derek? is that okay?ve" by beyonce. ♪ play derek a tune he's never heard before. ♪ he can play it right back. "crazy in love," with a flourish. ♪ >> derek's continually reinventing the material. he's not an ipod at all. >> no, no. he's an ipod with a creativity chip, derek. >> yeah. >> reporter: unable to see or communicate at the age of 2, derek started banging a keyboard. and he hasn't stopped since. ♪ >> he's what i call an exceptional environment. it's when the whole mind becomes focused on this one thing. >> reporter: you say you think. you don't know for sure. >> well, know one knows for sure. we'll never know for sure. >> reporter: and way more than an human ipod. because ipods don't improvise. nick watt, abc news, london. >> and we thank you for watching tonight. we're always on at abcnews.com. and don't forget, "nightline" along later. and we'll see you right back here again tomorrow night. until then, have a wonderful night. good night. >>> tonight the college cartoon campaign backfiring big tim

there was no argument over derek o'neal mason's guilt or innocence.ution-style shooting of a convenience store clerk in the store that mason was in the process of robbing. before shooting 25-year-old angela kagel in the face twice, derek o'neal mason forced her to take all of her clothes. how am i doing on eliciting your sympathy for derek o'neal mace snon how about outrage over the death penalty? i know what you're thinking. you're thinking derek o'neal mason is not the case to use to build outrage over the death penalty. nor is the case of lawrence russell brewer, who was executed at 6:21 p.m. central time yesterday in huntsville, texas. many of you will remember his crime. he was found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the 1998 hate crime murder of 49-year-old james byrd jr. lawrence russell brewer and two of his friends chained james byrd to the back of a pickup truck and then drove along a bumpy asphalt road at 2:00 in the morning. they drove for at least three miles with james byrd dragging 24 1/2 feet behind them at the end of that chain. six

>> derek is continually reinventing the material.> no, no, no. >> you're an ipod with a creativity chip, derek. >> reporter: unable to see or communicate at the age of 2 the, derek started banging a keyboard. and he hasn't stopped since. >> he is what i call an exceptional cognitive environment when the whole mind becomes focused on this one thing. >> reporter: you say you think? you don't know for sure. >> no one knows for sure. i don't think we'll ever know for sure. >> reporter: and he is way more than a human ipod because ipods don't improvise. ♪ >> reporter: nick watt, abc news, london. >> huh. that kind of god-given talent is to me staggering. if you want to learn more about this guy, his mentor who you saw in the piece, he wrote a book -- derek's biography. "in the key of genius." indeed. >> that is the news for this half hour. don't miss our updates on facebook. wnwnwnwnwnwnwnwnwnwnwnwnwnwnwnwe >>> this morning on "world news now" -- deadly outbreak. in the coming weeks health officials warn the lethal listeria outbreak from

derek, are you happy? >> i am happy. >>> we turn now to something unhappy. deadly wildfires over in texas. at least four people have died in the outbreak of blazes over the past week. those wildfires have also destroyed more than a thousand homes and burned more than 100,000 acres. that massive drought out there in texas is feeding the flames and forecasters warn that unlike around here, there is no rain in sight. >>> well, breakfast turned into a hail of deadly gunfire in nevada this morning. and tonight police believe mental illness was part of the problem. officers say 32-year-old eduardo sencion opened fire at a ihop. he killed four people and injured 11 more. >> what he did to those people, he didn't stand a chance. they were just there for breakfast. >> you can't believe the rounds coming out of that gun. >> after the rampage, sencion turned the gun on himself and he died later at the hospital. two of the victims killed and three of the wounded were members of the nevada national guard but sencion did not know the victims nor did he have any military a

derek. >> thanks, matt. >>> caught on tape, a fire in maybe the very last place you would want one.ambulance. yes. that caught me by surprise too. the explosion, probably an oxygen tank bursting. this private ambulance caught fire yesterday along rhode island avenue in maryland. fortunately, though, nobody hurt. no word yet on how the fire exactly started in the ambulance. >>> topper. >> all right. i'm firmly planted on the weather terrace. we'll come back and show you how we did the repelling down the monument. grab a jacket in the morning and sunglasses. mid 50s-60s at 5:00 and at 7:00 upper 50s and 60s. we'll come back. big, big changes for the weekend. >>> still ahead tonight. >> i'm going to exercise out of the question. >> women spend hours under these things to get their hair just right. so why mess it up at the gym? why some choose their hair over their health. that's coming up. >>> back on 9 news now with a question. was the good doctor trying to hide the incriminating evidence. we're talking about the doctor accused of keling michael jackson. -- killing michael jackson. at

. >> and now on the scene is derek harper and micah johnson and eric lundgren.hen you got there, what was the immediate reaction and were you running on adrenaline? >> well, i actually believed that the fellow under the car wasn't alive, and most people there i think felt that. i just thought that we should get the car off of the body, and so it didn't burn. and then the lady that laid down on the road and said, he is alive after she said that, everybody just converged on the car and somebody pulled him out, and it is a great thing, but it is a reaction that almost anybody would have. >> it is absolutely miraculous, when you look at the effort that was put into lifting that car. cade, you saw this fire from a distance and what went through your head when you saw it up close and realized how bad things were, and how much in danger all of you were in? >> i was most concerned about the motorcyclist wondering where he was. at first i did not see him underneath the car. like mike said, i then noticed him and i thought it was a lifeless body, and then, and it was just

ricki and derek rule the night. and nancy and tristan dance their way to a wardrobe malfunction. >>> and, boy, do we have a lot to talk about this morning. >> we do. >> including the revealing video of what an earthquake looks like when you're hundreds of feet in the air. these are scary images from the earthquake that hit the d.c. area last month. this is the washington monument. you see a whole lot of shaking going on. >> you do. the monument will be closed indefinitely. the damage much worse than people thought. >>> also, new rumblings at new jersey governor chris christie. they just won't top stop. now "the new york post" is reporting that barbara bush has called christie's wife to convince her that her family will be just fine in the white house. can he be persuaded to run? bill o'reilly of "the o'reilly factor" will weigh in on all of that. >> waiting there for the shot to be taken. looking forward to your discussion with him. >>> and a health scare for ellen degeneres. why she will be discussing this on her s

jenny churchill and derek thompson is back he's a senior editor at the atlantic guys thanks for being here so a florida teacher this goes along with everything where it happens in florida stories her name is natalie santa gaga she was fired recently after a video mysteriously surfaced of very engaging in some questionable activities during non-school hours take a look trust shattered after videos of fourth grade teacher natalie santa got a surface that district staff suggest is of drug use and sex acts these actions argue some parents aren't an example to follow. all right guys what do you think she was fired over that video i mean. it wasn't just that video that wasn't that wasn't the steamiest part of the video jenny. no actually there were some second sex acts involved it's a really complicated case because what you're talking about here is a woman doing things supposedly illegal they say she was smoking marijuana it's also alleges she could have just been smoking cigarettes that she rolled herself but you know having sex with her significant other and they were sent to the school

i'm pleased to say that bo derek joins me now.ecretary-general later today at the united nations. i want to talk first, though, about this remote part of the world in the amazon. you know, more plant species and tree species and animal species than nearly any other place on earth. what is it about this place that touched your heart? you could be doing anything, why this? >> it was a girlfriend. my best friend is leading this delegation and she's from ecuador and i got her bug, her passion for this country. it's very beautiful. it has the galapagos islands. i think it's the only country in the world where nature is part of their constitution as having rights. >> it is a very tough place to get to. >> very tough place to get to. after car, helicopter, airplane, there's two tribes that live there in voluntary isolation and absolutely spectacular. what is interesting about it, as well, it is one of the few places in the world that did not freeze in the last ice age. >> i think that's so interesting. >> i never knew there was any place

derek's 2-year-old sister under goes tests to assess heiress being factors.ents are hoping for a break through. >> and we're fortunate to have the opportunity to help protect them. >> with any child. period. it would be well that is why we're here. >> and dr. wilson conducting a separate trial now with a drug therapy. >> a legendary civil rights leader pa passed away. she was a former president of the san francisco housing authority also a long time activist for bay view, hunter's point neighborhood. and has both a health sent skbrer a street named in her honor. she was 96 years old. the mayor calling her a truly inspirational woman left a legacy of activism. her message heard from city hall to hauls of congress, more news is just ahead. >>> updating breaking news in san jose on north sixth street near downtown. >> there, you can see the bomb squad just blew up what could have been some explosive devices taken from the home of a man making some sort of threats. police confirmed he did have weapons in the home. we'll let you know whether this was an explosive

and went backstage to see for himself how derek paravicini got his unusual nickname. >> reporter: dereks autistic. totally blind. and has an extraordinary gift. he's known as the human ipod. and after this rehearsal for his sold-out london show, we went backstage to find out why. it's christina aguilera, "genie in a bottle." >> could you play that to me? >> reporter: after hearing one song just once, he'll play it back, with a flourish. >> yeah. >> he's what i call an exceptional mind. the whole mind becomes focused on this one thing. >> reporter: you say you think. you don't know for sure. >> don't think we'll ever know for sure. >> reporter: blind and unable to communicate, derek found music very early in life. >> when i was 2. >> he taught himself on the tiny keyboard he has at the home. >> exciting. >> reporter: he hasn't stopped since. this is his language. music has helped him connect with the world. >> nick, i enjoyed the interview, chatting to you, nick. yes? >> reporter: and you want to play us out with something? >> play us out with something. ♪ >> reporter: that's derek's fav

. >> derek james statkevicus. >> craig william staub. >> william v. steckman. >> eric thomas steen. >> william r. steiner. >> alexander steinman. >> andrew stergiopoulos. >> andrew stern. >> and my son. i represent all our family. we love you. >> and my son. the sunshine of my life. he gave his life so that others could live. i love you, i miss you, and we will meet again soon. >> martha stevens. >> michael james stewart. >> richard h. stewart, jr. >> sanford m. stoller. >> lonny jay stone. >> jimmy nevill storey. >> timothy stout. >> thomas strada. >> james j. straine, jr. >> edward w. straub. >> george j. strauch, jr. >> edward t. strauss. >> steven r. strauss. >> steven f. strobert. >> walwyn w. stuart, jr. >> benjamin suarez. >> and my brother-in-law. our entire family love and miss you very much. we know you are with us. we see the butterflies. kiss your mom and hug my dad for us. >> into my father-in-law. we love you and miss you very much. >> david scott suarez. >> ramon suarez. >> yoichi sugiyama. >> william christopher sugra. >> daniel suhr.

the "cbs evening news" is next and derek is back at 7:00. have a great weekend.

jumped over derek lowe and utley with a solo home run. braves lost it 7-1. >>> cards pulled even with a huge comeback over the astros. ryan theriot gave st. louis a lead in the seven. cards rally to win it 13-6. >>> no playoff race here but brewers prince fielder hit three home runs against the pirate. milwaukee won it 6-4. >>> finally, funny moment in the twins/royals game. first base coach jerry white took a ball off the leg and went down like a ton of bricks. it's never nice to laugh at someone else's expense and ben got what was coming to him. hit past the center fielder in the fifth, ball rolled all the way to the wall. thinking in the park home run. unfortunately, he was only thinking that. he ran through the stop sign at third and was out by a mile, landing right on his face. there's that laugh again. but this time the joke was on him. that's your early look at sports on early "today." i'm fred roggin. >> karma. >>> well, he's a big name celebrity couple headed for a breakup? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight

state department announced that its special envoy, derek mitchell, would make his first visit to myanmar on wednesday. the post was set up by president barack obama this year. it suggests that the united states wants to hold a dialogue with the new leadership in order to push forward democracy. focus will be on how myanmar will react to such international focus on the community. >>> and in other news, india and bangladesh have agreed to resolve border disputes and strengthen economic ties. the deals came during the first visit to bangladesh by an indian prime minister in six years. it's seen as an attempt to counter the rising influence of china among india's south asian neighbors. our report is from dakar. >> we have decided to continue discussions to reach a mutually acceptable, fair, and amicable arrangement. >> it requires cooperation between the nations. >> reporter: the counterparts met in dakar on tuesday. they agreed to resolve the territorial disputes that have clouded the two nations' relationship for the past four decades. china's growing influence on bangladesh was behind the

derek mitchell is to hold talks with government officials and ann song suu kyi. u.s. sanctions remain in place. the coming visit suggests the u.s. wants to hold dialogue with the new leadership to push for more democratic reforms. >>> an international conference in tokyo on wednesday addressed the state of human rights in north korea. speakers gave reports of collective punishment and summary executions. the event was organized by a network of more than 30 groups from 15 countries. the goal was to eradicate human rights abuses in the country. about 150 people took part. they included defectors from north korea, people who were abducted by the north and lawyers specializing in international human rights issues. some of the defectors said they witnessed an entire family including a small child being sent to a labor camp as collective punishment. they said they heard that some detainees were executed just for complaining. another speaker was the american husband of a japanese woman who was abducted to north korea. charles jenkins reported that he saw lebanese and thai ab

derek lowe has done a lot over his career, threw a no-hitter, won a world series, but he's never donehis, first career home run. braves beat the nationals, 3-1. >>> tennis, venus williams says she is suffering a rare auto immune disease that causes fatigue and joint pain. >>> here's a shot deep to center, took a wild bounce off the wall. braun kicked it into high gear. he got the green light to come home. rounded third. oh, no. he either stumbled or slid about 30 feet too early. but he tried to get up it was too late. caught in a rundown, all he could do is smile and think about what could have been. that's your "first look" at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> we can play that over and over and over again. now for another quick look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> for any of us who have stumbled and fallen on to our face, that's for us. >> why do we always smile and laugh at those people. >> he's smiling and laughing with us. >>> we've actually been fortunate, it hasn't been raining, it hasn't been hot or humid. those people without power have been able to stay in

. >>> rays pitcher derek lowe has done a lot over his career, threw a no-hitter. won the world series. pitched a no-hitter. but he never hit a home run. time to update that wikipedia page. >>> venus williams has a rare auto immune disease that forced her to pull out of the u.s. open. there's no timetable for her return to tennis. >>> finally, back to baseball. the brewers ryan braun hit a shot deep to center. took a wild bounce off the wall, and that's when braun kicked it into high gear. a chance for an inside the park home run. got the green light to come home. rounded third. oh, no. he either stumbled about 30 feet too early. when he tried to get up, it was too late. caught in a rundown. all he could do is smile and think about what could have been. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> "early today" sports is brought to you by just for men hair color. live forward. >>> justin bieber gets teens' hearts racing, and it turns out he may have been doing some racing of his own. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight

at number five, derek jeter, robinson cano. they are doing the impersonation.ending double play. the yankees are one win away. number four, completely out numbered in l.a. check out the dodger fan. surrounded by dodger blue. at least someone won tonight. at number three, giants linebacker scored a touchdown, then threw it in the face. i am guessing that will be on the giant's website. >>> he put al alexander head over heels. jones saved two runs with that catch and the pirates won the game 5-3. you do the math. that catch was pretty significant. kershaw is 5-0 against the giants this year. poor ,,,,,,,,,, i'm a curious seeker. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes.

it's fascinating to hear because for instance, the first firefighter on the scene, derek specter from arlington is trying to keep desperately to call on the radio and say everybody notes in a crash. nobody know for sure in the first few seconds. he's commenting on at the pentagon. they said it: the building and nobody can hear them because on a radio if you're talking and somebody else pushes a button to talk, it can cover up in a contact over you. everyone is talking over each other. finally one of the arlington captain stopped up and said, be quiet. track 105, tell us what's going on. you can hear the tape or derek takes half a second and very clearly describes what he sees into the pentagon. those tapes are -- also, two of the arlington senior firefighters, who are so experienced, bob cornwall and chuck kids, were talking about they are ordering pizza because these guys are such cool characters and in doing this so long. the top back and forth, yet got some fire, give me a couple more guys. to listen to them under pressure come on everyone else's and hysteria was very interesting a

derek has been making sure that we do the out reach so that we do not miss an opportunity for companies to participate. and then we are working with our partners within the government. one of the mayor's former departments, romulus, has been working with us. we have odierno rodriguez, ken, and others making sure that we maximize opportunities. one of their big partners when they're working in this neighborhood is abu. we are working closely with them. i want to give a shout out to them. we want to see more local residents getting work. [applause] and then the rest is up to us, dpw, working with the library. the guy that will be working day to day with freddie, our resident engineer, garland wong. he will be living here and will not sleep until this library is done. he is supported by several wonderful people. lina chen is managing all of these projects. [applause] i also wanted knowledge of our other local hire, deputy director, muhammed nuru. always working for the baby. we are honored to be able to work on this for our community, who is so deserving and has been so patient. we are goi

police shot derek jones last november when they mistook a scale he was carrying for a gun. woman called 911 to say jones had choked and beaten her. when police arrived, he reached into his belt and officers fired. this is the second lawsuit filed in this case. another was filed by jones' parents and daughter. >>> this will be an anxious weekend at eight oakland schools. tomorrow, the district will announce its recommendation on which schools to shut down. >> save our school! >> students at kaiser are distraught that their school is on the list. the district says 100 schools are too many and they plan to close schools to save many. many people consider kaiser as a model school. >> everybody feels very sad. i have a lot of friends here, and i have some good teachers. and i have the greatest principal i ever had. >> emotional for that little boy and so oh the students. the superintendent says he's been listening to students and parents and postponed releasing the recommended list of closures until tomorrow. the school board will vote on the closures tuesday night. >>> official

jumped over derek lowe and utley with a solo home run.led even with a huge comeback over the astros. ryan theriot gave st. louis a lead in the seventh. cards rally to win it 13-6. >>> no playoff race here but brewers prince fielder hit three home runs against the pirates. milwaukee won it 6-4. >>> finally, funny moment in the twins/royals game. first base coach jerry white took a ball off the leg and went down like a ton of bricks. it's never nice to laugh at someone else's expense and ben got what was coming to him. hit past the center fielder in the fifth, ball rolled all the way to the wall. thinking in the park home run. unfortunately, he was only thinking that. he ran through the stop sign at third and was out by a mile, landing right on his face. there's that laugh again. but this time the joke was on him. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >> and now another quick look at the weather. >> want to mention a few areas dealing with still a chance for showers very similar to yesterday. closer towards the gulf coast, port

at number five, derek jeter, robinson cano. they are doing the impersonation.ding double play. the yankees are one win away. number four, completely out numbered in l.a. check out the dodger fan. surrounded by dodger blue. at least someone won tonight. at number three, giants linebacker scored a touchdown, then threw it in the face. i am guessing that will be on the giant's website. >>> he put al alexander head over heels. jones saved two runs with that catch and the pirates won the game 5-3. you do the math. that catch was pretty significant. kershaw is 5-0 against the giants this year. poor lincecum, 32 starts. >> all right. we'll be right back. ,,,,,, we spend a lot of time together. well mainly in traffic. i'm serious. we've been together, what, a super long time. true. and at first it was all business, you know, i'd take him here, i'd take him there. everywhere. and over the years, we've really bonded. sure. why else would you always buy me chevron with techron? 'cause we need gas. i think it's more than that. i think that you care about me. you're a good

. >> glad it see you, derek. >> first of all, is this a move by a desperate bank down on its luck oromething we are all going to be dealing with? >> this isn't a desperate move. the government has taken away their ability to collect a merchant fee. they are trying to replace that lost profit. >> they can collect some merchant fee, just not as much. >> debit card, they are not collecting any fee now. just from credit cards. >> $5 a month is not a lot of money. it is $60 a year. most people could afford that. the principle of the thing, when people blame banks for our economic trouble, taxpayers help bail them out. some of the same taxpayers are being fore closed on. they think it's too much. >> well, they do. but it's a good thing. the way i see it, i have been preaching for years for people to cut up their debit cards. your credit card is the one you want to use. >> your debit card does not get you in debt. >> that's part of the reason why it is not the right card. it's four really good things you get with a credit card. you get to help your debit score. debit cards do nothing for yo

derek mitchell was speaking at a news conference in myanmar's largest city yangon at the end of his latest visit to the country. >> i responded for the united states recognized and welcomed recent gestures such as president thein sein's meeting, the establishment of a national human rights commission, public emphasis on dialogue with ethnic minority groups in the interest of reconciliation. >> during his visit, mitchell met pro democracy leader aung san suu kyi and government officials. he said myanmar should take concrete action including the unconditional release of all political prisoners and engaging in a meaningful dialogue with aung san suu kyi. his visit shows that u.s. government intends to maintain economic sanctions in order to pressure myanmar to take further steps toward democratization. >>> a panel of experts has begun discussing effective ways to remove radioactive materials from areas near the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. experts on radiation and soil pollution attended first meeting of a panel on wednesday. environment minister goshi hosono told the panel that a d

in the polling there englishman derek hunt who entered the event as the newly crowned champion for stage wins in seeing the briton retain his world title two weeks ago. and he meant the six seconds in the overall standings russia still. there don't suit you. looking to claim that first event when very hot or yes' and oh yeah he really shines with the more typical dives. you have somebody like artem you know oh beautiful diver it was suited to the lead up to the first three rounds of the can petition. execution putting the british navy ahead of puns and then to the funds the top six now left to battle in the shadow of the castle brilliant retirement once again unleashing the space in the back the so-called triple quad although it will soon still to show that sunday's event commenced. trading one of the hardest dice the sport has ever seen it becomes then i would blind entry to the russian entering the water with his head held high the outcome clear before the judges had even showed their scores at first took place william finish of the season with a twenty seven year old and horse of his

police shot derek jones november 8, a block from the hair salon he owned. officers responding to a domestic dispute say jones ran when they arrived at the scene. they say when they caught him, he reached for what they thought was a gun in his waistband. it turned out to be a small scale commonly used to weigh marijuana. >>> the occupation of a berkeley building has ended with two arrests. a couple of dozen people occupied tollman home much of yesterday protesting budget cuts and fee increases. police say seven officers were injured when protesters charged them using homemade shields. neither of the people arrested are students at cal. >> they are good for the environment and they save money, but energy efficient street lights can also be good for criminals. robert lyles on the bright idea that some say could curb the escalating violence in oakland. >> it's a 25-foot tall black eye above 34th avenue, but this street light isn't just unsightly. >> there are places in the city that are too dark. there isn't sufficient lighting. >> oakland city councilwoman say

and no. 2, rays and yankees, desmond jenning robs derek jeter, tampa wins, which is huge.et a load of this? because the red sox continue to free fall. baltimore gets an inside depart home run. jacoby ellsbury couldn't catch it. three runs score. orioles beat the red sox ,, so...what do you think? i'm not crazy about these light fixtures. kitchen's too small. what's next? 607 franklin st. ♪ sea bass... ♪ ooohhh! ♪ i like it. yeah, i love the kitchen. [ male announcer ] the epa-estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. perfect for finding your way home.

derek staying on his feet just long enough to cross the goal line. he goes over the century mark and they pile up 268 yards on the ground. they beat san jose state 27-17. >>> brian wilson may be on the dl but the giants closer still managed to impact tonight's game. >> there is your camera. poppa is back and he is in the booth. >> he you have to love him. posey on the field playing catch before the game. the dodgers have three straight infield hits in the 4th. kemp scores to make it 2-0. the dodgers go onto win 3-0. that's the 14th time the giants have been shut out this season. >>> the diamondbacks magic number to win the swift now down to eight while the giants now only two and ia half up on the dodgers for second place. >>> a's and rangers, willingham wishing for some padding on the wall. tied at three in the six. bases loaded for sizemore and he clears them with his first career grand slam. he has driven in 46 runs since joining the a's in june. last chance for texas, tying run at second but beltre lines out for the final out. the a's hang onto b

and no. 2, rays and yankees, desmond jenning robs derek jeter, tampa wins, which is huge.d of this? because the red sox continue to free fall. baltimore gets an inside depart home run. jacoby ellsbury couldn't catch it. three runs score. orioles beat the red sox which means boston and tampa are tied for the wildcard with two games left. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i'm a curious seeker. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes. i'm a people pleaser. if elected, i promise flu shots for all. i am a walking medical dictionary. congratulations virginia. inflamed uvula. i'm virginia. i'm a target pharmacist and i'm here to answer your questions. >>> okay. go home and say hello to your fish, make them feel better, all right? >> they are home. we're not home. >> we're going home. good night. >> i'm dave letterman, join me tonight on the late show with my special guest

derek mitchell was speaking at a news conference in myanmar's largest city, yangon, at the end of hisponded that the united states recognized and welcomed recent gestures such as president than zane's meeting with aung san suu kyi, dialogue with ethnic groups in the interest of national reconciliation. >> during his visit mitchell met pro democracy leader aung san suu kyi and government officials. he said myanmar should take concrete action including the unconditional release of all political prisoners and engaging in meaningful dialogue with aung san suu kyi. his visit shows that u.s. government intends to maintain economic sanctions in order to pressure myanmar to take further steps toward democratization. >>> finally, before we end today's update, two landscape artists in the philippines have devised an art form using natural materials that brings together focus and balance. leandro inocencio and el defonso vista both have a profound love of nature. the duo has created rock balancing that blends skurlt and performance art. using stones found in rivers and forests, they arrange seem

derek jeter drives five runs against the blue jays. tying a career high.bathia strikes out ten for his 19th win, the yankees sweep toronto, 9-2, now a game and a half lead in the a.l. east. >>> in detroit tigers wrack up 24 hits against the white sox, 18-2, the second biggest blowout in the majors this season. >>> a big oops in miami, forgot to put out the bases to start the marlins/phillies game. got to have them. in the sixth, hunter pence hits it deep, goes up high to get it, but the fans get in the way. the umps review it, and pence is out. marlins win, 5-4 over the phillies. >>> college football, severe storm stops the opener between west virginia and marshall. check out the lightning strikes. with 14:30 left in the fourth, the game is called. west virginia over marshall, final 34-13. >>> as the world track and field championship and south carolina don't blink. in the last leg by the 4 x 100 relay, trips, lands on his face, the u.s. is out of the race, usain bolt for the win and the record for the jamaican team. >>> when we come back, the top stories.

embassy staff were ordered to retreat into bomb and bulletproof shelters texas based derek brave new foundation think tank says the presence of u.s. troops in afghanistan merely encourages the taliban to keep on fighting. here we are just a junior at a first rate and major attacks are being mounted to the chapel we're just weeks out for victory is you know kind of crowing about the most recent it's just sixty want to sight see you know what i was coming down but it was immediately followed by august which was the most deadly month ever for u.s. forces in afghanistan and then followed by the specter. killer attacks in the capital it shows that the military approach in afghanistan such as support what's happening is that because the united states didn't respond to their primary just for cation for the war being achieved which was the killing of a somewhat larger that has lent credence to the taliban argument with the local people that the united states has its own purposes in afghanistan that has given the taliban even more recruitment abilities be able to say that what's happening is

sir.....mr blair...derek... what surprised you most about your new explorer?'s almost movin' in from a little house to like this mansion. who uses the navigation system the most? definitely i do. (laugh) i'm directionally impaired. reporters laugh if you guys could thank ford for one thing, what would it be? for making us the joneses. (laugh) reporters laugh ♪ swing music plays ♪ ♪ swing music plays ♪ ♪ swing music plays ♪ ♪ swing music plays ♪ night where my guest will be rocker melinda gates -- >> stephen? >> stephen: what is it, jimmy? >> we've got another 30 minutes to do. >> stephen: can't we just make this the half-hour rerun? >> later. first we have the make the full hour and then cut it down. >> stephen: whatever. someone needs to get their [bleeped] in a pile. i'm stuck out here for another half hour with my [bleeped] in my hand? i have no idea what to do. speaking of not knowing what to do, global warming. now, radionation, i know global warming is real, folks. i have believed that ever since the box office success of al gore's movie. the market has

judges who are trying to find creative ways to keep people from jail i don't think just the place and derek we have just a little bit of time that i want you to get your thoughts and i actually i actually pretty much agree with you on this issue i'm like eating to public schools i like the fact that the judge is being created in terms of coming up with punishments that we actually that work on behavior and so actually might have a chance of reforming this guy at the same time skirting this church state board of i go to church as opposed to forcing him to work out of the gym or forcing him to see a psychiatrist do things have nothing to do with the separation of church and state that might have been both innovative and legal right innovative and legal i don't think that this alabama judge it's on the mark i don't know about the church thing but thank you guys for being on happy hour it was interesting debates tonight all right that's it for tonight's show thanks for tuning in make sure to come back tomorrow alone i will be back looking for you and meantime don't forget to become a fan of the

. >>> new york jets are coming to town with former derek mason on their team and that brings baltimore'seseason plan to become younger and faster. they brought in more youth and speeded receiver. now flacco has had to adjust and receiver ed lee is hurt so he will not play but flacco found the benefit of youth and speed in rookie smith. he caught three touchdowns against the rams and that breakout game gives flacco the potential to orchestrate the offense he has been craving. >> that was big for us on sunday and i am not too sure that is what they were expecting. they wanted to do some things to try to still get those shots. >> flacco is coming off the best passing game of his career. 389 yards in st. louis but he is expected to face a much tougher offense from the new york jets on sunday. there is a big college football matchup, maryland plays host to tall son. the terps will be the ones in the cutting edge design in orange and black. the terps were steam rolled this past saturday trailing at 31-0 before they eventually lost 31 when 7. now they -- 3 had 1-7. they are playing with a 3 and

hear, because for instance, the first firefight on the scene to arrive from outside the pentagon, derek spector from arlington, is trying desperately to call on the radio and say, everybody knew a plane had crashed another knew for sure where it crashed. he's calling and saying i'm at the pentagon, there's a big hole in the building. the plane into the building and no one can hang because on the radio if you're talking and someone else pushes the button to talk, it can cover up and they can talk over you. everyone was talking over each other. finally, one of the arlington captains stopped and said everybody be quiet. truck 105, tell us what's going on. you can hear the tape where he takes a half a second and very clearly describes what he sees, playing into the pentagon, helipad site. those types -- also, two of the arlington senior firefighters who are so expensive, bob cornwall, chuck gibbs, who are talking about like they're ordering pizza because these guys are such cool characters, been doing this along and you're talking back and forth, back, fire over, give me a couple more guys.

and a bailout which will fit you maybe or maybe not thanks derek but you're all right so to come here while u.s. troops may soon be out of iraq the state department is ramping up its presence in the country more we come back and an afghan employee of the u.s. government opened fire inside a v.a. office awful last night killing an american tonight we'll look at who the u.s. worked with around the world when waging war. if you. didn't take three. three. three. three. three. three blown live video for your media project free media gone to our t.v. dot com. this is a picture of the headlines that. russia's finance minister has been signed by president made to bed after saying good night seven that he must prime minister i should imagine information take. up to next year's elections until criticizing aspects of reports. the united nations security council says it will consider palestine is grateful for u.n. membership on wednesday with its leaders expressing hope of success despite opposition from the u.s. which holds. and speculation continues over a greek debt default as you as a need to

and a bail out which will be maybe or maybe not thanks derek thank you all right so i'm here while u.s. troops may soon be out of iraq the state department is ramping up its presence in the country more we come back and ask an employee of the u.s. government open fire inside a cia office awful last night killing an american tonight we'll look at who the u.s. worked with around the world when breaking. into where we were trying. to do the work to bring justice work. i have every right to know what my government should do if you want to know why i pay taxes. but i would characterize obama as a charismatic.