earthquake, the second this month col. >> northern italy has been on alert for the past nine days sincehe first earthquake struck the region, and early this morning another tremor. last warehouses and factories to cracked and crumbling buildings s, parts of northern italy are devastated. >> i was inside. it was really bad. >> early this morning of 5.8 earthquake struck a remote area killing at least 15 people near the epicenter, the main cathedral collapse along with the town's oldest church. emergency crews are still searching looking for others believe to be trapped. the region is among the most productive in the country, and the prime minister pledged to help the residents. >> the state will do what needs to be done in the quickest way to restore the lives of such a productive region of italy. thousands of people were already living in the tents after the earthquake eight days ago appeared at those who have now survived to earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks and tried to figure out how to return to normal. >> the earthquake could be felt as far north as austria. it has been century

. >> reporter: smoke and fire rose from the ruins in northern italy after a powerful earthquake shook ancient towns in the region. this cell phone video captures the aftermath of the deadly 6.0 quake, the strongest to hit italy in three years. this woman says everything is upside down in my house. we haven't gone back in yet. the quake hit north of balogna and hit a historic castle, houses and chumps. this woman got nervous after her -- churches. this woman got nervous her son didn't come home after work last night. he is dead. jolting aftershocks sent people running from their homes.

and we begin on developing news in italy in northern italy this morning.t had a magnitude 5.8 and around 25 mi. northwest of the city of bologna several people are still buried under the rubble of collapsed homes and factories there churches in warehouses also destroy there is no official word yet on the number injuries or the death toll is the same area by the way and by a magnitude 6 quake his last week that one killed 70 people. the dumbarton bridge now has a better chance of surviving a big quake that was a real and a few hours ago after a weekend of rocher from work lisa washington tells us about another the done barbara burton bridge will be shut down for another weekend is it's a back to work tuesday morning invitees in the dumbarton bridge is two hours earlier than expected all six lanes of the bridge as a 10:00 p.m. last friday at 4 some seismic retrofitting the work was actually replaced the expansion joints in the west side of the bridge for the largest joined the new journal is absorbent dissipate energy should an earthquake happen and the driv

another earthquake hits northern italy. nearly a dozen people killed. walls shaking off buildings and the ground continues to rumble. >>> beryl drawing sharks closer to shore in florida. so close they are bumping into these surfers. how long will they hang around? >>> madonna mocking lady gaga. that's madonna covering gaga's hit "born this way" when she was supposed to perform her own song "express yourself." after you listen to this, does madonna have a valid point? >> folks, what you're seeing right now is a reunion. >> something that will surely put a smile on your face as you start your day honoring u.s. troops and their families. "newsroom" begins right now. >>> good morning to you. i'm carol costello. thank you for joining us this morning. mitt romney is standing by his decision to attend a vegas fund-raiser with donald trump today even though the real estate mogul won't let go of the birther issue. trump is again questioning where president obama was born. he first raised the issue a year ago. you know, back when he was running for president. >>

. >> plus, northern italy rocked by another deadly earthquake. we'll survey the damage left behind. >>> a search and rescue effort is underway after the second earthquake to rock northern italy in a little more than a week's time. the quake took down a church and several other buildings. italian police say a dozen people are dead and more are missing. the historic center of the town has been evacuated. it is to dangerous to be there. officials estimate the earthquakes have left more than 14,000 people homeless. >>> graduation day today at the naval academy. secretary of defense, leon panetta delivered the address. panetta said the navy and marine corps must lead a resurgence of u.s. maritime presence and power. >> coming up on 9news, virginia governor talked one on one with peggy fox. >>> virginia governor tells 9news he is not being interviewed to the mitt romney's running mate. in a one-on-one interview, he supports getting rail out to dulles complete, but no specific way to do it. >> the governor congratulated mary mount university's newly nam

. >>> time now 6:02, a deadly earthquake in northern italy for the second time in about a week. a magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the area and last week it killed seven people just nine days ago. people are still living in these tents and today's earthquake caused problems in many of those same areas. >>> it is a story we first reported yesterday morning from the scene of tennessee street. vallejo police say they chased a white lexus after they spotted it without the lights on. the driver, barrett senior then got out of the car. >> barrett reached into the right front pocket sweatshirt and removed a black medal object. >> the officers fired several times fearing for his life and the object turned out to be a wallet. this was the second fatal police shooting in just the past few days. >>> they are deciding whether to sign off on facebook's expansion plans. they say not everybody is happy about facebook's plans to grow, alex? >> reporter: there are concerns about more congestion in the area if facebook is allowed to expand headquarters and there would be a campus on this site and thi

. >> the death toll from the latest earthquake to hit northern italy has risen to 16. what more can you tell us? >> the epicenter was close to where a similar quake struck nine days earlier. a factory and warehouse collapsed and several churches were wrecked. >> here in the rubble of northern italy, rescue workers used dogs to search for survivors. this latest quake has shaken a beautiful region. its cathedrals, palaces, and homes have been destroyed. warehouses and factories not built to withstand tremors have simply collapsed. >> my son is under the rubble of the factory and the medolla so i am not feeling well. they cannot tell us if he is still under the rubble. if he is in hospital, they cannot tell us which he is in. i am going crazy. >> some people are still getting used to life in a tent forced from a life in -- forced from their home from the first quake. this woman just feels like crying. they boasted about their architecture, their history, are now eerily silent. just as they're trying to heal the cracks in their economy, this region has been rocked to the c

. >>> northern italy's devastating earthquake. the strongest quake to hit that region in more than 600 years. >>> and remembering robin gibb. the former be rks gee has died after a battle with cancer. >>> and ring of fire. the stunning eclipse that had people looking toward the hea n heavens and watching in awe. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm diana perez in for paula faris. >> and i'm rob nelson. >>> chicago has not seen demonstrations like this in decades. >> there could be more violence today as the summit enters its second day. president obama wakes up in his hometown of chicago this morning for day two of the nato summit, with the heavy focus on afghanistan. over the weekend, president obama and afghan president hamid karzai spoke to work to bring the war to an end. >> painting a vision, post 2014, in which we have ended our combat role. >> reporter: president karzai apologized for being a burden to the americans. >> i bring to you the gratitude of the afghan people for the support your taxpayers' money has meant to us over t

. >>> a deadly earthquake has hit northern italy for the second time in just about a week. rter is joining us live from italy to talk about this damage and the death toll. what do you know? >> reporter: well, this is really devastating for these people. there are now about 12,000 people who are without homes. that's 4,000 more than there we yesterday. 7,000 had been displated. there are confirmed 15 people who lost their lives. there is a big difference between the may 20th earthquake and today's. and that is on the time it happened. the earlier quake it was 4:00 in the morning, people were in their homes. there was damage to the factories and the renaissance buildings but this morning the earthquake struck at 9:00 when people were at work, a priest was preparing for mass. several people who arrived at work walked into this. >> if you can hear me, we know the quake was a 5.8. how far was it felt? i understand a very, very wide area felt the strength of this quake. >> reporter: that's right. they felt the earthquake all the way up in milan and evacuated several buildings ther

jim maceda in northern italy for us tonight. thanks. >>> now to presidential politics. it's a big day for the romney campaign. it looks like the candidate will pick up enough delegates tonight in the texas primary to win the republican nomination officially. but his big money supporter, donald trump, is grabbing a lot of headlines, raising questions all over again about an issue that was long ago settled, regarding president obama's birth place. and that could raise some problems for romney appearing with trump tonight. our report from nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: after a bruising primary campaign, tonight mitt romney makes it official. gathering enough delegates to ensure he'll win his party's nomination. and again today, hammering president obama for his handling of the economy. >> median incomes in america have dropped by 10% in the last four years. and so this president is looking for someone to blame. >> reporter: but the romney campaign's message was trumped by the outspoken tv personality, donald trump himself, who again fanned the flames of the so-called

including northern italy where a deadly earthquake occurred on your sunday.ortunately, unstable weather should remain into monday. so that could hinder the cleanup efforts here. meanwhile, a rain band will form from the baltic states into western russia, and down toward the south, quite warm for this time of year, 27 trdegrees in moscow. 28 degrees in warsaw. 19 degrees in london. should be warming up to the mid 20s as we head into wednesday. here's your extended forecast. >>> and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.

. >>> and for the second time this month, northern italy devastated by a powerful earthquake. we have an update coming up. >>> we try to eek out good news from the latest housing report straight ahead. >>> and here is a live look. that's the sonul grade. traffic moving fine. looks to be clear skies there. we will get the muleteolrologis loometeorologist christina loren when we come back. stay with us. re >>> it is being described as a coordinated blow to syrian president assad's regime. expelling diplomats in syria. this follows a massacre of more than 100 on friday. the countries involved in the expulsions are expected to push for tougher sanctions against syria. >>> the death toll is climbing in northern italy after another powerful earthquake rocked t area this morning. the magnitude 5.8 quake smashed into a wide northwest part of bologna. 15 are dead and more missing in the rubble. this region is home to some of the most fertile farmland and major manufacturers like ferrari and barrilla pasta. they had one in the region last week that ultimately killed six people. >>> toda

i'll show you video coming out of amelia in northern italy here. this is just nine days after a 5.9 magnitude quake hit the area and actually killed seven people and killed massive damage. now, today's earthquake was a 5.8 magnitude. once again, the epicenter was in emilia. several people have reportedly died. you can see here the buildings which have collapsed, firefighters going around helping out the aftermath here and picking up the broken pieces. let's pull back the picture, because least for the forecast here it does look like the weather will be relatively good. clear skies will be dominating the area throughout the rest of tuesday going into wednesday. on thursday, then into friday, afternoon rain showers will top up here. but it doesn't look like it should be damaging the recovery effort too much. there is a cold front off here towards the north, that's pushing towards the south and with it will be dropping the temperatures here. in paris, you're looking at 25 for your high on wednesday. yet 20 on friday. even london, dropping down, the te

northern italy on edge after a earthquake kills at least ten people. nine days ago the quake struck the same region killing seven people. >>> we're going to survive this. that's what a husband and father in idaho said right after the small plane he was piloting slammed into a mountain. he was right. brian brown, his wife, jan, and their daughter, heather, are injured but they are expected to be okay. immediately after the crash, heather calmly called 911. >> because of the rough terrain and bad weather it took 15 hours for a chopper to finally rescue them. >>> mitt romney isn't backing down from his decision to attend a vegas fund-raiser with donald trump today. even though the real estate mogul will not let go of the president obama birther issue. when asked about it, romney says he's grateful for all his supporters. he says he doesn't agree with all of them but i need to get 50.1%. >>> baggage fee, reservation fee, seat assignment fee, security fee, it seems fees on airline tickets keep getting higher and higher. added and added. now the tsa wants to

rick leventhal has the latest. >> reporter: this is the moment a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit northern italypeople forced to live in the blue tents displaced by an earthquake nine days ago shaken up again this morning. significant damage here in the northern town of madola, a wear mouse worker tells the story of survival. [ through translator ] >> i was inside. thankfully we tied the beem securely. it was terrible. >> reporter: as crews search for people, the tremors continue. the powerful after shocks felt hours after the quake hit, about 25 miles northwest of bologna. schools and public buildings were evacuated, the quake damaging structures and increasing concerns. [ speaking in native tongue ] [ through translator ] >> the quake was stronger than the one a few weeks ago. >> reporter: that killed seven and displaced thousands. the prime minister was meeting with emergency officials in rome to discuss the impact of the earlier quake when today's quake struck. he's pledging immediate action to the region. [ speaking in native tongue ] [ through translator ] >> guarantee the return of life t

. >> powerful aftershocks in northern italy.t least 15 people are dead. ♪ >> syria is added to pinpoint -- those are the words of international envoy kofi annan and sit-ins' to salvage his tattered peace plan for the country. >> western powers have accused the syrian government of being behind last week's houla massacre that cost over 100 lives. in response, at least 10 nations, including the u.s. and germany, have been making moves to kick out syrian diplomats. >> syrian president bashar al- assad has denied any responsibility for the houla massacre, saying islamist extremists were to blame, as the pressure mounts. >> syria's ambassador left the french foreign ministry after getting the boot. he had just been informed that he had 72 hours to leave france. >> this was not decided by france unilaterally. it was in concert. >> in concert with other nations around the world, including britain, germany, and many other european countries, as well as the u.s., canada, and australia. the moves are an attempt to increase pressure on dam

italy. a 5.8 earthquake rocked the northern part of the country this morning. gulf coaoff has the lates. >> reporter: this is the second strong earthquake to jolt northern italy in less than two weeks. the quake was centered about 25 miles northwest of bologna, the spot where a 6.0 tremor recently killed seven and crumbled buildings. city officials are reporting three fatalities this morning. we're hearing evacuees from the may 20 quake were seen looking out of their tents with faces of disbelief. the impact of this morning's quake was vast. felt from piedmont in northwestern italy to venice in northeast. schools and stores throughout the area were briefly evacuated as a precaution. and train service between bologna and other northern cities are suspended right now. reporting live in the newsroom, angie goff, news4. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, prince george's county police are investigating a deadly crash in clinton near the intersection of branch avenue and woodyard road. one person was killed in the single car crash around 11:00 last night. police are

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. >>> we'll begin, we begin with that powerful earthquake rocking northern italy. it struck near bologna. lama hassan has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ron. that's right. a powerful earthquake, one of the strongest quake in the last couple of years, followed by at least 20 aftershocks have hit the northern region of italy. 22 miles northwest of the historic city of bologna. at this hour, rescue teams including firefighters and medics across the region are being deployed. coming the area, looking for survivors. the dwak struck overnight, shortly after 4:00 a.m., terrified residents jolted awake by the quake. people scrambled for safety. the skwak caused a significant amount of damage. and on this sunday, ron, many churches are being closed until they are deemed safe enough. >> thank you for that. >>> and the blind chinese activist, is now in the u.s., chen guancheng arrived at his new home in new york city, he said that he's grateful to the u.s. embassy in beijing for letting him leave. chen will now sending at law school at new york universit

another deadly earthquake in northern italy. 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit about 25 miles northwest of bologna. this is new video just in to our newsroom. you see the damage, collapsed buildings and debris everywhere. it was shortly after 9:00 a.m. in italy when the quake hit. right now, italian tv is reporteding at least eight people are dead. earlier this month a 6.0-magnitude quake hit the same area. hundreds of buildings were either damaged or destroyed. seven people died. >>> this morning, the ntsb is trying to figure out why two planes collided in midair in northern virginia, killing two people. those planes crashed around 4:00 yesterday afternoon near silver hill road in fauquier county. the crash was so violent the two planes landed about a mile apart from one another. one of those planes caught fire when it hit the ground. the pilot and passenger there died. the news4 crew found the plane in a wooded area reduced to nothing but rubble near a man's back yard. >> reporter: that's relatively close. >> 400 yards away. where

. >> breaking news in northern italy where an earthquake is causing buildings to collapse. >> italy is rocked by another deadly earthquake. centered 25 miles northwest of bologna in northern italy. >>> an air canada flight was heading from toronto to japan when one of the engines just shut down. >> police in toronto say that falling chunks of metal from the plane may have damaged at least four cars. >> not something i expected to happen today having airplane debris fall. >> this could be mitt romney's big day at the texas primary. he could get the delegates he needs to become the gop presidential nominee. >> some think really? i mean they keep bringing up the birther issue. >> i don't agree with the people that support me and they don't all agree with what i believe in. >> expelled from countries across the world after massacre of 100 men, women and children. >> a young girl in miami is recovering after a frightening fall at a weekend carnival. >> not even a racing car could stop and get up speed to go through someone's living room. >> all that -- >> make yourself at home in a pool. >>

southeast georgia could get slammed with 15 inches of rain today. >>> another deadly earthquake hit northern italythe rubble of collapsed buildings. it is the same northern region struck by a powerful quake just nine days ago when seven people died. >>> syria's president says terrorists are responsible. it's not the first time he said that but this time he was talking to u.n. envoy coffee an nan. an nan got backup when eight countries including the u.s. expelled syrian diplomats because of the killing. the report you are about to see contains disturbing pictures, not suitable for everybody. we are showing these to convey the scale of this massacre. last friday that happened in hula. here is arwa damon. >> reporter: a man shoots video on his cell phone as he runs breathlessly to where a shell has fallen. we can't show you the bodies he found ripped apart by shrapnel. his efforts began to save those not beyond help. another shell. unknown to the outside world until friday t town is now a shocking symbol of syria's carnage. more than 100 people killed and just one day, and according to u.n. observers

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rescuers are digging for victims after an earthquake rocked northern italy this morning. at least four people died and dozens were injured. a number of historical buildings were damaged by the shaking. people were advised to stay outdoors. the last major earthquake to hit italy was in 2009. that earthquake killed nearly 300 people. a festival in the green spring today. it was in support for a great cause. what all the fun was for coming up next. >> a nice day, but there are some changes coming. details ahead. 80 degrees. a bit of a breeze, gusting to #f >> the baltimore child abuse center has picture-perfect weather. kids can take part in a lot of activity, including games and face painting. the event raises money for children who are sexually abused in baltimore. >> it is going to a good cause. the baltimore child abuse center sees over 1000 kids a year. >> the center provides medical treatment and counseling services at no cost to a child abuse victims and their caretakers. >> now your insta-weather forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> squeeze in another nice one

. >>> search crews are digging through the debris left by the latest earthquake to jolt northern italy. one person is still missing. 16 people are dead so far. and hundreds have been injured. a woman trapped inside her collapsed apartment building for 12 hours was finally rescued after crews heard her cries for help. a piece of furniture that toppled over stopped the wreckage from completely crushing her. lucky woman. >>> and there is new fallout from the civilian massacre in syria. nearly 110 people were killed last week. many of them were elderly, women and children. survivors blame gunmen linked to the president's regime even though the regime is denying it. now ten nations, including the u.s. have expelled syrian diplomats telling them to go home. the obama administration says syria's government is responsible for that massacre. >>> the sister of the man who admits killing etan patz in new york in 1979 says she reported him to police years ago. she claims she told camden, new jersey, police she'd heard a rumor her brother pedro confessed to the killing at a prayer group. she says a

. >>> crews are still assessing damage from the magnitude 6 earthquake that rocked northern italy thiskend killing at least seven people. we have a report from italy with more on the destruction. >> reporter: earthquake survivors are settling into their temporary homes. tent camps have sprung up to shelter the thousands of people who are homeless. this woman says even if they let us go back home, i wouldn't because i'm too scared. the constant heavy rain added to the misery. the deadly 6.0 earthquake struck the region near bologna early sunday morning and powerful aftershocks continue to rattle the area. although no lives were lost in this town, residents did lose a big part of their cultural heritage, the town's ancient churches have collapsed and this medieval castle has been badly damaged. just one of its original four towers is left standing and experts say aftershocks could bring it down. residents are shocked about losing these buildings which date back to the 14th century. this man says we have lost our history. i was baptized and married in that church and hoped to have my fune

. >>> two big earthquakes in less than two weeks in northern italy.re most of the people who died were when today's quake hit. >>> and back here in just 10 minutes, we have a warm up to talk about i'll show you just how warm in your neighborhood. >> still searching for justice for a family tragedy. how painful memories are driving a widow from her home. >> implementing a new plan for east bay traffic. what the change could mean for you morning commute. felicidaaaadeeeees ! with this droid 4 by motorola on verizon 4g lte, you can stay in touch on skype with your loved ones. staying connected with your family... ... in more places, on america's largest 4g lte network. that's real value ! get $100 off any motorola 4g lte smartphone, like the droid 4 now just $99.99. verizon. felicidades ! >>> italian officials say 16 people are dead and several people missing after today's earthquake. it's the second quake in less than two weeks and cameras caught the instant this one hit. the people living in these blue at the -- blue tents were displaced only to be sha

. >> at least 17 people have died after a 5 point earthquake rocked northern italy. it's the second quake to hit that region in a little more than a week. anna has the latest on the search and rescue efforts from italy. >> a powerful earthquake took down the church of st. francis in italy, leaving just the facade. buildings throughout italy collapsed in tuesday's 5.8 earthquake. several others fell in the aftershock. italian police say more than a dozen people are dead and more are missing. rescue crews are combing through debris looking for any survivors. near the epicenter, the historic center has been evacuated. she's afraid she will never be able to return to her home. >> she says i feel empty, lost, and terrified. when the earthquake hit, it rattled italians since another deadly earthquake a little over a week ago. the back to back quakes devastated one of italy's largest industrial areas. damaging and destroying factories. italy's prime minister says he is prepared to do whatever is needed to get the region back to normal as soon as possible. ana. cbs news, ita

. >> reporter: smoke and fire rose from the ruins in northern italy after a powerful earthquake shook towns in the region. the self-phone video captures the aftermath of the deadly 6.0 quake, the strongest to hit italy in three years. this woman says everything is upside down in my house, we haven't gone back in yet. the quake hit north of bolognia and tore apart houses, historic churches even a medieval castle. ronana says, she got worried when her son didn't come home after his night shift at a factory damaged in the quake. she says i kept telling myself he would show up, but ricola is dead. jolting aftershocks sent people running from their homes. the historic sensor of this town has been closed off but -- center of this town have been closed off. residents like these and other neighbors towns have been told by authorities not to sleep in their homes tonight. among the dead was a 106-year- olds woman killed in her country side home when the roof caveed in. the quake left a huge hole on the side of the renaissance style town hall. authoritys are worried the entire building may colla

another earthquake has rocked northern italy. at least 15 people have died and others may still be buried in the rubble. it sent people running from their homes and office building. several buildings destroyed, including a church. >>> we now know the name of the man in florida who left a 65-year-old homeless man bloodied and disfigured. they say he chewed off part of the man's faissments the man is 31-year-old rodney eugene. police shot and killed eugene after he growled at him. >>> an hair canada fleet headed for toik -- toik yow made an emergency landing. chunks, about the size of a smartphone were hot. >> found this little black rock mon my windshield. picked it up. it was really hot, so i put it back down. >> the plane was able to land safely. all 318 passengers were brought back to the gate. >>> a family of three spent 15 hours in freezing temperatures after their plane crashed in a re moat mountainous are a of ida home. something went terribly wrong. one of them called 911 after their plane crashed into a mountainous area.

. >> plus for the second time in a week a deadly earthquake rocks northern italy. >> also ahead. >> reporter: it's the size of three football fields. i'm beth parker, coming up a peek inside maryland's new casino. >> coming up later in the news edge, congress and the district coming up, fight over the district and control tonight at 11:00.  >>> activists who oppose maryland's gay marriage law say their efforts to reverse that law are going strong. the marriage alliance checked more than 13,000 signatures to put gay marriage on the ballots this november. they only needed half that number. meantime advocates for gay marriage say they never doubted the alliance would get the signatures but say their polling says most marylands would uphold the law if that vote were held today. >>> it is official mitt romney has clinched the republican nomination for president. romney surpassed the magic number of 1,144 delegates needed to win the nomination. in a post victory statement romney said he's honored and humbled and is expressing confidence in his chances this fall. fox 5 polit

. >>> a strong earthquake rocked northern italy. it struck 22 miles from boll loan yeah. 3 people were killed some buildings toppled. scientists say this is one of the strongest quakes to shake the region. there have been two strong after shocks already, 5 .1 and 4 .1. >>> police issued a warrant for the driver accused of trying to run over an off duty district heights police officer. the officer says he saw an suv hit another car in the parking lot of a night club in capital heights yesterday morning the officer followed the car and the suv rammed the officers car several timetried to run the officer over. the officer fired several shots into that suv before it took off. >>> managers at metro thing they may have figured out why the doors on a moving train flew open. it happened twice on red line last tuesday, a rider snapped a picture of one of the mishaps. >> reporter: when metro is crowded, it is not hard to find some pass eninjuries leaning on the rail -- passengers leaning on the rail car doors as trains roll from station to st

the death toll has risen to 15 after an earthquake in northern italy. the quake hit a little after 9:00 a.m. local time. it hit the same area where a 6.0 earthquake hit earlier this month. there are reports of several people buried under the rubble and at least one historic structure collapsed, and several homes were destroyed. still ahead, a reminder for parents as the temperatures heat up. it is more important than ever to remember not to leave children in your car. >> we are feeling the heat this afternoon as a cold front approaches from the west and a tropical system is down to our south. we will talk about it in the insta-weather-plus forecast down. town, a beautiful, with clear skies. >> carrie engel from valley view farms is here to answer your plant and gardening questions. email plantquestions >> in the "consumer alert," the next time you fly, you might see a new security technology. the department of homeland security put in a request for hand-held scanning devices that can determine if there is a hidden object, weapon, or explosive item on a

. >> carolyn: developing news in northern italy where the magnitude 6.0 earthquake has killed four people and forced 3,000 people to evacuate their homes. buildings toppled before dawn in the northern region 22 miles northwest of bologne. it sent residents running in the streets. seismologists say it was strongest quakes in that region. >> president obama begins a two day nato summit in chicago. they are focusing on afghanistan's future with forces planning on exiting the country by 2014. yesterday they were at camp david. europe economic crisis, germany's chancellor has pushed for austerity measures but recent elections in spain and greece make more belt tightening measures. >>> john boehner appeared with nancy pelosi on abc's this week. she insists there be no tax cuts for the will wealthy. california lieutenant governor gavin newsom weighed in from the round table. >> people around clamoring to invest in greece today. if we don't deal with our deficit in an honest and serious way we're not going to have many options. >> bringing no income tax to the floor and passing those, but would h

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workers tending to survivors falling a deadly earthquake that killed at least seven people in northern italynds have been left homeless. the earthquake, measuring six. on the richter scale, hit the region in the south on sunday. >> two people killed in beirut after street riots erupted between pro- and anti-syrian factions. they are concerned the violence is spilling over into lebanon. >> three climbers have died on mount everest, among them a german doctor taking part in an expedition to remove decades of trash left behind. an official from the nepalese government said conditions on the highest peak had been particularly hazardous this year. >> in sunday's presidential poll in the dominican republic, ruling party candidate appears to be the winner. medina had a four point lead over the other can did it after 99% of the votes had been entered in. >> we turned to sports news now. it looks like berlin will be paying -- playing a second the-- playing 2nd division after a playoff. >> fortuna fans stormed the pitch. club officials will not give up their fight for a rematch and have launched an ap

. >>> a major recovery effort is under way in northern italy where a powerful earthquake killed at least six people. this cell phone video captured the after math. this is the strongest to hit italy in 3 years. rescue workers are going house to house checking to see if people are buried. >>> nature did not take nasty turns for the preakness when thousands watched i'll have another run his way to a huge win. he has already arrived at belmont mark for the third race in the triple house. on saturday he won by a neck at pimlico. the trainer says he's confident his horse will be the first to win a triple crown since 1978. >> you never know when you see i young horse -- young horses what they're going to go into being. he has the heart, stride and mind of a champion. >> since affirmed won the triple crown in 1978, 11 horses have won the first two races. i'll have another gets his shot on june 9th. >> he was so cool. he was enjoying black eyed susanne day. >> i bet. there wasn't a day that doug o'neil didn't entertain himself and have a good time. >> it was exciting to see him win. >>> still th

six people are dead and historic buildings damaged one of the strongest earthquake to hit northern italythe epicenter about hours drive north of bologna. thousands are still nervous in the aftermath >>> smoke and fire rose from the ruins and italy after a powerful earthquake shook towns in the region this cellphone video captures the aftermath of the quake the strongest in italy in three years. this woman says everything upside down in my house we have not gone back again. the quake hit north of bologna and tore apart house's historic churches and a castle. this woman says she got word winter sun did not come home after his night shift at a factory damage to the quake she says i kept telling myself he would show what but nikolai is dead. aftershocks and people running from their homes chisholm the historic center of the town closed off the streets remain open are deserted, residents in this and other towns have been told not to sleep and homes tonight. among the dead at 106 year-old woman killed in a country side home when the roof caved in, the quake left a huge home in the side of the

a powerful and deadly earthquake rocking northern italy. in afghanistan schenn buildings destroyed, chaos in the streets and residents running in fear. we will have the latest live. and tensions running high in chicago this morning after the arrest of three men in a terror plot just as the world's leaders descend on the windy city for the nato summit. we are live in chicago as well. and the youngest billionaire and facebook founder mark zuckerberg marrying his long time girlfriend and the surprise ceremony in his backyard. is this the ultimate facebook status update? i love that the guests there had no idea they were actually attending a wedding. we will explain that as well. and finally they are the biggest hazards of any summer beach trip. you probably see them a lot in san francisco. we are talking about rip currents. and coming up our very own ginger dives in to show you what to look for and how to get yourself out of the dangers and a whole lot of helpful hints for you. it's all coming up this sunday morning on "good morning america."

northern italy thousands of people slept outside in their cars or in tent camps after a deadly earthquake there. aftershocks continued overnight following sunday's magnitude 6.0 quake that killed seven people. today crews are inspecting buildings, schools, and homes that were left weakened. many historic buildings were destroyed. it may take days to add up all the damage. >>> three climbers are dead. two others still missing after climbing mount everest over the weekend. the climbers were descending from the summit on saturday. they were believed to have died from exhaustion and altitude sickness. the weather start well but a sudden wind storm hit the mountain as they were coming down. >>> in vallejo a man was shot and wounded yesterday as he was pumping gas at a gas station. it happened at the bond fair market gas station on sacramento. that sacramento street. the 27-year-old victim told police he never heard the gunfire. that is according to the times hearld. a friend drove him to the hospital. no arrests have been made. no descriptions of the suspect has been released. >>> the west con