and nbc's michelle kosinski is there for us tonight. michelle, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. the extent of damage at this point is staggering, considering it has been the work of small groups of young men, but in pockets now across the city. and london burns again tonight. look at that. that's a furniture store in the south. but this started on saturday in north london after a peaceful vigil for a man shot dead by police last week, a case that is under investigation. so since then rioters have organized over social media to torch buildings and cars, throw things at police, and loot stores in the middle of the day, everything from sneakers to televisions. the government says that seems to be the main goal right now, calling it sheer opportunistic criminality and thuggery. the perpetrators say it is about anger against police who admit they struggled to control this, calling in now hundreds of reinforcements from outside london. they have arrested more than 200 people. the youngest charged is 11 years old. but it doesn't seem to be

nbc's michelle kosinski is in london for us tonight. michelle, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. police are everywhere you look in london tonight because we've seen days of seemingly opportunitistic and contagious violence and the theft by gangs of people as young as 11. embarrassing but admitted fact, the police have been no match for them. only tonight this show of force seems to be calming things down, at least here. yes, there are new flash points in britain tonight. but nothing like london. over three nights of the raw violence, out of control. the destruction, open attacks on police. almost celebratory lewding, of family businesses. the day after, it's heart breaking. >> i don't know why people do this. >> reporter: certain images linger. this young man throws rocks at officers and older citizen tries to talk him down and his answer was violence. looters intent on breaking in. the victims escaping burning buildings and some having to jump. >> these are sickening scenes. this is criminality, pure and simple. and it has to be con

nbc's michelle kosinski is in london for us. michelle, bring us up to speed. what's the latest as we understand it with the forces moving into tripoli? >> reporter: yeah, these are some of the most dramatic developments we've seen, and it's seven months since this has devolved into a revolution within libya. the rebel forces now have taken over the city of zawiya, which is the left of the capital, and they've been making their way very slowly closer and closer. now, reportedly, within about 20, 25 miles of the capital from the west. but they've come under heavy fire. there are reports that pro-gadhafi forces have snipers on many of the buildings and they've had to retreat a little bit from the west. they're also approaching, though, from the south, and reportedly, now, from the sea. so, while they're still in the suburbs, basically, of tripoli, what this has done is inspired people, pro-gadhafi supporters within tripoli, to take up arms and to get involved in clashes around the city. it's unclear right now how large those clashes are, but it's caused a sense o

michelle kosinsky has the latest. >> reporter: this was a landmark dr we're in north london right nowburned to the ground. rioters set it on fire. there were people living in there, apartments. they lost everything. some said if they knew they never would be back, they would have grabbed things dear to them. with 16,000 police on londsen streets, maybe it's no wonder that finally there was a somewhat quiet night, at least here in london, but as you mentioned, elsewhere there was serious tribl n birmingham we found that three men were killed by a hit-and-run driver as they trying to guard their street. there's word now that the driver has been arrested. we know that a london man is in critical condition. a couple days ago when there was trouble here in the city, he stood up to an angry mob, tried to stop them from setting something on fire, and then they attacked him and posted video on youtube, chris. >> michelle kosinsky, thank you so much. >>> anybody thinking of having a baby, listen up. a new blood test can tell you whether the baby is a boy or a girl in as little as seven weeks.

michelle kosinski joins me live from london. michelle, do we know how breivik reacted and was he remorseful as he went back to the tour to the location? >> no, not at all. that is one thing that the police did say. they are not giving away a whole lot of detail of what went on and keeping it under tight security although some pictures emerged, but they are surprised that at this point that he shows no remorse or reactions of his actions. what was eerie they had him walking around the island for his safety and had him on a leash and rope and he led them around for eight hours and carefully retraced his steps as best he could remember, and at times he even demonstrated as if he were holding a gun, very calmly, and with detail showing how he shot 69 young people on that island on july 22nd. really, a strange thing to see, and some people kind of criticized it, but police have been defending the actions although there is an independent investigation going on as to why it took police about an hour to respond to that island. among othe

michelle kosinski is joining us from london which was brought on after a man was shot upon and firedy police wrongfully, and now this is fueling the protesters. >> and what is the initial connection to the violence in london. the pockets are everywhere and not so much west london which is residential and more quiet, but far west and east london and the pic pope benedict xictures we are b between, you don't know whether this is a really big or all of the pictures coming from a big rn conner, and to put it in perspective, it is happening all over the place in pockets for three days now. we heard from the home secretary who said that really, at this point, no excuse for this. she called it sheer criminality, and basically just uncontrolled violence, just people running wild for the purpose of looting, for committing crimes to sort of release energy or vent their anger at police, and nobody wants to be naive about the reasons here or try to get inside of the mostly young men's heads, but there are layers. this is happening in areas where there is high unemunemployment, anger to the polic

for more, i'm joined by nbc's michele kosinski in london.s started off after a young father was shot and killed, and how did it escalate to this point, and any sign of oslowing down? and has the prime minister david cameron once again cutting short a vacation back to london? >> yes, okay. it did start after the death of that young man at the and has of police, and it was under disputed circumstances, and they are still disputed. at this point the police are saying that they could not prove that he fire on the officers as they originally said, but there was a peaceful vigil saturday night, and he was shot last week actually, but the vigil sort of ended in violence and escalated from there. and what is strange and what no one can figure out at this point is the way it has spread to pockets all over london and it was not just one neighborhood saying we have big problems near the community, but please, we are going to demonstrate violently about that, and it does not seem to be about that at all at this point, but a it is all over the place in a

nbc's michelle kosinski is live in london. give us a little perspective.ght now, what sparked all this? >> right now it seems to be calm. you go out to some neighborhoods where there was rioting for most of the weekend, the amount of damage is just staggering. it started in north london, the violence just exploded there saturday night after what started as a peaceful vigil for a man who had been shot dead by police last week. it spread from there. for now at least it seems the violence has finally ended. >> reporter: in a weekend-long explosion of fury, citizens battled police in the street. at least 50 fires were set. looted and destroyed, more than 100 people arrested. >> this level of violence escalated beyond all proportion. what was a peaceful vigil by a grieving family was hijacked by mindless criminal thugs who set fire to police cars, who damaged local businesses, who destroyed people's homes. >> reporter: last week father of four mark duggan was shot dead by police after a traffic stop. they say he fired on officers but that's under investigation.

nbc's michelle kosinski is in london with details. michelle, it's good to see you. photograph that i first saw in a nightly piece last night. a woman jumping out of a burning building which, to americans, has become sort of iconic of these last four days. >> reporter: yeah, these images are really stunning. and to see it happening live was even worse. it just made you think, is this london right now? and why, really, is this going on? at least this morning there's a much more relaxed feeling in the city. there's a lot of cleanup and demolition right now. in some areas it seems everywhere you look, you see police. a lot of people are saying it's about time. so maybe it's no surprise that with 16,000 officers on these streets, it was mostly a quiet night. at least here in london. yes, there were flash points in britain overnight, but most were far from london. scarred and exhausted after three nights of raw violence. and those images, so many, have given the world pause. this young man throws rocks. an older citizen tries to talk him down. his answer, violence. at thi

point we are seeing calm that we have not seen in three nights in a row, and joining me now is michelle kosinski, and what we are seeing is calm, but what are you seeing from the city tonight? >> well, it is worrisome because you are seeing the buzz on the social media and some people coming up with times and places to meet for more rioting, but police and the prime minister were trying to get it across today in multiple ways and repeatedly that there is going to be a big show of police force tonight and you mentioned 16,000 officers on the streets, and they are going to be able to use plastic bullets and armored vehicles and tactics they have not used in the last couple of days and hoping that is a deterrent and they have been sort of threatening the rioters saying you will feel the full force of the law and make no mistake about it. they will put pictures of the closed-circuit tvs on the internet so people would identify them, so it is possible that over three nights all of this is finally sinking in as a deterrent, and that maybe it won't happen tonight. i mean, even though there was someout

nbc's michelle kosinski is in london for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: you just look at this happening and think is this london? the violence escalated overnight, spread to other cities. here in south london, a 26-year-old man was shot dead, although we don't know the circumstances at this point. so the prime minister has left his tuscany vacation to deal with this, just announced 16,000 officers will be on the streets tonight. the police have started urging the parents of these young rioters to call their kids, keep them at home, and make them stop. for a third terrible night, london burns. this a century old furniture store in the south, while other scuffles broke out around the capital and beyond. destruction, attacks on police, cars and buildings torched. the looting, everywhere. tvs, liquor, you name it, proudly hauled away in daylight. others posted their loot online. even caught on camera stealing from a hurt young man. >> this is criminality, pure and simple, and it has to be continue fronted and defeated. >> reporter:

nbc's michelle kosinski joins us live from london. >> reporter: here the prime minister had a -- riotingf in this economy but it's a tough position to be in because they know everyone's going to be looking ought where they go. >> when is a relaxing summer get away not relaxing at all when you're a word leader? and folks are yelling you should been away at all or watching your every move. they tend to not even really look like holidays, more a moto up, the clinton's swim wear dance, or russian prime minister of adventure, vladimir putin, yes, the kremlin has treated us to all of his shirtless horsing, butterflying, ancient urn dying, polar bear rolling, gun shooting flame flying good fun. this week with the russian president, racing speedboats, braving murky debts, concurring fish and action man outfits. how is a british prime minister to complete? poor david cameron barely got a chance, forced to leave tuscany thanks to teenagers tearing up the capital. and with the european economy crumbling, europe's chancellor steamed for strolling. even the guy who puts the bunga in bunga bunga party

nbc's michelle kosinski is in spain with the story. michelle, good morning. >> hi, lester.were a wednesdding involves a duchess, commoner groom 24 years her junior, and her angry, disapproving family. the duchess offal ba is so high ranking she has ancient prif lenls like not having to kneel before the pope and if she feels like it she can ride a horse into the cathedral. now she's giving her fortune away for love. she has been a center of attention in spain here with jackie kennedy, for all of her 85 years. when the ever flamboyant duchess of alba, married her first husband, the son of the duke, her wedding attracted more press excitement than queen elizabeth. and this duchess has not disappointed since. known for her wild outfits, outspokenness, and what appears to be a touch of classic surgery, now she's insisting on marrying her love, 61-year-old alfonso diez, a humble government worker. it's just that her family, including her six kids, has said, absolutely not. >> she's going to -- it's going to cause some trouble. but, at the same time, people like it. >> reporter: e

nbc's michelle kosinski is in london with details on the story. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: hi, ann. a lot of cleanup going on today, and with 16,000 police on these streets, maybe it's no wonder that last night was finally quiet, at least here in london. serious trouble in other cities, though. in birmingham, three young men were killed when a hit-and-run driver plowed into them as they were trying to guard their street. and a london man is in critical condition. he stood up to a mob that then beat him and posted video on youtube. yes, there were flashpoints. but most were far from london. guards exhausted after three nights of raw violence. and those images, so many, giving the world pause. the this young man throws rocks. an older citizen tried to talk him down. his answer? violence. at this elegant knotting hill restaurant -- >> there's a huge crash and the whole front door, all the glass shattered. >> reporter: thugs broke in with bats, started stealing, including american blogger's engagement ring. the chef scared them away. boys as

michelle kosinski, such a sad trajly.hanks so much. >>> natalie's standing by and she's got the head plines. >> good morning, matt and ann. five u.s. troops were killed this morning in a roadside bombing. 51 international service members have now been killed there so far this month. most of them americans. >> after spending the night searching pacific ocean for a missing marine fighter jet, military officials recovered the plane's two crew members and the plane crashed noou near san diego last night. the scientists have been able to successfully destroy cancerous tumors in patients with advanced leukemia for the first time ever. nbc's chief science correspondent brian bazell has more on this achievement 20 years in the making. >>> bill ludwig told us doctors told us without the experimental treatments he would have weeks to live. >> i am in a position of good health, no cancer in my system. >> reporter: goodwin is one of three patients who have gotten a treatment for leukemia called cll. the results are so spectacular tha

e nbc's michelle kosinski is in london with,000 this all began. >> reporter: natalie, yeah, this is southed in north london. it just exploded saturday night and spread. the rioting and looting continued into last night. and finally this morning, things have ended. in a weekend-long explosion of fury, embattled police in the streets. at least 50 fires were set. shops looted and destroyed. more than 100 people arrested. >> this level of violence escalated beyond all proportions. what was a peaceful vigil by a grieving family was highjacked by mindless criminal thugs who set fire to police cars, damaged local businesses, who destroyed people's homes. >> reporter: last week father of four mark dug ginn was shot dead by police after a traffic stop. they said he fired on officers, but that's under demonstration. the demonstrations saturday turned ugly, sparking this. >> for a long time it's been boiling. i didn't expect it to be this much. >> reporter: just as london starts to gear up for the 2012 olympics, it is cleaning up from the worst rioting in 30 years. the violence right now is over but