istanbul is in an earthquake zone.o the state is calling for better building standards, but that costs lots of money. and 80% to 90% of rkey' onom depends on the construction industry, so, of course, there is pressure. international finance capital has its eye on istanbul. the city is considered a top investment site. >> this was istanbul before the boom. it was the world's best known roman district, it must see for every istanbul tourists. roma have lived here since byzantine times, but the stri is in the middle the city, so four years ago, the people were evicted from the dilapidated buildings. the district is unrecognizable today. new luxury apartments are spread off like fortresses. we set off in search of former residents. after a two-hour drive, we find housing that was built for the roma in the outskirts of the city, but many apartments stand empty. >> many people simply cannot afford to pay thrent th have left because there was no work for them. i am going to leave, too. i cannot stand it anymore. >> he is on t

then the location of istanbul is another advantage of us because istanbul is the meeting point of two and istanbul is in the world's economical market nearly for 3,000 years. istanbul was the capital of three empires. it's roman, bison tine and automan empire and now it's the commercial capital of turkish republican. >> so back to the airport at the center of this debate. where the home of the industrial revolution seems to find it so tough to build more runways, when the demand from passengers at least is there. >> you may have seen dramatic images of plastic debris left over from modern life and washed into the oceans. only to end up thousands of miles from where people live. we know this plot sam, the stuff we can see, can affect wildlife across the world. but what can science tell us about the possible impact of waste plastic that we can't see? tiny fragments called microparticles. our science editor reports. >> albatross spend most of their time at sea, only ventures on land to raise their young. -- only venturing on land to raise their young. these legendary beneficiaries popula

foreign correspondent richard engel has more from istanbul. >> reporter: as syrians fight over which kind of islam will ultimately govern that country, long fears that the fighting could spill into neighboring countries. now it seems the violence left unchecked could escalate well beyond beyond that. today syria was the focus of an international security conference in munich. there israel's defense minister said it was israel that launched an air strike last week. >> when we say something, we mean it. we say that -- we don't think should be allowed to bring advance systems into lebanon. >> reporter: israel attacked a convoy carrying sophisticated anti-aircraft missiles that were bound for hezbollah in lebanon. hezbollah and israel as sworn as enemies can be. in 2006, they fought a brutal war. israel does not want hezbollah to have these missiles which could shoot down fighter jets. but the syrian government which backs and facilitates weapons shipments to hezbollah released shipments of what it says was israel's target, a military research facility. they are both committed to standin

maybe she had a cheaper ticket to istanbul.into some person she is communicating with online. >> yes, her husband willingly turned over the facebook accounts and all the access information to the turkish police. now what we're hearing is there was a man she had been in communication with and that apparently right before the day before she was scheduled to leave istanbul she was going to meet him at this famous bridge in istanbul and take pictures there with him. what i'm hearing tonight from law enforcement sources just a short time ago is that they have the f.b.i. has helped the turkish police identify this individual, the man that went by the name of palin and they will be talking to him this week. they are saying he is not a suspect. they are saying he is a person of interest from my sources. that is what they say at this point in the investigation. i have to tell you, this is very strong full force investigation. the turkish police have assigned 28 police officers. they have created a specific task force and in turkey there

, turkey this weekend. >> reporter: one day after the body of sarai sierra was found in istanbul's old city, the police chief confirmed the american tourist was murdered. the evidence clear, he says. sierra was killed by a blowo her head. police say they detained at least nine people for questioning including a man sierra may have commune care of theed with online while in turkey. the 33-year-old mother of two and amateur photographer traveled alone to turk any january after a girlfriend cancelled at the last minute. sierra's family said this was her first trip abroad. neighbors back home are stuned by her death. >> just praying and praying that this would have a happy outcome. >> reporter: authorities are working to retrace her sterps and release this video showing sierra walking alone. video from the istanbul airport shows her going through security before taking a side trip to amsterdam. he family says she posted photos on instagram and her husband said she was in regular contact with him. he alerted security. >> they stated she never boarded the flight and never arrived at the airp

this is a missing persons foundation in istanbul. they have been receiving tips.im that they have gotten calls from people who saw her on the bridge with this man. and if that's the case, this could possibly be the last sighting of her before she just vanished. there is a lot more work to be done. they are looking at financial records as well. that may yield information and more in depth about what this trip was really all about. >> thank you. this is a very bizarre case. i am sure we will learn more in the days to come. >> thank you. >> straight ahead, david beckham is on the move. which team will he play for next? what is so unusual about his deal? next. first territory john edwards and then it was arnold schwarzenegger. now another big celebrity is joining their club. but who is it? he will be very busy this sunday. stick around to find out. can be. for fast, long lasting relief, use doctor recommended gaviscon®. only gaviscon® forms a protective barrier that helps block stomach acid from splashing up- relieving the pain quickly. try fast, long lasting gaviscon

the police chief in istanbul said she had a blow to her head. there were also reports she was stabbed that her ipad and phone were taken but personal jewelry, a watch, ring other jewelly she had on was not removed from her body. her body may have been moved from another place, may have been killed at one location and moved to where pher body was found. they have questioned 15 people so far including a couple of women. if this follows traditional police investigations what they are probably doing is piecing together a time line trying to come up with her where abouts where from we last saw her at the mall sitting down to have a feel to the time she disappeared. also istanbul you have to remember according to authorities here in the united states law enforcement officials is a city that has more than 500 surveillance cameras. there's probably a lot of surveillance video that istanbul police have that we haven't seen yet. they have a specific task force of 28 police officers locally pouring through that moment by home meant. >> such goody tails you

the police chief in istanbul said she had a blow to her head. there were also reports she was stabbed that her ipad and phone were taken but personal jewelry, a watch, ring other jewelly she had on was not removed from her body. her body may have been moved from another place, may have been killed at one location and moved to where pher body was found. they have questioned 15 people so far including a couple of women. if this follows traditional police investigations what they are probably doing is piecing together a time line trying to come up with her where abouts where from we last saw her at the mall sitting down to have a feel to the time she disappeared. also istanbul you have to remember according to authorities here in the united states law enforcement officials is a city that has more than 500 surveillance cameras. there's probably a lot of surveillance video that istanbul police have that we haven't seen yet. they have a specific task force of 28 police officers locally pouring through that moment by home meant. >> such goody tails you

was traveling alone in it istanbul and last heard from nearly two weeks ago. live now from cnn's international correspondent, nick robertson is there. you have breaking news. tell us about it. >> reporter: we do. according to officials, state news agency, they say her body has been found in one of the poorer areas of his tan buhl istanbul. her family are aware. nine suspects have been arrested in this case so far, but the police are also saying it's not straightforward. they believe the location she was found in was not where she was killed. and according to our sister network, cnn turk, they're being told by the police there are indications she suffered stab wounds as well, don. so there's still a lot to learn about this -- about her situation. >> tell me more about this woman, nick. what was she doing in istanbul, and where do police stand in this investigation right now? >> reporter: well, the police and the authorities generally in turkey have been incredible active, trying to track her down and find out her whereabouts since she went missing on the 21st i

consulate in istanbul, and against a bank. that is speculation at the moment. turkey is watching very closely what happens on its border into a war with syria. it's trying to stay not involved. but now there's a major security problem in its own capital. >> the turkish government, prime minister has been a very vocal critic of the regime in damascus. that also perhaps raises the temperature again. >> i think that turkey is looking an increasingly difficult place now. its former friendship with syria is now -- has now evaporated and watches with deep concern about the war at the border. now it worries about this attack in the capital. turkey has had an important relationship with washington. president obama made this one of his first foreign visits in 2009 after he was sworn in as president. i think that turkey will want to reassure the u.s. that the alliance remains strong and that ankara is capable of protecting u.s. diplomats in this country. >> thank you for that report and the background to the explosion outside the u.s. embassy. two people have died in tur

no area. >> she's missing in istanbul.eporter: then, after vanishing for almost two weeks, police discovered sierra's body saturday night by the ancient ra ramparts of istanbul's ancient city. investigators found a blanket. her body may have been dragged to the spot. the police chief said she was killed by a blow to the head. so far, investigators haven't bro provided details as to who may have killed her or why. today, her family members are meeting with turkish authorities doing paperwork and starting the process to repatrepater iate he remains. >> good morning. so sorry to hear this story. are you doing okay? >> i'm hanging in there. >> this must have come as such a shock. >> it sure did. we weren't expecting it. she picked the trip and she was supposed to come back and she didn't. >> i know her husband is in turkey right now, actually met with the police this morning. were you able to talk to him? do you have any more information about what may have happened here? >> it's still under investigation. he's doing paperwork

we get back to andrew finkel a journalist in istanbul, turkey.ft our last conversation really talking about who possibly to be to blame. walk me through the usual suspects potentially in this case. >> well, it's a very complicated set of scenarios i have to say. one possibility, one strong possibility is that this is a warning from someone on the syrian side of the turkish border of syria or iran who are reacting against what appears to be an escalation, outside involvement in the syrian civil war, that we're talking the israeli bombardment of targets inside syria. syria promised to retaliate or in a surprise fashion, is this the surprise? well we just don't know. one other possibility is that this may be a part of turkey's kurdish conflict at the moment, the turkish government is engaged in incredibly sensitive negotiations to try and bring an age-long kurdish conflict in the southeast of the country to an end, other various people don't want that those negotiations to succeed and there have been a series of incidents, an assassination in paris.

a mom of two was vacationing in istanbul by herself. her family in new york city heard from her for the last time on january 21st. the same day she was supposed to come home but never did. police already taking a number of people in for questioning as they have discovered her body. we have been reporting last night as many as 11 now each more than that still waiting for autopsy results. but they say it's clear a head injury caused her death. family friends today attending a prayer service in her honor in new york. lisa enforce of our fox affiliate wnyw. what is the latest on the investigation. >> questions. there has been no arrest that we know of so far in this case: mystery man with whom the mother of two had corresponded. who she had planned to meet that day that she disappeared. at a bridge there. he he told authorities according to published reports that he never actually met her that day. that she never showed up. so there is a lot of questions now about what happened from that point on until the point where her body was found. an

in aody was found today poor neighborhood of istanbul. they suspect her body was dumped her after she was killed somewhere else. still no break in the hostage drama in alabama. a man remains holed up inside a with a little boy. police say that the man the little boy up a bus and killed the bus tuesday. in constants are contact with the suspect. he has not physically harmed the boy. he has allowed us to give the .oy medication i want to thank him for taking care of the child. that is important. it is not clear what kind of medication is being provided. the child is believed to have a form of autism. .here is a vigil being held tomorrow funeral services will us driver that was killed. @bus carrying high school bostons crashed in a evening.ood is it had stopped at harvard university and was heading back to pennsylvania. 33 people were hurt. some of the passengers were for hours until firefighters could freedom. many are heading to new .rleans for the super bowl the national local law enforcement are hoping that party responsibly not drink an

who killed an american mother in istanbul.rts that evidence found under her fingernails may identify her attacker. after the autopsy today, the investigators obtained court order for dna samples for 21 peaks. suspects. >> reporter: the body of an american as turkish authorities have questioned nearly two dense people. the 33-year-old staten island woman arrived last month on her first trip abroad. she rented a room as a hostel in istanbul. she planned to come to the popular tourist city with a girlfriend who cancelled at the last minute. she pushed ahead alone. still no signs of trouble. on january 22nd, she wasn't on her flight home. is the disappearance of tourists in turkey is extremely rare. turkish police set up a special unit and combed through street footage. her husband steven and brother david came to istanbul and went to where she was staying, but found no answers. >> she's missing, we have to find her. >> reporter: then after vanishing for almost two weeks, they discovered her body by the ancient ramp arts of istanb

she had been sightseeing in istanbul when she vanished last month.wo weeks of intense searching her body turned up near some ancient ruins. police say she was wearing the same clothes she had on in some surveillance footage from the day she disappeared. authorities in turkey say they've questioned more than a dozen people in the murder, including two women, but police let most of the people go without make anything arrests. trace is covering the investigation for us this afternoon. the investigators say they finished the autopsy now. >> they finned it today and the dna samples have been turn over the crime lab, and the forensic lab is analyzing samples of sarai sierra's fingernail clip examination hair samples and other things found on a blanket near her body. the investigators say the nail scrapings may show she tried to fight off her attacker or attackeres. prosecutors have now taken blues and dna samples from 21 people they have already questioned, and the family says the fbi is involved. >> the fbi will handle that. they will tell us what is happ

her brother and husband in istanbul expecting to be taken to identify her body. not clear why she didn't make that flight home as expected by her family on the 22nd of january, the last communication sh she had with her family the day before, she was excited to come home, has been missing all these days since and now her body discovered in a poorer neighborhood of istanbul. >>> thank you very much, what do you get when you hold a gun buyback program. in tampa a, they got glocks and revolvers and a couple of rocket launchers as well. in all, the sheriff's department collected more than 2500 firearms in exchange for $75 in tickets to some athletic events. >>> it is going to be a near miss, but it still has nasa's attention, scientists say we have never seen an object this big come close to the earth. and the party before the big party. live in new orleans, checking out the teams and the security ahead of super bowl xlvii. bright students are getting lost in the shuffle. and administration's work gets more complex every year. when you look at these issues, do you se

you don't have actually that many murders in istanbul every year.is a city, as i was speaking to our ivan watson from istanbul, with about the size of new york. and you have four times fewer murders every year. so this is something that is getting even turks to talk about the dangers of going out on photography expeditions or traveling alone as a woman certainly or as a foreigner. you mentioned there that there were surveillance images of sierra there that were taken at a shopping mall in istanbul, grainy sort of black and white images. well, the police have spent hours looking through all the cctv footage, the closed-circuit television footage to figure out what her last known movements were in istanbul. and there was also an interesting lead that may not have ended up becoming anything in the end because sarai sierra was active on instagram and there were reports that she had met somebody, a turk, on instagram and they established a location to meet, a day before her family lost touch with her, somebody by the name of talan, according to this new

consulate in istanbul. three police officers died. nobody that's claimed responsibility for the most recent bombing on friday. >> algerian officials have for the first time allowed the media inside the site of a fatal hostage siege. islamic militants attacked the natural gas complex last month and kidnapped hundreds of workers. security forces fought their way in. when the crisis was over 37 foreign hostages and one algerian captive were dead. nhk was among the journalists who saw evidence of the conflict up close. >> reporter: about 100 domestic and foreign journalists were taken on a tour of the facility accompanied by officials. the plant is now under heavy guard. there are three checkpoints between the airport and the complex. and tanks have been deployed. these are the living quarters were many of the victims were taken hostage. we were only allowed access to the entrance. this building is a cafeteria. bullet holes serve as a grim reminder of the violence that gripped the complex over a four day period. the hostages were gathered

. >>> also in turkey, the body of a new york city tourist has been found in istanbul today. according to a turkish news agency, the body of sarai sierra was discovered sierra first arrived in istanbul on january 7th and visited europe before returning to turkey 12 days later. she was supposed to return to the u.s. january 22nd. >>> coming up next at 5:00, football fans in new orleans are having a grand time, right? they say it's not just the game that makes this such a special event for that city. >>> back in the bay area, the 49ers home field taken over by a bunch of mudders. that's just ahead. >>> i'm kimberly tere live in san jose where the sharks are setting records. more on tonight's game and what the hockey players have to say about the super bowl. >>> and a cooler start to the weekend so far. some clouds outside right now. temperatures mostly in the 50s. still near 60 degrees in livermore. fairfield 60. a look at the satellite and radar, to the south, some shower activity around the central coast. we'll let you know if that's headed into your sunday forecast when we c

emine and ahmet unal come from traditional family backgrounds, part of the vast migration to istanbul for better opportunities. they to make a better life for their six-year-old daughter zuha. >> ( translated ): i really do want my daughter to have the opportunities that i never had. >> reporter: ahmet completed high school but emine unal only went through 5th grade. women traditionally were less educated in turkey but in her case it was state imposed modernity that kept her home. >> i couldn't go to school because of my headscarf, even if i would have gone to the school i wouldn't be able to find a job because at that time, nobody would give a job to someone like me with a headscarf. >> reporter: that ban on headscarves was part of predominantly islamic turkey's attempt to enforce a rigid secularism, which last for much of the 20th century, but like the rest of life in turkey, that is slowly changing says professor kerestecioglu. today turkey has a conservative prime minister whose wife covers her hair. >> ( translated ): the main issue here was having conservatively dressed women in

the surveillance video of her eating alone at a food court in istanbul. abc's juju chang back on case. >> reporter: a tragic end to what began as the trip of a lifetime for saria sierra. her body was discovered today along ancient walls in a poor istanbul neighborhood. she was reportedly stabbed to death. nine people held for questioning. >> i have been married to her for over 14 years. and my love for her is deeper than i have ever for any other individual. >> reporter: tonight, investigators are piecing together every piece of evidence. she kept in constant contact with her family while she was away. she planned the trip with a friend who dropped out at the last minute. her final text on january 21st, i'll be home tomorrow, yay. she cut her trip short because she missed her sons. when her family went to the airport to pick her up, no sign of her. turkish police found her clothes, her pass ports, still in her hotel room. >> don't like that combination. because that, leads me to believe that someone was able to lure out of the room. >> reporter: then ther

and so the ottoman turks then established themselves in the capital city, renamed it istanbul, and it is known as such till this present day. now, it is important to understand that the decorative scheme that we see here in this particular church does reflect the very important and essential and fundamental principles which were established during this middle classical, middle byzantine phase, classical-- the classical decorative phase, because each image that you see in this particular church is not to be seen as an isolated phenomenon, as an isolated painting, but we need to keep in mind three very essential principles. the first of which is that the image or images that you see, in this cathedral you have 65, relate to one another. they must establish a relationship with one another. they must also establish a relationship with the beholder. and that is one of the most, i would say, essential principles that we would need to deal with. and thirdly, that the architectural structure must also establish a relationship with the decorative program, and they work together to create a syn

now her body discovered in a poorer neighborhood of istanbul. turkey. >>> also in turkey, we're learning more about the suicide bomber that attacked the u.s. embassy on friday. this video shows the bomber. police say under that heavy jacket, he had more than 13 pounds of explosives and a hand grenade. a leftist group is claiming responsibility for the blast which killed the turkish guard and injured a journalist. >>> authorities say it may have to do with the u.s. sending patriot missiles to turkey to support rebels in neighboring syria. >>> the united states would be willing to engage in direct talks with iran, but only if tehran takes them seriously. that's what vice president joe biden told a security conference yesterday in munich. talks would focus on iran's nuclear program. the nation's leaders say they're enriching uranium for peaceful purposes. discourage iran from developing nuclear weapons. >>> one group is target their efforts on washington for super bowl sunday. mayors against illegal guns have bought ad time to push for universal ba

>> reporting from istanbul. now, remember when britney spears shaved her head all those years ago. she did it as an act of rebellion. now a japanese pop star has shaved all of her hair off. why? as an apology. and many of her fans say she had nothing to be sorry for. cnn explains. >> a startling apology by a young woman who some say did nothing wrong. a 20-year-old pop star tearfully apologizes to her fans with her head shaved as an act of contrition. everything i did is entirely my fault, i'm so sorry. her mistake, she says, spending the night with a singer from a popular boy band. she has been demoted within the japanese super group akb 48. a group that started in this district of tokyo. i know she wanted to say sorry, but shaving her head is too extreme this girl says. shaving her head, it's a bit crazy. she is a japanese idol, i guess she does have to follow the rules of the group. while the girls are not banned from dating, they are encouraged to maintain an image of innocence and purity for their fans. but critics say the group's videos are anything but conservative. showing

the last image of anyone saw, the surveillance video showing her eating alone at a food court in istanbul. tonight, abc's juju chang back on case. >> reporter: a tragic end to what began as the trip of a lifetime for sarai sierra. the young mom from new york city who suddenly disappeared while vacationing alone in turkey. turkish media reporting tonight that her body was discovered today along ancient walls in a poor istanbul neighborhood. she was reportedly stabbed to death, and nine people have been detained for questioning. her husband. >> i have been married to her for over 14 years. and my love for her is deeper than i have ever for any other individual. >> reporter: tonight, investigators are piecing together every piece of evidence. from her clothes, an extra pair of shoes she was carrying. to the bottles of alcohol and broken glass reportedly found on the scene. sierra kept in constant contact with her family while she was away. she planned the trip with a friend who dropped out at the last minute. her final text on january 21st, "i'll be home tomorrow, yay." she cut her trip shor

holly williams is in istanbul. >> reporter: sarai see air.nd with the discovery of her body here in the historic heart of istanbul. the turkish police found sarai sierra here. a terrible conclusion to the young mother's overseas trip. she traveled alone after a friend who planned to go with her cancelled. in a last phone call with her family she told them she was going to take photographs of a bridge in inistanbul. she was to return that day but never boarded the flight. when she didn't arrive home, her husband steven traveled to find his missing wife. >> we need to bring this young lady back home to her family and her husband. >> reporter: the turk eric police and husband form add special unit to find the american in the hope that it would spark sbun's memory. back home her family and friends prayed she was safe. >> sarai loved turkey. she wanted to come home. she missed her kids, her husband, her family. >> reporter: the hopes that she would be discovered alive have now been crush. they detain add turkish man who was her last known contact

today police say her body was found in istanbul. nine people have been taken into custody for questioning in connection with her death. >>> well, new details now on the terror attack on the u.s. embassy in turkey yesterday. a left-wing turnish terror group is taking responsibility and investigators say they've confirmed the identity of the homicide bomber using dna. the attacker was strapped with enough tnt apparently to blow up a two-story building and had reportedly spent several years in jail on terror charges. he was released earlier because he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. the explosion killed a turkish security guard and injured three others including a turkish journalist. reporters without borders said they was on her way to have tea with the u.s. ambassador to turkey. >> this comes days after the u.s. congressman visited the embassy. all three congressmen were in curty to talkturkey to talk about missile defense issues in syria. congressman whitman said, quote this event underscores the importance to be vigilant at

the disappearance and murder of foreign tourists in istanbul and all of turkey is very rare.horities have set up a special unit involving hundreds of people combing through surveillance camera videos to try and get to the bottom of this. a preliminary investigation suggests that she was not raped, that the cause of death was a traumatic blow to the head. they have collected dna samples, they were at the crime scene today, where her body was found. investigators using metal detectors looking for more evidence. so far, they have been questioning and detained for questioning about two dozen people, but no formal arrests have been made. we know a rough timeline of what happened to her. she came to this country last month, early last month, for a trip that was supposed to last just over three weeks. she rented a room in a very poor district of the city, not an area well known for receiving tourists. she came because she wanted to take photographs. she took many photographs, she was posting them online. she was in regular contact with her family. nothing seemed to be awry. she even

for fast food, istanbul-style, we're grabbing a fishwich, fresh from the guys who caught it, at one ofle and very tipsy fish-and-bread boats.