. >> it is 330 p m in kunduz, northern afghanistan. flames hit two hijacked fuel tankers. a nato spokesman says they believe there were only insurgence around the vehicles. there are reports that there were civilians. the governor says 90 people were burned alive when the tankers exploded. prime minister gordon brown is about to make a speech pledging that british troops will stay in afghanistan. this is despite waning support back home. >> casualties have been arriving at the hospital as investigations get under way. nato and the taliban both agree that insurgents hijacked the tankers. what is not clear is whether civilians were among the many dead and injured. >> two vehicles were stolen by the taliban and they were identified later that night around 1:30 a.m.. an air strike occurred at 1:48 a.m. this was along the condukunduz river. insurgents were positively identified. >> a local governments as civilians may be among those killed, but most were insurgents. nato is waiting for more information. >> our commitment to protect civilians is demonstrated by the fact that civ

since nato has begun to use northern afghanistan as a supply route for its 100,000 troops here, today, the kunduz governor says one-third of his territory is controlled by the taliban. >>> also from afghanistan, more americans killed in action. in the first eight days of this month, eight u.s. troops have been killed, including four in a single attack yesterday. and four americans were killed in iraq yesterday, marking it the deadliest day there for the u.s. in more than two months now. >>> well, the storm named fred was upgraded overnight to a category 1 hurricane. fred is centered a few hundred miles from the cape verde islands on the west coast of africa. it is expected to pick up steam. but forecasters say it will remain over the open water and not affect land. >>> airports are getting new test kits this week to check passengers for powder explosives. agents will be able to test items that raise questions during x-ray screenings. cosmetic powder, medications and infant formula shouldn't be a problem. until now, tsa agents had to call in an explosives specialist if they saw somethi

. >>> new information on a nato air strike in northern afghanistan. associated press reporting that the top u.s. commander there has now confirmed civilians were wounded. that air strike was supposed to target taliban fighters. we are live from the afghan capital. give us the very latest. we are trying to figure out who exactly was injured and killed in this nato strike? >> that seems to be what everyone's trying to figure out right now. investigates sr. under way in this nato air strike that targeted the two fuel tankers who were hijacked by the taliban. afghan government officials telling us 90 people were killed, dozens of civilians and dozens of taliban as well. investigations as i said are under way when it comes to the international security force, isf. let's listen to what they had to say. >> there were two bottoms dropped on that area. we need to discover what really happened, what people were there, what local villagers might have been affected by this. we're trying to learn and understand. we're listening. >> president karzai also sending up

a file photo was kidnapped along with his afghan translator after the two had traveled to northern afghanistaninvestigate an air strike last week that killed some 70 people including a number of civilians. fowler's afghan's translator was killed in today's raid. british officials say they can't rule out the possibility that he was killed by british gun fire. one of the soldiers who took part in the assault also died. >>> another hostage situation came to an end in mexico city late this afternoon. an aeromexico flight originating in cancun and carrying 104 passengers were hijacked by several bolivian citizens according by reports of the mexican news media. the plane landed at an international airport in mexico city where the hijackers demanded to speak with mexican president felipe calderon. according to mexican officials, all of the passengers and crew have been safely freed and several people have been arrested. >>> a few weather stories caught our eye today. in south america, violent thunderstorms resulting in a tornado and mudslide swept across northern argentina and southern brazil, killin

>>> a british soldier and translator were killed in a daring raid on a taliban hideout in northern afghanistanthe raid accomplished the objective. it freed the reporter of the new york times. stephen farrell was taken hostage. >>> high drama on the hundredway in mexico city. a lone hijacker tried to take control of a plane full of passengers, including several americans. kerry sanders has more on how it started and how it ended. >>> some passengers on board said they didn't realize there was a hijacking in progress. >> translator: we never would have guessed he was attempting to hijack the plane. we know because they told us we were taking off. >> reporter: the lone hijacker was never able to get past the locked cockpit door. somehow he told crew members his intentions. some were americans. all were ushered to safety. security teams swarmed the hijacker. it's not believed there was only one hijack. he demanded to see mexico's president, felipe calderon. if denied, he said he would blow the plane up. a brief indication filled with explosives was destroyed by bomb technicians. the lone gunman cl

whether the team the area in the first place.en the operation took place in kunduz province in northern afghanistan where the journalists were abducted as they looked into last week's deadly bombing of two fuel trucks. while the "times" reporter stephen farrell was rescued, an afghan journalist who was serving as his interpreter was killed. andrew thomas of itn looks at the fallout. >> initially it seemed heroic and necessary. but questions are being asked about whether the raid to rescue a british journalist and his afghan colleague was wise. and whether the journalists have been reckless in putting themselves in danger in the first place. this is what they had initially come to see, the site of a nato attack on a fuel tanker which had been hijacked by the taliban. overnight, stephen farrell had written an account of his ordeal in which he defends the decision to make the trip. on "the new york times" website he admits that when he and afghan journalist sultan munadi first got near the site of the nato attack, sultan began talking to the police and gleaned it was not safe to go off the main highwa

farrell was rescued today by british commandos in northern afghanistan.lator, a british soldier, and a civilian were killed during the rescue. >>> some dramatic flooding scenes out of istanbul, turkey this morning. flash flooding left motorists stranded on top of their vehicles, some clinging to the roof. at least 20 people have died, some drowned in the cars. the flooding was caused by heavy rainfall. >>> and firefighters in los angeles had a pretty tough job. a big fire engine fell into a sink hole yesterday after a water main break, firefighters were able to pull it out of the hole. katie couric now has a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >>> good morning, a government panel prepares to vote today. should a vaccine for a sexually transmitted disease be given to boys? that's tonight only the "cbs evening news" now back to "the early show." >>> it is 8:03 this morning. good morning, lonie. >> can i ask you quickly, when you were a kid, were you able to get the license plates with the name russ on it? >> russell. >> because i was never able to find a

. >> reporter: investigations are still under way in northern afghanistan where the nato air strike hithe two tankers hijacked by taliban fighters. in the end, afghan officials are saying 90 civilians have been killed. the international security assistant force as well as the afghan government. let's listen to what top officials had to say. >> it is important to me that we be as honest with the afghan people and with people around the world as possible. of course, you don't know all the facts until an investigation is complete. i clearly don't know all the facts now and would not want to affect a potential investigation by saying -- making a conclusion that would be inappropriate. what i have seen today, it's clear to me there were some civilians who were harmed at that sight. >> stanley mccrystal issues a new directive to make sure they don't target militants in the vicinity of civilians. the support for coalition troops began to fadeaway when there were more and more air strikes. what's going to be interesting is you have one investigation with forces and another with the afghan presi

the operation to free farrell began just afteridnight at a taliban hideout in northern afghanistan, an suv nearby with windows blasted out is evidence of the heavy gun fire that took place. on "the times" website, farrell was saying we were all in a room. we thought they would kill us. we thought should we go out? there were bullets all around us. i could hear british and afghan voices. once the shooting began, he and his translator ran. the translator was shot and killed. his taliban captors also ran. soon after farrell says he dove into a ditch and yelled, "british hostage," and that's when the british commandos found him. farrell was kidnapped saturday while covering a controversial nato air strike that took out two fuel tanks and killed both taliban fighters in an unknown number of civilians. journalists were warned this area is taliban-controlled. some question whether farrell should have gone to such a dangerous place to begin with. others defend his work. >> if journalists don't go to places and don't reveal what's going on, it's in everybody's interest that the full story shoul

he was kidnapped four days ago in northern afghanistan.ilian were killed during the rescue. he says he was freed by commandos during the raid, but his and temperature were shot dead -- but his entered the juror was shot dead. brian: the trial of the hall high-school football coach. some players said yesterday that the coach denied to them water. gilpin's father also took the stand. the coach says he was just trying to motivate the players who were slacking off. alisyn: sarah palin is speaking out in "the wall street journal" today. she said the health-care plan would give the government life and death the rationing powers. she says -- steve: and starting today, the beatles new video game is available nationwide. it will cost you $60. the game gives you a chance to become one of the fab four. the beatles remastered music catalog is also on sale today. it is expected to sell millions and millions of copies. in the new york city area, tennis. brian: let's go out to queens where it happened. nadal is coming off an injury and he pulled an abdom

journalist stephen farrell was kidnapped saturday while covering a nato air strike in northern afghanistanthe five people killed during the rescue today included one of the british commando's and taliban commander. farrell is an irish and british national. executives at "the times" said they were told to keep quiet about his kidnapping because of fears about farrell's safety. >>> flash flooding in turkey killed more than 2 dozen, 200 cars were washed into sea. a town about an hour west of istanbul. two days of torrential rainfall sparked the oods. the water is more than three feet high on a main expressway in istanbul. some drivers had to climb up on the roofs of their vehicles to wait for help. authorities say at least 31 people have been killed so far. >>> still ahead, hunted down and killed. a woman murdered in a busy local community. >>> staying healthy goes further than your medicine cabinet. >> a far-out visit. >>> welcome back at 5:30. i'm craig melvin in for jim handly today. >> i'm wendy rieger. community q and a, your concerns about health care reform. a date with a roabber. a su

. >>> steven fell and his translator were kidnapped to northern afghanistan on saturday.s is a picture of ferrell from the new york times. the british troops staged a raid early wednesday morning. but ferrell's translators were killed. they drove the bodies to the hospital today. a british soldier also died, along with several members of the taliban. >>> editors of the new york times aren't sure what triggered today's raid. back to you. >>> the times chose to keep the kidnapping out of the news in for for the reporter's safety. >>> students get a personal message from michael vick. he made an appearance to speak about his mistakes and to warn against cruelty of dog fighting. [ applause ] >> reporter: michael vick heard cheers from millions of fans. but this day, the applause came from a very special group. the 9th grade class at nueva esper anza academy. vick, making good for the first time since joining the eagles, that he would speak out against dog fighting. that derailed his career and left him behind bars for 18 months. >> i chose to do something, and for the life of

he was on his way to visit the scene of a nato airstrike in northern afghanistan. colleague was killed. higher humidity may give some relief for firefighters working on the fire in l.a. the blaze killed two firefighters and has burned 150,000 acres so far. outbreaks. i am lauren green. now, back to "on the record." greta: things have been tough, really tough, for many americans. it has been awhile since the country has gone into a virtual tailspin. the government seized control of fannie mae and freddie mac, and since then, all of us are using words like "bailout" and "stimulus" and "trillion" with a t. a writer for the associated press joins us. chuck, what a story this has been. who would have guessed when we first had heard of fannie mae and freddie mac that we would have been in this mess? tell us about the series that the a p is putting together? >> we are looking at the five weeks of what transformed what was a regular recession into what we are calling the great recession. it was basically the freezing of the credit markets that led to all of the panic that

now, the strike in northern afghanistan killed at least 90 people.came after two tank esh trucks were hijacked late thursday by the taliban. afghans were attempting to siphon fuel from the trucks when they were hit. this all comes on the heeldz of the deadliest month yet for u.s. troops. 52 died in august. now the new controversy involving a photograph of a u.s. marine killed in afghanistan last month. cnn pentagon correspondent chris lawrence has that story. >> reporter: with the taliban ambushing a marine patrol last month, a -- the associated press a patriotic act of him mortally wupded and has released it against the family's wishes. >> i can promise you if it was their son or their daughter, they wouldn't do it. >> reporter: on the phone i speak with corporal bernard's father. sdmri think they were given a privilege by being assigned to that specific unit, and that they were privileged to be there when my son was called home, and i think they abused that trust. >> reporter: defense secretary robert gates himself begged the ap not to release it,

he is convinced civilians were among those killed in a nato air strike, the air strike in northern afghanistan killed at least 90 people, this came after two tanker tricks were hijacked late thursday by the taliban. afghans were attempting to siphon fuel from the trucks when they were hit by the nato strike. anderson cooper is taking you inside afghanistan all week long, reporting live from the battle zone, "ac 360" airs weeknights 10:00 eastern. the reports start tomorrow night. >>> some progress out west in the massive wildfires burning. it was around 42% this time year, 50% convinment now. take a look at the flames. apparently it's no longer threatening homes along the western flank, but already 76 homes have been destroyed and in terms of mileage, 250 square miles burned in the angeles national park, but the really toughest part of the whole story is the fact that investigators have determined that this fire was set on purpose and beyond that, two firefighters were killed. >> yes, so they say the western flank, that was the main area we're looking at, where they were trying to get it stopp

about 90 people killed in northern afghanistan it came after two tanker trucks hijacked late thursdayople were attempting to sif on gas from the fuel truk when they were hit. >> it's important to me that we be as honest with the afghan people and people around the world as possible. of course, you don't know all the facts until an investigation is complete. and i clearly don't know all the facts now and would not want to affect a potential investigation by making some conclusion. what i have seen today in going to the hospital, it's clear to me that there were some civilians harmed at that site. >> some civilians. but we don't know how many. we heard it mentioned that investigators, both with nato and the afghan government are investigating. >>> funerals for seven people in one town in georgia. the 22-year-old son of one of the victims has been charged with eight counts of first degree murder. more than 200 mourners attended funerals. >>> also news overnight. van jones, one of the president's advisers is resigning amid controversy. among the controversy, he signed a petition in 2004 t

air strike in northern afghanistan. he was freed this morning in an early morning raid. a british commando and farrell's afghan translator were killed. farrell was not hurt. >>> tonight president obama is planning a prime time pitch, making his case for health care reform with a televised dress to a joint session of congress. the stakes couldn't be higher for his plans. the health care debate has been plagued by tumultuous town hall 3450 meetings all summer long. some people say it's the president's fault for not telling the people exactly what he wants. brooke hart joins us with more on mr. obama's hopes to change that tonight. >> reporter: you said it. as you know, the president has tried to stay at arm's length from the health care debate in congress and shape it from a distance. tonight all that changes as he steps into the center of the fray. ahead of tonight's speech, the pressures on the president were loud and visible. liberal activists showed up outside the white house, even some who worked for barack obama during his campaign threatened to abandon him. >> i wil

he was captured in northern afghanistan. until now, it's been kept quiet out of concern for his safety according to "the new york times." he was kidnapped once before back in 2004. >>> the space shuttle "discovery" on its way home from the space station. they spent eight days there. they delivered fresh water and more than 18,000 pounds of equipment including a treadmill named for stephen colbert. >>> the father of the high school player that died during practice in 94 degree heat is going to testify. it's the first time a football coach is facing homicide charges for a player dying in practice. we'll have more on what the father of the young boy has to say. (announcer) we understand. you need to save money. >>> welcome back to the most news in the morning. testimony will resume with the trial of the former football coach. jason stinson is charged with reckless homicide. prosecutors say the brutal practice led to the death of a 15-year-old. yesterday, jurors heard from his father. we are following all the details in court. >

british officials say nato forces rescued stich farrell during a pre-dawn raid in northern afghanistanive people were killed in the operation, including an afghan journalist who was working with farrell. a british commando and two civilians. >>> millions of dollars in merchandise stolen during brazen heists at j.c. penneys in several states, but now louisiana police say the mastermind is in custody. hector castillo was arrested yesterday in texas. police say he admits taking part in five j.c. penney burglaries. they stay stolen property of $3.35 million has been recovered, much from the man's home. investigators are still searching for suspected accomplices. wolf? >> all right, mary, thank you. >>> one of the world's most powerful nations may be sapping america's strength with a very aggressive spying campaign. is this rival a potential enemy, and is it already setting up the united states for a knockout blow? our homeland security correspondent jeanne meserve has been digging and digging. jeanne, what are you learning? >> reporter: well, wolf, you know, the cold war is over, but spyin

the official confirms to cnn the air strike was ordered by the german nato commander in northern afghanistanl afghan said there were insurgents at the site. nato has been increasingly worried hijacked vehicles are turning into suicide car bombs though the official says there was no specific intelligence about these trucks. the german defense minister warned against hasty conclusions, however >> translator: you know that there's a report from the afghan side on the table now saying that 56 people were killed and 12 people were injured, and it says that all of them were taliban. >> reporter: but nato is feeling the pressure from afghans deeply upset by civilian casualties. mcchrystal, who soon may ask to bring more troops into afghanistan, also recorded a message for afghan television and radio promising a full investigation. now the u.s. believes afghan civilians may have gone to the area to siphon fuel from the trucks, but local afghan officials are unsympathetic telling nato they believe most of the people there indeed were taliban sympathizers. suzanne. >> barbara, there's a new controvers

until i went up there, that the taliban has now made -- has now infiltrated into several northern provinces of afghanistanand, therefore, the situation does not lend itself to an easy answer. if you want to put more troops, if they decide they want to put more troops in, the fact is there is downside to that. the current situation cannot be sustained, and, in fact, if the taliban is not stopped, the dimension of crisis that will take place in that region will be quite huge. and, therefore, it's not an easy thing for the president to decide. >> now, words like "commitment" and "leadership" come up a lot whenever there's an analysis of how the president should make his next move in afghanistan. but there seems to be a knee-jerk reaction to the notion that leadership and commitment can only be expressed by increasing troop levels. how should the president deal with that if, for example, he chooses a different course, something other than a troop increase? >> we'll have to wait and see. but the fact is those who are advocating increased troop levels are for the most part people who supported the invasion of i

that has been the gate way for any terrorist who is making the northern part of afghanistan and on tothe country into the mountains to get the training. this guy left on the 28th of august, 2008 and didn't return for four and a half months until the 15th of january 2009. he said he went to see his wife. documents indicate that he has said he has no wife. this sounds rotten from the beginning and they are digging like crazy to make a great case out of this. >> gregg: he apparently made incriminating statements to the f.b.i. during the interrogation which he now, of course, was saying under pressure. bill, great to see you. >> julie: we asked you what you thought. do these arrests make you confident. are we doing all we can to keep america safe. bailey wrote, not when a bomber is putting the c.i.a. on trial. matt writes, yes our leaders seem to be on top of things. a lot of other people are saying how many other cells are all over the country. >> gregg: how many are yet to be discovered. >> the which invites our question later on today with a guest panel on the patriot act, should it be

people died in an apparent attack on a shiites committee -- community in the volatile northern area of afghanistanore details about this bombing? >> what we are seeing now is 29 killed, 59 injured -- 55 injured. this is the second bombing in two days in the same small town. it is about 30 miles south of a major hot spots, known as a hideout for the taliban. just a little bit earlier, there was a clash between pakistani force is and the taliban there. but the area has also seen a lot of sunni and shiite tensions. jon: there is a exclusive video that sky news obtained of the new taliban leaders in pakistan -- the new taliban leader in pakistan. [no audio] >> he says that of america continues to attack the border with pakistan, we will attack america. jane: nancy pelosi is worried. she says that the new health- care rhetoric is taking a frightening turn, and she is concerned. l. [ female announcer ] add exact eyelights new shadows and liners to brighten your look. jon: a desperate search for a prison inmate who escaped and may have robbed a bank and carjacked a woman. schools and businesses in the bl

we just read about the tanker being blown up and killing civilians in the northern part of afghanistan, where the germans had their tactical area of operation, at is the no. supply route for nato and u.s. supply forces going to russia. it is a journey that takes roughly six to nine days. that is to replace the supply lines through pakistan that are no longer secure. how they have been under attack by taliban inside pakistan. it is a very long trips. this is being replaced by the northern supply route. russia has been very cooperative. the only debate we have about it today is aggressive doing it in order to make sure that we get more involved in afghanistan -- the only debate we have today is russia doing it in order to make sure that we get more in afghanistan or are they concerned about this forming to their own -- spreading to their own country? host: we have a call from orlando, florida. caller: if we pull up afghanistan -- pull out of afghanistan it will provide a base for turning around pakistan. if that happens, al qaeda loken access to nuclear weapons -- al qaeda will get acces

northern vietnam and the snake, a tiger-striped pit viper, also found in vietnam. >>> time for our friday roundtable discussion of some of the week's top stories. we will look at the debate over ar in afghanistan, as top u.s. military comnders call for yet more american troops. and we will examine the global economic summit in pittsburgh, what the leaders accomplished as their ranks increased from a group of 8 to a group of 20. and joining us, once again, gideon rose, managing editor of "foreign affairs" magazine, and rana foroohar, senior editor of "newsweek's" international editions. welcome to both of you. nice to see you. >> thank you. >> let's start with afghanistan, and it seems that everything isp really kind of up in the air. gideon, your thoughts on what do you make of this debate?

afghanistan. >>> a u.s. drone has crashed into the headquarters of an iraqi political party in northern iraq. the u.s.of mosul. it crashed into the roof of the iraqi islamic party, the largie sunni political party in iraq. the pentagon says the crash into the roof of the building was only a coincidence. >>> the husband of a congresswoman died while on a mountain climbing trip in tibet. aides to new york representative carolyn maloney said that clifton maloney died in his sleep after reaching the summit of the world's sixth highest mountain. the 70-year-old was a millionaire investment banker. carolyn maloney has served in congress since 1993 and recently announced she was giving up her bid for the senate. ♪ >>> some scientists are warning that global warming is changing the landscape of greenland. phil black went along with the environmental group greenpeace to visit a remote glacier and reports on why climate change in greenland will likely impact the world for today's "e "eco solutions." this is the pf. the greenpeace ship and its crew are providing support for scientists like dr. gordon hamilton. >

afghanistan. >>> a u.s. drone has crashed into the headquarters of an iraqi political party in northern iraq. the u.s.ilitary says the drone went friday in mosul, crashed into the roof of the iraqi islamic party being the largest sunni political party in iraq. the pentagon says the crash was only a coincidence. >>> the stock market, it can get confusing if you don't know where to invest your funds. but hln money expert clark howard tells us you how to make money without the hassle. >> i want you to know something. i am obsessed with something known as index funds. how could somebody be obsessed with something like that? it's a good thing for you. what's an index fund anyway? instead of you buying an investment, individual stock or buying a mutual fund where some brainiac tries to figure out what to buy, what to sell, how much of it to get, in an index fund, it's really simple. you just buy all the big companies in the country. 500 of those. or you buy the total stock market, which is generally considered to be thousands of companies where you own little slices and dices of them. the advantage of an in

western military officials in afghanistan say a british commando was killed during a raid in the northern province, in the area where farrell was taken, a translator as well. they were held hostage by the taliban and militants saturday. "the new york times" reports that his afghan translator was also killed in wednesday's morning's raid. >>> 6:02. signs and bumps and traps not enough to slow you down. >> so baltimore county is putting up speed cameras to enforce the speed limit. sherrie johnson live with the lively debate from the council. >> reporter: pretty soon there will be speed cameras in baltimore county in school zones like this one at rogers forge elementary school. authorities are trying to protect children from speeders in school zones. the council gave the green light last night and the cameras could be in place by october in 15 selected locations. in montgomery county they've been catching unsuspecting drivers and generating tickets by mail for two years. now baltimore county is next after a 6-to-1 vote by the county council. 31 protesters gathered outside the meeting. they s

we just read about the tanker being blown up and killing civilians in the northern part of afghanistan, where the germans had their tactical area of operation, at is the no. supply route for nato and u.s. supply forces going to russia. it is a journey that takes roughly six to nine days. that is to replace the supply lines through pakistan that are no longer secure. how they have been under attack by taliban inside pakistan. it is a very long trips. the other one is to the border. that is being replaced by the northern supply route. russia has been very cooperative. the only debate we have about it today is russia doing it in order to make sure that we get more involved in afghanistan and that we don't succeed where they fail. or is it because they're really worried about the influence themuslim extremism -- about the influence of muslim extremism in the region? host: on the independent line, arthur is calling from orlando, florida. caller: i would like to comment on afghanistan. if we pull out of afghanistan and allowed to become a taliban state, it will provide a base for further tur

straits of who are muse, retaliate against our soldiers in iraq and a afghanistan, hezbollah launching its 40,000 rockets into northern some very -- very tough consequences indeed. thank you very much, martin indyk. thanks for joining us today. >> thank you. >>> and what political story will-making headline notice next 24 hours? that is next on "andrea mitchell reports." stay with us. its non-aspirin formula contains phytosterols, which may reduce the risk of heart disease... by lowering bad cholesterol. new heart health advantage from bayer. here's one for your skin that's clinically proven. olay professional pro-x wrinkle protocol is as effective as the leading wrinkle prescription brand at reducing the look of wrinkles. that's because olay has teamed with a highly specialized group of dermatologists and created a wrinkle protocol that gives you the results of the leading wrinkle prescription brand, without a prescription. olay professional pro-x. this is a guarantee you're guaranteed to love. your hair mixes with pollen and dust in the air. i get congested. my eyes itch. i have to banish you to the garden. but now

afghanistan but denies being part of the plot. authorities say the investigation is just beginning. when we come back, a popular northern virginia eatier is closing its doors for good after decades of service. we'll have that. >>> also, we could see some major changes with the weather as we head to the >>> in a few hours an eatery that's been feeding families in legs dra for decades closing its doors. the owners say that it's gotten too hard to stay afloat in these tough economic times. darcy is leave live in alexandria with the story. >> reporter: this shop opened back in the 1970s. since then they've probably served thousands and thousands of pizzas to hungry customers. these are among the last pizzas being served at generous georges on duke street in alexandria. after 33 years the business is closing. a victim of the economy. >> our business has dropped down and obviously the banks are loaning money to help out small companies. they might wait but the business has been here for a long time on the corner and alexandria has grown up around it and a lot of people came here when they were kids and they bring their kids.

where hundreds of illegal immigrants, many from afghanistan, are trying to find their way to a better life in great britain. well, today in the northern french port city of calais, the authorities made good on their threat to shut down a camp where the migrants were waiting to make their journey. we lear in this report from rags martel from itn. >> reporter: the police came at dawn. 700 officers descended on the illegal migrant camp known as the jungle. some were led by force. others were carried away. officials say 280 were rounded up. half were minors. aid workers accused the police of being heavy handed. the day began more peacefully. the jungle was home to as many as a thousand migrants. many had left knowing the police were on their way. those who stayed stood quietly behind banners asking for shel. france's northern coast has been a bottleneck for illegal migrants traveling to britain for years. the jungle is located outside calais' main ferry terminal. it's just eight miles from another camp which was closed in 2002. since then the number of foiled attempts to enter the uk has more than doubled, from 7,500 in 2004 to almost 20,

northern borneo. >>> we will have more on the global environment in just a few minutes. but first some other news, starting with afghanistan military officials said two more u.s. servicemen were killed today when a bomb went off as they patrolled an area of southern afghanistan where there has been intense fighting. and defense officials in britain said that two of their soldiers had been killed also in southern afghanistan. >>> there is continuing political uncertainty in afghanistan two weeks after its presidential election. while president hamid karzai inches his way up in the vote count, he still doesn't have the 50% needed to avoid a runoff. claims of election fraud continue to cloud the process. as we hear in this report from deutsch welle. >> there are pictures of hamid karzai everywhere on the streets in eastern afghanistan. but no one here know ifs he's succeeded at his bid to be re-elected as president. karzai firmly denies the accusations of election fraud. no one can commit fraud here. in nangarhar province, he says. but that's not the opinion of the man who runs the store next door. he says he saw people take

afghanistan last week. officials say the afghan translator was killed in the operation. reporter steven farrell was taken hostage along with his translator in the northern province saturday buttimes now reporting he's free this morning. >>> and lawyers for sheila dixon claim state prosecutors made the same errors that caused the first indictments to be thrown out. she's accused of stealing gift cards for the needy. her attorneys filed the motion yesterday. >>> an update on the rape allegations against pittsburgh's ben roethlisberger. attorneys for the woman who accused him of assaulting her said she would drop her civil lawsuit if he acknowledged the rape and apologized. reno-based attorney ken dunlap wrote to roethlisberger that his client would also like him to donate $100,000 to a organization that supports domestic violence victims. his attorneys say they won't accept her offer. >>> 5:33. here's what's happening on this 9-9-09, sheila dixon will be at the symposium on lead and healthy homes. and the law and public policy series will host governor martin o'malley as he speaks on maryland's dna collection laws. that is all happening today. >>> when yo

afghanistan. two were killed in a non-combat incident in the south. a third in fighting yesterday in the east. and in northern last night, killing one and injuring 12. >>> muslims across the world started celebrating the holiday marking the end of ramadan. it is the happiest event on the muslim calendar, concluding the month-long period of daytime fasting that is required of the faithful. >>> this was a highly unusual day in cuba, as some of the biggest stars put on a free concert. a concert that made many people here in the u.s. very angry. abc's jeffrey kofman is in havana tonight. >> reporter: it's the biggest event cuba has seen since the pope was here in 1998. ♪ by 0 fushl count, 1.2 million people came to revolution square to hear 14 of the biggest acts in latin music. they are braving humidity and 100-degree heat to hear superstars not normally seen in cuba. that is juanes, though he lives in miami, he is not a household name in the united states yet, but there's no one bigger in latin america. juanes and other performers paid for this concert, called peace without borders. >> i think it's good. let's

afghanistan shares a 1,003 and mild northern border with central asian countries that have suffered from instability themselves. iran and russia have also have a vested interest in afghanistan. unless we find common ground with them i would think that we will continue competing instead of cooperating. third, we need to counter the growing narcotics problem. as we described in a committee report released last month senior military and civilian officials believe it will be extremely difficult to defeat the taliban and establish good government without disrupting afghanistan's opium trade. afghanistan supplies more than 90% of the world's heroin and generates $3 billion a year and profits, money that helps to finance the taliban and other militant groups. we need to be realistic and pragmatic. unlike the rack afghanistan is not a reconstruction project. it it is a construction project. a project in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the world. we have to come up with concrete goals to be clear about what and how much we are prepared to do to achieve them. i might add it that m

northern and western parts of maryland. that will spike temperatures a little bit. things will improve the into the weekend. >> thank you. in maryland soldier from glen bernie is one of the latest casualties in afghanistan. sgt. 1st class bradley bohle was one of three soldiers inside a vehicle patrolling the helm and profits -- helmand province when their vehicle was struck. baltimore police are searching for the gunman who shot four people last night in baltimore. police say three men and one woman were being treated for non-life threatening injuries. witnesses say two men got out of a white car and opened fire. baltimore city police have stepped up patrols in the same neighborhood where police say john hopkins student killed an intruder with a samurai sword. it was 2:30 when a call from a neighbor prompted police to search the home. they found a back gate unlocked but nothing suspicious. when the student, 20-year-old john pontolillo, search the garage, that is when the suspect jumped at him and that is when he hit the suspect with the sword. >> we do not believe there is any criminal intent. we believe this to the feared for his life and was defending himself. >> least say it is up to the city attorn

afghanistan shares a 1,300 mile northern border with central asian countries that have suffered from ity themselves. inche and russia have also vested interested in afghanistan. unless we find common ground with them, i would think that we will continue competing instead of cooperating. ground with them, i would think that we will continue third, we need to counter the growing narcotics problem. to counter the growing narcotics problem. as we described in a committee report released last month, senior military and civilian officials believe it is extremely difficult to defeat the taliban and establish good government without disrupting afghanistan's opium trade. afghanistan supplies more than 90% of the world's heroin and generates $3 billion a year in profits, money that helps to finance the taliban and other militant groups. we need to be realistic and pragmatic pragmatic. unlike iraq, afghanistan is not a reconstruction project, but a construction project. the project in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the world. we have to come up with concrete goals and be clear

northern iraq. the fourth in a blast in southern baghdad. it's a similar story in afghanistan this morning.ive from kabul. what do we know about these troops in this incident? >> reporter: well, heidi, we're getting little information at the moment. we do know that four u.s. soldiers were killed at a fight in a province that borders pakistan. i was there on friday with commander of forces, general stanley mcchrystal. they were there to show new initiatives from the obama administration where they are trying to combine civilian military efforts. we did speak to certain afghans there including a police officer who said the area we were standing may have been safe but just 10 kilometers in front of us was a village patrolled by the taliban. small steps being made. a long way to go as we saw today with these four u.s. soldiers killed in battle. heidi? >> all right. thank you. >> tonight, anderson cooper takes you live in afghanistan live from the battle zone. a special report beginning at 10:00 p.m. eastern. >>> money can't buy you love but it can buy the fully remastered beatles catalog. you o

northern vietnam and the snake, a tiger-striped pit viper, also found in vietnam. >>> time for our friday roundtable discussion of some of the week's top stories. we will look at the debate over ar in afghanistan, as top u.s. military comnders call for yet more american troops. and we will examine the global economic summit in pittsburgh, what the leaders accomplished as their ranks increased from a group of 8 to a group of 20. and joining us, once again, gideon rose, managing editor of "foreign affairs" magazine, and rana foroohar, senior editor of "newsweek's" international editions. welcome to both of you. nice to see you. >> thank you. >> let's start with afghanistan, and it seems that everything isp really kind of up in the air. gideon, your thoughts on what do you make of this debate? >> well, it's fascinating because a debate over troop levels, how much force the united states should send, is segueing into a debate on strategy, what strategies the united states use, which is segueing in turn to debate over is the war necessary in the first place? it's fascinating, because everything seems to be up in the air. so you pull one thread and the whole sweater unravels. no one knows which way

there's a general contractor in afghanistan and contract along the northern border. they get ahold of the local i would appreciate any ideas you have on that. >> people to the answers as soon as we can. >> senator burris. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i am impressed with your testimony. you are doing a great job. i really appreciate that. we have a bill that suspension this committee. it has been held up. it is called 1064 which would give you.5% of financing to local state auditors and finance officers. you said that you are giving money to state and local governments for their increased responsibility. is there a dollar amount that you have on that? >> we allowed .5% to be used for administrative costs and oversight. what 1064 does is it allows an additional .5% to be used. >> that bill has been held up somewhere. we have to get it out to the floor. the house has already passed it. there has been informed of state finance officer. we need the funds. we do not want to come up short. ntroller, former state finance officer, we need the funds. we don't want to come up sh

from a poly statement to take complexity out of it there's a gener conactor in afghanistan and contract along the northernborder. they get ahold of the local folks to do it. whyren't we dealing with the folks, with the folks that know what they're doing? that's the question? i'd appreciate any ideas you have on that. >> we'll get you thatn short order, sir. >>thanks, senator tester. senator burress. >> tnk you, mr. chairman and meers of the committee. i'm impressed with your testimony. you're doing a great job and we appreciate that. mr. nabors, we have a bill that's been in this committee and it's been held up somewhere called 1064 which would give .5% financing to those local state auditors and finance officers. you said that you're giving money to state and local governments for that increased responsibility. is there a dollar amount that you have on that? how are you -- >> we allow up to .5% to be used for administrative costs and for oversight. i think what 1064 does is allow an additional .5% to be used. we've indicated our strong support for that bill. >> mr. chairman, that bill has been held up so

afghanistan, genal stanley mcchrystalwill ask for more troops. the u.s. presence is alreadyue toeach 68,000 by year's end. new violence targed northern iraq today.a suicide truck bo tore through a kurdish village bere dawn, killing at least9 people. scores of mud-brick houses we blown to rble, and some 30 people were unded. the driver of a seco truck packed with explosives was killed before his bombould go off. the violencen iraq should not delay plans to withdraw u.s. coat forces by next august. the american ambsador-- chriopher hill-- gave that assessme to a u.s. house hearing toda he ao tried to allay fears th iraq could erupt in civil war between shiites and suis. >> the rlity is that the iraqi people have ood firm and have rejectedetribution and a new cycle of violence. e bombings in recent months show that we sti have to deal with al qaeda inraq that tries to rekindle violence. to the great credit of theraqi people, howeve they have not risen the bait. >> lehre iran has proposed a worldwide system to eliminat nuclear weapons. a top aide to present madinejad gave that infoation to "the washington po" today. t he said iran will not negoate e

afghanistan, general stanley mcchrystal, will ask for more troops. the u.s. presence is already due to reach 68,000 by year's end. new violence targeted northern iraq today. a suicide truck bomb tore through a kurdish village before dawn, killing at least 19 people. scores of mud-brick houses were blown to rubble, and some 30 people were wounded. the driver of a second truck packed with explosives was killed before his bomb could go off. the violence in iraq should not delay plans to withdraw u.s. combat forces by next august. the american ambassador-- christopher hill-- gave that assessment to a u.s. house hearing today. he also tried to allay fears that iraq could erupt in civil war between shiites and sunnis. >> the reality is that the iraqi people have stood firm and have rejected retribution and a new cycle of violence. the bombings in recent months show that we still have to deal with al qaeda in iraq that tries to rekindle violence. to the great credit of the iraqi people, however, they have not risen to the bait. >> lehrer: iran has proposed a worldwide system to eliminate nuclear weapons. a top aide to president ahmadinejad gave that information

afghanistan last week. general mcchrystal is expected to formally request an increase in america military presence in the section couple of weeks. >>> the state department strongly condemned a rocket attack on northern israel today. israeli military officials say several rockets were fired from southern lebanon. they fired artillery rounds across the border in retaliation. lebanese official say the village from which the rockets were fired was hit. this is the first time since febrry that rockets were fired from lebanon into israel. there were no reports of injuries on either side. state department officials say the incident highlights the need for the international community to remain fully committed to supporting the u.n. mission in lebanon. >>> the iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at president bush is getting out of jail. the incident happened in baghdad weeks before george w. bush left office. the journalist from iraq said recently he thought he would be shot by the secret servicehen he threw his shoes. he was sent to jail for nine months. he will be released on monday. he's become a hero to many in the arab world. before the shoe-throwing incident he was a local tv reporter. his bosses buil

afghanistan. >>> a u.s. drone has crashed into the headquarters of an iraq we political party in northern iraq.went down friday in the city of mohs you'll, crashed into the roof of the largest sunni political party in iraq. the pentagon says the crash into the roof of the building was only a coincidence. >>> the husband of a congresswoman died while on a mountain climbing trip in tibet. aides to new york representative carolyn maloney says her husband died in his sleep after reaching the summit of of the world's sixth highest mountain. the 71-year-old was a millionaire investment banker. maloney has served in congress since 1993 and recently announced she was giving up you her bid for the senate. >>> dozens of families separated by the korean war were reunited this weekendful . for decades they've had no contact with each other, no mail, telephone, e-mail. here's more on the emotional, tear-filled reunions. >> reporter: this 88-year-old thought this moment would never come. after nearly 60 years of being separated, he's holding the hantd handsive his son and daughters, babies when he left fathe

afghanistan, but democrats are against the idea. >> this morning, business leaders will be gathering in northern virginia for a swine flu for up. they'll be getting advice from health experts on what to do to protect themselves and their employees. this morning's event comes one day after the inova health system announced it is taking precautions, restricting visiting times and prohibiting anyone under 18 from visiting hospital patients. >> and president obama is making an olympic pitch. he'll head to denmark on friday. chicago's bid for the summer games in 2016. it's the first time a u.s. president has ever lobbied the international olympic committee this way. >> well, there are just some places where you need to have that cell phone turned off. one of those places is a broadway theater. and if hugh jackman is the star of the show, he will be sure to remi you of that. >> all the time -- do you want to get that? do you want to get it? >> hugh jack plan and daniel craig are starring in "a steady rain" in new york city. when one audience member forgot to put his phone on silent, jackman stopped the show and let the guy have it. t

northern province on friday. a german commander called in the strike as afghans tried to siphon fuel from tankers hijacked by the taliban. >>> also in afghanistan today, claims of u.s. soldiers overstepping their bounds at a hospital. our atia abowie is joining us now live from kabul via telephone, actually. atia, tell us a little bit more about this incident. what happened inside that hospital? >> reporter: well, the information that we're getting right now, heidi, is from the swedish committee for investigation. they're alleging that u.s. forces raided a hospital. they say that they were breaking locks, they tied the guards uh, they were going from ward to ward, including the female ward, which is a very culturally sensitive in afghanistan, looking for taliban. before leaving, they told the hospital staff to make sure that if any taliban come to the hospital, they call the military. the military says that they can't do that. that the doctors made an oath treat anyone, no matter race, religion, or even political affiliation. and also, what the committee told cnn is that if they did, if they were to go to the u.s. military when the taliban came