pierre thomas followed all the testimony today and joins us now. pierre? >> reporter: diane, we watched what these intelligence officials had to say very closely. and i can tell you, their tone today was especially stark. >> the past year has noted the most significant developments in terrorism since 9/11. >> reporter: in the last 18 months or so, at least 63 americans have been arrested or convicted of terrorism charges. >> that's an astoundingly high number. >> we have seen a dramatic spike. do you believe this is an aberration or is this likely to continue? >> caution would dictate that we assume it is not an aberration. >> reporter: the warning was blunt. the threat from within from americans willing to commit acts of terror here at home is growing. >> since 2006, al qaeda has looked to recruit americans or westerners who are able to remain undetected by heightened security measures. >> reporter: after eight years of relative quiet after 9/11, al qaeda affiliates launched three serious attempted attacks in only seven months. last september's failed new

pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> our thanks to pierre. >>> now to iraq tonight, where this week we marked a major milestone. iraqi forces taking over. and so, 7 1/2 years later, dan harris returns to baghdad with a simple question -- was the war worth it? and what a difference, in what he heard seven years later. >> reporter: it was amid the ink-stained giddiness of iraq's first democratic elections that we first met this schoolteacher. >> this mark means my whole life. >> reporter: over the subsequent years, as iraq descended into sectarian madness, i interviewed her several more times, and she remained relentlessly upbeat. why are you optimistic? what gives you this hope? >> because i love my country. >> reporter: today, she's a newly wed. can i see the ring? >> yes. >> reporter: very nice. good job. things may be good in her personal life, but as american troops leave, while the iraqi government is mired in political paralysis, her view of the future has changed. >> dark one. i see a dark one, really. >> reporter: you see a dark future? >> yes. >> reporter: if the americans l

pierre thomas has been looking into it. what happened, pierre? reporter: diane, the attack targeting the e-mail systems of government agencies and major corporations including abc news began this afternoon. among the companies and agencies hit, nasa, wells fargo, comcast and procter & gamble. it was a trojan horse-style computer virus racing at lightning speed through data bases, luring in e-mail users by posing as a message from one of your colleagues. then, the virus named "here you have" offers a link. there was just one problem. if you click on the link, the virus takes over your computer and starts sending out more e-mails under your name. diane, i got hit with hundreds of these e-mails in a matter of seconds, and i bet you did, too. this appears to be a worldwide assault and people across the globe have been using twitter to alert others about the virus, diane. >> and homeland security looking into it tonight. thank you, pierre. >>> and now the words one california mother has been waiting to hear for more than a year finally came today.Ñi i

pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> congress is starting its autumn break. before adjourning early this morning, both houses passed funding bills. the house passed a bill governing nasa's future. they would extend the life of the space program for a year. and house lawmakers passed a bill for $7 million for workers who got sick during cleanup of new york's ground zero. >>> there's a political bombshell in a close race nor governor of california. meg whitman admits she employed an undocumented mexican immigrant as a maid. the maid appearing with gloria allred, said that whitman knew about her legal status. but allred is backing jerry brown in the govern ears race. we'll hear both sides coming up on "good morning america." >>> also, the president's outgoing chief of staff will begin campaigning next week to be mayor of chicago. rahm emanuel is expected to announce tomorrow, that he is officially leaving the white house. a chicago newspaper is reporting that emanuel will move back to the windy city this weekend. >>> defense secretary robert gates is questioning

pierre thomas on the searing testimony. >> reporter: sara reedy's story is going to make you angry. in 2004, sara was sexually assaulted during a robbery at the pennsylvania gas station where she worked. >> he pulled a gun out on me. he ordered me to give him oral sex at gun point. >> reporter: did you think he might kill you? >> yes, i did. >> reporter: you still find yourself crying? >> at times, yes. >> reporter: but when sara reported the crime to police, a detective accused her of lying about the assault and of robbing the gas station herself. >> within minutes, he began accusing me. >> reporter: he arrested you, right? >> yes. at times i feel it would have been easier to go through the assault than the false arrest. >> reporter: reedy told her story today at a congressional hearing examining whether the nation's police are failing to fully investigate sexual assaults against women. in recent years, some major police departments have reported such stunning declines in rapes, that the credibility of their numbers are now being questioned. in new orleans, a 37% decrease in rapes.

pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> and, up next, the countdown overseas to a battle that could determine the outcome of the nine-year war in afghanistan. in december 2001, right after 9/11, american troops took the taliban stronghold of kandahar and signaled triumph. but tonight, they are preparing, because they have to try to do it again. we want to bring in martha raddatz, who is just back from afghanistan. martha, what are we expecting to happen now in the days ahead? >> reporter: i think you will see massive and sustained combat, but they're really trying to tamp down expectations. as you know, i was with the commander over there, david petraeus, and he kept saying, we don't want to build expectations for anything in afghanistan. but the reality is, this is a key battle in kandahar. they really have to be successful there. >> so expect it to be a long, slow, steady march? >> reporter: i think somewhat long and slow, and yet, as you know, they have to show success quickly. so, that's the hard part here. it's still a counterinsurgency campaign. that takes a long time. but the

pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> and now, the ongoing dream of peace in the middle east. face to face talks today between israeli and palestinian leaders resulted in an agreement to talk, still more. another round of negotiations in egypt, later this month, and a promise to keep talking every other week. but in a sense, this will be the biggest career challenge, one person has ever faced. secretary of state hillary clinton. handed the task of finding victory where so many have failed, and jake tapper is here tonight. he looked at the woman and her mission. jake? >> reporter: that's right, diane. and the white house says secretary of state hillary clinton will lead those negotiations as she takes on an increased leadership role in the day-to-day task of brokering peace that has, for so many of her predecessors, proved illusive. hillary clinton has never before faced a challenge as daunting as this one. >> this is in the national security interests of the united states, but we can not and we will not impose a solution. >> reporter: the world will be watching to see what she

pierre? >> reporter: diane, the shooter is now dead, shot by police. but it was a crazy tense day and still not over. police are worried that there may be more bombs in the building. as word spread that the gunman entered discovery channel's headquarters, children at the first floor day care center were the first evacuated. >> at 1:00 p.m. today, a man entered the discovery building. he came in and was wearing what appeared to be metallic canister devices on his front and back. he also pulled a handgun out, was waving a handgun. we're going on the assumption that they could be explosive devices. >> reporter: while the gunman took three hostages, the more than 1,900 employees were told by loud speaker in the building to run and hide in their offices. some in panic began to e-mail their loved ones. "very scared. on lockdown. praying." as a local s.w.a.t. team and federal agents descended on the scene, evacuations continued. >> i have certainly heard that there's a hostage and i can't even think about that right now, it's just awful. >> we was really scar

good morning, pierre. >> reporter: hi, robin. this morning, employees of the discovery channel are so thankful that they narrowly avoided a nightmare, in what appears to be a case of ecoterrorism. the tense standoff began at 1:00 p.m., as james lee burst into the lobby of discovery channel headquarters. angry and prepared to go to war. >> he was wearing what appeared to be metallic canter devices on his front and back. he also pulled a handgun out and was waving a handgun. >> reporter: when a news producer called the building, stunningly, lee picked up the phone. >> do you have a gun? >> i have a gun. and i have a bomb. i have several bombs strapped to my body, ready to go off. >> reporter: lee took three hostages. word quickly spread to the 1,900 employees working in the building. >> the police came knocking on the door and told us we cannot leave the building until they tell us to. >> we were really scared. we panicked and nervous. >> discovery folks, move as far away from the building as you can. >> reporter: as a local s.w.a.

another youngster as juan pierre not so lucky pierre right there as he bangs into the wall. 2-1 score crew 7-2, super bowl champs get out of candle stick park. reggie bush last week he loses thheisman trophy. bush injured his right leg in a scramble for a lose ball someone fell on his leg fracturing it in the process. >> well from the brink of disaster and now back to starting quarterback back in the nfl that would be michael vick named today as the quarterback for the eagles when kevin kobb was entered a few weeks back, vick stepped in. continued to do so again this sunday. vick is now the permanent guy. permanent number one guy, permanent anything gets in the nfl as a quarterback. that's the sports life for a tuesday night. pretty remarkable story there. >> someone has seen the highs and the lows. >> extreme lows, that's right. >> and still no starter yet for the raiders sunday. >> coach cable will make his decision and i think he's going to go with cammable but gregskowsky ready to step in. >> so there's not going to be any controversy for someone to step in. >> that's right. >> go

another youngster as juan pierre not so lucky pierre right there as he bangs into the wall. 2-1 scored the crew 7-2, super bowl champs get out of candle stick park. reggie bush last week he loses thheisman trophy. bush injured his right leg in a scramble for a lose ball someone fell on his leg fracturing it in the process. >> well from the brink of disaster and now back to starting quarterback back in the nfl that would be michael vick named today as the quarterback for the eagles when kevin kobb was entered a few weeks back, vick stepped in. continued to do so again this sunday. vick is now the permanent guy. permanent number one guy, permanent anything gets in the nfl as a quarterback. that's the sports life for a tuesday night. pretty remarkable story there. >> someone has seen the highs and the lows. >> extreme lows, that's right. >> and still no starter yet for the raiders sunday. >> coach cable will make his decision and i think he's going to go with cammable but gregskowsky ready to step in. >> so

. >> scared pierre >> scared is the way that parents put it after a 17-month-old boy was strangled to death when he accidentally got tangled in the court of a curtain in his home. rosa hernandez says she was sitting on lane fronts that this morning when she saw the boy's father rushed from the apartment with his son to a police of a serb. the boy was able to today to a police officer. the boy was able to -- with his son to a police officer. the boy was able to come out of his crib. >> for children, yes, i thought there were dangers. i keep my kids away from them. >> after the police officer performed cpr, he rushed the 17- year-old boy -- 17-month-old boy to the hospital where he later died. police have ruled the death an accident. >>> we are learning more about what happened during the johns hopkins hospital siege. the 911 tapes have been released before paul portis shot and killed himself and his mother. >> i am a patient. i was standing right there. >> there is shooting [unintelligible] >> ms, calm down. has anybody been shot or have you been shot? >> i do not know. i work in physi

they identified the victim as pierre medley. the town the victim just before midnight. he was rushed to the hospital where he died. investigators did not say what led up to the shooting. provide in frederick, md., police are trying to figure out who have slashed the tires on these vehicles. someone slashed the tires on some 31 vehicles. all but one of them were light- colored and witnesses say most of them more work vans or trucks. >>> breeze which gears to a little sports on this monday. we traveled to st. louis and they were ready to conquer. there is still no reason to celebrate in redskins nation. we speak to fans but the latest target rate. >> the dance of the burgundy and gold, another dreary monday. >> it does not make any sense. i had to stop watching it. >> after a big win against dallas, the home team has lost their two games. this latest defeat comes from the st. louis rams. despite the disappointment, the skins have not wavered. many teen flags are still flying high. >> it takes time to meld them into a team a matter how much talent you have. >> despite the

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if i could first recognize supervisor alioto-pier-pierre -- alioto-pier. supervisor alioto-pier: thank you very much, president chiu. i would like to bring forward members of a school. you are all in the back. if you like to come up front. a lot going on. all the little people. >> thank you for allowing us to come today. >> hold on for two seconds. just want to make sure that everybody is here. come on in. colleagues, today i would like to take this opportunity to recognize a school, a new preschool that is thriving. in february of 2008, when a group of parents, frustrated with the lack of quality preschools in san francisco, open the school to provide a multi lingual, multicultural environment where people can freely develop their gifts and interests. 45 children from diverse cultural backgrounds attended the school and enjoy the program with an innovative mandarin immersion approach. by creating a loving environment, encouraging exploration, fostering curiosity, and fostering the language proficiency and cultural awareness, they are preparing students fo

we also want to see if there is a possibility of existing school sites and advisory councils, pierre resources. -- peer resources. we want them to partner also with us to make sure the students know that the fast pass exists. >> in the last couple of points here, we want this to be available to all schools under the school district including charter schools. we want the program to be something that, again, is going back to the idea of free and reduced lunches to provide a fast pass at an affordable rate. and lastly, students need to know about this. we need a way that we can advertise and sort of thing out of the box when it comes to the out reach for the program. this is something that is important, going back to the idea of affordable muni passes and access for the most vulnerable youth. >> they use commission looks forward to consulting with the services to make the plan successful. we thank you for taking the time to consider this issue. it can completely be a huge success. i would personally like to take -- it can really work. thank you. supervisor dufty: commissioner kim? commi

he always knew what to say pierre >> he was trying to -- he always knew what to say. >> he was trying to cross the road. state police say that he tried to cross, walking in front of a car waiting to turn left. that may have blocked him from a northbound suburu that ended up hitting him. >> summit would have to do something intentionally. he was -- someone would have to do something intentionally. he was too good of a human being. >> we all try to jump the gun. if a car sees me, it will stop. that is what i said. >> dillon myers says that his brother was with dr. month when it happened. -- was with d'entremonwhen it happened. state police are still investigating the incident. the driver who hit d'entremont has not been charged. >> funeral arrangements for joey d'entremont are as follows. services will be at mountain road from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and then again on wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. -- 12:00 p.m. the family is asking for donations to the school athletic program. >> brett rosenberg was hit by car while crossing pch in malibu calif. -- malvo, california. he move

if i could first recognize supervisor alioto-pier-pierre -- alioto-pier. supervisor alioto-pier: thank you very much, president chiu. i would like to bring forward members of a school. you are all in the back. if you like to come up front. a lot going on. all the little people. >> thank you for allowing us to come today. >> hold on for two seconds. just want to make sure that everybody is here. come on in. colleagues, today i would

pierre is rising that a war could break out again. with the referendum running behind schedule, the rebels know where they are pointing the finger of blame. >> i know it would complicate the situation, which is already complicated in sudan. there are a lot of the motions -- emotions. we are fearing that parties could go back to work. >> hillary clinton said the southerners will vote for succession if they get a free and fair vote. america is offering a package of incentives and further sanctions. there are some promising early signs. >> sudan -- [inaudible] we think it is high time for the american administration and president obama to lift the sanctions on sudan. >> with most of sudan's lucrative oil resources in the south, human rights organizations are questioning whether the north can contemplate lead in the south go. >> president obama's support for this meeting comes at a critical time. in sudan, one thing is clear. no amount of international pressure will work unless the sudanese themselves are prepared to sort out their own pr

the result naturally lends itself to being compatible with the historic pierre fabric because it is a piece of the pure fabric -- pier fabric. we have talked about reusing some of the structural elements for liking, preserving the memory of the pier in the shape of the resulting plaza. you can see some of these structural elements. we are toying with putting wind turbines on top of them. if you hang out in that area, you know we have a fair amount of wind. the edge of the existing building, which has a 4.5 ft difference, is creating a public speaking arrangement. this shows the end of the building, which recalled its front porch, which opens to the plaza and can open up on special events. we would actually activate that area. the entry to the building, going into security. a way finding element which would have signed inch -- signage. a sense of the inside space looking back out toward the plaza toward security. inside, looking north. this is the cbt processing area. you get a feeling of the space inside with the existing trestle. looking back toward the entry, over here the building

it was not michele pierre they raised their hand and said -- it was not michelle. they raise their hand and said, yes, i want this. teachers want something exciting and innovative teachers, because they are teachers, they did the righthing for their children. >> but the politics -- tavis: you cannot disconnect these two things. of the cut throat politics of education, and two of my best friends in l.a. have kids that go to the best schools in this town. through my relationship with them, i have learned about the politics of what you have to do in this town to get your kids into schools that lead to id leagues. -- to the ivy league. fenty thought he was doing the right thing. he brought in michele ree. all hell breaks loose. fenty loses . he called president obama, who has been pushing this race to the top programs and he tells obama. do not tell me there is not politics on this. they cut every which way. >> who this is big politics. let's not pretend that there is not a whole bunch of folks who are organized -- teachers' unions -- with money who do not want to see

. >> pierre thomas, thank you for reporting tonight. >>> we just got a fascinating new portrait of who we are in america, how we've changed our daily lives in this recession, everything from marriage to moving. numbers from the census bureau and stories behind them from sharon a sharyn alfonsi. >> reporter: the american dream of a home and family to fill it, just one of the casualties of the recession. the number of married couples, now at a record low. and more young people say they're now putting off marriage until they feel more financially secure. >> i put off my wedding because i was laid off twice in one year. >> reporter: setting off a chain reaction with far reaching implications. single people are less likely to buy homes, to have kids, to save. >> i think it may take many years for children and families to really recover from this. >> reporter: and remember a decade ago, when americans were criss-crossing the country, following new opportunities. well, today, we're not going anywhere. the number of people staying put is up. peter vuli told me he wants to move, but can't sell

will and have the proper life insurance because these people in san bruno got hit by cosmic boss pierres so quickly life is over and children may remain not able to go to college if the parents of life insurance or not. >> alright rob will be right back. [ male announcer ] barbara boxer. she fought to get our veterans the first full combat care center in california. her after school law is keeping a million kids off the street and out of gangs. and she's fighting every day to create new jobs. i'm working to make california the leader in clean energy. to jump-start our small businesses with tax credits and loans to create thousands more california jobs. i'm barbara boxer, and i approve this message... because i want to see the words made in america again. a live look at side from the bay bridge toll plaza sunny skies here and for most of the bay area forcing a little bit of fog close to the coast line. this weekend at though it's exactly different thanre seeing now. friday was the clouds demand temperatures were pulled but saturday into sunday things will really cool and will have the ch

juan pierre racing home from third and he is safe barely. ziegler who hadn't gave up a run gave up two in the 9th. the white sox come back and take this game 4-3. is it panic or good football? after two games, the raiders are changing quarterbacks. gadkows sc i replacing jason campbell. the raiders traded for campbell. he had all but six quarters to show what he could do. at the suggestion of hugh jackson they went to gradkowski. bruce all mighty lead the raiders to a 16-14 win. he is gonna get the start sunday in arizona. >> the reasons are simple. there are two of them. the level of intensity that was brought in, the guys, the way they responded scored points. >> that is key. who is the smartest athlete in sport? alex smith came in 11. number one pitches for the a's. craig breslow named the smartest athlete. his credentials outstanding 3.5gpa at yale. his major is molecular bio physics, bi-lingual. smith came in 11th and was stunned. >> i guess i consider myself decently or whatever. i do okay for myself. no idea though. that's a complimen

. -- that is what pierr 70 70 can do. it would be kind of crazy but fun.that is what would bring people here. [laughter] >> there are some things we need to increase tourism. we need to have good transportation from the rest of the city so that folks can come to the district. that means tackling the muni problem c. what about and hotel that is locally run? it would give tourists a place to stay within the district so that they would not have to depart in cars on a one-hour trip. they could see all the parks the people talking about. that is the way we increase tourism. we have a beautiful district and neighborhood. that is why we live here. to make it accessible, we need to tackle transportation. we need to make it safe. we need to also make sure that there are businesses that will support the tourists that come here. >> mr.a , assuming you are the no. 1 vote-getter in the november 2 election, whom do you support or indoors for second and third choice candidates region who do you support or endorse -- who else do you support or endorse for second and third

few days, we will start hearing some announcements about appointments in these party institutions pierre >> he is of a much -- institutions. >> he is of a much younger generation. is he likely to be as autocratic as his father? >> it is very difficult to say what his personality traits are. however, to navigate within such a system, you must be ruthless or you will be pushed aside. we'll see about his capabilities and confidence. in some of these party institutions, if he is given the high-level positions such as the politburo and the secretary at, -- secretariat or the guidance bureau which makes appointments -- if he is placed in any of those positions or if other people are possible challengers placed in those positions, there might be some in-fighting in the future. >> if you will, just very briefly, is the party leaders zip as isolated and ignorant as the -- leadership as isolated and ignorant as the rest of the population seems to be? >> ida -- i do not think so. most of the leadership get to travel. they are intelligent people with it was a- -- inquisitive minds. if you did not ac

when police arrived, they found pierre medley suffering from a gun shot wound. the medics --ics rushed him to the hospital where he died. police are asking anyone with information to call him. >>> police arrested a second team connected to a knife attack last week. the victim was taking pictures of the canterbury shopping center when two types approached him. when the man refused, they kicked and stabbed him. one teen was arrested hours later and the other was caught up to on thursday. >>> the drunk driver who killed a major league baseball pitcher is guilty of second- degree murder. andrew gallow was driving last april when he slammed into a car carrying nick adenhart and other people. he was a graduate of williams port high school in washington county, maryland and gallow faces more than 50 years in prison. >>> still ahead on fox 5 news, ex-military commanders making controversial claims. they reveal -- reveal their first-hand accounts. >>> and chrysler takesak after several workers were caught on camera engaging in questionable behavior. sue. >>> and we have

pierre thomas punched it in from a yard out. saints picked up where they left off last season. 14-9. >>> new england patriots had a scare yesterday when tom brady was involved in a two-car accident near his boston home. according to reports, brady t-boned a minivan that ran a red light. the all-pro quarterback walked away from the accident, denied treatment at the scene, and fully participated in the team's practice yesterday. a good thing he showed up. he signed a four-year/$72 million contract extension, making him the highest played player in nfl history. now he's got some money to buy a new car. >>> baseball, cards and braves. albert pujols, one swing, one more home run. nl best, 37th of the year. st. louis, up 7-3 after four. teammate colby rasmus must have been taking notes. hit a pair of homers himself. the cards won it, 11-4. pujols leads the nl, and the blue jays' jose bautista leads all of baseball. hit his 44th against the rangers. unfortunately for toronto, not enough. texas won it, 4-2. >>> we go to denver. colorado rallied from five runs down against cincinnati. t

hopefully, pierre has an insurance policy on that shoulder.o, ease across, 2 hits tonight and as win 7-2. i have in my hand what is tonight, tuesday night top five. spider man go into a tangled web. leftfielder matt diaz got the take down 17-year-old sean hagan seen leaving the police station with his get up on. at number 4, airborne with the full extension. beats seattle tonight. good one. number 3, francisco, strikes out gomez to end the game, see that. see that. one more time. oh, okay number two, matt holiday may be back but not playing like it. holiday hustle. cardinals still lose man they got sliding aren't they pirates win 5-2. twins and indians, hudson makes the diving catch. want the know why roberta is off tonight? twins just clinched that and her wite sox are eliminated. we will be back ,,,,mm, my water just broke! which is really exciting... except i'm at a grocery store. i was just standing here with a carton of oj, and all of a sudden, it was all over the floor. the water, not the oj. and i'm not near my doctor and i'm not really