nick burns. burns served on the national security counce it, senior director for russia and ukraine. mr. ambassador good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> got a war of words sort of this morning. samantha powers at the u.n. saying we can't rule out russian technical assistance on this surface-to-air missile. now russia's envoy saying, don't bring pressure with a pre-jumped outcome. are you sensing a heightening in the rhetoric? >> well, certainly. i thought ambassador power got far the better of that argument this morning. i thought she really focused on the truth here. and that is, that russia can stop this war. wep know for a fact that the russian government has supplied weapons to the russian separatists in ukraine. we know they haven't tried to inhibit their operations, in fact, protected them. so president putin has a lot to answer for. because the logic of reason points to russian complicity in arming the rebels and used the weapons in the most brute's fashion yesterday. that's the logi

nick burns served as u.s. ambassador to nato for president george w. s now a professor at harvard at the kennedy school of government joining me now. nick, thank you for being with us. we've seen president obama speaking out against vladimir putin saying that putin has control over this site. has control over these separatists. and we've been hearing from our correspondent in moscow that despite what putin said earlier today, the anti-ukraine, anti-america rhetoric is still spewing forth from russian media in moscow. >> that's right, andrea. and i think this is an important step that the malaysian government would have access to the black boxes. but it's been four days. and those russian separatists have completely disregarded the civilized world in wanting the remains of the victims to be returned, wanting the crash site to be treated with some respect and wanted international -- the proper international authorities to be given access so president obama was surely right in his statement just a couple of hours ago. the russian government has the capacit

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. >> nick burn is with us. thank so much, sir, for just joining us this hour. the u.s.nctions on russia over ukraine. russia issued a list of americans it's banning from travel to russia. i want to get your assessment on this, ambassador. is dianne feinstein right, the cold war is back? >> well, i think she's right that this is a crisis in u.s.-russia relations and certainly cold war passions have been unleashed. why? because putin is questioning now how the cold war ended. he is drawing new dividing lines in europe. he's annexed crimee. he's destabilizing ukraine. there's no question the russia is supplying the mill -- separatists. he's created a profound crisis between the east and west. it won't look exactly like the cold war because there are still things that we have to do with russia. we are partners with russia, for instance, in the ukraine -- iran negotiations. we're partners with russia in the north korea negotiations. there's an awful lot of trade that goes on between europe and russia and the united states and russia, but there's a crisis of trust and i think

air power is going to be necessary. >> nick burns, thank you very much. happy fourth.ton is doing the pops tonight. get out there. >> yes it is. thank you. >>> and coming up -- a record-breaking day for the dow and a new jobs report has wall street crowing, celebrating early this weekend. what the numbers really mean coming up next. >>> but first, the netflix series "house of cards" is a runaway hit, of course. it turns out not everyone is a fan. this week, russia, that means putin, vetoed a request from the show to film two episodes at the united nations security council. apparently the kremlin succeeded where so many others have failed, standing up to frank underwood. >> -- knows when someone is on the ropes. you throw a combination to the gut and a left hook to the jaw. humans. we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back, offering exclusive products like optional better car replacement, where if your car is totaled, we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. call... and ask an insur

what should be the nick burns prescription?had a 35 year cold war with iran and all us know the history. president george w. bush and obama have a singular policy -- they thought that before we think about the use of military force, a third war in the middle east, we are to see if we can negotiate with a country we haven't talked to for three decades. lo and behold, president obama has us poised to win an agreement with the iranians that would stop them short of a nuclear weapon. >> from tunisia today to the collapse of arab spring from economic failure, is tehran the middle class of iran? is that the template for a better world? >> well, yes. the iranians have a difficult economy living under sanctions but they have a more successful than many other caribbean countries. the supreme leader is resolutely anti-american, anti-western, doesn't travel, doesn't meet leaders. they are being held back by a shortsighted leader. >> nic burns with us on u.s. diplomacy and international relations. coming up, it is earnings season. facebook

others suffered injuries, including burns. nick schifrin followed a family as they buried a victim of the violence. >> reporter: when it comes to this war, and it is war gazzans say, the most free consequent sound is grief. and the frequent image is children missing their uncle or a woman mourning her husband. mohammed was a pious man, praying and helping nephews and nieces. he was 66. his family admits he helped palestinian fighters fire rockets. the israeli army today dropped a bomb on him. his community is calling him a martyr. the silence shows their resonance and they commemorate his sacrifice. he helped the fighters because he made money and he believed in it. >> they take our land, palestine, okay. our holy jer us lem -- jerusalem destroyed. >>> this man is mohammed's cousin. at the local mosque he says a prayer, and the youngest relatives who lived through air strikes came to show strikes. >> mohammed liked visiting and helping people. he educated his children. >> reporter: as the crowd of nearly 1,000 rocked out of the mos

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and also you'll recall michael burned their jersey, well, nick is glad he didn't. fans from both miami heat and the cavs most reaction. >> how do you unburn a jersey. if i put it on ice will it mend itself back together? >> everyone here in cleveland will know that lebron switched, miami. >> reporter: what else are miami fans saying? one fan said, miami heat fans said let the jersey burning begin. but others are saying, no, d wade writes, we don't burn jersey. we hank the hang them and thank king james. four finals, two championships, thank you for all that you did in south beach. i'll always be a fan. >> michael: those cleveland fans burning those jerseys were the same ones who were hoping he was going to show up. what are those pictures, the guy who kept it. it seems that he has grown a l lot. >> reporter: he said call may bandwagon fan with my youth-sized jersey. >> michael: a big day for cleveland as lebron james returns home. he grew up in akron just outside of the city, and will try to lead them to the first-ever championship after winning two in miami heat.

nick smith has more. >> i thought everybody on that plane was dead. 300 people burned to death. >> this pilot did not want to give her name but has not been able to shake the impackage of asiana flight 214 crashing one year ago today. >> we saw their entire approach coming in and we saw them hit the seawall. >> three people died as a result of that crash, 187 were injured zbli was at work when i saw my dad's plane, you know, on fire with all of the flames. >> she's talking about her father, a 47-year-old. he was on the fluth and survived. we spoke with her by phone. >> i was definitely praying in the back of my meend and i tried not to let the outside voices tell me that they dad didn't make it. >> after the plane clipped seawall it spun for 330 degrees, broke into pieces and caused fire. and it happened on a day like today, with clear skies. >> i was a little hard to talk about the crash because you don't see many crashes every day. >> matthew and his son come to bay front park to watch planes take off and land regularly. after a crash matthew had a talk with his son, one about life and death. >> just be

two dozen wildfires in washington and oregon have burned almost one million acres. nick mcgurk is near the badly damaged town of paterros washington. >> reporter: homes, narkds neighborhoods, even train tracks turned to ash. the carlton complex fire has burned more than 150 structures. the state's governor jay inslee, toured the devastation on sunday. >> this is a very active fire. it is extremely dangerous. >> reporter: on the front lines, more than 2500 firefighters have spent days trying to control the flames. dangerous winds whipped four separate wildfires into one fast-moving inferno. its size and speed gave homeowners little time to re >> boy, it's just coming through like a blow torch. >> reporter: one death has been connected to the fire. a 67-year-old man died of a heart attack while trying to save his home. >> he was a good friend of mine. a really great man. >> reporter: the fire wiped out the power grid in four nearby towns. even those whose homes survived may not have electricity for several weeks. >> between mother nature and the lack of resources, everythi

burnings. >> his cousin has been released from gaol. nick schifrin reports from jerusalem. >> good evening. this region has been on edge. the arrests are a maim yore wreak in -- major break in a case. it is hoped it will quell the anger. it is increasing thanks to a video of tariq that is disturbing to watch. >> reporter: the beating is brutal. undercover israeli officers striking a teenager, an american teenager, his hands are behind his back. he's unconscious, but still they kick him one last time. his family says the boy 15-year-old tariq. this is how he looks before the beating, this after. israel accused him of attacking police. his father accuses police of attempted murder. >> if anyone sees the video - the boy is dying. >> tariq walked out of court, battered. >> i remember standing and watching the people. they came from the side of me. >> he is described as a typical american kid. he likes to fish. he said he missed his friends. he had a kiss of relief from his father and hug from his mother. he was released on $800 bail and placed on house arrest. he was not charged with anything.

nick smith, abc7 news. >> thank you. well, we have some breaking news now. a brush fire is burning out of control in san jose. now, it's near homes just east of the quick silver county park. firefighters are working to protect the homes in the area. we have a crew on the way to the scene and will bring you an update at 6:00, and of course reporting on breaking news continues at twitter @abc7 news bay area. >> a local shop owner hopes the can still stay in the game. a san francisco golf course faces an uncertain future. >> look out. get back. get back. get back. >> check that out. this is just the beginning of a close encounter with a great white shark. we'll show you what oh hey there! (laughs) hmm. you're that grumpy cat. well i know! how about some honey nut cheerios? humans love them. moms, dads, kids-well, all of 'em. not even a smile? huh... maybe someone should tell your face. ohhh that is your face. (angry cat purr) ah! part of a good breakfast... for almost everyone! >>> a man suffered serious injuries after being hit by a chp cruiser in san jose. it happened on southbound 101 near almark avenue. the

burned. i hope the people that did this burp too." >>> nick schifrin reporting from gaza and israel. >>> in the netherlands chris christmas may look different. a traditional dutch character has been declared offensive. his name is black pete and he brought present for kids, but he's brought controversy. >> reporter: for about 200 years black pete has been the face of this pre-christmas tradition. it's this face that has been increasingly controversial in the netherlands, and overseas. made up with black paint, red lips and an afro he arrives on a boat to great fanfare, handing out presents. now a court ruled he's offensive and continuing a negative stereotype for black people. amsterdam will have to rethick their parade. >> black pete cannot condition the which it has. it means we'll have no black peat. >> debate over black pete intensified with complaints laid with the u.n. he can be portrayed as bum bling, slow. human right activists argued he was a racist character. >> a facebook campaign was set up to get rid of him. others say he is a harmless fantasy figure, a part of tradition that has t

nick team, jump at 13,000 feet. >> what? >> they create these incredible images. >> that' cool. >> i worry about one of the sparks, though, just burningole in the parachute. >> that is a concern. the prep work, strapped fireworks to their legs. >> oh, gosh. >> yes, at 5,000 feet, that's when they pull their chute, but there's other fireworks once the parachutes are out. they have to be careful not to light themselves on fire. >> after the chute is out? >> these shoot backwards from the feet the. no room for error here for sure. just one little malfunction, a miscalculati miscalculati, and you look like your parachute was eaten by moths. >> even if your own fire works don't burn your canopy, what if someone else's does? >> right. well done, guys. i wish i was there when they said we should amp this up and put fireworks on our ankles. >> yeah, right. >> instead of shooting fireworks from the ground, have them in the sky already. >> yeah. >>> pops the top for a sexy tutorial on how to -- see 23 the tips are enough to get the party started. >> >>> this is a home made slip-and-slide, and i have to say it makes me actually want to get on a

reporter: it's an over-the-top fantasy dreamed up by homeowner nick radoee, who made a fortune in the trucking business and has money to burnhave a swimming pool that actually lights on fire? >> you can go under that slide and go through the fire and the water. >> reporter: you really can? you're kidding! nick may live in la habra heights, but his house parties are more hefner than la habra. the romanian party boy is often surrounded by scantily clad women. but the craziest party ever held here is one he never even attended because nick was out of the country. it's an infamous evening, that all starts with some teens and some tweets. days before the actual party there was tweets going back and forth as to where this party was going to be. detective josue rodriguez of the l.a. county sheriff's office says the luxury home was targeted after it was listed online. >> that they go on real estate sites, they see which homes are for sale, if it looks like it's vacant. they'll stage a party and invite a bunch of people. >> reporter: so after casing the place, the teens decided to seize the moment. the party is a go. party on. >> pa

days of tensions sparked by the abduction and burning death, a death possibly in retaliation of murders of three israeli teens - there's a break in the case. nick have seen tensions in the streets over four days following the abduction and burning alive of team mohammed. we hear there are requests in arrest for the murder and tariq was released on conditions. what can you tell us about those conditions? >> yes, so the arrests firstly for mohammed abukhdair, and his abduction and burning to death really sparked some of the worst tenses and fighting between palestinians and israelis that we have seen, and part of the tension was the fact that the palestinian family blamed jewish extremists, radical settlers. israeli police have been refusing to confirm that but in the last few minutes an israeli official telling local media that there has been arrests and those are, indeed, jewish extremists. you do think that possibly this could pacify some of the palestinian anger, and that is what israel is hoping and all of the anger on the streets will reduce with israel proving that it's willing to go and arrest jewish extremists. israeli government worried

burning in rugged terrain. the good news, temps have cooled off and firefighters are starting to get a handle on the sand fire. in el dorado, nick james, kpix5. >>> trouble in santa clara as well. this is what happened at a fire works show in great america. fireworks landed in a dry grassy area between the amusement park and levi stadium. it sparked a small fire that was put out quickly. >>> a lafayette family is staying somewhere else tonight after a fire burned part of their house, firefighters did what they could to save the home, but you can see the damage and the burned out fire. paul, fire danger is already high, and it only gets worse when it is this hot. >> you're right. in antioch, the humidity was only 12%. not good news for firefighters and not good news for the fire danger, we are talking 104 for a high in pleasant hill and antioch. downtown san francisco, a warm record setting 85 degrees. mild night tonight. most of us staying in the 60s . livermore still in the 80s right now. 66 for a low in livermore. it will be a warm night tonight. fire danger increases with that heat. that will stay for a while. it will be a fo

burns over 90% of his body. his family believes it was revenge for three teenagers killed last month. nickchifrin is in jerusalem. >> reporter: outside the family house, the street looks like a battleground. three days of debris. nobody has cleaned. nobody is expecting the conflict to stop. symbols ofitionisi authority like a tram station burned or in the case after traffic light, ripped down. just a few feet away, hussein abu khadair says he has a hole in his heart. >> translator: each time i see his photo, i cry over him, he says. our life is gone. they have devastated us. god will settle this. just 24 hours ago, he watched israelis hand over his son's mohammed's body. his grief has been public. his son's death has ignited palestinian anger in a jerusalem neighborhood that's you believe calm. through this ancient city, they carried the 17-year-old's body wrapped in symbols of palestinian nationalism. one family member said this wasn't a funeral. it was a wedding attended by thousands for a martyr. immediately afterward, the grief and fury erupted. these are not routine clashes this is yo

burned yesterday. his funeral tomorrow. many believe that palestinian teenager was killed in retaliation for the murders of three israeli teens earlier in the week. nick is live for news jerusalem, and nick, tensions certainly seem to be escalating. tony, absolutely. there is so much fury on the streets and so much grief. and all that playing out on the streets of jerusalem. >> the battle lines are drawn, for two straight days the main roads have split in two. palestinian challenges the claim that jerusalem is a united capitol, israeli police fighting to keep the city under control. a solitary run to throw a cocktail that lands far short of it's target. tomorrow this neighborhood will bury mohammed. the seven teen-year-old who palestine yankees say was with killed to avenge the murder of three teenagers. do you feel like you will ever be whole again. >> i feel like my heart has been ripped out. the families house is up over that hill. the two sides have been clashing for the last few minutes and the police have set up right here. this is as close as anyone can get to those fighting right now. >> today's violence has two fronts. in southern israel on t

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nick is at e.m.s. headquarters with a report coming up at 5:30. >>> five alameda strike teams are headed to napa county to help with firefighting efforts and the we butt canyon fire burned 3,800 acres. two homes have been destroyed and seven buildings and sometime only 30 percent contained. pg&e restored power to areas near the fire and now the fire has interrupted at&t service. many residents staying if a shelter ten miles away and were hoping to go home. >> long store shore, evacuations are still in place. road closings are still if place. >> we have winds being in the canyon from one morning to the next the wind can change six to eight time as day in direction and intensity. >> year, firefighters were taking advantage of calm winds but at 11:00 o'clock p.m. a gust kicked up spot fires and 600 more firefighters are called to help the crews contain the flames. we have continuing coverage on air and online with coverage continuing at twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> police are investigating a second alleged hate crime from pride weekend. this member of the sisters of perpetual indulgence and her husband were punched by three men and a woman. this happened at 18th and castro

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nick mcgurk is from the badly damaged town of pateros, washington. >> reporter: this is the path of destruction in pateros, washington. it's burned more than 150 strulk turs. the governor jay inslee on the fire. >> it's very tirch, very dangerous. >> on the home front they try to control the flames. its size and speed gave homeowners little time to react. >> boy, just coming through like a blowtorch. >> one death has been connected to the file. 67-year-old rob koczewski tried to save his home. >> he was a good frnd of mine and a great man. >> reporter: the fire wiped out a power grid in a nearby town. they may not have power for several weeks. >> drought-like conditions have created an early andive fire season but cooler temperatures and lesser winds are expected to help. >> our state is in a dangerous situation where every year we're getting more droughts and more fires. they're expected to quad drubl in the years to come. >> any ground gained could just as ease as easily be lost. >>> rory mcilroy won the british open by two strokes. he's up there with jack nicklaus and tiger woods. his father made a bet he would win by his 26th

nick valencia and holly hughes, thank you so much. keep a close eye on this story out of cobb county, georgia. >>> now to this. an american teenager from tampa, florida, his cousin just last week burned alive in jerusalem. has been thrust even deeper into the trouble sweeping the holy land. these are photos of tariq khdair before and after his brutal beating. it was videotaped as it happened last thursday as protests erupted over his cousin's murder. one aun formed man appeared to hold tariq down as another beat him right before they dragged him off. tariq was held by the israelis and was released just yesterday. he is being held under house arrest for allegedly attacking israeli troops. cnn's senior international correspondent, ben wedeman, with us live from jerusalem. ben, what is the boy saying, tariq khdair, from tampa, florida. >> reporter: we do have breaking news. within the last hour, according to hamas, they have fired more than 60 rockets from degrees gaza into israel. dozens of rockets landing in southern israel. we have word of one injury by shrapnel in the city, which is not far from gaza. we are seeing rockets which have a range of about 25 miles, 40 kilometers, being f

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nick, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu spoke with the boy's father. what did he tell him? >> this is an unprecedented call with that the prime minister calling the father of the boy abducted and burned alive, believed to be by jewish extremists. netanyahu expressed his condolences, said the death was reprehensible and abhorrent and said israel reacted immediately to apprehend the murders and will bring them to trial. easy trying to calm some of the tension, trying to calm some of thatting or, but this morning, the anger and tension is increasing not only here but down in gaza, about 100 miles south. >> overnight in gaza, israeli strikes escalated. for the first time in the current tensions, the strikes killed multiple hamas fighters. hamas runs gaza and vows to further escalate. israel holds the groups responsible for rockets fired into israel that sparked fires along the border and occasionally hit homes, including this man's bedroom. israel was flooded with soldiers but vowed it doesn't want a wider war. >> experience proves that at such times, we must ask responsibility and not hastily. >> right now, the tensions impossible to control. overnight for the sixth straight day, israel