we were both into explosives, yes. high explosives. we were both explosives men, yeah.ars, the impact of what the ira did that night, is felt to this very day. the relatives of the victims have always wanted the names of the suspects to be disclosed at the inquest. butjust last week, the coroner ruled their identities won‘t be discussed, a blow to the families — who have called his decision a whitewash. i lost my father in the birmingham pub bombs. for me, i want to know who done it. there was a lot of speculation about who may and who may not have done it and i go through my daily life, i‘m a brummie, i still spend a lot of time in birmingham and i never quite know who i‘m standing next to and i may well be standing next to the person that killed my father. you were ashamed? yes. i‘m deeply ashamed. not ashamed of the ira‘s role... ..but ashamed of the fact that such things had to happen. the ira has neverformally claimed responsibility or apologised directly to the families for the 1974 pub bombings in birmingham. but mick hayes says he is sorry. my message is as it h

we were both into explosives, yes. high explosives. we were both explosives men, yeah. while the name of the fifth member of the gang has been kept secret for 43 years, the impact of what the ira did that night, is felt to this very day. the relatives of the victims have always wanted the names of the suspects to be disclosed at the inquest. butjust last week, the coroner ruled their identities won't be discussed, a blow to the families — who have called his decision a whitewash. i lost my father in the birmingham pub bombs. for me, i want to know who done it. there was a lot of speculation about who may and who may not have done it and i go through my daily life, i'm a brummie, i still spend a lot of time in birmingham and i never quite know who i'm standing next to and i may well be standing next to the person that killed my father. my dad died young, he was only 17. we just want the truth, basically. it's the truth. the perpetrators, yes, but everything. we want to know everything that's happened because there are so many rumours going around that need to be answered

explosion this is a controlled explosion, detonated by the police.ces the islamic state group left behind. as soon as victory was declared, these men from the bomb disposal unit started work. this is where is made their last stand. the police say they found at least 500 explosive devices so far. and the clean—up process could last a year. translation: most of the houses have booby—traps. we go to a house, the power outlets are booby—traps. the fridges, the sofas and even the curtains, sometimes we find ieds when we open the doors and it's in every house. disarming explosives is not the only mission here. we have joined this federal police unit in a nearby neighbourhood as they clear wreckage made by months of heavy fighting. just like how the fighting was from one house to the other, the cleaning process is exactly the same, as we can see here, this unit from the federal police is moving one house to the next one to clean and search the houses to make sure that they are safe enough for civilians to move back in. in this neighbourhood, a handful of pe

[gunshots] [explosions] within three weeks, half the country has been overrun.om other 15 u.n. matt -- nations help. [gunshots and explosions] >> to turn the tide back, red chinese soldiers come to the aid of south koreans and a pattern established, with one sided fencing and then the other. -- side advancing and then the other. [gunshots and explosions] years, ware long rages up and down the country side. falls to the communist invaders, twice it is captured. [gunshots and explosions] >> by the time the armistice is 1953,y signed on july 27, the deaths include american troops, and more than 400,000 south koreans, both military and civilian. from the south korean survivors, countless thousands are starving, homeless refugees. seoul, the republic's largest city, lies in ruins. block after block of rubble testifies to the grim fact to the grim fact that more than 80% of it has been destroyed. hunger, poverty, and despair along these ravaged streets. that was 1953. korea today seems like a very distant relative to that once war-ravaged land. it is from the people t

how much explosive is in one crate, do you think? always around 50 kilos of explosives.isk damage to buildings. and still this meticulous operation rolls on. the legacy of a distant war that will provide these lethal reminders well into another century. this weekend about commemoration but also about trying to bring home what happened to the visitors who will attend. zonnebeke, there is a memorial museum and gardens there, one of the focuses of attention tomorrow. they have told us about the war under the ground. you had to the war under the ground. you had to the indication of the fighting under the indication of the fighting under the surface being so fierce that men had to borrow under the ground to stay alive. there is a dugout that has been sealed since the war apart from a little archaeology. it has been unsealed forjust100 days. the director of the museum invited me to ta ke director of the museum invited me to take a look. here we are at the original entrance of the church. these steps where used by the troops 100 years ago? yes. this is all original. actually, t

they had weapons, they had explosives. (gunfire) >> narrator: when belgian commandos stormed the hideout, they came under heavy fire. (shouting and gunfire) they shot two men dead and wounded another. investigators found explosives, fake ids, and police uniforms. >> (translated): we discovered they had connections to syria, to isis. we quickly realized this was the start of a campaign across europe. we thought this could be the beginning of a new era. unfortunately, we were right. >> narrator: since january 2015, an unprecedented wave of terror attacks has overwhelmed europe's defenses. (gunfire) (man shouting) that month, attacks against charlie hebdo magazine and a jewish supermarket in paris left 17 people dead. (gunfire) on november 13th in paris, isis attacked multiple targets, killing 130 people. four months later... suicide bombings killed 32 in brussels. propublireporter sebastian rotella has been covering terrorism for two decades. years before the attacks, he was already reporting on some of the jihadists who wou

the deadly home explosion and the scene of destruction. the blast happening as workers were trying to repair a gas leak. >>> breaking news in that road rage killing. a suspect turns himself in. police say they found the weapon he used to shoot that 18-year-old girl. >>> assault on isis. our team on the front line in the battle for mosul. iraqi and u.s. forces about to finish the job, as families are caught in the crossfire. >>> and, wild weather. tornadoes, violent storms, and flooding rains. campers scrambling. roads washed away. tonight, what's in the forecast for your holiday plans. video and raising the question, is his social media habit hijacking his agenda? as republicans struggle with health care, and a major meeting is set with vladimir putin this week, the president instead focused on attacking the media. tweeting this mock video of him tackling then punching a man who represents cnn. is this shocking image of the president just comedy, or could it incite violence against the media? here's gloria riviera. >> reporter: tonight, pr

always around 50 kilos of explosives.ied, would risk damage to buildings. and so this meticulous operation rolls on. a legacy of a distant war that will provide these lethal reminders well into another century. iamjoined in i am joined in ypres by a doctor who is one of the organisers of a new scheme to find out more about soldiers who were injured in the battle and then went back to the uk and died of their wounds. many people died immediately in the battle but someone —— some were winded and sent back to britain and sent to the treatment and sadly many of them died. because they are not in one place, as you see in the amazing cemeteries here, they are dispersed across the uk and their stories are lost. at the time their family would‘ve known but now nobody knows and we are calling on people in the uk to help us find them, research them, remember them. we have a kit to research and a database with 3000 likely graves to explore and you can find those near you and go and lay flowers. we tried it out with a school in london

if we look at the length and the fuses, this is high explosive. always high explosive. shells here. one third of the munitions that the team recover contain chemicals such as mustard gas. the firstjob is to clean them up, and not always that gently, to get a rough idea of how dangerous they might be. here we look for characteristics and then for exterior markings. they do that with a copper brush or hammer and, it sounds old —fashioned, but it is still safer than using a sandblaster or high—pressure water. the next step is an x—ray. you can see now the bottom. this the chemical. cyanide or arsenic. around is explosive. even after 100 years, lives are at risk here. the chemical shells are eventually destroyed in a sealed chamber. conventional explosives follow a separate path. shells, bombs, grenades and bullets forced to the surface of local farmland by frost action and ploughing. how much explosive is in these shells, in one crate, do you think? always around 50 kilos of high explosives. more than 50 kilos, even deeply buried, would risk damage to buildings. and so thi

conventional explosives follow a separate path.enades and bullets, forced to the surface of local farmland by frost action and ploughing. how much explosive is in these shells, just in one crate, do you think? so, it is always around 50 kilos of high explosives. 50 kilos? yes, every crate. more than 50 kilos, even deeply buried, would risk damage to buildings, and so this meticulous operation rolls on, a legacy of a distant war that will provide these lethal reminders well into another century. robert hall, bbc news, flanders. that's it for now. hello, you're watching bbc news. the time is 13:10pm. a record number of criminals have had their sentences increased under a scheme which allows members of the public to ask for them to be reviewed. last year, 1111 criminals in england and wales had their sentences increased. the government says it wants to extend the scheme to include a number of terror—related charges. aisling mcveigh reports. sarah sands stabbed a man to death in november 2014. she was convicted of manslaughter and give

explosion explosive devices like you would see in syria or iraq i hope that's not a new trend and i really hope this year somebody's going off their whales or even our rules from sections of the government that want to portray the opposition by allowing the opposition is there now a symbiosis and they are not supporting it in any way shape or form so publicly that's what i can tell you right now. on another deadly weekend in caracas after that constitutional local journalist carlos commercial thank you. the high court in london has rejected an attempt to prosecute former prime minister tony blair over the iraq war with the story here's alice here in london. well this is a highly anticipated decision as the high court here in the u.k. blocks a bid to prosecute tony blair for his role in kick starting the iraq war back in two thousand and three now this is a case that was brought forward by an iraqi general who accused tony blair of quote a crime of aggression but the justices here in london did rule that because no such notion exists under domestic law in england and wales this case is not

a local teen recovering after a fireworks explosion landed him in the it's going to be wet and muggy. in fact, you plight just want to keep your umbrella a close. the full forecast is next at ten. we gin tonight with new details about the charles county teachers assistant accused of molesting multiple middle school boyses. i'm shawn yancy and i'm jl. sexually assault charges, the 30 year old is hiv positive tonight we have learned that he has a history of working around young children. fox5's marina maracco joins us with the de tails. >>reporter: carlos deangelo bell has kept close contact with minors in charles county for years because of his past jobs. the county earlier said this week that bell worked as a track coach at large audience plate oh high school and now we're start ing to get a clearer picture. bell served for the track and field church coaching 15, 16, 17 and 18 year olds. the president of the track team said this the comments of charles county have been in constant with the investigation they need to conduct their investigation. we send our deepest prayers to the famil

(explosion) abaaoud's remains were identified two days later.ut then investigators discovered that other suspected leaders of the cell were still on the loose. >> (translated): we realized that there were people in belgium who seemed more important than abaaoud. through phone intercepts, we discovered that abaaoud asked for instructions or help from people in belgium. so we got to work on them. >> narrator: seven remaining suspects were holed up in safe houses back in their old neighborhoods in brussels, where they were working on a new plot. unknown to belgian intelligence and the nsa, which was helping hunt the fugitives, the bomb maker, najim laachraoui, was in direct contact with a shadowy isis chief in syria known as abu ahmad. abu ahmad avoided interception by using encrypted communicatios to give detailed orders and bomb-making instructions... >> the individuals were sharing information, they were getting instruction on how to make explosives from individuals in syria. the content of those communications were encrypted. there's no technol

improvised explosive device the second explosion by a suspected in the out that. in this month of july a law in the context of protests not policemen were. it was a ghastly thing very serious there were something you wouldn't see in caracas something you would expect to see in syria or somewhere else yeah incredible scenes throughout the week indeed months there in caracas in the throat but as we were thanks very much for the update karla's camacho from caracas so bring in word journals a history professor at the university of houston for a look at the bigger picture to all this hi there good to have you back on the program president maduro sees that this election in the new constituent assembly are vital to restoring stability do you think that that's likely to happen judging by the scenes that we're looking at. it's possible but you have to keep in mind that there is a third player besides the manure regime in the opposition i'm speaking of washington it's no secret that washington is very upset with the madeira regime just today united states ambassador to unit

how much explosive is in one crate, do you think? always around 50 kilos of explosives.eply buried, would risk damage to buildings. and still this meticulous operation rolls on. the legacy of a distant war that will provide these lethal reminders well into another century. robert hall, bbc news, flanders. dedicated and brave men. this weekend is about commemoration but trying also to bring home what happened to the visitors who attend the ceremonies. 0ne happened to the visitors who attend the ceremonies. one of those efforts is in the ceremonies. one of those efforts isina the ceremonies. one of those efforts is in a village just north of ypres, destroyed in the fighting. memorials and guarded their one of the focuses of attention tomorrow. they have told us a little of the war under the ground. the fighting on the surface was so fierce that men had to borrow under the ground to stay alive. underneath the church is a blackout which has been sealed pretty much since the war other than a little archaeology a few years ago. it is now on— seo, pumps out and open to the publ

always around 50 kilos of high explosives.mage to buildings. and so this meticulous operation rolls on. a legacy of a distant war that will provide these lethal reminders well into another century. you join us live in the centre of ypres. i have with me chris hudson, whose great uncle james nelson was killed in the battle and your daughter and also joined by charlotte who is a historian with the imperial war museum. why did you wa nt to the imperial war museum. why did you want to come for this centenary anniversary of the battle? because james was my closest relative i know of who died, my mother was very close to him and my mother died last november and i wanted to come as a mark of respect to my mother as well as to james. this is james. 26 when he died. he probably was entered in 1915 and he died on the 5th of august 19 17. katie, do you have any idea how he died? he died in a battle in the south—east of ypres and the daily died his battalion we re and the daily died his battalion were not going over the top so we understa

. >> reporter: para technik crews have been busy wiring explosives and packing shells onto to barges that will be floating in aquatic park and at 39. all of it will be synchronized to patriotic music. >> it's a good ruckus, 20 minutes of the fireworks, explosions, and happiness. >> we do not know much about what was going on. we heard that there were fireworks down here. without we would come see them from the p a. >> i don't know if we have ever been to a big city to see fireworks before. we are from west virginia, so i'm excited to see that show, too. >> reporter: from where you are, you should have a great view of the late show, and some people today were already wearing colors probably. >> really wanted to celebrate the fourth of july by dressing up as wonder woman. she loves red white and blue. she is going to meet as many people as possible to spread as much joy and celebrate america. >> reporter: it is always a good idea to have man's best friend to help you celebrate. the wind gust could be an issue tonight, as well as the fog, but the organizers say that they are prepared fo

how much explosive is in one crate, do you think? always around 50 kilos of explosives.ould risk damage to buildings. and still this meticulous operation rolls on. the legacy of a distant war that will provide these lethal reminders well into another century. robert hall, bbc news, flanders. we will cover those ceremonies later, being attended by the duke and duchess of cambridge and the king of belgium. a first class degree from cambridge is an achievement for anyone, but for a refugee who was born blind and came here to escape the war in iraq, it's all the more impressive. allan hennessy received one of the top marks in his year and he says he refuses to let any of his circumstances keep him in his lane. hannah gelbart has been to cambridge to meet him. when people ask me about my life. certainly people in cambridge, they think, god, he has had a difficult life. the reason i am able to be getting on with it, is i look back at my family in iraq and ourfriends, and i think i am very privileged. allan is a long way from the war—torn streets of baghdad where he was born to

a woman inside the house managed to escape just before the explosion.nsportation safety board is leading the investigation. >>> also in pennsylvania, a man has been charged in the road rage murder of a 18 year old girl. david desper turned himself in early sunday morning. investigators say they located the .40 caliber handgun used to shoot 18 year old bianca. desmer has a license for the weapon. she was returning from a shopping trip for college when she was shot the both drivers were trying to merge into the same lane. >>> scary moments for united passengers in london. all 59 passengers and four crew members escape without injury. but investigators are trying to figure out what caused that fire. stephanie ramos has more. >> reporter: panic on board this plane in denver as flames shoot out of the engine. >> we're observing flames from here. >> reporter: flight 5869 on its way from aspen to denver, touching down safely, then while taxiing, the pilot reporting a fire on board. seconds later, all 59 passengers scrambling off the plane and onto the runway t

both the fbi and atf responded to the explosion and are at the scene alongside tulsa police. lucki luckily, no one was hurt. >>> the white house looks to be consumed by russia-related head lines including this bomb shell from "the new york times." it alleges donald trump jr. could help the campaign with negative information on hillary clinton. writing, quote, before arranging a e meeting with a krem lin-connected russian lawyer he believed would offer him compromising information about hillary clinton, trump jr. was informed in an e-mail that the material was part of a russian government effort to the kapd si. questions on russia only grow. his lawyer dismissing reports calling it much to do about nothing. we're joined by tracie potts. good morning, how has the president been responding and what more do we know about the lawyer? >> the fact that he's respond through a lawyer is new. he's hired a criminal attorney to represent him on issues related to russia. . let's take a look at statement from donald trump jr. through his lawyer dealing with the situation of him meeting wit

several explosions and gunfire being reported. militants are driven. stronghold in the month. r t travels to what the terrorists in the caves. to be. court blocks a bid to prosecute former u.k. prime minister tony blair for the iraq war. every hour of every day is r t international my names you know. your company our top story. the turnout in sunday's vote for a new constituent assembly was more than forty percent of the election sparked a deadly wave of violence across the country. ah an explosion on a street in caracas injured a number of people among them seven police officers also six people were wounded when a grenade was thrown into a polling station and the opposition is calling for more protests as it regards the election also illegal. as you know if we don't have a republic we have nothing we may have a home food we can start a family raise children die so there's no need if we don't have a republic that's why we went to vote. this is illegal you know when they ask the people where they want and are now i don't think you know you need people are tired of you they can

will. ( will ) before the explosions all that can be heard are hammersas 30 pyro technicians set up the mortars..that are wired up with what are called electronic matches..and loaded with 15-20 tons explosive material..in the form of aerial shells. this is a mock up of what they look like inside. they will be launched from two bargeswith roughly 10-thousand effects going off in 25 minutes. this video from last year gives you an idea of the specatular display to expect. the second barge will be off pier 39. out on fisherman's wharf charter boat captains are selling seats on their vessals for around 65 bucks a pop. they say it's the best place to see the show.the fireworks show producer says if you can see the sky above this part of the bay you'll be able to see the show. they've spent months planning for it.the one thing they can't plan for is fog. they buiild in variety so not all of the boom and blasts get swallowed in case the fog does decide to show up.

an explosion that left teen's hands severely injured. paramedics reportedly described the injury as traumatic. i just heard like a big boom and then i heard somebody just scream like bloody murder. long time resident dorothy a web said this neighborhood felt more like a war zone july 4. it was a lot of police when i pulled up. a couple of ambulance. it was blood down there on the the sidewalk a little ways. and it was a lot of people upset because they didn't actually know what was going on. they said someone threw the fire work and other people said the gadget lit up in his h , it's dangerous. you got to be care lful. the fire marshal for prince george's county is actively investigating the incident which can also be a police investigation as well because of the fact that fireworks are illegal in prince george's county. it seemed like a point blank contact on his hand. he had significant trauma to his hand. and from here investigators say that again this could turn into a crime l nal investigation. they're trying to determine who provid

the office was clos ed at the time of the explosion. no witness was hurt the fiive plans to look at surveyed from nearby businesses to figure out what caused that explosion. >> coming up next, four young men vanished. police in pennsylvania think foul play is involved. the desperate search to find them when we come back. ♪ ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. visit your volvo dealer today and get up to $4,500 in allowances. >> dferl right now the search continues tonight for four men missing in a rural part of pennsylvania. investigators fear foul play is involved and tonight we learned police have arrested at least one person in this situation. fox news correspondent rick eleven thal brings us an update. >>reporter: an intensive search involving dozens of local and state police and federal agents scouring roughly 90 acres of farmland in bucks county, pennsylvania, looking for four young men that went missing last week. we have not recovered

turns out the department contained explosives. nbc bay area marianne favro live in sunnyvale with new developments. marry yaen. >> not only was the entire department evacuated by 911 dispatch had to be transferred to a different office because of this. but tonight things are back to normal. however, around 11:30 this morning things were far from normal when two people brought in a box of items found in their parents' garage. they brought the box up to the counter turns out that box contained three world war ii era rocket proposal hand grenades. that's when the items were put in the lobby and the entire building evacuated. 911 dispatch services were also transferred to the santa clara county communications office for several hours. >> we also called santa clara the county bomb squad any arrived. they x-rayed the devices, determined the devices were actually inert. there wouldn't be any explosive material within the devices. >> the bomb squad nonbrought the items outside, dismantled and reconfirmed that they did not contain explosiv

on the iraqi embassy in afghanistan's capital kabul several explosions and gunfire being reported. during the newsroom militants are driven by their six year stronghold in the lebanon highlands r.t. travels to what used to be the terrorist hideout in the month. we make the shocking discovery what appeared to be prison cells. just. lots of tactical vests. london's high court blocks a bid to prosecute former u.k. prime minister tony blair iraq. just after three pm this monday afternoon here in the russian capital welcome to r.t. international i mean you know good to have your company our top story venice we. turn to vote for a new constituent assembly was more than forty percent but the election sparked a deadly wave of violence across the country. an explosion on a street in caracas injured a number of people among them seven police officers six people were wounded two when a grenade was thrown into a polling station the opposition is calling for more protests a separate cards the election illegally. if you know republican we know if we don't have a republic we have nothing we may h

>>> thousands of people are without power in san francisco after hearing two loud explosions. what pg&e is saying about the office. >> russia retaliates for proposed american sanctions. this involves u.s. embassy staff. >>> we'll get to those stories in just a moment. but first we're following breaking news where a van plowed into a group of people. at least eight people have been hurt. it happened around 3:45 this afternoon in the neighborhood. >> the crash appears to be an accident and the driver of the van stayed at the scene of the crash. it looks like it all happened on a sidewalk in front of a retail area. one of the victims is in critical condition. of course we will be bringing you more on this story tonight on the 10:00 and 11:00 news. >>> a san francisco neighborhood is getting back to normal tonight after a power outage left thousands without power. >> there are still about 600 customers in the richmond district without power as leigh martinez reports an equipment failure forced pg&e to bring in additional crews for repairs. >> reporter: richmond district neighbors

a sudden loud explosion can often trigger difficult memories of combat.orks displays around the fourth of july are no exception. >>> fourth of july fireworks are a hallmark of celebrating freedom but for some who risk their lives defending the freedom, fireworks can bring them right back to the horrors of the battlefield. >> my anxiety and my depression in trying to get away from the noise. >> richard list in a complex exclusively built for military veterans. he says that when he and many neighbors here explosions it triggers the posttraumatic stress disorder. >> i turn the tv up and shut the windows down. >> there are cases of ptsd here, some worse than others but a fireworks show nearby could trigger quite a few people. >> you sit on your couch and all of a sudden there's a loud explosion, they are triggering memories putting you back into your deployment time. >> he's the commander of the west sacramento veterans of foreign wars chapter. some veterans avoid big fireworks shows but even inside their homes they cannot avoid hearing loud explosions in the

police had to use explosives to blow open the car's trunk. nothing suspicious was found inside. the driver was ke hospital. the officer he hit was not seer seriously hurt. >>> in charles county the trial begins tomorrow for a teacher accused of sexually abusing a minor. his name is ronald wells. he's been in an administrative role since the student complained about his conduct. his attorney says wells denies the charges. >>> another educator carlos bell remains behind bars accused of producing child porn at his home and at the school where he worked. bell saddam hussein i have positive and students within appropriate contact with being offered hiv tests. police have they have video evidence of the abuse on bell's cell phone but wtop is reporting that phone satin a lab for months before a technician examined it. there's a backlog for the maryland computer forensics lab sometimes lasting up to eight months. >>> heads up, my beltway driving friends. you have to slow it waiting for you. it's located on the outer loop at exit 9. that's allentown road, so what do you need to know to a

explosive do not touch it called 91 and let us to handle it. our they met while to bring this here to the public safety department for public disposal and safe disposal they will not be facing any charges. leigh martinez ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the russia story continues to be an issue. the president voted the stock market hit an all-time high. and job numbers are looking too good. and the white house special counsel, this comes as protesters take to the streets in the 15 anti-trumps -- anti- trump protests. >> is not a normal change.? listen, the democrats never want that to end they have no leader.>> there are few pro trump rally scheduled today. one is near new jersey and mr. trump spans -- plans to spend a couple days in new jersey before has back to the white house. >>> they are asking the supreme court to drop the ruling, it modifies the temporary travel ban. allison barber has the latest. >> reporter: the trump administration is making another appeal to the supreme court over the controversial travel ban. last months, the highest court ruli

always around 50 kilos of high explosives.ied, would risk damage to buildings. and so this meticulous operation rolls on. a legacy of a distant war that will provide these lethal reminders well into another century. this weekend thousands have come from britain for the commemorative events that we will see over the next two days. among three generations of same family, mike, chris and william copeland. mike, it was your father who signed up at the age of 15 and he fought in the battle of passchendaele. that's right, he was one of many who turned up right, he was one of many who turned up the recruiting stations and made out to was older than he was. he thought he had to say 17, sent around the block to tell them he was 18. and then he came to france in early 1917 and was at passchendaele injuly that early 1917 and was at passchendaele in july that time. early 1917 and was at passchendaele injuly that time. he survived the battle. yes, you survive the battle, who went through the war and to remove the end of september 1918 when

how much explosive is in one crate, do you think? always around 50 kilos of explosives.ge to buildings. and said his meticulous operation rolls on. the legacy of a distant war that will provide these gleeful reminders well into another sentry. —— century. now to an unusual emergency call in the us state of ohio. from a panicked woman who said she had a boa constrictor clamped to in her own front yard in sheffield lake, ohio, a woman is strangled by the very snake she'd rescued just one day earlier. when firefighters arrived minutes later, they found the woman laying in her driveway with the 1.6 metre boa constrictor wrapped around her body. they used a pocket knife to cut the snake's head off. the victim was treated for nonlife threatening injuries. i'm just really pleased with the paramedics' response and to think that quick, to take a pocketknife out and do what they did, obviously they had to destroy the snake but they had no other choice. boa constrictors are native to tropical, central and south america and while they're nonvenomous they squeeze their prey and swall

this nine—year—old was caught in an explosion three yea rs was caught in an explosion three years agories about his hand. yes, we can say that islamic state is finished, but we are still afraid. for myself, i always feel fear inside me. this morning, there was an explosion. i lost it. when i came to, i was on the couch, shaking. falluja has barely known a day of peace in 1a yea rs. barely known a day of peace in 1a years. the americans fought bitter battles here. when they left, the government in baghdad stood sectarian divisions and islamic state took advantage. when the government finally regained control, the city was almost deserted. look at it today. 0ver the city was almost deserted. look at it today. over the past year, 80% of the city's population has returned. falluja feel secure. but it's a fragile peace. at friday prayers, worshippers are still told to abandon the idea is that ravaged their city. afterwards, concerns a more basic. the city's mayorfaces their city. afterwards, concerns a more basic. the city's mayor faces a barrage of questions about the lack of electricity

i'm going with an explosive. >> i think maybe capers and some rice?closest is of course christian vera. it is an explosive because it's actually a firework that has been cut almost like you're looking through a microscope. >> oh, that's what they look like inside. >> the reason for this is because darren from beyond slow motion and ben had a great idea. >> he would take the inside from a smaller mortars and build a custom mortar plastered against a pane of glass so you can see the explosion happen from the inside out in super slow motion. >> now, of course the guys at beyond slow motion, this is what they do. >> ready to go? >> every week they put out a cool super slow mo video. in this case it's going to get cool. >> that's really cool. it looks oh so much cooler in slow motion. heads towards the center and then -- >> this is fascinating. >> it's still too quick. i want to see more detail. >> how about in this case where it looks almost kind of like a sun reaching supernova happening in slow motion. you can think you're in space right now. >> that's

explosives were admittedly difficult to deal with. so at the time they created a little bit of a loophole that said the pentagon and other specialized companies that deal only in explosives can continue to burn that stuff if that's the only way they can get rid of it, but only until they improve technology, figure out a better way to deal with it, at which point they would be required by the regulations to move to those alternatives. those now exist, they have for a long time, did you but the department of defense relies on burning. >> sreenivasan: how widespread is this around the country? you have a map. how many different sites are doing this that could be of concern to the neighborhood they're in? >> so we obtained a list that had been compiled internally within the epa, and it listed just about 200 sites. 197 sites across the country, where burns had been documented. not only those are still operating now. there are about 60 sites still operating now, about 51 of which are operated directly by the department of defense or its con

. >> reporter: crews have been busy wiring explosives and packing shells onto two barges that will be floating at awe squatic park and pier 39. 5,000 effects will be lit during the 25-minute show. all of it will be synchronized to patriotic music. thinking about the fog, organizers plan to set off the fireworks from different elevations and altitudes. >> changing up some of the patterns and colors, things of that nature, but it's a good raucous 25 minutes of fireworks and color and explosions and happiness. >> reporter: there should be something for everyone. >> we didn't though much about what was going on. we heard there were fireworks down here, and we thought we would come see them from the pier. >> i don't know if we've actually been to a big city to see fireworks before. we're from west virginia so i'm kind of excited to see that show, too, over the water. >> reporter: from wherever you are, you should have a great view of the show. some people today were already wearing colors proudly. >> lilly wanted to celebrate the 4th of july by dressing up as wonder woman. she loves the re

[explosion] ♪ >> to xr-1.ff altitude 63.9 miles. >> so that was a little clip from the other space program they were talking to us about in the 1950s. i thought floating pencil was a nice touch. that was from a disney show in 1954 i think, called, tomorrowland. so our ideas about space were very different than they turned out to be. and there were a lot of good reasons for that. principle among them, was the fact that at this time, just shortly after the end of world war ii, we were riding the top of this technological and soon economic age of the united states but we had an enemy across the ocean, and that was the ussr, the soviet russia, and there was a lot of concern about, about this standoff we had since the end of world war ii when we ceased being allies quote, unquote. it was never that comfortable but we tried. so there are a number of alternatives to what nasa's plans would become, starting in 1958 when they were formed. mostly partly military in nature. the whole idea was general terms, space is the

they loaded 15 to 20 tons of explosive material into morters which are being wired up. as usual... there will be two barges... one will be out near aquatic park and the other at pier 39. the show will go off at 9:30 with roughly 10- thousand effects going off... in just 25 minutes. ( james ) if you plan on taking bart into the city to see the fireworks tonight, keep in mind trains will be running on a weekend schedule. that means they won't be running as often as they do on a normal tuesday. however, bart will be running longer trains to accommodate the larger crowds coming in for the fireworks show. it will also run longer trains during the day because the a's will be playing at the coliseum. their game starts at 1:00. ( james ) if you want to avoid the crowds on fourth of july, we have you covered. kron4 will broadcast fireworks shows from across the bay area and the nation. 'july 4-th live' kicks off tonight at 9, right here on the bay area's news station. ( james ) police are investigating a wave of vandalism in berkeley . more than two dozen people had spray paint on their pro

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. >> the story behind hitting the mother lode of explosives. >>> and -- >> get lost. >> a wedding day quiz. >> the answer lies in the shoe. >> who makes the most money? >> the game that ends in a happy life. >> or a quick divorce. one of the two. >>> a gorgeous day to be hanging out in new york city. beautiful summer day on the streets, this is victor ruggeiro hanging out with daughter colleen. he has a home in long island where the family grew up. colleen is joining imin the city for the day. in the middle of their conversation one of these annoying dudes here takes, takes my -- victor being the nice guy he is, takes the piece of paper and reading it, he's like okay. something about that piece of paper piqued his interest, caught his eye. he turned around and look at the guy who gave him that piece of paper. [ bleep ] they both share a laugh. >> what? >> the guy continues to hand out pieces of paper. >> that's his boy who lives in colorado, was able to fly in and surprise his dad. colleen, the sister and vic, the brother, had been texting all morning long to try to set up this surpri

. >>> a gas leak is blamed for a deadly house explosion in lancaster county. the explosion leveled the home. one utility worker was killed and three others injured. they were responding to reports of a gas odor in the neighborhood. the explosion damaged four other homes. >>> there's a ten thousand dollars reward offered to help find who vandalized the holocaust memorial in lakewood, ocean county new jersey. there were flyers placed on vehicles with similar messages. >>> it was a busy week for president trump he phoned the japanese prime minister to discuss north korea. he is heading overseas for the g20 summit. it's his social media tweets that are causing concern. it shows trump from an old wrestle mania appearance slamming a man to the ground with a cnn over his head. >> that seems like a threat. >> certainly not, i think nobody would perceive that as a threat. i hope they don't. >> stand up, fight back. >> and happening today, philadelphia welcomes back a time honored 4th of july tradition, the philly pops free concert at 7:00 p.m. the patriotic performance