and lahore, there were tensions a few days -- in lahore, there were tensions a few years ago. attacks are not uncommon in this country against foreign targets. >> it come against -- it comes with a troubled relationship between the united states and pakistan. we hading tensions that a between the u.s. and pakistan, the drone attacks, other issues as well. reason that it attracts so much attention is probably because it comes so soon after this large scare emanating out of yemen. >> what is the level of cooperation between america and the security services in pakistan? there has always been distrust of following the killing of osama bin laden,ut have things improved marginally in the past few months? >> it is difficult to know exactly. we can say with confidence that the two services work together quite regularly and interact regularly. if things have gotten better or worse, it is difficult to know. we have seen fewer drone strikes recently in pakistan. >> that was something john kerry was keen to stress when he visited. >> the point is that they are saying, we are trying to ta

consulate in lahore. according to a senior state department official, the threat is different from the one that forced the closure of 19 other diplomatic posts earlier this week. >> it's proven to protect lives. and it's certainly important to keep the terrorists from being able to carry out a truly devastating attack. >> reporter: despite six u.s. drone strikes in yemen, u.s. officials believe this plot is still active and it reaches to the highest level of al qaeda. and those leaders are likely getting help from the nearly 2,000 prisoners who recently escaped from jails in iraq, libya and pakistan. >> it's possible they would be suicide bombers. it's possible they could become combatants. some may have capabilities in terms of bombmaking, which is always a concern. >> reporter: with so many u.s. embassies and consulates closed, intelligence officials are worried the terrorists will set their sights on a soft target, like a hotel. now, president obama is expected to address these threats at a white house

posters in lahore put up by the parent body of the terror group that carried out the attacks in mumbai openly invites people in the media to attend the prayers he will lead. he has been seen addressing rallies in the capital of pakistan. accessed on says it has no proof against him. they arrested him twice after india's allegations, but on all occasions he was let off by the court. in another significant element, pakistan, in his first mission, accepted the underworld man was in their country, but now he has been chased out. the unexpected revelation came when the pakistan prime minister's special envoy for improving relations with india said he was in pakistan, but i believe he was chased out of pakistan. if he is in pakistan, he should be hounded and arrested. we cannot allow such gangsters to operate from the country. now the government is in favor of taking action against criminals who not only affect pakistan, but other countries, whether it is india, afghanistan or wherever. we cannot allow criminals to flourish in the country. if they come to us, we will take action and that is

consulate in lahore. according to a senior state department official, the threat is different from the one that forced the closure of 19 other diplomatic posts earlier this week. >> it's proven to protect lives. and it's certainly important to keep the terrorists from being able to carry out a truly devastating attack. >> reporter: despite six u.s. drone strikes in yemen, u.s. officials believe this plot is still active and it reaches to the highest level of al qaeda. and those leaders are likely getting help from the nearly 2,000 prisoners who recently escaped from jails in iraq, libya and pakistan. >> it's possible they would be suicide bombers. it's possible they could become combatants. some may have capabilities in terms of bombmaking, which is always a concern. >> reporter: with so many u.s. embassies and consulates closed, intelligence officials are worried the terrorists will set their sights on a soft target, like a hotel. now, president obama is expected to address these threats at a white house

we've been to lahore. it's a lovely city but there are a lot of very ugly islamist ideologies based in that town. in fact countrywide, pakistan has been seeing a lot of violence in the past couple of weeks. in southwestern pakistan city of quetta today six people were killed when a gunman struck out at a government official outside of a mosque yesterday. there was 30 people killed in a suicide bomber hit there. of quetta, near the afghanistan border, is a base for the taliban and it, pakistan itself, the base for al qaeda central. and its current leader ayman al-zawahiri. the state department today however saying there is no connection between the closure of that consulate in lahore and the shutdown of u.s. diplomatic facilities that we have seen across the muslim world in this past week. one thing in common though, today is the muslim feast day of eid. that ends their ramadan month of fasting. the thinking is, that perhaps one of these religious days could be a trigger for a terror attack somewhere. now m

my information today is that this is specific to lahore. that would lead to a variety of different moves, ending with the decision of whether to evacuate or not. they decided to evacuate. >> all right. roger,let me ask you, there are 20 diplomatic posts closed with the addition of lahore. is this the right way to go? especially as we consider the consequences of living in a post-benghazi world and knowing that the administration needs to listen to these threats, needs to put together and connect the dots so that we don't have a situation like benghazi. >> thomas, it's the height of irresponsibility if the administration doesn't take these steps because as bob said, the threat tempo in places like pakistan and in yemen as well are so high that on a daily basis, you are dealing with significant, credible threats to our consulates and our embassies. there's an obligation you have to take action. ultimately, it becomes a judgment call. it depends on the credibility of the sources, how significant the threat may be, and as bob talked about, how

there is a drawn out of nonessential personnel in lahore. it was dow to a specific terror threat against that facility. we have been to lahorr. country wide in pakistan we have seen violence in the days and weeks. in the southeastern city there was an attack. a gunman killing six. yesterday there was a suicide bombing and leaving 30 people dead. we have against the afghanistan boarder and that is the home base for the taliban. i think our vowers know that pakistan is widely considered by intelligence officials as the home base for al-qaeda. and the current boss. the state department is saying that they believe there is no connection between the threats and closure of the u.s. consulate and the shutter ring of 19 different u.s. diplomatec outpostin the muslim world in the past week. but there is one thing in common. today is the holy a of ede in the muslim calendar and ends the rammadan month of fasting. and it was thought that the terrorist might use the religious days to strikeout somewhere. most of the u.s. diplomatic facilities will be re

consulate in lahore, pakistan. we are told the president is going to start by announcing he intends to cooperate with congress in working out reforms to the national security agency which a rising number of members of congress in both parties have said is infringeing on the privacy of millions of americans. our chief white house correspondent major garrett is in the east room of the white house. and as we await the president, major, what is this all about? and why now all of a sudden? >> why now, bob, is because its president wants to wade in and be responsive to the criticism in congress, that the surveillance programs are too sweeping and the public doesn't understand enough about them. so the president for the first time since the government surveillance and foreign surveillance act of 1978 was put in motion will call for a privacy add o have-- advocate before the secretive court that approves all requests by the government to surveil either e-mail, internet or telephone data in this country. just one example of

consulate in lahore pakistan. a u.s. epbase spokeswoman in islamabad tells cbs news intelligence points to the lahore mission as the target. american citizens are being warned not to travel to pakistan. the latest scare is not related to this week's closings of 19 other american diplomatic posts. >> with us now from washington cbs news national security analyst juan zarate. a new threat now in lahore pakistan, prompting more evacuations. what do we know? >> we know this is a separate threat from what we were hearing in recent days. this is specific to the consulate in lahore. personnel are potentially at risk. that's why you're seeing the state department take the measure it has taken today. >> let's turn to the operation that's ongoing in yemen. yesterday, we heard three drone strikes in one day taking out a dozen militants. why are they -- who specifically are they targeting? >> well the u.s. government the yemeni government are going to be doing everything possible to disrupt anything that al qaeda in the arabian peni

consulate in lahore.fferent from the one that forced the closure of 19 other diplomatic posts earlier this week. >> it's proven to protect lives. and it's certainly important to keep the terrorists from being able to carry out a truly devastating attack. >> reporter: despite six u.s. drone strikes in yemen, u.s. officials believe this plot is still active and it reaches to the highest level of al qaeda. and those leaders are likely getting help from the nearly 2,000 prisoners who recently escaped from jails in iraq, libya and pakistan. >> it's possible they would be suicide bombers. it's possible they could become combatants. some may have capabilities in terms of bombmaking, which is always a concern. >> reporter: with so many u.s. embassies and consulates closed, intelligence officials are worried the terrorists will set their sights on a soft target, like a hotel. now, president obama is expected to address these threats at a white house prs conference later today. his last day in washington before hea

down 19 embassies and consulates this week, but a new one that is now shutting down the consulate in lahore in pakistan. that's a separate issue, according to the state department. but clearly concerns throughout that region. egypt, syria, unrest in those regions. what is the appropriate level of u.s. involvement? where does russia stand with the syrian government? all expected to come up today. >> and all very important. >>> nbc news will have live coverage of the president's news conference noon pacific time right here on this nbc station. >>> many parts of the nation's midsection and deep south are waking up under water this morning. on thursday, some communities got more rain in just one day than they usually get all summer long. parts of missouri have seen 15 inches of rain in just the past 48 hours. the small town of hollister near branson was one of the hardest hit. so much rain in so little time caused the governor to activate the national guard. at least 25 people had to be rescued and more than 100 evacuated. >>> and it's not just missouri. tennessee is also seeing the waters rise

not only from the posh tune or tribal areas but -- pashtun area, coming in lahore. jihadist threat evolving. before it was much more tribal but now we are seeing people who before were not in madras what universities and those becoming prey to the ideology. the pakistani taliban. >> tell us, where do negotiation stand? the prime minister came to power in june a promising to talk with various militant groups carrying out these attacks. where do things stand? >> it is difficult and pakistan as in afghanistan. you don't have one leadership. when we talk about separatist -- there are some people who are shtun who are more nationalist than islamist. leadership in one the islamist's side. how do you talk to all of these people at once? you don't have one head. we saw the this year first successful transfer of power from one civilian government to another. this surge in violence threaten the consolidation of civilian rule? partly thissociate threat of violence with the dissolution of the micro see in pakistan. the majority of people are for democracy, peace, rule of law. t

embassy officials in islamabad say emergency personnel will remain stationed in lahore.hey are calling the evacuation of part of their staff a precautionary measure. last week, the u.s. government shut down nearly two dozen consulates. embassy spokespersons in islamabad say they don't know if this latest evacuation is related. al qaeda is suspected of being involved in an attack in a prison in pakistan last month. it resulted in an escape of 200 prisoners, including islamic extremists. >>> israeli leaders approved the construction of more homes for jewish settlers in the west bank for palestinians. the decision comes a week after both sides resumed peace negotiations for the first time in three years. the palestinians strongly oppose expansion into the occupied territory. israeli leaders gave their preliminary green light on thursday. the plan calls for the construction of more than 800 housing units. israel's settlement policy violates international law. analysts say the decision is both designed to appease some on the political right who are concerned the country will

the population of pakistan totals one hundred eighty million and it's still growing in lahore love there are ten million people clean drinking water is in short supply. for nestle introduced pure lies bottled water was a rare sight in pakistan. now nestle dominates a vast market that it created itself i grew up in a city where you could go just like anyone else would also water and you would get a glass of water for free without any fear of its quality or it sounds and what's happened over the last ten to fifteen years i mean in my own consciousness is that i have seen and witnessed a replacement of drinking water a commodification of drinking water. i want to see that it's nestle that's done it it's been a confluence of factors nestle appeared on the scene it started providing your life drinking water and all of sudden coca-cola shows up and that's the shows up and then a whole bunch of private local manufactured water school shows up as well all producing clean water clean water because of the terribly old and creaky infrastructure of the sanitation authority and then before you know i

consulate in lahore, pakistan remains closed. it was shut down on thursday due to a separate credible threat, jeff. >> jeff: jeff pegues, thank you. >> its father of nsa leaker edward snowden said today he's obtained a visa to visit his son in russia. lon snowden said he would like his son to return to the u.s., but only if he can be assured of getting a fair trial on charges of espionage. >> at this point when you consider many of the statements paid by our leader, leaders in congress, they are absolutely irresponsible and inconsistent with our system of justice. they have poisoned the well, so to speak, in terms of a potential jury pool. >> jeff: for more on the snowden controversy we turn to major garrett on martha's vineyard where the president is wrapping up the first full day of his vacation. major, what does the white house make of this? >> well, the president's spokespeople have told me, jeff that they don't believe the president said anything inflammatory to poison the well on a potential snowden trial. they say the same

consulate in lahore. that is about 180 miles southeast of islamabad. that personnel is in fact being brought up to islamabad in that capital area. they also confirmed to us that it was all due to a specific threat against that installation. we have been to lahore of the it is a lovely city and also the home base of very ugly islamist ideologies. countrywide we're seeing a lot of violence in recent days. in southwestern pakistan city of quetta there was another attack. a gunman going after a government official outside of a mosque killing at least six, after a suicide bomber yesterday killed 30. quetta, which is near the afghanistan border, is the home base for taliban activity. i think most of our viewers know that pakistan is also home base to al qaeda central and its current captain, ayman al-zawahiri. that said, much of the violence we're seeing inside of pakistan is against the locals but again that threat to americans right now, bill. bill: all right, now, greg, there is 19, 20, 21 embassies cleared out earlier in the week. is this related in any

consulate in lahore pakistan. the u.s. embassy spokeswoman in islamabad tells cbs news intelligence points to the lahore mission as a target. american citizens are being warned not to travel to pakistan. the latest scare is not related to this week's closings of 19 other diplomatic posts. >> with us now, national security nannal list alnalyst juan. whoo are we seeing now? >> you're seeing the measure that's going on today. >> let's turn now to the operation going on in yemen. yesterday we heard three drone strikes in one day taking out a dozen militants. why are they -- who specifically are they targeting? >> well, the u.s. government and yemeni government are going to do anything post to disrupt anything that the group in yemen is planning on doing. that means if they have targets that are related to cells, safe houses, any key targets or individuals who are part of that group, they're going to hit them. what they're trying to do is take off the battlefield anyone who presents a threat and that's why you've seen the uptic

the party historically is the islamist national party, with its headquarters in lahore, pakistan. [inaudible] thousands of bangladeshis declared their support, demanding the death penalty for all war criminals. the spirit is spread across the globe. expatriates also took part in rallies, marches. a day before the passing of the laws, the prime minister said, the party has no right to do politics in bangladesh. [inaudible] >> the real picture is of segregation. [inaudible] if it's important -- it is important to prove to the government that certain political parties should not be there. >> in 1941, the party became the main islamist clinical party. -- clinical party. -- poliical -- political party. the military pushed on august 15. [inaudible] the founder was killed, along with most of his family members. the subsequent regimes allowed religion based parties to enter politics, lifting the ban on the 1972 constitution. >> and without, we come to this -- the end. we will be back next week with more news and analysis from the subcontinent. do keep writing to us. i'm signing off, on be

consulate in lahore, pakistan. officials are tells elise lauvi they have a very specific threat that warranted taking this extraordinary action. those diplomats now in the pakistani capital of islamabad. the obvious question on the table is this threat the sames athe threat that shut down many consulates around the world, they do not know. this is important because it goes to the question of al qaeda and related groups their ability to train, organize and carry out an attack. kate? chris? >> barbara, thanks so much. clearly a developing situation as we speak. >>> now we want to get you an updated on stunning new developments in the widening manhunt for murder and kidnapping suspect james dimaggio, a story we continue to follow closely, the kaleical man who police say murdered her friend and kidnapped her 16-year-old daughter and possibly 8-year-old son. investigators say dimaggio may have rigged his car with explosives and this morning we're hearing exclusively from the abducted girl's heartbroken grandparents. mig

the draw down in lahore is precautionary and not related to the closing of other diplomatic posts in the muslim world. >> president obama will address the on going threat in the middle east with the a white house news conference. he will talk about looming budget deadline and strains relations with russia. he will then go for vacation with the first family. we will provide coverage of the news conference scheduled underway at noon and a remainders you can get update on breaking news at abc7 news bay area. >> bill clinton will return to the white house later this year to receive the presidential medal of freedom. he will receive the honor along with talk show host oprah winfrey and 14 others including women's activist and former senator richard lieu gar. >> the widow of steve jobs appears to be in a new relationship. the "washington post" reports that she is dating former washington, dc mayor, adrian fenty meeting in houston education conference in 2011 and are said it is bonded over a passion for school reform. sources say the relationship started as a friend and blossomed into roman

consulate in lahore. officials say this threat is not related to the one that temporarily shut down 19 u.s. embassies in the middle east and through africa on wednesday. the u.s. embassy in yemen was shut down thursday after a terror threat there. >>> and u.s. drone strikes intensified the situation in yemen. 12 officials were killed. it was a result of communication between high level al qaeda leaders suggesting a terror threat. military officials report 34 suspected al qaeda militants have been killed in eight drone attacks in less than three weeks. >>> one of the powerball winners says he's been waiting his entire life for this day. he's a father of two and an engineer from minnesota. he's one of the three winners of the powerball lottery. he chose the lump sum. he'll get about $53 million when it's all said and done. the wife said his family always called the lottery his financial plan. the other two winning tickets were sold in new jersey and at a stop and shop in acme. while no one has yet come forw

consulate in lahore, pakistan.ials say there is a specific threat from al qaeda against that compound. we don't know yet if he will take questions. as of now about 20 consulates in the middle east and africa remained closed. that decision came after the u.s. intelligence we could learn more today when president barack obama holds a press conference. that one is scheduled for noon pacific. we have details on al qaeda turning to a new type of liquid explosive. i will break that down for you next. kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this morning former secretary of state condoleezza rice says she supports president obama's decision to cancel a meeting with vladimir putin. rice says the president is absolutely right to cancel the meeting. after what she called russia's quote slap in the face to the u.s. when it gave asylum to former nsa contractor edward snowden. rice who served as secretary state is an expert on russia and currently a political science professor at stanford, university. >>> your time now 6:18.

morning a specific threat forced the state department to evacuate most personnel from the consulate in lahore, pakistan to the main embassy in islamabad. the government also warns americans to delay any travel to pakistan. officials say several foreign and indigenous terror groups are a potential danger to u.s. citizens throughout that country. >> and president obama is likely to be questioned about the global terror threat at a pre-vacation news conference today at the white house. he already knows to expect questions about the growing strain on the relationship with russia. >> we had a lot of fish to fry, if you will, with the russians. >> one op one meeting with president vladimir putin during a trip to russia next month, we're going to have a lot more that coming up in a live report at 6:30. >> a woman is in custody after police say she abducted her own sons and then led them on an hours-long manhunt. the two boys are now back in protective custody this morning. our john gonzalez has more on this developing story. he is live outside of d.c. police headquarters in northwest washington. joh

from opening their consulate in the city of lahor. good news for football fans. the bundesliga is back. saw aay's results remarkable win against frankfurt, showing their return to the top flight in spectacular fashion. 3-1,erg was beaten winner, 4-0,the and hanover was the winner 2-0. there was a win against the newly promoted braunschweig. the defending champions, bayern, showed how they won last season, including the win in the german cup. they have a new coach, and he was calling all of the shots when they took on -- was on hishead coach feet for much of his debut. but he did not have to wait long for something to celebrate. gone, there minutes was the first goal of the season, bayern kept up the pace. with ainutes, it was 2-0 superb display of prowess. could not get their offense going and the only score was a goal by the bayern defender. in the second half, this handball gave them a penalty kick that the forward failed to convert. dominguez handled the flexion. the time, he hammered home penalty kick for the 3-1 score line. and the coach finally took a seat,

shifted non-essential staff from lahore to the capital, islamabad. embassy officials would not say when the consulate might reopen. the closing came amid a flurry of militant attacks, including one on a mosque in quetta today that killed six people. gunmen opened fire on worshippers as they were leaving. saudi arabia arrested two suspected al qaeda militants in connection with the recent closure of western embassies in the region. they were from yemen and chad. the saudi arabian interior ministry said an investigation found the two were plotting suicide attacks. computer hardware, electronic devices and mobile phones were seized along with the suspects. fire crews in southern california today battled strong winds as they raced to gain ground on a fast-moving wildfire. more than 1,600 firefighters are working to put out the flames across the san jacinto mountains. the fire has grown to 25 square miles and is 25% contained. the blaze broke out wednesday afternoon. since then, it's destroyed more than two dozen homes, and forced some 1,800 residents to

consulate in lahore, pakistan will also remain closed. it was shut down due to a set -- a separate threat. the trains will be up and running in san francisco tomorrow. strike by thed a transit agency. he ordered workers not to strike for two months while and both sides try to work out a new contract. they walked up the job for days last month and threatened to strike again. california governor jerry brown requested the cooling off, and the judge agreed. a new controversy in the george zimmerman trial. a mural dedicated to trayvon martin in tallahassee. it depicts a person firing a gun at a person wearing a hoodie. the words "we are all trayvon martin" is written in several languages on the mural. is dedicated group to creating awareness of pain and suffering through our. cleanup continues in colorado. at least one person was killed when the slide damaged 30 houses. >> it was amazing to watch people walking up and down all day long with their shovels, ready to help. three people reported missing have been found safe. authorities are still

from reopening a consulate in the city of lahore. moon hasretary ban ki- protesters and supporters of mohamed morsi to work to a peaceful solution. in somewere reported places between supporters and opponents. there was little police presence, despite a warning from the army that they plan to crack down on the protests. torrential rain in northern japan has led to flooding and mudslides that has been lamed for at least six -- blamed for at least six deaths. some parts were ended after record rainfall of more than 10 centimeters in our on friday. -- an hour on friday. dozens of police offices in that police officers in belfast -- place officers in belfast have been injured after using water cannons. clashes have continued in the summer season, despite the peace agreement signed 15 years ago that set up a power-sharing government between the two sides. his mobile phone data provided by the german secret service being used to target islamic eloquence for -- militants for assassination? the german foreign intelligence service says the an

>> it is midday here in london. 7:00 in washington. 4:00 in the afternoon and lahore. of 10 millioncity people where american diplomatic staff have been ordered to leave after a specific threat to the consulate. it follows the closures of other missions in middle eastern and north african countries. from the pakistani capital, john habit reports. >> all but emergency staff and lahore have now been evacuated from the consulate general because of what washington calls credible threats specific to that mission. the consulate would have been closed in any case for eid, the holiest muslim festival. with diplomats out, no date has been set for the return. u.s. officials declined to elaborate on the alleged threat. the country's relationship with pakistan is now a fraud one. two years after the killing of osama bin laden on pakistani soil and with u.s. drone attacks continuing to infuriate many pakistanis, including the governments's politicians who want them stopped. the u.s.last week, secretary of state john kerry said they would stop very soon. state department officials r

just today a new warning shutting down the american embassy in lahore, pakistan and forcing dimts there and nonessential personnel for evacuate. kelly o'donnell is joining me now on the hill. what do we expect the president to talk about before his vacation? >> at this point, the senior advisers aren't giving us a heads-up what his opening statement might use and usually a president can use that to try to set an agenda for the new conferences. the best thing about a wide ranging news conference like this could be what is unpredictable. we know what the president said and what jay carney is saying in the briefing room and other opportunities to hear from the president. reporters will go lebanon for ways to pull out some new information or perspective. certainly we can expect there will be questions about the relationship with russia, the nsa situation what are the extreme or limits what spying in the u.s. or spying in terms of data collection might include. and then things like the domestic agenda. it certainly had been the hope of the white house that before congress had left town in au

consulate in lahore, pakistan. the government took the action following a credible threat specific to the consulate, but the evacuation was not connected to the closing of 19 diplomatic outposts earlier this week. the state department also warned all u.s. sit extends not to travel to pakistan. >>> in battling terrorist groups the u.s. has dramatically stepped up its drone attacks, particularly in yemen. at least 12 suspected al qaeda members were killed in three attacks yesterday. bob orr reports. >> this surge in drone strikes is clearly aimed at disrupting any attack plans of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. they're sending a clear psychological message here. the drones are on constant patrol, looking for targets. now, it's interesting to note there have only been 12 drone strikes in yemen all year up to july 27th, but when u.s. intelligence late last month heard them plotting imminent takes, well, everything changed. we've now seen five drone attacks in the last four days. all those hit have been riding in sma

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consulate in lahore, pakistan, is also still closed.t was shut down last week due to a separate threat. >> 4:48 and trains will be running again in san francisco this morning. a judge brought the planned strike by the two unions for the bay area rapid at any rate agent. judge ordered them not to strike while they tried to work out a new contract. workers walked off the job for four days last month and were threatening to strike again. the governor, jerry brown, requested a 60-day cooling-off period and the judge agreed. >> this is a good time for maryland shoppers to buy back-to-school outfits. the fax-free week through saturday, $100 or less you won't have to pay the state's sales tax. no limit on how many items can be purchased at the same time although items such as backpacks and school supplies will not be tax-free and if we're talking about backs-to-school that may mean one thing jacqui jeras will do the bus stop forecast every week. >> wake every up with the weather forecast. >> i can't wait to bust that thing back up, that's for

the embassy in yemen will remain closed, as will the consulate in lahore, pakistan, closed this past thursday due to a separate thread. today marks the end of the bloodiest ramadan in iraq in years. there was a wave of car bombings that targeted cafes. this has been the deadliest ramadan in six years in iraq. russia's new law banning expressions of supports for gay rights continues to generate an international backlash. we saw that today in the streets of london where opponents targeted next year's winter olympics in russia. here's charlie d'agata. >> gay rights for russia! >> reporter: a progay rally like this outside downey street in london today would be outlaud on the streets of moscow, which is exactly why these demonstrators came to be heard. >> we're not going to be arrested. i wouldn't be allowed to walk down the street like this. unfortunately, they can't do the same in russia. >> reporter: they're among the growing number of protesters saying countries should pull out of rauch's winter olympics in condemnation of the country's new antigay laws. >> i think that the human rig

consulate in lahore, pakistan, that's been evacuated because of a separate threat. >>> also, president obama says he wants to tweak a few terror surveillance programs. for starters, he says he will work with congress for better privacy safeguards, greater transparency on cell phone surveillance. the president is feeling the heat, of course, over privacy after edward snowden leaked details of nsa snooping. and russia, of course, has given edward snowden temporary asylum keeping him out of the reach of american law enforcement. let's listen to a sound bite we have from president obama during his press conference yesterday. >> no, i don't think mr. snowden was a patriot. the fact is that mr. snowden has been charged with three felon s felonies. if, in fact, he believes that what he did was right, then, like every american citizen, he can come here, appear before the court with a lawyer, and make his case. >> not a patriot, he said, but also admitting that perhaps the reaction and the changes to these programs are happening more swiftly because of the leaks that edward snowden did put out

state department is ordering nonemergency government personnel to leave the consulate in pakistan in lahore because of a throat specific to that mission. the official says it is not related to the closings of several diplomatic posts in the muslim world. president obama is expected to dress the concerns and other issues at a press conference before heading for vacation today. abc7 news will carry it in a special report at noon. >> today, japan is marking the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing of nagasaki and the mayor criticized japan's government for lacking effort in international nuclear disarmament during a ceremony. he said his country's refusal to sign a statement rejecting unconditional use of nuclear weapons at an international meeting in april bestrayed the global society's expectations. the first bombing in her row seem killed 145,000 and nagasaki bomb killed 70,000. >> just in time for the small semester a big financial break president obama signs into law affecting millions of college students. >> the obamas go on a date night a special occasion they were >> the burlingame m