a suicide bomber in the northern iraqi city of tikrit killed at least 15 people and wounded others. it is the second attack in three days and eight saddam hussein's home town. coming up, and you look is coming to a pop -- a new look is coming to a popular whiskey bottle. and a teacher attacked student per out why she is not facing charges not don't you don't want to miss this. the latest on over prior to graduation. and we will hear from one of the judges on nbc's hit show "the voice." >> police have said they will not pursue charges against a florida teacher caught on camera punching a student. look at this video. she clearly hits the male student several times. police say she was acting in self-defense after the teenager allegedly called her a name and backed her against the wall. the student was suspended following the incident. an overnight bus wreck in alabama aounce since several kids to the hospital. about 30 people were on the bus, most of them children. a medical helicopter flew three of the kids to a hospital. the group was on its way to florida. after a contentious court

in another event, the central iraqi city of tikrit, a) suicide car bomb killed at least 12 people. a security compound was the target, as well as the target of attacks just last week. >> the greek prime minister has just been talking. he says he will consider holding it referendum on austerity measures passed by the cabinet and would push for legislation to make that possible. the government insists there will be more cutbacks coming this year. they are part of a discussion designed to secure a bailout to by the european union and the imf. >> auditors have determined that greece paid 16 million euros in pensions last year to people who had already passed away. anchor is growing at stories like that and government -- afger is growing -- anger is growing at stories like that. the eu monetary fund has -- the u.n. the monetary fund have already extended loans. it will be 2014 before greece can once againraw on capital market funds. the country will need assistance for of these the next three years. but some financial experts are taking a skeptical view of the new bailout package, sayin

a suicide car bomb has exploded in the central iraqi city of to create killing at least thirteen people and injuring nineteen the blast occurred at the entrance to a complex of palaces in the city one hundred fifty kilometers north of baghdad the buildings have previously been used by saddam hussein police say many of the victims were security personnel last week at least twenty one people were killed and more than seventy injured in two bomb attacks in the same city the hometown of former dictator. violence in yemen has claimed six more lives amid the celebrations dedicated to the temporary absence of president ali abdullah saleh from the country man were shot dead in the capital during clashes of protesters with government forces the president has traveled to saudi arabia for a treatment to injuries received in an attack on his presidential compound on friday it's unclear when he plans to return home protest against his rule have been raging since january killing hundreds of people. in portugal the opposition social democrats have won the general election and they are now expected to

forced almost 7,000 syrian refugee toss flee to neighboring turkey >> a firefight in progress at the iraqi citybah outside a provincial government building, according to iraqi officials. they're saying insurgents are holding people hostage inside the local government offices. some reports suggesting at least seven have been killed and others wounded. iraqi officials say the militants shooting from the roof of the building. >>> european finance ministers are trying to sort out greece's latest debt crisis. they're holding an emergency meeting later today in brussels to talk about whether athens needs a breakout. >>> hillary clinton told african union members to act now and to show more support for libyan's transitional national council. >> i urge all african states to call for a genuine cease-fire and to call for gadhafi to step aside. i also urge you to suspend the operations of gadhafi's embassies in your countries, to expel pro-gadhafi diplomats and to increase contact and support for the transitional national council. your words and your actions could make the difference in bringing this situ

. >> multiple bomb blasts ripped through the main marketplace in the western iraqi city of ahmady tod rescuers were rushing to help the victims of the blast. the fbi investigating whether a suicide bomber who killed two african union soldiers in somalia was, in fact, an american citizen. a somali mihmtant group tlitantd to man from minnesota. yam yam is home to the largest somali population in the united states. officials believe a number of men have been recruited by the militant group. >>> one of the tech scene's hottest start-up is going public. groupon filed for a public offering with a target of $750 million. the chicago based company offers its 83 million subscribers daily discounts to local businesses and the filing is revealing the financial details for the first time including a $114 million loss and m the first quarter of this year. no groupon -- groupon is popular with many groups. >> but losing money. >> they are. but that happens with a lot of these tech start-ups. we will see what happens in the future. >>> mitt romney making it official today announcing he wants to repl

combat forces from iraqi cities and fatcat, a december 31st 2011 deadline for the withdrawal of all u.s. military forces from iraq. is that accurate? >> chairman, thank you for that elaboration. >> did they have the support of the military? >> they did, actually. remember the withdrawal from the cities that were quite willing. >> secondly, relative to korea, general thurman, you indicated you would be willing to look into the plans that we have going on for a transformation underway in south korea. three major initiatives involving a military, land partnership plan. the cost of those i believe our something like -- excuse me, $10 billion, significantly more than originally not. that's just our share of the cost. can you -- will you -- when you get there, take a look at the current plans to bring a dozen more families to south korea? there's a real question about the rationale, why were bringing more families to south korea if it's a more dangerous place and continues to be a dangerous place. there's also a very large question about the cost, much greater than originally contemplated. wo

combat forces from iraqi cities and fatcat, a december 31st 2011 deadline for the withdrawal of all u.s. military forces from iraq. is that accurate? >> chairman, thank you for that elaboration. >> did they have the support of the military? >> they did, actually. remember the withdrawal from the cities that were quite willing. >> secondly, relative to korea, general thurman, you indicated you would be willing to look into the plans that we have going on for a transformation underway in south korea. three major initiatives involving a military, land partnership plan. the cost of those i believe our something like -- excuse me, $10 billion, significantly more than originally not. that's just our share of the cost. can you -- will you -- when you get there, take a look at the current plans to bring a dozen more families to south korea? there's a real question about the rationale, why were bringing more families to south korea if it's a more dangerous place and continues to be a dangerous place. there's also a very large question about the cost, much greater than originally contemplated. wo

embassy which means people inside baghdad it is a city like no other embassy in history or in the world they're not building the embassy. the sunni iraqis in the huge bases around with an intention to leave their building the moon intention to maintain control. since two thousand and three the u.s. has built dozens of military bases in iraq in two thousand and eight the u.s. and iraqi governments signed an agreement that states that all foreign troops should leave the country by two thousand and eleven. the agreement also says that the u.s. will not seek permanent basis or a permanent military presence in iraq. obama secretary of defense robert gates though has stated that even after two thousand and eleven he expects to see several tens of thousands of american troops as part of a residual force in iraq hence many fear that iraq may be used as a launching pad for future wars in the region. often in fact bases created in response to an imminent threat have ended up becoming permanent jega see. for example born in the context of the cold war is still operational and has played a crucial role in the iraq will be sede to even with a. few c

iraqi veteran. a couple of years ago, myself, i was homeless. now, i am getting help. we have an issue going on in the city dealing with mental health. we have to address this. if each and every person -- yes, ma'am? >> madea is my grandmother. >> yes, so we have to deal with this, this mental health. so it is good to see you. we talked before, but everybody here that made this project happen, let's continue to do the good work and keep up the good fight. thank you. [applause] >> i'm eloise's granddaughter. i want to say thank you. my grandmother is not able to make it, i guess you all know, but she said her best wishes. thank you. [applause] >> i would just like to thank you for coming out to the celebration. a lot of people ask me when i am working -- i do work on the san francisco cable cars. come out and ride if you have time. anyway, they always ask me if i like my job. so i am going back to her. she really did like her job. she liked her job. it helps to like your job, you know? i sat with her a few times, and she really did care about the people, and she tried to help the people. was not talking dow

twin suicide car blasts outside the iraqi capital have left at least twenty two dead and dozens injured explosive vehicles were blown up near the city governor's compound but it's not known yet if he has been hurt comes a week after a similar suicide attack on a police building in northeast. which is in a tight corner. the u.s. administration says president obama on wednesday announced the scale of the withdrawal from afghanistan the speed and size of the school's divisions that some of the military warning against any rapid withdrawal currently around one hundred thousand u.s. troops in the country the pullout is scheduled to start next month and to conclude a twenty one team of the afghan forces taking over security campaigns in its tenth year and remains popular among the american public. the u.s. has stepped up its drone attacks in pakistan the most recent reportedly killing at least twelve people however a growing number of civilian deaths in the strikes a spot of public anger with concerns the action is driving up the number of extremist recruits that with reports that the u.s. plans to expand its drone or yemeni territory cri

twin suicide car blast outside the iraqi capital of left at least twenty two dead and dozens injured explosive vehicles were blown up near the city governor's compound it's not yet known if he was hurt in the assault comes a week after a similar suicide attack on a police building northeast of baghdad which is known stormed by a gunman. u.s. administration says president obama went on wednesday announced the scale of the withdrawal gonna stop the speed and size of the pullout as cause divisions there with some in the military warning against any more currently around one hundred thousand u.s. troops in the country the pullout is shadow to start next month and concluded twenty fourteen when the afghan forces take over security afghan campaign is in its tenth year and remains highly unpopular among the american public. the u.s. has stepped up its drone attacks in pakistan the most recent reportedly killing at least twelve people however a growing number of civilian deaths in the strikes are sparked public anger concerns the action is driving up the number of extremist recruits with reports that u.s. plans to expand its war on yemen

trends to a site car blast outside the iraqi capital have left at least twenty two dad and dozens injured the explosive packed vehicles were blown up near the city's governor compound but it's not yet known if he was hurt in the attack it comes as a week comes a week rather after a similar suicide attack on a police building northeast of baghdad which was then storm. the u.s. administration says president obama will on wednesday announce the scale of the withdrawal from afghanistan the speed and size of the pull out his cause divisions with some of the military warning against any rapid withdrawal are currently around one hundred thousand u.s. troops in the country the pullout is scheduled to start next month and conclude in try. fourteen afghan forces are due to take over security the military campaign is in its tenth year and remains highly unpopular among the american public. now to have a child diagnosed with a rare and disabling disease every parent's worst nightmare knowing their treatment exists should be a welcome relief but in russia many hopes are dashed by extortionate costs and a lack of state support acts on avoid a report on how a pr

iraqi veteran. a couple of years ago, myself, i was homeless. now, i am getting help. we have an issue going on in the city dealing with mental health. we have to address this. if each and every person -- yes, ma'am? >> madea is my grandmother. >> yes, so we have to deal with this, this mental health. so it is good to see you. we talked before, but everybody here that made this project happen, let's continue to do the good work and keep up the good fight. thank you. [applause]

five americans were killed near sadr city in eastern baghdad, when rockets hit their compound at a joint u.s.-iraqi base. they had worked as advisers to iraqi security police. the remaining 46,000 american troops in iraq are scheduled to leave by year's end. defense secretary robert gates warned today against withdrawing u.s. forces from afghanistan too quickly. the pullout is currently set to begin in july. gates visited eastern afghanistan to thank the troops for their service one final time before he retires at the end of this month. he said they need time to finish the job they have begun. >> we are still on track and frankly making a lot of progress in breaking the momentum of the taliban, denying them control of populated areas, degrading their capabilities, enhancing the capabilities of the afghan national security forces and going after taliban... going after al qaeda. but my view is we have to keep the pressure on. we're not quite there yet. >> sreenivasan: gates' comments came amid reports that president obama's advisers are considering whether to speed up the u.s. withdrawal. separately,

iraqis died in attacks across the country today. there were a series of shootings, suicide bombings, and other sort of explosive attacks in different citiesurity officials, iraqi army guys, and some of the militant groups -- excuse me, the militias that had joined up with american forces to fight al qaeda. so that was the sort of 20 iraqis that you alluded to earlier. and those, at this point, appear to be separate. but, again, you know, we're still trying to figure everything out. >> okay, jack heealy of "the ne york times," thanks for joining us. >>> just about an hour and a half from now, dominique strauss-kahn will be back in a new york courtroom. >> he's being arraigned on sexual assault charges in connection with alleged attempted rape of a hotel maid last month. the former head of the international monetary fund is expected to plead guilty -- not guilty, i'm sorry, to the charges. >> cnn's deb feyerick is outside of the courthouse in lower manhattan. expect any surprises today, or is this procedural? >> reporter: well, the arraignment itself is procedural, but we really want to set the scene for you down here at the courthouse. the

city, saudi arabia. >>> let's take a look at some of the other news hitting the headlines, looking for lost billions, iraqi'sations to help track down $17 billion of ar rick ka oil money. in a letter to the un, the government states the missing money was stolen from the development fund of iraq after the 2003 u.s. invasion. >>> regional carrier qatar airways made a splash at the paris air show by announcing an order a deal worth $1.7 billion at list prices. visit our website, cnn come/mme or send comments to mme@cnn.com. wu can check out arabic.cnn.com/mme. that's it for this edition of cnn "marketplace middle east." i'm john deaf fair yas. thanks for watching. we'll see you next week.

iraqi source says the americans were advisors and that the rockets hit near their living quarters. >>> a memorial is growing for two san francisco firefighters killed battling a house fire. firefighters from around the citybeen stopping by station 26 in diamond heights to pay their respects to vincent perez and tony valerio. the two men's helmets and other gear sit in the station's entryway. it is the center of a growing shrine of flowers and cards. >> everyone has been touched in this neighborhood, you know. it's -- we all mourn the loss of one. but when you have two, for a selfless act, we just come to give our support and what not. >> a note from a group of glen park families thanks all the firefighters in the area and expresses condolences for their loss. and one family's card tells of receiving help for a house fire and medical aid for family members. >>> the funerals for lieutenant perez and paramedic firefighter valerio will be held together on friday at st. mary's cathedral in san francisco. now, the time has not been announced. but we want to let you know, we will post more information as it becomes available on our website, cbssf.com. >>> pleasant hill city council chambers expected to be full

city, still too much fog. 60s for many and 70s around the bay. >>> 8:1. new this morning, nine people dead this morning after an attack on an iraqi government compop. officials say the attacker -- attacker set off a car bomb outside and then they broke through building security. there was a shootout bean the -- between the forces. at least three of the attackers are among the dead. >>> eight u.s. troops have been killed in iraq, just this month. >>> 8:13. republican presidential candidates used their debate last night to take aim at the incumbent. and as alison burns reports for the most part, they avoided attacking each other. alison? >> reporter: that's right. we were expecting some fireworks between two of the big of-named candidates -- bigger-named candidates, mitt romney and tim pawlenty. but when the seven candidates took the stage, they really did not lay a hand on each other. pawlenty ridiculeed president obama's obomney care plan -- >> michelle bachman made news just -- michele bachman she declared president obama a one- term president. this morning a lot of analysts are saying she stole the show. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 8:15. well,

city. the use of helicopters is considered a big boost to rebel forces in libya who continue to fight against gaddafi. >>> iraqi presidential palace in yemen left five people injured, including the country's president. video captured shows smoke from the presidential palace billowing into the air. the president is said to be okay but he did suffer some minor injuries. rifle tribesmen are said to be responsible for the attack. >>> lawrence eagle eagle burrer has died. representatives of george w. bush released the news an hour ago. he was called one the most capable and respected diplomats our foreign service has ever produced. >>> a teenager who says he sold his kidney in order to buy apple's new ipad. chinese television reports a 17- year-old boy received $3400 to have his kidney removed. this shows the teenager and the scar left behind. he reportedly butt a laptop computer in addition to the ipad two, using the money he received for his organ. but now the 17-year-old's health is said to be worsening. officials say china has a huge black market for organs. >>> 18 people have died as a result of europe's e.coli

iraqis put it as a second insurgency. it undermines confidence on the part of their government, and it makes groups like the taliban look attractive. mr. chairman, we are not out to clearly create a shining city on a hill. that is not going to happen. that would apply to all of these sectors that i mentioned, but there needs to be progress. we went through the same thing in iraq. we chipped away at it over time. we got them to take some measurable, if not partial, steps on the issue of corruption so you have a situation today that is not, again, a city on a hill, but where they have a good chance of carrying forward without u.s. forces on the ground. host: your reaction? guest: i agree with the ambassador, that corruption is a big problem in afghanistan because of the tribal structure of afghan society and the weakness of the central government. there are u.s. efforts to try to address some of the roots of the corruption. there is a task force that has civilian representatives on it. corruption is a fact of life in afghanistan. what the task force and other efforts are trying to do is to minimize that as much as possible when it comes to government services to try to get the government to pro

iraqis put it as a second insurgency. it undermines confidence on the part of their government, and it makes groups like the taliban look attractive. mr. chairman, we are not out to clearly create a shining city on a hill. that is not going to happen. that would apply to all of these sectors that i mentioned, but there needs to be progress. we went through the same thing in iraq. we chipped away at it over time. we got them to take some measurable, if not partial, steps on the issue of corruption so you have a situation today that is not, again, a city on a hill, but where they have a good chance of carrying forward without u.s. forces on the ground. host: your reaction? guest: i agree with the ambassador, that corruption is a big problem in afghanistan because of the tribal structure of afghan society and the weakness of the central government. there are u.s. efforts to try to address some of the roots of the corruption. there is a task force that has civilian representatives on it. corruption is a fact of life in afghanistan. what the task force and other efforts are trying to do is to minimize that as much as possible when it comes to government services to try to get the government to pro