>> supervisor, the mayor has made clear that if other elected officials that are currently elected officials in the city and county of san francisco, chose to honor the spirit of this mohammed, he would hold himself to the same standard. supervisor campos: i reason i ask you ask -- the reason i ask you sir, the others aren't proposing dual service by local elected officials. if i were proposing something that says that no elected local official shall have a seat on the central committee along the lines that the mayor is doing and i, myself, were given a seat on that county central committee while remaining a local elected official so that i'm not inconsent, i would not accept that seat because here i am proposing a policy change, if i really believe in that poll, i'm going to be consent with that policy. so that's why i ask you, because the other local elected officials are not making this policy change proposal. the mayor is. so i want to make sure that on the record we are clear about whether or not mayor newsom having proposed this measure that probets officials on a county central commit

defense officials say private manny was accused of giving evidence to wikileak. the justice department is joining the pentagon in the investigation. >>> united airlines has apologized to the parents of the boy who was stranded in the airport for eight hours. united employees fail to get the boy on his flight to canada. he was on his way to his mother's hour from his father's home here in san francisco. the boy was taken to an airport facility but airline workers failed to pick him up for his flight. >>> almost 200 new meters are being installed in hayes valley. eventually 5,000 of them will be placed around the city. in addition to coins, the meters also accept debit and credit cards. and starting next year, wireless sensors in the streets will determine whether a parking spot is vacant and the fee will fluctuate based on demand. for example if there's a special event in the area or based on the time of day. >>> these are good times for whale watchers after the bay area coast. huge numbers of big whales are being reported. while the whales are stirring a lot of a

local health officials say 50 homes have been evacuated because of what you're looking at. the pipe has been shut down. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the break and the effort is now to protect the waters of lake michigan. >>> veteran new york democratic congressman charles rangel was charged today with 13 counts of violating house ethics rules, setting up a possible trial that could happen as soon as september. most serious charges here involve asking for corporate donations for a public policy school to be named for him at a new york college and failure to disclose income and pay taxes. rangel's lawyers failed to reach a settlement deal with the committee because they couldn't agree on how much wrongdoing the 20-term congressman from harlem would have to admit to. >>> also today, president obama made a high profile defense of his approach to improving public education. it's called race to the top. it's a big and revolutionary approach that's been controversial, even among many of his own allies. as our white house correspondent savannah guthrie reports

we are here in the santa cruz mountains where there are a lot of popular hiking trails and where officials are warning hikers to keep an eye out for more than just nature. there was a steady stream of visitors at castle rock state park today even though officials posted warnings and released a composite sketch of a man suspected of threatening two women hikers at gunpoint last thursday demanding sex. officials say the man grabbed the women, but they escaped by slipping off their backpacked and running away. >> i was very scared, i didn't know that they had weapons out here. >> it made me more aware of my surroundings, just to be on the look out for that type of person. >> reporter: authorities describe the man as latino,

officials say they are going to target on high level officials. >> if we get someone with a one or two level offenders, we're going to investigate them. >>> steinburg says he wants to raise the income tax and vehicle license fee then cut the sales tax by 1. 1.5 cents. he says the federal government would end up picking up the tax increases. >> what we'll do is lower the sales tax where taxpayers don't get a deduction. >> he says that will put more money in california's pockets. >>> while sacramento struggles to reach a budget deal. the city of san francisco now has one in place. governor newsom signed the 2010- 2011 budget. he says it is on time and balanced. the mayor says it also protects public safety. newsom says the new budget does not include any new taxes or significant borrowing. he also thanked labor unions for working with the city to save money. >>> meantime more than 50 san jose firefighters are about to lose their jobs as that city struggles with its $118 million budget gap. firefighters are also upset because the city may drastically change the waylay boar contract disput

officials called cast neff vees for blocking and black flacked him.come in and went on to finish first, but dickson was declared the winner. cast neff vees was insensed. after declaring dickson the winner, the firls are now putting things on hold. they are talking it over and will have an official ruling, which has not yet come. for now, dickson is declared the winner. cast neff vees crossed the finishline first and he is still hoping. >>> well, he has two green jackets to show for his days on the pga tour, but bern heart longer had never won a major as a senior. langer took the lead into the final round of the senior british open. he wasn't on fire today, but had the shots when he needed them. he had the lead by 2 after that birdie on the fifth. paven made birdie at number 11, within a stroke. but as they came to 18, langers lead was back up to 2 and that enabled him to finish a round of 1 over par 72 with a bogey and still win the tournament. paven's 70 comes up one stroke short. langer has won 11 times, but this is his first major. >>> canadian ope

park officials said the trees were cut sometime wednesday night. the trees are about 3 in.meter, cut just below the protective wire that surrounded them. looks like a power saw was used. you could tell because the cut is very clean and very even. also the power saw i wouldn't take long it all for someone to do all this damage and a short amount of time. this is the latest in a series of attacks on trees in the park. a total of 45 trees of either damaged or destroyed from since monday. park officials have been investigating espy separate instances where trees were damage. $500 apiece. police investigating the vandalism and park officials say there will be increased patrols by s&p and rangers. >> i live look inside at the golden gate bridge sunny skies here this afternoon the first time in several days that we've seen that in the afternoon. will see it again tomorrow because the fog will be minimal. a look at tonight into tomorrow the ball only eight sitting at the coast line. it's going to push share of but very slow to do so over night so well of limited o'clock tomorrow mo

officials in some states say retroactive payments could go out as soon as next week. in other state, though, the jobless may have to wait a few weeks. >>> president obama has signed into law the weeping overhaul of the financial industry. now, he must decide who will head up the powerful new bureau of consumer protection. elizabeth warren, a harvard law professor, is considered a leading candidate for that job. >>> a tropical storm gathering 1,000 miles from the gulf oil leak is bringing work at the site to a standstill. some ships could start heading to safe harbor today. and it could be two weeks before they are back in business. the latest satellite image shows a nor organized system that could drench the keys tomorrow before heading into the gulf. john hendren has the latest from venice, louisiana. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. with that oil spill seeming closer than ever to end for good, today, there is the prospect of more delays? and worse. more crude in the gulf of mexico. a gathering storm threatens to set back the clock on the oil cleanup. at se

officials say this leak could be bigger than the release of the pentagon papers in the 70s. administration officials are condemning the development but bill it impact the united states efforts in that region? fox's jennifer davis reports from washington. >> reporter: it could be the largest leak of classified u.s. information ever. more than 90,000 documents of raw intelligence relating to the war in afghanistan now available for anyone to see on the website. the founder of the antiwar group says the document reveal abuses by u.s. and coalition forces and perhaps even war crimes. >> if governments don't like populations being upset they should treat them better, not conceal abuses. >> reporter: a official is calling the documents a mix of rumor and second hand information. they detail a variety of assessments about incidents over the last six years involving friendly fire, civilian casualties and intelligence officials from pakistan, a u.s. alley cooperating with taliban extremists. >> it is not the content as much as it is there are names, there are operations, there is log

security forces are saying they know who is behind this attack but officially no name has yet been given for the war join me in just a few seconds. drawing attention to a forgotten war on iraqi american almost a little bit to the seven year campaign using his own skin as canvas for the memory . we fight wars over free speech and then we start a battle in parliament square against people who are expressing free speech and activists channels against the u.k. government saying it's corruption free speech to campaign is our victims from that scam holliman square. stock markets continue a top see turvy week as investors switch on friday stress test results from european banks will be going live to another just in london. a very warm welcome see this is live from moscow i'm alice habits two security guards have been killed in a terror attack on a hydroelectric power plant in russia's southern republic of qatar the noble cuddyer to generators were put out of action when several bombs were set off in some like the station that maria phenomena has more. none of the caucuses target as ations claim

the people dying and being picked up close to death by officials in some of those rural counties. people on both sides of the question are aware that arizona has a problem and challenge with illlegal immigration but differ on how to address it. >> ifill: this was a state law was there a sense this would become such a national issue in enacting the law? >> i talked to the majority leader of the state house of represents and he told me he was stunned this has gotten the kind of play it's gotten in other parts of the country. he was shocked it's gotten the attention from other legislatures and said the earth is not going shift under our feet. the sun is still going to come up when it takes effect. he was shocked because arizona has already been moving the ball downfield addressing internal laws regarding people living and working in the country illlegally and had not been challenged and upheld and assumed it would get the same treatment. he's surprised but not backing off on the support of the law. >> ifill: does this break down there the way it does in washington among conventional-

who is behind this attack but officially no name has yet been given full. just a few seconds. also this in a reminder of a painful truth an iraqi american cheese memories and. victims from both countries killed in the seven year campaign. and we investigate whether pharmaceutical companies are cashing in on aids patients while scientists from around the world put the disease under scrutiny in vienna. live from a studio in central moscow this is r t with you twenty four hours a day good to have you with us two security guards have been killed in an attack on a hydroelectric power plant in russia's southern republic of korea two generators were put out of action when several bombs went was set off inside the station. has more. not of the caucasus target as ations claimed responsibility for a serious of bloss at the box on hydro power plant in russia but in about korea and the north caucasus meanwhile national and to church committee is reporting now that all the people being involved in this attack those who have carried out as well as the organizers have all been identified alt

officials say the amount of oil seeping from the blown up b.p. operated well is insignificant they also believe seepage discovered near the well at the weekend could be a natural occurrence as a result b.p.'s been told to carry on with its plan to seal the hole in the ocean floor for good the it would have to remove the cap which was fitted last week because of concerns over the leaks the plug in to stem the flow of oil for the first time in three months and it's now being allowed to remain in place. the syrian government has banned women from wearing face covering islamic veils in the country's universities education ministry says the decision aims to protect the nation's secular identity the ban doesn't cover the headscarf which a growing number of women are wearing similar laws are pending in france and belgium and there are calls in other european countries for the public wearing a full veil to be made illegal. the most severe flooding into of china in years has now claimed some one hundred fifty lives dozens of people are still missing roads

government officials say it is the position of ceo of bp. a post held by tony hayward since 2007 until apparently very soon. since the oil started gushing back in april, bp has tried to weather its own storm surrounding it. and ceo tony hayward as the public face of the company has only made waves. >> i'm not stonewalling. >>> he stated that the size of the spill is tiny compared to the size of the gulf of mexico. while the crisis roiled, he attended a yacht race and then these memorable words. >> i'd like my life back. >> well, now it looks like he has it. reportedly, bp's board has been negotiating his departure and he may resign as early as tomorrow. one day before the board is set to announce a huge second quarter loss. bp is saying mr. hayward remains the chief executive officer and has the full confidence of our board and senior management. calling the reports just rumors and speculation. on the front lines today, boats that had to leave ahead of the storm are back. to continue preparing to kill the well and skim the oil. the view from

again, not a violation of a law, but if his concern as you noted earlier is not that elected officials who serve on the central committee are violating the law, but the appearance, then how do you justify taking one position with respect to supervisors on the count central committee and at the same time, you yourself in your campaign for another office are taking moneys from interests that have, from parties that have an interest, financial interest in matters before the city? >> right. your choice of pronouns in saying your campaign, i understand you're speaking in shorthand, i think there is something to be said there. i am not the right person to ask about the intricacies of campaign finance law on a statewide race. i am not part in any way of the mayor's lieutenant governor campaign. i support him as you said you do. beyond that, i gave him a paltry sum of money. maybe i should be a campaign finance lawyer. apparently they make a lot more. i could make a bigger contribution. that's not what i do. i can't answer that question for you. supervisor campos: i am asking you that question

officials were still letting carpoolers pay with cash. friday will be the last day. monday morning all carpoolers will have to pay with fast-track. if you have three people in your car but of how fast track the beautiful $6 toll starting monday morning. if your new fest track user and car pool is only one other hitch. he can use of the fast-track only claimed. you must use the cash fast track two-lane said the toll collector can confirm you of three people in your car and the collector will gladly pay the $3 toll with fast track. at the golden gate bridge mark jones kron 4 news. >> suicide barrier at the colgate bridge is closer to being built the transportation committee signed off on $5 million and federal money to design the barrier. gold gate bridge officials voted two years ago to hang a stainless steel mats on the sides of the bridge the plan comes as an effort to try and catch anyone tried to jump off the golden gate bridge. the barrier is expected to cost $45 million. >> temperatures really hot out there this afternoon in land and up to the north even down th

but officials say not to worley. we'll tell you why -- worry.'ll tell you why -- coming up. >>> bp has the green light from federal officials to proceed with caution and keep the oil con taintment -- containment cap in place. >> the small seepages we are finding right now do not present, at least at this point, any indication there is a threat to the well bore. if we thought that was gonna happen we would be taking immediate action. >> national incident commander, admiral thad allen, said today, the federal government is giving bp 24 more hours to monitor the leaks found over the weekend. in louisiana, federal officials grilled the chief engineer of the "deepwater horizon" oil rig about maintenance and personnel issues prior to the explosion. >> was there a maintenance problem with the turnover you had on the "deepwater horizon." >> if you know. >> i don't know. >> bp said in the three months the this exploded, they've spent $3 billion. crews are drilling in the side of the ruptured well. >>> a sanford university science that shared the pulitzer

they are expected to be official lip out of a job in an hour. paul chambers is live from san jose with details on this story. good morning, paul. >> reporter: good morning. in the city is facing a $118 million short fall and the mayor was asking for firefighters to take a 1 a% pay decrease. that didn't happen. so dozenses of firefighters will show up and will be let go since that didn't happen. it. >> will put the community and firefighters at greater risk. fire station 33 is slated to be closed on sunday as well as five trucks and engines to be taken out of service. yesterday mayor reed met with the san jose firefighters union. the city and union are $6 million apart on a labor contract. so far no new talks are scheduled. >> the city of san jose has lost control over employee costs. the average cost for a firefighter and police officer is doubled in the last ten years. >> reporter: with that in mind it appears a dispute may be heading to a binding arbitration which is a city charter process that allows an outside mediator to make a final decisi

officials say there are many options left.rty has given concessions and there are other ways to save money. i'm the christine conley kron 4 news. kron 4 crews all or on the bay area today here's a look at several of today's top stories. in oakland the mayor and city council president speaking out together urging residents to pass a parcel tax which will be on november ballot. if the parcel tax will be for anyone who owns a home in oakland to pay an additional $360 the year. the city san need this money to help keep the officers on the street. the city have been furious budget issues have party laid off the the officers this month of this parcel tax does not pass there will be more layoffs. reporting in oakland kate thompson kron 4 news. can oakland city all the city council approves a parcel tax that passed by voters would rehire 80 recently laid off oakland police officers. however three council members think it's a bad idea. we cannot continue every time there's a fiscal crisis ask for more money. the time were we have a rec

louisiana state officials have taken 600 samples and say it's fine to eat. governor bobby jindal is now pushing the federal government to let commercial fishermen get back to work. >> we've done hundreds of our own tests, now we're calling on the f.d.a. to do their tests so our people can go back out there make a living. >> reporter: commercial fishermen could get the o.k. soon. commercial fishermen told the f.d.a. they've found no problems with the areas they've tested and some could be reopen bid next week. katie? >> couric: kelly cobiella in grand isle, louisiana. thank you, kelly. meanwhile, in international news, the obama administration is turning up the heat on north korea over its nuclear program. today during a visit to the demilitarized zone, secretary of state hillary clinton and defense secretary robert gates announced plans to impose new sanctions. and in a show of force, the aircraft carrier u.s.s. "george washington" arrived in south korea today. it's expected to take part in military exercises next week. relations with north korea have gone d

state officials will have to washington in the next few weeks to present the proposal. the fund winners will be announced in september. >> the fog cleared back off the coasts this afternoon at least down and the san mateo " line. sunny skies your toll plaza and through most of the bay area but temperatures remain on the cooler side. our inland spots toward a few degrees and to the '70s this afternoon but well below average for this time of year. freezing temperatures in the '90s it are inland spots. much cooler than we read usually see. 63 san francisco, 64 san or fell mainly '60s around the bay shorter and '70s down in the south bay. tonight into tomorrow fog cleared off the san mateo coastline it will be a little bit slow or depression and tonight but it will push back to be widespread throughout the morning. dense fog close to the clothesline was a disguise for the after the new but it will be cooled and the winds will pick up a special run the bay shore out there tomorrow. we'll see slight warming by the end of this week the temperatures will stay below average. if

officials say two sailors left the base friday without notifying afghan sources.an is saying they killed one sailor in a gun fight and captured the other. >>> 5:40 a.m. tony hayward expected to resign as soon as today as bps chief executive. hayward has been the focus ever since the april explosion that killed 11 workers and started the massive oil leak in the gulf of mexico. bp continues the say there is no final decision on possible management changes. but british media is reporting hayward has been negotiating terms of his exit. one person mentioned as a possible replacement is robert dudly, bps managing director he has roots in mississippi. >>> as for the leak itself, efforts to permanently plug it are back on track now tropical storm bonnie has come and gone. workers plan to reconnect a drill rig to the relief tunnel that will be used to pump mud and cement to seal the well. drilling could resume in the next few days clean up effort is also resuming coast guard official says there are signs concentrations of oil is letting smaller. >>> people are steamed in t

supervisor campos: in terms of local elected officials taking money for another office from people who might have a matter that is before the board or the city. and i'm saying, well, how do you do that while at the same time the mayor, who is introducing this legs is also doing the same -- legislation, is also doing the same where he is taking money from parties that have an interest in matters before this city? >> so, again, i understand the argument you're making. i would simply say that the mayor in his campaign for lieutenant governor, no matter what office he were running for, whether it was during his campaign for governor or whatever other office may come about, he is bound by the same laws that he would be, were he running for office in san francisco. those are the laws on the books. if you feel that there is a shortcoming in those laws, certainly, the voters of the city and county and the board itself has time and time again reaffirmed and strengthened those laws. if there is work to be done to strengthen campaign finance laws, that's a fully separate discussion. what we're pr

but officials say they will leave that cap in place at least for now. this is a live picture from a mile below the surface. the obama point man said the spill is not a major concern and that the seepage about two miles away is likely not related to the damaged well. nbc jay gray has more. >> reporter: for a fourth day, the containment stack is holding back the oil but can't block growing questions about conditions on the floor of the gulf. something is apparently seeping from the seabed, less than two miles from the leak site. it's been a concern for scientists over the last few days because of lower than expected pressure readings inside the new cap. this morning, bp's technical team cancelled their daily briefing but this afternoon, admiral thad allen addressed this. they are looking for a leak around the capping stack but none of them are serious enough to prevent another 24-hour testing period. >> it's the collective opinion of the folks talking about this that the small seepages we're finding do not presenting with at least at this point, any indic

major conference on the disease takes place in vienna a group of over two thousand doctors claim the official theory that the hiv virus leads to aids is wrong they also say their views are being ignored by a mainstream backed by big pharmaceutical companies r.t. sarah firth as more now from the austrian capital. they're questioning the validity of the common assumptions that are often associated with hiv and aids and they also question the traditional means of treatment with the with the aid with the drugs treatment not some of the more specific questions that they've raised in the last couple of days prior to the official conference and they've been holding their own talks things like the accuracy of the hate hiv test now a person's defined as having a if they develop one of the twenty nine a finding diseases those are things such as pneumonia and. and as well as that test positive for hiv so a positive or negative hiv test community if it's between so on being diagnosed with ammonia or being diagnosed with aids so they're calling into question the reliability of this very important another

some pakistani officials on background are even more angry. they're questioning the timing of this leak and wonder if it's actually directed at them, given the media coverage is about pakistan's role in afghanistan. >> nick schifrin, live in kabul. >>> there could be a major change at the top of the oil giant bp. reports here and overseas say ceo tony hayward will be replaced by american robert dudley as soon as today. lama hasan is joining us from london with the latest on these reports. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, vinita. this morning, bp is downplaying the speculation that tony hayward will be leaving the company, saying, quote, the final decision has been made on the matters. "financial times" says bp to seal hayward's fate. tony hayward has been the face of this oil spill. fronting the efforts in the cleanup operation, he quickly became public enemy number one for saying this. >> no one wants this thing over more than i do. i want my life back. >> reporter: and then seen on this yacht just weeks after the disaster. for reside

nasa officials admit they have no idea what it is.owever they insist tphaoerd piece of space degree poses a risk to the space station. >>> space researchers say a large asteroid that has a remote possibility of slamming into earth would most likely hit in the year 2182 if it crashes into the planet at all. the asteroid has about a one in 1,000 chance of hitting earth. but that chance corresponds to the year 2182. the asteroid has the potential to cause widespread destruction if it were to slam into earth. >>> all right, on to a much happier subject. my mom is in town from texas and what a difference. bill, she is just really in awe of the temperatures that we have right now. when you leave 110 and come to this, you know. >> when did they get in town, heather? >> a few days ago. >> so they're getting a little bit of bad and a little bit of good. not a big warm up but it's going to be just right for your parents because temperatures will be in the 70s and 80s, not in the 100s which we usually see. we have fog that has cleared, which is

officials say traffic will not be so bad once the big closure happens. transportation reporter mark jones says there will be delays. >> what to shift all traffic north and southbound to these newly built a nest the need to start working on the far right southbound lanes of the concerto. presidio parkway. that means sunday morning and during the monday morning commute drivers will find themselves in this new pattern for the first time. both directions north and south will shift to the north and it will stay that way for the next 12 months. traffic backed up when it attracted to one lane friday morning as part of the prep work. officials in traffic will be much lighter saturday night as a precaution your advice to avoid the oil drive north and south down late saturday night. and san francisco mark jones kron 4 news. >> driving east upon i 580 will get a little easier beginning tomorrow. caltrans is opening an additional 2.9 mi. of each of the lame from their way boulevard to just passed tortola in livermore. the 11 mi. age of the land will open this fall a

it's been exactly a thousand and twenty two years since russia adopted christianity now it's an official state holy in ukraine and russia will bring you the report from the crowd of orthodox christianity the cranium capital of kiev. the whole flight for the elderly has been set up in the czech republic following the disclosure of cases of abuse and neglect charity work and say many seniors are on the way with their wrongs and fall victim to the cruelty of a piece of cara's it all reports. most arrive at this care home in suburban prague are no longer able to survive on their own. money have no close family almost their entire pension goes on pay medical bills their lives are entirely in the hands of the carers independent charity say that up to twenty percent of elderly checks have been subject to abuse they say that the country has simply failed perc knowledge the problem the basis for the call and mental it happens at homes and institutions which govern my grandmother was straight to the bed naked and covered in her own excrement she said the nurses dropped the bed under her got angry

officials say the phoney bills are 20s and 100 dollar bills, they were spotted by fais.ecret service has been called in now to investigate. there is no word yet on how much if any counter fit money the investigators have confiscated. >> police in santa rosa are stepping up their battle against the world's oldest profession. undercover officers arrested at least a dozen men last night. that street has become the main place of business for prostitutes in santa rosa. >>> sentencing is scheduled today for a couple whose daughter was shot and killed by her brother. the inspect happen at the family's home l last september. police say the girl's brother was playing with the gun. they face up to two years in prison for child endangerment and weapons charges. >>> three people, including two from walnut creek have been indicted on charges of br and bid rigging. in a scheme to defraud cal trans -- [ inaudible ] >> -- residents, 56-year-old mike free saturday tip and 52 your old share a cher airsy or accused of bring a now indicted official. if convict the three face up to 35 years

but the ousted official denies the allegation and so does a farmer. here's our chief legal correspondent jan crawford. >> reporter: it started with a speech by u.s.d.a. official shirley sherrod describing her attitude 24 years ago toward a white farmer. >> reporter: that comment in a speech to the n.a.a.c.p. lit up the blogosphere after a conservative web site aired it and suggested the reverse racism in the administration. agriculture secretary tom vilsack reacted swiftly. he said today the u.s.d.a. had zero tolerance for discrimination and fired her for the comments. >> when i saw statements in the context of the statements i determined it would make it difficult for her to job do a job. >> reporter: but as with so many issues of race, there is a lot more to this story. sherrod said later in the same speech she was wrong and ultimately helped the man save his farm. but that statement didn't get out on the internet. and when the farmer and his wife heard the charges against the woman who helped them 24 years ago, they were shocked. >> she was just as

vaccine enterprise and also julie sarka a doctor who questions the official hiv aids theory. and nobody could give me the paper where a chevy is isolated in the way scientists. are asking for it since the seventy years since the seventy's the other thing is that there exist doesn't exist any paper that shows if a chevy is existing how it is doing a it's in the spatial situation is there data is a fully different thing is in the western countries so-called western countries and the so-called developing cost in countries in africa. south america and so on so it is it doesn't fit in a normal virus disease because a virus is only you can make a very few things they are not so intelligent to do so many things it doesn't fit in a viral cause ok let's say mr burstein that what's your reaction to the. well a couple of points the first point to win races has never been isolated well that's simply not true the virus has been isolated it's been molecularly cloned using d.n.a. cloning technologies it's been sequenced literally thousands of times from different individuals infected with t

white house officials say the decision to fire this official, shirley sherrod was solely at the discretion of the agricultural secretary, tom vilsack. the president was briefed afterwards and fully supports the decision. it's the video that became an overnight cable and internet sensation. >> the first time i was faced with helping a white farmer save his farm. >> reporter: posted on a conservative website, it shows shirley sherrod at an naacp dinner in march of this year describing her initial reluctance to help a white farmer who came for aid. >> i was struck by the fact that so many black people had lost their farmland. and here i was faced with having to help a white person save their land. so i didn't give him the full force of what i could do. >> reporter: sherrod says the incident she was describing occurred more than 20 years ago, before she worked for the usda. a story she told as an example of overcoming her own prejudices. >> that's when it was revealed to me that it's about poor. versus those who have. in telling that story how i changed while working with him. i used that to h

has already seen twelve billion dollars of dividends officially for the last. year reported for more than thirty five billion dollars of revenues and if they can stand alone. indeed is the largest piece of cedars in terms of revenues and probably in terms of the dark and their profit and of course think you ps one of the largest cash sources for so obviously catching aeration now for b.p. is one of the product target countries are lining up to pull that barrels from b.p.'s flour the company has already confirmed it is looking to sell the assets with few details an ounce to exxon mobil and chevron now both in talks to take over the company but first things first to stop the leaking first asked to begin with the plug the well that's still not done yet we're still two to three weeks away from that even though the spill has now been contained it has not been plugged so the first order of things to get the plug done second is to figure out how the reinvestment side going to be done and then it's a question of reconstructing in winning back the trust of the american

of it in about the area witnessed frequent attacks on local officials and politicians suicide bombings targeting law enforcement bodies have become a rather common theme there and the last thing about this region is that it is known as home to many so-called terrorist schools where the militants are being trained padda been trained to carry out terror attacks not only within the regime but also outside of russia sources of a much concern about that it's trying a number of measures to stop violence escalation in the region but as far as we are still reporting information like this recent about this recent attack we can admit that these measures are maybe not enough. auntie's more efficient reporting from. the us is still spending billions each month on its operations in iraq but these days it seems little attention at home now a growing number of americans are accusing the media of burying the war and giving its victims the recognition they deserve reporting the man for whom the issue is literally getting under his skin. the setting in. a roll call of names more here a painful scar for

had been involved in the release during his first official visit to the white house says believe. his release may have followed lobbying by the oil giant around two hundred seventy people were killed when a plane was blown up over the scottish village of lockerbie nineteen eighty eight. in france air traffic controllers are on strike protesting it plans to merge european aviation services a concern that major job losses could follow flights are being canceled at the country's two main international airports charles de gaulle and only at the height of the holiday season the industrial action is expected to last until thursday morning. and that brings up to date for the moment here on the other updates in about ten minutes from now and as promised the latest business news is next with daniel. hungry for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on. every month we give you the future we help you understand how to get there and. the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world. join us for technolo

officials say they are confident in its ability. it will remain unmonitored for a time, robots and cameras watching it will go off site. the last to go and first to come back to check things out once the storm passes by. either way it could be some time beof this start work onon the relief wells. it's believed the delay could be between one and two weeks. meantime closer to show officials are working to remove that boom they had laid out to protect the shore. they are afraid it could push into the wetlands and do more damage. they are pulling that boom in, trying to secure it as we continue to watch to see where exactly bonnie will go. veronica. >> nbc's kristen dahlgren live in louisiana. thank you so much. >>> we're going to get more details on tropical storm bonnie from nbc meteorologist bill karins. that's coming up in just a few minutes. >>> senate democrats abandoning plans to pass a sweeping energy bill this summer that would have kept emissions of carbon dioxide. at a news conference yesterday, majority leader harry reid cal

the forces are saying they know who is behind these attacks but officially no name has yet been given full join me in just a few seconds. drawing attention to a forgotten war an iraqi american almost all victims of the seven year campaign using his own skin is this for the number of seats. we fight wars over free speech let me start the battle in parliament square against people who are expressing free speech and activist last chance against the u.k. government saying it's crushing free speech to campaign is our victim from the peace camp a column in school. your banks the stress tests of the financial health of told us what he thinks will have. a warm welcome to you this is. two security guards have been killed in a terror attack on a hydroelectric power plant in russia so the republic of korea two generations of put out of that action when several bombs were set off inside the station. house more. none of the caucasus target as ations claimed responsibility for a serious of bloss their bucks on hydro power plant in russia is covered in about korea and the north caucasus meanwhile na

it was officially the name was officially changed in june. and that name change cost half a million dollars. >>> used to saving others but some santa cruz county life guards back on the job after a nonprofit stepped in to save them. budget cuts forced the state parks department to close ten towers and layoff guards throughout the county. luckily friends of santa cruz state park stepped in spending $60,000 to cover the last two months of the budget. >>> no fog down there. looking pretty good. >> oh, there will be. and lots of fog at the beaches tomorrow. it's going to be pretty chilly right at the coastline. over the city of san francisco, union square, that fog is moving back on shore. drizzle likely to show up along the coastline. maybe even san francisco. and you can see it making its way inside the bay. going to march well inland overnight tonight. we're starting out pretty gray around the bay area but not going to end that way. still should see plenty of sunshine after patchy fog in the valley. still warm in spots. maybe upper 80s well in

the change of heart cam of meeting with officials in washington dc. the league can have more time to consider allowing the a's to move south into what has been considered the territory of the san francisco giants. >>> ac transit riders are still stuck in the labor dispute. drivers have been calling in sick and things could get worse as the managers threatened to cut all weekend serves. a judge is expected to rule on the imposed contract this friday. >>> it has been 100 days since the gulf oil spill first happened. oakland's police chef met with the business owners this morning to talk about concerns. the bay area may finally see a small warm up. steve paulson has the forecast. >>> 0!ockÑ?çóxo?Ñ=çñÑñçvxqx?ñññ?óiy >>> crews are busy repairing two water main breaks today. the first one ruptured this morning at buckled the street and flooded nearby yards. crews should have the pipes fixed in another couple of hours and service restored to the customers. they are still looking into why the pipes broke. >>> in the face of a shrinking work force, chief bass