the west bank. >> that new construction could begin as early as today. simon mcgreggor-wood is joining us from jerusalem with the latest. good morning, simon. >> reporter: good morning, mike and vinita. that's right, the deadline has come and gone. jewish settlers can technically start building in the west bank again from this morning. on land, don't forget, palestinians wa

this is 20 minutes from coral gables so they are not releasing too many details other than that. >> a well thought out plan it would seem. carolyn ryan, thank you so much. >>> destructive floodwaters are slowly receding in southern parts of minnesota after storms dumped ten inches of rain earlier this week. residents are facing a tremendous cleanup there. in pine island hit particularly hard, the city estimates 150 homes have severe flood damage. for the full weekend forecast, we'll go to nbc meteorologist bill karens. good morning, karen. >>> good saturday morning to you, alex. this is the first weekend of fall and it will feel like it in a few locations. overall, the weather pattern has switched. it was extremely warm yesterday in the northeast, but now it is going to cool off. the west coast, summer is going to continue for you as we see the change in the southeastern seaboard. saturday is warm, sunday much cooler with rain. here's what happened yesterday. an incredible day in washington, d.c., easily broke the record high. can you believe you were at 99 degrees yesterday in washin

. >>> florida police found the abandon getaway car used in coral gables. the drivers took off in a red mustang belonging to a teller at the branch who was allegedly held hostage. the mustang was found blocks away from a bank. the burglars remain on the loose. >>> a suspect in a deadly shooting near new jersey's seton hall university is still at large today as the community mourns a 19-year-old sophomore who was killed. four others were injured when a gunman opened fire at an off campus party just after midnight on friday. the gunman tried to crash that party but was kicked out. he later returned with a gun and a grudge and opened fire into that crowd. >>> violence broke out in california overnight. this time at a birthday party in east los angeles. at least one person was killed after an argument spun wildly out of control. in all, eight people were shot and three people stabbed. an official from the police say that it was the most assaults she had ever seen from a single crime scene. so far, no arrests have been made. >>> there is new aerial footage of th

the dramatic heist played out yesterday in the miami suburb of coral gables.e men broke into the teller's home and held his father hostage for several hours. the suspects strapped the bomb-like device the teller's chest and told them they'd set it off if he didn't rob the bank. >>> let's get the latest from michelle sigona. so this device was removed safely from the teller. he's been cleared completely by authorities. what do you know about the three suspects that police are on the hunt for? >> what's interesting is that we don't have official suspect description yet. wu buwe know a little bit about possibly the vehicle they could be traveling in. it's a red mustang. did bethrong the victim and it was not seen on surveillance in the bank parking lot. but what's interesting is that the home where the victim lives is in kendall not too far away. i would imagine the point from kendle to the bank of america that there's plenty of surveillance video and/or pictures that could be put together to try to form some sort of better description about the men and/or what e

it belongs to a teller at the coral gables bank of america who the robbers allegedly strapped with explosives and forced to help with that heist. the mustang was found just blocks from the bank but the burglars remain on the loose. >>> a california cop was under investigation for reportedly making a fake arrest on a 15-year-old boy. the boy's parents say the policeman came to their home last month and handcuffed their son after the teen had sex with the officer's 14-year-old daughter. the boy's stepfather recorded part of the incident on his cell phone. after a few minutes, the officer takes the cuffs off the boy and says he's not going to arrest the teen after all. the officer's lawyer says his client was simply trying to scare the boy about his behavior. >>> more residents in southern minnesota have been evacuated as floodwaters continue to inundate towns there. the governor has declared a state of emergency across 34 counties as much as 10 inches of rain doused parts of that region. businesses along the swollen canon river remain under water and hundreds fled yesterday as the waters rose t

. >>> there's breaking news from coral gables, florida, where a man claiming to have a bomb is barricadedt know how many hostages are inside. >>> comcomedian stephen colbert is in front of hearings today. >>> lindsay lohan will be back in a beverly hills court today, facing the consequences of her recent relapse. the troubled star admitted on twitter to failing a court-mandated drug test. our mike von fremd has been covering the twists and turns. and is joining us now from outside the courthouse. good morning, mike. >> reporter: good morning, juju. lindsay lohan will walk into this courthouse a free woman. but she may be taken out in handcuffs. after spending 13 days in jail and 23 in lockdown rehab, lindsay lohan decided to do some shopping this week. much to the delight of celebrity photographers. she made this trip after confessing on her twitter page to failing a court-ordered drug test. and said, i'm taking responsibility for my actions. and i'm prepared to face the consequences. "us weekly" magazine says, it's talked to witnesses who say they watched lohan compose the mea culpa, whi

that the assistant secretary spoke this morning at the annual americas conference in miami or coral gables, to be more specific on the new era of transition and innovation and tomorrow at johns hopkins, assistant secretary will speak about the united states at the u.n. and beyond, a world of transnational challenges. her speech will set the stage for the upcoming opening of the u.n. general assembly and expect to have her here at the end of the week to give you a u.n. preview. matt. >> on iran, what's your understanding of the conditions of her release? in other words, was there any amount of bail paid? >> the united states did not pay anything for her release. as you know, the government of iran through their judicial process had specific requirements for her release and arrangements were made that satisfied those requirements. >> in other words, someone paid something? >> you know, someone provided sufficient assurances to the government of iran that satisfied their stipulations for release. >> sufficient assurances in terms of cash? >> i can't tell you. i don't know what the specific ac

of the coral gables police department. he graduates tomorrow from the f.b.i.'s national academy at quantico. he was chosen by his chief to attend and by his class of 272 elite police executives to represent them. after the three-month training in terrorism protection and domestic crime investigation, ed says it is quite an honor to be at the finest executive leadership course in the world. there have only been 44,000 of these top graduates since july 29, 1935 when j. edgar hoover created the f.b.i. police training academy. so congratulations to major ed hoodat, to his wife, and their lovely daughters. congratulations to the entire family. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? without objection, so ordered. mr. pitts: mr. speaker, secretary of health and human services seems shocked to find that placing new mandates on health insurers leads to increased cost. after press reports last week indicated that insurers are raising premiums because of obamacare, the secretary wrote a letter to the he

i rise today to honor and recognize a very distinguished coral gables resident, ambassador sue cobb, on being the recipient of the order of jamaica. a fellow university miami graduate, she's the first u.s. woman to receive this distinction, one of jamaica's highest award. it recognizes her service as our united states ambassador from the year 2001 to 2005, as well as her continuing efforts to promote jamaica's interest and support its development. she continues her service to this island nation as president of american friends of jamaica. this organization is helping to bring greater prosperity and educational opportunities to the people of jamaica. soon this well deserved award is a testament to your character and to your determination. and we in south florida are indeed fortunate to call you our neighbor. congratulations to sue cobb. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote is obje