are you saying ambassador grossman is now in islamabad or kabul or on the way to kabul? a. >> we understand that mark grossman is in kabul and he's in part of these talks about the transition of power from international forces to afghan forces. that's going to start in july with a drawdown of u.s. troops and is going to take place within the next 2 1/2 years. the talks started today with afghan, u.s. and pakistani officials. they were scheduled to resume tomorrow. it's not clear -- we haven't verified where they were taking place tomorrow but a series of talks did take place in kabul today. i will have you stand by and check on how he's doing. mark grossman in kabul right now for these talks. i want to bring in tom foreman at the data wall for us. set the scene for us where this is and what's going on.

last week leon panetta came here to islamabad, reportedly showed evidence the pakistani military may be clueding with insurgents, the isi has kicked out most u.s. military trainers. they're not sharing as much intelligence. lawmakers are calling on funding to be reduced and the list goes on and on. the question is, what kind of solution is there for these two countries who need one another to improve their relationship? and at this point no one teams to be coming up with an answer, zain. >> cnn's reza sayah reporting from islamabad. >>> inside the mind of a revolutionary, we'll take a look next. >>> and in tennis serena williams tries to get back in the swing after a year on the sidelines. >> looking pretty good. >> she looks really good. fore! no matter what small business you are in, managing expenses seems to ...get in the way. not anymore. ink introduces jot. a real time expense app that lets you track and categorize expenses on the go. so you can get back to the business you love. jot, the latest innovation from chase. only for ink customers. download at chase.com/ink [ laughs ]

this was apparently discussed during secretary of defense gates' trip to islamabad. a cia official says that the relationship between the u.s. and pakistan is about a three on a scale of one to ten. since that raid, the big concern here we need pakistan's help in the war on terror to root out and fight al qaeda. here on capitol hill, though, there are still concerns about the $2 billion we're giving to that country every year. >> tracie, thank you. >>> house speaker john boehner is demanding the obama administration come up with answers soon about the ongoing u.s. military operations in libya. in a letter to the white house the republican charges the administration will be in violation of the war powers act by this weekend and urges the president to explain the legal grounds for the continued u.s. military involvement, setting a friday deadline for the commander in chief's response. the white house maintains that it has been in compliance with the war powers act and has called the resolutions unhelpful and unnecessary. nevertheless, nbc news has learned a new present

in islamabad. also ahead, is nato trying to kill moammar gadhafi? after one senior source tells cnn it could legally go for him, the official line remains we don't target individuals. >>> and anger in pakistan as video emerges of a u.n. -- of an unarmed man being shot by paramilitary troops. >>> but first they fled because they saw a government crackdown coming. thousands of syrians have poured across the border into turkey and now, it seems, their fears are being confirmed. syrian state tv reported just a few hours ago a military operation to, as they describe it, restore security to the town of jisr al shugur has begun. the government said armed groups killed 120 of its officers there. an exodus took place as military units advanced towards the town. at least 2,500 refugees have crossed the border into turkey so far. syria's tight media laws prevent foreign journalists from reporting in the country. cnn's ivan watson is just across the border in turkey. he joins us now on the phone. what are you seeing. >> reporter: this say military offensive tha

more on this we can talk now to accident political analyst a medical writer joining us live from islamabad thank you very much for joining us the announcement comes as our relations between the two countries are already strained since the a cia killed al qaeda leader osama bin ladin in may now is this direct retaliation do you think yes it is it is in a way a direct retaliation but there are there is of course another reason the and that is being the u.s. is not is no longer they are using has done even sillies and pakistani bases the name for the use payments was the c.s.f. that's equal in support fund and the u.s. was pain pakistan under this heading for the past decade for using different types of products on the facilities the u.s. has to start doing that for various reasons u.s. officials have not said we're not going to pay you but what they've said is we're trying we have some problems in the in the congress in releasing the funds and so forth if delay tactics basically so the pakistani officials apparently got the message so one of the main reasons is the stoppage of the payment of

cnn's phil black is in islamabad getting more information on this. phil, why is it that we don't yet know if he's dead or alive? >> reporter: well, richelle, at the moment officials in pakistan, its military government and intelligence and u.s. officials as well, none of them are prepared to confirm this. we are told by his followers that ilyas kashmiri was killed in a u.s. drone strike in the tribal areas of pakistan overnight. the reason we're not getting official confirmation yet may be because he has been targeted in the past. he has narrowly escaped a number of strikes, and especially one in september 2009 where it was declared that he had been killed. he surfaced the following month in a newspaper article to prove that wasn't the case. but if it is true this time, it would certainly represent a significant hit for al qaeda following so closely from the loss of its leader, osama bin laden. >> tell us more about kashmiri. he is just one of many high-ranking al qaeda figures that are often targets. >> reporter: it's true. these drones hunt and pro

of osama bin laden hiding in plain sight, as it were, just a few miles from the pakistani capital islamabad>> are the disappointed on the not guilty verdict? >> they are disappointed in that he was acquitted of the most serious charge, which is direct involvement in the mumbai attacks. nevertheless, he is expected to face a very stiff sentence and a date is yet to be set for that hearing. >> the man picked by president obama to become the next u.s. defense secretary says he may ask washington to maintain a troop presence next year. leon panetta did not say how many of the troops stationed there would be a bald. newt gingrich had all of his members of senior campaign staff resigned. mr. gingrich's a former senior of the house -- a former speaker of the house of representatives. in pakistan, they have ordered an inquiry into the killing of a young man by paramilitary. it took place in karachi, was caught on camera, and the image is being broadcast across the country. >> after weeks of uncertainty, it has been confirmed that the rescheduled bahrain grand prix will not go ahead after all. it wa

so if this thing can happen in islamabad, i think it's a big message to all of the journalists and allf the people that are concerned that are trying to find out the trh. >> rose: in this investigation, what will come out of it? >> i am not hopeful. because, like last year, after this incident, they constituted an inquiry committee, and after so many months there's no headway and we don't know what happened to the committee. so i'm not sure tt this will yield any result. >> rose: is pakistan different in terms of the power of its military than most countries? >> yes, it is. after all, the military has ruled pakistan for more than half of its life, and because its rule for prolonged periods it h basically stunted civilian administration and the political system. and the politicians that have been thrown out, once they have been out, they haven't really made an attempt to introduce democracy onheir return. they basically inherited all of the bureauatic powers of the military regimes preceded them and continued to use them. whereas those that were in the opposition tended to try toe use t

. >> live in islamabad. what's the pakistani government saying? how do they explain the arrests?> security officials here tell us that pakistan's top spy agency arrested the suspected informants, pakistani men, who allegedly fed information to the cia before the raid on the bin laden compound last month. it is not clear, they say why they were arrested, if they are still in custody and if they will be charged with a crime. we know according to go pakistani officials some of the men picked up were staying at a safe house rented by the cia that was being used to spy on the bin laden compound. the glaring question is this. why is the cia going after these informants for the cia and if indeed the isi was onboard with u.s. efforts to go after bin laden? you would think they would be praising the informants and fact they are arresting them suggest they are not happy with what they did. if that's the case, john, it further clouds that question that doesn't seem to be going away. is pakistan a friend of the u.s.? is it an ally? or is it at times deceiving the united states and with a dou

reza sayah, cnn, islamabad. >>> let's get white house reaction now. more on the concerns of whether pakistan is really a reliable ally in the war on terror. dan lothian is working this story for us. how are they dealing with this over there, dan? >> reporter: wolf, today during the white house briefing with jay carney, he was describing this relationship between the u.s. and pakistan. he used the word complicated at least seven times. but some people believe that complicated does not adequately describe the situation, and that the arrest of those people suspected of helping the cia is yet another low point. >> well, i mean, i don't think it's been worse. >> reporter: peter bergen says this is another blow to the already rocky u.s./pakistan relationship. >> i think it's the worst point it's been since arguably 1990 when the united states put sanctions on pakistan because of its nuclear program. and it's brad, it's very bad. >> reporter: the u.s. unilateral mission behind the back of pakistan's government was a big embarrassment. drone strikes aimed at

happened, though, as cia director leon panetta and afghan president hamid karzai were on a visit to islamabad. >>> changing gears, we're going to check in with meteorologist nick o'kelly. what's going on, nick? >> yeah, we're talking about summerlike temperatures the next couple of days. we'll have to wait, though, if you live at the coast. we still have this veryrine lay. the cameras have been bounced around all day. temperatures today, it really depended on where you live. 68 in san jose. los gatos, 72. but can you see where that marine air pushed on shore through the day? mid-60s around san rafael and oakland, san francisco, you only got to 59. tomorrow some warming especially inland. a little trough moving through, but check out these headlines for the next several days. clouds moving back in as we speak for tonight. maybe even a little drizzle right at the coast. tomorrow, much like today, morning clouds, sunshine in the afternoon. a little warmer inland. but in the ex-tended, things looking very warm, almost summerlike. the reason is right here on this map. this high-pressure system, it

bin laden hiding in plain sight, as it were, just a few hundred miles from the pakistani capital islamabad. >> so prosecutors disappointed in the not guilty verdict? >> they're disappointed in that he was acquitted of the most serious charge, which is direct involvement in the mumbai attacks. but nevertheless, rama is expected to face a very stiff sentence and a date is yet to be set for that hearing. >> jane o'brien in washington for us. you're watching "bbc news." still ahead, 33 years sbroo their epic odyssey, the voyage of space probe prepares to leave the solar system. nearly 200 firefighters have been tackled a blaze in southwest england. strong winds have spread the flames and some local people have been asked to move out of their homes. in the dry conditions, small blames rapidly developed into this, a raging fire leaving a trackling and smoking trail across the dorsett country side. all the time, strong flames pushed the wind to a nearby town. 200 firefighters fought to keep it under control, as residents watched the flames coming closer and closer. >> i didn't panic at first beca

cia's largest station in the world is in islamabad, pakistan. they are fishing where the fish are. that's where most major al qaeda figures has been killed or captured. ksm is captured in the famous capture photo of the hair and night shirt and sort of hairy chested photo. he was woken up sleeping on a floor. i believe on the second of the spare bedroom on the second floor of a house. i think it's 18a. this is the joint operation. the pakistanis were involved, but the intelligence originated by the cia. partly through a walk in. anyone who's been in the spy museum knows that most of the time, walk ins are not trusted by embassy or cia. there's all sorts of reasons for walk ins. sometimes it's a foreign service trying to test the agencies procedures or to discover what is the intelligence officer in that delegation. sometimes it's people offering false information for money. but this particular walk in announced that he was going to be seeing kms for dinner later that night. which unusual. they never say they will have information in a few hours, they try to stretch it out. he was g

secretary clinton said that very clearly during her six-hour visit to islamabad last month.either we see some dramatic change in pakistani behavior -- and that change would be manifested in the demise of a certain known number of senior terrorist officials harbored in pakistan today -- or we're going to see this decline continue. i told tony before the event i am -- [inaudible] about pakistan because pessimism does nothing for you. but even i am pretty skeptical that we're going to see them take care of the hit list that mrs. clinton gave to the pakistanis last month. much more likely will be a continued deterioration and decline in the u.s.-pakistani relationship. it could be i can't gradual, ite as we've seen this year punctuated by events like the raymond davis event, or it could be much, much quicker. there are at least four scenarios which are entirely plausible which could lead to a further and dramatic and stark reduction in u.s.-pakistani bilateral relations. first is at abutte bad. there is every reason to believe that in that mountain of data we took out of that vi

phil black, cnn, islamabad. >>> still ahead, that e.ade nearly 3,000 people very sick. we're going to tell you about an amazing tool scientists are now using to study it and to fight it. >>> and a mother accused of killing her young child breaking down in court today. we'll have an update on the casey anthony trial. stand by for that. ordinary windshield wipers off the glass. so, did we build a slower car? or design wipers that could handle anything? what do you think? the cadillac cts-v, the world's fastest production sedan. we don't just make luxury cars, we make cadillacs so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now, i've got the leading part. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a da

but it's the first time in a year and a half that a suicide bomber has managed to hit a target in islamabad where security is tight. he's even second largest city of christchurch has been shaken by two volunteer earthquakes they come just four months after another tremor left the city in ruins and killed nearly two hundred people the latest quake struck within minutes of each other with the strongest having a magnitude of six on the richter scale although widespread damage was caused there were no reports of any injuries. but a natural disaster of a different kind is explored in our special report in the next hour here on r.t. where the destructive power of an avalanche is our focus is just a taste of what's coming up from. come one stream cascading from mountain slopes the view is midsomer much. of this beauty brings down at a speed of more than two hundred kilometers from. the step to the avalanche on r.g.p. it. will be back to recap headlines from just a few moments here on r.t. in about five minutes from now stay with us live here in austin. for the full story we've got it for us the bi

but it's the first time in a year and a half that a suicide bomber has managed to hit a target in islamabad where security is very tight. these ilands the second largest city christ church has been shaken by two violent earthquakes it comes just four months after another tremor left the city in ruins and killed nearly two. hundred people the latest quake struck within minutes of each other with the strongest having a magnitude of six on the richter scale although widespread damage was caused there were no reports of any injuries. well a natural disaster of a different kind is explored in our special report in two hours time here on out where the destructive power of an avalanche is in focus here's just a taste of what's to come. while you stream cascading from mountain slopes the view is mist mirage. this beauty brings deaths at a speed of more than two hundred kilometers per. stepping down avalanche. and that's coming your way in two hours time here and i'll be back with a recap of the headlines in just a few moments to stay with us. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the bi

both happened as cia director leon panetta and afghan president hamid karzai were on a visit to islamabad> closer to home, house minority leader and san franciscan nancy pelosi has added her name to the list of people calling for new york representative anthony weiner to resign. the move follows weeks of public disgrace for the congressman whose sexting scandal now allegedly involves a high school girl. and today weiner has announced he will take a leave of absence from congress but not resign. in a statement released this morning before weiner's announcement, pelosi said, quote, congressman has the love of his family, the confidence of his con stilt westituents and t recognition that he needs help. i urge him to seek that help without the pressures of being a member of congress. jackie spears echoed those sentiments at a planned event in the south bay today. >> but i don't think the american people should be served by someone who engages in sexting with underage girls. >> meanwhile in new york, the congressman's routine walk to the laundromat this morning turned out to be anything but ro

the question of pakistan's complicity in hiding the al qaeda leader has hung over washington and islamabad since the may 2nd navy s.e.a.l. raid that took out bin laden. the relationship was complex before the raid and has become extremely tense ever since. u.s. officials say that it is not clear they helped hide bin laden but it has given them new leads in the ongoing investigation. >>> no other news, a major earthquake struck overnight near alaska. the magnitude 7.2 quake was centered 120 miles off of the remote aleutian islands. a tsunami warning sent people scrambling for high ground in dutch harbor but has been canceled. no reports of injury or damage. >>> to north dakota where the flooding crisis drags on, much of the focus on the threatened city of minot but most of the state's 53 counties have been declared disaster areas. in bismarck nothing could be done to save a house surrounded by floodwaters as it collapsed into the swollen missouri river. in minot 10,000 people evacuated as the high water from the mouse river will crest this weekend. jamie yuccas of minneapolis station wcco r

attack happened as afghan president hamid karzai and cia director leon panetta were in the capital islamabad for reconciliation efforts with the taliban. refugees from syria have them pouring into turkey after syria's government intensified its efforts against the rebel city of sugar most residents have reportedly abandon the area activists say more than thirty people were killed in clashes between government troops and protestors turkey has vowed to keep its border open to flee refugees. off the libyan coast a group of environmentalists are disrupting the work of tuna fish from a ship from the sea shepherd conservation society used fire hoses and stink bombs to hamper fishing the fisherman responded by laying a rope in front of the activists vessel conservation is claim they're trying to find out if the boats are fishing legal. up next our closeup team and the mysterious and beautiful russian republic of north discovering some of its best kept secrets. churches are a culture of magnificent ancient necropolis known as the city of the dead today we look into one of the most mysterious sights

comes as afghan president hamid karzai and cia director leon panetta meet and the pakistani capital islamabad for reconciliation efforts where the taliban. voters across turkey are heading to the polls for parliamentary elections on sunday two parties are battling for power with the current prime minister tayyip erdogan running against the secular republican people's party a victory for our dance party would mean a third consecutive five year term in power. russia celebrates a holiday today twenty one years ago to the day russia declared independence from the sovereignty union beginning its break up just one year later the country voted in the first free presidential election in its history. and it has more on russia today. june twelve nineteen ninety one millions voted to make boris yeltsin russia's first president a watershed moment in the country's history. this was the first free election ever in russia the day after we left behind a totalitarian state and had a new job of building a democratic society that respected the rights of its people by the time the lection took place the soviet u

pakistan but it's the first time in a year and a half of the suicide bombers managed to hit a target in islamabad where security is tight. to raise up to date for the moment here not the i'll be back with a recap of our main news stories in just a few moments from now stay with us live here and ask. you the latest in science and technology from the ground floor show. we've got the future coverage. my.

afghan border has killed twenty people the strike occurred in a tribal region rest of the capital islamabad this area's know to be home to several militant groups connected to attack on nato forces across the border in afghanistan pakistan is growing increasingly angry at nato strikes regarding them as violations of its sovereignty. yemeni officials say hundreds of armed tribesmen have taken control of part of the country's second largest city it follows two days of violence which saw them clash with troops trying to storm a presidential pick. i was there in the capitol protesters continue to rally to demand president and they stays away is currently in saudi arabia being treated for serious injuries following a rocket attack. the u.s. and its human rights chief has condemned israel's deadly response to want to grasp on the syrian border were up to forty people have reportedly died in recent weeks now b.p. they also expressed concerns over reports that syrian authorities encourage people to protest even though the area is filled with landmines israeli police fired on civilians who were prot

attack happened as afghan president hamid karzai and cia director leon panetta were in the capital islamabad for reconciliation efforts with the taliban. refugees from syria have been pouring into turkey after the syrian government stepped up efforts against the rebels in the city of sugar most residents have reportedly abandon the area activists say more than thirty people were killed in clashes between government troops and protestors turkey has vowed to keep its border open for for the. in refugees. and off the libyan coast a group of environmentalist service rupturing the work of tuna fisherman a ship from the sea shepherd conservation society used fire hoses and speak to hamper the fishing fishermen responded by laying a rope in front of the activist vessel the conservation is say they're trying to find out if the boats are pushing illegal. time now to follow our close up team to the mysterious and beautiful russian republic of north a set yet to discover some of its best kept secrets. elaborate churches agriculture and a magnificent ancient necropolis called the city of the day today w

attack happened as afghan president hamid karzai and cia director leon panetta were in the capital islamabad for reconciliation efforts with the taliban. refugees from syria have been pouring into turkey after the syrian government stepped up efforts against the rebel city of jews are all sugar more residents have reportedly abandoned the area activists say more than thirty people were killed in clashes between government troops and protesters turkey has vowed to keep its border open to fleeing refugees. off the libyan coast a group of environmentalists are disrupting the work of tuna fisherman ship from the sea shepherd conservation society used fire hoses and stink bombs to hamper fishing the fishermen responded by laying a rope in front of the activist vessel conservation is claim they're trying to find out if the boats are fishing legally. well gary says it would welcome being part of nato as a european missile defense system something russia sees as a threat to its national security and about ten minutes i'll go and i was speaks with with bulgaria as foreign minister about how this move

but it's the first time in a year and a half that a suicide bomber has managed to hit a target in islamabad where security is tight. to bring it up to date for the moment here marty i'll be back with a recap of the main news stories in just a few moments from now stay with us live here in moscow.

bill black in islamabad, thank you so much.rts are saying that this man kashmiri, ilyas kashmiri, has been killed. for some perspective, you're seeing his face, might not be that familiar with the name or face, intelligence officials telling cnn that osama bin laden is al qaeda's spiritual leader, cleric amman al zawahiri, the philosoph philosopher, kazmirry the organization's military brain, someone thought possibly to cede osama bin laden as the head of al qaeda has been killed in a drone strike. quick break, i'm right back. there's another way to minimize litter box odor: purina tidy cats. tidy cats premium line of litters now works harder to help neutralize odors in multiple-cat homes. and our improved formula also helps eliminate dust. so it's easier than ever to keep your house smelling just the way you want it. purina tidy cats. keep your home smelling like home. her morning begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening guests arrive. back

he arranged to meet him just outside the capital, islamabad, not far from where osama bin laden was killed. the commander told us how dependent the taliban is on sanctuary in pistan to wag war across the border. >> grey: is the border hard to cross? >> frank, we don't know on any given time or day what side the pakistanis are on. there is overwhelming evidence that, you know, even as the pakistani government takes, you know, between $1 billion and $2 billion a year from the united states government in aid, they also maintain links with the taliban and they support the taliban. and they certainly support and maintain very extensive links with the haqqani network, which is one of the most deadly insurgent groups operating in afghanistan. >> smith: the haqqani network is a major branch of the taliban, with close links to al qaeda. pakistan's military intelligence agency, the isi, h a history of suprting them. >> without their protection, without them tolerating the presence of these operatives-- to do planning, training and using pakistan ( unintelligible ) they won't be able to do these oper

relationship with india is seen as a threat in islamabad and vice versa? >> you've got to start somewhere. they start from the zero-sum give on this and holbrooke was eloquent when he would talk to leaders. but you have to start in my view with some of the smaller disputes. i understand i'm talking about the glacier right now. there are a number of other issues. the economic good of the region are simply enormous. and the business communities in pakistan, which is the bright spot in pakistan should engage more actively on that because it is in everybody's interest. .. alliance of the of pakistani and establishment still see extremist groups in afghanistan as part of the nation's strategic depth with regard to india and what role should others plea in the process specifically iran, china and india. >> that's a fundamental question and i spent a week in january and got to interact with many of the senior military intelligence officials as well as academics tribal areas a little bit. in one of the takeaways from that visit which is surprising is that it was c

within days of this meeting that they had in islamabad, further satellite surveillance shows the buildingsstani military actually did go there some three weeks later they found that the factories had been abandoned. so clearly somebody tipped them off but who? nobody really thinks that. but who? pakistan is obviously very proud of the isi. this is the origin from the founding of the pakistani state. as i said, it's in charge of foreign intelligence, but also to a great extent domestic intelligence. it coordinates the intelligence function of all three military services, the army, the navy and air force. it conducts surveillance over its own people and those of interest inside and outside of the country, and it's also very importantly charged with protecting pakistan's interest as a regional power base in south asia. and that i think is a subject that has led to a lot of the problems now. protecting pakistan as a regional power base has meant many things. it meant when the soviet union occupied afghanistan, right next door, pakistan and the isi saw it in their interest to cooperate with the