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nicholas sullivan is fellow at the fletcher school and auth or of can you hear me now? microloans and cell phones are connecting the world's poor to the global economy. i think most people would be surprised to hear is that there is a subsidy for cell phones for the very poor. >> it's about two years old and started in 2008, but it's just an extension of a subsidy that existed since the 1980s during the reagan administration for land line phones. >> it comes out of my land line bill? >> it does. it's called the universal service fee that is tacked on t the end of your phone bill and goes into a pool and washington used it to sisidiz land line access for low income americans. cell extended to covercc1: phones as well because of the recognition of the general trend lines. >> what's the real problem here? what's the essence of the objection? >> i don't think there is an objection really. >> surprise. >> i will answer that. it's the feeling that cell phones are a luxury. >> it was thought that there was another obama program and so forth, but actually a reagan program that
nicholas sullivan is fellow at the fletcher school and auth or of can you hear me now? microloans and cell phones are connecting the world's poor to the global economy. i think most people would be surprised to hear is that there is a subsidy for cell phones for the very poor. >> it's about two years old and started in 2008, but it's just an extension of a subsidy that existed since the 1980s during the reagan administration for land line phones. >> it comes out of my land line...
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>> martin fletcher in oslo tonight, thank you. norway hasn't known this kind of terror since world war ii. it's a place where gun violence is rare and bombings are virtually unheard of. now oslo takes its place in a long list of places forever scarred by large scale mass murder. tonight, michelle franzen with the survivors' stories. >> reporter: as the search for victims continues, a very different search is under way at the place where families have come to identify victims or wait for news of those still missing. here they are looking for answers. initially the teenagers thought it had to be a prank. >> he came and started to shoot and we all thought it was a joke. >> the reason i thought it was a game or, i don't know, something else, was -- it was like not high sound shootings, it was like silencer or something. so it sounded like fireworks. >> reporter: the reality was horrifying. >> he just was like shooting everyone. he wasn't thinking. but it feels like a nightmare. i don't believe this is true. >> reporter: as the massacr
>> martin fletcher in oslo tonight, thank you. norway hasn't known this kind of terror since world war ii. it's a place where gun violence is rare and bombings are virtually unheard of. now oslo takes its place in a long list of places forever scarred by large scale mass murder. tonight, michelle franzen with the survivors' stories. >> reporter: as the search for victims continues, a very different search is under way at the place where families have come to identify victims or wait...
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. >> james fletcher is here with a look at the forecast. >> we have a fantastic for the july forecast. patchy fog this morning that everyone else is dealing with clear skies. temperatures in the '50s and '60s. definitely warmer this afternoon. we will get up into the 90s in land and in the south bay. this evening mostly clear and as temperatures will fall back down to the '50s and '60s. a pleasant look over the next 24 hours. here is where we are at the moment. here we have dropped a couple of degrees and our temperatures, that is the typical pattern, cooling off as we head towards sunrise. this afternoon, these are the high is that we expect to arrive at. 86 degrees in santa rosa, 78 in oakland, 72 in san francisco. 91 in concord and antioch. when these numbers are warmer than where we were yesterday this afternooafternoon. so here is hh warmer we are supposed to be the guest today. saturday will be even warmer than today. here is the 7 day forecast and you will see as we head into saturday temperatures get into the '90s, sunday near 101. pretty hot! we will pull back a little bit fo
. >> james fletcher is here with a look at the forecast. >> we have a fantastic for the july forecast. patchy fog this morning that everyone else is dealing with clear skies. temperatures in the '50s and '60s. definitely warmer this afternoon. we will get up into the 90s in land and in the south bay. this evening mostly clear and as temperatures will fall back down to the '50s and '60s. a pleasant look over the next 24 hours. here is where we are at the moment. here we have dropped...
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martin fletcher, nbc news, oslo, norway. >>> the pressure is on in washington, d.c. right now. the latest republican deadline for a deal came and went late this afternoon and the president then invited the top two congressional democrats to the white house for a meeting tonight but did not include any republicans. meantime, republican leaders said if they cannot reach an agreement with democrats by tonight, they would roll out their own plan on the budget. talks between president obama and house speaker john boehner blew up on friday. now the race is on to come up with a plan both sides can live with to beat the august 2nd deadline to raise the debt ceiling. boehner all but dared president obama to follow through on his promise to veto any plan that does not raise the debt ceiling through the 2012 elections. without a deal, the nation hits its debt ceiling and defaults in just nine days. >> it must be extended in a way to give certainty to the economy and not some short-term gimmick. >> there is going to be a two-stage process. it's not physically possible to do all of this in
martin fletcher, nbc news, oslo, norway. >>> the pressure is on in washington, d.c. right now. the latest republican deadline for a deal came and went late this afternoon and the president then invited the top two congressional democrats to the white house for a meeting tonight but did not include any republicans. meantime, republican leaders said if they cannot reach an agreement with democrats by tonight, they would roll out their own plan on the budget. talks between president obama...
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>> martin fletcher in our london bureau tonight. thanks. >>> when we come back here in new york, how one family could help find treatments, maybe even a cure for alzheimer's. >>> and later, used and abandoned by drug dealers, now the effort at making a difference for some friends in need. >>> we're back and here's the question. if you're at special risk for alzheimer's, would you want to know? today at the conference in paris, scientists presented solid evidence that it may be detectable as early as 20 years out before there are any symptoms. robert bazell speaks to families known to carry a gene that brings on the disease. >> reporter: when there is a cure for alzheimer's disease, this family will likely have played a role. their father vince had a rare gene that brought it on at an early age. he was diagnosed in his 40s. each of his children has a 50/50 chance of carrying the gene and if they have it, there's a 50/50 chance that they pass it on to their children. >> it's something that we talk about openly. we don't want to keep i
>> martin fletcher in our london bureau tonight. thanks. >>> when we come back here in new york, how one family could help find treatments, maybe even a cure for alzheimer's. >>> and later, used and abandoned by drug dealers, now the effort at making a difference for some friends in need. >>> we're back and here's the question. if you're at special risk for alzheimer's, would you want to know? today at the conference in paris, scientists presented solid evidence...
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nbc's martin fletcher joins me now from paris. martin? >> reporter: hi, kate. france is buzzing today, nobody here is saying strauss-kahn is guilty or innocent. but they do say that the rush to judgment was never fair, and the latest news proves it. the news hit france, as they say here, like a thunderbolt, special reports on all tv networks. the case has riveted france. it brought down the man who was favored to be the country's next president. to some in this cafe, the sudden twist is a morality lesson. one should have waited before judging people and destroying someone's life in seconds. others were less kind. >> i feel anyway his image is rocked. >> reporter: nevertheless there is a fever of speculation today in france. will strauss-kahn come home vindicated? might he still have a shot at being president? his political colleague, jack lang, a former education minister, thinks so. >> he's a good man, a good candidate. >> reporter: it isn't just politics, though. after strauss-kahn was arrested, hundreds of french women took to the streets in paris in support
nbc's martin fletcher joins me now from paris. martin? >> reporter: hi, kate. france is buzzing today, nobody here is saying strauss-kahn is guilty or innocent. but they do say that the rush to judgment was never fair, and the latest news proves it. the news hit france, as they say here, like a thunderbolt, special reports on all tv networks. the case has riveted france. it brought down the man who was favored to be the country's next president. to some in this cafe, the sudden twist is a...
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>> martin fletcher in oslo, starting us off tonight. martin, thank you. >>> it is only monday morning in asia where financial markets are watching the unfolding u.s. debt showdown, and fears of a negative overseas reaction has touched off a flurry of activity in washington to get the framework of a deal done by as soon as tonight, including a white house powwow this evening between president obama and democratic congressional leaders. nbc's kelly o'donnell is on capitol hill to bring us up to speed. kelly? >> reporter: well, lester, no deal. speaker boehner told that to his house republicans today in a conference call. and while both parties have raised the concern about how markets might react negatively without a proposal in place, one aide told me that speaker boehner does not believe he is responsible for asian markets. boehner is setting a new target deadline now, hoping to have something ready by 2:00 tomorrow. no new photo ops to show the country both sides actually working together. instead, negotiators stayed behind closed door
>> martin fletcher in oslo, starting us off tonight. martin, thank you. >>> it is only monday morning in asia where financial markets are watching the unfolding u.s. debt showdown, and fears of a negative overseas reaction has touched off a flurry of activity in washington to get the framework of a deal done by as soon as tonight, including a white house powwow this evening between president obama and democratic congressional leaders. nbc's kelly o'donnell is on capitol hill to...
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nbc's martin fletcher has been covering the story from the start. he's with us tonight from oslo. martin, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. norway's police today said fewer people have been killed than thought, not 93, but 76, with some still missing. that is small relief for a country that can hardly believe what just happened. anders breivik was brought to court this morning, the face of a mass killer. police described him as calm and unaffected. breivik admitted he carried out the killings but claimed he was not guilty. the judge ordered him held in custody for eight weeks, the first four in solitary confinement. an hour earlier, across norway, two minutes of silence for the victims. later, a mass in memory of the victims was canceled at the last minute, too many people came. >> i think we're trying to take the city back to show human energy after such a powerful and vicious act. >> reporter: but then, chilling news. police revealed breivik told them there were two other terror cells. in his 1,500 page manifesto posted on the internet last week, breivik wrote in 2
nbc's martin fletcher has been covering the story from the start. he's with us tonight from oslo. martin, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. norway's police today said fewer people have been killed than thought, not 93, but 76, with some still missing. that is small relief for a country that can hardly believe what just happened. anders breivik was brought to court this morning, the face of a mass killer. police described him as calm and unaffected. breivik admitted he...
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martin fletcher, nbc news, oslo, norway. >>> as the u.s. prepares to withdraw troops from afghanistan, another setback to report tonight. a suicide bombing has killed the mayor of kandahar, afghanistan's second largest city. the mayor who, by the way, was a dual afghan-u.s. citizen was killed when an assassin detonated explosives hidden in his turban as the mayor met with tribal elders. >>> we have been reporting this week on the famine affecting millions in the horn of africa. today, a plane carrying the first airlift of urgently needed nutritional supplements landed in somalia. the shipment will be distributed to medical facilities to help starving children. >>> when we come back, the troubled life and far too early death of an olympian we got to know in vancouver. speedy as he was, he couldn't outrun his demons. >>> and later, closing the doors of an american institution after more than 100 years. >>> the games will be ready. the taxis will be ready. and all of the people of london will be ready to welcome the world's finest athletes to
martin fletcher, nbc news, oslo, norway. >>> as the u.s. prepares to withdraw troops from afghanistan, another setback to report tonight. a suicide bombing has killed the mayor of kandahar, afghanistan's second largest city. the mayor who, by the way, was a dual afghan-u.s. citizen was killed when an assassin detonated explosives hidden in his turban as the mayor met with tribal elders. >>> we have been reporting this week on the famine affecting millions in the horn of...
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nbc's martin fletcher following the latest for us out of london.n, thanks. >>> al qaeda fighters are in somalia and vowing to keep up as international aide workers out of their country even as the u.n. warns that a worsening famine could kill up to 800,000 children. warning that the images that we are about to show you may be tough to watch. parts of kenya and somalia are an air rid and drought-stricken wasteland. we are joined by the president of the unicef. >> thanks for having me on. >> these images are disturbing. get us up to speed of what is happening there. >> well, 11 million people in need of help and 2.3 million are children and close to 800,000 of those kids are truly at the life-death moment. it is the most horrific famine we have seen in years there, and unbelievable. >> americans are watching this right now, and what can they do? >> lots. first of all, they can donate to organizations like unicef there on the ground that have been on the ground for quite some time and are trying desperately now to replenish what we have there and cont
nbc's martin fletcher following the latest for us out of london.n, thanks. >>> al qaeda fighters are in somalia and vowing to keep up as international aide workers out of their country even as the u.n. warns that a worsening famine could kill up to 800,000 children. warning that the images that we are about to show you may be tough to watch. parts of kenya and somalia are an air rid and drought-stricken wasteland. we are joined by the president of the unicef. >> thanks for having...
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chris. >> thank you so much, martin fletcher. wraps up this hour of janz a -- jansing and company. thomas roberts is next. our doing clothes and get rolling. let's use some paint that helps us get the job done in record time and makes a statement when we're finished. we're lowering the cost of a new favorite color. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. glidden premium paint has been rated a best buy, and you can only get it at the home depot. riding the dog like it's a small horse is frowned upon in this establishment! luckily though, ya know, i conceal this bad boy underneath my blanket just so i can get on e-trade. check my investment portfolio, research stocks... wait, why are you taking... oh, i see...solitary. just a man and his thoughts. and a smartphone... with an e-trade app. ♪ nobody knows... [ male announcer ] e-trade. investing unleashed. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have art
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martin fletcher, we will be speaking with you again.ny thanks for the report. >>> the brutal heat wave continues to grip much of the country. how people are coping next. ♪ i used to see the puddles, but now i see the splash. ♪ i wanted love, i needed love ♪ ♪ most of all, most of all... ♪ helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy developement comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing decades of cleaner burning energy for our country, drilling thousands of feet below fresh water sources within self contained well systems and using state of the art monitoring technologies, rigorous practices help ensure our operations are safe and clean for our communities and the environment we are america's natural gas. didn't taste so vegetably? well, v8 v-fusion
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>> martin fletcher in london tonight, thank you. we're joined by kadafi zaman of norway's tv 2 network, just across the water from the island where that youth camp attack occurred today. can you tell us why that camp may have been targeted and what police are saying about what happened there? >> reporter: there were about 700 young people gathered on this island, utoya, a couple hundred meters from the place where i am now. these -- these youth were connected to the labor party, the ruling party of norway. these were persons across norway, gathered for several days. and what we have learned is that there was a man disguised as a policeman who entered this island and started shooting. >> do we know what his intentions were? if there was other materiels found that suspected that this attack might have been even worse? >> reporter: yes, the police say they have found undetonated explosives just a couple of hours ago. they're still searching the area around the island. a lot of boats are now searching for survivors. what happened was wh
>> martin fletcher in london tonight, thank you. we're joined by kadafi zaman of norway's tv 2 network, just across the water from the island where that youth camp attack occurred today. can you tell us why that camp may have been targeted and what police are saying about what happened there? >> reporter: there were about 700 young people gathered on this island, utoya, a couple hundred meters from the place where i am now. these -- these youth were connected to the labor party, the...
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martin, fletcher my thanks to you. we will give you an update on the people we're told may be trapped inside the building when we get confirmation on that front. >>> the suffocating heat wave suffocating the country is getting deadlier. the extreme heat is blamed for two dozen at the times. a west point cadet found dead in a field last night is presumed to have died from the excessive heat. the weather channel's chris warren is in the thick of it. how are you seeing the park out there and how many people are willing to be out braving these triple digit temperatures? >> braving is an interesting choice of a word i think, contessa. people are out here because they have to. they're going from museum to museum and some people are playing ultimate frisbee. the tourists seem to be moving the slowest. they're not used to the heat. not a lot of people are used to this much heat. a lot of people were out running this morning. this is some very serious heat we're talking about. excessive heat warning until 10:00 in washington, d
martin, fletcher my thanks to you. we will give you an update on the people we're told may be trapped inside the building when we get confirmation on that front. >>> the suffocating heat wave suffocating the country is getting deadlier. the extreme heat is blamed for two dozen at the times. a west point cadet found dead in a field last night is presumed to have died from the excessive heat. the weather channel's chris warren is in the thick of it. how are you seeing the park out there...
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james fletcher is watching that. warmup on the way. >> . a live look from the bay bridge approach. ground level, visibility is not that bad. when you take a wide longshot, you can see the haziness in fog. hong on the ground it is not all that terrible. a fantastic day. warmer than yes. and mix of '50s and '60s right now not until midnight were the fault rebuild. this afternoon we are going to see a temperatures spread like we have been seen all week. the warmest spots and the delta and livermore valley. '70s and '80s brought most of the area. 60s along the coast. o'clock here is your 7 day forecast. or to the warm weather is sticking with us through the weekend and into next week. we will be right >> watch as a man tries to get away. how to different people, running on of the building and it basically tackle him. they probably would have got away if that woman had not thrown open the door and threw herself in front of the guy. seagrams to buy. the guy got away, but the bite did not. >> we are back in 2 minutes as a kron 4 morning news continues. a hot spot on traffic. details strai
james fletcher is watching that. warmup on the way. >> . a live look from the bay bridge approach. ground level, visibility is not that bad. when you take a wide longshot, you can see the haziness in fog. hong on the ground it is not all that terrible. a fantastic day. warmer than yes. and mix of '50s and '60s right now not until midnight were the fault rebuild. this afternoon we are going to see a temperatures spread like we have been seen all week. the warmest spots and the delta and...
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james fletcher has a look at the weather. >> we have a look from mt. tam once more. a low cloud cover fog, blue skies and sunshine above. coastal communities will enjoy that after the fog burns away. 50s and 60s are the current target range. sunny and cool air this afternoon. inland temperatures will be cooler thanks to the marine layer. this evening mostly clear with temperatures falling back down into the 50s and 60s. a quick look at where temperatures will go this afternoon, we are starting in the '50s and '60s by noon, '70s and '80s working their way into the no. 8 in the east bay. by this afternoon, antioch may be low 90s, 91, maybe. perhaps '70s and '80s throughout most of the bay. by this evening, we will get rid of the 90's and 80's in dealing with 70's from that point on, it inland. we will cool down considerably as we head into the evening. here is a graphic to illustrate how much the weather will feel different. concord, 10 degrees cooler than yesterday's, and the south bay, fremont and san jose, six degrees cooler. that is compared to yesterday afternoon.
james fletcher has a look at the weather. >> we have a look from mt. tam once more. a low cloud cover fog, blue skies and sunshine above. coastal communities will enjoy that after the fog burns away. 50s and 60s are the current target range. sunny and cool air this afternoon. inland temperatures will be cooler thanks to the marine layer. this evening mostly clear with temperatures falling back down into the 50s and 60s. a quick look at where temperatures will go this afternoon, we are...
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nbc's martin fletcher is live for us in oslo. did it take so long for the police to get there? >> reporter: well, that's what everybody here wants to know, alex. it's a bit of a disaster. as you can imagine, there were 550 kids on the island, which is right here, the island behind me. so many of them would have immediately used their cell phones to call for help. and they did. so when the police got the call, it took them at least 20 minutes to get into the area. and the reason was they said they couldn't find a helicopter in the capital, oslo, to fly here. so the s.w.a.t. team arrived late. and then when they did get here, they couldn't find a boat to take them to the island. so it took them that extra time again. so 90 minutes after the first calls were received and after the shooting began, that's when the police finally made it to the island. and of course the question is how many lives could have been saved if they'd been able to act more quickly. it's a bit early, by the way, for those questions to be actually dealt with be
nbc's martin fletcher is live for us in oslo. did it take so long for the police to get there? >> reporter: well, that's what everybody here wants to know, alex. it's a bit of a disaster. as you can imagine, there were 550 kids on the island, which is right here, the island behind me. so many of them would have immediately used their cell phones to call for help. and they did. so when the police got the call, it took them at least 20 minutes to get into the area. and the reason was they...
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. >> 70 5:00 a.m., here is james fletcher with a look at the forecasts. most of the country is dealing with a heat wave. >> are starting this monday with spectacular conditions that will only get better as we head into the afternoon. there is one thing we need to mention, there is a system to the north that may potentially bring some light showers to northern sonoma county. right now the showers are confined to the north. we will keep our eyes on that and track it as it moves from west to east. temperatures are mild. this is where temperatures are going to go this afternoon. coffee ran been forced >> can this out a color temperatures are looking pretty good. we're convinced as well as a head into the weekend. >> interstate 80 where it meets highway 4, at last check was not a significant amount of slowing with speeds into the single digits, but they did manage to get s six vehicle crash out of the traffic lanes. right now is only causing some minor residual delays. he everything looks good on the bay bridge, the leading lights are cycles on. there are cycl
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martin fletcher live in oslo. thanks. head now to the white house where debt ceiling talks collapsed last night. now both sides are blaming each other. mike at the white house with what it all means. >> reporter: it was a public collapse. it would have been private, tense, but productive negotiations. last night house speaker john boehner pulled the plug on the so-called grand bargain, some $4 trillion in savings over ten years. the aftermath, after this burst out into the open, the president accused the speaker of not returning phone calls and the speaker accused the president of moving goalposts on the last minute. can anything be salvaged from the wreckage of these negotiations? the president has called all the major players back to the white house for a late morning meeting here at the white house, a rare saturday meeting, to try to pick up the pieces. >> on hot white house lawn, mike, thanks. we'll continue with the oppressive heat wave gripping mike and much of the nation. hate to say it, but no relief in sight. nbc
martin fletcher live in oslo. thanks. head now to the white house where debt ceiling talks collapsed last night. now both sides are blaming each other. mike at the white house with what it all means. >> reporter: it was a public collapse. it would have been private, tense, but productive negotiations. last night house speaker john boehner pulled the plug on the so-called grand bargain, some $4 trillion in savings over ten years. the aftermath, after this burst out into the open, the...
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martin fletcher in london for us. thanks very much. >>> still to come, we got the ultimate test of brevity. which presidential hopefuls have to count characters today as a handful of republican presidential candidates are going to debate on twitter. 140 characters at a time, but first today's trivia question. which five states cast the highest percentage of votes for president obama in 2008? tweet me the answer@chuck taodd @msnbc. make it yours. make it mio. so delicious. i think you'll find it's the vegetables. deliciously rich. flavorful! [ female announcer ] together at last. introducing new stouffer's farmers' harvest with sides of lightly sauteed farm-picked vegetables. find more ways to get to the table at letsfixdinner.com. >> well, as we've been telling you all morning, there's a new debt plan on the table. two weeks until the potential default day. the gang of six proposal has moved from behind closed doors and know a public debate. republican senator mark kirk serves on the banking committee, had positive th
martin fletcher in london for us. thanks very much. >>> still to come, we got the ultimate test of brevity. which presidential hopefuls have to count characters today as a handful of republican presidential candidates are going to debate on twitter. 140 characters at a time, but first today's trivia question. which five states cast the highest percentage of votes for president obama in 2008? tweet me the answer@chuck taodd @msnbc. make it yours. make it mio. so delicious. i think...
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on the leather department, here is james fletcher. >> here is the view from our roof camera.e seeing breaks of blue. that is good for people who live in the city. to date will be mild with the cloud cover breaking up. these are the typical temperatures that we would see on this day in july for these select cities. in the next column i will show you what we are expecting for today. we are quite a bit cooler than we should be. every location is running well below what we should be seen this time of year. cooler than normal is take at this turn our with our nine degrees colder the work yesterday morning. we're waking up to a colder start than we had 24 hours ago. this afternoon we will see temperatures that are again on the cool side. our afternoon highs will look something like this. here is your 7 day forecast. this weekend will be nice but we will still be well below normal. not until the middle of next week we get into the upper 80s in land and back into the '70s for people in the immediate bay. there is your weather. now, back to the news. >> a fisherman found a body near a
on the leather department, here is james fletcher. >> here is the view from our roof camera.e seeing breaks of blue. that is good for people who live in the city. to date will be mild with the cloud cover breaking up. these are the typical temperatures that we would see on this day in july for these select cities. in the next column i will show you what we are expecting for today. we are quite a bit cooler than we should be. every location is running well below what we should be seen this...
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. >> now, a personalized weather update from james fletcher. exactly what time will begin sunday in morgan hill? >> we are looking for more than held to be sunday in the next half-hour. 54 and san francisco. morgan hill, just south of san as a. not pretty good sky conditions with the sun already hitting sections of 101. as we focus on the east gate 54 and oakland, the warm spot continues to be the delta with antioch and livermore. let's talk about the fall, fall trochophore is conductinprojecting fog at the t until 7:00 p.m. does it begin to filter in. as we take a look at temperatures this afternoon, made 80's for los gatos and morgan hill. as we turned our attention for the east bay, here are your expected highs for today. >> here is your 7 day forecast. we are looking for tenders to continue to warm. tomorrow to the dreadful bombing of quite a bit getting into the 90s by the weekend. that is your weather. now, a check on your right. >> so far, a great ride. we are not tracking any hot spots this morning. light traffic for the ride on the pen
. >> now, a personalized weather update from james fletcher. exactly what time will begin sunday in morgan hill? >> we are looking for more than held to be sunday in the next half-hour. 54 and san francisco. morgan hill, just south of san as a. not pretty good sky conditions with the sun already hitting sections of 101. as we focus on the east gate 54 and oakland, the warm spot continues to be the delta with antioch and livermore. let's talk about the fall, fall trochophore is...
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martin fletcher is live for us in norway on the phone. martin, let's get to the latest. police are saying first off about this man in custody. what do we know? >> reporter: alex, he's a 32-year-old norwegian, which was a sfriz about all the speculation about islamic interests. interestingly enough he changed his facebook page a week ago and he described himself as christian and conservative. he said his favorite hobby is hunting, and the police suspect that he was the person responsible for the bomb in oslo first. in may he's said to have bought six tons of the materials used in that bombing. then he drove to the island where the summer camp, obviously, was taking place, and opened up on the kids there. that's the direction of the police investigation going at the moment, of course it's at the suspect stage at moment, alex. >> what about the other suspect? this is only relative to the shooting spree at the summer camp and not necessarily relative to helping building a successful car bomb in downtown oslo? >> at the moment that's all speculation, because if somebody helpe
martin fletcher is live for us in norway on the phone. martin, let's get to the latest. police are saying first off about this man in custody. what do we know? >> reporter: alex, he's a 32-year-old norwegian, which was a sfriz about all the speculation about islamic interests. interestingly enough he changed his facebook page a week ago and he described himself as christian and conservative. he said his favorite hobby is hunting, and the police suspect that he was the person responsible...
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martin fletcher is live in oslo. >> reporter: hello. the u.s. connection is a strange one.t that the man who confessed to the killing has a problem getting the ammunition to carry out the massacre on the island. in norway the most you can buy -- in the united states by mail order. he simply ordered through the mail from the united states ten ammunition groups, 30 rounds each. cost $550. got it through the mail. that is the ammunition that he used. of course, the question here is why is that kind of ammunition so easily available in the united states. why is it so easy to export it here to norway. he could have bought the same ammunition in sweden but it's much more expensive. in the united states easier to get and cheaper. that's the ammunition used by the killer here. >> martin fletcher, thank you. >>> police in new hampshire are on a desperate search for any sign of a missing 11-year-old. the girl was last seen monday night at her home. police say there's no indication she ran away. there's no sign of a struggle. michelle, what happened? >> reporter: well, that is a very
martin fletcher is live in oslo. >> reporter: hello. the u.s. connection is a strange one.t that the man who confessed to the killing has a problem getting the ammunition to carry out the massacre on the island. in norway the most you can buy -- in the united states by mail order. he simply ordered through the mail from the united states ten ammunition groups, 30 rounds each. cost $550. got it through the mail. that is the ammunition that he used. of course, the question here is why is...
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nbc's martin fletcher reports. >> i don't believe this is true. like, very -- >> it's really bizarre. it's scarey. >> it's the worst attack on norway since world war ii. 3:30 in the heart of the capital, a massive bomb blast outside the prime minister's office. debris over half a mile away. across the street, the oil ministry was in flames. >> buildings were on fire. it was complete chaos in the streets. we saw injured people being carried out of the building. >> one of the people was basically shocked. people were confused. people were asked what happened. how could this happen. they weren't really aware of what to do or where to go. >> police suspect a car bomb and with fear of more bombs police warned people leave the city center or stay at home. two hours later another attack on an island an hour away. a man dressed as a policeman approached a crowd of youths attending a summer camp. he pulled out an automatic weapon and sprayed them with bullets. children jumped off the rocks to swim for their lives. an eyewitness said she shot some of them,
nbc's martin fletcher reports. >> i don't believe this is true. like, very -- >> it's really bizarre. it's scarey. >> it's the worst attack on norway since world war ii. 3:30 in the heart of the capital, a massive bomb blast outside the prime minister's office. debris over half a mile away. across the street, the oil ministry was in flames. >> buildings were on fire. it was complete chaos in the streets. we saw injured people being carried out of the building. >>...
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for the latest, i'm joined by martin fletcher in london.ameron says that the murdochs will have, and i'm quoting him, questions to answer. so that must mean that they may be dragged back to westminster. is that right? >> well, absolutely. you know, this is the accusations that are still rather published by the two former executives and by the way, they are not just former executi executives, but one was a executive of the firm and one was a top lawyer of the firm, and they say they had given james information when he was in charge of the committee, and so if it is proven that james murdoch was in possession of the information when he told the parliament committee that he had not been in possession of the information, that is serious indeed. much bigger problems to comen than what we have seen already. >> indeed. rupert has returned home to america. >> potentially. >> and it seems that the scandal has followed him because the justice department is actively looking into news corp. as the fbi and which should rupert be more concerned about an
for the latest, i'm joined by martin fletcher in london.ameron says that the murdochs will have, and i'm quoting him, questions to answer. so that must mean that they may be dragged back to westminster. is that right? >> well, absolutely. you know, this is the accusations that are still rather published by the two former executives and by the way, they are not just former executi executives, but one was a executive of the firm and one was a top lawyer of the firm, and they say they had...
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swerves and hits juan fletcher. he is crashed and johnny somehow both riders were able to continue.he overall leader. al michaels announces stream coming up tonight. >> anything surprise you? >> yeah, that he got his relationship with jack lord from hawaii 5o, they were on the same set together. you will find out what happens. >> we have viewers that don't know it was made. see you at 11:00 on cbs5. beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. good for you! how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios.
swerves and hits juan fletcher. he is crashed and johnny somehow both riders were able to continue.he overall leader. al michaels announces stream coming up tonight. >> anything surprise you? >> yeah, that he got his relationship with jack lord from hawaii 5o, they were on the same set together. you will find out what happens. >> we have viewers that don't know it was made. see you at 11:00 on cbs5. beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know...
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fletcher, yes. brandon fletcher. a corporal who said he did not smell anything an came in and out of that garage and the trunk was open. adrianna acevedo, another police officer who was there and said she did not smell anything. i know you heard a lot of evidence about the smell of this car, and if you look at once casey is arrested how many people you have to eliminate who didn't do anything. cindy's explanation of the reason why she said that. that leaves one person. and even if you look at all of these people and give them the credibility that they deserve, you still have an abundance of people who did not smell something. this is a reasonable doubt. when you have this many people, this many people who are telling you a certain thing, you have to have some doubt. this is not one individual, like her boyfriend, who's trying to protect her. these are a significant amount of people from various backgrounds who have no interest in helping casey anthony. and that's why you need to consider this and that's why you may h
fletcher, yes. brandon fletcher. a corporal who said he did not smell anything an came in and out of that garage and the trunk was open. adrianna acevedo, another police officer who was there and said she did not smell anything. i know you heard a lot of evidence about the smell of this car, and if you look at once casey is arrested how many people you have to eliminate who didn't do anything. cindy's explanation of the reason why she said that. that leaves one person. and even if you look at...
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nbc's martin fletcher is in london. martin, what's the latest on all this?pert's coming here. >> he's already there, chuck. he arrived yesterday and it was quite a welcome, by the way. his new york apartment, the paparazzi welcomed him as he got out of his black vehicle with his wife, called out "nice lift, wendy." "nice lift." so the slap heard across the ocean. >> what is it that we can expect parliament is going to do in september when they come back, when it comes to this scandal, sort of where is the investigation now and where does it go forward? >> it seems to be strange that after this dramatic session, emergency session in parliament yesterday they went on holiday, on vacation today until september 5. but that doesn't mean, by any means, the investigation is over or even paused because the key investigation at the moment is by several parliamentary committees, judicial committees, also of course the police are investigating and even daily news corp operations are having their own investigations. there's a lot of investigating going on while the parl
nbc's martin fletcher is in london. martin, what's the latest on all this?pert's coming here. >> he's already there, chuck. he arrived yesterday and it was quite a welcome, by the way. his new york apartment, the paparazzi welcomed him as he got out of his black vehicle with his wife, called out "nice lift, wendy." "nice lift." so the slap heard across the ocean. >> what is it that we can expect parliament is going to do in september when they come back, when it...
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in the weather center, james fletcher is ready with an update. >> we have a view from mt. tam to show you. we will take a look at what we have in store weather wise. hot temperatures this afternoon are still well below normal by a large margin. 50-20 degrees below normal. all and all today is a better day than yesterday. here is where temperatures are. 15-20 degrees below normal. the numbers today are cooler than where we were yesterday. as for the fall, we are still showing a fall penetrating towards the oakland area and hugging the north bay coast into the peninsula coastline. it is going to continue to push in live as we progress of the clock. by 6:00 p.m. the cloud cover is at least out to livermore. by midnight, it becomes widespread. north bay and south bay. in terms of the highs this afternoon, once again on the cool side. your 7 day forecast shows to those inland spots and did not go back into the '80s until saturday. 7:49 a.m., back to >> you> you were people sought on of limit benefits last week. that is an encouraging sign that the job market might slowly be imp
in the weather center, james fletcher is ready with an update. >> we have a view from mt. tam to show you. we will take a look at what we have in store weather wise. hot temperatures this afternoon are still well below normal by a large margin. 50-20 degrees below normal. all and all today is a better day than yesterday. here is where temperatures are. 15-20 degrees below normal. the numbers today are cooler than where we were yesterday. as for the fall, we are still showing a fall...
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james fletcher has to forecast when we come back. >> a whale has taken a liking to river on california's note coast. in wales showed up in the river about a month ago. crowds are flocking to see it, dodging highway traffic to catch a glimpse of the mammal. biologists have used dozens of methods to try to get the will to go back into the pacific ocean but it will not budge. scientists monitoring the animal's health expected it will leave when the food supply runs dry. >> let's talk to james fletcher about the forecast. >> a good morning. a quick look outside. you can see a marine layer, a lot of clouds of their giving san francisco and some portions of the north bay overcast conditions. no worry, that will lift. the fog will pull back enough, you will get some pretty good clearing. some of the temperature is in the far east bay are into the '60s right now. partly cloudy and warm. hottest orders in the low-mid- 90s. as we head into the overnight hours, the same thing we haven't seen all week. fog in the morning, burning off in the afternoon and rebuilding in the overnight hours. we are exp
james fletcher has to forecast when we come back. >> a whale has taken a liking to river on california's note coast. in wales showed up in the river about a month ago. crowds are flocking to see it, dodging highway traffic to catch a glimpse of the mammal. biologists have used dozens of methods to try to get the will to go back into the pacific ocean but it will not budge. scientists monitoring the animal's health expected it will leave when the food supply runs dry. >> let's talk...
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. >> in the meantime, an update on what it with james fletcher. report >> here is a look at temperatures around the bay. 50s and 60s, slowly warming but not quite. oakland is up one degree at 54. fairfield is now at 62, antioch at 61. san jose is at 60 degrees. we are beginning to warm and ultimately temperatures will settle in a pattern that looks like this. a mixture of 50s and 60s along the coast of t. in the south bay, low-mid-90s in some locations. the north bay will be in the mid-upper 80s. 80 in hayward and fremont. rock is a mild day to day, even milder come saturday and sunday. hot unseasonably cool for this part of july. it >> amelia as result of early on the bay bridge. the backup is coming from the toll plaza flags and stretches to the foot of the maze. faisal indigo conditions. the 880 over crossing is your best bet. if we are seeing a slowdown on the golden gate bridge. hi there are only for cash lanes open. >> a continued details " on the bart's shooting at the civic center station. " art and charles l. is to manage a large police s
. >> in the meantime, an update on what it with james fletcher. report >> here is a look at temperatures around the bay. 50s and 60s, slowly warming but not quite. oakland is up one degree at 54. fairfield is now at 62, antioch at 61. san jose is at 60 degrees. we are beginning to warm and ultimately temperatures will settle in a pattern that looks like this. a mixture of 50s and 60s along the coast of t. in the south bay, low-mid-90s in some locations. the north bay will be in the...
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>> thank you very much, martin fletcher from oslo. well, americans are expressing their support for norway. on saturday mourners created a makeshift memorial in washington, d.c., where people left flowers, flags, candles, and cards by a statue in front of the norwegian embassy. president obama has also offered his condolences to the people of norway. and for the latest on the massacre in that country including new details about the suspect in custody, you can all log on to our website at msnbc.com. >>> friends, fans, and the music industry are mourning the death of grammy award-winning singer amy winehouse. she was just 27 years old. winehouse shot to fame with her "back to black" album and was known for both her incredible talent and her troubles. the star very publicly battled addiction to alcohol and drugs, leading some to speculate about the cause of her death. nbc's tazeen ahmad joins us from london with the latest. and tazeen, with another good morning to you, i know the singer's own mother had said that she wasn't well. what do
>> thank you very much, martin fletcher from oslo. well, americans are expressing their support for norway. on saturday mourners created a makeshift memorial in washington, d.c., where people left flowers, flags, candles, and cards by a statue in front of the norwegian embassy. president obama has also offered his condolences to the people of norway. and for the latest on the massacre in that country including new details about the suspect in custody, you can all log on to our website at...
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. >>> let me bring in nbc's martin fletcher in london. where do the investigations on both sides of the pond stand? >> reporter: contessa, here with rupert murdoch home in the united states, of course, the investigation is beginning there. the fbi as you mentioned and britain's parliament in summer recess until september 5. it may seem as if the drama's over here at least, but far from it. the government has widened its investigation of news international, rupert murdoch's group in the uk, to include other broadcasters and social media and also other newspapers. now prime minister cameron said police should follow every trail and they would have his complete support. one key target of the investigation here, the wider investigation is going to be the bbc. politicians have long had the bbc in their sights, saying it's too big, too powerful. sounds familiar, just like murdoch's empire. they have attacked the bbc from the left and the right. but every cloud has a silver lining here. after murdoch closed his newspaper, "news of the world," th
. >>> let me bring in nbc's martin fletcher in london. where do the investigations on both sides of the pond stand? >> reporter: contessa, here with rupert murdoch home in the united states, of course, the investigation is beginning there. the fbi as you mentioned and britain's parliament in summer recess until september 5. it may seem as if the drama's over here at least, but far from it. the government has widened its investigation of news international, rupert murdoch's group...
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brother-in-law lieutenant fletcher. >> i once sold jim a car, a fox, for two cranberries. he loved the people. jim was about people. i am going to miss him so much. but i think the main reason jim was such a good friend is that he did what his heart and gut told him to. [crying] >> reporter: that was to spend more time not at work but with family. on this day his family said good-bye and thank you. >> my dad was a man who held his children in the highest bracket of his love and in his life his way of life, his job, and in his home. >> reporter: he was shot and killed off duty while helping a friend. there was another friend that said if jim had any last words they would be these. grieve not, speak of me in tears but laugh and talk with me as i was be side you there. back to you. >>> candlelight vigil is honoring the life of powell, a good samaritan that was killed as he delivered food to homeless people. the 29-year-old was known as brother john. those in need and those that helped him reacted today to his death. >> he was pwhretszing blessing people. >> it is sad. that is
brother-in-law lieutenant fletcher. >> i once sold jim a car, a fox, for two cranberries. he loved the people. jim was about people. i am going to miss him so much. but i think the main reason jim was such a good friend is that he did what his heart and gut told him to. [crying] >> reporter: that was to spend more time not at work but with family. on this day his family said good-bye and thank you. >> my dad was a man who held his children in the highest bracket of his love...
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martin fletcher in london for us. martin, thank you. >>> we want to bring in a media writer for bloomberg business week and he joins us from bloomberg headquarters here in new york. fel felix, it's good to have you on. i want to get straight to this. do you think after watching what we saw yesterday did the murdochs help or hurt themselves by the showing that they put on at that hearing yesterday? >> i think they definitely helped themselves in the short term and they got a nice bump in the markets yesterday, the share was up. i think there's still a lot of long-term questions hanging over this question. yesterday it was really interesting. i mean it was a new playbook for them. essentially you had rupert coming out and saying, well, this is a huge company. news of the world where the phone hacking took place is less than 1% of our business, i was largely unaware of it. i think that's an effective strategy to a certain degree but he came across a little bit as being out of touch with what was happening at the company
martin fletcher in london for us. martin, thank you. >>> we want to bring in a media writer for bloomberg business week and he joins us from bloomberg headquarters here in new york. fel felix, it's good to have you on. i want to get straight to this. do you think after watching what we saw yesterday did the murdochs help or hurt themselves by the showing that they put on at that hearing yesterday? >> i think they definitely helped themselves in the short term and they got a nice...
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martin fletcher is in oslo with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: imagine norway's shock. the people here went to bed last night believing 17 people had been killed in the attacks. seven in the bomb explosion, and then ten children on the island. when they woke up this morning, they found out 84 children have been killed. not ten. 84 children. maybe more. between the ages of 13 to 19. >> reporter: it's the worst attack on norway since world war ii. 3:30 in the heart of the capital, the massive bomb blast outside the prime minister's office. debris over half a mile away. across the street, the oil ministry was in flames. >> buildings were on fire. it was complete chaos in the streets. we saw injured people being carried out of the building. >> most of the people were basically shocked. people were confused and people were asking what happened. how could this happen? and they weren't really aware of what to do or where to go. >> police suspect a car bomb, and with fear of more bombs, police warned people leave the city center or stay at home. two hours later another attack o
martin fletcher is in oslo with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: imagine norway's shock. the people here went to bed last night believing 17 people had been killed in the attacks. seven in the bomb explosion, and then ten children on the island. when they woke up this morning, they found out 84 children have been killed. not ten. 84 children. maybe more. between the ages of 13 to 19. >> reporter: it's the worst attack on norway since world war ii. 3:30 in the heart of the...
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martin fletcher now with the latest from london. >> reporter: up, up and away for rupert murdoch heading home to america, after what he called the most humble day of his life. >> order. order. >> reporter: leaving behind uproar in parliament's emergency session. >> the prime minister. >> where prime minister david cameron ate humble pie, too. >> you live and you learn, and believe you me, i have learned. >> reporter: cameron had rejected advice and hired his communications chief andy carlson, a former editor of "news of the world." >> in 20/20 hindsight, i would not have offered him the job and he expect he wouldn't have taken it. >> reporter: he was arrested two weeks ago in the phone hacking scandal. it is engulfing britain's media, police and politics. prime minister cameron was accused of being too cozy with news international executives. two dozen meetings in less than two years. >> i never had one inappropriate conversation. >> reporter: as for rupert murdoch. >> might say the murdoch brand itself is hopelessly tarnished. >> reporter: still, the verdict in britain is that murdoch c
martin fletcher now with the latest from london. >> reporter: up, up and away for rupert murdoch heading home to america, after what he called the most humble day of his life. >> order. order. >> reporter: leaving behind uproar in parliament's emergency session. >> the prime minister. >> where prime minister david cameron ate humble pie, too. >> you live and you learn, and believe you me, i have learned. >> reporter: cameron had rejected advice and...
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you can see a full report from nbc's martin fletcher on our website, nightly.msnbc.com. >>> president obama today spoke out about the haunting images and heart breaking stories we have been bringing you every day this week from somalia and other nations in east africa. millions of people are at risk of starving to death in the midst of famine. and the president today said the crisis has not gotten the attention that it should here in the u.s. we intend to keep covering the story. tonight, more on the children caught in a situation so dire, many are being abandoned. nbc's rohit kachroo has been covering the story for weeks and has our report. >> reporter: it is the children of east africa suffering most during this famine. and though it might not seem it, these are the lucky ones, with their families, they made it to the hospital for help. for those who don't, their fate is often far worse. that was almost the case with this 1-month-old, but when he was 4 days old, he was abandoned by the side of a dusty road near dadaab. his mother likely died from hunger along the way. but he was fou
you can see a full report from nbc's martin fletcher on our website, nightly.msnbc.com. >>> president obama today spoke out about the haunting images and heart breaking stories we have been bringing you every day this week from somalia and other nations in east africa. millions of people are at risk of starving to death in the midst of famine. and the president today said the crisis has not gotten the attention that it should here in the u.s. we intend to keep covering the story....
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james fletcher has more. >> here is a look at walnut creek. conditions are getting better and better in the east bay. mild overcast conditions but we are expecting cloud cover to break away fairly soon. currently one accrete is about 58 or 59 degrees. that is a bit warmer than this time yesterday. the map shows you how much warmer we are in 24 hours ago. navato, four degrees warmer, mountain view, concord, 3 degrees warmer. we're starting off on a better note. temperatures are mid-50s in san francisco and oakland. 61 in livermore. 61 and los gatos. we are gradually warming up. the east bay is the first place to see if your club cover and fog is beginning to pull back. the peninsula, the north coast and the eastern shore will still be dealing with cloud cover that will pull back by 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. giving those communities a little sunshine before it comes roaring back in this evening and into the overnight hours becoming widespread once more. temptress afternoon looks something like this. '50s and '60s around the water. inland in the low 70
james fletcher has more. >> here is a look at walnut creek. conditions are getting better and better in the east bay. mild overcast conditions but we are expecting cloud cover to break away fairly soon. currently one accrete is about 58 or 59 degrees. that is a bit warmer than this time yesterday. the map shows you how much warmer we are in 24 hours ago. navato, four degrees warmer, mountain view, concord, 3 degrees warmer. we're starting off on a better note. temperatures are mid-50s in...
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to the fronts forced to pull out after breaking his thigh in this crash well while until you're fletcher and join who love to live the doctor being hit by a t.v. car monday's the first rest day before stage town takes the field on a relatively short ride further down south. now copa america football and long bell thrown into the playoffs after baiting believing the last group a fixture both goals came from the melt in the first solve the registering his first in the fifteen minutes when he broke the offside trap to hit the net that all twenty eight minutes the leaders were awarded a penalty shot. in the area falcao again with no mistake from the spot ensuring decide when to nail and make the playoffs. in the meantime they're ruki preparing for their final group saying count against chile both teams have four points out of two games but only a win will guarantee qualification europe while one point behind and in case of basing mexico they also progress piro coaches' sarah here mark out on those he has to face one of the best teams so far in case he has sentiments. in. taking the first two
to the fronts forced to pull out after breaking his thigh in this crash well while until you're fletcher and join who love to live the doctor being hit by a t.v. car monday's the first rest day before stage town takes the field on a relatively short ride further down south. now copa america football and long bell thrown into the playoffs after baiting believing the last group a fixture both goals came from the melt in the first solve the registering his first in the fifteen minutes when he...
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. >> an update on the forecast with james fletcher. >> here is the james lick free will looking back at san francisco. low cloud cover and fog. morning clouds, drizzle and coastal fog, all of that, particularly in the east bay. sfo is showing delays of almost two hours. >> red are no delays getting to sfo this morning. moderate-light traffic around the bay area. here at the bay bridge toll plaza, a wind advisory and minor back up a westbound. i will have a look at the rest of your commute coming up. seven >> 01 a.m.. police are investigating what caused an suv to smash into a fire house in san mateo. if there is a damaged door. jackie sissel is out there live this morning talking to investigators and a firemaen. >> this is probably the fastest response time that the san mateo fire department has ever had. they did not even have to open their doors. the accident came to them. i am outside of engine 27 in san mateo. it started over here on westbound 92, a car traveling westbound was exiting de anza and came across four lanes of traffic and plowed into the door at station 27. let's take
. >> an update on the forecast with james fletcher. >> here is the james lick free will looking back at san francisco. low cloud cover and fog. morning clouds, drizzle and coastal fog, all of that, particularly in the east bay. sfo is showing delays of almost two hours. >> red are no delays getting to sfo this morning. moderate-light traffic around the bay area. here at the bay bridge toll plaza, a wind advisory and minor back up a westbound. i will have a look at the rest of...
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. >> reporter: that's why douglas fletcher is stepping up to talk about his brother-in-law, jim matheson. he was shot and killed by thomas hallaran about midnight today. >> last night, he got killed because he was stepping up to help a friend who had a problem. and we will miss him incredibly. and our lives will be empty. >> reporter: early tuesday morning, a 22-year-old woman was having trouble with hallaran. police say she broke up with him a week and a half ago. as soon as she did, her family started getting death threats. mathison was called to a home tuesday morning because the family needed advice. >> mathison was doing what he -- what his career had taught him to do, help people and help his community and it's an unfortunate situation he paid the ultimate price. >> reporter: they arrived around the same time. the off-duty deputy was not armed and tried to calm hallaran down. hallaran then shot mathison twice and then took his ex-girlfriend's mother hostage by gun point. >> the only thing positive is jim did what he needed to do to give the family time to defend themselves and he p
. >> reporter: that's why douglas fletcher is stepping up to talk about his brother-in-law, jim matheson. he was shot and killed by thomas hallaran about midnight today. >> last night, he got killed because he was stepping up to help a friend who had a problem. and we will miss him incredibly. and our lives will be empty. >> reporter: early tuesday morning, a 22-year-old woman was having trouble with hallaran. police say she broke up with him a week and a half ago. as soon as...
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third place more losers than winners on the day or wherever with another sponsor one on twenty a fletcher hit by a car as he took done dutch writer johnny. with. ok finally back to football where nineteen ninety one was certainly year to remember for c.s.k. moscow the club during the soviet league and cup double just months before the collapse of the u.s.s.r. to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the success the army men took on their cross-town rivals nama richard from port fate reports. nineteen ninety one was to prove to be a fantastic year in the history of serious car moscow the club managed to win a league cup double thanks very trying to football and what proved to be the soviet union's final football season where that you're going to play football for the fans while they were thoughts about getting a move to europe where we could earn much more money we were always trying to play at our best to impress clubs abroad and try and get a move there this was very prestigious just like playing for your national team cisco would never get the chance defend their trophies as almost i
third place more losers than winners on the day or wherever with another sponsor one on twenty a fletcher hit by a car as he took done dutch writer johnny. with. ok finally back to football where nineteen ninety one was certainly year to remember for c.s.k. moscow the club during the soviet league and cup double just months before the collapse of the u.s.s.r. to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the success the army men took on their cross-town rivals nama richard from port fate reports....
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martin fletcher reports that police arrested him after the blast on an island summer camp for kids after he gunned down as many as 80 people there. >> reporter: it's the worst attack on norway since world war ii. 3:30 in the heart of the capital, a massive bomb blast outside the prime minister's office. at least seven dead, 100 wounded. debris overhalf a mile away. across the street, the oil ministry was in flames. >> buildings were on fire. it was complete chaos in the streets. we saw injured people being carried out of the building. >> people were shocked and confused, asking what happened, how could this happen? and they weren't really -- they didn't know what to do. >> reporter: police expected a car bomb and with fear of more bombs, police warned people leave the city center or stay at home. two hours later, another attack on an island an hour away. a man dressed as a policeman approached a crowd of youths attending a summer camp. he pulled out an automatic reupon and sprayed them with bullets. children jumped off rocks to swim for their lives. >> shocking developments in norway. >>
martin fletcher reports that police arrested him after the blast on an island summer camp for kids after he gunned down as many as 80 people there. >> reporter: it's the worst attack on norway since world war ii. 3:30 in the heart of the capital, a massive bomb blast outside the prime minister's office. at least seven dead, 100 wounded. debris overhalf a mile away. across the street, the oil ministry was in flames. >> buildings were on fire. it was complete chaos in the streets. we...
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count the number of vessel came to the rescue helping the seventy seven survivors of the sunken fletcher cruiser he tells us of the family found themselves lucky to have all escaped from the disaster of his interview is on line now. also security or censure of the russian mission to watch the web to root out extremism on the internet. vision disciplinary. education. nor. could the penitentiary system transform a criminal into a law abiding citizen. should resume life behind bars on r.g.p. . much brighter if you knew about someone from funds to impressions. for instance on t.v. . welcome back you're watching our team and if you want the best in life you've got to put the hours in it something indians know all too well and they're reaping the benefits by working harder longer than their western counterparts who joins the new delhi rat race. it's a busy city with busy people india is a rising economic locomotive so what's the driving force behind its success it could very well be that people like. bulls are co-directors of a small one import company called divine and is indians have develop
count the number of vessel came to the rescue helping the seventy seven survivors of the sunken fletcher cruiser he tells us of the family found themselves lucky to have all escaped from the disaster of his interview is on line now. also security or censure of the russian mission to watch the web to root out extremism on the internet. vision disciplinary. education. nor. could the penitentiary system transform a criminal into a law abiding citizen. should resume life behind bars on r.g.p. ....