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for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." ♪ >> this is "bbc world news america." the syrian prime minister defects, a blow to the assad regime and a boon for the rebels. >> still, the rebels are adamant. they will try again to push in to the capital. >> touchdown on mars. the nasa explorer lands on the red planet. ♪ >> skipping to an olympic beat. jump rope may not be part of the game this year, but with moves like these, watch out. welcome to our viewers around the globe. the syrian president suffered a major political blow today when his prime minister defected. he denounced the government as a terror regime. this comes as the rebel troops prepare for their assault on damascus. our correspondent has been with rebel

daniel: el tanque incendiado estaba a mÁs de kilÓmetro y medio del centro de la ciudad de honolulÚ yrme desastre estaba allÍ. narrador: mÁs de 100 bomberos llegan para luchar contre el infierno; desesperados por detener las llamas que se extendÍan, rocian los depÓsitos con agua y espuma retardante. pero el calor es tan intenso que funde las tuberÍas. gotean rÍos de combustible que se convierten en piscinas mortales de fuego. [♪] >>cuidado, esto puede estallar en cualquier instante. narrador: a pesar de que las circunstancias amenazan sus vidas, los bomberos ken yamamoto y daniel bishop, luchan por controlar las llamas antes de que se extiendan. [♪] danieel fuego era espantoso, era una enorme columna de humo y llamas que subiÓ como 70 metros. narrador: enfrentando el intenso calor, daniel echa un chorro de agua hacia las llamas; cerca, ken y otro bombero intentan extinguir una tuberÍa ardiendo. [♪] de pronto, el combustible derramado arde. >>¡vengan, vengan aquÍ! ¡dense prisa! !este hombre se quema! narrador: cuando ken trata de huir, cae en las llamas e inmediatamente se incendia. ah

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of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from renewable sugar cane. >> a minute, mom! >> let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. america." >> this is "bbc world news america" reporting from washington. the problems in the eurozone are back as germany and france but the pressure on greece. marking a dark day in south africa as mourners remember the miners' shot dead by police as a judicial inquiry is announced. one spanish woman tries to restore aid -- on the cheap. >> she has made a horrible mess of it. if a 5-year-old had done it, it could not be worse. >> welcome to our

vermont, and honolulu, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> egypt strikes back against islamists in sinai. could this volatile region be heading to even greater instability? of political scandal in china moves to the court start with laundering of british businessmen -- moved to the court. guitarist with laundering of british businessman. -- charged with laundering a british businessman. welcome to our viewers on pbs america and around the globe. he has only been in office for a month, but egypt's new president faces a major security crisis. after a weekend attack on order please the left 16 guards dead -- a weekend attack the last 16 guards dead. we have more on the high stakes of this volatile situation. >> -- second field army has moved in. the president said he will increase pressure. the army said they killed 20, all of them terrorists. syenite is demilitariz

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vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, shell, and union bank. >> at union bank, ourd har yotoanagers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from renewable sugar cane. >> a minute, mom! >> let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america" reported from washington. the u.n. says that there are war crimes in syria and that their state policy. the government responds with more deadly strikes. seven more banks received subpoenas in the u.s. investigation over fixing of a key interest rate. >>no this is julia childs, welcome. >> she brought french food to middle america. 100 years after the birth of j

for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in. working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> a terrorist outrage in belarus, but did the government torture and execute two of innocent men as a result? ♪ this week, we bring you an investigation filmed under cover in the secretive eastern european state of belarus and find disturbing evidence following one of the country's worst terrorist attacks. >> over that time -- [inaudible] the boys had no choice. >> we hear how the civil war in syria is threatening the stability of neighboring jordan. >> we used to be able to fill much closer to the border. but now the military is so concerned about the possibility of violence spilling across this border, they pushed us back. >> hello. the eastern european state of bel

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for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stwoe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, shell, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key, strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energy. that's why we are supporting -- providing cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity. it is also why with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a bio fuel made from renewable sugarcane. let's broaden the world's energy vix. let's go. >> how small, peaceful protests marked the syrian rebellion. -- sparked the syrian rebellion. >> one of the first protests in damascus against president assad pierre find out how they now see their country's future. >> i am definitely ready to die. many of the syrian people are prepared just to see assad go. >> julien assange has been granted asy

for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, shell, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in. working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energy. that is why we are supplying cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity, and it is also why with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from renewable sugar cane. let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. >> after the shooting in south africa -- they mourn their dead. how far have they moved on from their past. this week, we hear how south africa responded to the death of more than 40 people. clashes between mineworkers and police. >> it is shocking. we are all ashamed. askseece's prime minister for more time to get its economy in order. >> nice to meet you

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as jim mendoza of our honolulu affiliate tells us, no one is quite sure how that seal got so far from> at the base of the water's edge was this tiny little blob of black. >> its size made cara ballard think it was a baby monk seal. when a noaa worker got there -- >> she said why is it getting up on its fins like that. i said it's been doing that all morning. that's not a baby monk seal. >> it's a northern fur seal thousands of miles from its habitat. they travel a path from the japan through the behring sea to the california coast and back. never into hawaiian waters. >> some people want to say it was on a vessel, stowed away and got off the vessel here in hawaii or was on a mat of debris or something of that nature and floated down. >> it also may have gotten caught in a current. the animal is in critical condition and severely emaciad. >> it's dehydrated. we've been giving it some food. it's eaten three meals so far. >> the small size makes it look like a youngster, but noah says it's a young adult female. it's in quarantine at the honolulu zoo. >> we have the opportunity to take ca

a judge in honolulu set sentencing for misdemeanor negligent homicide for september 5th. . >>> we have continuing coverage now. the fast food restaurant has become a nightening rod for controversy. today the first chick-fil-a restaurant opened in san jose. at 6:00 a.m. the doors opened on headquarters drive right near dwsh some people camped out overnight in an attempt to get free meals for a year. later about a dozen demonstrators protested recent statements by the company's ceo seen as opposing same sex marriage. >> he gave his opinion, and that's his opinion just like anybody else has an opinion. >> he has an audience. he's moving companies into my community. the press is following what he said. he knows what he's doing. >> one south bay gay rights group said it decided against ticketing. they said protests wind up giving the business more free publicity. >>> the u.s. labor department said jobless rose last week for the second week in a row. the number of people filing went up by 4 thousand to a seasonly adjusted 372 thousand. the four week average rose to 368 thousand. while claims

and the first roads were california, honolulu and what not. he took on the post office like you said, and he won yet dhl isn't much of a player in the u.s. market before fedex. why is that? >> there's a number of reasons that it never really succeeded here like to get overseas. one is that he really took an interest in the u.s. market, and he wasn't necessarily a good businessman. he was terrible with the health and was a terrible manager. the international growth was handled by the other people. he was a genius at hiring. he had all these crazy ideas about everything and the u.s. was sort of his incubator and most of them feel they and they definitely paid a price for that. he hired a grocery store executor and hired larry roberts which was a disaster and they lost ground. when fedex came in years later with their own airplanes, they just ate their lunch. they took the business they would have had in the u.s. for the most part and then the cities became the

the two planned a stop here from honolulu to see old friends. the news of the derailment made it to russia. a powerful headline that made them travel all the way back to their old main street. >> we were very familiar with the neighborhood. >> reporter: and it's that powerful sent timent helping to fuel the campaign to create and hasn't a memorial garden in the honor of rose mayr and elizabeth nass. >> how can you not remember that tragedy but to do something to commemorate something that lives on in their memory. >> it's sally's ged -- idea. to keep the memories from dying, she proposed a permanent memorial garden just behind the fence. there are signs asking for flower and howard county seems resecttive -- receptive to the idea. it's meant to ensure -- ellicott city already remembers. >> my first role is as a human being and parent. >> they're hoping other people dan businesses chip in. the rail company will stay in town to work with businesses who may have lost money or residents whose cars were crushed by the derailed trains. >>> friends, fa

for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? and now, bbc world news. >> we are overlooking the olympic park in london. coming up, britain gives more than $7 million in equipment to be syria rebels. >> it is important to help prepare for the day after president assad. this is a doomed regime. >> a stake in a vote is being held for ghanna's late for-- ghana's late president. open swimming is starting in london. the only world record so far has been set by the canyon. what makes the east african -- kenyan. what makes the east africans so dominant? >> hello and welcome to london live from the bbc. it is day 14 of the london olympic games. there earned just two games of competition left. the mint's open water swimming has ju

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honolulu? the man knows how to stay anonymous; not even a parking ticket to his name.y've got him. off a credit card used at an econo xpress in washington. seattle swat has the room surrounded. all right. the suspects surrendered after ten minutes of negotiation, unarmed and compliant. hold on. you say "suspects"? we thought he was alone. he picked up a partner at a truck stop in bakersfield. white male, 20s, stunningly poor hygiene. their hotel room was set up for low-level meth manufacturing. looks like they were settling in for a couple of weeks. here's your suspect. who's that? the credit cards you had, where'd you get them? uh, a mark something. i-i know him from a bar in l.a. i needed to get out of town. he sold me the card for 200. sydney, new york, chicago, l.a. all cities with mass transit, fine arts, architecture. they're all near bodies of water, have easy access to transportation. charlie, anything mathematical, logical? i don't know. you guys have all the experience in finding fugitives. don... ...remember how you could never lay off low and outside pitche

tragic accident, she has been identified and her mother said she was jetskiing off the coast of honoluluher jetski rammed into her from behind. the other jetskier, a 20-year- old man is in serious condition. >>> he will keep his gold medal but that's despite he admitted he cheated. he won the 100-meter breast stroke. the rules allowed a dolphin kick. he confessed to several kicks which are not the thing to do but he claims other swimmers cheat as well. >>> and for the floor exercise and the bronze on the beam, she was going to appeal. and became the most successful with his 6th career gold medal, and oh limb him trainer will go for three in a row jennifer cassie in women's volleyball. china leads with 73, voled by u.s. with 70 followed by great britain and jeremy rounds out the top 5. >>> on the presidential race, mitt romney will attend a fundraiser tonight. i want to show you some video of mitt romney, he stopped at the restaurant nearby while later he will attended in new jersey and will be here in california for a fundraiser. he starts with events and the president will call on congr