bbc news, dublin. >> for more on the queen's reception, i spoke to the bbc outside dublin commons. >> we know about the historic significance of this visit, but was it matched by the warmth of the reception, especially from the people of ireland? >> well, the people of ireland didn't get that much of a glimpse of the queen because of security concerns, but in terms of the atmospherics, it was interesting, because i tell you what happens, you look at what the list of what the queen's engagements were for the day and it is like any other state visit, laying a wreath as a memorial and carrying on. each one, though, was significant in its own way because of the intertwined and tortuous history between the people of ireland and the people of britain, the airfield named after one of the freedom fighters who laid down his life. the president's palace was the home of the viceroys of ireland when there was british rule and the garden of remembrance where she went to, well, that is celebrating those irishmen who lost their lives to get rid of the crown from the ireland island. ireland and the u

in dublin, 5:00 a.m. in new york. i'm monita rajpal. >> i'm zain vergee. you're watching "world one" live from london. the head the imf, for him there's no bail for dominique strauss-kahn. one of the world's top bankers is behind bars on sex assault charges. >>> targeting tripoli, the area near moammar gadhafi's compound is hit again. in another night of nato air strikes. >>> and thousands of flooded homes, thousands of people evacuated as the mississippi river levels continue to rise. >>> we begin this hour in ireland where authorities say they have intercepted and defused a bomb on a bus headed for dublin, just hours before an historic visit to the capital by britain's queen elizabeth. irish police tell cnn the military found an explosive device not far from dublin late monday after someone phoned in a warning. police are now working to find out who placed it on the bus. a few hours ago officials say they got another call warning about a second device. when they checked it out, it turned out to be a hoax. well, the british government says the queen's vis

this is a ceremony every state visitor to dublin performs. but for decades, it would have been quite unimaginable for a british monarch to come here and lay wreaths. this was a day when the past was unfounded and when old hatreds were eased. from the garden of remembrancer, she left again come along o'connell street and pass the general post office, through streets where spectators had been discouraged. >> historic, it may be, but the people are getting little sense of this visit other than a rather distant view of a very heavily guarded convoy. within the safety of trinity college, things could be relaxed a little. the queen was finally able to meet some of the citizens of dublin. the filing date and on a day which has been so many years in coming, when britain and ireland broke free from the past and treated each other with the mutual respect of neighbors and friends. >> for more on the queen's visit, i spoke to our colleague outside dublin castle. we know about the historic significance, but was abashed by the warmth of the reception, espe

police found and detonated a bomb outside of dublin. they're also investigating another suspicious device. mark phillips reports from dublin. >> reporter: irish police and army say they originally discovered what they called a viable explosive device in the luggage compartment of a bus that was heading into dublin from the west of ireland. this is discovered overnight on the evening before the queen's scheduled arrival here. later this morning, an irish army spokesman is saying that the device was in fact a hoax. it is very likely irish security forces will be chasing around dublin and both north and south of ireland on bomb scares through today because there has been an unprecedented amount of security laid on for the queen's visit and tensions are extremely heightened on both sides of the irish divide, and, indeed, on mainland britain. this is the first visit by a british monarch to the irish republic. the last time one was here, they came as king of ireland, george v, but in 1911. this is a visit 100 years in the making and people ar

and the fact i have one of the legacies here at sir james' gate in dublin. heads of state don't apologize for past doings or wrongdoings. and so no apologies expected here. that's left up to prime ministers and heads of government. but essentially people will be watching to hear what the queen has to say. today, as you pointed out, one of the most significant moments of this visit. you pointed out that 14 spectators at the football game were killed by british force onz that day, bloody sunday, during the height of the civil war. it was in retaliation of the killings of 14 british int intelligence officers earlier in the day. but the authorities on both sides of the irish seat are happy with how the visit has gone so far. of course, dublin still in a state of lockdown really. security is parra mouir paramou visit. they're talking about how this is not so much the ending of a chapter but the opening of a new one. >> so we had seen in the last day that there had been small dman stra demonstrations. on the other side of that, have we seen large crowds of support

when i say dublin and fremont, i mean people getting on or off at all stations from dublin and fremonthe way up to lake merit. >> reporter: now, when i said 8:00 to 2:30, that's 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. sunday and monday. if you are traveling from a san francisco or peninsula station toward dublin or fremont take a pittsburg train to cross the bay, then transfer at this station in oakland. the same goes for those leaving dublin bound for san francisco or the peninsula. you have to transfer at this station in oakland. best advice is to check b.a.r.t. listings before you go anywhere. eastbound drivers, you can expect detours and lane closures this weekend. cal trans is doing realignment work as part of the $6 billion construction project. this means expect lanes to be slightly shifted to the south as you make your way off the lower deck approaching the toll plaza. it will be closed saturday and sunday nights as well. the bottom line, no matter where you are traveling, expect heavy traffic and pack as much patience as possible. >> i hope people won't mind if they have a little time off. tim

more from mark phillips in dublin. >> reporter: it takes about an hour to fly from london to dublin but this trip took 100 years. 100 years since an english monarch walked the ground her ancestors had ruled for five centuries. and, my, how things have changed in their absence. no bowing to british monarchs now. from president mary mcaleese just a hand shake, gratefully accepted. not everyone welcomed the visit. perhaps 100 protestors made their feelings known. as did the irish government, no protests allowed. in fact, almost nobody allowed anywhere near the queen. her motorcade rolled through empty streets. three bomb squares-- one of them involving a real bomb that police made safe-- had preceded her arrival. normally a royal visit presents problems of crowd control. here they've solved they that by crowd avoidance. this is central dublin, effectively locked down for this visit. anglo-irish history is written in blood. from the brutal suppression of the 1916 uprising that led to independence through the decades of violence of the troubles in northern ireland. but this visit was about m

bean in keeler is in dublin where the president arrives on monday on his six-day trip to dublin.ppens when he gets there, brianna? >> reporter: the first stop is ireland, of course. one of the big things we are waiting for is the president reconnecting with his ancestor roots. his ken an heritage has gotten so much attention, but he's a bit irish uncovered by genealogists when going for the presidency. his great-great-grandfather moved from a tiny place on the road between here and dublin and lemerick. only 00, 300 people live there. it is uncertain if he's going to come there, but they are holding him to the% fact of him coming to hoist a pipt. there are two pubs in town. they have been hoping he makes the trip, don. >> just two pubs in town. in all seriousness here, the president -- >> reporter: really, only one and a half, to be honest. >> i want to get to the serious stuff because the president spoke out today to upset mr. t netanyahu. and he didn't change much from what he originally said. did he do enough to mend fences between the prime minister and israeli supporters here

this is a ceremony that every state visitor to dublin performs, but for decades would have been quitemaginable for a british monarch to come here and lay a wreath. this was a day when the past was unfounded and when old hatreds were eased. -- was confounded end of old hatreds were eased. from the garden of a member since she left again along o'connell street and past the post office, the scene of the 1916 easter rising, through streets where spectators had been discouraged. >> historic it may be, but the people of this city are getting very little sense of this visit other than a rather distant view of a heavily guarded convoy. >> within the safety of trinity college, things could be relaxed a little. the queen was finally able to meet some of the citizens of dublin, the final engagement on a day which has been so many years in coming, when britain and ireland break free from the past and treated each other with mutual respect of neighbors and friends. bbc news, dublin. >> still ahead, inside the mind of bill gates, the microsoft boss tells the bbc the company is still a major player

jana katsuyama is live in dublin. >> reporter: you hear it every year. clear 100 feet around your house. this homeowners association did that today. very important. firefighters are working with fewer resources. >> i do worry about fire. >> reporter: they live on a hill in dublin with great views but it's also a perfect spot for fire. their homeowners association is preparing by clearing areas between homes today. >> are hill is pretty sparse because the fire department does not want any fuel for the fire. they limited the number of trees. >> reporter: tomorrow temperatures could creep into the 90s. >> you will start to see all of these southern exposures turn brown. >> reporter: this year could be tough. heavy rains have left thick layers of fuel on the ground. the firefighters plan to leave all stations open. >> the stacking on our fire engines will be three firefighters instead of four. >> reporter: local departments are also being hit. >> we are seeing 20-25% potential decrease in available government resources. >> reporter: fire chiefs urged people

many of the streets affected are in dublin's city center.verywhere you look there's a security barrier. in fact in total, there are 20,000 of them. >> the restrictions have annoyed some people but not everyone. >> with the queen, if things go well here, we are expecting to get a lot of people from england over the next few months, so it will boost business. >> but at the moment, irish authorities are focused on preventing terrorism rather than promoting tourism. how concerned irlte's -- ireland's prime minister? >> we've had global figures here before, the american president and the pope, and security measures were put in place to deal with that and the situation applies in the case of the visit of the queen also. >> the threat from dissident republicans is lower in the irish republic than in the u.k., nonetheless, the authorities here are on high alert. mark simpson, bbc news, dublin. >> in canada, a huge wild fair has destroyed more than a third of a sizable town in alberta. aircraft have dropped fire retardant, and thousands of residents

. >> two days in dublin she's been addressing the big issues of history and state craft. today there was a chance to relax and see something of an industry vital to ireland and of course of great personal interest to her, the breeding of thoroughbred racehorses. the queen had come to the irish national stud in kildare. some of the most highly prized horse flesh in the world. racehorses need riders and if you happen to be a budding jockey but don't have a horse, this is what you need. it's called a horse simulator. when the queen arrived it was going slowly but the duke of edinborough wanted to see how fast it could go and soon it was running at a racing gallop. the trainee jockey stayed aboard and the duke seemed satisfied. but while the queen enjoyed the bloodstock, ireland was still focusing on her speech last night at the state dinner at dublin castle when she talked about britain and ireland's troubled history. >> with the benefit of historical hindsight, we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently. or not at all. >> this morning david cameron

it was discovered on a private bus just outside dublin. the passengers were evacuated and the devices made safe after about two hours. it was defused. this can is coming now three hours before the queen is supposed to touch down at the girng of a four-day states visit. this is the largest security operation in the history of the irish state. some 10,000 police and army are guarding various roots and vantage points around dublin city and beyond. there is a serious disruption to commuters trying to travel into dublin to work this morning. they've been asked to use only public transport. the government is hoping that this visit will do so much for the country of ireland in terms of tourism and relations between britain and ireland that they're hoping the irish public will be able to forgo the disruption to their lives over the next few days. >> thank you. >>> those are the headlines. i'm zain vergee at cnn in london. "world business today" starts now. >>> good afternoon from cnn hong kong and a very warm welcome to "world business today." i'm

>>> mark phillips in dublin this morning.knox was back in court in italy this morning. she arrived in ar armored van for a slander trial brought against her by the police. knox is serving 26 years for the conviction of her roommate in 2007. she accused police of beating her and prosecutors filed the slander charges and knox's parents were also charged for repeating her statements. >>> the end of an era this morning after 45 years, jerry lewis is stepping down as the host of the labor day muscular dystrophy association telethon. he'll perform his signature song, "you'll never walk alone" on september 4. >>> president obama comforted a graduate in booker t. high school in memphis. he spoke to a senior class of 155 students. you see her crying there yesterday before he spoke. the school won the contest to have mr. obama address the students, thanks in part to the vastly improved graduation. it's five minutes past the hour. back over to erica. >> thanks. >>> i want to get you the latest on dominique strauss-kahn. the judge sends

he left for america in 1850, the president returns to dublin schoon. we'll have the address live in the next hour. >>> iceland hopes to reopen its main international airport sometime today. but check this out -- ash from an erupting volcano halted, stopped flights this weekend. now the cloud is spreading toward europe. but experts say it's probably not going to cause widespread trouble for air travel like a different volcano did just last spring. >>> pakistan's military now caught offguard again. [ siren ] government troops were held off for 16 hours in karachi. at least ten members of pakistan's military were killed in that fire-fight. the taliban called the attack payback for civilian deaths. >>> two imams are in federal court in miami. that's this morning. for detention hears. the two are american citizens born in pakistan. the two are among six people charged with conspiracy to kidnap and murder by helping bankroll the pakistani taliban. >>> los angeles police call 31-year-old giovanni ramirez their main suspect in the parking lot attack at dodger

and they are live over the dublin interchange. you can see that everything is free-flowing this morning. a little slow in some of the westbound 580 lanes as you approach dublin. but overall, our drive is actually looking better than typical. i just checked and the drive coming out of the altamont pass is still only about 15 minutes or so from 205 towards 680 and the dublin interchange. so we'll take a look at more traffic conditions across the bay area including the bay bridge toll plaza. in the meantime back to you. >> elizabeth, thank very much. 6:01. >>> in 45 minutes president obama will be flying to new york to honor the victims of terror has tax arc straight by osama bin laden -- orchestrated by osama bin laden. a wreath-laying ceremony will be held at ground zero former site of the world trade center at 10:25 a.m. pacific time. the prostitute will visit with relatives of victims of the 9/11 attacks. his trip is set to include a visit to the engine 54 firehouse which lost 15 firefighters on that day in 2001. >>> the presiden

many of the streets affected are in dublin city center. everywhere you look, there is a security barrier. in total, there are 20,000 of them. the restrictions have annoyed some people but not everyone. >> we are expecting to get a lot of people from england. it should boost business. >> at the minute they are focused on preventing terrorism. how concerned is ireland's prime minister? >> we have had global issues in terms of american presidents, the pope, whatever and security measures are put in place to deal with that and the situation applies in the preparation of the visit of the queen. >> the threat from dissident republicans is lower in the u.k. but the authorities are in higher alert. >> in egypt, the wife of former president mubarak has agreed to hand over assets to the state after being detained on saturday part of a corruption investigation. he will hand over a villa and some money. she faces allegations of illegally acquiring wealth. louisiana floodwaters from the mip river are threatening thousands of homes and farms as much as

thousands of dubliners and greet president obama. an mp reveals that ryan giggs is the footballer at the center of the injunction. welcome. we begin with breaking news to bring you coming to us from the libyan capital of tripoli were a series of massive explosions have shaken tripoli. three blasts coming from the direction of the libyan leader's compound. these are the latest pictures we can bring you from tripoli. i am not sure we have any sound. we can listen in to those explosions parent a libyan government spokesman says that three people were killed and dozens more wounded. our correspondent andrew north is in tripoli. >> a second set of heavy strikes we've heard. what you are hearing now is a lot of tracer fire into the sky. we can hear more planes right now. those of the heaviest strikes we've heard since we have been there. there's now a large plume of black smoke coming up from the direction of colonel gaddafi's compound. >> andrew north with the latest. daniel is with me now. these latest air strikes have been called the de

john yang, nbc news, dublin. >>> and that is our broadcast on a tuesday night.hank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now at 6:00, the lies and cheating and the secrets that arnold schwarzenegger has held for a decade. >>> this is not the only mess in this remol dead. i'm kris sanchez. the story coming up. >>> plus, another round of rain socking the bay area. how it could impact wildlife. the news at 6:00

. >> for today's in dublin, she has been head of state addressing the big issues of statecraft. today, there is time to relax and see something of an industry vital to ireland and great personal interest to her -- the breeding of thoroughbred race horses. the queen had come to the irish national stud in kildaire. this is some of the most highly prized horseflesh in the world. if you happen to be a budding jockey and do not have a horse, this is what you need -- is called a horse simulator. when the queen arrived, it was going slowly. but the duke of edinburgh wanted to see how fast it could go. soon it was running at a recent gallup. the trainee jockey stayed aboard air and the duke seem satisfied. -- and the duke seemed satisfied. ireland was focusing on her speech last night at the state dinner at dublin castle, when she talked about britain and ireland's troubled history. >> with the benefit of historical hindsight, we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently. or not at all. >> this morning, david cameron joined the irish prime minister on a visit to d

ireland was focusing on her speech last night at the state dinner at dublin castle when she talked about britain and ireland's troubled history. >> with the benefit of historical hindsight, we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all. >> this morning, david cameron joined the irish prime minister on a visit to dublin brewery and reflected on the queen's words. >> i thought what she said about things in the past that could have been done differently or not done at all i think what have spoken volumes to people in ireland. >> this evening, a very different setting to last night's dinner and speech. the queen is hosting its celebration of irish music and culture. the theme again his friendship. once president barack obama has set the borders before the arab- israeli war of 1967 should be the basis for a future palestinian state. plenty more on his major speech on middle eastern policy on bbc news. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the

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chopper 5 is now over the dublin interchange. it looks okay across the stretch. just checked though and still about 25-minute drive time on westbound 5 0 out of the altamont pass between there and the dublin interchange. so we'll have more traffic coming up including a check of the bay bridge where about 10 minutes ago they turned the metering lights on. back to you. >> thank you. >>> explosive new accusations involving a top cop. investigators are looking into allegations that normal wielsch sold drugs and is also running a brothel. joe vazquez first broke this story yesterday and has new details. >> they were scantily dressed provocatively dressed always totally made up. >> reporter: in a pleasant hill office park, a bombshell claim that this empty space during parts of 2009 and 2010 was turned into a brothel. neighbors say they repeatedly called police after seeing a constant flow of men visiting scantily clad women inside. when you talked to police, you told them what? what did you think it was? >> i thought it was prostitution, for sure. i mean what else was

they arrived in dublin as strong winds blew across the airport. they paid a visit to the official residents of irish president. the centerpiece of the president 24-hour stop in the emerald isle will be a visit to the tiny village where his maternal great, great, great grandfather was born. he will visit england, france and poland this week. >>> smoke, steam and ash are rising into the air from a volcano in iceland. huge dark clouds are filling the skies above the nation in the north atlantic. you can see here how dense ash is covering the ground and iceland there. iceland closed the main international airport because of all the ash in the air. but geologists believe impact of the eruption will not force the grounding of flights between north america and europe. of course, you remember that's what happened last year when another icelandic volcano erupted. >>> 4:56. now the makers of bayer today introduced a new aspirin formula they say works twice as fast. they call it pro-release technology. micro particles, one-tenth the size of regular aspirin d

a pipe bomb was found and diffused on a dublin-bound bus.nd there were three bomb threats today that turned out to be hoaxes. still, security was everywhere. elizabeth ii laid a wreath in the garden of remembrance, the memorial to the irish killed by british soldiers during the war for independence. tomorrow, the queen will visit croke park stadium, where, in 1920, british troops fired into a crowd. that incident, part of the inspiration for u2's song "sunday bloody sunday." ♪ sunday bloody sunday >> reporter: today, this visit marking a very different and happier time in a long and painful history. miguel marquez, abc news, dublin. >>> and back in this country, we want to bring you up to date on dominique strauss-kahn, the powerful international financial titan who was poised to be the next president of france, but was arrested. we are told he has been put on suicide watch at riker's island. he is spending another night behind bars in new york without bail as we learn more about the hotel maid he's accused of attacking in a violent sexual a

place my family lived is 75 miles from dublin.t is 2007 and i'm sitting in the tibrare studies department in the library in require land looking for books and reading the microfilm of every county tibrare daily nurl from january first 1847 through december 31st 1849. i'm looking for family history and in particular one ancestor who disapeered between 1848 and 1849. james lacy. from what i read in these local newspapers is looks like the people's history of require land during the great hunger, my people's history, was never record indeed books. nor barely mentioned in any newspapers. you will only find mention of the local people if something unusual happened. the librarian tells me. i read the newspaper so i know that unusual is the polite word for murdered or murderer. why else would a poor person's name apeer in the

of dublin in front of a public crowd later that afternoon.hose are the basics of the program, and for a huge celebration with a president with some irish roots and any president visiting any country it's a big moment. and it's a big week, after the president's visit and for those who know irish history and no need to explain how significant that is. and the last visiting of the monarch was in 1911 and the evolution of the peace process ensures that she receives the welcome. and she leaves on friday and the president arrives on monday. and this is an opportunity for us to engage in important relations, u.k. and the united states. we are looking forward to welcoming the president. his relationship between ireland and the united states is profound. so many people in this country have a connection with ireland. and we ourselves with 35-40 million people. but there are other statistics that suggest up to 100 million people share relation with ireland. either way, so you understand why it's very important for us, and we are proud with the united st

thank you, dublin. thank you, ireland.ioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] ♪ ["stars and stripes forever" playing] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [military march playing] ♪ ♪ ♪ [military march playing] ♪ ♪ ♪ [military march playing] ♪ ♪ ♪ [military march playing] ch" playing bell mar ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [military march playing] ♪ ♪ [military march playing] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> president obama had been scheduled to stay overnight in ireland, but he left overnight because of the eruptions of a volcano. mr. obama will visit west mcnatt abbas the -- westminster abbey and meet with prime minister david cameron. there will also attend a state dinner held by the queen. in a few moments, former minnesota gov. tim pawlenty announces he is a candidate for the republican nomination for president. in a little less than an hour, jacob lew at the economic club of washington. after that, the american israel public affairs committee hears from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and congressional leaders. on

as we go to dublin, ireland. president obama will speak to people gathered in college green on the first day of his european tour. he will be duesed by irish prime minister enda kenny. we're watching live coverage here on c-span2. >> thank you. we'll begin with thanking the people of ireland for their extraordinairery warmth of and dignity and generosity over the last seven days. thank you, people of ireland. [cheers and applause] now, if there is anyone out there who still that ire land is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our ancestors is alive in our time, who still questions our capacity to restore ourselves, to reinvent ourselves and to prosper, what today is your answer. [cheers and applause] because today on this day, the president of the united states, barack obama, and his first lady michelle obama, come to visit. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> thank you, mr. president and michelle. to show that he believes in ireland, to make that, to make that prec

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end to the game just three minutes into the of evil stadium in dublin school is currently still nil nil. oh me wasn't simply just bad have tasted their first home defeat of the year the russian champions lost a friendly at the toss the stadium four to the hands of german transpired munich and is on the heart of slice open the fine defense to scoff any eleven minutes in the four place that levelled matters just six minutes later the german world cup here adding double the lead for the visitors just after the restart and gold in south africa last year thomas me laugh made it three one somewhat steep cuts the deficit from the penalty spot on iraq and wrapped up a forty school. a minute later it's in it losing for the first time at their home arenas this season apart from a technical defeat to taste by moscow last month. staying with continental encounters and manchester united midfielder nani has stressed the importance of denying barcelona time on the ball ahead of their champions league final at wembley stadium on may the twenty eighth united made history by winning the english top fligh

there is no one but many places i belong to: havana, dublin, mahon, barcelona, and since the lay 80's, the bay area. so thank you very much. . >> i'm going to do this in about 5 parts. i hope you will bear with me. first of all, i want to thank cross roads for inviting me. it's a great pleasure for me to be here and i want to thank, in particular, professor mcfeek and hillary flynn, who made this possible. i'm going to first read from blood feud, sort of give you a small portrait of the protagonist in the novel. kenny had the soft, delicate looks of his mother, a girl who is grandparents came to america from the severity of rural ireland to the harshness of new york city in the 1890's from rough common family lorsed. he was quietly and lovingly by respectful parents. his mother was francis anne boyle, an irish girl from the bronx, whose family was unwilling or unable to escape from the tranquility of two family yards in the outer boroughs. instead like many families they remained in the south bronx and inwood touting apartment living. most of the offspring of this family, detesting th

bart estimates 20 to 40-minute delays for trains coming from dublin or fremont. other lines can expect up to 10-minute delays. riders from san francisco to dublin will have to take a pittsburgh bay point train through the two and transfer at the 12th street station. the work is continuing at this hour and expected to end at 2:30 this afternoon. >>> detours for pedestrians on the golden gate bridge start tomorrow when work begins on the western sidewalk. that means for the next four months, pedestrians and bikers will share the east sidewalk. on busy days, 16,000 walkers cross the bridge. once the western sidewalk is finished, they will do the east side and that sidewalk will be closed for months. >>> ohio state's football coach resigned this morning in the middle of an investigation that involves players selling memorabilia. jim tressel guided the team through ten seasons including a national championship in 2002. that was the team's first championship in 34 years. in his resignation letter, he said after meeting with university officials we agreed it's in the be

they touched down about half an hour ago in the capital, dublin. in just a few minutes they're going to be heading to the residence of the irish president for a guest book signing and tree-planting ceremony. the highlight of the u.s. president's stay will be a special trip to the small village of manegal, where his great-great-great grandfather lived and worked as a shoe-maker nearly 200 years ago. brianna, tell us about this visit and the tiny village that he's going to? >> reporter: well you know we focused so much on the president's kenyan heritage, because he is the first african-american president. but it is so interesting that he can trace his roots back here to ireland. even though he's only 1/32 irish, one of the reasons he's here is to reconnect with his ancestral homeland. it's the tiniest of places that his great-great-great grandfather is from. from manegal came over from the u.s. to ohio in 1850. this is a place that has about 300 people. judging by our reporting and talking to the residents there. they're pretty excited, sprucing the

12th street station coming into the city from dublin or fremont. passengers will have to transfer at the mcarthur transfer station. >>> memorial day weekend is the official beginning to the travel season. christien kafton has the story. people are still hitting the roads despite high gas prices. >> reporter: absolutely, aaa says there will be slightly fewer people on the roads compared to last year. you can see there's still plenty of traffic in both directions. aaa says a lot of those people hitting the roads this summer will be looking to economize on their trip. over all aaa of northern california is forecasting a decrease on people hitting the roads compared to 2010. fuel prices are lower than this time last year. that has some drivers thinking twice about taking trips just for fun. >> i love this trip. but it takes away from anything. i can't go any where. i can't do the things that i want to do because i mean i can't afford it. >> reporter: aaa of northern california says gas prices are just one of the factors holiday travelers take into acco

dublin police found a bomb hidden in a luggage department as a hoax device discovered near the lightail system hours before the visit. more than 8,000 police have already shut down key roads in central dublin and erected pedestrian barricades. she is the first monarch to visit the republic of ireland. >>> a man that earned a ph.d. of economics. john lipski was the number two man, his boss is being held bail in a new york jail on an attempted rape charge. john hendron has more. >> he went from a $3,000 hotel suite to rikers island jail. >> dominique strauss-kahn has been talked about the next president of france. instead he was in court unshaiw as the prosecutor accused him of sexually attacking a maid. he is head of the imf, this isn't the first time he has been accused of sexual misconduct. four years ago on a tv talk show she said he attacked her but never filed charges. this time the judge denied bail the lawyer says it's a mistake. >> he is innocent of these charges. the intention is to try and clear his name. >> wildfires in northern canada have forced the evacuation of nearly 7

i spoke to him from dublin. >> there are some great moments today. so, when does this trip actually start and what is it going to be about? >> as you say, there is a tremendous sense of fun and exuberance today. created a mood for the whole trip. that we have seen the presidency a lot of troubles recently. this is back to president obama superstar. i think that will continue a degree when he goes to buckingham palace. as you say, there's lots of serious business to do. yet he and david cameron will be talking about the details, the granular levels, of the talks about the taliban and how much they should be allowed to settle the peace in afghanistan. but british and american troops can come home. >> it is still a rather volatile global economy. >> i think that will be seen in the g-8 meeting in france and will talk about that. they are -- there are various commentators st., can he put a good word in, as it were, for the irish economy with the european union? a the there is of feeling for the white house, that is not our business. we are not going to d

first here's live look at the dublin interchange. westbound 580 traffic all those headlights heading towards 680 right now. still it's okay actually 16 minutes out of the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. to our maps now, i mentioned one of those accidents sounds like it's coming off the lower deck of the bay bridge. eastbound 80 around the toll plaza. two cars may have just been cleared to the right shoulder. again, it's early not causing much of a delay and westbound traffic in the commute direction actually looks great all the way into san francisco. we'll show you a couple of other bridges very light traffic right now across the golden gate bridge. we saw them do the lane change so now it's a nice easy ride from petaluma all the way on down and the dumbarton bridge we learned they did wrap up some roadwork a little ahead of schedule on highway 84. so right now you are good to go in either direction on westbound and eastbound highway 84. that's a look at traffic heading towards the dumbarton bridge toll plaza traffic throug

sluggish from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. the drive time about 20 minutes right now to take you towards 680. 101 the marin county ride nice and easy and a beautiful one at that with the sun coming up across the golden gate bridge. mass transit remains on time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> this morning, the danger of catastrophic flooding is shifting down river from tennessee. forecasters say the mississippi river is as high as it's going to get in memphis. the flooding isolated to low- lying areas. experts trust that the levees will hold but now attention is focused downstream to the mississippi delta and the new orleans area. >> now's the time to be going out there and securing your property making evacuation plans thinking about where you might want to go. >> that's louisiana governor bobby jindal. a spillway has been opened to relieve pressure on levees near new orleans. >>> it is 6:22. a big megadeal in the tech world. the takeover involving microsoft and skype. >> and the duke and duchess on their honeymoon now. what w

he restated this in his speech in dublin. >> we are bound by history and friendship and shared values. and that is what i have come here today. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> this was his first dog on a european tour opinion >> i asked our correspondent -- this was his first stop on a european tour. >> it was quite a tour the force by anyone's standards come in in a way, -- by anyone's standards, and in a way, it had something like eich ein berliner in it. bear in mind, all of the controversy over the president's birthplace over the past couple of weeks, so he kicked off the speech with his name and said how he was coming back to regain the' that was lost to his surname. -- the apostrophe that was lost to his surna. the city understands that ireland is korea rates of time but that ireland candidate difficulties, like america. -- heaid he understands that ireland is going through a tough time but that ireland can handle the difficulties, like america. >> around 20 armed militants were in karachi sunday night, killing at least 10 personnel and destroying surveillance aircraft. a taliban spo

she visited the home of thoroughbreds in dublin during up next, we will take a look at -- in dublin. up next, we will take a look at the speech by president obama. >> it was a wide-ranging and eagerly anticipated speech. u.s. president barack obama talked about the political changes sweeping northeast -- sweeping the middle east and north africa. he said the u.s. would support political and economic reform people in the region. he mentioned countries where change has yet to take place, saying repression would fail, tyrants would fall. he also talked about the israeli-palestinian conflict with a blunt message to both sides, saying concessions had to be made. here is more on with the u.s. president had to say. [applause] >> president obama spoke at the state department, the headquarters of u.s. diplomacy. the scheduling of his address means that it was prime time in the arab-speaking world. >> thank you. for six months, we have witnessed an external change taking place in the middle east and north africa. square by square, town by town, country by country, the people have risen up to d

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brianna keilar is in dublin awaiting the president's arrival. do tell.ails on this trip. >> reporter: hi there, fred. well, as you know, because the president is the first african-american president we paid so much attention to his kenyan heritage. he can actually trace his roots right back here to ireland. even though he's only 1/32 irish, one of the big reasons he's coming here is to reconnect with his ancestral homeland. genealogists first shed light on barack obama's irish background when he campaigned for the presidency. >> never hurts to be a little irish when you're running for the president of the united states of america. >> reporter: irish-american supporters embraced the revolution. some more enthusiastically than others ♪ i'm voting for obama because he's irish ♪ >> safe to say at least half of the american presidents have had some irish presidency. >> reporter: the author of the book "who do you think you are" and former chief family historian for ancestry.com -- >> his heritage has got shades from many different countries. there's towns in