officials blame the mistake in a computer program. they say it will be fixed and the service will be improved. >>> sonoma county's planning commission expects a packed hearing today as it considers whether to captain number of medical marijuana dispensaries. allowing nine in unincorporated areas. they say the pot business, legal or not, is a chief cause of crime and environmental pollution. medical marijuana advocates say the limit is arbitrary and liquor stores and pharmacies don't face a similar cap. the issue could head to the board of supervisors next month. >>> rainy overnight, you are facing that when you get up this morning to drive to work. >>> mike is here to look at who is getting rain now and how much longer it will stay. >>> great guess, light rain everywhere except -- great questions. light rain everywhere it going to stay around for the better part of the morning commute at least until 9:00 we'll have light rain. winds gusty but below the threshold for the advisories so it has been dropped still breezy 33 mile per hours

we were just below the freezing point officially at bwi marshall. lots of sunshine throughout the day has produced a pretty normal afternoon temperatures for february 9. temperatures will clock tonight into the 20's and low 30's in most areas -- will cool off tonight. in central maryland, temperatures are dropping in to the upper 30's and lower 40's. the same thing down toward ocean city. we will pick up some high clouds as the night wears on. overnight lows ranging from 23- 30 degrees. the sun went down at 5:36. the leading edge of a storm is racing across the southern part of the plains states. this will be moving south of us tomorrow night and bring the chance of rain and snow showers tomorrow night. an arctic front from canada will sweep through here saturday night. a blast of cold and more snow showers over the weekend. the system in the texas panhandle is pushing precipitation for northwest arkansas. it will be here pretty quickly over the course of the next 24 hours or so. the futurecast shows a sunny sark -- sunday start to our friday. rain

we are expecting officials there to actually make an official announcement regarding the second bailout package that has been released. jean-claude there alongside christine lagarde. let's have a listen in. >> good morning. after a meeting of at least i think 13 or 14 hours, we have reached an agreement on greece's new program. and private sector involvement that will lead to a very significant debt reduction for greece and pave the way for an unprecedented amount of financing being provided by is efsf to secure greece's future in the euro area. this will give greece the time needed to follow a credible part of fiscal consolidation and structural reforms and allow a return to sustainable growth and employment. while preserving the financial stability of greece and the euro area as a whole. the euro group is fully aware of the significant efforts of the greek citizens. further major and joint efforts by all parts of the greek society are needed to return the know a sustainable growth path. the agreed package contains significant efforts from both private and official sector creditors. in

government officials couldn't ignore the reaction. they promised to thoroughly investigate the accident and share the results. this man is one of the many blog users who posted comments on the accident. he says the authorities have some control over conventional blogs, but he says they can't control this blog because users are updating it all the time. about 300 million have signed up. more than half of china's online population. new postings appear second by second. >> translator: in just a few minutes 40 people have posted comments and 64 have responded. responses are very fast. the government needs to understand that it can't suppress public opinion. >> reporter: the influence of the blog has forced the government to come up with new ways to respond. this is an online monitoring center. it's run by the people's daily a communist party newspaper. staff monitor the site around the clock. they came up with detailed instructions for government responses. they say officials should head off criticism by engaging with citizens on the site

two months ago, however, chinese official announced -- officials announced mr. gao would be forced to serve out his original three-year criminal sentence a week before he should have finished his five-year parole period. the announcement claimed mr. gao violated conditions of his paro parole. veng, no details were provided. one can only wonder what violations mr. gao committed since he has been held in xh communicado and brutally tortured. his brothe members have been turped away in their attempts to visit him. we have received no word on his health or condition.witns will demonstrate the official case against gao is only rife with villainy or any semblance of humanity. in january of 2011, mr. gao disclosed to associated press reporter the excruciating details of his detention. quote, the police stripped him bare and pummeled him with handguns in hoststele cente hol. he recalled for 48 hours my life hung by a thread. authorities reportedly threatened to kill mr. gao, to dump his body in a river and authorities taunted him by saying, you must forget, you're human

to get information, go to the official source.>> two leadership positions in oakland was made today. janine de la vega tells us about the people and their plans. >> please join me in welcoming howard jordan. >> reporter: howard jordan is officially oakland's police chief. he is working his way up the ranks. he was turned down a couple years ago and serving as interim chief. >> because i have seen how things happen, familiar with the budget, crime trends. i think i have an advantage in terms of anticipating the issues. >> reporter: getting the department up to compliance. decreasing the crime rate also ranks high. many will be watch figure he changes tactics with the occupy movement. >> the first african american woman to lead a major fire dederment in the united states. >> reporter: the city's new fire chief, takeimi rao. today she was praised as making history. >> i started off as a firefighter and i worked my way up. i was a driver, which i thought was a real a good job. worked as an inspector. >> reporter: she is a long time oa

security officials have demanded the ban. they believe that it could be used as a biological weapon by terrorists. >> a farm in vietnam earlier this week and the authorities fight another outbreak of bird flu. the virus has claimed more than 300 lives in a dozen countries so far. the big worry is whether it will mutate and be able to start at pandemic which raises a really challenging question, how best to tackle it. today in geneva, emergency talks discussed the latest research but scientists have deliberately engineered the virus to see how it can get past between people. they have called that work to allow for a public debate. >> there is the concern that viruses could be purposely missed used by a group or purposely created to cause trouble. >> the scientists believe it is vital to investigate at how the virus could become more dangerous. they are also looking to help other researchers develop a vaccine. the editor of a leading journal told the bbc she wanted to publish the details. >> from the standpoint of advancing kno

including officials from hokkaido prefecture. the participants rehearsed how they would collect the information, measure radiation and secure evasion routes. officials conducted a drill to relocate the functions of offsite emergency response facilities. they practiced moving computers and communication equipment. the offsite response center near the fukushima daiichi plant failed to function after the accident last march due to a radiation leak. the arab league has called on the u.n. security council to send a joint peacekeeping mission to syria. members want the u.n. the start a government crackdown on the protesters. the decision came as the league ended its monitoring system to syria. observers suspended their submission last month. the league urged members to sever negotiations with asad. government troops have used more force in recent weeks. the traeks intensified during earlier this month after china failed to reach a u.n. security resolution. kooid kooi says it supports the government. there was a posted stated on website

no official delays to report. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a new development in the case of contaminated wells in baltimore county. a new trial on one of the counts of the gasoline spilled that affected homes in the jacksonville. more than $71 million in damages was awarded to households affected by the underground league. k. jury and distress damages was faulty and the awards was struck down. a patient accused of killing a fellow patient has been deemed competent to stand trial. he is charged with first and second-degree murder for the beating death of a man last october. defense attorneys plan to argue he was defending himself from a sexual assaults. prosecutors conceded to present their case against george huguely who is accused of murdering yeardley love. lowell melser has a look at what is expected. >> we saw an across-the-board display of witnesses yesterday from emt's to first responders and police officers and folks who knew yeardley love and george huguely personally, former uva lacrosse pla

officials that you used to work with it? >> iran has in the past hosted the presidents of afghanistan and pakistan but it has usually been in tehran. this is the first time that pakistan has brought tehran on board. it is suggested that with the relationship between the united states and pakistan in its decline, pakistan is looking to iran in order to help them manage their relationship with afghanistan. i think that they are banging together in order to protect their assets. >> this is coming at a crucial time. we have hamid karzai going into this meeting saying that his government was having talks with the taliban. what does he hope to gain? >> he was stretching the truth. these are still between the u.s. and the taliban. president karzai wanted to send a signal that i am already talking without you and i want you to deliver to the table. there is a lot of tension between pakistan and afghanistan. that is why they need iran in order to manage afghanistan. >> in some ways, it is in part because the u.s. policies are leaving

in baltimore, officially for the season, at the airport, 1.3 inches.was a little chilly on the eastern and mid-atlantic parts of the country, especially in order to lend. that helps drop the temperatures three blows zero in caribou, maine, to decrease in burlington, vermont, 25 boston, 41 at bwi marshall. it warmed up above normal temperatures in the afternoon, holding at 50 downtown. western maryland with temperatures in the 30's and 40's. overnight, clear skies. future-cast, some cloud cover moving in late tonight. those are the leading clouds ahead of the western blizzard. that system will come in over the weekend. some of the cloud cover, thin clouds are arriving, late tonight. 25-32, the wind will be calm, sunset at 5:29. high pressure off the coast, the western storm, blizzard conditions on the northwest side. stormy, springlike conditions of the gulf coast of louisiana. the storm track along the virginia-north carolina border. there will be moisture, but without the cold air in the east, most of our precipitation will be the rain. the snow is st

officials are discounting its claims. even as israel accuses of iran of terrorism against its diplomats. iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad today showing off new fuel rods at a nuclear reactor in tehran, a plant that produces medical isotopes and claiming major progress on nuclear centrifuges. u.s. officials said this is much ado about nothing. >> this is not big news. it seems to have been hyped. >> reporter: what is iran up to? ali arouzi is in iran. >> president mahmoud ahmadinejad's announcement was carried live on state tv and cass carefully packaged for foreign and domestic consumption. iran wants to show that it can master nuclear technology on its own and that it will, no matter what the rest of the world says. >> reporter: u.s. officials say iran is blustering while taking a step back from a showdown. today iran said it will finally resume nuclear talks with the west, negotiations they walked out of a year ago. u.s. intelligence officials say they penetrated iran's nuclear program, and iran is at least a year o

officials explained about implementation of the sanctions. after the meeting a japanese delegate said the talks were held in cooperative manner and deepened mutual understanding. the u.s. state department said the two governments will hold constructive talks on new sanctions against iran in another meeting to follow soon. japanese foreign minister began by refraining by clarifying details of the latest proposal. >> translator: it's important for the international community to coordinate efforts and share its concerns about iran's nuclear development. we had detailed discussions on the key issues including application of the exemptions. the talks have significantly progressed. >> he said the two nations are very close to reaching a consensus. japan's health organization says the seasonal flu is spreading rapidly. in some areas the infection rate is the highest in ten years. the national institute of infectious diseases say that more than 1.7 million people sought treatment for flu symptoms last week. the figure was up 620,000 from a week earli

officials today told the u.s. senate they believed iran in anticipation of an attack either by israel or the u.s. or perhaps both on its nuclear facilities is now more willing to attack the united states at home or abroad. we get more on this story tonight from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >> reporter: intelligence officials told senators the first warning was last year's alleged plot to blow up the saudi ambassador at a washington restaurant. israeli officials say another attempt, a busted iranian plot in bangkok earlier this month, to blow up israel's embassy and a synagogue. >> a plot in october really did change, i think, the u.s. intelligence community's views as to what iran was willing to do here in the homeland. >> reporter: why would iran take such a risk? it feels threatened. three weeks ago, a fifth iranian nuclear scientist was assassinated in the streets of tehran. economic sanctions are beginning to bite hard, and israeli's leaders are signalling they think time is running

the report says kahn and other officials blame science ministry officials not informing them about speedi. they developed it with roughly 150 million u.s. dollars. a former cabinet secretary found out about the system in a report several days after the disaster. at the time, the plant's number two reactor was spewing radioactive materials. he said bureaucrats told him later they decided not to inform him about speedi because calculations were not credible. they cited lack of precise data on radiation. the panel charges in its report that speedi was used as a tool to assure local residents about the safety of nuclear power and to obtain their consent to build the plant. the report also says the system should have been used more effectively to reduce exposure to radiation as much as possible. a report by the independent panel confirms the government was preparing for the worst in the wake of the accident at fukushima daiichi. it says cabinet members considered evacuating tokyo following the disaster last march. six experts sit on the investigative paenl. they interviewed 300 people, includi

how many died as officials worked to figure out what caused the uprising. also an update on another prison incident that killed hundreds last week. all that straight ahead when good morning maryland continues. as we go to break a. live look at the white house with the washington monument in the background. >>> ecuadorian authorities are investigating a bus crash that left he 29 people dead. bus toppled over a cliff. the driver died in the crash. initial investigators show the driver was not authorized to make the journey in the first place but a red cross official blamed speeding for the crash. >>> to greece where things are getting violent and continuing so over the weekend. scuffles breaking out between protesters and authorities. a gas bomb was thrown at riot police and one demonstrateor was arrested. the violence spiraled from financial status of the country. lawmakers hole to get a bailout to keep from defaulting on debt. if approved it will be implemented during the next three weeks. >>> a prison riot in mexico left 38 people dead in northern mexico.

officials want to separate the two issues. japanese government leaders say possible moves could ease the burden of hosting u.s. bases on okinawa. three quarters of u.s. bases are stationed on the island. separating the relocation issue may mean the u.s. has given up on moving futenma air station to the less populated city of nago. >> translator: the u.s. is tired of waiting for the relocation plan to move ahead. it has decided to organize the military to deal with the changes in the strategic environment in the asia pacific region. and it has apparently decided to separate the relocation issue. >> people in okinawa fear that would mean the air base would remain in futenma. that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us.

a law enforcement official tells cnn.ials say he thought he was meeting al qaeda operatives, but in fact they were fbi agents. both the gun and the suicide vest were inoperable. we spotted officials at a parking grauk near the capitol, but they decline to say whether they found the suspect's car. a bistander said the agents cleared everyone out of the garage. did they tell you why? >> no, they didn't tell me why. they followed him for months, and eventually on his hone initiative, went out and bought potential bomb components like nail and glue. he's described as a 29-year-old moroccan living in the u.s. illegally in northern virginia. a law enforcement official said he espoused extremist views, but believe he was acting alone. just two weeks ago director rob mueller said there was growing concern about that kind of individual, a lone wolf not known as part of a group. >> over the last two years, we have seen an increase in the lone wolf activity principally because you have the internet that can be utilized for radicaliz

officials, along with other western officials, are meeting in tunisia later this week. the international red cross says it is absolutely desperate. right now nobody has the answers how to do it. >> u.s. officials say they're focus is trying to get aide to people that need the aid and they're not talking about much of anything else. >> that's the focus. there was a very interesting but slight change in language today from both the state department and the white house. remember last week, they ruled out the idea completely of sending more weapons into china. today, they said they weren't ruling out anything. listen to the state department spokeswoman. >> we never rule anything out. i'm simply saying that our focus now is on trying to pressure the regime into a political solution and on aiding the people of syria, both in presenting a viable political alternative and in a humanitarian way. i've also said repeatedly and say it again today, we don't think contributing to the further militarization of syria is a good idea. >> i said sending weapons to china. clearly i meant s

officials can do to make amends?> well, the commander of all foreign troops in afghanistan, american general john allen, has tried to act swiftly on this. he spoke on television all day yesterday explaining how this was a mistake, a bad mistake, and he went to pains to explain how an investigation has been launched. the outcome should be known as soon as tomorrow. he has ordered everyone of these troops under his command to undergo training over the next 10 days in dealing with religious materials in the future. the next few days, especially after friday prayers, should reveal whether this explanation and appeases the afghan population and prevent further violence. >> critics say that u.s. and other foreign troops in afghanistan are culturally insensitive. what is your take on that? >> well, i think that is a slightly unfair assessment. in my six years in afghanistan, it has been rare for me to see examples where foreign military personnel have either deliberately or, what appears to be the case to become unintention

federal health officials are considering the one time check. the reason, 2/3 of people with the virus are born between 1945 and 1965. it often takes decades to reveal itself and the health problems that come with it can be very dangerous. there are now two new drugs that can cure hepatitis c. >>> would you eat a burger made from meat grown in a test tube? it could soon be on your plate. a dutch biologist revealed the details of his lab grown meat at a science conference in vancouver. mark post used stem cells harvested from leftover animal material from slaughterhouses and nurtured them with a feed and has been able to produce small pieces so far. >> this is still very small pieces and too small to actually cook it right now. so we are now gearing up to produce let's say a golf ball size of this stuff and then cook it. >> i think it's interesting that they avoid some of the issues with like cruelty to animals and stuff, but i think there's something weird about it. >> something weird about calling it stuff. the biologist is financed by an anony

nuclear officials has returned from iran with little to show. inspectors from the international atomic energy agency spent two days in tehran but they weren't granted access to the most sensitive sites. nhk world reports from tehran. >> reporter: the team, led by deputy director general, herman nackaerts, concluded its two-day tour on tuesday. this was the team's second trip to iran in a month. the iaea raised the suspicion in its november report that iran carried out tests and simulations to develop nuclear weapons. the team is believed to have asked to visit nuclear facilities but the iranian envoy to the iaea told reporters that the second round of talks had ended and the two sides will continue consultation. >> translator: the purpose of the iaea's visit is not to inspect nuclear facilities but to discuss cooperation between iran and the iaea. >> reporter: the remarks suggest that iran denied the team access to nuclear facilities. but iran has also shown willingness to resume talks with the united states and five other countries that have be

her political supporters, even campaign officials. guests at the october gain included three people who hosted a political fund raiser for the mayor earlier in the year. a preseason game included the owner of apartment buildings who donated four thousand dollars to the mayor's campaign. unions often got tickets, including service employees union. >> the thing it is proper for your campaign officials to use that box? >> i think as long as they are city residents, there are no governing rules. >> i am asking as a matter of ethics if it is right for these -- for this box to be used by your campaign officials? >> there is absolutely no ethical violations. >> asked to recall any business she might have invited that she was considering moving to the city, the mayor said she will have to look at the list. >> the you see the use of that box as something for you personally, or for the good of the city? >> it is something for the good of the city that i and my team personally choose to attend. >> some tickets were provided to religious leaders

officials around the region are honoring the paramedic who died a week ago. we will have much more on this service tonight at 5:00. >> we take a final look at the forecast. >> over the weekend it gets interesting to read a better chance of seeing precipitation. where, when, how much, all that fun stuff we need to figure out over the next few days. the models have not been good at performing their duties. one of the situations where we crack down and we will hone it in the next couple of days. >> thanks for joining us. we will see you back here for "good morning washington" at 4:30. >> stay tuned for abc7 news at 5:00.

sports officials suspended all games across the country. in cairo, angry fans set fire to egypt's national stadium. the political fallout from today's riot was immediate. the attorney general ordered an investigation and egypt's political insecurity leadership will hold emergency meetings tomorrow. brian, the issue highlights also the lack of confidence people have in the security forces here. people are really questioning whether the police, which was present at that game, can actually maintain law and order and security across the country. back to you. >> ayman mohyeldin in cairo tonight. thanks. >>> back in this country, we got word today from los angeles that don cornelius had died of an apparent suicide. he was the creator and long-time host of "soul train," one of the longest-running shows in television, period. it was also a period piece. decade by decade, a ground breaker and history maker, all of it thanks to its creator. >> let's all get together and style a while. >> don cornelius invented an american institution to look back ove

they've suspended ton prison officials after a fire killed more than 350 inmates. the chinese vice president who's visiting the united states at the moment has called for greater strategic understanding between the two pacific powers. mr. xi, in the one formal address in his five-day trip, repeated his position that china did welcome america's constructive role in asia, but said the countries should respect one another's core interests. >> we hope that the united states will adhere to the joint communiques and the one china policy, oppose taiwanese independence, and support the peaceful development of relations across the taiwan straits with concrete actions. we also hope the united states will truly honor its commitment of recognizing tibet as part of china and opposing tibetan independence and will handle tibetan independence in a prudent and proper manner. >> you're watching "bbc world news" with me, david eades. the headlines -- at least eight palestinian schoolchildren have been killed after their bus was hit by a truck on the west bank. amnesty international

officials have yet to link the death to the chaos. taliban officials have claimed responsibilities for the shootings and retaliation. the events under scoring the deep distress of western truths in the country. u.s. officials say the assailant is still at large and a manhunt is underway. afghan president has issued a new appeal for the end to violence. conor powell. >> a head-on crash this week involving two military helicopters near the california/arizona border. the governor extended his condolences to the families. all 7 men aboard were killed wednesday when their helicopters collided in midair. >> it's gone. why pakistan decided to tear down the compound where osama bin laden hid for years. >> a major cool-down across the entire bay area for today. coming up, the temperature change you can't expect for tomorrow and when rain works back in. >> the alameda county coroner's office today identified the pedestrian killed. the highway patrol says martinez was seen trying to stop traffic and running along the side of the free way before

and intelligence officials say iran is at least a year away from building any kind of weapon. iran is also threatening an oil embargo on european countries in retaliation for sanctions. >>> and now, here's a look at some other stories making news "early today" in america. a pilot's cell phone may have saved his life after his plane ran out of gas and crashed into the woods in northeastern mississippi. he was pinned upside down inside the wreckage until he was able to find his phone, and he stayed on the line while investigators used cell towers to help track him down. >>> well, some parts of the country are still waiting for winter, in minnesota, the ice is thick enough in some spots to check and see if it's safe. the army corps of engineers did its testing of lake peppin, the biggest lake on the mississippi river, to make sure tow boats can get through without becoming trapped in the ice. >>> and from freezing to sizzling, take a look at what researchers are calling the new hottest pepper on the planet. it is the trinidad moruga scorpion, and yes, it has a real bite, with a r

officials at james fletcher is here with more on the forecast. >>james: let's take a look at walnut creek. 680 is moving well. visibility is fine. i this morning, cooler temperatures on tap and patchy fog in the north bay. this afternoon, sunny and warm. the upper 60s near 70 this afternoon. the warming trend continues as we head into the weekend. we could top 70 degrees by sunday. we do not have any rain. temperatures are looking pretty good. to the inland and east bay valleys, 40 and concord, 39 in livermore. this afternoon will look pretty good. flo-mid-60s to many of our east bay valleys. across the north bay a range of 63 near 70. we will talk more about the long-range forecast in the possibility of rain coming up in just a little bit. >>george: a hot spot free ride around the bay area. a quick check on the bridges shows the ride on 880 looks great. a nine minute drive out of the macarthur maze. from hayward to foster city, an easy trip. 101 marin county is still a problem free for the southbound ride through the county and across the golden

officials explained about the implementation of the sanctions. the u.s. state department said the two governments held constructive talks on implementing new sanctions against iran in another meeting to follow soon. japanese foreign minister began by refraining from clarifying details of the latest proposal. >> translator: it's important for the international community to coordinate efforts and share its concerns about iran's nuclear development. we had detailed discussions on the key issues including application of the exemptions. the talks have significantly progressed. >> he said the two nations are very close to reaching a consensus. japan's health organization says the seasonal flu is spreading rampantly. in some areas the infection rate is the highest in ten years. the national substitute of infectious diseases say that more than 1.7 million people sought treatment for flu symptoms last week. the figure was up 620,000 from a week earlier. school children aged 14 or younger accounted for a large number of infections typically spread within classrooms

so we also at ff did a survey of the local election officials. in 2008 and 2010, we compared the responses that those local election officials gave to ff to the exact same question that the election assistance commission also asked them in 2008 and 2010. in 2008, 23% of the local election officials answered both our survey and theirs. this is in the lower right-hand corner. and we found that the answers that those same local election officials gave to the exact same question varied by 56,000. in 2010, the exact same questions that were answered by 33% of the election officials between the eac and us varied by 54,000. now if we can go to the next slide, slide 9. so there is this attitude that the eac and the election assistance commission and federal voting assistance program data is contradictory. it is not. it is complimentary. if you look down at the lower right-hand corner, you see that when we survey the local election officials, we ask them how many military and overseas ballots you have returned -- excuse me, military ballots. they said 118

exclusive report cited to anonymous officials claiming that the m e k or the would you have caught or involved and or if they were financed trained and armed by israel secret service of any cain or iranian exile group that since the ninety's has been on the state department's list of terrorist organizations but in recent years you've seen a large lobbying effort a bipartisan what i might add of prominent officials being paid by the i mean to speak in support of them and call for them to be taken off the list so if what these anonymous officials say is true does not change anything joining me to discuss it is jack rice former cia officer and criminal defense attorney jack thanks so much for joining us tonight and. i am always a little weary and a little skeptical when a report comes from anonymous officials people who don't necessarily want to name them selves but at the same time we did see some documents leaked before there were actual documents that were put out from the bush administration also tying the mossad possibly to certain groups to the murders of iranian scientists so what

the officials organized the summit to raise awareness. the circuit court judge discussed all of the different types of abuse that young people endure. >> and that is physical abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse and a lot of abuse regarding the social media network and how you abused throughout the community and schools regarding social media. >> and he said that county officials expected about 150 teens to show up this afternoon. instead, you so that? nearly 800 showed up it can be thoroughly cleaned. the past two weeks, george washington and howard universities have reported potential noro virus outbreaks. >>> to pakistan where a demolition team is destroying the compound where osama bin laden died. the government wants to make sure it doesn't become a shrine for the leader. the u.s. officials there for si before a navy seal team killed him during a raid in may. >>> a virginia man is among seven marines killed in the fiery crash of two military helicopters. the 28-year-old captain michael quinn from verseival had -- percival h

i am always a little wary a little skeptical when a report comes from anonymous officials people who don't necessarily want to name them selves but at the same time we did see some documents leaked before there were actual documents that were put out from the bush administration also tying the mossad possibly to certain groups to the murders of iranian scientists so what do you think here well the any key is kerry has been around in southern iraq for about forty years even back to the overthrow of the shop and yes the u.s. state department did in fact name them as terrorists back in the ninety's and the futuristic thing about this story to me is that one man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist i mean that's really the highlight here and i think you alluded to it absolutely correctly that there is a wide group of american officials both left and right who are trying to find a way to live that terrorism annulled because let's face it is one was are killing the kind of people we want dead it's not terrorism right. why it's a really interesting thing to look into to the end can

an american intelligence official tells the u.s. that the israelis want to try to limit the backlash against the u.s. >>> now to syria where this morning activists say syrian troops are attacking the city of homs with the heaviest bombardment in the three-week-old siege. anti-government officials say 64 people were killed yesterday in the city, gunned down at a security check point. meanwhile a polish embassy in damascus is trying to have the body of marie colvin shipped home. she was killed in homs last week. >>> in afghanistan the search continues for the afghan policeman suspected of killing two american officers. the two were killed at their desks last saturday in the afghan interior ministry. they were killed in apparent payback for the burning of is m islamic holy books at a u.s. base. the one soldier's children say he was a good man. >> he'd say take care of mommy, take care of my sweetheart if anything happens to me. so that's what we're going to do. >> more than 30 people were killed in the violent protest that followed the

elected officials for all the work that you guys are doing.gain, just because there's a large number of us doesn't mean that things will change if we don't actively make it happen. so we applaud all of the officials that are serving as well as anybody here who is serving an asian-american nonprofit. thank you so much for all of your work. and for anybody who is thinking about getting involved, this -- this is the time to do it. this is the month to do it. if you don't have the time, if you don't have the energy, you can always put your money where your mouth is. because there are nonprofit organizations like hyphen, like many others, that really need your support in order for us to continue the important work that we're doing. and again, thank you so much for this honor and i'm incredibly happy to be here with you all. thank you. [applause] >> lisa lee, congratulations. and now here to present the community impact award, please welcome to the podium supervisor carmen chiu. >> well, good evening, everybody. i just want to acknowledge supervisor

is this box to be used by your campaign officials? >> there is absolutely no ethical violation. >> the mayor's use of the skybox became a source of controversy after the city council president had his tickets to the boxer but following a public dispute with the mayor's office over next week's grand prix race. the mayor also use the tickets to benefit charities, lower- level staffers, and members of the faith community. and man charged with killing his mental hospital roommate is found competent to stand trial. he is accused of first and second-degree murder in the beating death of his roommate. it happened in the maximum- security section of perkins hospital. his attorney says he will argue his client was sexually abused and acted in self-defense. hundreds of people in washington say they will be at the funerals of-paul's two young sons, but they say the real reason is to shield family members from protesters -- the funerals of two young sons. back after he killed himself and his young boys in this fire, this message pop up on twitter

china is one of 20 countries officially observing the exercises. it will take place over 11 days across thailand. peacekeeping drills are on the agenda with the intention of improving international cooperation in those fields. turning now to myanmar. the country's leaders already planning for life after economic sanctions. with reforms progressing, western countries have indicated that sanctions at myanmar could be lifted within months. the president is asking foreign companies to consider investing in his country. business leaders from japan are in myanmar this week to assess the opportunities. during a meeting on monday they laid out a proposal to develop the capital's airport into a transport hub for southeast asia with new air routes to japan. the airport opened in december last year but so far only serves domestic routes. the president as also invited companies to invest in a highway linking myanmar to thailand and other countries in the region. >> translator: through his words, i understood the president's strong commitment to reform in myanm

school officials say food and water sources have been ruled out. a doctor with cal pacific who studies infectious diseases says she suspects perhaps a food handler brought this in because so many got sick at the same time like nick. >> i was really excited about it and then i woke up at 1 not feeling good then downhill from there. >> aches, pains, diarrhea and vomiting. quickly you get very well and you are back on your feet. >> reporter: the doctor says no reports at other city schools but adds it is a possibility of that happening because of the interaction between students in sports and other activities. you have to keep in mind students travel here to 37th in the sunset district from many parts of the bay area marin, east bay, san mateo count toy go to this school. after -- county, to go to this school. and after they picked up the stomach flu and return to where they are, they could spread it that way. we are keeping our eyes out for that. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> pg&e says the company will appeal a nearly 17 million dollar fine for vio

curio -- to the official. goothe official tells me, we are sorry your son got suspended, but we have nothing to tell you. i tell the officials, if you have nothing to tell me, my son should be of school. they said, we do not want him to come to the school. he is suspended for five days. due to this conversation with this official, there was a lot of communication, me as a parent. the officials should have been telling me why my son was suspended. and when i asked for it, the police was called, because are refused to leave the school until he answered my question. i still left the school, and no one answered the question. >> can you speak to susan? we will get no follow-up. gardne>> my mother worked in the school district for over 20 years. i have had several issues that are want to address, but it would take awhile to address. i just want to say, they need to go. i have had some big issues that my son has been going through problems with the staff. they say he had a knife, and they searched him three times. he

an all too familiar scene in america but big banks have reached a settlement with the government officials to cut down on foreclosures. good afternoon thank you for joining us today. >> we have more on this major mortgage agreement. >> that is how much b5 major mortgage companies are going to have to pay. this follows a yearlong investigation by fraudulent foreclosures. this is the second-largest the joint civil green in the state's history. the five companies include chase citi group wells fagrgo and bank of america. hundreds of thousands of americans are expected to receive restitution for fraudulent mortgage practices up to $2,000 if they lost their home between 2008-2011. the attorney general is joining state and federal officials to make this announcement and in washington this morning. >> this is and i very the beginning that minority and. not the beginning or the end. there are consequences for engaging in practices that jeopardize our community. >> the hardest hit homeowners in some of the most abusive practices in the mortgage industry and we can begin to turn the page on an era o

city officials really deflected that. jordan was passed over the job five years earlier. so when he got the call, he was very happy. >> some people will be surprised to know that i actually shed a tear. the last time i was interim chief, i dealt with the death of the fowfer officers. >> reporter: not to be overlooked, the new fire chief, teresa reed, is making history. she becomes female's -- oakland's first female fire chief. she's been working for san jose fire since 1986. but oakland, she says, has her heart. >> this is not just any department. this is my fire department. this is the department that serves the city that i call home. that makes it very special. having the opportunity to serve the community i live in is a huge honor for me. reed talked about how she would -- >> reporter: reed talked about how she would watch the rigs going through oakland and she talked about how she wanted to do that one day. same thing really as jordan, back to you. >> thank you. >>> a private high school in san francisco is shut down for the day because of a flu outbreak. the principa

anne arundel county is also looking at and english official language measure. after a public hearing, the board of commissioners is expected to pass this ordinance easily. live from frederick, abc7 news. >> we asked our facebook page whether congress should be able to choose an official language. 79% of you said yes. thank you for your input. it cut the jury is set to begin deliberating tomorrow in the george hugo murder trial. -- george huguely the murder trial. he is charged with first-degree murder, but the judge has instructed them to consider lesser charges such as second- degree murder, manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter. he could also be found not guilty. >> opening statements presented in the murder trial five men accused ongoing on a shooting spree. prosecutors say the shootings in march 2010 allegedly began over a stolen bracelet. the lights -- the violence escalated and when it was over five people dead and more than one dozen other wounded. the man on trial include a pair of brothers, the carters. >> tonight, a milestone for the stock market