petersburg after years of working. there is a language again, not written at the same time, can't get too much from her but if you can get a feeling, talk about a place, a book that was really important, a travel journal, i don't know how to say it, which was written at the same time by this beautiful writer, wish i could remember his name because i want everybody to read it. it also helps divide the place and middle march also -- not risen at the same time. these were not researched. to get the feel for how it is, tell a story because what i was after, john quincy was interested in facts and dates and what happened when someone does something when you get them together and what she was interested in was this emotional landscape. i have two contemporaneous stories, the actual journey of her life, narrative of her life, and i sort of thought of it as her life but the other one, she goes through and grows so much and that was one of the most exciting things, how much she changed was i did not want to write a biography ab

it was petersburg that 700,000 union or confederate soldiers were killed or wounded. it's also here that relic hunters want a piece of history. >> it's just sad. it's unfortunate they are taking away from history for their own personal use. >> be not surprised. chris: last week a thief or thieves equipped with a medal detector vandalized a petersburg national battlefield looking for bullets, buttons, guns, anything they can find. there appears to be a hundred where artifacts were removed. whatever was pulled from the holes could be very valuable. a quick online search of civil war relics shows bullets selling from a few dollars to upward of $1,500. stealing relics from a national battlefield is a risk. in 2010 a man caught doing here was fined $7,000 and sentenced to a year in jail. >> this area belongs to all americans. some just some folks who decide they want to line their pockets selling off the items. >> it's infuriating. jonathan: we have breaking news to tell you about from rockville now. a person was found dead outside an apartment complex at rockville pike an

and grant is in petersburg but that seemed to be endless, too. more casualties mounted up. also, though, in june, before grant would cross the river, robert e. lee made a decision. this is the man who in 1862 took command of the army of northern virginia. he had already formulated a strategic decision. he realized that the confederacy cannot sit there and wait because ultimately, lincoln probably find somebody who will unsheathe that sort of northern power and he is going to crash the confederacy so you have to take chances. what happened in the spring of 1864 -- and lee also understood -- you can read his writing -- he knew what was at stake. what was at stake was a presidential reelection in the north. because the self folks cannot win do a military victory in the civil war. the only way the south could achieve independence was to bring the northern administration to the negotiating table. they had to reach a political settlement. the north had to crush the south. on may 4, 1864, and for the next 11 months, grant grabbed the army by the throat and started to apply pressur

kimberly: to steal from parks like petersburg.s inine and two prison. so far, no arrests have been made. is talking everyone about, a young boy plunges into a closure at the cincinnati zoo. animal keepers then shot and killed the gorilla to save the boy. now there is a growing memorial for the gorilla and criticism of the zoo's response. >> oh, my gosh. tonight, a young boy recovering after coming face-to-face with a 400 pound gorilla. minutes, loved0 ones come including the boy's mother, watched in horror after the little boy crawled through a barrier at the cincinnati zoo saturday, making his way through the bushes and plunging 10 feet into the moat below. gorilla cage. reporter: the gorilla makes contact with the boy. andgorilla lifts him up takes him across the water. >> the gorilla rushed the boy, but did not hit the boy. he was almost guarding the boy, protecting him. the boy: as he kept between his legs, a zookeeper took aim, shooting and killing the endangered 400 pound silverback. while the rest of the zoo is open today,

grant tightened the news at petersburg. -- noose at petersburg, cutting off the confederacy from the outside world. and thereafter, it was going to just a matter of time. civil wars are the worst of struggles, because no matter on which side you are fighting, the enemy is your fellow countrymen. destruction you inflict is destruction of your own country. those on the two sides are fighting for absolutes. the war is not going to end until one side is crushed. the atmosphere at celinda is usually filled with vindictiveness and subjugation. that is the natural course of a civil war. such was not to be the case at appomattox. over three million men had borne arms in the civil war. somehow, someway they would bring this country back together again. so much has been written about what lee and grant did that palm sunday at appomattox. i think a greater understanding might be gained looking at what they did not do that chilly day of 57 degrees. lee could have followed the natural course after the civil war. one of his most reliable associates suggested it. alexander came to lee earlier that

soand me of the online ads specifically brag that their artifacts are from petersburg. >>> a store stirring strong emotions. a gorilla killed after dragging a boy. now zoo officials defending their decision to kill the animal. >>> tracking great white sharks in delmar. soon we will be able to tell if there's something under the surface without getting into the water. >>> we are checking in with a famous visitor. we will show you how close the shark got to the beach. that's coming >>> some incredible videos of a tornado near peach colorado. fortunately no one hurt and only minor damage reported. the logan county sheriff's office says it ripped off the front door of a barn and knocked down power poles. >>> it saved the little boy's life from the director of the zoo. it was said that they did the right thing when they shot and killed the gorilla from a boy that entered the enclosure. everybody is talking about this. at one point the 450-pound gorilla drags the boy through the moat. he says the tranquilizer was danger and people that capture that and monday morning quarterbacks were second gues

. >> his drug abuse also started at parties in the city of st petersburg.rseni: it started with recreational drugs. then progressed when problems started at home with my first wife. >> roman tells him to get a move on. he wants lunch served on time. but then arseni discovers a secret stash. a new arrival has hidden some eggs. roman: 18 eggs? now i know where all the eggs have got to. were you planning to sell them? >> embarrassed, the teenager brings them out. he wanted to use the money to buy something to smoke. roman goes easy on him -- possibly because we are there. lunch is ready. the ex-addicts have to prepare all the food themselves too. roman makes sure everything is done correctly. no one is given preferential treatment, as that could cause problems within the group. arseni: we all have different views on things, but what binds us is our addiction. when you first get here, you talk about it a lot and that helps. he is hoping to be able to sell some camera equipment in st. petersburg in six months time. roman is optimistic about arseni's future. he s

and it's just disrespectful. >> reporter: it's a federal crime to steal from parks like petersburg. violators can face up to a $20,000 fine and two years in prison. tom? >> thank you. >>> overseas tonight, to the fight against isis. iraqi forces completing their buildup around fallujah. martha raddatz with an exclusive look at the war being waged from the skies. >> reporter: coming in for a landing at an air base on the arabian peninsula, the famed u-2 spy plane. we are in the che alongside at close to 100 miles per hour, the driver talking the pilot down safely, since he has limited visibility in this aircraft when landing. returning from a 12-hour mission 70,000 feet above the war against isis. so high that pilots must wear pressure suits similar to astronauts. >> flying the u-2 is crazy, because you're the highest person in the world besides the people that are on the space station. >> reporter: you have the best surveillance possible, right? >> exactly. >> reporter: we are allowed on a mission in an awac over iraq and syria. those huge airborne radar systems coordinating the war

last year the siege of petersburg celebrated the 150th anniversary.ght now relics from the battlefield are bringing top dollar. >> people want money so much now that they are doing whatever it takes to get more money. i really think that is unfortunate. chris: we did research to find out how much relics pulled from the battlefield cowell be work. coming up at 6:00 we tell you how much bullets from the civil war are going for on the marketplace. in petersburg, chris papst, abc7 news. michelle: similar frustration today on this memorial day. in cedar falls, iowa. police there say someone vandalized the freedom rock. a monument dedicated to honoring veterans. they think it happened overnight. investigators say there aren't any surveillance cameras in the area. cedar falls police are inv and the city's park service is coordinating a clean-up there. this memorial day, millennials outnumber baby-boomers. scott: young adults between 18 and 32 are become to become the standard bearers for keeping tributes to america's war dead alive. here is national correspo

petersburgs own bob devon jones, the creator 0 of studio at 620.s scene from the play "fences." it is 1957. troy maxim has led a hard life. in his youth he was a great ballplayer but came to see the limitations afforded a young, black man. the only salvation was a form of manhood, attached to hard work. he's tough on his son corey, who also want toosz be a ballplayer. troy wants him to et. >> a job at local a&p. his son requests him a provocative question. >> how come you ain't never liked me. >> like you? who the hell say i got to like you? what law is there that say i got to like you? stand up in my face and ask a damn fool-ass question about that, talking about liking somebody. come over here, boy, when i talk to you. straighten up, goddamit. i asked you a question what law say i got to like you? >> none. >> oh well, all right then. don't you eat every day? answer me when i talk to you, boy. don't you eat every day? >> yeah. >> as long as you live in my house you put a sir on that when you talk to me. you eat every day. >> yes, sir. >> eat every

stewart's in petersburg, virginia. stewart, tell us about your life in the middle class in petersburg, virginia. caller: oh, it's great. it's great. well, i make between $100,000 and i guess inhert wealth because i live in the same home that i bought in 1770. it.id $3,500 around i own everything around it. government check. social security. i don't have a very extravagant life and live a good life, very, very, very good. it's good. it's good. and well, i guess i thought about this year ago that you should have your home paid for at a time you retire and your car paid for and make your life better. host: stewart, you started early investing in properties around your house? caller: yes, sir. host: made a difference? caller: yes, sir, it made a difference. that's worth aty lot now and i have run-up property and money still coming in. if i want to make more money, i go up on their rent. and it's been very good to me. host: yeah, i'm sorry. go ahead. caller: i have no complaints. host: stewart in petersburg, virginia. lee t

petersburg. a former journalist and a proud graduate of the institute. the catalyst for my journey of service through the power of words. i will serve as one of your hosts for this evening. you can't have a pulitzer prize celebration without some pulitzer prize winners. and we are so fortunate tonight to have a distinguished group of winners among us. to honor them, here is paul tash, ceo of the tampa times and the former chair of the pulitzer prize board. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. it is my pleasure to introduce a number of great winners of the pulitzer prizes tonight. let me take one moment of personal privilege to recognize one of my predecessors, both as the chair of the tampa bay times company and the pulitzer prizes, andy barnes, who is with us this evening. [ applause ] >> well, our purpose here this evening is to say happy birthday to the pulitzer prizes. they turn 100 years old this year, which is older than anybody in this room, i believe. and this is a great tribute to a robust and resilient american institution. so, let's also say t

and it's just disrespectful. >> reporter: stealing from a park like petersburg is a federal crime.ors can be punished with up to $20,000 in fines and two years in prison. officials here are hoping someone saw something and comes forward. karen travers, abc news, petersburg, virginia. >> i should point out, marked graves were not disturbed. >>> coming up, a bus driver caught on video. this bus driver appearing to multitask between watching the road and glancing at video on his cell phone on one of america's busiest interstates. what happened after he eventually pulled over. >>> first, see the speech that stole the show on graduation day at harvard. and why it's now going viral. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ ♪ got to testify >> got to testify ♪ >> i still can't sing. >> you can't rap but you can dance. >>> inspiring. this fellow graduates not just to touch the sky, but to touch the stars, is a convocation speech at harvard university. and the guy became an overnight viral superstar. >> some are calling i

. >> his drug abuse also started at parties in the city of st petersburg.t started with recreational drugsgs. then progressed whenen problems started at home withth my first wife. >> roman t tells him t to get ae on. he wants lunch served on time. but then arseni discovers a secret stash. a new arrival has hidden some eggs. roman: 18 eggs? now i know where all the eggs have got to. were you planning to sell them? >> embarrassed, the teenager brings them out. he wanted to use the money to buy something to smoke. roman goes easy on him -- possibly because we are there. lunch is ready. the ex-addicts have to prepare all the food themselves too. roman makes sure everything is done correctly. no one is given preferential treatment, as that could cause problems within the group. arseni: we all have different views on things, but what binds us is our addiction. when you first get here, you talklk about it a lot and that helps. he is hoping to be able to sell some camera equipment in st. petersburg in six months time. roman is optimistic about arseni's future. he s

national park service says looters dug up parts of the petersburg national battlefield in virginia. thieves used metal detector find relic from the balance field where more than thousand union and couldn't federal troops side fighfighting in the siege of petersburg. >> people collectors interested in that kind of a thing. they'll look for that. >> i think this is sacred ground and to did he say is he brought it in that way is appalling really. >>> part of the balance field remains an active crime scene right now. looting is a federal crime. if the long arm of the law catches who did this, they would face fines as high as $25,000, two years in prison or both. >>> uproar is continuing over the death of a bee love gorilla at the cincinnati zoo. >> the zoo held a vigil and memorial service for the beloved 17-year-old gorilla shot and killed by zoo officials over the weekend. after a four-year-old boy wandered into the enclosure and fell into the moat. the death spark outrage. now some are calling for discipline for either the zoo or the child's parents. the zoo standing behind these act

petersburg, russia. a bomb killed everyone on board. the group liminged to isis took responsibility. leon: closer to home, donald trump convention delegate is facing child porn, weapon and explosive charges. they indicted 30-year-old caleb bailey of waldorf. investigators seized illegal machine gun from bailey's home and child pornography and illegally shipping explosives by mail. maureen: d.c. fire and e.m.s. officer facing chargeses of processing drug and illegal firearm. they arrested captain brian michael grace yesterday who lives in centreville, maryland is free pending the next court date in august. leon: we now know the major changes coming to metro starting in 15 days. that is when the year-long safety blitz called safe track will begin with a shutdown of a major stretch of track. metro released a final version of the plan today. abc7 transportation reporter brianne carter is looking at it and joins us with a look at what the riders need to know about this. tell us about this. brianne: well, leon it means the riders in boston wi

petersburg, florida. within feet of this. so a transformer caught fire monday night.oments later this explosion sends a number of manhole covers flying with firefighters nearby. speaking of close calls, these campers got better acquainted with the kings of the jungle. you're looking at tourists on safari being woken up by two off their tents apparently. once they clenched their thirst, the lions went on their merry way. the swiss solar powered plane embarking on a round-the-world flight made a stop in ohio and left dayton international airport this morning. next stop, new york. then it heads to europe. >>> president obama has arrived in japan for the g7 summit but not before capping off his first visit to vietnam with a town hall meeting. he was treated to vietnamese rap. >> [ rapping in vietnamese ] >> that was good. >> and the rapper translated those lyrics loosely to meaning some people have a lot of money in this world, big houses, but are they really happy? that was the question. that's a trending. >>> crews are ready whenever weather could knock out power. the u

petersburg. once russia's capital, st. petersburg is located far to the north. relative location to european economic markets and cultural centers provides clues to its unusual setting. this region continues to grapple with the challenges of new political and economic structures. as privatization forces cause housing problems for some residents, others, called new russians,

. >> the looting of national continuing problem but rangers at petersburg say coming on memorial day is an especially big and egregious effort. >>> a maryland mom finding a unique way to bond with her sons. >>> turning to tae kwondo and her sons are her biggest critics. we go to a marshall arts studio. >> is there a tougher job. and a department prosecutor. and a tae kwondo student. >> i love it. >> it is pretty good. she shows the judges made up of her classmates in bethesda that she is ready for her green belt. >> my first time judging anyone. >> first time that dillon marquez was judging his mother. melissa takes this class with her two sons, black belts. >> i am trying to keep up. >> on this night the table is turned and mom's fate. >> how does that feel to tweak mom. >> sweet. mom go over there. >> you have to realize how good a student is doing and how well they are progressing and have to know how good their techniques is. >> ryan a and dillon have been helping their mother prepare. >> they are very technical and very critical. so they are getting their opportunity now to tell

petersburg. >> oh goodness. >> what is that did they change things? >> here is the story behind it.hat guy had apparently been playing one of those coin games you put the coin in. >> going like this. >> shoved the money out if you win. he had played a couple of times, didn't win, got frustrated, went out to his truck, came back, he smashed the machine. >> let's be honest at one point in our lives we've all imagined to be that. >> yes, but we never do it. >> right. >> he did it for loose change. >> this guy is risking going to jail to steal a handful of quarters. most of them he probably put in himself. >> he'll have something to make that phone call with. >> thank you, florida. >>> there have been many times where uber seems heaven sent but for one guy on an uber ride in chennai, india, more like a ride from hell. half way through feeling itchy. start rolling the camera there's a bit of trash on the floor. you look closely around where the hand brake is you might see one or two bugs. then he started looking around. >> oh! >> the side of the car where he sees hundreds, thousands of b

petersburg, florida, he smashes a quartering game losing several times.s the coins and walks out. they're looking for the sore loser. >>> let's get down to business, good morning, landon. >> hi, dara, good morning to you. toyota is taking a ride with uber. they're investing an unspecified amount with the popular ride sharing service. $100 million, the companies will let them lease cars with monthly payments with some of the money they earn through uber. >>> apple is working on a powered speaker with compete with amazon's echo, creating apps. advantage over echo, in that it is multi lingo, and echo can do a lot, too. >>> building on tuesday's rally, raising 200 points, market jumping on a rebound in tech and bank stocks. oil prices also on focus today. $49 a barrel on reports of a big decline in u.s. energy supplies. dara, back to you. >> thanks so much. >>> just ahead, this year's of the jimmy vee award. >>> epic choke in pro sports history? ♪ ♪ it's time to get seriously silly, people. ♪ join red nose day to do some serious good to help fight kids' pover

officials say part of the petersburg national battlefield has been looted.sections with holes as someone dug up them, looking i for real -- relics. >>> and well wishers for the sep septa offer. >>> and melissa magee with the exclusive accuweather forecast when "action news" comes right back. >>> melissa with a check of the accuweather forecast. we had two nice days but looking at the radar behind us, it is really wet out there. >> some seeing already 2 inches of rain. and the double scan radar, you see the moisture in interior sections of south jersey along the 95 corridor and to our north and west. going in tighter on street-level with stormtracker 6. in philadelphia we have moisture, but moderate to heavy pockets in cherry hill, and also mount holly if you travel along the new jersey turnpike. south of the region in medford. and now showing you the other pocket just to the south along the 95 corridor into wilmington. also to the north and west of chadds ford. and light areas of rain for you, but this is the case going through the overnight hours. we have t

petersburg, luray and winchester, notice brighter colors here on future weather. maybe a thundershower or two, maybe an isolated shower in the d.c. but i think most of us are completely dry today so good news if you're getting out of town. 71 right now in the district. 68 in frederick, 64 manassas. i'll be back in ten minute looking ahead to memorial day as far as any rain is concerned. >>> taking a look at prince george's county overall looking quite good here this morning, so we don't have any big worries there right now. no construction really to speak of through that area either. inner loop after connecticut avenue, two left lanes getting by the work zone. you can see up top of the beltway where connecticut avenue hits, we don't have any yellow or orange to worry about. 270 at montgomery village avenue, look quite good. taking a look at 66 from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, no worries. take you about nine minutes. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car this morning. 95 here at triangltriangle, loo good. going to be very different

. >>> looks like the petersburg national battlefield was looted. the national park service saying that several excavations were found at the civil war battlefield last week. officials say the thieves were probably looking for relics. the incident is under investigation now. >> angie's snapchat had the biggest burger i'd ever seen and i think she ate the whole thing. >> along with the tater tots. great. >> perfect to heat up the grip in time for national hamburger day. not alone. americans love burgers eating about three hamburgers a week. but when it comes to grilling them a new study finds 59% of grilling enthusiasts burn themselves. men were more likely to get scarred than women, and no matter who was manning the grill, it looks like, get this, women want more praise t for their grilling skills. >> hmm. >> angie is skeptical about that one. >> yeah. no. i think the guys -- they want their credit, too. >> i would say about equal. >>> bring on the 80s and sunshine. one of the nicest days all month long. tom is talking about how long you can plan ar

petersburg against the rays. we'll pick things up in the third. the ray's brad miller hits a 2 run jack to give the rays an early lead. that was all the runs the rays would need as the shut out the a's 6 to nothing. sonny gray takes the mound as the a's end their road trip. 1st pitch is at 10:10. still ahead. donald trump is under fire for not releaeing his tax returns. how hillary clinton's campaign is attacking the g-o-p frontrunner. live look outside. golden gate bridge. for the weekned. it's the free sunday concert in san francisco. enjoy music, dancers, singers and speakers. it's all happening at spreckels temple of music at golden gate park from 1:00 to 2:45. the event is free ot attend. >> marty: soccer season was called off after a suspicious package was found at the stadium. team will release the statement about an hour ago. before the decision worked was may all fans evacuated 75,000 from the stadium bombs sniffing dogs searched it could of qualified manchester for next season championship leak on clear when the match will be rescheduled

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it looks like the petersburg national battlefield was looted. the national park service that several excavations were found at the civil war battlefield last week. officials believe that the thieves were probably looking for relics. the incident is under investigation. >>> so the weather is perfect today to heat up the grill in time for national hamburger day. did you know this? >> no. always a good day to eat a hamburger. >> turns out americans love their burger. just showed me a picture what you had last night. eating about three hamburgers every week, average american. when it comes to grilling them, 59% of grilling enthusiasts burn themselves. men more likely to get scarred than women and no mat here is manning the grill, looks like men and women both want some praise for their skills. >> hmm. >> that looks good, though. >> yeah. >>> well, bring on the 80s and sunshine. one of the nicest day all month long. tom is tracking how you can plan around showers this memorial day weekend. >> angie, talk about perfect hit the pool. we'll tell you abo

petersburg. news from thebad iraqi capital, baghdad. detonateday, isil three bombs, killing at least 93 iraqis whom daesh apostates.ere apost the attacks come at a particularly difficult time for iraq. led by a shia cleric, muqtada protesting the government of prime minister haider al-abadi demanding sectarianainst patronage. during the 2003-2009 period in iraq, mr. al-sadr's shia jaysh militia regularly battled the u.s. military. mr. al-sadr has reinvented himself as a populace.t but complicating matters for him, iraqi kurds in iran are opposed to those reforms. they fear their loss of influence will follow. pat, will you summarize? pat: what's going on, john, if talking about isis or daesh, is they have lost the in syria and iraq combined have lost 40% of their raqqa and syria, the capital of isis, and syria is great pressure, as is mosul. however, the problem the americans have and the others have is they don't have the ground forces to take mosul or raqqa. one's doing real fighting in and thentries are kurds kurds in iraq are very p

petersburg, west virginia, 78. 77 in cumberland. but look at the difference in our metro area, still lower 60's because the cloud cover. we think it is breaking, and it will continue to see more sunshine develop through the midday and the afternoon, highs in the upper 70's, if the sunshine continues to develop. and then the stage is set for a likelihood that some of the showers and storms moving in from kentucky a there's a lot of energy available, potential energy in the atmosphere in areas where the sun is shining, want so much for us yet, but we think that's in progress. the storm prediction center has put us in a slight risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon through all the metro area. again, everything has to come together, but it sure appears right now with the sun breaking through some that we're going to deal with showers and storms. our futurecast shows a couple of patches of shower and storm activity south and southeast of the city. as we get to 8:00 or 9:00 tonight, it really blows up, and we have still, remember, b

petersburg, florida. it sent flames and a manhole cover shooting into the air.pps were shaken up but no one injured. >>> a look at morning road condition, flooding likely in central texas with wet roads in practically all of the midwest and drivers will encounter rain and snow in the western mountains. >>> if you're flying storms could cause airport delays in kansas city and minneapolis and low visibility, the problem, in chicago. >>> in pennsylvania, a stunning turn of events for the iconic entertainer known once known as america's favorite dad. >> a judge has ordered bill cosby to stand trial for sexual assault charges. the alleged victim andrea constand did not appear in court yesterday. prosecutors say the actor drugged and sexually assaulted constand at his home near philadelphia in 2004. cosby's defense team wanted the charges tossed. >> there was no evidence of a crime here and the inconsistencies that plague this since the beginning continue to plague it now and should end immediately. >> cosby's lawyers also point out that after the alleged incident the

petersburg, florida, as an underground transformer exploded shooting flames and a manhole cover into the air. witnesses say they could feel the ground rumbling before the explosion. no injuries reported. >>> the white house has a new a halt alert about the zika virus. >> yes, the obama administration is now saying that mosquitoes infected with zika will be here in the u.s. in just a matter of weeks. now there's a new warning about the effectiveness of those mosquito sprays. abc's gio benitez with the story. >> reporter: maria lora is 37 weeks pregnant and she's one of the millions with fears about zika. she's already staying indoors as much as possible. >> i don't even go to the park. >> reporter: with the warning that mosquitoes carrying zika will b weeks, the question -- which repellants last the longest? consumer reports with answers, testing both natural and chemical bug sprays. 5 out of 6 natural brands lasted no more than 90 minutes, including popular brands like burt's bees and alter rain. is that concerning for you, that here you are, as a mother, you're trying to get away fr

petersburg. ♪ ♪ they were performing in the equally world-famous theater of palmyra, which avoided islamic. but it was stained with blood, all the same. 25 syrian soldiers were executed hereby a squad of young boys, the oldest of them 13 or 14. of the was a picture 81-year-old scholar who despite i.s. torture refused to tell them where the antiquities had been hidden. thanks to russia's help of the syrian army, those days are over and president putin is milking that for all it is worth. he unexpectedly popped up live from moscow, praising the russian army for its success. ♪ soon -- sitting in the orchestra playing the cello was his good friend, mentioned prominently in the recent panama papers about money held outside the country. it was a pretty short concert. not surprising, given the circumstances. but if it were not for the russians, this beautiful place would still be under control of islamic state, and they might well be using it for atrocities still. all the same, there is bound to be criticism of the russians using this for propaganda purposes. syrians a small group of soldiers her

petersburg pet store shows the thief suspect stuffing the reptile into his pants but sensed a bite wouldlly sting so running away was off the table. [ chuckling ] an employee caught sight of the awkward arrangement. you can see it took multiple workers to restrain him until police took the man, minus the snake, into custody. >> okay. ouch. >>> well, spacex wants their falcon 9 -- launched their falcon 9 rocket early this morning from cape canaveral. >> liftoff of falcon 9! >> the launch not even the best part. after the falcon 9 rocket took off the booster successfully landed back on an ocean platform. it was the second successful barge landing for spacex in the last month. by the summer the company hopes to start reusing the unmanned falcon rockets on all trips. >>> a beautiful planet, a film shot by astronauts aboard the international space station is a winner. a nonprofit arts group called heartland film has given it an award. they are calling it a breathtaking portrait of earth, providing increased understanding of our planet and the galaxy. jennifer lawrence narrates the film, now p

petersburg, florida. firefighters responding to a fire in a manhole, when suddenly, wow.gy blamed transformer energies for that blast. crews had cut power when the smoke appeared. amazingly, no one was injured. what a sight, though. >>> let's get down to business. president obama and world leaders got a tour of the latest driverless technology in japan today. part of the g7 summit where discussion on the economy tops the agenda. >>> college grads looking to kick-start their career might want to move to so-called starter cities. according to a study, pittsburgh, indianapolis, kansas city, missouri, minneapolis, and columbus, ohio, are among the top five places for entry level jobs. while big i cities like san francisco, boston, washington and new york are at the bottom. >>> about 46% of americans say they would not have enough money to cover a 400 dollar emergency expense. while the percentages is an improvement from the 2013 federal reserve survey, households have yet to benefit from the economic recovery. >>> san jose sharks make history and one minor league manager had

petersburg, florida. firefighters studying the line of smoke and look at this.an understood ground transformer exploding. unbelievable, shooting flames and a manhole cover into the air. witnesses say they could feel the ground rumbling before the explosion. no injuries in the blast. >>> news tonight about former football star bubba smith. researchers now revealing he has the brain disease cte when he died in 2011. after football, he went into acting, best known for "police academy." smith played ten seasons in the nfl. >>> brad pitt to the rescue. first, waving to a crowd of excited fans in spain, then rushing over after spotting a little girl getting crushed against a fence. he stayed with her until he was sure she was okay. >>> and then, what a way to wake up. campers discovered a pair of thirsty lions licking rain water after their tent. they managed to stay calm as they waited for the lions to leave. they posted the video, calling it a, quote, very special moment. we might use some other words. >>> when we come back here tonight, the beatles. and tonight, pa

petersburg, florida, firefighters were responding to a fire in manhole when suddenly -- wow.duke energy blamed transformer issues for that blast. crews had cut power when the smoke appeared and amazingly no one was injured. >>> so "saturday night live's" kate mckinnon stopped by "ellen" yesterday. she entertained the audience impersonating the host and also hillary clinton. >> hi, hillary, i'm ellen. thank you so much for spending your life fighting for the middle class and for women and for kids. i have also spent my life fighting for kids but i'm talking about baby goats. hi, ellen, i'm hillary rodham clinton. every day we face hard choices like which statement blazer to wear. but when i'm president i will make sure every american has a fair shot to live up to his or her god given potential to watch you dance. >> yay. >> those impersonations are priceless. and for someone else who's priceless, let's get down to business with cnbc landon dowdy. >> good morning, i guess it was better than my impersonation of chewbaka. >> that one needed work. but that's okay. we loved it anyw

. >>> a portion of the petersburg national battlefield in virginia is a crime scene.he national parks service confirms that several excavations were found at the civil war battlefield last week. there were a number of places where the ground had been duck up looking for relics to sell on line. >> you wouldn't go into the smithsonian and say, wow, the hope diamond's beautiful, i think i'll take that. it's no different whether you walk into a national park. >> the battlefield is still open for visitors. a portion is declared off limits as the investigation continues. >>> an update to a story we've been following. a group of montgomery county high schoolers banned from graduation can participate now in the ceremony, according to the washington, d.c. the six seniors were punished for allegedly drinking alcohol at prom. the students were punished by the principal. the superintendent overruled the decision while the interim superintendent supports the principal's decision to punish the students. the blanket commencement ban policy violates district policy. some believed ban

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